5/28 Fowl Meadow in Milton and Canton Highlights

[Paul Peterson]

Parking  is Brush Hill Rd. at Neponset Valley Parkway in Milton, just over the Hyde Park (Readville)  line. I covered almost all this place from 1:30-7:40. This includes the two mile long so-called Burma Rd., as well as all the upland trails and the southern half of the river trail. The river trail is challenging to navigate, as it is quite narrow and a big tree has fallen over the path. Almost no sun, but i got butterflies anyways.

Great Egret 1
Wood Duck 1
Barred Owl 1                       heard in uplands
Willow Flycatcher 1             not too far in, at the first batch of willows; annual nesters
Eastern Kingbird 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Brown Creeper 1                  singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 
Veery 4
Wood Thrush 5
Blue-winged Warbler 4      including two not too far in
Northern Waterthrush 1    annual nesters; singing left at four-way intersection
Ovenbird 5
Yellow Warbler 20
Common Yellowthroat 28
Black and White Warbler 3+
Pine Warbler 2
Eastern Towhee 9
Swamp Sparrow 2+
Scarlet Tanager 2              uplands
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Orchard Oriole 1+
Baltimore Oriole 6

BUTTERFLIES:
Black Swallowtail 1
Tiger Swallowtail 1
Red Admiral 1
Pearl Crescent 2
Comma Sp. 1
Skipper Sp. 14
Ebony Jewel-wing 10    ode

OTHER:
Northern Water Snake 1
Wood Frog 2
Northern Leopard Frog 2
American Toad 1
White-tailed Deer 2
Red Squirrel 1
Fern Sp. 5

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston