Millennium Park Area Blue Grosbeak, Rusty Blackbirds, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Etc.

[Paul Peterson]

I birded Brook Farm Reservation, Millennium Park, St. Joseph's Cemetery (newer section), and the wetland at the former West Roxbury High School . This was from 12:00-6:45. If one goes over the small footbridge from Millennium Park, one is then in Brook Farm. From that spot, Brook Farm goes all the way out to Baker St. (179 acres in total.) This is for the purposes of clarification in my report. I do not call that area beyond the footbridge Millennium Park.

Black-crowned Night-Heron 1               F.O.Y. high school wetland (thanks Ted Bradford)
Great Blue Heron 2                             high school wetland
Green-winged Teal 4                           St .Joseph's Cemetery
Wood Duck 3
Osprey 1                                           Brook Farm flyover
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Killdeer 1
Belted Kingfisher 1                          high school wetland
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3                            hither and yon
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1                  F.O.Y. Brook Farm
Eastern Bluebird 1                          Brook Farm
Palm Warbler 1                              Brook Farm
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 2    made it through the winter
White-throated Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 1                              St, Joseph's Cemetery
Swamp Sparrow 8                          Brook Farm (a whole lot of singing going on in marsh)
RUSTY BLACKBIRD 10                 F.O.Y. Brook Farm (listen for chorus) 
BLUE GROSBEAK 1                     F.O.Y. I didn't even know about this bird when I arrived! Thanks Tom Leary, Pat Leary and Reid Everett!

Other Creatures:

Green Frog 2
Spring Peeper 1
Painted Turtle 200
White-tailed Deer 1
Mourning Cloak 1
lady sp. 1                                  F.O.Y. 

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston