Brookline Bird Club-Boston Nature Center Millenium Park Sat.8, 26-23

[neil.c...@gmail.com]

Hi everyone,

I want to report a very successful walk at Millenium yesterday.

The walk started out a bit slow because of the cloudy conditions but the birding soon picked up. I'm providing 2 lists, reflecting the main walk on the ruins trail and the park loop trail, and an extension walk to the West Roxbury High School Marsh.

The most notable sightings were 7 (!) Green Herons & 2 Black-Crowned Night Herons in the marsh, 4 Hummingbirds around the perimeter trail, and 2 Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks and a juvenile Redstart in the canoe parking lot. 

Michael Murphy gets credit for spotting the Green Herons and the Redstart. 

Sam Harris gets credit for spotting multiple hummingbirds. He also spotted a funky warbler at the beginning of the trip. I'll let him post on that if he wishes so I don't mess up the details.

Please note that my lists are missing some of the 'good' birds because I'm using my personal lists as the trip lists and I haven't figured out how to have separate personal lists and trip lists :)

Lastly, I'm pleased to announce that there will be more joint BBC-BNC walks this fall. Details coming soon!

Thanks to Correne George and Mass. Audubon for making this a successful summer of partnership birding!

Neil Calabro

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 26, 2023 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:     Brookline Bird Club Walk, IDs by Correne George, Michael Murphy, Sam Harris
33 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  1
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)  2
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  16
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)  3
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  1
Great Egret (Ardea alba)  1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  1
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)  6
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  7
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  8
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)  1
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)  2
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)  13
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)  1
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)  2
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  5
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)  25
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  8
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  4
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  8
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  11
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)  1
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  6
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  1
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  2
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)  1
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)  2
 

Millennium Park--West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 26, 2023 7:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
22 species
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)  2
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  1
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)  1
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)  12
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)  8
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)  1
Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)  1
Green Heron (Butorides virescens)  7
Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)  2
Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)  1
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)  2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)  1
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)  2
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)  4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  1
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  4
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  4
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)  4
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)  2
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)  6