4/25 McLaughlin Woods and Halls Pond Highlights

[Paul Peterson]

McLaughlin Woods in Boston 9:30-10:30 a.m.:

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4
Hermit Thrush 1
Black and White Warbler 1                 F.O.Y.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
White-throated Sparrow 15+
Purple Finch 1                                 F.O.Y. female singing beautifully! up high in a locust tree (didn't know what it was till I actually saw the bird)

Hall's Pond Brookline 2:20-3:35:

Great Blue Heron 1
Wood Duck 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Golden-crowned kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 4                         including two Knyvet Square (very nearby; other side of Amory St.)
Eastern Towhee 1
Swamp Sparrow 1                     gorgeous; in tiny cattail area next to platform
White-throated Sparrow 6
Chipping Sparrow 13                   Knyvet Square (very nearby)
INDIGO BUNTING 1                   Knyvet Square

Paul Peterson
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Boston