7/28 West Roxbury High School Wetland, Millennium Park, and Cow Island Pond

[Paul Peterson]

Green Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 7+                 including five wetland
Great Egret 2
Wood Duck 10+                       wetland
BALD EAGLE 2                        C.I.P.
Red-tailed Hawk 2                    on weathervane atop V.A. Hospital
Semipalmated Plover 6            C.I.P.
Killdeer 7                                  all three spots
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 20                 all three spots
Solitary Sandpiper 2                F.O.Y. wetland; thanks for posting, Ted B.
Eastern Kingbird 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Common Yellowthroat 2+
Yellow Warbler 3+
Savannah Sparrow 1            singing unseen on hillside
 
P.S. The Swamp Mallow were in full bloom and abundant along the Charles River, with four different colors. White, light pink, dark pink, and Ruby! Wow. And such big blooms. The ruby was the rarest one, with only one plant that color bloom.

Paul Peterson
peterso...@yahoo.com
Boston