Posted on 30 November, 2016 in Summaries
My last visit to Boston Public Gardens in what will be a while, before I move back to the UK. It featured a late Blue-Eyed Vireo which prompted a query from the regional eBird reviewer which I provided more information for. Also present where a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Hermit Thrush and …
Posted on 31 October, 2016 in Summaries
Out and about for fall migration, I was at Fenway & Victory Gardens where I birded with Paul Peterson for a while. He showed me a Northern Pintail and Green-Winged Teal that he'd found earlier; a Nashville Warbler was also present.
A few days later at Leverett Pond I saw another …
Posted on 30 September, 2016 in Summaries
A routine visit to Leverett Pond was soon followed by a trip to Belle Isle Marshes where a Eastern Wood-Pewee was the highlight. A day after that, at Boston Public Gardens, a surprise Great Crested Flycatcher was on the island.
Monday 12th, Olmsted Park--Leverett Pond, Suffolk County, MA, USA.
Posted on 31 August, 2016 in Summaries
Not much going on during the dog days of summer, but an unusual Common Raven at one of the local stores was an unexpected highlight. Also a flyover Red-Throated Hummingbird in the yard.
Wednesday 3rd, Coolidge Corner, Brookline, Suffolk County, MA, USA.
Posted on 31 July, 2016 in Summaries
A hot and quiet month with only two Leverett Pond patch visits.
The first visit caused some mild excitement as I mis-identified a non-breeding/female Green-Winged Teal as a blue-winged teal; the latter being more unusual than the former. A couple local birders visited after my initial report and took …
Posted on 19 May, 1984 in Fieldtrips
Weather: Dull, overcast.
Dunnock singing from pines.
Magpie feeding in oak tree closely watched by Collared Dove; Magpie maybe eating dove's eggs?
Long-Tailed Tit in oak.
Blackbird mobbing something in woods; a cat? House Sparrows in hedge.
Song Thrush searching in grass for snails, very early in the year for …