Wednesday 4/1: Long loop at BBN had a Virginia Rail, couple Palms, Fish Crow, and Chipping Sparrow.
Thursday 4/2: Redheads still on the res with a few more ducks but in awful conditions. Nothing at Flint’s, Nine Acre, Hobbs Brook, or Hardy.
Friday 4/3: Two kestrels, Fox Sparrow, couple Palms, etc at Dunback.
Saturday 4/4: Started at McCarthy Park, which was under construction. Did the south side and along the river a bit, only managing eagles for April in Norfolk. Barber Reservation in Sherborn next, PB Grebe, Rusty Blackbird, nesting Osprey, a ribbon snake, and a few other things. Wind had picked up but still tried Mill Pond in Ashland. Water had nothing but a few hawks and vultures went over and a couple easy landbirds. Drove past Heard and around the res on the way home without much beyond FOY Rough-wings.
Wednesday 3/25: West Meadow was fairly quiet. BBN was too except for 4 snipe on the mud.
Thursday 3/26: Great Meadows had a Blue-winged Teal, snipe, and turkeys following me around.
Friday 3/27: BW Teal was still at Cold Spring (Newton #165). Forest Grove was pretty quiet beyond a big flock of Tree Swallows. Nothing at Norumbega or the res on the way home.
Saturday 3/28: Wasn’t terribly nice. Started at the Christian Herter Gardens which were pretty quiet. Looped Watertown Square, no ducks, a couple RC Kinglets about it. Drove around a bit after without anything.
Wednesday 3/18: At least 3-5 Fox Sparrows at BBN, Rusty and 5 GW Teal about it otherwise. Eagle over the house as I got home.
Thursday 3/19: Nothing at Cookson. Dog walker stopped me to point out an early Night Heron by the dam. Continued to the east side to look for a reported Horned Grebe with no luck.
Friday 3/20: Usual ducks at Weston Station Pond, nothing but a couple of Fox Sparrows elsewhere along the rail trail. Res had mergansers and nothing else.
Wednesday 3/11: Mystic Lakes had a woodcock, 4 Double-crested Cormorants, and the usual mergansers and eagles.
Thursday 3/12: Woodcock was peenting from the yard (#123!) early. Too foggy for Fresh Pond, so just went to Dunback. Another woodcock, a Barred Owl, 20 turkeys, a phoebe, a Turkey Vulture, and more made it fairly good.
Friday 3/13: Fresh Pond was pretty quiet, GC Kinglet and eagle the closest to interesting.
Saturday 3/14: Started at Water Row hoping for some movement before the wind got too strong. Nothing too exciting, lot of blackbirds, lot of Hoodies and a few teal, FOY PB Grebe, etc. Drove down to the other end but it was still frozen, so moved on to Mill Pond in Maynard where there were Fish Crows and bluebirds among the usual stuff. Continued to the rail trail, where Bufflehead were #50 for Maynard (finally, all towns now at least that high). Also added mockingbird and had a few mergansers and common passerines. School St. had pintail and teal among the geese and Mallards. Nine Acre had teal, turkeys, and a couple giant blackbird/starling flocks. Res was just starting to open, couple mergansers have found it.
Wednesday 3/4: Wandered around Falzone, getting dripped on and hearing the ice melting. And falling down in the deep stuff on the field.
Thursday 3/5: Scaup were back at the ball field, eagle was in the parking lot, and a couple Wood Ducks were in along the river. Still frozen past Moody and nothing on land there.
Friday 3/6: Too icy
Saturday 3/7: Horn Pond had the usual. Drove around Wilmington a bit after, nothing worth mentioning.
Wednesday 2/25: Still snowy
Thursday 2/26: Made it to BBN. Lot of bluebirds but not too much else. Trails were fine but the sidewalk somehow was not.
Friday 2/27: Grackles were in on the riverwalk. Most of the usual ducks (no scaup) plus a RB Merganser too.
Saturday 2/28: Needed a county month bird so headed west. Started in Worcester revisiting the longspur, which was showing well (by itself) when I arrived. Continued to the Elm Circle entrance at Squannacook. Trails had some ski tracks but were often soft. Red-shoulder and eagle over and a couple waxwings by the car were it. Decided to try Townsend State Forest too. Better trails but minimal birds. Groton Library (after getting turned way around doubling back to park) had 4 Evening Grosbeaks and a bunch of waxwings. Turkey Vulture over School St on the way home.
Wednesday 2/18: Forest Grove had 5+ bluebirds but not much else. Pump house had some open water but just common stuff.
Thursday 2/19: Just about nothing at Dunback.
Friday 2/20: Moody St was frozen, couple Fish Crows over Crescent St on the walk over. Usual stuff down to Shaw’s.
Saturday 2/21: Work-related mishap blocked up the morning. Lot of waxwings and not much else at Nashawtuc in the afternoon. School St. was birdless.
Wednesday 2/11: West Meadow was quiet. Bushwhacked out to Dawes and didn’t have much in that bit of BBN.
Thursday 2/12: Riverwalk was about the same.
Friday 2/13: Dunback had 50+ Red-wings and 10ish waxwings and not much else.
Saturday 2/14: Had a Bird Observer event, thought I had time for Needham Reservoir and the nearby Barrow’s first. Took the wrong turn off 128 and ended up almost at Millennium, so ended up with just enough time to buzz the Barrow’s, which was visible without even stopping thankfully.
Wednesday 2/4: River walk had 3 scaup (not 100% the same 3), 2+ eagles, 20 waxwings, etc. Had time to stop at Beaver Brook on the way back, couple hoodies about it.
Thursday 2/5: Dunback had a flock of roosting turkeys behind the houses on Brookside, a pile of Red-wings, and not much else.
Friday 2/6: Got the pintail at Alewife, fairly quiet otherwise. Still too tight to park on Mystic Valley Parkway, so went to Cambridge Res where the Ring-necks were still there but no other ducks.
Wednesday 1/28: Cold
Thursday 1/29: Finally made it out. River walk was full of ducks, mostly the usual with a few more mergansers and 3 Lesser Scaup. Also a Swamp Sparrow and some sort of swimming mammal.
Friday 1/30: Cold
Saturday 1/31: Went for the gull show at Revere Beach. Got the six expected species but was enjoying the spectacle more than searching for weirdos. Also Black Scoter but not much else in a quick scan of the water. Stopped at the res briefly on the way home, 6 Greater Scaup in with the usual.
