Wednesday 8/28: Quiet at BBN.
Thursday 8/29: Barred Owl and nothing else at Hanscom (well, kestrel flying by while driving home).
Friday 8/30: Prospect Hill was totally dead. Tanager calling was my first in a bit and a Wandering Glider actually landed but that was it.
Saturday 8/31: Went west a bit. Started at High Ridge, where there was a small pocket of warblers including Chestnut-sided and Northern Waterthrush. Also a black duck flying over was interesting, but pretty quiet otherwise. Watatic next, got Blue-headed Vireo (surprising August gap), a Field Sparrow, and a few other warblers. Gave it a few minutes at the summit but it was too cloudy for any movement. Black-tipped Darner perched on the way back down.
Sunday 9/1: Started at Millennium. Picked out the Pec way out from the boat ramp along with a pile of peep and both teal. Trails were quiet other than a screaming Red-shoulder and several Cooper’s. Better views of the sandpipers with the scope at the end but nothing new. Hobbs Brook next, a Little Blue was at the overpass opening, turkey along the power lines, and Peregrine over along with the usual shorebirds. Checked the res quickly without anything.
Monday 9/2: Started at Nobscot, which was dead. Also a house has finally been built by the nice clearing, so probably not spending much time here in the future. Raymond Reservation had a pile of teal but no shorebirds. Walked up to the bridge on Pelham Island Rd and 25 Mourning Doves flushed, which scared off any shorebirds (don’t think there was anything of interest at least). Scoped Delaney Pond a bit then walked the field and woods, quiet here too. Waltham St. had no sparrows beyond Song but a few ducks including a GW Teal. About to leave and something odd landed, doubled back to get it in better light. It was a cowbird, but walking past the channel again, I noticed a Great Egret. No idea if I had missed it or it dropped in behind me, but new bird for the fields either way.
Tuesday 9/3: Less than expected at BBN. All the herons except the Little Blue were around but a flock of redstarts and a BT Green were it for warblers.