Date: 10/19/25 12:41 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/19 Connecticut Warbler in Fenway Victory Gardens
I birded the Fenway from 10:00-1:00. As I was walking down Row K, near the main entrance to the victory gardens, I flushed a warbler from the weeds in the row itself. (not from someone's garden plot) I could see that it had an olive-yellow back. It flew into the plot next to the spot where i saw it. I waited for three minutes until the bird showed itselj and revealed that it was a Connecticut Warbler. I was excited to see my first WALKING Connecticut! Great looks! I later heard it calling from Row V or Row W, in the wildest, densest of all the plots. Good Luck
Cooper's Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 they love willows; seen in a war memorial willow
Eastern Phoebe 1
Ruby=crowned Kinglet1 in that elm tree
CONNECTICUT WARBLER 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 war memorials area; preferring willows
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 min.
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 300 combined numbers from war memorials area and victory gardens
Song Sparrow 12
Dark-eyed junco 1
MONARCH BUTTERFLY 1
Clouded Sulphur 1
Cabbage White 3
Date: 10/17/25 1:31 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/17 Fenway Highlights
Red-tailed Hawk 1 caught a rat uh-oh Cooper's Hawk 2 accipiter sp. 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 end of Row E in that elm Eastern Phoebe 2 Common Raven 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 Carolina Wren 3 Nashville Warbler 1 in birch in war memorials area Field Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 3 Qhite-throated Sparrow 20 Song Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco 10 Common Grackle 50 Italian Lizard 1 Cabbage White 6
Date: 10/16/25 4:37 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/16 American Bittern in Fenway, etc.
I saw a bird I flying over the Fenway Victory Gardens last evening that I thought might be an American Bittern. It turned out to be just that!
American Bittern 1 war memorials area roosting in a willow; thanks to a man for telling me Great Blue Heron 2 Wood Duck 2 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 ad. male and a female Eastern Phoebe 2 Common Raven 2 max. Brown Creeper 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 Hermit Thrush 2 in gardens warbler sp. 1 Dark-eyed Junco 50 incl. flock of thirty near children's playground near Boylston St. Bridge White-throated Sparrow 35 Song Sparrow 10 Swamp Sparrow 1 Chipping Sparrow 1
Date: 10/11/25 12:59 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/11 Fenway Nice Birds
Great Blue Heron 1 Wood Duck 2 Cooper's Hawk 3 juvies Red-tailed Hawk 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 male in that elm Eastern Phoebe 1 American Redstart 1 area across from Emmanuel College Field Sparrow 1 war area White-throated Sparrow 25 about half were in area opposite Emmanuel Dark-eyed Junco 1
Date: 10/9/25 2:35 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/9 Fenway Warblers, Thrushes, Etc.
I birded from 10:15-3:30 in this wonderful area. Quite an array of warblers in the same vine at 2:50 p.m. in the beginning of Row X
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Wood Duck 5 accipiter sp. 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 two war memorial area one in large elm near Boylston St. Bridge Eastern Phoebe 1+ Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 max. Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 max. Swainson's Thrush 2 one a bit beyond Japanese Bell eating crab apples on left; one in above-mentioned elm Hermit Thrush 1 Orange-crowned Warbler 1 at 2:50 p.m.; beginning of Row X and in the two lindens; with Nashville and Blackpoll Nashville Warbler 1 at 2:50 p.m. Blackpoll Warbler 3 at 2:50 p.m. Common Yellowthroat 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 war memorials area Yellow-rumped Warbler 2 war memorials area White-throated Sparrow 20 Swamp Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 8 minimum Italian Lizard 1 in large pollinators plot
Date: 10/8/25 5:21 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Fenway Gray-cheeked Thrush, Etc.
I birded in the Fenway today. This included areas within and without the victory gardens. One of the giant Willows came crashing down near Agassiz Rd. shortly after I had been musing about whether this tree might keel over. (it wasn't looking too healthy. (one of its giant limbs had sometime in the past fallen off)
Wood Duck 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH 1 between rose garden and war monuments; great looks as it flew onto a branch before it went into a dense yew next to Park Drive
Common Yellowthroat 3
Northern Parula 1 with the next two warbler species on Agassiz Rd.
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
White-crowned Warbler 2 ROW X
Lincoln's Sparrow 2 Rows W and Y
White-throated Sparrow 20 including beyond gardens
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Snapping Turtle 1
giant willow biting the dust 1
Date: 10/6/25 4:57 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Lincoln's Sparrow and Black=throated Blue Warblers in Fenway, Etc.
What fun was had today in the Fenway. We got two more drug needles picked up, for a total of six this week. Oh yeah, and I got some nice birds:
Great Blue Heron 1 Wood Duck 3 other side of river from gardens; near Boylston Street Bridge Red-tailed Hawk 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 near beginning of ROW U; landed in tree next to giant Silver Maple Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 fem in large elm next to compost area; male along The Fenway (opposite Emmanuel College gatehouse) Common Yellowthroat 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 1+ F.O.Y. Row X and later to right of beginning of ROW U; calling too! (sort of a warbler chip crossed with a junco call) White-throated Sparrow 16 Dark-eyed Junco 2
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Date: 10/2/25 5:37 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/2 Orioles, Sapsuckers, Warblers
I managed to get forty-two species in the Fenway today:
Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 incl. at least one adult male; F.O.F. Ruby=crowned Kinglet 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 House Wren 1 Carolina Wren 2+ Gray Catbird 1+ Common Yellowthroat 2 Northern Parula 1 war memorials area Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 war memorials Blackpoll Warbler 1 war memorials Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 war memorials Dark-eyed Junco 1 Chipping Sparrow 1 F.O.F. Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 15 Baltimore Oriole 2 crab apple next to rose garden; male and female; F.O.F. Monarch Butterfly 5 Cabbage White 3
Date: 10/1/25 5:37 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 10/1 McLaughlin Woods and Fenway Highlights
Unless noted, all birds were at McLaughlin Woods:
Great Blue Heron 1+ Fenway Wood Duck Fenway Merlin Fenway; flew through war memorial area Red-tailed Hawk 1 Brown Creeper 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 3 incl. one in Fenway Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Black and White Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Ovenbird 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 incl. one in Fenway Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Fenway next to big amount of garbage/trash White-crowned Sparrow 1 Fenway Row D (Bonnie's plot) White-throated Sparrow 15 incl. thirteen Fenway Monarch Butterfly 3 Fenway Italian Lizard 1 (four the other day) Man Insulting Me And Following Me 1
Date: 9/29/25 5:29 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 9/29 Fenway Victory Gardens Mourning Warbler etc.
Let me first get the disturbing news out of the way: Drug Needles 3 watched my step in back of war memorial area Trash Galore in back of war memorial area Stolen Packages (empty boxes) 2 same area guy with loud boombox arriving and sitting on ground 1 men with chain saws clear cutting the native cattails 2
Great Blue Heron 1 MOURNING WARBLER 1 imm. fem. calling; seen Northern Parula 1 Common Yellowthroat 3+ Blackpoll Warbler 2 White-throated Sparrow 7
Date: 9/29/25 11:01 am From: <sohzendeh...> Subject: [BostonBirds] Next Bear Creek, Saugus, walk on Sunday, October 5 at 9 am
Folks,
We are restarting the Bear Creek, Saugus walks in October. The next walk at
Bear Creek is on Sunday October 5 at 9 am.
Here are details for attending the walk at this property:
Bear Creek is an upland sanctuary built on the WINWaste (formerly
Wheelabrator) landfill at the northeast corner of Rumney Marsh in Saugus and
Revere. Access information is below. Wear waterproof walking shoes and be
prepared to hike 3 – 4 miles. The property is mostly very open, so be
prepared for sun, wind and weather.
This walk is free and open to the public, but also note that this property
is accessible by invitation only and visitors need to be chaperoned at all
times. Please allow roughly 4 hours for this field trip. The actual length
of the trip depends on conditions and the birds present. It's usually
difficult to break up the party if you need to be somewhere in the early
afternoon. Come prepared to stay with the group.
WINWaste company has graciously stocked up on some extra pairs of
binoculars, so if you or someone you know wants to learn about birds and
birding, come on down. Please let Geoff Wilson <s2ary...>
<mailto:<s2ary...> know you're coming so we can have a head count.
Bear Creek Sanctuary access is via the WINWaste plant, 100 Salem Turnpike
(Rte 107), Saugus. The rotary at the intersection of Rtes 60 and 107 is
about 1½ miles southwest of the plant and about 1 mile east of Rte 1 exit on
Rte 60. When traveling northeast on 107, if you go over the Ballard Street
bridge (just after a set of lights) you’ve gone too far — turn back. Here is
a link to google maps:
http://tinyurl.com/326v87d.
When you arrive, drive through the plant gates, park in the parking lot
immediately and wait for the group. Please do not drive farther into the
property without an escort.
