Date: 4/22/25 5:13 pm From: 'Paul Peterson' via Boston Birds <bostonbirds...> Subject: [BostonBirds] 4/22 Rails, Rusties, Kestrel at Brook Farm West Roxbury, Etc.
I birded in this corner of West Roxbury from 10:50-5:15, with many highlights:
Green Heron 1 high school wetland
Great Blue Heron 1 high school wetland
Great Egret 1 high school wetland
Wood Duck 6 Brook Farm
Bald Eagle 1 Millennium Park; soaring for a while
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 2 a bit before third bridge; each one calling from opposite sides of path
Killdeer 4 two pair
Belted Kingfisher 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1 Brook Farm
Common Raven 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 4+
American Kestrel 1 ad. male perched atop tree Brook Farm
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 high school wetland
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 Brook Farm
Pine Warbler 1 Brook Farm
Savannah Sparrow 20 Millennium Park
Swamp Sparrow 10
Rusty Blackbird 3 bit past third bridge; on right; best spot for them
American Toad 2 FOY
Green Frog x
Painted Turtle 60
Muskrat 3
Eastern Cottontail 1
Eastern Chipmunk 3
Gray Squirrel 2
Cabbage White 2
