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Last week was a great week to be out birding. Some of the highlights included two swallow-tailed kites, several yellow-throated warblers, several hooded warblers, and two Kentucky warblers.
At Suffolk County, a cattle egret at Eastport Park in Boston, a lingering Iceland gull at Deer Island, a willow flycatcher and a black-billed cuckoo at Millennium Park in West Roxbury, two yellow-bellied sapsuckers at The Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, three white-crowned sparrows at Belle Isle Marsh Reservation in East Boston, a white-crowned sparrow at Arnold Arboretum, three broad-winged hawks soaring over Franklin Park and two ring-necked ducks at Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
Bird sightings from Mass Audubon Updated April 17, 2021, 6:42 p.m. Email to a Friend Recent bird sightings as reported to the Mass Audubon : Unequivocally, the most exciting bird sighting last week was a European golden-plover first discovered on Duxbury Beach on April 4. By the following week, a number of birders converged on the beach in hopes of seeing the rare visitor. With only about five previous records for the mainland United States, plus a couple sightings in Alaska, this was an unusual occurrence. Despite the fact that varying numbers occur with some regularity in Newfoundland an...
“ [Coggshall Park] is awesome!” a reader wrote. “There are some great trails around a small and beautiful lake. We love the wildlife — we saw snakes, turtles, ducks, geese, and frogs on our last visit.” Advertisement “Located amongst beautiful farms, this lesser-known trail offers all types of activities (cross country skiing, snow shoeing). It also has a disc golf course. Plan ahead because it is increasing in popularity and can become busy on the weekends,” a reader wrote of Hawkins Woods Loop in Plainville. “Great family-friendly hike. We did this hike the weekend befor...
Kezia Bacon Kezia Bacon As challenging a year as it was, one of the upsides of 2020 was that it gave us increased opportunities to spend time outdoors. We are so fortunate, here on the South Shore, to have a seemingly endless supply of parks, preserves, and conservation areas. Last year each of these Nature columns was devoted to a specific town, highlighting some of the best walking places to be found there. This year we’ll be returning to more varied themes, with the continued intention of introducing you to, or reacquainting you with, a wide variety of places to hike, to fish, to paddle ...