Wednesday 9/11: Red-shoulder, handful of warblers including a BT Blue at BBN.
Thursday 9/12: Prospect Hill had a handful of warblers, mostly on the way out. Had almost as much at Hardy while waiting for an oil change, although nothing exciting.
Friday 9/13: Pec, snipe, bunch of other sandpipers at Arlington Res. Egret at Hardy.
Saturday 9/14: Did the annual Watatic hawkwatch trip. Ring-neck and 4 loons on Fitchburg Res. Grouse flushed on the way up the mountain. Sort of a slow day with under 300 birds counted, but excellent variety including 2 Black Vultures, a close Peregrine, and a ton of eagles and kestrels. Walk down had the grouse again but little else.
Sunday 9/15: Started at Deer Island, which was pretty quiet. Turnstone and a few other sandpipers at the tip, nothing in the trees. Walked from Yirrell to Winthrop Beach next, picking up the Golden-Plover and having some good chats. Just short of back at the car, 3 birds that looked like Caspian Terns flew over and kept going. I had the tripod folded by then, so had to fumble with putting it down to get the camera up and pretty much missed, then tried viewing with only one leg open, which left me unconvinced. So I was very happy when my text of “any chance you had Caspian Terns” to someone still at the beach got a reply of “yes, 3!” Checked Fisherman’s Bend quickly without anything of note. Tried Lewis Lake for a minute after, mostly to catch Soheil (failing that). Nothing much in birds, a few Familiar Bluets and a forktail were good. Got home and checked facebook and saw someone posting a Rambur’s from there, so I should have paid more attention.
Monday 9/16: Indigo was about it at Rock Meadow. Single Solitary and Killdeer in a couple minutes at the duck ponds.
Tuesday 9/17: 2 BT Green, the usual herons at BBN.