Wednesday 4/30: Gnatcatcher, raven, bunch of Yellow-rumps at Cookson. Nothing particularly exciting along the river.
Thursday 5/1: Decent variety at Estabrook including both waterthrushes, BT Blues, RB Grosbeaks, and more. Also 2 Osprey over Hobbs Brook and a grosbeak flying over Meriam’s on the way over.
Friday 5/2: Decided to check the res after overnight showers and found basically nothing. Rt. 2 looked a bit traffic-y and since it was overcast, went for Arlington Res instead of Mt. Auburn. A few shorebirds including FOY Spotted and Least, usual swallows, barely any warblers, no ducks. Finished quickly so went to McClennen, which had a raven, couple Savannahs, and a Green Heron. Another Spotted and nothing else at Hardy.
Saturday 5/3: Went to Belle Isle and vicinity for the first time in a while. Greenway/cemetery had a handful of warblers, Ovenbirds and a Blackpoll the most interesting. Also FOY Common Tern and a bunch of American Ladies. Winthrop Beach next, had the plovers, oystercatcher, Least Terns, etc that I was hoping for along with all 3 scoters, both loons, and a few other things. Back to Belle Isle proper, which was fairly dead beyond the shovelers and some Lesser Yellowlegs. Detoured to Pine Banks Park in Malden on the way home and got 14 Malden birds (12 plus goose and swan on Fellsmere Pond on the way by) including hummingbird, waterthrush, and a few other warblers.
Sunday 5/4: Led the Mt. Auburn trip. Other than everything flying off as people started to get on things, not bad.Yellow-rumps, Black-and-white, and Parulas everywhere plus Cape May, Magnolia, tanager, Least Flycatcher. After the walk ended, I wandered Alewife Brook by Dilboy Field, which was a pretty big disappointment. Given that I was at 96 for Somerville and needed all but 3 warblers plus a bunch of other common things, I only added BT Green and had basically nothing of interest otherwise. Did Meadowbrook too, BT Blue and a Night Heron were about it. Checked the res on the way home, 5 Ruddy still (and a Wood Duck with them).
Monday 5/5: Raining too hard for much. Ton of swallows at the res, too far out to see without getting the scope out. Eagle landed along Old County as I was going by. Nothing at Flint’s or Nine Acre. Cormorants and Herring Gulls at the Mystic Lakes, nothing at Spy Pond. More swallows including at least one Bank at Hardy.
Tuesday 5/6: Only had time for a quick walk around Hardy and Graverson. Black-and-white and Savannah were about it, pond was fogged almost completely in.