Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 5, 2025 7:55 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Brook Farm Walk 10-5-25
33 species
Canada Goose 36
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 1
Sora 2 By third bridge
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1 Heard near first Bridge
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1 Flew away, near print shop parking lot
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 12
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 4
Gray Catbird 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 6
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 1
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Common Grackle 2
Nashville Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881634
Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 5, 2025 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
17 species
Wood Duck 11
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Northern Mockingbird 4
American Goldfinch 1
Savannah Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 8
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Dickcissel 1 Heard near First Bridge in purple asters
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881630
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 5, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
14 species
Mallard 25
American Black Duck 6
Green-winged Teal 8 6 ducklings
Killdeer 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Common Raven 3 1 by itself 2 later
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 15
Palm Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881627
April 24 Annual Members Meeting & Lecture – All Welcome
April 24 Annual Members Meeting & Lecture - All Welcome Please join us on April 24 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation Upcoming Webinar Please join the BBC on April 19 at 7PM for a webinar open to all with Manomet Conservation Sciences staff and collaborators - Actions to Promote the
April 28 Webinar – Wood-Warblers of New England
April 28 Webinar with Bill Gette - Wood-Warblers of New England Please join the BBC on the evening of April 28 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a members-only webinar with Bill Gette entitled Wood-Warblers of
May 5 Webinar – Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides
May 5 Webinar Open to All with Heather Packard, Mass Audubon - Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides Please join the BBC on the evening of Tuesday, May 5 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a webinar with
Donation to Preserve Cliff Swallow Colony in Rowe
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April 24 Annual Members Meeting & Lecture - All Welcome Please join us on April 24 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation Upcoming Webinar Please join the BBC on April 19 at 7PM for a webinar open to all with Manomet Conservation Sciences staff and collaborators - Actions to Promote the
April 28 Webinar – Wood-Warblers of New England
April 28 Webinar with Bill Gette - Wood-Warblers of New England Please join the BBC on the evening of April 28 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a members-only webinar with Bill Gette entitled Wood-Warblers of
May 5 Webinar – Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides
May 5 Webinar Open to All with Heather Packard, Mass Audubon - Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides Please join the BBC on the evening of Tuesday, May 5 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a webinar with
Donation to Preserve Cliff Swallow Colony in Rowe
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2026 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Lily Rogers of Brimfield and Gwyn Robertson-DuBois of Northfield. These scholarships
April 24 Annual Members Meeting & Lecture – All Welcome
April 24 Annual Members Meeting & Lecture - All Welcome Please join us on April 24 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation
4/19 Tawny-Throated Dotterel Webinar & Donation Upcoming Webinar Please join the BBC on April 19 at 7PM for a webinar open to all with Manomet Conservation Sciences staff and collaborators - Actions to Promote the
April 28 Webinar – Wood-Warblers of New England
April 28 Webinar with Bill Gette - Wood-Warblers of New England Please join the BBC on the evening of April 28 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a members-only webinar with Bill Gette entitled Wood-Warblers of
May 5 Webinar – Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides
May 5 Webinar Open to All with Heather Packard, Mass Audubon - Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides Please join the BBC on the evening of Tuesday, May 5 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a webinar with
Donation to Preserve Cliff Swallow Colony in Rowe
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RESCHEDULED to April 16 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord RESCHEDULED
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesDue to weather, this trip is rescheduled to April 16.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
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Westborough WMA in Two Parts
Northborough - Watson Park, Bartlett Pond 35A Lyman St, Northborough, MA, United StatesPart 1: 7 AM -10 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with
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Millennium Park
Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels welcome. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk, with some rough patches. A water bottle, sunblock, insect repellent, waterproof