Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 7:42 AM – 8:42 AM
American Black Duck  4
Green-winged Teal  2
Mourning Dove  4
Stilt Sandpiper  1    With the yellowlegs in pool to right of main platform. Heavily barred and darker and smaller than yellowlegs. Someone in the group may have a photo.
Least Sandpiper  1
peep sp.  3
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull  13
Double-crested Cormorant  16
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  32    Careful count
Snowy Egret  19
Osprey  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  4
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886321
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 9:09 AM – 10:54 AM
Canada Goose  39
Common Eider  8
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Mourning Dove  3
Semipalmated Plover  1
Ruddy Turnstone  4
Sanderling  2
peep sp.  2
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Double-crested Cormorant  65
Monk Parakeet  1    Continuing, flew out of nest
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  11
House Sparrow  14
House Finch  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886301
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:05 AM – 11:27 AM
Common Eider  6
American Oystercatcher  3
Black-bellied Plover  2
Least Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  5
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  30
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Snowy Egret  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886288
41 Pleasant Park Rd, Winthrop US-MA 42.38353, -70.99037, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:42 AM – 12:10 PM
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  3
peep sp.  10
Greater Yellowlegs  7
shorebird sp.  1
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  2
Northern Cardinal  1

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  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]

  • Race Point Beach

    Provincetown - Race Point Beach

    Let’s start the year with some awesome birds! We will bird from the beach close to the parking lot. We may walk the beach depending on participants interest. Several species of alcids are possible as well as gannets, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls and three loon species. Dress for cold windy weather. We may try other [...]

  • New Year’s Day Birding — Newburyport and Vicinity

    Newburyport - Cashman Park 68 Sally Snyder Way, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Join us on our annual New Year’s Day birding trip! We may also venture on to Cape Ann. In case of inclement weather check with leader night before trip. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required to visit Parker River NWR.

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]

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