Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
06-Nov-2022 08:00 – 08:42
Checklist Comments:    BBC TRIP: The Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield Led by: Dave Williams
Beautiful morning & unusually warm for this time of year!
Canada Goose  11
Ring-necked Duck  11
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5
Mourning Dove  4
Herring Gull (American)  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Bald Eagle  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  7
American Goldfinch  4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
Song Sparrow  1
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122277082
Lynnfield Marsh–Audubon Rd. & Edgewater, Middlesex, Massachusetts
06-Nov-2022 09:56 – 11:02
Stationary from a few vantage points & some walking
Beautiful morning & unusually warm for this time of year.
Canada Goose  14
Mute Swan  2
Northern Shoveler  1
American Wigeon  1
Mallard  46
American Black Duck  28
Northern Pintail  1
Green-winged Teal (American)  77    Not unusual here: Small dabbling duck with pale, gray barred sides and buff breast with a bold white bar down the side. Head is chestnut-brown with green ear patch. Bill is dark. Male Speculum is flashy green bordered with brown above and white below. Female is mottled brown with dark brown eye-line.
Mourning Dove  2
American Coot (Red-shielded)  3
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  4
American Goldfinch  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122277083
Suntaug Lake, Peabody/Lynnfield, Essex, Massachusetts, US
06-Nov-2022 11:17 – 11:45
Gorgeous Coyote present and very healthy looking with great scope looks.
Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  3
Ring-necked Duck  6
Greater Scaup  1
Lesser Scaup  3
Greater/Lesser Scaup  4
Bufflehead  24
Hooded Merganser  12
Common Merganser (North American)  2
Ruddy Duck  9
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
American Crow  8
American Robin  5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S122277081

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

  • South Shore Century Run

    Hingham - Wompatuck State Park - Main entrance 215 Union St, Hingham, MA, United States

    Meet at 6:00 am at the main parking area of Wompatuck State Park, Hingham. A medium-paced trip to key places on the South Shore to try to observe 100 species of migrants and residents while having fun. Note: This trip will likely go to The Trustees of Reservation Property at World’s End. Contact leader for

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Parker River NWR on Bike

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    Leave your car behind as we cycle the main refuge road looking and listening for spring migrants. Be ready to peddle by 6:30 a.m. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • 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 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

  • Brook Farm Historic Site (rescheduled from May 3)

    Boston - Brook Farm Historic Site 670 Baker St, Boston, MA, United States

    Join 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 will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk, though there are some rough patches. A water

Go to Top