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Plum Island (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 13, 2019 2:29 PM – 4:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
31 species

Canada Goose  175
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  150
King Eider  1
Common Eider  20
White-winged Scoter  8
Black Scoter  5
Long-tailed Duck  12
Bufflehead  20
Common Goldeneye  6
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Horned Grebe  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  30
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  1
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1     Adult at wardens
Bald Eagle  1     Immature (4th year) hunting along river east of wardens
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1     In flight just south of lot one; light morph
Snowy Owl  2     Very distant; on crane beach (seen from lot 7)
Peregrine Falcon  1     Chasing BAEA
Black-capped Chickadee  2
American Robin  200
Northern Mockingbird  2
European Starling  1
Snow Bunting  8     Wardens
American Tree Sparrow  11     Wardens
Dark-eyed Junco  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51719708

High Street, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 13, 2019 1:18 PM – 1:22 PM
Protocol: Stationary
1 species

Eastern Screech-Owl  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51719721

Cashman Park, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 13, 2019 1:27 PM – 1:48 PM
Protocol: Stationary
7 species

Canada Goose  30
Mallard  4
Bufflehead  22
Common Goldeneye  17
Ring-billed Gull  21
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Crow  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51719716

Joppa Park, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 13, 2019 1:53 PM – 2:22 PM
Protocol: Stationary
11 species

Canada Goose  300     Including two partially leucistic individuals
Mallard  35
Northern Pintail  1
Long-tailed Duck  16
Bufflehead  50
Common Goldeneye  20
Red-breasted Merganser  12
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  15
Great Black-backed Gull  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51719713

Plum Island Airport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 13, 2019 2:26 PM
Protocol: Incidental
2 species

Red-tailed Hawk  1
Northern Mockingbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51719709

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

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  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Pop-up Trip: Crane WMA, Falmouth, and Swallow-tailed Kites!

    Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United States

    Pop-up trip to look for the Swallow-tailed Kites that have bred this year near Mashpee. We'll start with a walk at Crane WMA to look for grassland birds, then head over to the location nearby where the kites are being seen. Contact trip leader (leaving from Newton around 6.30am) for possible carpooling, or else meet

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (Winthrop side)

    Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk. A water bottle, water proof clothing including a hat, sunblock &

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