BBC Global Big Day Count
On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club – 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. We share this interesting bit of club lore with you to introduce our first ever BBC Global Big Count.
Our plan this year is simple. We ask that you go birding on May 10 then share your eBird list with our club’s account. Just share your list with the eBird user BrooklineBirdClub (note that there are no spaces). Club Statistician David Scott will do the rest and produce a single list of all the species spotted by every participating member.
Thanks to our leaders, the BBC has scheduled several Big Day trips to help build our shared list:
- Global Big Day Kickoff: Pine Hill Grasslands and Bolton Flats WMA, 6:30 – 11:00 AM
- Global Big Day Kickoff: Parker River NWR, 7:00 AM
- Global Big Day Kickoff: Roslindale Wetlands Urban Park, 7:00 – 8:30 AM
- Global Big Day Kickoff: Cold Spring Park, Newton, 7:00 – 8:30 AM
- Global Big Day Kickoff: Rock Meadow & Beaver Brook North, 7:00 – 9:00 AM
Global Big Day is a worldwide event sponsored by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. In recent years this has also been the weekend during which Massachusetts Audubon held their annual Birdathon big day count. We are sorry to say that MAS has decided to cancel the Birdathon this year. While we hope to see this event return in the future we want to give our members an opportunity to participate in Global Big Day.
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Delaney WMA in Stow
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Bear Creek Sanctuary (on behalf of Soheil Zendeh and WINWaste)
Saugus - Bear Creek Sanctuary (WINWaste) 100 Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA, United StatesBear Creek is an upland sanctuary built on the WINWaste (formerly Wheelabrator) landfill at the northeast corner of Rumney Marsh in Saugus and Revere. Access information is below. Wear waterproof walking shoes and be prepared to hike 3 – 4 miles. The property is mostly very open, so be prepared for sun, wind and weather. [...]
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Parker River NWR
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Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond (Early Birders Series) Rescheduled from 11/7
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Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
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