October Big Day Report Here’s where we went birding on October 11th: 39 Birders sent in 98 checklists for Massachusetts (and a few more from NH and Maine). We recorded 145 species, and a Budgerigar. Highlights included: Sora at Great Meadows, Concord; Marbled Godwit at Joppa Park, Newburyport; a flock of 26 Red Knots at
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash Join us on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide. This free event is open to ALL! There will be a social hour with refreshments starting at 6:30. We will have a raffle
Franklin Park Community Science Video This past August the BBC cosponsored a trip to Scarboro Pond in Franklin Park with Zoo New England. We were joined on the walk by journalist Shannon Rose Geary who is a correspondent with the Civic Science Media Lab and news collective. This was Shannon's first time birding and she is
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic The Brookline Bird Club was able to run an overnight pelagic this past Monday and Tuesday after both of our late August trips were cancelled. The main birding highlights were a Barolo Shearwater, only the 8th Massachusetts record of the species (though the 3rd found on one of these trips),
On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise This August the BBC sponsored three cruises around the marshes of Parker River NWR aboard the Yankee Clipper departing from downtown Newburyport. On the evening of Sunday the 17th we had a beautiful cruise and even made it back just before the rain! We started the trip by heading upstream
Ellisville Harbor SP Shorebird Field Trip with Lisa Schibley The weather could not have been more beautiful for our shorebird trip led by Lisa Schibley at Ellisville Harbor State Park in Plymouth. Everyone was excited about the trip, especially after hearing Lisa speak so enthusiastically about shorebirds the previous night during our Members Only Webinar:
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next year, but how many species can we find in October? To find our we're planning another all club count on
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds of these fascinating birds of our fields and forests. This presentation will cover most of the sparrows with records in
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool temps, many club members still managed to get out in the field. All in all, approximately 40 members submitted lists
