Crane Beach – 6/2/21

Crane Beach, Essex, Massachusetts, US Jun 2, 2021 6:15 PM - 8:35 PM Checklist Comments:    Annual BBC/ECOC walk for piping plovers, least terns, and whips.  Ocean flat calm but basically barren of birds.  We did not walk in the dunes.  The Whip-poor-wills started singing about 8:20 right at the gate.  Many thanks to Susan

Plymouth Airport – 5/30/21

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US May 30, 2021 7:00 AM - 12:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, 7:30, 8:30, SSBC added 9:30, Paskamansett added 10:30, FMSSF added 11:30, 2, 7, 8, 3, 4 participants for each trip, cold NE wind-temps mid-40s to 50, no song, little movement of individuals, some

Parker River NWR – 5/30/21

Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US May 30, 2021 7:00 AM - 9:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 7.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Trip-Leader Nickilas Paulson-Plum Island Canoe/Kayak no participants, cold and windy to start for kayak part, then cold, windy, foggy, and drizzly along Island. 69 species Canada Goose  35 Mute Swan  2

Mt. Auburn Cemetery – 5/28/21

Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 28, 2021 6:00 AM - 10:17 AM Protocol: Traveling 5.92 mile(s) 37 species (+1 other taxa) Mallard  1 Wild Turkey  1 Mourning Dove  3 Chimney Swift  6 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3 Eastern Wood-Pewee  3    A pair near Spectacle and a single near the

Mt. Auburn Cemetery – 5/27/21

Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 27, 2021 6:00 AM - 8:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments:    BBC Trip, led by David Scott. 26 species Mallard  3 Mourning Dove  2 Chimney Swift  4 Herring Gull  1 Red-bellied Woodpecker  2 Northern Flicker  2 Eastern Kingbird  3 Warbling Vireo  3 Blue Jay  3

Fresh Pond – 5/27/21

Fresh Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 27, 2021 6:00 AM - 7:15 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Checklist Comments:    BBC Fresh Pond Cambridge Bird Walk 36 species Canada Goose  5 Mallard  2 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  5 Mourning Dove  2 Herring Gull  5 Great Blue Heron  1 Green Heron  1 Red-bellied Woodpecker  2 Downy

Martin Burns WMA – 5/26/21

Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US May 26, 2021 6:50 AM - 10:05 AM Checklist Comments:    Sunny, 64 degrees to start, 79 to end. Walked the whole loop counterclockwise.  Led BBC trip. 42 species Mallard  1 Mourning Dove  7 Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1    Heard. Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2 Double-crested Cormorant  1 Great

Minute Man NHP – 5/26/21

Minute Man National Historical Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 26, 2021 5:20 PM - 8:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 1.3 mile(s) 36 species Mourning Dove  5 Turkey Vulture  1 Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2 Northern Flicker  1 Eastern Wood-Pewee  1 Great Crested Flycatcher  4 Warbling Vireo  1 Blue Jay  4 Black-capped Chickadee  5 Tufted Titmouse  2 Tree

Mt. Auburn Cemetery – 5/26/21

Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 26, 2021 6:08 AM - 8:18 AM Protocol: Traveling 5.644 mile(s) 41 species Mallard  3 Mourning Dove  10 Chimney Swift  4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1 Herring Gull  1 Cooper's Hawk  1 Red-tailed Hawk  1 Red-bellied Woodpecker  2 Downy Woodpecker  2 Northern Flicker  1 Peregrine Falcon  2 Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Mt. Auburn Cemetery – 5/25/21

Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US May 25, 2021 6:06 AM - 8:03 AM Checklist Comments:    Cool morning with low wind.  Mixed-level party led by experienced BBC sponsor.  Species ID rigorous; counts approx., especially for common species.  Low species count for late-ish migration day, especially for warblers.  Notable species = blackpoll warbler, brown thrasher.

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