Cape Ann-Gloucester & Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US Jan 5, 2019 8:30 AM - 1:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 10.0 mile(s) Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip with John Nelson and I leading. Rainy forecast did not materialize and though there were a few sprinkles, it was mostly dry, mild and overcast. 40degrees the Harbor was glass like
Leader’s Choice: Fairhaven and Fall River – 11/24/18
Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US Nov 24, 2018 8:00 AM - 11:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d'E leader, Ernie L 48 species (+1 other taxa) Snow Goose 1 ad Canada Goose 313 Mute Swan 19 17 Veranda Gadwall 102 100 Veranda Eurasian Wigeon 2 Veranda, second bird female gray overall, less
Newburyport and vicinity – 11/17/18
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, US Nov 17, 2018 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 7.0 mile(s) 47 species Brant 3 Canada Goose 95 Mute Swan 2 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 18 Mallard 24 American Black Duck 300 Northern Pintail 6 Greater Scaup 5 Common Eider 45 White-winged Scoter 9 Black Scoter 28 Bufflehead 11 Hooded
Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield – 11/4/18
Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Nov 4, 2018 7:40 AM - 8:50 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: Led BBC walk. Sunny, 43 degrees to start, gusty wind 10-20. Included drive through Lake View Cemetery. 22 species Canada Goose 0 This is a rarity for here! Mallard 0 Another rarity for hear! Ring-necked Duck 1
Halibut Point State Park – 10/21/18
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US Oct 21, 2018 8:00 AM - 10:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: BBC - Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning - Leader: Peter Van Demark - overcast, 50, light showers, very gusty 17 species (+1 other taxa) Mallard 9 Drake with four females on quarry Common Eider 1
Nahanton and Cold Spring Parks, Newton – 10/20/18
Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Oct 20, 2018 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: BBC walk. Variable breeze, overcast, 60 deg 42 species Canada Goose 15 Mallard 4 Wild Turkey 7 Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 upper field Herring Gull 20 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Red-tailed
Parker River NWR – 10/20/18
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US Oct 20, 2018 9:10 AM - 11:40 AM Protocol: Traveling 3.5 mile(s) Comments: Led Joppa's Saturday Morning Birding. Sunny, 56 degrees, windy 10-20. Stops at the Salt Pannes, the Wardens, and the parking lot 3 boardwalk.. 34 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 1 Mute Swan 2 Gadwall 1
Cold Spring Park, Newton – 10/14/18
Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Oct 14, 2018 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.5 mile(s) Comments: 49F at the start, overcast, sunny for the last 15 minutes, calm. Red squirrel. 28 species Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Young bird, very cooperative and without much tail. Cooper's Hawk 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Outer Cape Cod – 10/6/18
Sagamore Circle, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US Oct 6, 2018 Protocol: Incidental Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L, Susan H, 10 participants 1 species Fish Crow 50 these birds just arriving from roost; apparently roost in on Martha's Vineyard View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S49404446 North Eastham brush dump, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US Oct 6, 2018 7:15 AM
Dunback Meadow, Lexington – 9/29/18
Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 29, 2018 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Comments: BBC trip to Dunback Meadows, S. Hepburn leader 32 species Canada Goose 8 Mourning Dove 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 5 Northern Flicker 4 Eastern Phoebe 3 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 10