Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 7, 2016 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.5 mile(s) Comments: BBC -DanahyPark witn Menotomy bird club. Leader Karsten Hartel; Overcast with off and on rain. 21 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 Herring Gull 5 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Rock Pigeon [...]
Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Aug 31, 2016 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 0.75 mile(s) Comments: BBC & Menotomy bird clubs - Leader. Karsten Hartel. Ruby-throated Hummingbird seen before trip and Red-breasted Nuthatch heard by 2 members at the same location but at different times, but not seen by group. 23 [...]
Hyannis to Hydrographer/Veatch Canyon pelagic (General), Nantucket, Massachusetts, US Aug 20, 2016 6:00 AM - 7:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 140.0 mile(s) Comments: First day of BBC Extreme Pelagic to the Continental Shelf edge. We cruised through the Nantucket Shoals towards Hydrographer Canyon, headed east from there, through Dogbody Canyon and towards Welker. We hit [...]
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US Aug 27, 2016 7:00 AM - 11:45 AM Protocol: Traveling 4.0 mile(s) Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip lead by Jonathan Center. Locations that were birded during the trip were Stage Island pool, Bill Forward pool from the blind, parking lot # 7/Emerson Rocks, and Sandy Point. 42 species [...]
Greetings: Yes, this trip has become known as the White-Faced Storm Petrel trip by birders thru-out the country…The deep warm waters along the continental shelf off Massachusetts are magical and this weekend, they were calm and the weather was comfortable… Three WHITE-FACED STORM PETRELS were seen well by all on board, additional ones were seen [...]
Perkins Park, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, U, Essex, Massachusetts, US Aug 22, 2016 4:50 PM - 5:15 PM Protocol: Stationary Comments: BBC walk. After meeting at the train station we went to Perkins Park as the tide was too high in the Harbor. Good choice! Quite the Night-heron show. 14 species Mallard 3 Double-crested [...]
Halibut Point, Essex, Massachusetts, US Aug 21, 2016 8:00 AM - 10:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Comments: BBC - Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning - Leader: Peter Van Demark - Clear, mild, light wind. Huge flock of swallows near Sea Rocks was a delight to experience. Vegetation very stressed from drought. <br [...]
Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Aug 18, 2016 5:28 PM - 8:00 PM Protocol: Traveling 0.6 mile(s) Comments: BBC walk with Alan Bragg, Kathy Dia, Janet Kovner, Chris Martone, Tom and Pat Maxwell, and Will Martens. clear 85 degrees. 31 species (+1 other taxa) Canada Goose 38 Wood Duck 33 30 [...]
It was a great morning for birding at Plum Island (7:30-11:30) and I was joined by Jane Bean, Chris Martone and Barbara and Bill Drummond! It was a great team. I consider Bill by mentor and an outstanding birder and teacher of 24 years! It was great to see him. Thanks Bill! Here are the highlights in no particular order: 4 Piping Plover, Sandy Point [...]
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US Aug 13, 2016 8:00 AM - 1:15 PM Protocol: Traveling 6.0 mile(s) Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip led by Sabrina Hepburn, 9 participants 59 species Cool overcast weather, modest crowds and some unusual birds combined for a great morning at Plum Island for the Brookline Bird Club trip. [...]
