Eustis Estate Museum, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2025 8:57 AM – 11:09 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.762 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Mid 60s, saw 1 deer, 3 dragonflies

27 species

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  5

Tufted Titmouse  4

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  3

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  4

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  6    1 carrying food

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  2

Northern Cardinal  1

Indigo Bunting  1    Sound ID included – heard by many members of the group

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255776870

Great Meadows NWR–Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 26, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Birds and Blanding’s Kids Walk – Leaders: Dr. Bryan Windmiller from Zoo New England and Kathy Dia from Brookline Bird Club- Bryan set several underwater traps in the marsh and showed us various macroinverebrates and amphibians. He did catch a painted turtle, but it got out of the trap before we could view it.

23 species

Canada Goose  12

Mute Swan  8

Wood Duck  13

Mallard  8

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Virginia Rail  1    Heard by Bryan

Great Blue Heron  5

Osprey  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Tree Swallow  9

Barn Swallow  2

Marsh Wren  3

Gray Catbird  5

American Robin  3

Cedar Waxwing  4

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  4

Red-winged Blackbird  15

Common Grackle  10

Common Yellowthroat  2

Yellow Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S254846410

Farm Meadow, Lincoln, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 22, 2025 7:49 AM – 10:18 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.161 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Bobolinks at Farm Meadow, Lincoln – Leaders: Mathias Bitter and Kathy Dia –  Cloudy with some patches of rain, clearing up at the end. Two male Bobolinks seen along with nice views of an Indigo bunting and a family of Orioles.

40 species

Mourning Dove  5

Chimney Swift  4

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Green Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  6

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  2

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  1

Barn Swallow (American)  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  35

Gray Catbird  4

Eastern Bluebird  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  5

Cedar Waxwing  25

House Sparrow  15

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  10

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Bobolink  2    Two males flying around field.

Baltimore Oriole  5    Male feeding some fledglings.

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  5

Ovenbird  2

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1    Singing male

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S254846404

Mount Watatic (Middlesex Co.), Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 21, 2025 10:45 AM – 12:25 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.904 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Right and left trails a bit, in and out from the gate as the WMA field was unmowed.

24 species

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Called once then flew over and away on the road trail

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Alder Flycatcher  1    Calling by parking, should have audio

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

American Crow  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  2

Barn Swallow (American)  2

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  1

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Ovenbird  3

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Chestnut-sided Warbler  4

Pine Warbler  1

Black-throated Green Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255776798

Willard Brook State Forest, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 21, 2025 7:34 AM – 10:17 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.365 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, J. Forbes leader. Sunny and comfortable. Walked up Fort Hill Rd and the non Friends Loop trail before taking the Friends Loop back to the parking lot and then a brief walk along the brook.

32 species

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  3

Eastern Phoebe  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Red-eyed Vireo  8

Blue Jay  5

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Brown Creeper  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

Veery  3

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  2

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  2

Red Crossbill (Northeastern or type 12)  2    Calling flyovers, audio confirmed with Tim

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  1

Ovenbird  10

Louisiana Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  5

Pine Warbler  2

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255776792

George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 2 participants.  Live possum seen twice

26 species

Hooded Merganser  1    female

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  1

Alder Flycatcher  2

Willow Flycatcher  3

Least Flycatcher  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  3

American Crow  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Cliff Swallow  5

European Starling  X

Gray Catbird  4

Veery  3

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  4

American Goldfinch  4

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4

Common Grackle  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  7

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899154

October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

9.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants until 9:30, then alone.  Black Bear seen running away

60 species

Canada Goose  4    7 young

Wood Duck  2

Mourning Dove  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Common Loon  1

Broad-winged Hawk  3

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  10

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Alder Flycatcher  4

Eastern Phoebe  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue-headed Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  36

Blue Jay  13

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  16

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Red-breasted Nuthatch  9

Brown Creeper  3

Northern House Wren  1

Winter Wren  3

Gray Catbird  5

Veery  14

Hermit Thrush  4

Wood Thrush  6

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  25

Purple Finch (Eastern)  4

Red Crossbill  2    heard three times seen twice; always in flight over a limited area near the four corners area, seems like searching for suitable place, jit-jit-jit calls; compact finch shape and flight, larger than purple finch

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  36

Northern Waterthrush  3

Blue-winged Warbler  1    unusual, not really habitat for this species, heard only-buzzy “blueee-wiiiinnggg” constantly calling.  Both of us heard it-no response to playback (too far).  Area was at School House reservoir access road; parking area for nature trail.  Area is currently in secondary growth, but tree make up not of normal tress used by BWWA.

Black-and-white Warbler  10

Common Yellowthroat  13

Magnolia Warbler  1

Blackburnian Warbler  4

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  18

Black-throated Blue Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Canada Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899157

Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 7:58 AM – 10:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.197 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – clearing, light breeze, 60s; saw Henrietta the snapping turtle on her nest on the grout pile

23 species

Mallard  3

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  5    Heard only

American Herring Gull  13

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  6

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2    Heard only

Black-capped Chickadee  1    Heard only

Tree Swallow  2

Northern House Wren  1

Carolina Wren  1    Heard only

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  6

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  5

Eastern Towhee  2    Heard only

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1    Heard only

Common Grackle  2

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286920245

Mount Greylock State Reservation, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 6:00 AM – 2:45 PM

Protocol: Traveling

12.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 3 participants-light rain with heavier rain until 9:30; birded this differently by not walking any trails until rain stopped.  Made it to the top still stopping 1/2 miles to Jone’s Nose; then just traveled with windows open for sound of which there was little.  Rain stopped around 9:30 and birded the mountain going down.  Saddleball we actually done about the same time of day we normally do it; the rest were much later.  Did not get Mourning this day; did have about 20 minutes on Sunday (6/15) morning before having to leave to get to meeting spot; was able to hear Mourning Warbler only about mile/mile 1/4 up from Lanesborough visitors center.  One surprise-adult male Northern Parula in the parking lot at summit; singing and seen, male Blackburnian came in and pushed it out-moved around a bit-really LATE migrant?

52 species

Wild Turkey  2    first time on this trip-parking lot at visitor’s center

Barred Owl  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  40    normal, in fact really low as usually 80-90

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  1

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Northern House Wren  1

Winter Wren  3

Gray Catbird  3

Eastern Bluebird  2

Veery  3

Hermit Thrush  3

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  14

Cedar Waxwing  1

Purple Finch (Eastern)  2

Chipping Sparrow  4

Field Sparrow  4

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  7

Eastern Towhee  6

Bobolink  3

Baltimore Oriole  1

Ovenbird  30

Black-and-white Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  9

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1    surprise of the day; adult male singing in the summit parking lot.  small warbler with white belly & lower breast, mid-breast yellow with chestnut/rusty necklace, yellow throat & chin, pale bill, black lores, white eye arcs, blueish upper parts and wings with two white wing bars, green upside down triangle on back, song buzzy upward slurred note(s) dropping “over the top” at end; pushed out by male Blackburnian and the bird began to move around

Magnolia Warbler  4

Blackburnian Warbler  10

Chestnut-sided Warbler  12

Blackpoll Warbler  1    at summit; heard only once, but nothing to confuse it with

Black-throated Blue Warbler  7

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3

Black-throated Green Warbler  7

Canada Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  2

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

Indigo Bunting  7

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899143

Post Farm Marsh, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants

36 species

Canada Goose  2

Wood Duck  1

Mourning Dove  5

Virginia Rail  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Willow Flycatcher  2

Least Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Barn Swallow (American)  1

Marsh Wren  6

European Starling  X

Gray Catbird  6

Veery  12

Wood Thrush  3

American Robin  5

Cedar Waxwing  2

House Sparrow  X

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  8

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle  3

Common Yellowthroat  3

American Redstart  2

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  12

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899147

Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 7:00 AM – 8:38 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.7 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Foggy and cool to start, 56 degrees or so, drizzling throughout. Many mosquitoes! But a good walk nonetheless.

40 species

Wild Turkey  13

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1    flyover

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  4

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  5

Cedar Waxwing  6

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  3

Chipping Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  3

Bobolink  1    singing in old meadow

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  2

Blue-winged Warbler  3

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  4

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  3

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  4    may be more

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899133

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 9:03 AM – 10:08 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.896 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Early Birders Walk – high 50s, cloudy, moderately windy, light rain

29 species

Mallard  5

Mourning Dove  3

Killdeer  1

Willet  16    circling in the air in a group and singing around the observation boardwalk

American Herring Gull  3

Least Tern  1

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  5

Great Blue Heron  2

Osprey  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

American Crow  1

Tree Swallow  10

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  8

European Starling  20    Estimate

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  6

Cedar Waxwing  7

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  2

Saltmarsh Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  1    Heard

Common Grackle  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693374

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 10:26 AM – 11:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.344 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Early Birders Walk – high 50s, cloudy, moderately windy, drizzling

12 species

Common Eider  57

American Oystercatcher  5    initially seen in group of 3 flying north, other pair of 2 seen on beach

Killdeer  2

Piping Plover  6

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  4

Least Tern  50    nesting on beach

Double-crested Cormorant  50

Barn Swallow  2

European Starling  40

House Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693379