Ipswich River Park, Central St., North Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 18, 2025 6:18 PM – 7:28 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Led BBC walk.
6 species
Canada Goose 5 Flyovers honking
American Woodcock 5 Minimum. Took a while, but then the show really got going.
American Robin 7
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 2
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Alewife Brook Reservation, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.18 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip. party size is approximate. didn’t pay close attention to non-woodcock birds given the large group size and the relatively early darkness due to overcast skies.
5 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 14
Mallard/American Black Duck 2 flying in poor light
American Woodcock 4 possibly 5. No aerial displays, but one was peent-ing in the grass for a while.
American Robin 3
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
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Neponset River Trail, Milton US-MA 42.27070, -71.06589, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 8:47 AM – 11:04 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.901 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Overcast, upper 50s
23 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 4
Bufflehead 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 27 One all white pigeon
Mourning Dove 8
gull sp. 7
Double-crested Cormorant 2 Orange beaks, swimming, all black, larger than mallards in area
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 1
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 9
House Sparrow 15
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 5
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Song Sparrow 5
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle 44
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Arlington Reservoir, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 7:57 AM – 9:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.05 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 27 of us (maybe 28). BBC and Menotomy BC co-sponsored walk. Interesting to see a Red-bellied Woodpecker have a conflict with a Northern Flicker which may have been investigating a fresh cavity made by the Red-bellied.
27 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 17
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 13
American Black Duck 3
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 17
Greater/Lesser Scaup 1 Ed noticed it with the Ring-necked Ducks. Likely Greater but it was a bit distant and I think we can’t be sure. It had a rounder seeming head that was held low and forward.
Bufflehead 12
Ruddy Duck 2
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2 2 first year birds
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Having a fight with a Flicker, perhaps because the Flicker was investigating a cavity made by the Red-bellied. Can’t be sure the casue of the fight.
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2 Having a fight with a Red-bellied
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
European Starling 6
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 18
Common Grackle 4
Northern Cardinal 4
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Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 6:26 PM – 7:55 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.162 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Family Woodcock Walk- Leaders: Kathy Dia and Naeem Yusuff.
9 species
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 1
American Woodcock 6
Great Blue Heron 1
American Robin 14
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 1
Common Grackle 1
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Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 16, 2025 7:56 AM – 10:28 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.621 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – foggy, breeze, 40s
25 species
Brant 19 Flew by in several groups
Mallard 10
Common Eider 9
Harlequin Duck 25
Black Scoter 24
Long-tailed Duck 20 At least
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 3
American Herring Gull 6
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Red-necked Grebe 2
Common Loon 2
Great Cormorant 2
Downy Woodpecker 1 Heard only
Blue Jay 2 Heard only
American Crow 2 Heard only
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Carolina Wren 1 Heard only
American Robin 1 Heard only
House Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 8
Red-winged Blackbird 1 Heard only
Northern Cardinal 3 Heard only
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Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 12, 2025 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Woodcock Bird Walk at Rock Meadow. The full moon helped illuminate the birds’ flight.
4 species
Wood Duck 2
American Woodcock 8
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
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Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 9, 2025 9:01 AM – 1:04 PM
Protocol: Traveling
9.43 mile(s)
34 species
Brant 44
Canada Goose 54
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 19
American Black Duck 20
Northern Pintail 2
Common Eider 22
Surf Scoter 1
White-winged Scoter 11
Black Scoter 25
Long-tailed Duck 10
Bufflehead 46
Common Goldeneye 19
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Mourning Dove 1
Dunlin 17
Ring-billed Gull 7
American Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Horned Grebe 4
Common Loon 1
Northern Harrier 1
Bald Eagle 5
Rough-legged Hawk 1
Merlin 1
American Crow 1
Common Raven 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 7
Snow Bunting 7
Song Sparrow 7
Red-winged Blackbird 7
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 16
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Gloucester to Rockport
Highlights included Iceland Gulls at Niles Pond, a Black Guillemot on Atlantic Ave, and Purple Sandpipers at Eastern Pt and the Granite Pier
Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 2, 2025 8:13 AM – 10:03 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.253 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Birding Club Early Birders Walk:
– cold/windy morning in 20F degree weather, birds were a little quiet but still a nice amount of action
– still bodies of water exposed yesterday iced overnight and restricted the real estate for the waterfowl
– started by kayak launch and followed trail towards cemetery and returned back
25 species
Canada Goose 25
Wood Duck 20 continuing from yesterday; in large group of waterfowl in Sawmill Brook
Mallard 20
American Black Duck 13
Green-winged Teal 2
Common Merganser 22 in Charles River off to the left of Kayak launch beyond the railroad
Ring-billed Gull 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 35
American Robin 6
House Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 3
Northern Cardinal 2
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