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Halibut Pt, Andrews Pt, Granite Pier and Eastern Pt

38 species

Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Bristol, Massachusetts, US

Dec 8, 2024 8:18 AM – 9:27 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.141 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip. Carol Molander leading. Very windy morning. ☁️

Overcast clouds

Temperature: 46 – 47°F

Wind: Fresh breeze – gale

Wind Direction: SW

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 68 – 69%

Sunrise: 6:58am

Sunset: 4:13pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

17 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant  500    Common here in winter

Snow Goose x Brant (hybrid)  1    Continuing hybrid.

American Black Duck  8

Greater Scaup  120

Common Eider  40

Surf Scoter  2

White-winged Scoter  6

Long-tailed Duck  34

Bufflehead  24

Red-breasted Merganser  35

Mourning Dove  1

Ring-billed Gull  15

American Herring Gull  24

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Horned Grebe  23

Common Loon  2

American Crow  1

Song Sparrow  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S205151085

1000 S Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford US-MA (41.5943,-70.9016) Fort Tabor., Bristol, Massachusetts, US

Dec 8, 2024 10:55 AM – 12:36 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.61 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip. Carol Molander leading. Looking for the Black Brant was the main focus at this location.

18 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant  1400    Atlantic. Best estimate. All along the shore of Rodney French Boulevard.

Brant (Black)  1    *Rare. Continuing bird found by the Eckersons. Many photos.  Prominent white necklace around its neck. Darker feathering on the sides of the body beyond the dark feathers on the breast, compared with Altlantic Brant. After looking through the flocks of Atlantic Brant for an hour along the shore of Rodney French Boulevard, we met Jamie Bogart. The Black Brant flew in front of us with about 100 Atlantic Brant near the entrance gate of Fort Rodman.

Canada Goose  26

Mute Swan  2

Common Eider  58

Surf Scoter  8

White-winged Scoter  10

Long-tailed Duck  2

Bufflehead  12

Common Goldeneye  2

Red-breasted Merganser  30

Ring-billed Gull  35

American Herring Gull  24

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Red-throated Loon  3

Common Loon  2

American Crow  3

House Sparrow  14

Song Sparrow  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S205151084

Olmsted Park–Leverett Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 8, 2024 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk

17 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  X

Wood Duck  15    minimum

Mallard  X

Mallard (Domestic type)  2    white breast patch

Ring-necked Duck  8

Ruddy Duck  1    Jamaica Pond

Ring-billed Gull  3

Great Black-backed Gull  1    Jamaica Pond

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  10

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

European Starling  5

American Robin  20

Dark-eyed Junco  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206121362

Squantum–Squantum Point Park, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 8, 2024 8:13 AM – 10:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.577 mile(s)

32 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  24

Mallard  8

American Black Duck  4

Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid)  2

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  55

Surf Scoter  18

White-winged Scoter  6

Bufflehead  46

Common Goldeneye  1

Red-breasted Merganser  42

Ring-billed Gull  4

American Herring Gull  65

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Red-throated Loon  1

Common Loon  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker  1

Merlin  1

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3    Close views with the group

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

European Starling  56

American Robin  110

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  41

American Goldfinch  4

American Tree Sparrow  4

Swamp Sparrow  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206234354

Neponset River Trail, Boston US-MA 42.26951, -71.08649, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 7, 2024 8:53 AM – 10:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.806 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Temperature: 27° F – 32° F

29 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  7

Hooded Merganser  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  35

Mourning Dove  4

American Herring Gull  2

gull sp.  13

Cooper’s Hawk  1 

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  5

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  7

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  3

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  3

House Sparrow  5

House Finch  3

American Goldfinch  2

Dark-eyed Junco  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Orange-crowned Warbler  1    ID needed – photos to come

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206388978

Dunback Meadow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Dec 1, 2024 7:56 AM – 11:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.199 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Dunback Meadow – Leader: Cliff Cook – Upper 20’s to mid 30’s F, partly cloudy, occasional breeze.

32 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  22

Mourning Dove  3

Turkey Vulture  1    Spotted by Nancy.

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Barred Owl  1    A great spot by Gavin low in a pine.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  9

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  5

Northern Shrike  1    Another great spot by Gavin! Perched behind us alone on a tree as is their habit. Photos. 42.4290731, -71.2237537

Blue Jay  21

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  5

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4

Winter Wren  1    Heard; sharp ID by Cliff.

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  72

Northern Mockingbird  3

American Robin  128

Cedar Waxwing  4

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  11

Purple Finch  2    Feeding in berry bushes along the trail between four-way intersection and boardwalks.

American Goldfinch  16

American Tree Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4

White-throated Sparrow  16

Song Sparrow  22

Baltimore Oriole  1    Definitely a surprise in the dry marsh grasses and then on the trail and in berry bushes with robins. Spotted by participant Barry, and seen by all. Great views of still fairly bright distinctive orange (young male) with white wing bars, but too quick for photos. East of the four-way intersection .

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S204573178

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Provincetown, Race Point, Wellfleet, Orleans, 58 species including the Spotted Towhee at Provincetown Airport

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Nov 24, 2024 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.3 mile(s)

28 species

Canada Goose  20

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  4

Common Eider  1

Surf Scoter  1

Bufflehead  4

Red-breasted Merganser  8

Mourning Dove  2

Ring-billed Gull  5

Great Blue Heron  4

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Downy Woodpecker  1

American Kestrel  1

Merlin  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Goldfinch  4

Snow Bunting  12

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206234232

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Nov 24, 2024 11:00 AM – 11:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.25 mile(s)

6 species

Common Eider  6

Surf Scoter  2

Red-throated Loon  2

Common Loon  2

Peregrine Falcon  1

Snow Bunting  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206234234

58 species,

Putnamville Reservoir, Cherry Hill Reservoir, Artichoke Reservoir and Plum Island

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Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Nov 17, 2024 7:53 AM – 10:42 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.69 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC walk, 10 people including leaders.

36 species

Canada Goose  300    Est

Mute Swan  2

Gadwall  9

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  10

American Herring Gull  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Northern Harrier  3

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Eastern Screech-Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Downy Woodpecker  4

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  11

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  4

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  3

Winter Wren  1    By ear

Carolina Wren  3

European Starling  6

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  5

American Robin  55

Cedar Waxwing  21

House Sparrow  1

House Finch  9

American Goldfinch  1

Snow Bunting  2

Field Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler  3

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S203222928