Leaders: Peter Flood, Liam Waters, Keenan Yakola
BBC trip organizers: Naeem Yusuff, Bobbie Hodson, Sebastian Jones
Data compiled by P. Flood; eBird lists and trip report by S. Jones
Nearly cancelled due to weather and the approaching Tropical Storm Franklin, we braved fog, rain and occasional bumpy waters and were rewarded. 56 hardy birders departed Hyannis early Monday morning aboard the Helen H, heading out beyond the Nantucket Shoals to Veatch, Nantucket and Atlantis Canyons before dropping anchor at the latter for the night. The next morning we continued west through occasional showers before heading north between Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and back to port by 5pm.
Trip highlights included:
3 White-faced Storm-Petrel
1 South Polar Skua
At least 6 Long-tailed Jaegers
4 Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
2 Leach’s Storm-Petrel
At least 78 Audubon’s Shearwater
We were also treated to a number of migrating shorebirds (Red Knot, Least, Semipalmated and Spotted Sandpipers, Greater Yellowlegs) and a few passerines including a Prothonotary Warbler, bizarrely the second year in a row one had approached the Helen H while anchored overnight.
Other wildlife seen during our trip included:
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Manta Ray sp.
Fin Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin
Common Dolphin
Mola Mola
Thanks to the overnight fishing efforts of the crew and some trip participants, we were fortunate to have the option of taking home some delicious Yellowfin Tuna once we returned to port.
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It [...]
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two [...]
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated [...]
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute [...]
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were [...]
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It [...]
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two [...]
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated [...]
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute [...]
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were [...]
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It [...]
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two [...]
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated [...]
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute [...]
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were [...]
News Categories
Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips / Events
-
-
Fresh Pond, Cambridge – RESCHEDULED to October 3 due to wind and rain
Cambridge - Fresh Pond - TD Bank 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, United StatesRESCHEDULED to October 3 due to wind and rain.
-
Arlington Reservoir (CANCELLED due to rain and wind)
Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United StatesCANCELLED due to wind and rain.
-
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation CANCELLED due to wind and rain
Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United StatesCANCELLED due to wind and rain.
-
“Baby Birders” Baby and Toddler Birding at Horn Pond
Horn Pond Area in Woburn Woburn, United StatesJoin Cassandra for an introductory, baby-friendly bird walk and mini-lesson for parents with young children (0-3 yrs). It's never too early to start learning about and enjoying birds! The first 15-20 minutes will cover introductions and bird facts, followed by a 40-60 minute exploratory walk in sun and shade. Little ones welcome in carriers, strollers, [...]
-
Westboro Wildlife Management Area
Westborough - Ball Field Hospital Rd, Westborough, MA, United StatesWe will hike the north side of Big Chauncy Pond in search of migrant warblers.