Scituate, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.3 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 12 participants
22 species

Canada Goose  175
Mute Swan  2
Mallard  25
American Black Duck  55
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  50
Harlequin Duck  11
Surf Scoter  8
White-winged Scoter (North American)  1
Black Scoter  25
Bufflehead  7
Common Goldeneye  10
Red-breasted Merganser  7
Red-necked Grebe  4
Purple Sandpiper  50
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Iceland Gull (kumlieni)  1     ad
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  6
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Northern Mockingbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377476


Burrage Pond WMA–Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 12 participants
8 species

Mute Swan  3
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
American Robin  1
Purple Finch (Eastern)  13
Common Redpoll  4
American Goldfinch  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377478


Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019
Protocol: Historical
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 12 participants
2 species

Common Merganser (North American)  2
Cooper’s Hawk  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377464


Carver, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019
Protocol: Incidental
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 10 participants
1 species

Eastern Bluebird  2

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Myles Standish SF, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019
Protocol: Historical
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 10 participants
1 species

Red-breasted Nuthatch  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377471


Marshfield, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 7:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 12 participants
27 species

Canada Goose  26
Mallard  11
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  4
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  1
Red-throated Loon  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Blue Jay  16
American Crow  8
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4
American Robin  4
European Starling  X
American Goldfinch  2
Fox Sparrow (Red)  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  3
Northern Cardinal  3
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377473


Forge Pond, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Feb 10, 2019 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’E leader, Ernie L, Russ ?, 10 participants
6 species

Gadwall  20
American Wigeon  150
Mallard  20
Ring-necked Duck  75
Lesser Scaup  2
Bufflehead  25

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55377480

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

Members Only Webinar: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification

Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming. This session will provide practical tips and techniques to sharpen your shorebirding skills. We will also be scheduling a limited participation field trip focused on Shorebirds where you will practice the skills you learned during the webinar. [...]

Forest Beach Conservation Area

Chatham - Forest Beach 375-331 Forest Beach Rd, South Chatham, MA, United States

Co-sponored with Cape Cod Bird Club. We’ll walk the marsh trail to where it meets Mill Creek and return via the beach, less than a mile round trip. We’ll then head towards the overlook where we’ll likely view herons, egrets, shorebirds, passerines, gulls, osprey and Northern Harrier. This is another area with mixed habitat, a [...]

Whale and Seabird watching trip out of Plymouth

Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

The BBC is partnering with the Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company to travel to Stellwagen Bank - primary feeding grounds for the Humpback Whale, the endangered Right Whale, and other marine wildlife, including seabirds. With the help of onboard naturalists, we will search for seabirds - storm petrals, shearwaters, gulls and terns, gannets, and [...]

Field Trip: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley – Plymouth area

Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming. What key field marks, behaviors, habitat, range, and timing can help? How can shorebird migration patterns and seasonal plumage help? With shorebird migration now underway, the BBC is hosting both a webinar and a limited participation field trip to [...]

An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for large groups of herons and egrets, and shorebird rarities. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or [...]

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