Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Squantum (please use more refined location), Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
21-Aug-2022 06:00 – 09:00
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, David T Brown memorial, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 8 participants, then 4 (7:30)
40 species
Mallard  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Semipalmated Plover  2
Least Sandpiper  5
White-rumped Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  800    group kept alert with Cooper’s hanging around.  Likely more, but difficult to get complete count.  Several birds put down out of sight behind grass
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Greater Yellowlegs  26
Lesser Yellowlegs  5
Laughing Gull  2    juv
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Double-crested Cormorant  17
Great Egret  14
Snowy Egret  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  10    actual count and could be as many as 12, several times seeing birds carrying fish flying SE-Weymouth?
Cooper’s Hawk  1    imm, female (?), white chin, large(r) size
Red-shouldered Hawk  1    imm
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Eastern Phoebe  9
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Barn Swallow (American)  6
House Wren  3
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  3
House Sparrow  X
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  12
Common Grackle  4
Common Yellowthroat  1
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S117473216

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    Gloucester - Fisherman's Monument Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial, 60 Western Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States

    We will search for alcids and other wintering seabirds. Be prepared for cold and windy weather. If inclement weather is predicted, contact the leader by 6:00 pm the previous evening.

  • The Quiet Beauty of birding – Winthrop Shore Reservation

    Winthrop - DCR Winthrop Beach Reservation - Sturgis St 59 Winthrop Shore Drive, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • The Quiet Beauty of birding – Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation

    Lynn - Red Rock Park 188 Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • Member Webinar with Matthew Young: The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and the Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada

    Please join the BBC on the evening of February 19 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Matthew Young from the Finch Research Network (FiRN). Matthew will talk about both The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada. (NOTE CORRECTED DATE.)

  • CC Canal and Sandwich hotspots (rescheduled from 2/8)

    Sagamore - Scusset Beach Pier Parking Lot MA, United States

    Offered by the Cape Cod Bird Club! and co-sponsored by Brookline Bird Club. We’ll begin at the canal (Scusset Beach State Reservation is on the canal) and follow up with visits to the ponds, marshes, bays and backwaters of the Upper Cape. These will include Scusset Beach, Town Neck Road Beach, Shawme Lake and Greenbriar

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