Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Apr 25, 2026 7:55 AM – 10:01 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.092 mile(s)
23 species
Canada Goose X Flyover
Mourning Dove 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 2
American Robin 9
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 8
Northern Yellow Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S327124720
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Fall Meeting Saturday October 19
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Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” September 21-22, 2019
Thanks to Nick Bonomo for this trip report. On the heels of a weather cancellation of our August overnight pelagic trip, we were a bit nervous that the September trip might suffer the same fate.
Remembering Ida Giriunas
Ida Giriunas, long-time birder and trip leader, passed away on August 20. She was 91. Ida was a force of nature, fierce and passionate about birding. She led and participated in many trips for
Habitat Gardening for Birds workshop a success
The Habitat Gardening for birds workshop was attended by 30 people on Aug 25, 2019 at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Attendees enjoyed the talk and the tour of the garden. Catherine Carney Feldman was
Conservation Advocacy and Initiatives
The BBC is engaged in ongoing conservation advocacy on its own initiative and in alliance with the other eighteen member clubs of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs. In June 2019 the BBC supported a
Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds
A history of the Brookline Bird Club and stories of BBC field trips are among the explorations in John Nelson’s Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds, just published by the University of Massachusetts Press. John
Fall Meeting Saturday October 19
Laura's Best Bird EVER: A Lifetime of Magical Encounters Have you ever had such a perfect look at a bird, or watched it in such perfect circumstances, that you thought it had to be the
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” September 21-22, 2019
Thanks to Nick Bonomo for this trip report. On the heels of a weather cancellation of our August overnight pelagic trip, we were a bit nervous that the September trip might suffer the same fate.
Remembering Ida Giriunas
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Habitat Gardening for Birds workshop a success
The Habitat Gardening for birds workshop was attended by 30 people on Aug 25, 2019 at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Attendees enjoyed the talk and the tour of the garden. Catherine Carney Feldman was
Conservation Advocacy and Initiatives
The BBC is engaged in ongoing conservation advocacy on its own initiative and in alliance with the other eighteen member clubs of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs. In June 2019 the BBC supported a
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