Arnold Arboretum, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jan 6, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:48 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.235 mile(s)
Comments: Bird walk led by Robert Mayer great turn out of 50 plus Partly sunny with temp hovering in low 40’s
19 species
Mallard 2
Mourning Dove 23
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Immature had brownish wash with white vertical wing patches and a slight bit of red on top of head. Adult male with red throat as well as the white vertices wing patches and yellow wash on chest and belly
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 44
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 7
American Goldfinch 1
Dark-eyed Junco 21
White-crowned Sparrow 1 Continuing large Sparrow small bill with black spot rusty brown stripes on head. Foraging with WTSP’s
White-throated Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 12
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53342827
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The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
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Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
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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
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
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