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Barrett’s Mill Farmland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Oct 31, 2024 7:54 AM – 9:59 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC- Barrett’s Mill Conservation Area- Leader: Kathy Dia- Unseasonably mild 50°’s-mid 60°’s with expected high close to 80°F. Deer in the misty field early including a handsome buck. Counts are estimates after the walk; forgot to edit the track.

33 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  21

Mallard/American Black Duck  3

Mourning Dove  27

Great Blue Heron  1

Belted Kingfisher  1    Heard on the river.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  6

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  8

Golden-crowned Kinglet  3

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  2

Gray Catbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  6

Hermit Thrush  1    Heard a ways off at the brush edge; responded to playback, but didn’t fly closer.

American Robin  20

House Sparrow  14

American Pipit  22

House Finch  11

American Goldfinch  5

American Tree Sparrow  1    Heard singing in bushes but couldn’t locate

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  35

White-throated Sparrow  12

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  11

Song Sparrow  14

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  80

Common Grackle  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S201274354

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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  • Woodcock Walk, North Easton

    North Easton - Edwin A. Keach Park Chestnut Street, Easton, MA, United States

    From the playground, we will walk a short distance to an open area where we can observe 2 fields for Woodcock. Sunset is around 6:30 pm so bring a camp chair and relax for the Woodcock flight.

  • CANCELLED Pine Hill Road Grasslands (was rescheduled from March 14)

    Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United States

    We scheduled this trip too early. It was a mistake in retrospect. We are cancelling this trip. The birding will get better in mid to late April. We have trips in May and June that will be in prime season for this location.

  • Deer Island and Boston Harbor, Winthrop (one more try)

    Winthrop - Deer Island Parking Lot 180 Tafts Ave., Winthrop, MA, United States

    Adding a trip to make up for the cancellations and to grab the chance of some late winter birding. The paths should all be fine now. It will probably be colder than you expect on the water since there's not much shelter from any wind that is blowing. We will search for wintering ducks, Loons,

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Mount Auburn Cemetery is lovely in all seasons.  In late March, we may see the very earliest migrants from the south (Red-winged Blackbird, others) as well as the remaining seasonal visitors from the north (e.g. White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco).  And our usual year-round resident species will have just started to sing!

  • Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond

    Boston - Franklin Park Tennis Courts (Meeting Spot) Roxbury, MA, United States

    We will look for early spring migrants in Franklin Park. Beginners welcome and encouraged. Expect to walk up to 2 miles on paved paths. Loaner binoculars available. Co-sponsored with the Franklin Park Coalition and Franklin Park Tennis Association.

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