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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

Great Meadows NWR, Concord

We will walk easy trails looking for shorebirds, ducks, wading birds, rails, and nesting songbirds. This is also a great time to look for butterflies and other interesting insects.  Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair!

Whale and Seabird watching trip out of Gloucester

The BBC is partnering with the 7 Seas 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 [...]

An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. In July, At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations—we’ll search for osprey, flocks of egrets, piping plover, migrating shorebirds, meadow and grassland nesting birds. Participants are responsible for their own transportation [...]

Charles River Path in Waltham

Stroll along an easy to walk paved path. Possible sightings include Wood Ducks, Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo, and Great Blue Heron. Cosponsored with Waltham :Land Trust and Menotomy Bird Club.

Go to Top