Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 7, 2025 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint BBC/BNC Walk

Leaders: Mike McCarthy, Neil Calabro, Correne George & Samuel Harris

35 species

Canada Goose  200

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  7

Common Eider  2

Bufflehead  16

Red-breasted Merganser  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  60

Mourning Dove  21

Killdeer  3    On Winthrop side of channel feeding at edge of mud flat in front of house with inflatable decorations

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  32

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Great Egret  1    Flying southeast from tower area toward channel. Large white bird with yellow bill and black legs

Great Blue Heron  5

Northern Harrier  2

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Downy Woodpecker  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  1

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  20

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  12

House Finch  40    Multiple flocks and at feeder

American Goldfinch  9

American Tree Sparrow  4

Dark-eyed Junco  2

Savannah Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  3

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S288191252

Lewis Lake Park, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Dec 7, 2025 11:26 AM – 11:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.077 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Joint BBC/BNC Walk

Leaders: Neil Calabro, Mike McCarthy,

13 species

Brant (Pale-bellied)  4

Canada Goose  28

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Ring-billed Gull  12

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Blue Jay  2

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  43

Northern Mockingbird  1

House Sparrow  37

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S288191250

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