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

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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