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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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