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Belle Isle Marsh–John Joseph Kilmartin Pathway, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2026 7:58 AM – 10:06 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.713 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club & Boston Nature Center joint bird walk @ Belle Isle Marsh (Winthrop side) 6-28-26 co-led by Correne George, Michael McCarthy, Neil Calabro, & Sam Harris

40 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  2

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  2

Mourning Dove  16

Chimney Swift  6

American Oystercatcher  8

Black-bellied Plover  1

Killdeer  5

Short-billed Dowitcher (griseus)  1

Willet (Eastern)  15

Greater Yellowlegs  2

peep sp.  1

American Herring Gull  3

Least Tern  6

Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  2

Double-crested Cormorant  4

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Snowy Egret  7

Great Egret  6

Osprey (American)  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

American Crow  2

Tree Swallow  10

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Barn Swallow (American)  8

European Starling  71

Gray Catbird  8

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  25

Cedar Waxwing  14

House Sparrow  15

House Finch  9

American Goldfinch  6

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  9

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  17

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  27

Northern Yellow Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371348236

Short Beach, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2026 10:07 AM – 10:22 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club & Boston Nature Center joint bird walk @ Belle Isle Marsh (Winthrop side) 6-28-26 co-led by Correne George, Michael McCarthy, Neil Calabro, & Sam Harris
9 species
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  27    6 chicks tended by 4 hens
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3
Willet (Eastern)  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  1
Common Loon  2
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371348225

Belle Isle Marsh–Morton St., Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2026 11:04 AM – 11:44 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.39 kilometer(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club & Boston Nature Center joint bird walk @ Belle Isle Marsh (Winthrop side) 6-28-26 co-led by Correne George, Michael McCarthy, Neil Calabro, & Sam Harris

Excursion Walk to the Gazebo & Back 

27 species

Mallard  1    Female

American Black Duck  2    Pair

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3    Headed NE

Mourning Dove  2

Willet (Eastern)  4

American Herring Gull  3

Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  2

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Black-crowned Night Heron  1    Foraging in southern panne of Belle Isle. Scope very useful.

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  5    Hiding within grasses together near Orient Heights T Repair. Scope needed.

Cooper’s Hawk  1    First Cycle (Juvenile) flew SE

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Blue Jay  1    Heard

Tree Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  3

European Starling  20    Estimated. Mumuration of juveniles atop dead tree.

Gray Catbird  1

Northern Mockingbird  1    Very vocal, really taking BBPL to another level!

American Robin  7

House Sparrow  12

American Goldfinch  1

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1    Sang thrice by the Gazebo

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  2    Males

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371348247

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

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