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

Jun 7, 2026 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.4 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Belle Isle Marsh Walk 6-7-26

17 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

Chimney Swift  1

Willet  3

gull sp.  2

Least Tern  1

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  4

American Crow  4

Barn Swallow  5

Northern Mockingbird  1

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  2

Savannah Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  8

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S354243813

Short Beach, Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 7, 2026 9:43 AM – 10:13 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Belle Isle Marsh Walk 6-7-26

9 species

Common Eider  41    hens and chicks with 1 adult male and 1 male juvenile

Black Scoter  6    3 pairs near small rock seen from beach entrance on ramp

Ring-billed Gull  5

American Herring Gull  5

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Common Tern  8

Double-crested Cormorant  50

Cooper’s Hawk  1

House Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S354243842

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