Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 9:03 AM – 10:08 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.896 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Early Birders Walk – high 50s, cloudy, moderately windy, light rain

29 species

Mallard  5

Mourning Dove  3

Killdeer  1

Willet  16    circling in the air in a group and singing around the observation boardwalk

American Herring Gull  3

Least Tern  1

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  5

Great Blue Heron  2

Osprey  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

American Crow  1

Tree Swallow  10

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Barn Swallow  8

European Starling  20    Estimate

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  6

Cedar Waxwing  7

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  2

Saltmarsh Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  1    Heard

Common Grackle  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693374

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jun 14, 2025 10:26 AM – 11:46 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.344 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Early Birders Walk – high 50s, cloudy, moderately windy, drizzling

12 species

Common Eider  57

American Oystercatcher  5    initially seen in group of 3 flying north, other pair of 2 seen on beach

Killdeer  2

Piping Plover  6

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  4

Least Tern  50    nesting on beach

Double-crested Cormorant  50

Barn Swallow  2

European Starling  40

House Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297693379

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

  • Cold Spring Park, Newton

    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

Go to Top