Blue Hills Reservation, Norfolk, Massachusetts, US
May 24, 2022 6:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott
21 species
Mourning Dove  3
Chimney Swift  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Barred Owl  1    Mobbed by robins, chickadees and the gnatcatcher
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Heard only
Eastern Phoebe  1    Heard only
Great Crested Flycatcher  1    Heard only
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  5
Field Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Ovenbird  8
Worm-eating Warbler  2    Saw one just up from the police post, heard at least one more. Regular breeders here
Pine Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S111197083

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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