Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Oct 23, 2021 8:15 AM – 1:00 PM
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk – 50 degrees, cloudy, light wind at start, 59 degrees and sunny at finish
37 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose  39
Wild Turkey  8
Mourning Dove  48
gull sp.  3
loon sp.  1    Seen briefly flying away – appeared pale in color, relatively slim with an outstretched neck. Most likely a Red-throated loon but very short/poor look.
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Bald Eagle  2    Both adult, soaring over the sanctuary around 1 p.m.
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  5
Northern Flicker  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  14
Common Raven  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  46
House Sparrow  3
House Finch  50
American Goldfinch  25
Field Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  12
White-throated Sparrow  3
Savannah Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  34
Swamp Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  17
Common Grackle  3
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Palm Warbler  3    Western
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S96670981

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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