Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 23, 2025 7:30 AM – 8:25 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: BBC walk
22 species
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 2
Greater Yellowlegs 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper 4
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
American Bittern 2 Popped up out of the marsh and flew off.
Black-crowned Night Heron 2 1 adult, 1 imm.
Snowy Egret 3
Great Egret 9
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Tree Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 3
American Goldfinch 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S269059538
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 23, 2025 8:45 AM – 10:20 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC walk
20 species
Canada Goose 4
Common Eider 4
Mourning Dove 2
American Oystercatcher 4
Black-bellied Plover 1 Fly over
Semipalmated Plover 30
Piping Plover 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Ruddy Turnstone 6
White-rumped Sandpiper 6
Least Sandpiper 3
Semipalmated Sandpiper 450
Laughing Gull 12
Ring-billed Gull 47
American Herring Gull 26
Great Black-backed Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 90 Out on the sisters
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 2
House Sparrow 12
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S269059532
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 23, 2025 10:37 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: BBC walk
13 species
Common Eider 1
Mourning Dove 1
American Oystercatcher 18
Black-bellied Plover 35
Short-billed Dowitcher 1
Ruddy Turnstone 2
Laughing Gull 3
American Herring Gull 2
Double-crested Cormorant 26
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 12
American Goldfinch 2
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S269059528
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BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count Follow Up BBC members birded every county and every corner of the state this year, recording a total of 193 species. (See the eBird trip report.)Essex County led the way
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts Important conservation issues directly affecting birds and birders are pending in front of the Massachusetts legislature. Please demonstrate your commitment to Massachusetts bird life by taking action now. Mass Ready Act
View Recent Webinars Recordings
If you missed any of our recent webinars or the annual meeting but would still like to view any of these talks you can do so through the BBC website. Both the Rescue Raptors from
Bring Back Bobolinks!
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Migration Madness Membership Drive
Win a Free Pair of Binoculars - Migration Madness Membership Drive To celebrate the excitement of spring migration, the Brookline Bird Club once again has a special offer for any new member joining the club
2026 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
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BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count Follow Up BBC members birded every county and every corner of the state this year, recording a total of 193 species. (See the eBird trip report.)Essex County led the way
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts Important conservation issues directly affecting birds and birders are pending in front of the Massachusetts legislature. Please demonstrate your commitment to Massachusetts bird life by taking action now. Mass Ready Act
View Recent Webinars Recordings
If you missed any of our recent webinars or the annual meeting but would still like to view any of these talks you can do so through the BBC website. Both the Rescue Raptors from
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Win a Free Pair of Binoculars - Migration Madness Membership Drive To celebrate the excitement of spring migration, the Brookline Bird Club once again has a special offer for any new member joining the club
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
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