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
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
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ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]
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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]
Renew membership now!
Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]
Renew membership now!
Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
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Cold Spring Park, Newton
Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesThis 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.
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Birding Sketch Crawl – Fall Series
Leader's ChoiceCome and bird/sketch favorite patches around Essex and Middlesex Counties.
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis 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.
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring 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.