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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Upcoming Field Trips
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]
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CANCELLED – Early Birders @ Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston
Chestnut Hill Reservoir 2420 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, United StatesThis walk is CANCELLED due to a schedule conflict.
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Race Point Beach
Provincetown - Race Point BeachLet’s start the year with some awesome birds! We will bird from the beach close to the parking lot. We may walk the beach depending on participants interest. Several species of alcids are possible as well as gannets, Iceland and Glaucous Gulls and three loon species. Dress for cold windy weather. We may try other [...]
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New Year’s Day Birding — Newburyport and Vicinity
Newburyport - Cashman Park 68 Sally Snyder Way, Newburyport, MA, United StatesJoin us on our annual New Year’s Day birding trip! We may also venture on to Cape Ann. In case of inclement weather check with leader night before trip. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required to visit Parker River NWR.
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations [...]