Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 5, 2025 7:55 AM – 10:10 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Brook Farm Walk  10-5-25

33 species

Canada Goose  36

Wood Duck  10

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  1

Sora  2    By third bridge

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    Heard near first Bridge

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  3

Pileated Woodpecker  1    Flew away, near print shop parking lot

Northern Flicker  1

American Kestrel  1

Blue Jay  12

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  4

Carolina Wren  4

Gray Catbird  5

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  6

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  3

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  2

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881634

Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 5, 2025 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

17 species

Wood Duck  11

Mallard  2

American Black Duck  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Blue Jay  17

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

American Goldfinch  1

Savannah Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  8

Common Yellowthroat  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Dickcissel  1    Heard near First Bridge in purple asters

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881630

Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 5, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.75 mile(s)

14 species

Mallard  25

American Black Duck  6

Green-winged Teal  8    6 ducklings

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Belted Kingfisher  1

Common Raven  3    1 by itself 2 later

Black-capped Chickadee  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S277881627

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    Visit Arlington Reservoir and the adjacent Lexington Community Farm to search for late winter lingerers and early migrants. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.

  • Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center

    Mattapan - MAS Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and early spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are flat and easy to walk. Be sure to wear a hat, waterproof footwear, and bring water.

  • Mt Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Mount Auburn Cemetery is lovely in all seasons.  In late March, we may see the very earliest migrants from the south (Red-winged Blackbird, others) as well as the remaining seasonal visitors from the north (e.g. White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco).  And our usual year-round resident species will have just started to sing!

  • Members Webinar with Tiffany Kirsten – Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders

    DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 10 TO MARCH 24. IF YOU PREVIOUSLY SIGNED UP, YOUR REGISTRATION AND ZOOM LINK WILL STILL WORK FOR THE MARCH 24 DATE. Please join the BBC on the evening of March 24 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Tiffany Kirsten,

  • Woodcock Walk, North Easton

    North Easton - Edwin A. Keach Park Chestnut Street, Easton, MA, United States

    From the playground, we will walk a short distance to an open area where we can observe 2 fields for Woodcock. Sunset is around 6:30 pm so bring a camp chair and relax for the Woodcock flight.

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