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
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill,
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh,
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill,
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh,
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill,
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh,
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet
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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,
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Woodcock Walk, North Easton
North Easton - Edwin A. Keach Park Chestnut Street, Easton, MA, United StatesFrom 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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CANCELLED Pine Hill Road Grasslands (was rescheduled from March 14)
Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United StatesWe scheduled this trip too early. It was a mistake in retrospect. We are cancelling this trip. The birding will get better in mid to late April. We have trips in May and June that will be in prime season for this location.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesMount 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!
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Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond
Boston - Franklin Park Tennis Courts (Meeting Spot) Roxbury, MA, United StatesWe will look for early spring migrants in Franklin Park. Beginners welcome and encouraged. Expect to walk up to 2 miles on paved paths. Loaner binoculars available. Co-sponsored with the Franklin Park Coalition and Franklin Park Tennis Association.