Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 15, 2026 7:57 AM – 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.789 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip, Neil Calabro and Mike McCarthy co-leaders.
24 species
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 4
American Black Duck 2
Mourning Dove 8
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1 Immature
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Adult female
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1 Drum
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 15
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 16
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489499
Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 15, 2026 9:26 AM – 11:26 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Extension to BBC Bird Walk on 3-15-26. Walk co-led by Neil Calabro & Michael McCarthy.
27 species
Canada Goose 11
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 16
Green-winged Teal 8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 4
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 2
American Herring Gull 2
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 4 heard flying and calling, seen as well
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren 3
European Starling 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 4
House Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 24
Common Grackle 10
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489527
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Mar 15, 2026 10:50 AM – 12:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Extension to BBC Bird Walk on 3-15-26. Walk co-led by Michael McCarthy.
22 species
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 16
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 2
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 2
Mourning Dove 3
Killdeer 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 2
Fish Crow 3 Heard well by north basin, seen perched. May be the same birds previously reported for Millennium Park.
Black-capped Chickadee 2 Pair excavating possible nest hole in a snag off boardwalk
Tufted Titmouse 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Robin 4
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S311489557
2024 BBC scholarship winners
Congratulations to our 2024 BBC Scholarship winners, Evelyn and John! The Brookline Bird Club Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Evelyn Jones of Lunenburg
Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs need your help!
Interested in taking action to protect horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts? Migrating shorebirds depend on their eggs for critical migration fuel and there are multiple ways you can get involved as a concerned citizen: Take
Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner
Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards
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 Spring 2024 Bulletin
The Brookline Bird Club's Spring 2024 Bulletin, also known as our "blue book", has arrived in member mailboxes! The spring blue book contains a wealth of information for BBC members, including upcoming meetings and our
2024 BBC scholarship winners
Congratulations to our 2024 BBC Scholarship winners, Evelyn and John! The Brookline Bird Club Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Evelyn Jones of Lunenburg
Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs need your help!
Interested in taking action to protect horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts? Migrating shorebirds depend on their eggs for critical migration fuel and there are multiple ways you can get involved as a concerned citizen: Take
Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner
Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards
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 Spring 2024 Bulletin
The Brookline Bird Club's Spring 2024 Bulletin, also known as our "blue book", has arrived in member mailboxes! The spring blue book contains a wealth of information for BBC members, including upcoming meetings and our
2024 BBC scholarship winners
Congratulations to our 2024 BBC Scholarship winners, Evelyn and John! The Brookline Bird Club Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Evelyn Jones of Lunenburg
Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs need your help!
Interested in taking action to protect horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts? Migrating shorebirds depend on their eggs for critical migration fuel and there are multiple ways you can get involved as a concerned citizen: Take
Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner
Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards
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 Spring 2024 Bulletin
The Brookline Bird Club's Spring 2024 Bulletin, also known as our "blue book", has arrived in member mailboxes! The spring blue book contains a wealth of information for BBC members, including upcoming meetings and our
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Great Meadows NWR, Concord
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesWe will walk slowly along the dike looking for rails, shorebirds, and wading birds. The we will continue to an adjacent site where we have permission to enter private property, to look for Night-Herons. On our return, we will look for migrating Common Nighthawks! Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available;
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Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp
Lincoln - Drumlin Farm 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA, United StatesJoin us for a late summer bird walk at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp, two hotspots in Lincoln where early spring migrants often show up. We expect to see Killdeers, Indigo Buntings, several species of raptors, and hopefully a variety of early migrant Warblers. If we are lucky, we might find a Waterthrush at
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Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesShorebirds, Herons, & Swallows. Bring a chair, bug spray, and water. Trip runs until dark. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restroom available.
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)
Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United StatesJoin the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/
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Delaney WMA, Stow
Stow - Delaney WMA Boat Launch 353 Harvard Road, Stow, MA, United StatesWe will spend the morning walking 3-4 miles through fields, forests and wetlands looking for post-nesting birds and early migrants. No restrooms are available. Bring sunscreen and insect repellent. Be prepared for poison ivy. Rain cancels.