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

Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 29, 2026 8:02 AM – 9:29 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.781 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk, Neil Calabro and Mike McCarthy, co-leaders.

34 species

Canada Goose  3

Wood Duck  8

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  4

Mourning Dove  3

Turkey Vulture  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Pileated Woodpecker  1    Heard near feeders in woods by cemeteries

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1    Drumming

Eastern Phoebe  3

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  1    Over the large vernal pool near trailhead by cemetery

Golden-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4

Brown Creeper  1

Carolina Wren  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  4

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  4

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7

Rusty Blackbird  6    In the swamp along the Blue Heron Trail

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  3

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S315074054

Millennium Park, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Mar 29, 2026 9:30 AM – 11:17 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.348 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk, Neil Calabro and Mike McCarthy, co-leaders.

30 species

Canada Goose  8

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  2

Green-winged Teal (American)  2

Killdeer  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  2

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  1    Calling loudly Ruins Trail

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1    Immature

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3    Drumming

American Kestrel  1    Male

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  5

Fish Crow  8    Continuing flock

Black-capped Chickadee  4

European Starling  8

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  11

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  5

Fox Sparrow (Red)  2

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  13

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  3

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S315074072

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

Mar 29, 2026 11:17 AM – 11:56 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.336 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk, Mike McCarthy leader.

22 species

Canada Goose  4

Mute Swan  2

Mallard  4

American Black Duck  1

Ring-necked Duck  1    Drake

Hooded Merganser  4    Hens

Mourning Dove  2

Killdeer  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  1

Northern Mockingbird  4

American Robin  12

House Sparrow  2

American Goldfinch  4

American Tree Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S315074063

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

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    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This 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.

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This 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.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During 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.

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