Canada Goose 8
Mallard 18
Gadwall 8. Eastern Pt
Common Eider 195
Harlequin Duck 70 Granite Pier (25), Cathedral Ledge (15), Andrews Pt (30)
Surf Scoter 8
White-winged Scoter 28
Long-tailed Duck 8. Bass Rocks, Eastern Point, Andrews Pt
Black Scoter 25 Andrews Pt
Bufflehead 33
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 23
Common Loon 5
Purple Sandpiper 50 Bass Rocks. Flock of sandpipers flew and resettled on the rocks
Great Blue Heron 1
Herring Gull X
Ring-billed Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Razorbill 1 Rocky Neck. Amazingly close to shore by the public parking lot.
Great Cormorant 1. Granite Pier
Mourning Dove 2
American Crow 22
Blue Jay 2
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1. Eastern Point
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
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Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolink Walk and Nature Journaling at Appleton Farms
Ipswich - Appleton Farms paid parking, free for TTOR members 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United StatesPart of our Bring Back Boblinks conservation series. Bird walk from 8 - 10 am. Followed by optional sketching and nature journaling. Learn about our special species of concern, the Bobolink, during a guided walk through their breeding habitat observing field marks, mating calls and nest building. Then study and appreciate these beautiful birds during
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Horn Pond, Woburn
Woburn - Horn Pond - Sturgis St 98 Sturgis St, Woburn, MA, United StatesWe’ll look out and listen for breeders that have settled into the Horn Pond area like Great Crested Flycatchers, Scarlet Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, Ovenbirds, Towhee, and others. Horn Pond has a great mix of deciduous, pine, marsh, and lake habitats that attract a variety of birds including song birds, water birds, birds of prey, and
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Crane Wildlife Management Area, East Falmouth
Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWith CCBC leading. This unique grassland habitat is host to a rich variety of species, including Eastern Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow, Bobolink, American Kestrel and possibly Blue Grosbeak. When we’re done at Crane, we can cross the road and scan Coonamessett Field for raptor activity. Those wishing to can continue on to Mass Audubon’s Ashumet Holly
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Crane Beach, Ipswich
Ipswich - Crane Beach 331 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA, United StatesCosponsored by the ECOC. This two-mile walk in the sand is aimed at nesting Piping Plovers, Least Terns, and Bank Swallows, as well as evening singers such as Whip-poor-wills. Be prepared for mosquitoes at sunset.
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Myles Standish State Forest, Carver – Evening
Carver - Myles Standish State Forest 181 Cranberry Rd, Carver, MA, United StatesA serene way to end the day with Prairie Warblers and Hermit Thrushes reluctantly giving way to Eastern Whip-poor-wills and, perhaps, Northern Saw-whet Owls. Target endangered breeding species: Whip-poor-will.




