Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 09:12 – 10:15
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds- Leader: Barbara Volkle
Mallard  5
Common Eider  7
Harlequin Duck  35
Black Scoter  15
Long-tailed Duck  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
gull sp.  3
Common Loon  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  2
House Finch  1
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 10:25 – 10:55
Common Eider  30
Harlequin Duck  35
Black Scoter  30
Long-tailed Duck  5
Bufflehead  1
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Herring Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1    Red around bill
American Crow  6
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 11:05 – 11:21
Common Eider  6
Harlequin Duck  2
Surf Scoter  8
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe  1
Razorbill  1
Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Great Cormorant  3
American Crow  1
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 11:48 – 12:17
Canada Goose  15
Common Eider  6
White-winged Scoter  5
Black Scoter  8
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  3
Horned Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  8
Black Guillemot  1
Herring Gull  2
gull sp.  2
American Crow  1
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
04-Jan-2023 13:05 – 13:20
Common Eider  8
Black Scoter  4
Bufflehead  2
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  60
Herring Gull  12
Great Black-backed Gull  20
Common Loon  1

Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

Blue Book Survey

Are you a BBC Member? Do you have 5 minutes? Tell us what you think about the Blue Book! We want to hear your input on our Brookline Bird Club Bulletins, mailed to members each

Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

Blue Book Survey

Are you a BBC Member? Do you have 5 minutes? Tell us what you think about the Blue Book! We want to hear your input on our Brookline Bird Club Bulletins, mailed to members each

Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

Blue Book Survey

Are you a BBC Member? Do you have 5 minutes? Tell us what you think about the Blue Book! We want to hear your input on our Brookline Bird Club Bulletins, mailed to members each

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join 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/

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join 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/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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