Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Trip for Alcids and Seabirds – Leader: Barbara Volkle – sun, 26 degrees
Herring Gull  3
Downy Woodpecker  2
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  1
Townsend’s Solitaire  1    previously found bird
American Robin  1
American Goldfinch  12
American Tree Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993778
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Common Eider  72
Harlequin Duck  37
White-winged Scoter  7
Black Scoter  75
Long-tailed Duck  11
Bufflehead  2
alcid sp.  5
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Great Cormorant  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993775
Cathedral Ledge, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Mallard  2
Common Eider  25
Harlequin Duck  5
Black Scoter  10
Long-tailed Duck  1
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Razorbill  5
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  2
Common Loon  1
Northern Gannet  2
Great Cormorant  1
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993767
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Canada Goose  10
Gadwall  2
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  81
American Black Duck  6
Ring-necked Duck  15
Common Eider  110
Surf Scoter  3
Bufflehead  8
Red-breasted Merganser  52
Herring Gull  80
Great Black-backed Gull  65
Black-crowned Night-Heron  1    juvenile, known roosting location Niles Pond
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Crow  14
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993759
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Common Eider  71
Surf Scoter  6
White-winged Scoter  45
Bufflehead  96
Red-breasted Merganser  21
Red-necked Grebe  3
Black Guillemot  7
Herring Gull  25
Red-throated Loon  1
Northern Gannet  1
Great Cormorant  14
American Crow  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993748
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Dec 12, 2019 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Common Eider  15
Red-breasted Merganser  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  30
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  50
Great Black-backed Gull  30
Peregrine Falcon  1    vicinity of town hall, perched
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S62993743

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • 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/

  • Pop-up Trip: Crane WMA, Falmouth, and Swallow-tailed Kites!

    Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United States

    Pop-up trip to look for the Swallow-tailed Kites that have bred this year near Mashpee. We'll start with a walk at Crane WMA to look for grassland birds, then head over to the location nearby where the kites are being seen. Contact trip leader (leaving from Newton around 6.30am) for possible carpooling, or else meet

  • 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.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (Winthrop side)

    Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk. A water bottle, water proof clothing including a hat, sunblock &

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