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

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Worcester

    Worcester - Broad Meadow Brook WS (Mass Audubon) 414 Massasoit Rd, Worcester, MA, United States

    We’ll walk about 3 miles or mostly even terrain exploring 400 acre urban wildlife sanctuary looking for woodpeckers, raptors, ducks, herons and migrating song birds. There may be a $4 trail fee for Non-Mass Audubon Members. Beginners welcome!

  • Annual Members Meeting & Lecture with Hyla Howe: Bobolinks on the Brink

    Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Please join us on April 24 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30 with the BBC’s annual business meeting and the election of new officers and board members. Once we have concluded with club business and announcements we will go the evening’s speaker.

  • Birding by Ear: Spring Migration

    Ipswich - Daniel Boone Park 35 Spring St, Ipswich, MA, United States

    A leisurely three-quarter mile loop around Baker's Pond at Daniel Boone Park in Ipswich to look for newly arrived migrants. Recommended for those looking to learn more about birding by ear and migration. Open to beginners. Be prepared for areas of mud on the trail. Boots recommended.

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
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