Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 7:50 AM – 8:32 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 34 degrees, low tide.
Canada Goose  6
Greater Scaup  24
Common Eider  150
Surf Scoter  11
White-winged Scoter  5
Black Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  3
Bufflehead  18
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  40
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Common Loon  2
Carolina Wren  1    Heard.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893220
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 8:38 AM – 9:11 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 35 degrees, low tide.
Canada Goose  6
Common Eider  26
Surf Scoter  5
White-winged Scoter  3
Black Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  5
Red-breasted Merganser  8
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  20
Ring-billed Gull  10
Herring Gull  18
Great Black-backed Gull  21
gull sp.  100    In the distance on roofs.
Common Loon  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893224
Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 9:25 AM – 9:41 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 34 degrees, light NE wind, low tide rising.
Canada Goose  4
Gadwall  12
Mallard  4
Common Eider  12
Surf Scoter  12
White-winged Scoter  2
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  17
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Common Loon  2
American Crow  3
European Starling  3
American Robin  10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893227
Atlantic Ave., Cormorant Rock, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 9:53 AM – 9:59 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 35 degrees, light NE wind, low tide rising.
Common Eider  3
White-winged Scoter  2
Surf/Black Scoter  3
Bufflehead  2
Herring Gull  2
Great Cormorant  0
American Crow  1    Heard.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893229
Atlantic Ave., Ells Club, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 10:03 AM – 10:32 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 34 degrees, NE wind picking up, low tide rising.
Common Eider  4
Surf Scoter  4
White-winged Scoter  3
Bufflehead  6
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Horned Grebe  1
Red-necked Grebe  11    All together.
Black Guillemot  2
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  4
Common Loon  1
Carolina Wren  1    Heard.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893230
Pebble Beach, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 10:57 AM – 11:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 35 degrees, NE wind 5-10 mph, mid-tide rising.
Common Eider  17
Surf Scoter  5
Bufflehead  12
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Purple Sandpiper  12
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
gull sp.  1000    There were a huge number of Gulls out on Milk Island.  At one point they all put up leaving just the Great Cormorants behind.  Quite a sight.
Common Loon  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893234
Loblolly Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 11:25 AM – 11:49 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, 35 degrees, NE wind 10 mph, mid-tide rising.  Led BBC walk.
7 species
Common Eider  7
Harlequin Duck  15
Surf Scoter  6
White-winged Scoter  3
Black Scoter  2
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Herring Gull  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893236
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 15, 2021 12:00 PM – 12:17 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments:    Overcast, light rain NE wind 10 mph, almost high tide.
Brant  26
Common Eider  7
Surf Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  1
Bufflehead  2
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Ring-billed Gull  3
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Common Loon  1
Great Cormorant  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S81893240

Scholarship Report

The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

Scholarship Report

The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

Scholarship Report

The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

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