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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, [...]

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Great Meadows NWR, Concord

Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United States

We will walk easy trails looking for shorebirds, ducks, wading birds, rails, and nesting songbirds. This is also a great time to look for butterflies and other interesting insects.  Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair!

Whale and Seabird watching trip out of Gloucester

Gloucester - 7 Seas Whale Watch 63 Rogers Street, 7 Seas Wharf, Gloucester, MA, United States

The BBC is partnering with the 7 Seas Whale Watching Tour Company to travel to Stellwagen Bank - primary feeding grounds for the Humpback Whale, the endangered Right Whale, and other marine wildlife, including seabirds. With the help of onboard naturalists, we will search for seabirds - storm petrals, shearwaters, gulls and terns, gannets, and [...]

An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. In July, At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations—we’ll search for osprey, flocks of egrets, piping plover, migrating shorebirds, meadow and grassland nesting birds. Participants are responsible for their own transportation [...]

Charles River Path in Waltham

Waltham - Charles River Shaws Supermarket 130 River Street, Waltham, MA, United States

Stroll along an easy to walk paved path. Possible sightings include Wood Ducks, Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo, and Great Blue Heron. Cosponsored with Waltham :Land Trust and Menotomy Bird Club.

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