Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 11:00 AM – 11:18 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: 30 degrees, light, wind driven snow.
10 species
Common Eider 17
Harlequin Duck 5
Surf Scoter 25
White-winged Scoter 2
Bufflehead 6
Herring Gull 6
Iceland Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Common Loon 1
Great Cormorant 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318841
Niles Pond & Brace Cove, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 9:50 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments: 30 degrees, light snow and wind.
10 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 40
Greater Scaup 7
Greater/Lesser Scaup 2
Bufflehead 3
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Herring Gull 28
Great Black-backed Gull 9
American Crow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318837
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 9:30 AM – 9:47 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: 30 degrees, light snow and wind.
14 species
Canada Goose 6
Gadwall 2
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 17
Common Eider 4
Bufflehead 11
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Horned Grebe 1
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Common Loon 1
American Tree Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318836
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 8:42 AM – 9:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: 30 degrees, light snow, little wind.
10 species (+1 other taxa)
Common Eider 19
Surf Scoter 3
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 30
Razorbill 1
alcid sp. 1 Small black and white Alcid. Got on it just as it dove, never to be seen again.
Ring-billed Gull 6
Herring Gull 60
Great Black-backed Gull 35
Common Loon 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 Sitting on the roof of a building right next to the gulls.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318835
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Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 18, 2019 7:48 AM – 8:36 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: 29 degrees, light snow, no wind.
13 species
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 2
Common Eider 31
Surf Scoter 1
Bufflehead 17
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25
Herring Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Common Loon 5
American Crow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S53318833
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2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
8/11 Follow Up Field Trip: Introduction to the New England Shorebird Guide
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration The Brookline Bird Club's 2026 overnight pelagic trips to the edge of the continental shelf at Hydrographer Canyon are now open for registration! About the Trip Join the BBC on
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Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region During early June two groups of BBC birders traveled around the Errol, NH area in search of nesting neotropical migrants, boreal species and whatever else we could find
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
8/11 Follow Up Field Trip: Introduction to the New England Shorebird Guide
Follow Up Field Trip On Tuesday, August 11 at 9AM Soheil will lead a field trip focused on shorebird ID to Winthrop Beach. Learn more. Webinar: Introduction to the New England Shorebird Guide For over
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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Cold Spring Park, Newton
Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesThis large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.
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Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center
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CANCELLED Plum Island
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Plum Island
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