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.

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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

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

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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