Gloucester–Fisherman’s Monument, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 7:50 AM – 8:20 AM
Checklist Comments:    Sunny, 35 degrees, blustry.  Led BBC walk.
Canada Goose  8
Greater Scaup  4
Common Eider  24
Surf Scoter  7
Bufflehead  7
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Horned Grebe  1
Herring Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495032
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 8:25 AM – 9:10 AM
Mallard  2
Greater Scaup  2
Lesser Scaup  4
Common Eider  38
Surf Scoter  5
Long-tailed Duck  1
Common Goldeneye  2
Red-breasted Merganser  9
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  50
Mourning Dove  6
Herring Gull  60
Great Black-backed Gull  12
Common Loon  2
House Sparrow  10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495029
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 9:20 AM – 9:45 AM
Canada Goose  12
Gadwall  4
American Black Duck  2
Common Eider  14
Surf Scoter  4
Long-tailed Duck  2
Bufflehead  8
Common Goldeneye  1
Red-breasted Merganser  6
Purple Sandpiper  6    Way out on breakwater.
Herring Gull  4
Common Loon  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495027
Atlantic Ave., Ells Club, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Common Eider  3
White-winged Scoter  5
Bufflehead  32
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Red-necked Grebe  12    Conservative.
Black Guillemot  1
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495025
Granite Pier, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 11:05 AM – 11:30 AM
Canada Goose  7
Mallard  3
Common Eider  7
Harlequin Duck  4
Surf Scoter  9
Long-tailed Duck  2
Bufflehead  4
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Purple Sandpiper  3
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495023
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 21, 2022 11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Sunny, 50 degrees
Common Eider  5
Harlequin Duck  20
White-winged Scoter  6
Black Scoter  7
Long-tailed Duck  14
Bufflehead  3
Common Merganser (North American)  4
Horned Grebe  2
Dovekie  1    Tiny, no-neck black & white alcid with tiny bill.  Well observed thriough scope for several minutes.  Was close to nearby Razorbills.
Razorbill  8    Possibly more.  Max of 4 seen at one time.  All the Alcis were seen in the approximate area along a tide line.
Black Guillemot  2
Herring Gull  12
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S103495022

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1985

STATISTICAL REPORT 1985 by Mary L. Barnett, Statistician “Come in, Barn Owl. We're at the Salt Pans. The Tundra Swan just landed.” BBC CB Radio Patrol 12-7-1985 The Birding Highlight of 1985 was the proliferation [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1984

STATISTICAL REPORT-1984  Our Life List is a storehouse of rich memories to which we added this year the monarch of shorebirds, the Long-billed Curlew, on the 9th of June. Like an echo, to the same [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1983

1983 BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB STATISTICAL REPORT During 1983 the Brookline Bird Club listed 300 Massachusetts species, and identified an additional six hybrids, subspecies, color morphs, or exotics, totaling 306 in all. Trips to Maine added [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1982

1982 STATISTICAL REPORT  In 1982 the Brookline Bird Club enriched its Massachu-setts Life Species List to 376 with the addition of Townsend's Solitaire, viewed at West Tisbury on January 3rd. Dr. Bob Timberlake’s Falmouth trip [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1981

1981 STATISTICAL REPORT “My heart is warm with the friends I make And better friends I'll not be knowing There isn’t a [bird trip] I wouldn’t take No matter where it’s going!” (with apologies to [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1980

1980 STATISTICAL REPORT  During 1980 the Brookline Bird Club observed 313 species of birds as follows: Massachusetts, 299 species; New Hampshire, two additional species; New Jersey to North Carolina, 12 additional species. The 14 species [...]

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    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

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