Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 5, 2020 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds – Leader: Barbara Volkle – 39 degrees, wind off the ocean
Mallard  1
King Eider  1    immature, photo checklist included on s64157010
Common Eider  16
Harlequin Duck  8
Surf Scoter  2
White-winged Scoter  1
Long-tailed Duck  4
Herring Gull  8
Common Loon  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  12
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64233937
Eastern Point Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 5, 2020 10:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Canada Goose  6
Gadwall  7
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  6
Greater Scaup  2
Common Eider  45
Surf Scoter  3
White-winged Scoter  4
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  4
Bufflehead  12
Red-breasted Merganser  16
Common/Thick-billed Murre  2    Thick-billed murres, previously reported from this location
Ring-billed Gull  6
Herring Gull  50
Great Black-backed Gull  30
Great Cormorant  3
American Crow  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64233967
Andrews Point, Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 5, 2020 10:15 AM – 10:40 AM
Common Eider  20
Harlequin Duck  15
Black Scoter  20
Dovekie  2    flyby, distant, no images
Razorbill  10
alcid sp.  10    flyby, distant, no images
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  2
gull sp.  20
Red-throated Loon  1
cormorant sp.  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64268706
Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 5, 2020 10:55 AM – 11:45 AM
Common Eider  17
Harlequin Duck  2
Surf Scoter  14
White-winged Scoter  11
Long-tailed Duck  2
Bufflehead  12
Common Goldeneye  6
Horned Grebe  9    small flock of 8 together
Purple Sandpiper  55
Razorbill  1
Black Guillemot  5
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Red-throated Loon  1
Common Loon  2
Great Cormorant  3
Song Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64233983
Jodrey State Fish Pier, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 5, 2020 12:50 PM – 1:30 PM
Common Eider  23
Surf Scoter  10
Red-breasted Merganser  20
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  45
Dovekie  1    images at checklists s641636 72 & s64158347
Common/Thick-billed Murre  2    point blank range, images at checklists s64163672 & s64158347 & s64164268
Herring Gull  150
Iceland Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  15
Common Loon  3
American Crow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64268718

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Pop-up Trip: Crane WMA, Falmouth, and Swallow-tailed Kites!

    Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United States

    Pop-up trip to look for the Swallow-tailed Kites that have bred this year near Mashpee. We'll start with a walk at Crane WMA to look for grassland birds, then head over to the location nearby where the kites are being seen. Contact trip leader (leaving from Newton around 6.30am) for possible carpooling, or else meet

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (Winthrop side)

    Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk. A water bottle, water proof clothing including a hat, sunblock &

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