Cape Ann (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 8, 2020 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Cape Ann, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – Clear, breezy,20s
Gadwall  12    9 Eastern Point, 3 Brace Cove
Mallard  25    Niles Pond
American Black Duck  2    CL
Greater Scaup  40    Niles Pond
Common Eider  45    45 Fishermen’s Memorial, many more elsewhere
Harlequin Duck  10    6 Cathedral Ledges, 4 Andrews Point
Surf Scoter  15    5 Fishermen’s Memorial
White-winged Scoter  10    Cathedral Ledge
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  1    Jodfrey Fish Pier
Bufflehead  30    2 Fishermen’s Memorial, many elsewhere
Red-breasted Merganser  7    7 Fishermen’s Memorial  many Niles Pond
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  13    Gloucester Harbor
Purple Sandpiper  12    Andrews Point
Dovekie  4    One from Maritime Gloucester Pier, one 10 yards from end of Jodrey Fish Pier, 2 Cathedral Ledges
Razorbill  1    1 Andrews Point
Black Guillemot  2    1 North Shore Art Assoc, 1 Back Shore
Herring Gull  300    At least, many in Gloucester Harbor
Great Black-backed Gull  100    At least, many in Gloucester Harbor
Red-throated Loon  2    Andrews Point
Common Loon  2
Northern Gannet  2    2 Brace Cove
Peregrine Falcon  1    Andrews Point
American Crow  20    Several places
Song Sparrow  3    2 Niles Pond, 1 Back Shore
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64401561
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Mallard  100    On quarry
American Black Duck  3    On quarry

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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Upcoming Field Trips

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    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/

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

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