Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Caratunk Wildlife Refuge (ASRI), Bristol, Massachusetts, US

May 16, 2026 7:33 AM – 10:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.387 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk. Led by Carol Molander.Cloud Cover: 0%

59 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  12    5 goslings

Mallard  3

duck sp.  4    Most likely Wood Ducks

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

American Herring Gull  3

Green Heron  1    Possibly two

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  5

Eastern Kingbird  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  8

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  1

Fish Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  40    Conservative estimate

Purple Martin  40    Colony nesting in Gourds. Conservative estimate

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Brown Creeper  1

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  6

Northern House Wren  8

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  8

Gray Catbird  14

Eastern Bluebird  2

Veery  1

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  4

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  9

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  5

Blue-winged Warbler  5

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  8

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  12

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  3

Scarlet Tanager  2    Great looks by the power lines

Northern Cardinal  4

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341278224

Gammino Pond Preserve, Bristol, Massachusetts, US

May 16, 2026 11:10 AM – 12:06 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.791 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk led by Carol Molander.

20 species

Canada Goose  4

Mute Swan  2

Mourning Dove  1

Chimney Swift  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Double-crested Cormorant  3

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Warbling Vireo  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  6

Gray Catbird  7

American Robin  4

Baltimore Oriole  6

Common Grackle  4

Ovenbird  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S341278209

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

Tips for inspiring Young Birders

The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

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