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

Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jan 31, 2026 9:04 AM – 11:04 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.059 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip. Forgot to count. about 10 plus two leaders. Very cold. Wind was moderate but created biting wind chill becasue it was about 10F and  less at the start. Sunny.

26 species

Brant  58

Canada Goose  17

American Black Duck  23

Common Eider  53

Surf Scoter  2

White-winged Scoter  1

Black Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  2

Bufflehead  4

Common Goldeneye  6

Red-breasted Merganser  18

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  15

Sanderling  1

Dunlin  26

Purple Sandpiper  18    definitely this number in one spot. High count not that unusual there.

Ring-billed Gull  3

American Herring Gull  25

Great Black-backed Gull  3

Red-throated Loon  1

Common Loon  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Snowy Owl  1

Horned Lark  7    definite ID, one small flock.

Snow Bunting  9

Song Sparrow  1

Pine Warbler  1    Pic may be coming. ID’d carefully. That certain citrus yellow that only Pine Warblers have. Strong contrast between darker cheeks and yellow throat.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S297516162

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

ANNUAL REPORT 1994

THE 1994 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1994, the Brookline Bird Club listed 314 species of birds on 176 reported trips. A total of 198 trips were scheduled, 77 all-day, 92

ANNUAL REPORT 1993

THE 1993 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 1993, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species of birds on 152 reported trips. A total of 172 trips were scheduled, 66 all-day, 89

ANNUAL REPORT 1992

THE 1992 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist   A total of 273 species were listed by the Brookline Bird Club on 139 reported field trips during 1992. A total of 156 trips were scheduled:

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