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

Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Jul 18, 2026 9:02 AM – 11:33 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.779 mile(s)

25 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  1

Killdeer  2

Razorbill  1    Stunning individual floating not far off Pleasure Bay Beach. A surprising rarity! :O

Ring-billed Gull  4

American Herring Gull  40    Estimate; observed throughout walk

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Common Tern  10    Estimate

Double-crested Cormorant  25    Estimate

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  1

Osprey  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  2

American/Fish Crow  1

Tree Swallow  2

Barn Swallow  25    Estimate; Probably nesting at Castle Island

European Starling  30    Estimate

Northern Mockingbird  6

American Robin  20    Estimate

Cedar Waxwing  5    Flock heard only

House Sparrow  30    Low estimate

Baltimore Oriole  1    Glimpsed bright male flying into nearby tree. Leaves obscured a follow-up sighting

Common Grackle  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S378766086

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Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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    Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that attracts many uncommon and rare species. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk, though there are some rough patches. A water bottle, sunblock, insect repellent, and waterproof clothing including a

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    Cancelled due to availability of the leader.

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