Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

May 15, 2024 7:15 AM – 8:23 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.472 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Overall typical resident breeding birds except a nightjar.

21 species

Canada Goose  45    15 chicks

Mallard  5

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  2

Chuck-will’s-widow  1    Large nightjar, grackle size, modeled buff, brown, and black; very long wings, extending out over the back and crossing; no white visible on bird; very rumpled appearance overall. Photo.

Chimney Swift  1

Spotted Sandpiper  2

Herring Gull  12

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Double-crested Cormorant  16

Warbling Vireo  3

Tree Swallow  1

European Starling  11

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  2

House Sparrow  15

American Goldfinch  1

Song Sparrow  3

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Common Grackle  3

Common Yellowthroat  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174982451

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    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/

  • 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/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • 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.

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