Charles River Esplanade, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2025 7:05 AM – 8:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
31 species
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 10
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 5
Chimney Swift 2
American Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 8
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Appeared to be in juvenile plumage. No red on head or yellow wash
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 6
American Crow 1
European Starling 4
Gray Catbird 1
American Robin 3
House Sparrow 50
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1 At second bridge west of Hatch Shell. Buff breast with fine streaking. On smaller side for sparrow.
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 25
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 9
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S234711736
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
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 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were
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
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
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 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were
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
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
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 2014
2014 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2014, the Brookline Bird Club listed 301 species of birds on 218 reported trips.. A total of 259trips were scheduled, sixteen trips were
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
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)
Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United StatesJoin 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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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)
Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United StatesJoin 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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Parker River Marsh Cruise
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Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching
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Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
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