Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
21-May-2023 06:30 – 10:20
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club walk with leader and two participants
57 species
Canada Goose  3
Gadwall  1
Mallard  17
Wild Turkey  3
Mourning Dove  2
King Rail  2    One rail heard grunting at 6:45 from in front of a low stone wall behind a patch of shrubbery across from the Mass Audubon marsh near the tip of Eastern Point. Heard grunting twice more in the next five minutes, then a pair of King Rails walked from behind the shrubs and slowly crossed the road into the marsh, near the exit road from the yacht club, about 20 feet away from two observers, John Nelson and niece Kelley Newton. Distinguished from a Clapper Rail by more brightly ruddy (not tan) neck and breast, sharply contrasting black and white lines on flanks, and deep, resonant grunts (not keks) a bit reminiscent of a bullfrog. In many visits I’ve never seen a King Rail or a report of a King Rail at Eastern Point.
Semipalmated Plover  8
Herring Gull  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Double-crested Cormorant  42
Great Egret  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Red-eyed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  18
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  2
Barn Swallow  18
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  12
Gray Catbird  48
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  8
House Sparrow  10
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  5
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  8
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  4
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Common Grackle  6
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  3
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  8
Northern Parula  2
Magnolia Warbler  3
Bay-breasted Warbler  2
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  24
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  3
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S138807996

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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