Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2021 6:43 AM – 10:34 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.641 mile(s)
55 species
Canada Goose  1
Mallard  10
Common Eider  20
Red-breasted Merganser  2
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  1
Least Sandpiper  2
Herring Gull  1
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  7
Great Blue Heron  1
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  1    See by several but not all of group, longer legs
Osprey  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Merlin  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  5
Tree Swallow  15
Barn Swallow  24
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  6
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  8
Gray Catbird  26
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  4
American Pipit  2    Feeding in seaweed on Brace Cove near the dike at Niles pond
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  6
White-throated Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  8
Brown-headed Cowbird  6
Common Grackle  12
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Parula  3
Yellow Warbler  10
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  4
Northern Cardinal  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87721847

Bring Back Bobolinks!

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

Bring Back Bobolinks!

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

Bring Back Bobolinks!

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

News Categories

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.

Go to Top