Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 10, 2026 6:53 AM – 11:52 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.973 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Superb day on EP. Upper 50’s to low 60’s, very little wind, some fog and overcast that dissipated as the morning went on.

82 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant  7

Canada Goose  1

Mallard  22

American Black Duck  4

Common Eider  32

Surf Scoter  2

Black Scoter  1

Long-tailed Duck  1

Bufflehead  6

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  4

Chimney Swift  1

Killdeer  1

Semipalmated Plover  3

Least Sandpiper  1

Laughing Gull  3

Ring-billed Gull  6

American Herring Gull  1

Great Black-backed Gull  1

Common Loon  3

Northern Gannet  1

Double-crested Cormorant  22

Black-crowned Night Heron  1

Snowy Egret  1

Great Egret  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker  3

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Merlin  1

falcon sp.  1

Least Flycatcher  7

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  2

Blue-headed Vireo  7

Red-eyed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  9

American Crow  4

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  18

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  7

Barn Swallow  20

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  6

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  20

Northern Mockingbird  3

Veery  2

American Robin  7

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  8

Chipping Sparrow  3

White-throated Sparrow  2

Savannah Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  4

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  7

Red-winged Blackbird  14

Brown-headed Cowbird  7

Common Grackle  12

Ovenbird  2

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  6

Nashville Warbler  4

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  1

Northern Parula  5

Magnolia Warbler  3

Blackburnian Warbler  4

Northern Yellow Warbler  12

Chestnut-sided Warbler  6

Black-throated Blue Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Black-throated Green Warbler  6

Scarlet Tanager  1

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337288474

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,

Renew membership now!

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,

Renew membership now!

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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