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
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
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Upcoming Field Trips
Field Trips / Events
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Arlington Reservoir
We will search for spring migrants, waterfowl, shorebirds. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for resident species including Indigo Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Wild Turkey, American Kestrel, and a variety of warblers. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the
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Caratunk Wildlife Sanctuary
Just two miles from the Rhode Island border, Caratunk Wildlife Refuge in Seekonk, MA offers six miles of nature hiking trails through nearly 200 acres of fields, forests, streams and ponds. A Purple Martin colony can be observed nesting in the gourds in the main field. Trails are easy to moderate in difficulty. Expect 2.5