Eastern Point–General Area, Essex, Massachusetts, US

May 11, 2025 6:52 AM – 12:06 PM

Protocol: Traveling

3.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Very windy found pockets of warblers and other migrants, very successful outing The Merlin app also picked up Prairie Warbler and Canada Warbler, but we could find them.

70 species (+1 other taxa)

Mallard  7

Lesser Scaup  2

Common Eider  5

Red-breasted Merganser  2

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  2

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Killdeer  1

Least Sandpiper  4

peep sp.  13

American Herring Gull  10

Great Black-backed Gull  4

Common Loon  1

Double-crested Cormorant  15

Great Egret  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  5

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  3

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow  8

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Red-breasted Nuthatch  1

Northern House Wren  5

Carolina Wren  7

European Starling  3

Gray Catbird  24

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  4

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  10

Chipping Sparrow  5

Field Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow  3

Baltimore Oriole  12

Red-winged Blackbird  10

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Common Grackle  10

Ovenbird  6

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  9

Tennessee Warbler  1

Nashville Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Cape May Warbler  4

Northern Parula  14

Magnolia Warbler  5

Bay-breasted Warbler  2

Blackburnian Warbler  2

Yellow Warbler  6

Chestnut-sided Warbler  3

Blackpoll Warbler  2

Black-throated Blue Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler  5

Black-throated Green Warbler  13

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  7

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S237070026

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations

  • BBC Winter Meeting February 7 – Social Hour, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith!

    Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC’s annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with refreshments, our popular used bird book sale table, and our speaker Norman Smith, Director of the Snowy Owl Project. The Winter Meeting is free and open to all. There is plenty of free parking.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER.     Let's explore the East Boston side of Belle Isle Marsh in winter! We'll look for ducks, hawks, Bald Eagles, winter finches and many more birds! Belle Isle is a fantastic birding destination in any season. All of the trails are flat and easy, with a slight elevation on the

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