Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
25-Nov-2023 07:30 – 11:30
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, Ernie L, 9 participants
39 species
Canada Goose  4
Mallard  5
American Black Duck  28
Northern Pintail  1    female on salt water
Bufflehead  18
Hooded Merganser  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  4
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Blue Jay  9
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  11
Tufted Titmouse  6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4
Carolina Wren  14
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  5
Eastern Bluebird  3
Hermit Thrush  3
American Robin  150
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  22
Pine Siskin  1
American Goldfinch  7
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  6
White-throated Sparrow  22
Song Sparrow  8
Swamp Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4
Northern Cardinal  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S155764014
Egypt Lane Ponds, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
25-Nov-2023 12:30 – 13:45
Mute Swan  2
Gadwall  13
Mallard  10
Hooded Merganser  4
Great Egret  1    large white bird w/long neck and legs, thick based tapered yellow bill
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Merlin  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Brown Thrasher  1
House Finch  2
American Tree Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S155764012
Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
25-Nov-2023 13:30 – 14:15
Brant (Atlantic)  750
Snow Goose x Brant (hybrid)  1    continuing hybrid
Canada Goose  49
Greater/Lesser Scaup  75    likely Greater, in bad light at distance
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  1
Surf Scoter  7
Long-tailed Duck  4
Bufflehead  25
Red-breasted Merganser  5
Horned Grebe  5
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Common Loon  5
Black Vulture  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Gray Catbird  2
Song Sparrow  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S155764011
Shaw Road, Fairhaven, Bristol, Massachusetts, US
25-Nov-2023 15:00 – 15:15
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Common Raven  1

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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    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/

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  • 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/

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