Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Fort Phoenix State Reservation, Bristol, Massachusetts, US

Nov 2, 2025 7:52 AM – 10:40 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.806 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Paskamansett Bird Club and Brookline Bird Club walk. Led by Carol Molander.

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Clear sky

Temperature: 42 – 49°F

Wind: Gentle breeze

Wind Direction: W

Cloud Cover: 0%

Humidity: 53 – 68%

Sunrise: 6:16am

Sunset: 4:37pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

35 species (+1 other taxa)

Brant  175

Snow Goose x Brant (hybrid)  1    *Rare. Well documented hybrid. Third year it has been seen here, arriving in early November and leaving in early spring. Associating with the Brant flock. Seen by the main parking lot eating grass. Flew when spooked by a dog walker. Seen later on the walk by the hurricane dike eating green algae (sea lettuce). It did vocalize. It sounded more Goose-like than Brant-like. I couldn’t get an audio. I will try another time.

Canada Goose  16

Mallard  2    Seen by Moe

Surf Scoter  3

Bufflehead  2

Red-breasted Merganser  65    Best estimate. Several rafts following and feeding on schools of fish.

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  2

Laughing Gull  4

Ring-billed Gull  24

American Herring Gull  35

Horned Grebe  2

Common Loon  2

Double-crested Cormorant  10

Great Blue Heron  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Bald Eagle  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  4

Tree Swallow  2    No doubt in identification. Blue-green upperparts, white underparts.  Flew close and directly over our heads.

Barn Swallow  2    Watched for around 10 minutes. Flying over the beach and grassy field. Forked tail. Dark above, orange throat. Lighter belly.

Carolina Wren  2

European Starling  35

Northern Mockingbird  2

American Robin  6

House Sparrow  8

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  8

Red-winged Blackbird  1    Seen by Bill

Yellow-rumped Warbler  22

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S282924821

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