Franklin Park–Scarboro Pond, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2025 8:34 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.825 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: 52°
Partly Cloudy
13 species
Canada Goose 374
Mallard 28
American Black Duck 3
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 5
Downy Woodpecker 4
Blue Jay 3
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
House Sparrow 2
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
BIRDING IN MT AUBURN CEMETERY!
Brookline Bird Club has shout out in Wicked Local Cambridge edition! Here is the link to a wonderful article found in the Wicked Local Cambridge edition at birding at Mt. Auburn. It
2015 STATISTICAL AND YEAR-END REPORT
By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2015, the Brookline Bird Club listed 295 species of birds on 182 reported trips, six species less than last year. A total of 257 trips were scheduled, just two
Rusty Blackbird Blitz – Surveying Rusty Blackbirds in the Lynnfield Marsh IBA
Arthur C. Bent (in Life Histories of North American Blackbirds, Orioles, Tanagers and Allies, (New York: Dover, 1965), 294) described flocks of Rusty Blackbirds stretching as far as the eye could see that once migrated
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
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Members Webinar with Tiffany Kirsten – Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders
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Woodcock Walk, North Easton
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CANCELLED Pine Hill Road Grasslands (was rescheduled from March 14)
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge
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Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond
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