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Gaining Ground, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 6:50 AM – 7:24 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.135 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – A lot of activity  in the brushy edges and good views of birds in the marsh area from behind the ball fields.

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Overcast clouds

Temperature: 41°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

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

34 species

Mallard  1

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

American Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  4

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Carolina Wren  2

Gray Catbird  4

Brown Thrasher  1

Eastern Bluebird  2    Feeding each other

American Robin  12

American Goldfinch  7

Field Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  10

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  2

Song Sparrow  5

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird  8

Brown-headed Cowbird  6

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard: Confirmed ID by the classic squeaky gate song. We also got good views of them multiple times

Common Grackle  2

Northern Waterthrush  1

Blue-winged Warbler  1

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Northern Yellow Warbler  3

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2    Song and calls

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094046

Hanscom Field–Massport Trail, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 3, 2026 7:25 AM – 9:43 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.109 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club- Gaining Ground and Massport Trails – Leaders: Adrien Currier and Kathy Dia – We entered through Gaining Ground and took a route without trespassing. Past the runway we took the loop through the brushy area and through the oak-pine woods, across the large field, past the four-way intersection and through the pine woods to the ledge over the runways. Light showers around 9:15-9:30

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Overcast clouds – broken clouds

Temperature: 41 – 46°F

Wind: Light breeze – moderate breeze

Wind Direction: NW

Cloud Cover: 75 – 100%

Humidity: 69 – 85%

Dew point: 36°F

Sunrise: 5:37am

Sunset: 7:46pm

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

42 species

Canada Goose  4    Low estimate. Heard a flock flying in distance

Mallard  1

Mourning Dove  5

Killdeer  1

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Northern Harrier  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

American Kestrel  6    Used scope for most

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Blue Jay  10

Black-capped Chickadee  8

Tufted Titmouse  5

Barn Swallow (American)  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Gray Catbird  6

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  3

American Robin  8

Pine Siskin  1    Heard partial “zhwee” call as it flew over. Goldfinch-like but too buzzy and light.

American Goldfinch  9

White-throated Sparrow  14

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  12    Everywhere

Red-winged Blackbird  18

Brown-headed Cowbird  2

Rusty Blackbird  2    Saw and heard clearly (squeaky gate sounds)

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  10    Everywhere

Blue-winged Warbler  5

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  10

Northern Cardinal  5

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332094031

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

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