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

Gloucester Harbor, Gloucester US-MA 42.59607, -70.67375, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Jul 27, 2024 8:35 AM – 12:16 PM

Protocol: Traveling

59.939 mile(s)

18 species

American Black Duck  32

Common Eider  13

Black Scoter  1    Heading out of harbor past breakwater

Black Guillemot  1    Seen near Thatcher Island. Black alcid with white wing patches in its summer plumage. Photos

Laughing Gull  1

Herring Gull  300    Underestimated count, many seen roosting on islands and outcrops

Great Black-backed Gull  42

Common Tern  18    Feeding in Gloucester Harbor at boat dock

Wilson’s Storm-Petrel  6

Cory’s Shearwater  14

Great Shearwater  26

Sooty Shearwater  1

Manx Shearwater  3

Northern Gannet  1

Double-crested Cormorant  500    Underestimated count, many roosting on islands and outcrops

Little Blue Heron  1    Ten Pound Island

Great Egret  21    1 Under the pilings at boat dock; 20 on 10 pound island

Tree Swallow  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S189388354

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BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th [...]

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    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

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