Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 20, 2022 8:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Checklist Comments:    BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Leader: Peter Van Demark – fog burning off to light clouds, calm, warming to 50s
35 species
Canada Goose  9    Flock flew over
Common Eider  10
Harlequin Duck  22
Surf Scoter  3
Black Scoter  2
Long-tailed Duck  20
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Red-necked Grebe  5
Mourning Dove  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Red-throated Loon  1
Great Cormorant  2
Great Egret  1    Flying north
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    On dead trees along main trail to visitors center
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1    Heard only
Downy Woodpecker  4
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  3
American Robin  9
House Finch  1
Fox Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  5
White-throated Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird  1    Heard only
Common Grackle  5
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S105398791

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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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    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/

  • 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/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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