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

Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Mar 18, 2018 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning – Guest Leader: Barbara Buls – temperature in teens, very windy (scoping through tears, couldn’t keep binoculars still enough on Grout Pile)
21 species

Brant  3
Mallard  200     At least, seen flying overhead from parking lot, then on water in the quarry
Common Eider  2
Harlequin Duck  28
White-winged Scoter  7
Long-tailed Duck  12
Bufflehead  17
Red-breasted Merganser  4
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Herring Gull  4
Blue Jay  3     2 heard, 1 seen
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  10     At least
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  20     Flock in the Back 40
Cedar Waxwing  6     A highlight of the walk
Dark-eyed Junco  2
Northern Cardinal  3     1 heard, 2 seen
Red-winged Blackbird  1     Heard only
House Finch  3
House Sparrow  4     At least

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S43817946

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  • Cape Ann

    Gloucester - Fisherman's Monument Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial, 60 Western Ave, Gloucester, MA, United States

    We will search for alcids and other wintering seabirds. Be prepared for cold and windy weather. If inclement weather is predicted, contact the leader by 6:00 pm the previous evening.

  • The Quiet Beauty of birding – Winthrop Shore Reservation

    Winthrop - DCR Winthrop Beach Reservation - Sturgis St 59 Winthrop Shore Drive, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • The Quiet Beauty of birding – Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation

    Lynn - Red Rock Park 188 Lynn Shore Drive, Lynn, MA, United States

    Offered by DCR. Come join us for an up-close look at sea ducks and gulls in action! Observe, share your insights, ask questions, and connect with fellow bird enthusiasts. For adults & children 8+. Children must be with an adult. ADA/Reasonable Accommodation  617-645-0358 | Moneesha.dasgupta2@mass.gov

  • Member Webinar with Matthew Young: The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and the Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada

    Please join the BBC on the evening of February 19 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Matthew Young from the Finch Research Network (FiRN). Matthew will talk about both The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada. (NOTE CORRECTED DATE.)

  • CC Canal and Sandwich hotspots (rescheduled from 2/8)

    Sagamore - Scusset Beach Pier Parking Lot MA, United States

    Offered by the Cape Cod Bird Club! and co-sponsored by Brookline Bird Club. We’ll begin at the canal (Scusset Beach State Reservation is on the canal) and follow up with visits to the ponds, marshes, bays and backwaters of the Upper Cape. These will include Scusset Beach, Town Neck Road Beach, Shawme Lake and Greenbriar

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