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Hammond Pond, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 30, 2024 7:05 AM – 7:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, led by David Scott. The rain stopped just before the trip, quite birdy.

26 species

Canada Goose  8

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  1

Herring Gull  1

Great Blue Heron  2

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Carolina Wren  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  2

White-throated Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  1

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird  5

Common Grackle  8

Yellow Warbler  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171954965

Houghton Garden, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 30, 2024 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Part of BBC trip to Hammond Pond, led by David Scott

16 species

Mallard  4

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  1

Tree Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Gray Catbird  1

American Robin  5

White-throated Sparrow  12

Song Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Northern Parula  2    Seen and heard.

Palm Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  12

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171954976

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

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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  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation – Winthrop Side

    Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Joint with Mass Audubon BNC. Join us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk. A water bottle,

  • Bring Back Bobolinks: Bobolink Walk at Appleton Farms Ipswich with the Grasslands Survey Team (New!)

    Ipswich - Appleton Farms paid parking, free for TTOR members 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United States

    New addition to our Bring Back Bobolinks conservation series. Rani date July 2 - check with leader in case of rain. Join new BBC members and Trustees Grassland Birds Monitoring Project volunteers Andy and Tina Haubert on their regular survey at this well known location for breeding and nesting Bobolinks.  We’ll observe field marks, song,

  • Quabbin Reservoir

    Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 10 235 Daniel Shays Hwy, Pelham, MA, United States

    Join Glenn on a 5-to-6-mile walk through a very birdy area with species ranging from Broad-winged Hawk to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, and lots of stuff in between. (Maybe a moose or a bobcat!) Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club.

  • Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolinks at Heard Farm, Wayland (New!)

    Wayland - Heard Farm Conservation Area 12 Heard Road, Wayland, MA, United States

    New addition to our Bring Back Bobolinks conservation series. This gem works its way into the rotations of many birders once discovered. It is managed for dog walking (no dogs on this walk please) and bobolinks, which in a good year can number 100 or more. We will be using dirt trails and boardwalks. Trails

  • Bring Back Bobolinks: Codman Estate Farm (Was Drumlin Farm) (New!)

    Codman Community Farms - Donelan's parking 145 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States

    This walk was planned for Drumlin Farm but more Bobolinks can be seen at this nearby location so we've moved the walk to Codman Farms. Adding to our Bobolink conservation series. Join Ilija to observe and appreciate Bobolinks in breeding habitat! Bobolinks are migratory grassland birds found across Massachusetts. The Bobolink is listed as a

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