Hammond Pond, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 7:00 AM – 7:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip, led by David Scott

19 species

Canada Goose  3

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  4

Mallard  5

Great Blue Heron  2

Downy Woodpecker  1

Eastern Warbling Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

Fish Crow  2

Black-capped Chickadee  2

American Robin  1

American Goldfinch  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  2

Red-winged Blackbird  4

Common Grackle  5

Ovenbird  1    heard only

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332604339

Houghton Garden, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2026 7:40 AM – 8:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.3 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip, led by David Scott

18 species

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker  1

Hairy Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  1

Gray Catbird  2

American Robin  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Northern Parula  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  8

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332607380

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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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    We will search for spring migrants, waterfowl, shorebirds. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for resident species including Indigo Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Wild Turkey, American Kestrel, and a variety of warblers. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the

  • Caratunk Wildlife Sanctuary

    Seekonk - Caratunk Wildlife Sanctuary 301 Brown Avenue, Seekonk, MA, United States

    Just two miles from the Rhode Island border, Caratunk Wildlife Refuge in Seekonk, MA offers six miles of nature hiking trails through nearly 200 acres of fields, forests, streams and ponds. A Purple Martin colony can be observed nesting in the gourds in the main field. Trails are easy to moderate in difficulty. Expect 2.5

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