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
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Brookline Bird Club 2022 Virtual Spring Meeting video
If you missed the recent meeting, a Zoom-recorded video is available online.
Book Fund Donation to Massachusetts Young Birders Club
The BBC, through its Conservation and Education Committee, is proud to announce a donation of binoculars and bird guides to the Massachusetts Young Birders Club. The mission of the MYBC [...]
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The BBC is pleased to announce that this year’s Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Johnny Owens of Essex, MA and Jocelyn Pyne of Harvard, MA. These [...]
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