Hyannis to Hydrographer/Veatch Canyon pelagic (General), Nantucket, Massachusetts, US
Sep 24, 2016 5:30 AM – Sep 25, 2016 6:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
Comments: BBC Pelagic. Consolidated checklist.
32 species (+16 other taxa)
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 3
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 9
Black Scoter 5
scoter sp. 10
duck sp. 45
Common Loon 6
Northern Fulmar 1
Cory’s Shearwater 44
Cory’s Shearwater (borealis) 47
Great Shearwater 138
Cory’s/Great Shearwater 31
Sooty Shearwater 4
Audubon’s Shearwater 3
black-and-white shearwater sp. 1
shearwater sp. 1
Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 249
White-faced Storm-Petrel 4
Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Leach’s) 13
storm-petrel sp. 1
Northern Gannet 8
Double-crested Cormorant 26
peep sp. 2
Red-necked Phalarope 181
Red Phalarope 8
Red-necked/Red Phalarope 6
phalarope sp. 7
shorebird sp. 1
South Polar Skua 1
Pomarine Jaeger 7
Parasitic Jaeger 8
Long-tailed Jaeger 13
Parasitic/Long-tailed Jaeger 2
jaeger sp. 4
Black-legged Kittiwake 1
Laughing Gull 3
Herring Gull 93
Herring Gull (American) 21
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5
Great Black-backed Gull 19
Black Tern 16
Sterna sp. 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 1
passerine sp. 3
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September 22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording
9/22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording On September 22 at 7PM please join us to learn about Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording. Most birders experience migration through the birds that arrive, depart,
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News On July 30 and 31st the BBC was on WHDH Channel 7 News! WHDH Channel 7 News aired a story promoting birding and starring BBC board members John Edmondson,
Bring Back Bobolinks!
Bring Back Bobolinks! RAFFLE DRAWING ON SEPTEMBER 7. This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region During early June two groups of BBC birders traveled around the Errol, NH area in search of nesting neotropical migrants, boreal species and whatever else we could find
September 22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording
9/22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording On September 22 at 7PM please join us to learn about Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording. Most birders experience migration through the birds that arrive, depart,
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News On July 30 and 31st the BBC was on WHDH Channel 7 News! WHDH Channel 7 News aired a story promoting birding and starring BBC board members John Edmondson,
Bring Back Bobolinks!
Bring Back Bobolinks! RAFFLE DRAWING ON SEPTEMBER 7. This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region During early June two groups of BBC birders traveled around the Errol, NH area in search of nesting neotropical migrants, boreal species and whatever else we could find
September 22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording
9/22 Webinar: Introduction to Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording On September 22 at 7PM please join us to learn about Nocturnal Flight Call (NFC) Recording. Most birders experience migration through the birds that arrive, depart,
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News
BBC on WHDH Channel 7 News On July 30 and 31st the BBC was on WHDH Channel 7 News! WHDH Channel 7 News aired a story promoting birding and starring BBC board members John Edmondson,
Bring Back Bobolinks!
Bring Back Bobolinks! RAFFLE DRAWING ON SEPTEMBER 7. This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region During early June two groups of BBC birders traveled around the Errol, NH area in search of nesting neotropical migrants, boreal species and whatever else we could find
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Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United StatesJoin 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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Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (Winthrop side)
Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United StatesJoin us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk. A water bottle, water proof clothing including a hat, sunblock &
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Plum Island
Newburyport - Courthouse 188 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United StatesBeginners and those with limited mobility welcome. There is an entrance fee for Parker River NWR.
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Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
Marshfield - Daniel Webster MAS Wildlife Sanctuary 169 Winslow Cemetery Rd, Marshfield, MA, United StatesCo-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club.
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An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for shorebirds during their peak in migration and passerines that are beginning their southerly migration. Participants are responsible for their own transportation