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

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2026 7:27 AM – 12:10 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.471 mile(s)

48 species

Canada Goose  10

Wood Duck  6

Mallard  8

American Black Duck  2

Mourning Dove  13

Virginia Rail  3

Double-crested Cormorant  1

Great Egret  3

Great Blue Heron  2

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-tailed Hawk  3

Great Horned Owl  1

Barred Owl  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker  3

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Phoebe  3    5 eggs

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  15

Tree Swallow  64

Barn Swallow  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch  9

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

Northern House Wren  2

Marsh Wren  3

Eastern Bluebird  4

American Robin  7

House Sparrow  10

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow  5

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  14

Red-winged Blackbird  100

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  14

Northern Yellow Warbler  1

Palm Warbler  7

Pine Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler  16

Northern Cardinal  9

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S331159616

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  • Bird with the BBC to Honor Dana Jewell and Ingeborg Burgaff

    Stoneham - Greenwood Park 176 Pond St, Stoneham, MA, United States

    Space is limited - Registration required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bird-with-the-brookline-bird-club-to-honor-dana-jewell-and-ingeborg-burgaff-tickets-1982192622493?aff=oddtdtcreator Join the Brookline Bird Club and Friends of the Fells to spot migrating bird species as they travel back north amidst the warming spring weather. With the right conditions, we expect to see 10 species of warblers or more! This walk is in honor of Dana Jewell and

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery (on BBC Big Day)

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    This is BBC's Big Day (and Cornell's Global Big Day). Start your lists early at Mt Auburn with Jared's expert eyes and ears! Don't forget to share you lists on May 9 with ebird account BBCBigDay. Note: 2 walks this morning, second at 9am with Ibrahim is also listed on our calendar https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/mount-auburn-cemetery-110/

  • Big Day Kickoff at Parker River NWR

    Hellcat Parking Lot (PRNWR) Refuge Rd, Newbury, MA, United States

    Kick off your big day at Parker River NWR with Marilyn!  We'll try to see everything possible at PRNWR. (Be sure to share all your Massachusetts lists that day with ebird account BBCBigDay!) Car pooling will be encouraged because parking could be tough at certain locations. A lot of people will be doing big days!

  • Rock Meadow & Beaver Brook North

    Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

    Come join us for a walk at scenic Rock Meadow and Beaver Brook North, home of open fields, wetlands, ample woods and edge habitat, and public gardens which attract a wide variety of migrating warblers, vireos, and buntings. Hiking is relatively easy, and should be a bit under two miles total at most, if we

  • Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

    Lowell - Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary 1413 Varnum Ave., Lowell, MA, United States

    Join expert birder Mike Baird for a morning of birdwatching at the beautiful Pawtucket Farm Wildlife Sanctuary! Located near the Merrimack River, this serene 22-acre sanctuary is a features diverse habitats such as forest, meadow, and wetland. You’ll have the opportunity to spot a variety of bird species, from vibrant songbirds to majestic raptors, while

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