Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 4, 2018 7:40 AM – 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Led BBC walk.  Sunny, 43 degrees to start, gusty wind 10-20.  Included drive through Lake View Cemetery.
22 species

Canada Goose  0     This is a rarity for here!
Mallard  0     Another rarity for hear!
Ring-necked Duck  1
Bufflehead  1
Common Merganser  62
Mourning Dove  5
Ring-billed Gull  17
Herring Gull  2
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  7
Great Blue Heron  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  16
European Starling  25
American Goldfinch  3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3
White-throated Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723281


Crystal Lake, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 4, 2018 8:55 AM – 9:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments:     Led BBC walk,  Sunny, 44 degrees, gusty wind 10-20.  Not the volume of ducks that is usually here at this time of year.
19 species

Canada Goose  11
Mute Swan  2
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  7
American Black Duck  2
Green-winged Teal  5
Ring-necked Duck  2
Bufflehead  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Dark-eyed Junco  3
White-throated Sparrow  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723279
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Lynnfield Marsh–IBA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 4, 2018 9:45 AM – 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.75 mile(s)
Comments:     Led BBC walk, sunny, 46 degrees, gusty wind 10-20.  Seeing the Cattle egret was great.  Number and diversity of waterfowl wasn’t what it usually is at this time of year.
13 species (+1 other taxa)

Canada Goose  61
Mute Swan  3
Mallard  4
Green-winged Teal  3
Bufflehead  7
Hooded Merganser  5     A singleton and a group of four.
Ruddy Duck  1
Ring-billed Gull  1
Cattle Egret  1     Continuing bird found four days ago by Chris Martone.  Lynnfield MarketPlace Mall.  Over near the Leahey Hospital.  Right along the road, not 3-4 feet from cars going by.  Hunting for insects.
Blue Jay  1
Dark-eyed Junco  1
Song Sparrow  4
Red-winged Blackbird  1
blackbird sp.  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723278


Suntaug Lake, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 4, 2018 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Comments:     Led BBC walk.  Sunny, 47 degrees, gusty wind 10-20.  Number and diversity of waterfowl not what it usually is for this time of year. All ducks were on the opposite side of the lake making viewing difficult.
6 species (+1 other taxa)

Ring-necked Duck  X     Too far away to get an accurate count.
Greater/Lesser Scaup  X     Too far away to get an accurate count and ID.
Bufflehead  8
Hooded Merganser  12
Red-tailed Hawk  2
White-throated Sparrow  3
House Sparrow  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723274

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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