Lake Quannapowitt, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
05-Nov-2023 08:02 – 08:55
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club (BBC) Trip / Led by Dave Williams The Lakes of Wakefield and Lynnfield Stationary at several locations
Broken clouds
Temperature: 47 – 50°F
Wind: Mostly calm – light breeze
19 species
Mallard  2
Bufflehead  6
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  6
Mourning Dove  2
Ring-billed Gull  7
Herring Gull (American)  9
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  1    Dark overall, light belly, yellowish throat with white patch at base of bill, bill is long and hooked, eyes turquoise; legs and feet are black. Pics
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
European Starling  10
American Robin  10
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  2
Field Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  9
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153853529
Crystal Lake, Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
05-Nov-2023 09:07 – 09:52
Protocol: Traveling
0.32 mile(s)
Temperature: 52 – 55°F
Wind: Mostly calm
20 species
Mute Swan  5    Hatch year
Wood Duck  10
Bufflehead  2
Pied-billed Grebe  5
Mourning Dove  2
Herring Gull (American)  1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  9
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
American Robin  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153853525
Lynnfield Marsh–Audubon Rd. & Edgewater, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
05-Nov-2023 10:11 – 10:53
Protocol: Traveling
0.15 mile(s)
Broken clouds – overcast clouds
Temperature: 56 – 58°F
Wind: Mostly calm – light breeze
24 species
Mute Swan  2
American Wigeon  2
Mallard  7
American Black Duck  12
Green-winged Teal (American)  6
Ring-necked Duck  1
Bufflehead  12
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  1
Herring Gull (American)  6
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  12
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  3
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S153853524

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

The Murmuration: Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Improve Birding Safety and Accessibility

The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

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    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

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

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

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

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

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