Magazine Beach Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 11, 2024 7:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club and Mass Audubon walk
51 species (+3 other taxa)
Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 12 Most at Goose Park
Canada Goose 50 Mixed between MBP and Goose Park
Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid) 4 Goose Park
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 16
Mallard (Domestic type) 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 25 On/around BU bridge
Mourning Dove 4 Mixed in feeding on ground at Goose Park
Chimney Swift 1
Killdeer 1 Heard flyover
Ring-billed Gull 8
Herring Gull 6
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 6
House Wren 1
European Starling 6
Gray Catbird 5
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 12
American Goldfinch 8
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Nashville Warbler 1 Singing by Audubon building
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 3
Northern Parula 3
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1 Goose Park
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Goose Park
Palm Warbler 1 Slightly late
Prairie Warbler 1 1F seen just before walk kicked off
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 1F seen by some in minutes leading up to walk
Wilson’s Warbler 1 Seen by some by wastewater treatment building
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 1F seen by some early in walk
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174592417
Winter Birding on Cape Ann
seen above: Stage Fort Park by Fitz Henry Lane Dovekie at Gloucester Harbor by Phil Brown About once a week, from November into March, the BBC offers field trips to Gloucester and/or
Remembering Bill Drummond
We lost legendary and much-loved trip leader, Bill Drummond, 76, on October 30, 2019. Bill Drummond was a cornerstone and driving force behind the success of the Brookline Bird Club for many years. He served
Looking for new Membership Secretary!
The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done
BBC Movie Night: Bird of Prey
More than 30 eager viewers attended the BBC showing of Neil Rettig’s stunning “Bird of Prey” film on Tuesday, November 12th, at the Woburn Public Library. Fortified by a variety of refreshments and the library’s
2020 Young Birder Scholarships Announcement
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Young Birder Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2020 scholarships will cover the full cost
Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds
A history of the Brookline Bird Club and stories of BBC field trips are among the explorations in John Nelson’s Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds, just published by the University of Massachusetts Press. John
Winter Birding on Cape Ann
seen above: Stage Fort Park by Fitz Henry Lane Dovekie at Gloucester Harbor by Phil Brown About once a week, from November into March, the BBC offers field trips to Gloucester and/or
Remembering Bill Drummond
We lost legendary and much-loved trip leader, Bill Drummond, 76, on October 30, 2019. Bill Drummond was a cornerstone and driving force behind the success of the Brookline Bird Club for many years. He served
Looking for new Membership Secretary!
The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done
BBC Movie Night: Bird of Prey
More than 30 eager viewers attended the BBC showing of Neil Rettig’s stunning “Bird of Prey” film on Tuesday, November 12th, at the Woburn Public Library. Fortified by a variety of refreshments and the library’s
2020 Young Birder Scholarships Announcement
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Young Birder Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2020 scholarships will cover the full cost
Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds
A history of the Brookline Bird Club and stories of BBC field trips are among the explorations in John Nelson’s Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds, just published by the University of Massachusetts Press. John
Winter Birding on Cape Ann
seen above: Stage Fort Park by Fitz Henry Lane Dovekie at Gloucester Harbor by Phil Brown About once a week, from November into March, the BBC offers field trips to Gloucester and/or
Remembering Bill Drummond
We lost legendary and much-loved trip leader, Bill Drummond, 76, on October 30, 2019. Bill Drummond was a cornerstone and driving force behind the success of the Brookline Bird Club for many years. He served
Looking for new Membership Secretary!
The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done
BBC Movie Night: Bird of Prey
More than 30 eager viewers attended the BBC showing of Neil Rettig’s stunning “Bird of Prey” film on Tuesday, November 12th, at the Woburn Public Library. Fortified by a variety of refreshments and the library’s
2020 Young Birder Scholarships Announcement
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Young Birder Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2020 scholarships will cover the full cost
Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds
A history of the Brookline Bird Club and stories of BBC field trips are among the explorations in John Nelson’s Flight Calls: Exploring Massachusetts through Birds, just published by the University of Massachusetts Press. John
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