Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2019 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Comments:    BBC trip,  48 degrees, sunny with a light SW wind
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Brant  2    Flyovers
Mallard  2
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  1
gull sp.  6
Double-crested Cormorant  21    flyovers
Black-crowned Night-Heron  3    1 at front pond, 2 flyovers
Cooper’s Hawk  2    male and female
Downy Woodpecker  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  4
Tree Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Brown Creeper  1
House Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
American Robin  1
Gray Catbird  8
European Starling  1
American Goldfinch  10
White-throated Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  1
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Common Grackle  5
Ovenbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  2
Northern Parula  3
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    male
Prairie Warbler  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56097296

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

A Look Back to 1918

The date of July 17, 1918 was marked in the calendar of Bostonians as the fifth anniversary of the Brookline Bird Club. There was a birthday party at “Lake Walden” to celebrate the event,

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Webinar Open to All with Heather Packard, Mass Audubon – Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides

    Please join the BBC on the evening of Tuesday, May 5 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a webinar with Heather Packard from the Massachusetts Audubon Society entitled Rescue Wildlife from Rodenticides. This webinar is open to all. Raptors, coyotes, and other predators balance Massachusetts’ ecosystems. But shocking numbers of these iconic creatures have been sickened

  • Spring Migrants at Magazine Beach

    Cambridge - Magazine Beach 668 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, United States

    We will search for spring migrants and residents including warblers, vireos, sparrows, orioles, flycatchers, swallows, thrushes, raptors, waterfowl, and more. Plan for walking approximately 1.5 miles on gravel paths and grassy fields. Boots recommended as some areas can be muddy. Cosponsored by Massachusetts Audubon Society. Limited parking available in parking circle here https://tinyurl.com/sc5tf3h8 with additional

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • A Visit to Manomet’s Bird Banding Lab

    Plymouth - Manomet 125 Manomet Point Road,, Plymouth, MA, United States

    We have a special opportunity for BBC members as well as their family and friends to visit Manomet's bird banding lab on May 6th at 9am. This is a limited event so registration is required. Register here: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=322 Participants will see the bird banding lab and learn about bird banding. You can expect to see

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

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