Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex
09-May-2023 06:30 – 09:10
Checklist Comments:    BBC walk – another chilly start at 47.  But birds became active when it warmed up.  3 others joined the group later on.
38 species
Mallard  3    Mother Mallard and 8 ducklings seen yesterday were curiously missing today
Wild Turkey  2
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  5
Herring Gull  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  6
Tufted Titmouse  3
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  4
Carolina Wren  4
Gray Catbird  8
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  9
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  6
White-throated Sparrow  7
Song Sparrow  1
Eastern Towhee  2
Baltimore Oriole  2
Red-winged Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  3
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  2
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  5
Northern Parula  3
Magnolia Warbler  1
Blackburnian Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  5
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136802254

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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

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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

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  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

    Newburyport - Yankee Clipper Tours Waterfront Promenade Park, 36 Merrimac Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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