Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Essex, Massachusetts, US

Apr 22, 2025 6:13 AM – 8:55 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.04 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Chilly morning – 47 degrees, cloudy and quite windy.

31 species

Mallard  2

Mourning Dove  3

American Herring Gull  1

Yellow-crowned Night Heron  1    Seen in an unusual spot, perched.

Green Heron  1    On the front pond, continuing.

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Downy Woodpecker  3

Northern Flicker  1

American Crow  4

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  6

Tufted Titmouse  3

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Brown Creeper  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  3

Carolina Wren  3

Hermit Thrush  4

American Robin  4

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

White-throated Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird  1

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Pine Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler  4

Northern Cardinal  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S229385628

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BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

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Upcoming Field Trips

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    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile, on flat, easy terrain for snowy owls and other raptors, native sparrows, finches, waterfowl, and other birds. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with adult chaperone. Binoculars recommended. ADA/Reasonable Accommodations

  • BBC Winter Meeting February 7 – Social Hour, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith!

    Bedford - John Glenn Middle School 99 McMahon Road, Bedford, MA, United States

    Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC’s annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with refreshments, our popular used bird book sale table, and our speaker Norman Smith, Director of the Snowy Owl Project. The Winter Meeting is free and open to all. There is plenty of free parking.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Let's explore the East Boston side of Belle Isle Marsh in winter! We'll look for ducks, hawks, Bald Eagles, winter finches and many more birds! Belle Isle is a fantastic birding destination in any season. All of the trails are flat and easy, with a slight elevation on the small hill going through the meadow.

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