Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 9, 2019 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Comments:    BBC walk, started 55 degrees and sunny, 14 participants.  Noted absence of Prairie warblers
43 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  5    2 adults, 3 young
Wood Duck  1    Female
Mourning Dove  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Double-crested Cormorant  1    Flyover
Great Blue Heron  9    2 young
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Downy/Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  5
Alder Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  3
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
House Wren  1
Marsh Wren  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  1
Gray Catbird  8
Cedar Waxwing  7
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  3
Field Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  9
Eastern Towhee  16
Baltimore Oriole  11
Red-winged Blackbird  26
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  2
Ovenbird  2
Blue-winged Warbler  5
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  19
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  2
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6    Known to nest here
Indigo Bunting  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57252099

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

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