Martin Burns WMA, Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 23, 2019 6:30 AM – 11:05 AM
Comments:    Mostly cloudy initially and changing to partly sunny at times. Temps 54-64 degrees with winds South 6-9 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Linda Ferraresso.
59 species (+2 other taxa)
Canada Goose  1
Wood Duck  1
Mourning Dove  5
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1    Heard near parking area
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2
Virginia Rail  1    Heard by a few in group
Great Blue Heron  6    3 adults and 3 chicks in Rookery
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1    Seen by a few in group
hawk sp.  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1    Seen by several in group
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Olive-sided Flycatcher  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  4
Least Flycatcher  1
Empidonax sp.  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  2    singing and seen
Warbling Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tree Swallow  4
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
House Wren  1    Singing near entrance to WMA
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  12
American Robin  7
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  7
Field Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  3
Eastern Towhee  17
Orchard Oriole  1    Seen by at least one in group
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  9
Brown-headed Cowbird  8
Common Grackle  5
Ovenbird  18
Blue-winged Warbler  4
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Mourning Warbler  1    Seen by a couple people in group
Common Yellowthroat  12
American Redstart  10
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  3
Yellow Warbler  1
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  3
Prairie Warbler  3
Canada Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  4
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S58877708

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2005

2005 Statistical and Year End Report By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2005, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, six species less than the previous year. To put [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2005

2005 Statistical and Year End Report By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2005, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, six species less than the previous year. To put [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2008

2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2007

2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2006

2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2005

2005 Statistical and Year End Report By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2005, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 228 reported trips, six species less than the previous year. To put [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

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