Brook Farm and Gethsemane Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2025 7:55 AM – 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
30 species
Canada Goose 6
Chimney Swift 30
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Warbling Vireo 4
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Common Raven 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 3
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 8
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler 5
Pine Warbler 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246117589
Millennium Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2025 10:10 AM – 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
17 species (+1 other taxa)
Mallard 2
Mallard (Domestic type) 1
Chimney Swift 25
Great Blue Heron 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
Yellow Warbler 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246117604
Millennium Park–West Roxbury High School Marsh, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2025 11:10 AM
Protocol: Incidental
14 species
Mourning Dove 2
Killdeer 1
Green Heron 3
Great Blue Heron 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Yellow Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246117597
St. James Cemetery, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2025 11:58 AM – 12:28 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
15 species
Chimney Swift 1
Killdeer 1
Green Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Warbling Vireo 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
European Starling 2
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Common Grackle 5
Yellow Warbler 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S246117595
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BBC Global Big Day Count On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club - 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. [...]
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards [...]
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Sydney Beard of Cambridge and Jonas Johnson of Canaan, CT. [...]
US Fish & Wildlife Service Major Staff Cuts
According to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, “The intentional dismantling of science and conservation is happening now. Hundreds of dedicated U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees—many of them biologists—have been fired, gutting an [...]
2024 Annual Report
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262 [...]
April 25 Annual Members Meeting – All Welcome
April 25 Annual Members Meeting - All Welcome Please join us on April 25 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:00 with the [...]
BBC Global Big Day Count – May 10
BBC Global Big Day Count On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club - 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. [...]
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards [...]
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Sydney Beard of Cambridge and Jonas Johnson of Canaan, CT. [...]
US Fish & Wildlife Service Major Staff Cuts
According to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, “The intentional dismantling of science and conservation is happening now. Hundreds of dedicated U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees—many of them biologists—have been fired, gutting an [...]
2024 Annual Report
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262 [...]
April 25 Annual Members Meeting – All Welcome
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Squantum – Quincy
Quincy - Squantum - Moswetuset Hummock Quincy, MA, United StatesWe'll check the marshes and the mudflats in Squantum for shorebirds, starting at Moswetuset Hummock and visiting other spots nearby. At high tide (~6:15 am), we'll try checking the high tide roosts for shorebirds as well. Be prepared for the possibility of biting insects. Cosponsored with South Shore Bird Club.
An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for large groups of herons and egrets, and shorebird rarities. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or [...]
Muddy River and Halls Pond
Boston - 401 Park Dr - REI Entrance 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA, United StatesA great walk of the Muddy River and Halls Pond, perfect for beginners or casual birders in the city! A loop going down the section of the Muddy River by Longwood, to the delightful birding Oasis of Halls Pond boardwalk, and then back along the Muddy River to the meeting spot. Meet at 401 Park Drive [...]
Early Birders @ Charles River Esplanade
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Millennium Park
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