Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2017 6:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – Mt. Auburn – Leader: Jason Forbes
Group size and estimate. Indian Ridge, Halcyon, Harvard Hill, Willow. Bit windy but nice, could have used a few more warblers and the cuckoos seen by others.
51 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard (Northern)  2
Common Loon  1     Leader only?
Double-crested Cormorant  10
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Herring Gull (American)  2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Mourning Dove  2
Chimney Swift  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  2
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
American Robin  10
Gray Catbird  4
European Starling  5
Cedar Waxwing  20     Counted 12 then watched 20+ fly out near Robin Ave
Ovenbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  7
Northern Parula  3
Palm Warbler  1     Group only
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  40
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Wilson’s Warbler  1
Chipping Sparrow  20
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2
Scarlet Tanager  1
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  15
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Orchard Oriole  2
Baltimore Oriole  10
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  2
House Sparrow  15

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36667817


Fresh Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2017 9:35 AM – 12:05 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC – extension from Mt. Auburn – Leader: Jason Forbes
Chasing the Prothonotary.
30 species

Canada Goose  2
Mallard (Northern)  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Green Heron  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Herring Gull (American)  60     Rough count of birds bathing middle of the pond
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  2
Tree Swallow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  1
House Wren  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  2
Prothonotary Warbler  1     Continuing from earlier this morning.
American Redstart  2
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  3
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6
Northern Cardinal  2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  3
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  5
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Orchard Oriole  2
Baltimore Oriole  4
American Goldfinch  3

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S36667818

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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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

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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