Skinner State Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2019 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Comments:    BBC trip, Mark Burns/Laura de la flor leaders, 13 participants
35 species
Canada Goose  10
Chimney Swift  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  8
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  31
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Winter Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  4
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  8
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3    2 adults feeding cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Ovenbird  12
Worm-eating Warbler  4
Black-and-white Warbler  5
American Redstart  16
Cerulean Warbler  3    males
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57171185
Quabbin, south, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Comments:    BBC trip, Mark Burns/Laura de la flor leaders, 10 participants
23 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Least Flycatcher  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  25
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  1
Veery  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Ovenbird  7
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  38
Northern Parula  1    typical song, constantly singing, late migrant
Chestnut-sided Warbler  7
Prairie Warbler  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57171232

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 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 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 [...]

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