Nahant–Audubon Thicket, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 7:15 AM – 9:25 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club Trip.  sunny, NWwind 12mph, 50-55F.   recently reported Bullocks Oriole present.
29 species

Mallard  3
Double-crested Cormorant  4     flying
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Herring Gull  8
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Mourning Dove  5
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1     heard
Downy Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker  1
American Crow  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Carolina Wren  1     heard
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  5
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  3
European Starling  7
White-throated Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Northern Cardinal  7
Bullock’s Oriole  1     continuing male in adult plumage. photos. black upperparts, eyeline, throat. broad white patch on upper wing. orange-yellow underparts.
Brown-headed Cowbird  3
Rusty Blackbird  1
Common Grackle  4
House Finch  7
Purple Finch  1
American Goldfinch  6
House Sparrow  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380059


Nahant Stump Dump/Heritage Trail, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 9:45 AM – 10:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.6 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club trip
24 species

Double-crested Cormorant  5
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Herring Gull  6
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Mourning Dove  6
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
American Crow  5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  1
Carolina Wren  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  8
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle  8
House Finch  2
House Sparrow  10     estimate

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380063


Nahant–Bailey’s Hill Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 11:20 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club trip
19 species

Brant  42
Common Eider  25
Surf Scoter  15
White-winged Scoter  2
Bufflehead  6
Red-breasted Merganser  28
Common Loon  2
Horned Grebe  7     breeding plumage
Northern Harrier  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Herring Gull  8
Iceland Gull  1
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Phoebe  11     some near shoreline feeding on insects associated with seaweed.
Barn Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Winter Wren  1     heard singing full song.
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Song Sparrow  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380065

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Nahant–Northern Shore, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 21, 2018 12:00 PM – 12:10 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.1 mile(s)
Comments:     Brookline Bird Club Trip
5 species

Common Eider  4
White-winged Scoter  6
Herring Gull  9
American Crow  3
Chipping Sparrow  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S45380070

 

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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