Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 20, 2018 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk. Variable breeze, overcast, 60 deg
42 species
Canada Goose 15
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 7
Mourning Dove 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 upper field
Herring Gull 20
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 60
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 10 Probably a lot more, in with the grackle flock
House Finch 15
Purple Finch 1 scruffy juvenile male
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 1 juv
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 5
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 25
Song Sparrow 8
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 250
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 2
House Sparrow 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723389
Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 20, 2018 11:20 AM – 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.75 mile(s)
Comments: BBC walk. Clearing, variable breeze. Dog park.
22 species
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 2
European Starling 80 back portion of grackle flock. Mainly im.
House Finch 6
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
White-crowned Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Common Grackle 180
Nashville Warbler 1
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S51723391
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
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