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
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
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Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
Upcoming October 11 Big Day!
Upcoming October 11 Big Day! This May the BBC conducted its first "Big Day". Despite some terrible weather, club members recorded a total of 186 species across Massachusetts. We're sure we can beat that next
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification!
Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
BBC Global Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
Overnight Pelagic Trip from Hyannis, MA to Hydrographer Canyon area Our new September 2025 pelagic trip is now open for registration! Our August trips were canceled by Hurricane Erin and so we are giving it
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord
Kids Walk at Great Meadows in Concord Trip leader Kathy Dia and special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller, from Zoo New England, led a bird and turtle walk at the Great Meadows NWR impoundments in Concord.
And the Winner Is…
And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water
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