Rt 1 Circle, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 8:57 AM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42140624
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Newburyport and Vicinity, S.Hepburn Leader <br />Submitted from eBird for iOS, version 1.2.2 Build 70
29 species
Canada Goose 60
Mallard 8
American Black Duck 3
Common Eider 12
Surf Scoter 2
White-winged Scoter 5
Black Scoter 20
Long-tailed Duck 12
Bufflehead 1
Common Goldeneye 2
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Common Loon 6
Horned Grebe 2
Red-necked Grebe 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Purple Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 40
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 20
Snowy Owl 3
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 4
American Tree Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42140622
Rolfe’s Lane, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 9:00 AM
Protocol: Incidental
1 species
Wild Turkey 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42140620
Plum Island–North End, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 11:40 AM – 11:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
7 species
Surf Scoter 3
Common Goldeneye 5
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 2
Herring Gull 6
Snowy Owl 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42140617
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Jan 21, 2018 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
18 species
Canada Goose 8
Greater Scaup 1
Common Eider 40
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter 10
Long-tailed Duck 6
Common Goldeneye 4
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Common Loon 4
Red-necked Grebe 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Sanderling 11
Ring-billed Gull 20
Herring Gull 70
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Snowy Owl 2
American Crow 2
European Starling 15
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S42140615
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written. [...]
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located [...]
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s [...]
MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND AND DOWNEAST MAINE TRIP REPORT
by Garry and Annie Kessler, Westborough, MA The BBC has run 4-day trips to Downeast Maine around July 4th for many years. The main attraction is an opportunity to land on Machias Seal Island for [...]
2018-19 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 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER
Are you a current Brookline Bird member who is an artist or photographer and who would like to have your work showcased on our web site? We want to encourage not only photographers, but other [...]
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written. [...]
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located [...]
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s [...]
MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND AND DOWNEAST MAINE TRIP REPORT
by Garry and Annie Kessler, Westborough, MA The BBC has run 4-day trips to Downeast Maine around July 4th for many years. The main attraction is an opportunity to land on Machias Seal Island for [...]
2018-19 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 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER
Are you a current Brookline Bird member who is an artist or photographer and who would like to have your work showcased on our web site? We want to encourage not only photographers, but other [...]
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written. [...]
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located [...]
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s [...]
MACHIAS SEAL ISLAND AND DOWNEAST MAINE TRIP REPORT
by Garry and Annie Kessler, Westborough, MA The BBC has run 4-day trips to Downeast Maine around July 4th for many years. The main attraction is an opportunity to land on Machias Seal Island for [...]
2018-19 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 ARTIST / PHOTOGRAPHER
Are you a current Brookline Bird member who is an artist or photographer and who would like to have your work showcased on our web site? We want to encourage not only photographers, but other [...]
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Webinar: Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders
The book Birds Up Close: An Engineer Explores Their Hidden Wonders reveals the marvel of how birds work—from the tips of their beaks to the sheen of their tail feathers. Consider feathers: They define birds’ wings, enabling flight. They insulate against cold. They repel water. They even control sound. And how feathers work is just [...]
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Fall Meeting with Scott Weidensaul: The Return of the Oystercatcher – Saving Birds to Save the Planet
Harvard University Geological Lecture Hall 24 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesPlease join us on October 23 for our in person Fall Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:30 with announcements, a short presentation by our 2026 Hog Island Scholarship winners, and a talk by author Scott Weidensaul – “The Return of the Oystercatcher – Saving Birds to [...]
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Nahanton Park, Newton and possible other nearby locations
Newton - Nahanton Park 507 Winchester St, Newton, MA, United StatesWe will search for sparrows and other fall migrants at Nahanton Park and a possible other location to be determined nearer the date of the trip.
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Cumberland Farms Fields River St. Entrance
Halifax - Cumberland Farms - River St 10 River St, Halifax, MA, United StatesWe will walk about 1.5 miles on gravel paths in search of late fall sparrows. This is usually a good spot for Lincoln’s and Clay-colored Sparrows. We never know what else might show up. I will arrive early to listen for Great Horned Owls.
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Captain John’s Half-Day Pealgic
Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United StatesThe BBC has chartered a private pelagic trip from Plymouth out to deep waters off Stellwagen Bank and beyond. This trip is cosponsored with the South Shore Bird Club and the Cape Cod Bird Club.