Cashman Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 28, 2026 8:09 AM – 8:17 AM
Protocol: Stationary
15 species
Canada Goose 40
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 2
Mallard 30
American Black Duck 4
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 15
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Ring-billed Gull 30
American Herring Gull 5
Bald Eagle 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
House Sparrow 10
House Finch 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S305332226
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 28, 2026 8:41 AM – 10:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.767 mile(s)
22 species
Canada Goose 39
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 50
White-winged Scoter 4
Black Scoter 10
Mourning Dove 2
American Herring Gull 10
Horned Grebe 1
Northern Harrier 2
Bald Eagle 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
American Robin 3
House Finch 2
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco 5
White-throated Sparrow 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S305332254
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 28, 2026 11:00 AM – 12:59 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.432 mile(s)
26 species
Canada Goose 300
Gadwall 15
American Black Duck 20
Greater Scaup 50
Common Eider 75
White-winged Scoter 45
Long-tailed Duck 2
Bufflehead 4
Common Goldeneye 1
Red-breasted Merganser 5
Mourning Dove 3
Ring-billed Gull 100
American Herring Gull 50
Horned Grebe 3
Common Loon 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 3
Bald Eagle 4
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Crow 6
Common Raven 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 2
American Tree Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S305332245
BBC Global Big Day Count – May 10
BBC Global Big Day Count On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club - 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. [...]
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards [...]
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Sydney Beard of Cambridge and Jonas Johnson of Canaan, CT. [...]
US Fish & Wildlife Service Major Staff Cuts
According to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, “The intentional dismantling of science and conservation is happening now. Hundreds of dedicated U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees—many of them biologists—have been fired, gutting an [...]
2024 Annual Report
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262 [...]
April 25 Annual Members Meeting – All Welcome
April 25 Annual Members Meeting - All Welcome Please join us on April 25 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:00 with the [...]
BBC Global Big Day Count – May 10
BBC Global Big Day Count On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club - 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. [...]
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards [...]
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Sydney Beard of Cambridge and Jonas Johnson of Canaan, CT. [...]
US Fish & Wildlife Service Major Staff Cuts
According to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, “The intentional dismantling of science and conservation is happening now. Hundreds of dedicated U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees—many of them biologists—have been fired, gutting an [...]
2024 Annual Report
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262 [...]
April 25 Annual Members Meeting – All Welcome
April 25 Annual Members Meeting - All Welcome Please join us on April 25 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:00 with the [...]
BBC Global Big Day Count – May 10
BBC Global Big Day Count On May 18, 1974 Bob Stymiest led the BBC trip with the all time largest species count for the club - 162 birds seen during 20 hours across Essex County. [...]
Camp Edwards Grassland Bird Tours
The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s Natural Resource Program is hosting grassland bird tours in May on Camp Edwards. This is an unusual opportunity for avid birders, naturalists and photographers to walk through the Camp Edwards [...]
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards
2025 BBC Teen Birder Scholarship Awards The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce our two annual Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Sydney Beard of Cambridge and Jonas Johnson of Canaan, CT. [...]
US Fish & Wildlife Service Major Staff Cuts
According to the National Wildlife Refuge Association, “The intentional dismantling of science and conservation is happening now. Hundreds of dedicated U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services employees—many of them biologists—have been fired, gutting an [...]
2024 Annual Report
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262 [...]
April 25 Annual Members Meeting – All Welcome
April 25 Annual Members Meeting - All Welcome Please join us on April 25 for our Annual Members Meeting. The evening begins with a social hour at 6:30. The program starts at 7:00 with the [...]
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Delaney WMA in Stow
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Bear Creek Sanctuary (on behalf of Soheil Zendeh and WINWaste)
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Parker River NWR
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Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond (Early Birders Series) Rescheduled from 11/7
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Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield
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