Vernal Equinox Walk for the Brookline Bird Club (BBC). It was an afternoon trip that went from 1:00 to 6:00PM. We met folks at Cashman Park in Newburyport and traveled to Wet Meadows on Scotland Road, Cherry Hill Reservoir, Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Littles Lane, Parker River, and Stackyard Road. We had great weather with clear sky, sunshine, and warm temps (hi of 51df). We tallied 55 species for the Club list. Following is a complete list of the birds we saw:
Common Loon – 1
Turkey Vulture – 13
Canada Goose – 225
Mute Swan – 2
Gadwall – 8
American Black Duck – 7
Mallard – 23
Ring-necked Duck – 11
Greater Scaup – 2
Lesser Scaup – 7
Common Eider – 300
Surf Scoter – 18
White-winged Scoter – 500
Black Scoter – 24
Long-tailed Duck – 6
Bufflehead – 30
Common Goldeneye – 35
Common Merganser – 17
Red-breasted Merganser – 8
Ruddy Duck – 25
Bald Eagle – 1
Copper’s Hawk – 2
Red-tailed Hawk – 9
Merlin – 1
Purple Sandpiper – 8
Herring Gull – 30
Ring-billed Gull – 55
Great Black-backed Gull – 6
Rock Pigeon – 33
Mourning Dove – 14
Downy Woodpecker – 6
Hairy Woodpecker – 2
Pileated Woodpecker – 2
Norther Flicker – 2
Blue Jay – 8
American Crow – 16
Black-capped Chickadee – 37
Tufted Titmouse – 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch – 3
White-breasted Nuthatch – 8
Carolina Wren – 6
Eastern Bluebird – 9
American Robin – 45
European Starling – 56
American Pipit – 5
Northern Mockingbird – 1
White-throated Sparrow – 2
Song Sparrow – 11
Red-winged Blackbird – 14
Common Grackle – 3
Dark-eyed Junco – 18
Northern Cardinal – 12
House Finch – 2
American Goldfinch – 10
House Sparrow –7
Wishing you all a Happy, Birdy Spring!
Laura H. de la Flor
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Upcoming Field Trips
Wompatuck State Park, Hingham
Be prepared for a three-mile walk. Our target birds will be Pileated Woodpecker, Winter Wren and a variety of warblers including Louisiana Waterthrush. This trip will be canceled in the event of rain. Please contact the leader the night before if the forecast is for inclement weather. We will walk into the Holly Pond loop [...]
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesBurrage Pond Wildlife Management Area (rescheduled from Saturday)
Hanson - Burrage Pond WMA Hawks Avenue, Hanson, MA, United StatesA 3 to 4 mile walk along level gravel paths along the woods edge, old cranberry bogs and reservoir. We will search for the locally breeding Sandhill Cranes and early migrants. The American Bittern is more often heard than seen and waterfowl should be plentiful.
Lost Pond, Brookline (Rescheduled from 4/20)
Brookline - Lost Pond Brookline, MA, United StatesA short, two mile loop over slightly hilly trails looking for resident woodland birds and early migrants, namely Hairy Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, kinglets, Yellow-rumped and Pine Warblers, and possibly Great Horned Owl. We will also check the grassy slopes next to the pond and recycling center for sparrows and other grassland birds.
Olmsted Park and Leverett Pond, Brookline
Boston - Olmsted Park - Daisy Field 1 Willow Pond Road, Boston, MA, United StatesThis 90-minute walk is suitable for beginning birders as well as those more experienced. Co-sponsored by the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance and the Emerald Necklace Bird Club.