Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 7:31 AM – 7:48 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Sunny and 43 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
13 species

Canada Goose  7
Blue-winged Teal  2     Pair
Mallard  8
Green-winged Teal  50
Killdeer  8
Wilson’s Snipe  5
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  3
American Robin  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378664


Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 7:59 AM – 8:22 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.186 mile(s)
Comments:     Sunny and 43 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
23 species

Canada Goose  9
Wood Duck  3
Mallard  3
Lesser Scaup  30
Bufflehead  13
Ruddy Duck  5
Killdeer  1
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Common Loon  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Belted Kingfisher  1     Heard rattle call
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  3
White-throated Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird  4
Common Grackle  1
Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378665


Cedar Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 8:38 AM – 10:08 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments:     Sunny and 45-58 degrees with winds WSW 1 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
21 species

Wood Duck  7
Mallard  5
Mourning Dove  2
Bald Eagle  1     Seen by a few in the group
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Phoebe  6
Blue Jay  4
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  22
Tufted Titmouse  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
Brown Creeper  1
American Robin  6
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  4
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Pine Warbler  1     Heard singing . A few in group saw the bird too.
Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378668


Shea Bros Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     Mostly sunny and 55 degrees with winds South 7 mph.
7 species

Great Egret  1
Snowy Egret  7
Cooper’s Hawk  1
American Crow  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Song Sparrow  1
House Sparrow  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378670


Argilla-Northgate-Essex Rd. Fields Complex, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 11:25 AM – 11:43 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.279 mile(s)
Comments:     Mostly cloudy and 55 degrees with winds South 7 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
8 species

Canada Goose  75
Killdeer  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  1
European Starling  15
Red-winged Blackbird  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378672


Daniel Boone Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 7, 2019 11:49 AM – 12:43 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.013 mile(s)
16 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  2
Tree Swallow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
American Robin  1
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55378674

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

  • An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for raptors, native sparrows, finches, herons, and egrets. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or bike). Binoculars [...]

  • Boston Nature Center, Mattapan

    Mattapan - MAS Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA, United States

    Explore this urban oasis for sparrows and other possible fall migrants like Dickcissel and Blue Grosbeak. We will take an easy walk through varied habitats. Co-sponsored with the Boston Nature Center.

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