Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 7:20 AM – 7:35 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Mostly cloudy and 30 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
9 species
Snow Goose 1 Seen by Dave, Mark, and Kevin.
Canada Goose 26
Northern Shoveler 2 Pair
Mallard 7
American Black Duck 1
Green-winged Teal 19
Great Blue Heron 0 3 Great Blue Heron flew over shortly before I arrived
Killdeer 1
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911266
Willowdale SF, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 7:44 AM – 8:27 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: Mostly cloudy and 30 degrees. Winds N 9 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
25 species
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 4
Green-winged Teal 3
Ring-necked Duck 4
Hooded Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Palm Warbler 2 Singing- maybe 3. Obvious sound difference from the singing Dark Eyed Juncos nearby.
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911273
Daniel Boone Park, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 8:40 AM – 9:33 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.4 mile(s)
Comments: Mostly sunny and 35 degrees. Winds N 9 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
22 species
Mallard 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 3
Palm Warbler 1 Heard
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 2
American Goldfinch 7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911277
Strawberry Hill, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Mostly sunny and 38 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
12 species
Great Egret 5
Turkey Vulture 2
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 1
American Robin 2
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 3
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911279
Argilla-Northgate-Essex Rd. Fields Complex, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 10:16 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.328 mile(s)
Comments: Sunny and 38 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
17 species
Canada Goose 12
Mallard 1
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 2
Wilson’s Snipe 13 Probably more camouflaged in the field
American Kestrel 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 17
European Starling 250 Large mixed flock of Blackbirds consisting mostly of European Starlings with some Red winged Blackbirds and Brown Headed Cowbirds.
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Red-winged Blackbird 20 Estimated number
Brown-headed Cowbird 15 Estimated number
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911283
Shea Bros Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 11:10 AM – 11:20 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Sunny and 38 degrees. Winds NNE 14 mph. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
6 species
American Black Duck 2
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 3
Glossy Ibis 17
Blue Jay 1
American Robin 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911271
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Island Rd, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 8, 2018 11:21 AM – 11:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.227 mile(s)
Comments: Partly sunny and 38 degrees. With Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
6 species
Great Egret 2
Osprey 2 On platform
Herring Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
American Robin 5
European Starling 100
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S44911256
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Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region
Trip to New Hampshire Lake Umbagog Region During early June two groups of BBC birders traveled around the Errol, NH area in search of nesting neotropical migrants, boreal species and whatever else we could find
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program
2026 Daytime Pelagic and Marsh Cruise Program Join us on summer daytime pelagic trips and marsh cruises this summer. Note that these popular trips regularly sell out. Once sold out we will keep a waitlist
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Follow Up Field Trip On Tuesday, August 11 at 9AM Soheil will lead a field trip focused on shorebird ID to Winthrop Beach. Learn more. Webinar: Introduction to the New England Shorebird Guide For over
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Cold Spring Park, Newton
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Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center
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CANCELLED Plum Island
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Plum Island
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