Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Topsfield Fairgrounds, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2021 7:21 AM – 7:39 AM
Checklist Comments:    Sunny 34 degrees with winds West 7 mph
Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams
Canada Goose  310    Counted by one of the participants as we were all arriving
Mallard  13
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  1
European Starling  15
Putnamville Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2021 7:52 AM – 8:23 AM
Bufflehead  75
Hooded Merganser  8
Common Merganser  12
Ruddy Duck  40
Ring-billed Gull  7
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  1
Blue Jay  1
Carolina Wren  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S97721901
Cherry Hill Reservoir, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2021 8:50 AM – 9:09 AM
Mallard  6
Green-winged Teal  14
Bufflehead  2
Common Merganser  2
Blue Jay  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  7
American Goldfinch  1
Northern Cardinal  1    Male
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S97721902
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Nov 16, 2021 9:28 AM – 12:29 PM
Protocol: Traveling
7.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Mostly sunny 41-46 degrees with winds West 14 mph. Tide outgoing with high tide at 8:09am. Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams.
Stops at Lot 1 ocean, main pans, Wardens, North Pool Overlook, Stage Island Pool, Lot 7 ocean platform and a brief stop at Hellcat dike.
37 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  3
Northern Shoveler  3    2 females and 1 male at Stage Island Pool
Gadwall  2    North Pool Overlook
American Wigeon  5    Main pans
Mallard  3
American Black Duck  65
Northern Pintail  37    Pans and Stage Island Pool
Green-winged Teal  250    Large flock in main pans
Common Eider  32
White-winged Scoter  9
Black Scoter  5
Long-tailed Duck  1    Lot 7
Bufflehead  10
Horned Grebe  3    Lot 1 and Lot 7
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  15
Black-bellied Plover  3    Lot 7
Dunlin  7    Lot 7
Greater Yellowlegs  1    Stage Island Pool shore
Razorbill  1    Lot 1
Herring Gull  27
Great Black-backed Gull  4
Red-throated Loon  13    Lot 1 and Lot 7
Common Loon  6    Lot 1 and Lot 7
Northern Gannet  6    Lot 1 and Lot 7
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron  2
Northern Harrier  2
Cooper’s Hawk  1    Fly by at Lot 1
Bald Eagle  1    Immature
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Peregrine Falcon  2    One seen from Wardens and another at Emerson Rocks Lot 7
falcon sp.  1    Seen at same time as one Peregrine at Wardens but much smaller Falcon. Possibly a Merlin but too far to ID for certain
American Crow  300
European Starling  10
House Sparrow  2
Snow Bunting  44    About 40 at Lot 1, 3 at Wardens and 1 at Stage Island Pool
American Tree Sparrow  2    Wardens
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S97721903

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  • Woodcocks at Mary Cummings Park

    Burlington - Mary Cummings Park (Across from 28 Blanchard) 25 Blanchard Rd, Burlington, MA, United States

    Offered by Menotomy Bird club. Join us at sunset as we listen and look for the mating sky dance of the American Woodcock. Activity should begin around 7:00 p.m. and last for about an hour - flashlight recommended; please no dogs. Meet at the Trustees Picnic Area near the Airplane Field (NOT the Soccer Field).

  • Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    Join a fun, easy and relaxed afternoon search for winter search for ocean birds, winter shore birds, raptors and early migrants. We will visit viewing areas along the ocean as well as the Hellcat boardwalks. Leader will have scope and hot chocolate! for sharing. Restrooms available. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required

  • Woodcock Walk at Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont

    Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United States

    Join us at sunset to (hopefully) hear and see the mating sky dance of the American Woodcock. Activity typically begins around 7:15 p.m. and lasts for about an hour. Call the trip leader if there's rain or snow cover. We will walk ~1/2 mile along paths to the best woodcock view area.  Be prepared for

  • RESCHEDULED Pine Hill Road Grasslands (rescheduled to Saturday March 28)

    Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United States

    Due to the the amount of snow still around we are rescheduling this to Saturday March 28. Also, we didn't mean to conflict with the Mass Aubudon Birders Meeting on March 14.

  • Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

    Rockport - Halibut Point State Park Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA, United States

    A two-hour walk, about 1.5 miles, over easy to moderate gravel roads and trails in search of seasonal specialties. Boots advisable. Restrooms are available. In case of inclement weather check with leader the night before trip.

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