Housatonic River Valley WMA, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 11, 2017 6:00 AM – 6:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.7 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C
37 species
Canada Goose 25
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 3
Red-eyed Vireo 2
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 5
Cliff Swallow (pyrrhonota Group) 5
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 5
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 17
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 8
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Purple Finch (Eastern) 1
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37706952
October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 11, 2017 7:15 AM – 12:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
14.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C
49 species
Canada Goose 2 4 young
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 male
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Alder Flycatcher 6
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 71
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
Veery 6
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 10
Cedar Waxwing 16
Ovenbird 35
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 11
American Redstart 6
Magnolia Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 8
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 14
Black-throated Blue Warbler 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
Canada Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 2
Scarlet Tanager 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 14
Purple Finch (Eastern) 3
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37706951
Woods Pond, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 11, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C
2 species
Mallard (Northern) 1
Bank Swallow 15
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37706953
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BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash
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On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
Stellwagen Bank Pelagic Trip Report
Stellwagen Bank Pelagic Trip Report On October 24 the BBC sponsored a pelagic birding trip from Gloucester to Stellwagen Bank aboard a chartered boat provided by Seven Seas Whale Watch. The trip was a smashing
October Big Day Report
October Big Day Report Here’s where we went birding on October 11th: 39 Birders sent in 98 checklists for Massachusetts (and a few more from NH and Maine). We recorded 145 species, and a Budgerigar.
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash Join us on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide. This free event
Franklin Park Community Science Video
Franklin Park Community Science Video This past August the BBC cosponsored a trip to Scarboro Pond in Franklin Park with Zoo New England. We were joined on the walk by journalist Shannon Rose Geary who
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic The Brookline Bird Club was able to run an overnight pelagic this past Monday and Tuesday after both of our late August trips were cancelled. The main birding highlights were
October 24 Half Day Pelagic from Gloucester
On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
Stellwagen Bank Pelagic Trip Report
Stellwagen Bank Pelagic Trip Report On October 24 the BBC sponsored a pelagic birding trip from Gloucester to Stellwagen Bank aboard a chartered boat provided by Seven Seas Whale Watch. The trip was a smashing
October Big Day Report
October Big Day Report Here’s where we went birding on October 11th: 39 Birders sent in 98 checklists for Massachusetts (and a few more from NH and Maine). We recorded 145 species, and a Budgerigar.
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash Join us on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide. This free event
Franklin Park Community Science Video
Franklin Park Community Science Video This past August the BBC cosponsored a trip to Scarboro Pond in Franklin Park with Zoo New England. We were joined on the walk by journalist Shannon Rose Geary who
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic The Brookline Bird Club was able to run an overnight pelagic this past Monday and Tuesday after both of our late August trips were cancelled. The main birding highlights were
October 24 Half Day Pelagic from Gloucester
On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
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Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesWe will look for early migrants, waterfowl, and waders. Conditions may be wet; boots advised. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
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Westborough WMA in Two Parts
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
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Millennium Park
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