Saddleback Mountain, Maine, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 30, 2018 5:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Cliff C, Ian R, Roxanne L, Donna B, walk up the right hand ski slope
33 species

Black-backed Woodpecker  1
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  1
American Crow  1
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  15
Winter Wren  7
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Veery  1
Bicknell’s Thrush  7     careful count of calling and 2 singing birds
Swainson’s Thrush  17
Hermit Thrush  3
American Robin  11
Cedar Waxwing  1
Ovenbird  2
Nashville Warbler  3
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  9
Magnolia Warbler  3
Blackpoll Warbler  18     careful count, more numerous than other trips
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12
Black-throated Green Warbler  7
Chipping Sparrow  7
Fox Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  20
White-throated Sparrow  34
Song Sparrow  4
Indigo Bunting  3
Purple Finch  5
Pine Siskin  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47297357


Cupsuptic River/Lake Boat Launch, Oxford, Maine, US
Jun 30, 2018 6:17 AM – 6:51 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC Rangeley Lakes Trip, Eddie G leader, 9 participants.
15 species

Great Blue Heron  1
Bald Eagle  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Canada Jay  2
Tree Swallow  3
Barn Swallow  4
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
Winter Wren  1
Cedar Waxwing  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Northern Parula  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48716499


Lincoln Pond, Errol, Maine, US (45.054, -70.891), Oxford, Maine, US
Jun 30, 2018 8:29 AM – 11:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Comments:     BBC Rangeley Lakes trip, Eddie Giles, trip leader.  9 participants.
40 species

Ruffed Grouse  7     One female with 5 young, second female appeared to be trying to coax her young to either stay out of sight or to come out to opening. She stayed at one place on road.
Great Blue Heron  1
Northern Goshawk  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Least Flycatcher  2
Blue-headed Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  1
Common Raven  5
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Boreal Chickadee  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Winter Wren  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Veery  2
Swainson’s Thrush  3
Hermit Thrush  3     One seen with food
American Robin  9
Cedar Waxwing  7
Purple Finch  3
American Goldfinch  2
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  4
Ovenbird  3
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Nashville Warbler  1
Mourning Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  5
American Redstart  3
Northern Parula  5
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Palm Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Canada Warbler  3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5     Two separate pairs of adult males moving in tandem,  No aggression or chasing observed as the birds foraged together.  The fifth male was singing.
Indigo Bunting  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48716504

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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