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Outer Cape – Wellfleet to Provincetown to Chatham
Wellfleet–High Toss Rd, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 07:30 – 08:44
Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, Ernie L, Susan H, 9 participants
American Black Duck  3
Osprey  2
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  1
American Robin  50
Cedar Waxwing  20
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  3
American Goldfinch  1
Chipping Sparrow  30
Savannah Sparrow  4
Song Sparrow  2
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120405857
High Head, Pilgrim Heights, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 09:02 – 09:46
Mallard  7
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Great Blue Heron  2
Belted Kingfisher  2
Tree Swallow  1500
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Carolina Wren  1
Chipping Sparrow  5
Clay-colored Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco  7
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  2
Palm Warbler  1
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563748
Beech Forest, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 09:55 – 10:47
Green-winged Teal  2
Solitary Sandpiper  1
Downy Woodpecker  2
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Photos
Blue-headed Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  1
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
Tree Swallow  30
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  5
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Brown Creeper  1
Purple Finch  0
White-throated Sparrow  3
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  0
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563749
Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 10:45 – 11:15
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  20
Surf Scoter  13
White-winged Scoter  35
Black Scoter  15
Sanderling  34
Dunlin  1
Laughing Gull  5
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Cory’s Shearwater  5
Northern Gannet  15
Double-crested Cormorant  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563752
Lieutenant Island Causeway, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 13:00 – 13:30
Black-bellied Plover  3
Least Sandpiper  1
Greater Yellowlegs  75
Laughing Gull  29
Forster’s Tern  10
Common/Forster’s Tern  15
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  3
Great Egret  3
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
American Crow  40
Fish Crow  5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563754
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Barnstable
08-Oct-2022 13:45 – 14:36
Wild Turkey  3
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Great Blue Heron  2
Great Egret  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue Jay  2
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Eastern Bluebird  4
House Finch  5
Swamp Sparrow  1
Common Grackle  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563756
First Encounter Beach, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 14:48 – 15:57
Common Eider  250
Wild Turkey  9
Black-bellied Plover  6
Black-bellied Plover/golden-plover sp.  1    long view w/heat shimmer.  slender plover, small head with shorter bill than BB, appeared dark backed, likely golden plover
Semipalmated Plover  7
Sanderling  2
Dunlin  1
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Laughing Gull  5
Great Black-backed Gull  6
Snowy Egret  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  2
Horned Lark  8
Tree Swallow  2
Palm Warbler  0
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563759
Herring Pond, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
08-Oct-2022 16:03 – 16:12
Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  7
Mallard  2
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  1
White-rumped Sandpiper  1
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Turkey Vulture  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Blue Jay  1
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  1
Song Sparrow  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563762
Forest Beach and Conservation Lands, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts,
08-Oct-2022 16:44 – 17:12
American Black Duck  2
American Oystercatcher  2
Black-bellied Plover  2
Whimbrel  1
Marbled Godwit  6    Photos
Greater Yellowlegs  50
Willet (Western)  21    photos with marbled godwits
Laughing Gull  5
Common Loon  5
Double-crested Cormorant  10
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Egret  3
Snowy Egret  10
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  1    Long legs extension
Belted Kingfisher  1
Tree Swallow  5
European Starling  X
Song Sparrow  2
Cape May Warbler  1    imm male
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S120563764

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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  • Plum Island

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

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 [...]

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