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

Oct 2, 2021
Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, Susan H, Ernie L, 17 participants
Canada Goose  30 – Eastham
Fort Hill, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 7:15 AM – 8:45 AM
Mute Swan  4
Mallard  1
American Black Duck  3
Mourning Dove  6
Black-bellied Plover  2
Greater Yellowlegs  20
Laughing Gull  6
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Double-crested Cormorant  350
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  8
Great Egret  25
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3
Eastern Phoebe  1
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  15
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Tree Swallow  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Carolina Wren  5
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  4
American Robin  4
House Sparrow  X
House Finch  6
American Goldfinch  6
Song Sparrow  4
Swamp Sparrow  1
Bobolink  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Indigo Bunting  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611027
Eastham Stump Dump, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Mourning Dove  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Cooper’s Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  3
Eastern Bluebird  9
American Robin  4
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  40
Field Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  7
Eastern Towhee  3
Palm Warbler (Western)  2
Pine Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1    imm male
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611030
First Encounter Beach, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Black-bellied Plover  23
Semipalmated Plover  3
Sanderling  135
Dunlin  20
Short-billed Dowitcher  1
Bonaparte’s Gull  1    imm
Laughing Gull  2
Common Tern  3
Forster’s Tern  40
Double-crested Cormorant  25
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Peregrine Falcon  1
Tree Swallow  15
American Pipit  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611032
Herring Pond, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 12:15 PM – 12:30 PM
Mute Swan  4
Ruddy Duck  5
Pied-billed Grebe  2
American Coot  1
Least Sandpiper  3
Double-crested Cormorant  3
Turkey Vulture  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611034
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM
American Black Duck  3
Wild Turkey  7
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2
Turkey Vulture  5
Red-shouldered Hawk  1    juv
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Phoebe  4
Blue Jay  8
American Crow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  13
Tufted Titmouse  5
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  6
Eastern Bluebird  2
American Goldfinch  3
Baltimore Oriole  2
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1    male
Palm Warbler (Western)  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  11
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611037
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  9 – High Head, Pilgrim Heights
Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
White-winged Scoter  7
Sanderling  20
Laughing Gull  10
Common Tern  50
Northern Gannet  1
Tree Swallow  75
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611042
Beech Forest, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 2, 2021 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Wood Duck  3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Common Grackle  150
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S95611046

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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.

  • 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 [...]

  • 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.

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