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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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, [...]

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, [...]

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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