Plum Island (please use more refined location), Essex, Massachusetts, US
Feb 16, 2020 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club, Eagles & Owls afternoon walk.  22 people in 9 cars.
23 species
Greater White-fronted Goose  1    Continuing bird, seen close to the road before the refuge gate. Photos.
Canada Goose  250
American Black Duck  75
Common Eider  30
Surf Scoter  1
White-winged Scoter  25
Long-tailed Duck  7
Common Goldeneye  10
Red-breasted Merganser  8
Horned Grebe  3
Herring Gull  20
Common Loon  12
Northern Harrier  4
Bald Eagle  1    immature
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Rough-legged Hawk  1
Snowy Owl  1
Short-eared Owl  2
Northern Shrike  1
Blue Jay  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  7
Song Sparrow  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S64794153

Looking for new Membership Secretary!

The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done

Looking for new Membership Secretary!

The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done

Looking for new Membership Secretary!

The Brookline Bird Club is looking for a new Membership Secretary for April 2020 to replace our current secretary, Judy Hepburn, who is standing down at the end of her term. Judy has done

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