Plymouth Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 26, 2019 6:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Comments:    SSBC/BBC/Paskamansett/FMSSF, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 20 participants
41 species
Brant (Atlantic)  8
Mute Swan  5
Mallard  6
Black Scoter  1    imm male
Mourning Dove  5
Black-bellied Plover  16
Semipalmated Plover  32
Piping Plover  23
Ruddy Turnstone  16
Sanderling  25
Dunlin  11
Least Sandpiper  3
Semipalmated Sandpiper  200
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Willet (Eastern)  12
Bonaparte’s Gull  2    1S
Laughing Gull  50
Ring-billed Gull  20    19 1S, 1 2S
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Least Tern  30
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  2    so sad; 50 years ago there were 20000
Common Loon  3
Double-crested Cormorant  15
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  6
American Crow  5
Horned Lark  3
Tree Swallow  8
Bank Swallow  15
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
European Starling  X
House Finch  3
Song Sparrow  13
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1
Common Grackle  15
Common Yellowthroat  1
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  1
House Sparrow  X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56954324

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming.  What key field [...]

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to [...]

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming.  What key field [...]

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to [...]

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley

Member Webinar August 13: The Art and Craft of Shorebird Identification with Lisa Schibley Shorebirds are among the most fascinating and diverse groups of birds, but identifying them can sometimes feel overwhelming.  What key field [...]

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to [...]

News Categories

Upcoming Field Trips

Great Meadows NWR, Concord

We will walk easy trails looking for shorebirds, ducks, wading birds, rails, and nesting songbirds. This is also a great time to look for butterflies and other interesting insects.  Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair!

Whale and Seabird watching trip out of Gloucester

The BBC is partnering with the 7 Seas Whale Watching Tour Company to travel to Stellwagen Bank - primary feeding grounds for the Humpback Whale, the endangered Right Whale, and other marine wildlife, including seabirds. With the help of onboard naturalists, we will search for seabirds - storm petrals, shearwaters, gulls and terns, gannets, and [...]

An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. In July, At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations—we’ll search for osprey, flocks of egrets, piping plover, migrating shorebirds, meadow and grassland nesting birds. Participants are responsible for their own transportation [...]

Charles River Path in Waltham

Stroll along an easy to walk paved path. Possible sightings include Wood Ducks, Yellow Warbler, Warbling Vireo, and Great Blue Heron. Cosponsored with Waltham :Land Trust and Menotomy Bird Club.

Go to Top