Hunter Cove Wildlife Sanctuary, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017 6:45 AM – 8:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.25 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Mary Margaret H
32 species
Common Loon 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Swainson’s Thrush 4
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 2
Ovenbird 4
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 4
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Canada Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 4
Red Crossbill 2
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927049
Eustis, ME, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Susan H, Ginnie P
34 species
Canada Goose 10
Mallard 1 7 young
Common Loon 1
Bald Eagle 2
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 3
Nashville Warbler 3
Northern Parula 6
Magnolia Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927054
Weld, Maine, Franklin, Maine, US
Jun 20, 2017
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC trip, Eddie G leader, Mary Margaret H, Rob F
5 species
Bald Eagle 1
American Kestrel 1
Common Raven 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
Bobolink 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37927046
Conservation Advocacy and Initiatives
The BBC is engaged in ongoing conservation advocacy on its own initiative and in alliance with the other eighteen member clubs of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs. In June 2019 the BBC supported a
Habitat Gardening for Birds with Master Gardener Catherine Carney-Feldman
Sunday, August 25, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield All species on our planet need habitat—a place to call home. Habitats provide shelter from the weather and predators, a place to raise young,
Upcoming: Extreme Pelagic Trip Aboard the Helen H.
Saturday–Sunday, September 21–22 6:00 a.m. Saturday–6:00 p.m. Sunday From Hyannis to Hydrographer Canyon area with expert guides. Birds expected: White-Faced Storm Petrels, several species of shearwaters, jaegers, gannets, gulls, terns, and several species of marine
2019-20 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of every
Upcoming Workshop: Shorebirds with Wayne Petersen
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30–8:45 p.m. in Woburn, MA Limited to 100 participants With their diverse adaptations, varied habitats, marvelous migrations, and often confusing plumages, shorebirds are a perennial favorite among birders in New England. More
Mount Auburn brings out the Birders
Huge numbers of birders on the BBC trip at Mount Auburn Cemetery recently. There are trips every day until the latter part of May.
Conservation Advocacy and Initiatives
The BBC is engaged in ongoing conservation advocacy on its own initiative and in alliance with the other eighteen member clubs of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs. In June 2019 the BBC supported a
Habitat Gardening for Birds with Master Gardener Catherine Carney-Feldman
Sunday, August 25, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield All species on our planet need habitat—a place to call home. Habitats provide shelter from the weather and predators, a place to raise young,
Upcoming: Extreme Pelagic Trip Aboard the Helen H.
Saturday–Sunday, September 21–22 6:00 a.m. Saturday–6:00 p.m. Sunday From Hyannis to Hydrographer Canyon area with expert guides. Birds expected: White-Faced Storm Petrels, several species of shearwaters, jaegers, gannets, gulls, terns, and several species of marine
2019-20 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of every
Upcoming Workshop: Shorebirds with Wayne Petersen
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30–8:45 p.m. in Woburn, MA Limited to 100 participants With their diverse adaptations, varied habitats, marvelous migrations, and often confusing plumages, shorebirds are a perennial favorite among birders in New England. More
Mount Auburn brings out the Birders
Huge numbers of birders on the BBC trip at Mount Auburn Cemetery recently. There are trips every day until the latter part of May.
Conservation Advocacy and Initiatives
The BBC is engaged in ongoing conservation advocacy on its own initiative and in alliance with the other eighteen member clubs of the Association of Massachusetts Bird Clubs. In June 2019 the BBC supported a
Habitat Gardening for Birds with Master Gardener Catherine Carney-Feldman
Sunday, August 25, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield All species on our planet need habitat—a place to call home. Habitats provide shelter from the weather and predators, a place to raise young,
Upcoming: Extreme Pelagic Trip Aboard the Helen H.
Saturday–Sunday, September 21–22 6:00 a.m. Saturday–6:00 p.m. Sunday From Hyannis to Hydrographer Canyon area with expert guides. Birds expected: White-Faced Storm Petrels, several species of shearwaters, jaegers, gannets, gulls, terns, and several species of marine
2019-20 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of every
Upcoming Workshop: Shorebirds with Wayne Petersen
Wednesday, July 31, 6:30–8:45 p.m. in Woburn, MA Limited to 100 participants With their diverse adaptations, varied habitats, marvelous migrations, and often confusing plumages, shorebirds are a perennial favorite among birders in New England. More
Mount Auburn brings out the Birders
Huge numbers of birders on the BBC trip at Mount Auburn Cemetery recently. There are trips every day until the latter part of May.
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Field Trips / Events
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Quabbin Reservoir (was July 5)
Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 10 235 Daniel Shays Hwy, Pelham, MA, United StatesWith the extreme heat conditions the leader has decided to walk Gate 10 until 9:00 am and then turn back to the cars. This section of the walk is under trees and is much more comfortable than the trip back out of the Quabbin. Back at the cars we can decide to go to Quabbin
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Quabbin Reservoir (incorrect date, actual walk is July 3)
Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 10 235 Daniel Shays Hwy, Pelham, MA, United StatesDue to miscommunication, this walk was incorrectly scheduled for July 5. Please see the new and correct July 3 entry. https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/quabbin-reservoir-was-july-5/
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Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolinks at Heard Farm, Wayland (New!)
Wayland - Heard Farm Conservation Area 12 Heard Road, Wayland, MA, United StatesNew addition to our Bring Back Bobolinks conservation series. This gem works its way into the rotations of many birders once discovered. It is managed for dog walking (no dogs on this walk please) and bobolinks, which in a good year can number 100 or more. We will be using dirt trails and boardwalks. Trails
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Bring Back Bobolinks: Codman Estate Farm (Was Drumlin Farm) (New!)
Codman Community Farms - Donelan's parking 145 Lincoln Rd, Lincoln, MA, United StatesThis walk was planned for Drumlin Farm but more Bobolinks can be seen at this nearby location so we've moved the walk to Codman Farms. Adding to our Bobolink conservation series. Join Ilija to observe and appreciate Bobolinks in breeding habitat! Bobolinks are migratory grassland birds found across Massachusetts. The Bobolink is listed as a
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. All the nesting birds will still be around, with good views of young out of the nest being fed by parents: Veery, Indigo Bunting, Catbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tree Swallow, Bobolink, Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, and Warblers. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods with some steep