Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 7:42 AM – 8:42 AM
American Black Duck  4
Green-winged Teal  2
Mourning Dove  4
Stilt Sandpiper  1    With the yellowlegs in pool to right of main platform. Heavily barred and darker and smaller than yellowlegs. Someone in the group may have a photo.
Least Sandpiper  1
peep sp.  3
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull  13
Double-crested Cormorant  16
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  32    Careful count
Snowy Egret  19
Osprey  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  4
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886321
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 9:09 AM – 10:54 AM
Canada Goose  39
Common Eider  8
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Mourning Dove  3
Semipalmated Plover  1
Ruddy Turnstone  4
Sanderling  2
peep sp.  2
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Double-crested Cormorant  65
Monk Parakeet  1    Continuing, flew out of nest
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  11
House Sparrow  14
House Finch  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886301
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:05 AM – 11:27 AM
Common Eider  6
American Oystercatcher  3
Black-bellied Plover  2
Least Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  5
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  30
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Snowy Egret  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886288
41 Pleasant Park Rd, Winthrop US-MA 42.38353, -70.99037, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:42 AM – 12:10 PM
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  3
peep sp.  10
Greater Yellowlegs  7
shorebird sp.  1
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  2
Northern Cardinal  1

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • 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.

  • An Oasis for Birds at Belle Isle Marsh

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join DCR park staff for a relaxed, one-mile bird walk through flat, easy terrain at this Massachusetts State Reservation and birding hot spot. At Belle Isle and at additional nearby locations— We’ll search for raptors, native sparrows, finches, herons, and egrets. Participants are responsible for their own transportation between locations (by car or bike). Binoculars [...]

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