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

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is... Congratulations to Kate McHugh, who has won the Migration Madness Membership Drive! Kate will receive their choice of a pair of binoculars or two tickets for one of our summer water

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

    Plymouth - Captain John's Whale Watching Tour Company 10 Town Wharf, Plymouth, MA, United States

    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

    Harvard - Oxbow NWR Tank Rd, Harvard, MA, United States

    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

  • Belle Isle Marsh Reservation (Winthrop side)

    Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and fall migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are (generally) flat and easy to walk. A water bottle, water proof clothing including a hat, sunblock &

  • Plum Island

    Newburyport - Courthouse 188 State Street, Newburyport, MA, United States

    Beginners and those with limited mobility welcome. There is an entrance fee for Parker River NWR.

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