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Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 7, 2019 9:50 AM – 10:45 AM
Comments:    BBC walk.  Wind 10-25, 59 degrees, overcast, half tide and dropping.
8 species
Mallard  3
Mourning Dove  14
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Great Egret  7
Snowy Egret  3
Osprey  1
European Starling  30
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59632956
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 7, 2019 11:05 AM – 12:02 PM
Comments:    BBC walk.  Wind gusting to 25, 63 degrees, sun starting to break through.  An hour before low tide.  A couple of beach walkers didn’t really disturb the birds.
15 species
American Black Duck  2
Common Eider  6
American Oystercatcher  3
Semipalmated Plover  8
Killdeer  6
Ruddy Turnstone  2
Sanderling  25
Least Sandpiper  2
White-rumped Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  40
Laughing Gull  25
Ring-billed Gull  65
Herring Gull  25
Great Black-backed Gull  20
Double-crested Cormorant  28
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59632963
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 7, 2019 12:15 PM – 12:35 PM
Comments:    BBC walk.  Low tide, no disturbance, almost no birds!  Wind dieting down, partly sunny, 66.
9 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove  2
Black-bellied Plover  2
Ruddy Turnstone  2
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  2
Herring Gull  3
Great Black-backed Gull  1
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Accipiter sp.  1
Yellow Warbler  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59632975
Revere Beach–Point of Pines, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Sep 7, 2019 12:40 PM – 1:05 PM
Comments:    BBC walk. Low tide just starting to rise, couple of beach walkers did not disturb the birds, mostly sunny, wind dieting down.
14 species
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  2
Black-bellied Plover  6
Semipalmated Plover  3
Sanderling  49
Least Sandpiper  1
White-rumped Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  3
Laughing Gull  2
Ring-billed Gull  32
Herring Gull  17
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Double-crested Cormorant  5
Osprey  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59632947

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  • Ashby & Townsend

    Townsend - Willard Brook State Forest MA, United States

    We will explore for nesting warblers, juncos, sapsuckers, and probably butterflies and dragonflies, possibly continuing into the afternoon. We will start in Willard Brook State Forest and probably continue to Townsend State Forest, Mt. Watatic, or the Squannacook River WMA. Some trails are steep and moderately uneven.

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

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

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with

  • Pine Hill Road Grassland

    Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United States

    In June, this wonderfully preserved grassland is alive with the songs of breeding Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrow, which are state listed as endangered species. Prairie Warbler, Indigo Bunting, and American Kestrels nest regularly here as well. A mile walk on level grade; can be dry so bring water.

  • Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolinks at Farm Meadow, Lincoln

    Lincoln - Farm Meadow Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

    An opportunity to see Bobolinks, a declining and unique species, displaying and singing in their breeding habitat, possibly with fledglings! In addition to Bobolinks, possible species include Indigo Bunting, Wood Thrush, Pileated Woodpecker, and maybe an Alder Flycatcher if we're lucky! This is about a 1.5 mile walk circling the hayfield where the Bobolinks breed, and up

  • Halibut Point State Park, Rockport

    Rockport - Halibut Point State Park Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA, United States

    A two-hour walk, about 1.5 miles, over easy to moderate gravel roads and trails in search of seasonal specialties. Boots advisable. Restrooms are available. In case of inclement weather check with leader night before trip (text ok). Cosponsored by DCR. For more Information see: https://www.mass.gov/locations/halibut-point-state-park

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