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Morris Island, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Aug 11, 2018 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L, 9 participants
22 species

Mourning Dove  3
American Oystercatcher  4
Least Tern  3
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Cooper’s Hawk  1     juv
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  5
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Carolina Wren  1
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  2
House Finch  5
American Goldfinch  5
Chipping Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Common Grackle  10
American Redstart  1     female or immature
House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48714741

South Beach, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Aug 11, 2018 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L, 9 paticipants
37 species

American Oystercatcher  10
Black-bellied Plover  500
Semipalmated Plover  800
Piping Plover  22
Whimbrel (Hudsonian)  2
Ruddy Turnstone  35
Red Knot  400
Sanderling  550
Dunlin  3
Least Sandpiper  5
White-rumped Sandpiper  2
Semipalmated Sandpiper  2100
Short-billed Dowitcher  100
Greater Yellowlegs  1
Willet (Eastern)  8
Parasitic Jaeger  4
Laughing Gull  1000
Ring-billed Gull  5
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Least Tern  2
Black Tern  2     ad
Roseate Tern  1500
Common Tern (hirundo/tibetana)  3000
Forster’s Tern  1     ad, head changing to winter plumage, mostly whitish with black eye mask, paler back than Common
Common Loon  1
Cory’s Shearwater  10
Great Shearwater  50
Sooty Shearwater  25
Manx Shearwater  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2500
Snowy Egret  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Horned Lark  3
Tree Swallow  120
Bank Swallow  2
Barn Swallow (American)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48715274

Forest Beach and Conservation Lands, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Aug 11, 2018 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L, 9 participants
13 species

Whimbrel (Hudsonian)  6
Least Sandpiper  5
Greater Yellowlegs  5
Willet (Eastern)  3
Lesser Yellowlegs  6
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  3
Great Egret  10
Snowy Egret  20
Osprey (carolinensis)  6
American Crow  1
Tree Swallow  5
Barn Swallow (American)  2
Gray Catbird  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48715270
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Pogorelc Sanctuary, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Aug 11, 2018 5:08 PM – 6:34 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments:     SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L, 7 participants  High numbers of roosting birds in trees and bushes around the pond. View is accessed at the end of right trail at the split. As has been suggested by Peter Crosson, a quiet approach as to not  disturb the roost.
23 species

Wood Duck  4
Great Blue Heron  0
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  2
Great Egret  50
Snowy Egret  30
Little Blue Heron  1     Continuing. Photos.
Black-crowned Night-Heron  30
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron  4     2 juv, 2 2nd yr
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  0
Osprey (carolinensis)  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  0
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  3
Tree Swallow  10
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  3
European Starling  34
Cedar Waxwing  3
American Goldfinch  3
Song Sparrow  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  2
Common Grackle  5
Common Yellowthroat  0
Yellow Warbler  0
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S48715267

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  • 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/

  • Pop-up Trip: Crane WMA, Falmouth, and Swallow-tailed Kites!

    Falmouth - Crane WMA 754 Nathan Ellis Highway, Falmouth, MA, United States

    Pop-up trip to look for the Swallow-tailed Kites that have bred this year near Mashpee. We'll start with a walk at Crane WMA to look for grassland birds, then head over to the location nearby where the kites are being seen. Contact trip leader (leaving from Newton around 6.30am) for possible carpooling, or else meet

  • 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 &

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