Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
21 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 6
Rufous Hummingbird 1 continuing female
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
American Robin 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447237
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Scusset Beach State Reservation, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
39 species
Brant (Atlantic) 20
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 300
Surf Scoter 5
White-winged Scoter (North American) 5
Black Scoter 150
Red-breasted Merganser 15
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 9
Northern Gannet 2
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic) 3
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Northern Harrier 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Sanderling 1
Razorbill 20
Bonaparte’s Gull 25
Laughing Gull 1 2nd or 3rd winter
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Tern 1 1st W
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 13
Carolina Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 54
Cedar Waxwing 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 5
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447235
Great Herring Pond, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
Nov 25, 2017 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Ernie L
8 species
Gadwall 7
Mallard (Northern) 11
Bufflehead 50
Hooded Merganser 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Bonaparte’s Gull 6
Cedar Waxwing 9
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S41447234
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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Upcoming Field Trips
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