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Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019

1 species

Red-tailed Hawk  1

 

Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 5:00 AM – 10:30 AM

49 species

Canada Goose  2

Mallard  4

Mourning Dove  4

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Barred Owl (Northern)  2

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Blue-headed Vireo  7

Blue Jay  7

Black-capped Chickadee  19

Tufted Titmouse  15

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Brown Creeper  3

Winter Wren  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  8

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

Veery  2

Hermit Thrush  2

American Robin  4

Gray Catbird  2

Evening Grosbeak  4    continuing birds, at least, flyovers

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  7

Chipping Sparrow  13

White-throated Sparrow  8

Song Sparrow  10

Eastern Towhee  17

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5

Brown-headed Cowbird  9

Common Grackle  2

Ovenbird  34

Louisiana Waterthrush  1

Northern Waterthrush  2

Blue-winged Warbler  3

Black-and-white Warbler  14

Nashville Warbler  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

Pine Warbler  11

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  57

Black-throated Green Warbler  7

Northern Cardinal  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940598

 

BHI–World’s End, Hingham (TTOR), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

35 species

Canada Goose  9

American Black Duck  2

Bufflehead  13

Northern Gannet  1    odd, bird flying into harbor and beyond; seemed to go over land west

Double-crested Cormorant  25

Great Egret  20

Black-crowned Night-Heron  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    female, likely first year, giving “mew” call, white throat, red cap, but muted/mottled

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

American Kestrel  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tufted Titmouse  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

House Wren (Northern)  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

American Robin  9

Gray Catbird  1

European Starling  X

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  4

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  1

Orchard Oriole  2

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle  5

Black-and-white Warbler  1

House Sparrow  X

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940610

 

Scituate, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

33 species

Brant (Atlantic)  12

Mallard  6

American Black Duck  20

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  300

Harlequin Duck  3

Surf Scoter  50

White-winged Scoter (North American)  10

Black Scoter  10

Bufflehead  2

Red-breasted Merganser  50

Red-necked Grebe  1    breeding plumage, this is not rare at this time of year at this location through May 10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Least Sandpiper  4

Spotted Sandpiper  1

Greater Yellowlegs  29

Willet  1

Black Guillemot  1    breeding plumage black with white wing patch (oval); normal or uncommon at this time of year, always far out so conditions have to be calm to see over wave action

Bonaparte’s Gull  2

Ring-billed Gull  X

Herring Gull (American)  X

Great Black-backed Gull  X

Least Tern  4    This is regular at this time of year

Red-throated Loon  20    Had 26 a week ago; weather didn’t change to change status

Common Loon  10

Northern Gannet  15

Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  5

Double-crested Cormorant  150

Belted Kingfisher  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  2

Tree Swallow  32

Barn Swallow (American)  26

Carolina Wren  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940633

 

Ferry Hill Thicket, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

4 species

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Blue-headed Vireo  2

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

Gray Catbird  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940641

 

Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

13 species

Mute Swan  2

Wild Turkey  6

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Purple Martin  8

Tree Swallow  5

Barn Swallow (American)  6

Song Sparrow  3

Bobolink  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  10

Common Grackle  20

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940653

 

Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

10 species

Brant (Atlantic)  30

Common Eider (Dresser’s)  10

White-winged Scoter (North American)  10

Bufflehead  58

Red-breasted Merganser  25

Willet (Eastern)  1

Laughing Gull  20

Northern Gannet  3

Cooper’s Hawk  2    one bird doing display “nighthawky” type of flight

Northern Mockingbird  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940663

 

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

9 species

Killdeer  1

Upland Sandpiper  6    careful count, 3 bird together, 2 more with one singing to the right and one more singing to the left

American Kestrel  2

Brown Thrasher  1

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  3

Eastern Towhee  5

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  4

Ovenbird  2

Pine Warbler  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940674

 

Burrage Pond WMA–Hanson, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2019 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

25 species

Canada Goose  15

Mute Swan  20

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  2

Chimney Swift  1

Sandhill Crane  1    almost all rusty, the rustiest individual I have ever seen

Greater Yellowlegs  2

Caspian Tern  2

American Bittern  1

Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  40

Great Egret  4

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Tree Swallow  125

Barn Swallow (American)  25

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  5

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  50

Brown-headed Cowbird  5

Common Grackle  25

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S55940677

 

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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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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