Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 5:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 6 participants
42 species
Mallard  5
Mourning Dove  3
American Woodcock  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Phoebe  5
Blue-headed Vireo  4
Blue Jay  14
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  15
Tufted Titmouse  12
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3
Brown Creeper  6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
Winter Wren  3
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  1
Hermit Thrush  2
American Robin  6
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  10
Chipping Sparrow  17
White-throated Sparrow  13
Song Sparrow  4
Eastern Towhee  9
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  1
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  2
Ovenbird  30
Northern Waterthrush  4
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  8
Common Yellowthroat  1
Pine Warbler  16
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Northern Cardinal  8
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187446
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Canada Goose  3
Lesser Scaup  2    pair, flapped bird showed wing stripe only on secondaries
Bufflehead  15
Red-breasted Merganser  10
American Oystercatcher  3
Double-crested Cormorant  200
Great Egret  25
Snowy Egret  1
Black-crowned Night-Heron  2
Turkey Vulture  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187449
Scituate, North, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
American Black Duck  4
Common Eider (Dresser’s)  50
Surf Scoter  2
White-winged Scoter  4
scoter sp.  50
Red-breasted Merganser  15
Red-necked Grebe  1    breeding plumage
Great Cormorant (North Atlantic)  1
Double-crested Cormorant  50
Snowy Egret  2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  20
Barn Swallow (American)  10
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187452
Ferry Hill Thicket, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Blue Jay  4
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  3
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  4
Gray Catbird  4
Hermit Thrush  1
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  3
White-throated Sparrow  25
Common Grackle  5
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187454
Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Laughing Gull  20
Ring-billed Gull  X
Herring Gull (American)  X
Great Black-backed Gull  X
Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM
Upland Sandpiper  2
American Kestrel  5
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  1
Horned Lark  5
European Starling  X
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  X
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  7
Eastern Meadowlark  2
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187467
Burrage Pond WMA, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Canada Goose  20
Mute Swan  6
Mallard  3
Mourning Dove  1
Chimney Swift  4
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  15
Great Egret  3
Turkey Vulture  2
Osprey (carolinensis)  2
Tree Swallow  50
Barn Swallow (American)  15
Gray Catbird  1
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15
Common Grackle  5
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  4
Pine Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187470
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 1, 2021 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM
Wood Duck  2
Lesser Scaup  6    3 pair
Bufflehead  4
Ruddy Duck  20
Mourning Dove  2
Tree Swallow  15
Northern Mockingbird  1
Chipping Sparrow  2
Orchard Oriole  2    pair
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S87187471
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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024.  Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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