Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016
Protocol: Historical
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
2 species
Turkey Vulture 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 75
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Harwich Community Gardens, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 7:00 AM – 8:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
36 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 5
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 5
Gray Catbird 2
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 7
Common Yellowthroat 1
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Chipping Sparrow 7
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 50
Swamp Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
House Finch 10
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
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Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
30 species
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 3
Mallard (Northern) 11
Double-crested Cormorant 50
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 25
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 largish flycatcher, no eyering, blackish gray, peaked head, largish bill yellow/yellow-orange underside of mandible, underparts offwhite with grayish sides to breast, chased off Eastern Phoebe and was noticeably larger
Eastern Phoebe 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 1
Gray Catbird 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 6
House Finch 28
Purple Finch (Eastern) 1
American Goldfinch 10
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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
24 species
Wild Turkey 2
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Greater Yellowlegs 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 3
Common Grackle 1
American Goldfinch 2
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Beech Forest, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
15 species
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Least Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper (solitaria) 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 8
American Robin 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Western) 3
Pine Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
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Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
14 species
Common Eider 3
White-winged Scoter (North American) 3
Manx Shearwater 12
Northern Gannet 10
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Northern Harrier (American) 1
Parasitic Jaeger 2
Laughing Gull 50
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Common Tern 250
Peregrine Falcon 2
Tree Swallow 5
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 1
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First Encounter Beach, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
16 species
Common Eider (Dresser’s) 25
Common Loon 2
Double-crested Cormorant 150
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 7
Great Egret 2
Black-bellied Plover 6
Semipalmated Plover 4
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1
Laughing Gull 10
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
American Crow 6
Horned Lark 15
Tree Swallow 10
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Song Sparrow 2
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Fort Hill, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Oct 8, 2016 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Ernie L, Austin ?
13 species
Common Eider 25
Double-crested Cormorant 300
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 25
Great Egret 10
Snowy Egret 9
Northern Harrier (American) 1
Black-bellied Plover 1
Greater Yellowlegs 50
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Cardinal 2
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration The Brookline Bird Club's 2026 overnight pelagic trips to the edge of the continental shelf at Hydrographer Canyon are now open for registration! About the Trip Join the BBC on
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
Migration Madness Membership Drive
Win a Free Pair of Binoculars - Migration Madness Membership Drive To celebrate the excitement of spring migration, the Brookline Bird Club once again has a special offer for any new member joining the club
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts Important conservation issues directly affecting birds and birders are pending in front of the Massachusetts legislature. Please demonstrate your commitment to Massachusetts bird life by taking action now. Mass Ready Act
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count Follow Up BBC members birded every county and every corner of the state this year, recording a total of 193 species. (See the eBird trip report.)Essex County led the way
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration The Brookline Bird Club's 2026 overnight pelagic trips to the edge of the continental shelf at Hydrographer Canyon are now open for registration! About the Trip Join the BBC on
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
Migration Madness Membership Drive
Win a Free Pair of Binoculars - Migration Madness Membership Drive To celebrate the excitement of spring migration, the Brookline Bird Club once again has a special offer for any new member joining the club
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts Important conservation issues directly affecting birds and birders are pending in front of the Massachusetts legislature. Please demonstrate your commitment to Massachusetts bird life by taking action now. Mass Ready Act
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count Follow Up BBC members birded every county and every corner of the state this year, recording a total of 193 species. (See the eBird trip report.)Essex County led the way
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration
Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic Registration The Brookline Bird Club's 2026 overnight pelagic trips to the edge of the continental shelf at Hydrographer Canyon are now open for registration! About the Trip Join the BBC on
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
Migration Madness Membership Drive
Win a Free Pair of Binoculars - Migration Madness Membership Drive To celebrate the excitement of spring migration, the Brookline Bird Club once again has a special offer for any new member joining the club
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts
Spring 2026 Conservation Alerts Important conservation issues directly affecting birds and birders are pending in front of the Massachusetts legislature. Please demonstrate your commitment to Massachusetts bird life by taking action now. Mass Ready Act
BBC Field Records Project
BBC Field Records Project For many years, the club engaged in a project to import our historic field card data into eBird. Our archive of about 10,000 cards dating back to 1926 might be unique
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count – Follow Up
BBC Massachusetts Big Day Count Follow Up BBC members birded every county and every corner of the state this year, recording a total of 193 species. (See the eBird trip report.)Essex County led the way
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Mt. Greylock
Mount Greylock Visitors Center 30 Rockwell Road, Lanesborough, MA, United StatesGreylock and October Mountain trips may be swapped for best weather on the Greylock day. If wet weather predicted for the Berkshires, contact the leader in advance for potential change. This will be an exciting trip with the occasional surprise. Mourning Warbler has always been a specialty of this trip. Enjoy the warblers and other
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October Mountain
Lenox - October Mountain 380 New Lenox Rd, Lenox, MA, United StatesGreylock and October Mountain trips may be swapped for best weather on the Greylock day. Contact the leader in advance. Multiple habitats make this trip more diversified than the prior day’s Mount Greylock trip, as we begin along the Housatonic River WMA and make our way over October Mountain. Cosponsored by the South Shore Bird
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Breeding Bird Survey, Plymouth Airport
Plymouth Airport 246 S Meadow Rd, Plymouth, MA, United StatesLimited participation. 5:00 – 8:00 a.m. We will be allowed to survey the entire airport grounds before the airport opens to flights to confirm as many breeding species we can. This special habitat has Upland Sandpiper, American Kestrels, Eastern Meadowlarks, and Grasshopper Sparrows, all species of special concern. Also includes pine barrens specialists like Prairie
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New Member Walk at Fresh Pond, Cambridge
Cambridge - Fresh Pond - TD Bank 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThis walk is intended for new members! Get to know your fellow club members. Bring a friend if you like. An easy 2-mile walk through pondside meadows and forest paths at Fresh Pond. We'll see summer residents including breeding birds. We will meet in the parking lot of the TD Bank at Fresh Pond Circle,
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for resident species including Indigo Bunting, Savannah Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Scarlet Tanager, Veery, Blue-headed Vireo, Wild Turkey, American Kestrel, and a variety of warblers. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the