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

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32110839

 

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

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32110837

 

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

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32110835

 

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

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S32110834

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 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 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 [...]

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Great Meadows NWR, Concord

Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United States

We will walk easy trails looking for shorebirds, ducks, wading birds, rails, and nesting songbirds. This is also a great time to look for butterflies and other interesting insects.  Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair!

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