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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Franklin Park Community Science Video
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Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic The Brookline Bird Club was able to run an overnight pelagic this past Monday and Tuesday after both of our late August trips were cancelled. The main birding highlights were [...]
October 24 Half Day Pelagic from Gloucester
On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise
Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise This August the BBC sponsored three cruises around the marshes of Parker River NWR aboard the Yankee Clipper departing from downtown Newburyport. On the evening of Sunday the 17th we [...]
October Big Day Report
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BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash
BBC Fall Meeting 11/7 with Amar Ayyash Join us on Friday, November 7 at 7:00 PM for our hybrid in-person/webinar fall meeting with speaker Amar Ayyash, author of The Gull Guide. This free event [...]
Franklin Park Community Science Video
Franklin Park Community Science Video This past August the BBC cosponsored a trip to Scarboro Pond in Franklin Park with Zoo New England. We were joined on the walk by journalist Shannon Rose Geary who [...]
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic
Successful Hydrographers Canyon Overnight Pelagic The Brookline Bird Club was able to run an overnight pelagic this past Monday and Tuesday after both of our late August trips were cancelled. The main birding highlights were [...]
October 24 Half Day Pelagic from Gloucester
On a brisk but sunny October 24th morning, the Privateer IV left the 7 Seas Whale Watch dock within the calm Gloucester Harbor
Parker River NWR Marsh Cruise
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Boston Nature Center, Mattapan
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Fenway Victory Gardens
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Westborough WMA in Two Parts
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Halibut Point State Park, Rockport
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West Roxbury High School Marsh and Millennium Park
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