Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

Newburyport & vicinity, Essex, Massachusetts, US

Mar 22, 2025 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

25.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Cashman Park, Salisbury Beach, Parker River NWR, Scotland Road, Cherry Hill Reservoir, West Newbury

64 species

Brant  5

Canada Goose  250

Mute Swan  8

Wood Duck  5

Gadwall  10

Mallard  72

American Black Duck  65

Green-winged Teal  11

Ring-necked Duck  2

Greater Scaup  4

Common Eider  13

Surf Scoter  35

White-winged Scoter  12

Black Scoter  40

Long-tailed Duck  8

Bufflehead  19

Common Goldeneye  3

Hooded Merganser  6

Common Merganser  17

Red-breasted Merganser  5

Ruddy Duck  10

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  25

Mourning Dove  40

American Coot  1

Killdeer  8

Wilson’s Snipe  3

Ring-billed Gull  36

American Herring Gull  56

Great Black-backed Gull  13

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Horned Grebe  1

Red-necked Grebe  1

Common Loon  7

Great Cormorant  2

Great Egret  2

Turkey Vulture  18

Bald Eagle  10

Red-tailed Hawk  15    Multiple locations throughout the day

Long-eared Owl  1    Continuing bird at known roost site

Belted Kingfisher  1

Downy Woodpecker  9

Hairy Woodpecker  2

American Kestrel  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  26

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  37    Early

White-breasted Nuthatch  7

Carolina Wren  4

European Starling  90

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  30

Cedar Waxwing  13

House Sparrow  65

American Goldfinch  11

Snow Bunting  8    Late?

Song Sparrow  32

Red-winged Blackbird  175

Brown-headed Cowbird  3

Common Grackle  150

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S221887873

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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  • Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord

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

    We will look for early migrants, waterfowl, and waders. Conditions may be wet; boots advised. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required.

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.

  • Westborough WMA in Two Parts

    Northborough - Watson Park, Bartlett Pond 35A Lyman St, Northborough, MA, United States

    Part 1: 7 AM -10 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with

  • Millennium Park

    Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels welcome. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk, with some rough patches. A water bottle, sunblock, insect repellent, waterproof

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