Scusset Beach State Reservation, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Feb 11, 2024 8:09 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.25 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cape Cod Bird Club co-sponsored walk with Brookline Bird Club. Observed from the fish pier, the playground at the end of Scusset Beach Road and the jetty. I saw that Ross Sormani was at Scusset yesterday and had some nice birds on the side trails but our group had a few more stops to make today so stuck with the main highlights. Thanks to regular CCBC walk participants Phyllis L and Ron C for participating. A warm welcome to Lisa G, Jackie A, Benjamin L and Dylan T for jumping on this trip. Also happy to see Cape Flyrodder Scott D. It was my first time leading a waterfowl prowl so thanks to everyone for their participation and contributions.
23 species
Common Eider 180
Surf Scoter 40
White-winged Scoter 12
Black Scoter 8
Long-tailed Duck 4
Bufflehead 1
Red-breasted Merganser 7
Mourning Dove 2
Dunlin 8
Ring-billed Gull 2
American Herring Gull 11
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Common Loon 3
Great Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Horned Lark 17
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 1
Song Sparrow 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206186603
Sandwich Marina, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Feb 11, 2024 10:16 AM – 10:52 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.91 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cape Cod Bird Club co-sponsored walk joined by Brookline Bird Club.
10 species
Common Eider 61
Long-tailed Duck 4
Common Goldeneye 3
Red-breasted Merganser 1
American Herring Gull 8
Common Loon 6
Northern Harrier 1
European Starling 10
American Robin 3
Song Sparrow 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206186606
Shawme Pond, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, US
Feb 11, 2024 11:11 AM – 12:56 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Cape Cod Bird Club co-sponsored walk with Brookline Bird Club. Very appreciative to those folks who came from off Cape to join us. Nice raptor activity!
32 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 11
Gadwall 25
Eurasian Wigeon 1 There have been 2 seen here this past week but we only saw a single individual. They were moving around the pond quite a bit.
American Wigeon 145
Mallard 5
Bufflehead 2
Hooded Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper’s Hawk 1 Perched up on a branch for at least 10 minutes.
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 3
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 5
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow 3
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S206186608
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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262
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Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. This total was based upon 262
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Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
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