Weston Station Pond, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 29, 2024 9:38 AM – 11:29 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.734 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk with a dozen participants of various experience levels
35 species
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 1
Killdeer 1
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 15
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 20
Barn Swallow 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 3 Singing at close range in several different locations
Carolina Wren 5
European Starling 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 7
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 8
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Common Grackle 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Northern Cardinal 9
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171043963
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Memorial Bird Garden for Ida Giriunas
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Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Virtual Winter Meeting (preregistration required)
Please join us at our 2021 Virtual Winter MeetingAUDUBON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT: From 19th Century Conservation Action to 21st Century Community ScienceWhat is the Audubon Christmas Bird Count? How and why did it begin, and
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The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other
Memorial Bird Garden for Ida Giriunas
The Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary established the memorial bird garden area for long-time BBC member, former president and nonstop trip leader Ida Giriunas this past spring and continued to add to it this summer
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
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The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other
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