Belle Isle Cemetery and Winthrop Compost Dump, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 19, 2025 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

27 species

Canada Goose  4

Mallard  3

American Black Duck  3

White-winged Scoter  1

Bonaparte’s Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  145    Multiple flocks heading towards airport

Great Egret  6

Great Blue Heron  2

Cooper’s Hawk  4

Northern Harrier  1

Red-shouldered Hawk  1    Member of group observed crescents on wings

Downy Woodpecker  1

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  26    Hanging around a nest box in meadow across the channel; also over the key and cemetery

Golden-crowned Kinglet  1

Carolina Wren  2

Northern Mockingbird  1

American Robin  4

House Finch  3

Savannah Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird  2

Yellow-rumped Warbler  2

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280993047

Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US

Oct 19, 2025 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC Bird Walk

10 species

Common Eider  6

American Oystercatcher  1

Semipalmated Plover  1

American Herring Gull  25

Great Black-backed Gull  2

Common Loon  6

Double-crested Cormorant  35

Horned Lark  10    Scurrying In wrack line by water

Lapland Longspur  1    Hanging with Horned larks in front of 2nd sister from left in rack line

Savannah Sparrow  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280993038

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

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

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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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    Visit Arlington Reservoir and the adjacent Lexington Community Farm to search for late winter lingerers and early migrants. Cosponsored with Menotomy Bird club.

  • Mass. Audubon Boston Nature Center

    Mattapan - MAS Boston Nature Center 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan, MA, United States

    Join us to observe resident birds and early spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare birds. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are flat and easy to walk. Be sure to wear a hat, waterproof footwear, and bring water.

  • Mt Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Mount Auburn Cemetery is lovely in all seasons.  In late March, we may see the very earliest migrants from the south (Red-winged Blackbird, others) as well as the remaining seasonal visitors from the north (e.g. White-throated Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco).  And our usual year-round resident species will have just started to sing!

  • Members Webinar with Tiffany Kirsten – Birdie Big Year: Elevating Women Birders

    DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THIS WEBINAR HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 10 TO MARCH 24. IF YOU PREVIOUSLY SIGNED UP, YOUR REGISTRATION AND ZOOM LINK WILL STILL WORK FOR THE MARCH 24 DATE. Please join the BBC on the evening of March 24 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with Tiffany Kirsten,

  • Woodcock Walk, North Easton

    North Easton - Edwin A. Keach Park Chestnut Street, Easton, MA, United States

    From the playground, we will walk a short distance to an open area where we can observe 2 fields for Woodcock. Sunset is around 6:30 pm so bring a camp chair and relax for the Woodcock flight.

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