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Wompatuck SP (Plymouth Co.), Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2026 5:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

5.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants

39 species

Canada Goose  11

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  6

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  5

Blue Jay  6

American Crow  5

Fish Crow  3

Black-capped Chickadee  19

Tufted Titmouse  13

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  8

Red-breasted Nuthatch  4

Brown Creeper  6

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2

Winter Wren  1

Hermit Thrush  1

American Robin  5

House Finch  2

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  14

Chipping Sparrow  16

White-throated Sparrow  3

Eastern Towhee  8

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle  10

Northern Waterthrush  2

Black-and-white Warbler  3

Pine Warbler  9

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

Northern Cardinal  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332127152

Foothills Preserve, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2026 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM

Protocol: Traveling

1.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants

33 species

Canada Goose  1

Mallard  1

King Rail  1    large, rusty colored rail, back feather black center with pale tan/buff fringing

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Little Blue Heron  1    Bird had two noticeable plumes off back of head/top of neck, bill did not show noticeable two tone color (blackish tip), the chin was white with a little on the top of neck, head showed no purple or blue with reddish tone, legs and feet not seen.  Current ebird images do not show the individual seen-there are two showing this color plumage per reports.  Online images do not show LB w/plumes or white chin.

Turkey Vulture  1

Osprey (American)  2

Red-shouldered Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  1

American Crow  2

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  15

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Eastern Bluebird  2

American Robin  1

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  1

Field Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  15

Common Grackle  5

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332127167

Plymouth Airport, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2026 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants

8 species

Mourning Dove  2

Killdeer  1

American Kestrel  4

American Crow  1

European Starling  X

Eastern Bluebird  5

House Sparrow  X

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S332127183

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  • Great Meadows NWR, Concord

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

    We will walk slowly along the dike looking for rails, shorebirds, and wading birds. The we will continue to an adjacent site where we have permission to enter private property, to look for Night-Herons. On our return, we will look for migrating Common Nighthawks! Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available;

  • Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp

    Lincoln - Drumlin Farm 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States

    Join us for a late summer bird walk at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp, two hotspots in Lincoln where early spring migrants often show up. We expect to see Killdeers, Indigo Buntings, several species of raptors, and hopefully a variety of early migrant Warblers. If we are lucky, we might find a Waterthrush at

  • Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    Shorebirds, Herons, & Swallows. Bring a chair, bug spray, and water. Trip runs until dark. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restroom available.

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Delaney WMA, Stow

    Stow - Delaney WMA Boat Launch 353 Harvard Road, Stow, MA, United States

    We will spend the morning walking 3-4 miles through fields, forests and wetlands looking for post-nesting birds and early migrants. No restrooms are available. Bring sunscreen and insect repellent. Be prepared for poison ivy. Rain cancels.

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