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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

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

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    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

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    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

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    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

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

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

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