Wompatuck SP, Plymouth, Massachusetts, US
May 21, 2017 6:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk led by Eddie Giles.
47 species
Canada Goose 8 M/F pair with (6) downy goslings at Picture Pond.
Ruffed Grouse 1 G9
Common Loon 1
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Black-billed Cuckoo 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 6
Great Crested Flycatcher 14 Bird of the day, present where ever we went, all morning long
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1 G16
Winter Wren 1 Downstream from Picture Pond.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 5
Swainson’s Thrush 1 G8
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 20
Ovenbird 10
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 G16
Northern Waterthrush 3
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 5
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 5
Blackpoll Warbler 6 M/F
Pine Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 12
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole 10
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37145909
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written.
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written.
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s
2019 BBC SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The BBC is pleased and proud to announce that our two annual Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Sam Poleretzky of North Andover, MA and Brynlee Kimball of Auburn, NH. These scholarships, instituted
NEW: BBC CONSERVATION ADVOCACY POLICY
CONSERVATION ADVOCACY The BBC Board has adopted the following policy regarding advocacy on behalf of bird conservation. The BBC is committed to conservation of birds and their habitats, and we encourage our members to
Support Rare and Endangered Species in Massachusetts!
MassWildlife’s Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program is responsible for the conservation and protection of wildlife species that are not considered game species and the natural communities that make up their habitats. The focus of
Annual Winter Meeting a Success!
BBC members enjoyed a wonderful member's night celebration! Ten folks shared some wonderful photographs and video from around the world with the audience. In addition, several members read poems or short shorts they had written.
NORTHEASTERN EXPANSION AT NAHANT
Many of you are familiar with Northeastern University’s proposed expansion at East Point Nahant. It involves the construction of a 60,000 sq.ft. three story building and a parking lot. This expansion is located
TRIP REPORT: BBC TREE ID WORKSHOP – 9/23/18
Did you know that white ash, a bird‐friendly tree, has diamond patterns in its bark? Or, that 100‐200 organisms live inside leaves? More than 20 birders showed up Sunday morning for the Brookline Bird Club’s
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