Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants tallied 274 species of bird across 262 trips in Massachusetts. The total climbs to 281 including birds from trips to [...]
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine. Due to weather, only one of the two August overnight pelagic trips [...]
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire and Maine. As always, the pelagic trips provided several of the year’s birding highlights. In 2022, the club ran two [...]
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts, with the following out-of-state species recorded from the Rangely Lakes trip in Maine: Canada Jay, Bicknell’s Thrush, Boreal Chickadee, Fox [...]
On January 30, 2025 wildlife photographer Shawn Carey will give a talk at the Watertown Free Public Library at 123 Main Street. Join Shawn as he journeys through the Falkland Islands. This event will be in person only. Cosponsored with the Watertown Free Public Library. Learn more... The Watertown Free Public Library is located at [...]
Mark your calendar for the BBC Members Showcase on February 8, 2025 at John Glenn Middle School at 99 McMahon Road in Bedford, MA. Several members will share their birding story with BBC members via video, sculpture and slide shows. The evening begins at 6:30 with a social hour, refreshments, and used bird book sale [...]
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full cost ($1725) of the Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens program at National Audubon’s Hog Island camp on June 15-20, [...]
The BBC is selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp, also known as the Duck Stamp, through February 15. The current Stamp is good from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. We do this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. To purchase your [...]
The Brookline Bird Club would like to thank Vortex and Zeiss Optics for repairing or replacing donated binoculars in the club’s loaner box at no charge. Vortex offers an unusual unlimited warranty and promptly replaced a pair of damaged Raptor binoculars with a shiny new pair! Our Zeiss loaner binoculars were a vintage pair marked [...]
The 125th Christmas bird count season begins December 14. We encourage you to participate in this citizen science effort. Please note that the count week for each Xmas count includes the three days before and after the posted date. Please notify the compiler of unusual sighting during that period. Here is a list of eastern [...]
