Skinner SP, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US Sep 21, 2024 9:00 AM - 3:10 PM Protocol: Stationary Checklist Comments: My Brookline Bird Club Autumnal Equinox Walk Day List. Really nice day on Mount Holyoke. So glad we dodged the rain. Weather: About 68°F, light wind, mostly cloudy. 15 species Black Vulture 6 Seen by several [...]
Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 18, 2024 7:15 AM - 9:35 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.342 mile(s) Checklist Comments: BBC Wednesday at Nahanton walk #2. Still and cool, mostly sunny. 30 species Mourning Dove 5 Great Blue Heron 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 brief calls Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) [...]
Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 17, 2024 7:38 AM - 9:53 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.8 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club walk led by Cris Van Dyke 25 species Canada Goose 2 Wood Duck 30 Mallard 9 Sora 1 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Great Blue Heron 6 Northern Harrier [...]
Halibut Point SP, Essex, Massachusetts, US Sep 15, 2024 7:56 AM - 10:31 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.633 mile(s) Checklist Comments: BBC - Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, Morning - Leader: Peter Van Demark - Clear, mild, calm: gorgeous day! 19 species Common Eider 24 Many in flock off Folly Point White-winged Scoter 17 [...]
Parker River NWR--Salt Pannes, Essex, Massachusetts, US Sep 15, 2024 8:05 AM - 11:07 AM Protocol: Traveling 7.956 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Low 70s, sunny day at PRNWR. Started at Lot 1, proceeded to the main pans, ended at Hellcat. 36 species Green-winged Teal 6 Mourning Dove 1 Sora 1 Black-bellied Plover 4 American Golden-Plover [...]
Danehy Park, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 15, 2024 8:10 AM - 9:51 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.45 kilometer(s) Checklist Comments: Brookline bird club trip 21 species Mourning Dove 1 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Unexpected find in the marshy area. Fairly large with brown body, white belly, and rufous in the wings, long tailed. Yellow [...]
Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US Sep 14, 2024 7:00 AM - 9:10 AM Protocol: Traveling 2.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments: Sandy Oxley and Rita Grossman co-led walk for the Boxborough Birders and the Brookline Bird Club with a balanced turnout from both. Sunny and calm. Overall, a quiet morning. 25 [...]
Cold Spring Park, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 14, 2024 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.4 mile(s) Checklist Comments: BBC trip 20 species Canada Goose 6 Mallard 4 Mourning Dove 1 Barred Owl 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 2 Blue Jay 12 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 [...]
Nahanton Park, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US Sep 11, 2024 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM Protocol: Traveling 1.0 mile(s) Checklist Comments: BBC Wednesday walk no. 1. Sun, still, 55 deg and warming. Several more warblers left un-identified. 27 species Mourning Dove 8 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 heard at river Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy [...]
Parker River NWR, Essex, Massachusetts, US Sep 10, 2024 6:48 AM - 10:30 AM Protocol: Traveling 7.5 mile(s) Checklist Comments: I joined the Brookline Bird Club walk led by Dave Williams. Mostly sunny 57-69 degrees with winds varying West 7 to NW 8 mph and gusts up to 15 mph. Tide outgoing with low [...]
