Date: 3/23/25 3:30 pm From: <anhinga3...> Subject: [MASSBIRD] BBC Vernal Equinox Walk 03/22/2025
Hi MassBirders,
Yesterday, I led my Vernal Equinox Walk for the Brookline Bird Club (BBC). Our group of 10 met at Cashman Park in Newburyport at 9:00AM and we traveled to Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Parker River NWR, Scotland Road, Cherry Hill Reservoir, and patches in and around West Newbury and Essex where we ended the day at 700PM. We had great weather with clear sky, sunshine, and warm temps (hi of 63df). We tallied 64 species for the Club list. Following is a complete list of the birds we saw:
Common Loon - 7
Pied-billed Grebe - 1
Horned Grebe -
Red-necked Grebe - 1
Great Cormorant - 2
Great Egret - 2
Turkey Vulture - 18
Canada Goose - 250
Brant - 5
Mute Swan - 8
Wood Duck - 5
Gadwall - 10
American Black Duck - 65
Mallard - 72
Green-winged Teal - 11
Ring-necked Duck - 2
Greater Scaup - 4
Common Eider - 13
Surf Scoter - 35
White-winged Scoter - 12
Black Scoter - 40
Long-tailed Duck - 8
Bufflehead - 19
Common Goldeneye - 3
Hooded Merganser - 6
Common Merganser - 17
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Ruddy Duck - 10
Bald Eagle - 10
Red-tailed Hawk - 15
American Kestrel - 1
American Coot - 1
Killdeer - 8
Wilson's Snipe - 3
Herring Gull - 56
Ring-billed Gull - 36
Great Black-backed Gull - 13
Rock Pigeon - 25
Mourning Dove - 40
Long-eared Owl - 1
Belted Kingfisher - 1
Downy Woodpecker - 9
Hairy Woodpecker - 2
Blue Jay - 4
American Crow - 26
Common Raven - 1
Tree Swallows - 37
Black-capped Chickadee - 12
Tufted Titmouse - 3
White-breasted Nuthatch - 7
Carolina Wren - 4
Eastern Bluebird - 2
American Robin - 30
European Starling - 90
Cedar Waxwing - 13
Northern Mockingbird - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 175
Common Grackle - 150
Cowbird - 3
Song Sparrow - 32
Snow Bunting - 8
Northern Cardinal - 3
American Goldfinch - 11
House Sparrow -65
Wishing you all a Happy and Birdy Spring!
Laura H. de la Flor
Salem, MA
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"So much to learn about Mother Nature .. ... always racing with father time." (lhf)
