Next Bear Creek, Saugus, walk on Sunday May 11; report for May 4 walk

[Soheil Zendeh]

Folks, 

The next walk at Bear Creek Sanctuary, Saugus, is scheduled for Sunday, May 11, at 9 am. Details for attending this walk at the end of this email.

Here is the ebird report for the May 4 walk:

Bear Creek Sanctuary (restricted access), Essex, Massachusetts, US
May 4, 2025 9:26 AM - 12:44 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.915 mile(s)
43 bird species

Mallard  4
American Black Duck  4
Red-breasted Merganser  3
Chimney Swift  1
Killdeer  7
Spotted Sandpiper  2
Willet  4
American Herring Gull  30
Great Black-backed Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  11
American Bittern  1
Snowy Egret  2
Great Egret  3
Osprey  6
Cooper's Hawk  1
Northern Harrier  1
Bald Eagle  2
Northern Flicker  2
American Kestrel  1
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  6
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tree Swallow  9
Barn Swallow  2
Northern House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  24
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  2
American Goldfinch  6
Savannah Sparrow  12
Song Sparrow  5
Bobolink  15
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  40
Common Grackle  4
Ovenbird  1
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
Yellow Warbler  12
Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233269089

Here are details for attending the walk at this property on May 11:

Bear Creek is an upland sanctuary built on the WINWaste (formerly Wheelabrator) landfill at the northeast corner of Rumney Marsh in Saugus and Revere. Access information is below. Wear waterproof walking shoes and be prepared to hike 3 – 4 miles. The property is mostly very open, so be prepared for sun, wind and weather.

This walk is free and open to the public, but also note that this property is accessible by invitation only and visitors need to be chaperoned at all times. Please allow roughly 4 hours for this field trip. The actual length of the trip depends on conditions and the birds present. It's usually difficult to break up the party if you need to be somewhere in the early afternoon. Come prepared to stay with the group.

WINWaste company has graciously stocked up on some extra pairs of binoculars, so if you or someone you know wants to learn about birds and birding, come on down. Please let Geoff Wilson s2...@comcast.net know you're coming so we can have a head count.

Bear Creek Sanctuary access is via the WINWaste plant, 100 Salem Turnpike (Rte 107), Saugus. The rotary at the intersection of Rtes 60 and 107 is about 1½ miles southwest of the plant and about 1 mile east of Rte 1 exit on Rte 60. When traveling northeast on 107, if you go over the Ballard Street bridge (just after a set of lights) you’ve gone too far — turn back. Here is a link to google maps:
http://tinyurl.com/326v87d.

When you arrive, drive through the plant gates, park in the parking lot immediately and wait for the group. Please do not drive farther into the property without an escort.

Soheil Zendeh
Littleton, MA 01460