Assabet River NWR, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US

Jun 10, 2025 6:40 AM – 10:07 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.1 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC – Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge, White Pond Rd. Entrance – Leader: Ed Bogle – Drizzly and cool throughout walk. Nice ending with a pair of Barred Owls calling back-and-forth.

46 species

Mallard  4

Chimney Swift  2

Virginia Rail  2

Great Blue Heron  1

Barred Owl  2    Calling back and forth.

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Downy Woodpecker  3

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Willow Flycatcher  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  4

Yellow-throated Vireo  1

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  6

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

Tree Swallow  12

Barn Swallow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch  2

Brown Creeper  2

Gray Catbird  8

Veery  1

Wood Thrush  2

American Robin  5

Cedar Waxwing  7

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  6

Red-winged Blackbird  7

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  3

Ovenbird  3

Blue-winged Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  6

American Redstart  3

Yellow Warbler  2

Prairie Warbler  1

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  4

Indigo Bunting  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S249377582

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

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, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

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, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

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 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

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, [...]

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