Winchendon/Royalston, Birch Hill WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jul 13, 2024 6:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/Athol B&N club trip; Glenn d’Entremont & Ernie LeBlanc leaders, 5 participants
49 species
Mourning Dove 8
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 8
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Alder Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 5
Eastern Kingbird 10
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 12
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Common Raven 3
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Bank Swallow 10
Tree Swallow 200
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
House Wren 5
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 6
Eastern Bluebird 6
Veery 6
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 17
Cedar Waxwing 12
Purple Finch (Eastern) 3
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 20
Field Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 13
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 19
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
Common Grackle 6
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 11
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 2
Pine Warbler 10
Prairie Warbler 5
Scarlet Tanager 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 female
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S187615743
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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 [...]
2024 Year in Review!
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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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Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
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 [...]
2024 Year in Review!
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 [...]
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
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ANNUAL REPORT 2021
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