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Bolton Flats WMA–Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2019 6:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Comments:    BBC-Bolton Flats WMA by Canoe/Kayak-Leader Nick Paulson. Started in Still River from Canoe Launch then went over to Sandpit Section.
84 species
Canada Goose  18
Mute Swan  1
Wood Duck  8
Mallard  10
American Black Duck  2
Green-winged Teal  1    Seen. Regular breeder in this area
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  60
Mourning Dove  12
Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1
Black-billed Cuckoo  4
Common Nighthawk  34    Singles and medium flocks migrating
Eastern Whip-poor-will  1
Chimney Swift  7
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  3
Virginia Rail  2
Sora  6    Banner year here for these birds. Found throughout. Up to 5 at a time. Likely undercounted.
Killdeer  6
Solitary Sandpiper  6    Numbers dropped from the week before but still in expected range.
Ring-billed Gull  2
Double-crested Cormorant  6
Least Bittern  2    One seen one heard.
Great Blue Heron  8
Osprey  4
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1    Adult flyby. Getting late but still potential migrant.
Red-tailed Hawk  8
Belted Kingfisher  2
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
American Kestrel  1
Alder Flycatcher  3
Willow Flycatcher  5
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Eastern Kingbird  8
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo  7
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  7
American Crow  3
Common Raven  1
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  6
Tree Swallow  40
Bank Swallow  20
Barn Swallow  30
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
House Wren  2
Marsh Wren  25    Low estimate. Hard to count as they are everywhere.
European Starling  4
Gray Catbird  15
Brown Thrasher  2
Northern Mockingbird  1
Eastern Bluebird  2
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  20
American Goldfinch  1
Grasshopper Sparrow  4    Regular breeder in the sandpit section.
Chipping Sparrow  6
Field Sparrow  3
Vesper Sparrow  4    Regular breeder in sandpit section. One bird watched and photographed in back field for 20+ minutes. Eating seeds and flower heads.
Song Sparrow  10
Swamp Sparrow  6
Eastern Towhee  4
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird  80
Brown-headed Cowbird  5
Common Grackle  60
Ovenbird  3
Northern Waterthrush  4
Common Yellowthroat  14
American Redstart  8
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  20
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6
Prairie Warbler  4
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  8
Indigo Bunting  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S59293191

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