Bolton Flats WMA–Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Sep 20, 2020 7:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip led by Jonathan Center with four participants. Our group covered the area north of rt. 117 from the main parking lot.
29 species
Canada Goose  30
Mourning Dove  1
Killdeer  12
Turkey Vulture  3
Northern Harrier  1
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Red-tailed Hawk  3
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  7
Eastern Phoebe  12
Blue Jay  7
Black-capped Chickadee  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  1
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
American Robin  1
House Finch  4
American Goldfinch  4
Savannah Sparrow  2
Song Sparrow  15
Swamp Sparrow  2
Bobolink  2
Red-winged Blackbird  12
Northern Cardinal  1
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