Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2024 6:55 AM – 9:55 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.1 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Sandy and Rita co-led this walk for the Boxborough Birders and the Brookline Bird Club. Cloudy, mid 50sF, last 15″ rainy. Despite best efforts, the only F-O was the great blue heron. No vultures, no hawks.
53 species (+1 other taxa)
Wild Turkey 1 Heard clearly by a few of us twice coming from upper campus behind the office area and old meadow.
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 3 Abutting new meadow.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron 1 F-O
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5
Blue Jay 5
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
Tree Swallow 4 New Meadow
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 10 2 F-O carrying food or nesting material.
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Veery 1
Swainson’s Thrush 1 Excellent sighting in the woods.
Wood Thrush 4 Distributed across campus in the wooded area from New Meadow to Alcott House.
American Robin 12
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 7
Chipping Sparrow 4
Savannah Sparrow 1 Clearly heard singing at meadow abutting parking area.
Song Sparrow 7 Conservative count
Eastern Towhee 3 Excellent sighting of one at New Meadow.
Bobolink 5 Heard at all meadows with excellent sighting of a male at meadow abutting main parking area.
Baltimore Oriole 6 1 female carrying nesting material. Distributed across entire campus.
Red-winged Blackbird 3 3 males seen at New Meadow. Probably a conservative count.
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Common Grackle 6
blackbird sp. X Some F-Os.
Ovenbird 7
Blue-winged Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 7 Well distributed across the campus.
Pine Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 2 2 males in pursuit in woods.
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 6 Distinct pairs seen across entire campus. Excellent sightings of 4 males.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S175427157
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BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
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With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
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