Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, 100-132 Prospect Hill Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jul 11, 2026 6:50 AM – 9:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Warm, sunny morning 65F – 75F over course of walk. Very calm and quiet with a few good sightings.
48 species (+1 other taxa)
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1 Probably more..at a distance above New Meadow.
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Killdeer 1 Heard at start and end of walk on main campus.
Turkey Vulture 1 Perched on top of the white utility tower just beyond New Meadow.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Around main campus.
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 5 Probably more. The most vocal bird of the day with catbirds and mockingbirds on main campus.
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
Barn Swallow 2 South end of New Meadow.
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Northern House Wren 1
European Starling 40 Estimate. Large flock at south side of New Meadow. Some grackles mixed in.
Gray Catbird 8
Northern Mockingbird 2 The most vocal pair on the main campus.
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1 Did not hear, but several of us had an excellent sighting in the woods on the west side of the campus.
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 8 Probably many more.
Cedar Waxwing 3 Excellent viewing of a pair working on an existing nest along the trail abutting new meadow. Perhaps preparing for another brood? 3rd one seen on main campus.
House Sparrow 4
Purple Finch 2 Excellent sighting of a pair on the main campus.
American Goldfinch 14 Many in New Meadow and more on main, lower campus. Probably a conservative count.
Chipping Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 2
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 1 Clearly seen flying. Probably more mixed with distant view of starling flock or flyovers.
Brown-headed Cowbird 4 2 pairs on lower main campus
Common Grackle 8 Conservative count
blackbird sp. 30 Conservative count of distant and high fly-overs.
Ovenbird 1 Only heard one! Very quiet today.
Common Yellowthroat 6 Saw 2 females. Very vocal throughout entire property.
Northern Yellow Warbler 1 Heard at New Meadow
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Heard at New Meadow
Pine Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1 A few had a good visualization of it on lower main campus.
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Pair on lower main campus
Indigo Bunting 3 Excellent sightings across campus.
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S371343531
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