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