Oxbow NWR (Worcester County), Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 30, 2017 7:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club trip lead by Jonathan Center with 7 participants. Covered areas near the parking lot, bridge, area near rail road crossing, Tank Road trail up to Turnpike trail, Turnpike trail, and Riverside trail.
47 species
Canada Goose 9
Wood Duck 7
Mallard 1
Hooded Merganser 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 3 careful observation & counted; seen together on Nashua River bank.
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 4
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 careful count; seen along along Riverside Trail & vicinity of parking lot
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1 observed well, seen by others, warm brown above and no spots on breast. Usually seen at this location.
American Robin 6
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 10
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 2 careful observation, seen well and heard singing
Purple Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
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