Oxbow NWR (Worcester Co.), Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2022 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip led by Jonathan Center. Areas covered were refuge parking lot, Ft. Devens bridge over Nashua River, Still Water Depot Rd., Riverside Trail, Turnpike Trail, and the railroad tracks.
39 species
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  4
Mourning Dove  1
Osprey  1
Barred Owl  1
Belted Kingfisher  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  3
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  2
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  4
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Warbling Vireo  2
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  8
Tree Swallow  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  2
House Wren  1
Gray Catbird  3
Northern Mockingbird  1
Veery  4
American Robin  8
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  3
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird  14
Common Grackle  1
Ovenbird  10
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  7
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S110848307

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