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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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #2)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Parker River Marsh Cruise

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    Explore Parker River National Wildlife Refuge from a new perspective on a cruise through the Parker River marshes! Join us on the Yankee Clipper docked in Newburyport Harbor for a leisurely cruise through the Refuge. Enjoy close views of shorebirds, gulls, terns, and Saltmarsh Sparrows on this tour. Group discount tickets are available by registering

  • Half-Day Seabirding and Whale Watching

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    The BBC has reserved a limited block of discounted group tickets on these public tours. These tours are open to all. Register online at https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=330  Registration opens June 19. Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird club. The parking for multiple hours that you need is not near the town wharf. Allow extra time to find

  • Nighthawk Watch at Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

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    Join us for a pleasant evening of watching nighthawk migration along the Nashua River valley. Bring a lawn chair or a camp stool. Rain date: Sunday August 30.

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