Oxbow NWR (Worcester County), Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 19, 2019 7:00 AM – 10:50 AM
Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip led by Jonathan Center. Areas covered were bridge over Nashua River, Still River Depot Road, Riverside Trail to Turnpike Trail, and returned to parking lot by way of the rail road tracks.
46 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose  2
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Spotted Sandpiper  1
Green Heron  8    Careful count of fly overs. The herons were in small groups coming from different directions and heading in different directions.
hawk sp.  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  5
Blue Jay  2
Tree Swallow  6
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher  4
Veery  1
American Robin  7
Gray Catbird  5
Cedar Waxwing  5
American Goldfinch  2
Song Sparrow  2
Baltimore Oriole  8
Red-winged Blackbird  6
Brown-headed Cowbird  1
Common Grackle  1
Ovenbird  5
Northern Waterthrush  1
Blue-winged Warbler  3
Black-and-white Warbler  5
Common Yellowthroat  4
American Redstart  12
Northern Parula  1
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  1
Blackpoll Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1
Canada Warbler  1
Scarlet Tanager  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S56666235

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