Oxbow NWR (Worcester Co.), Worcester, Massachusetts, US

May 4, 2025 7:05 AM – 10:05 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.118 mile(s)

52 species

Canada Goose  6

Wood Duck  2

Mallard  5

Mourning Dove  1

Killdeer  1

Spotted Sandpiper  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Great Crested Flycatcher  6

Eastern Kingbird  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  5

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  2

Black-capped Chickadee  9

Tufted Titmouse  2

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Brown Creeper  4

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  7    Found throughout the walk

Northern House Wren (Northern)  1

Gray Catbird  8

Eastern Bluebird  4

Veery  2

Wood Thrush  1

American Robin  7

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  2

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  4

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  13

Baltimore Oriole  8

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  24

Brown-headed Cowbird  11

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  3

Ovenbird  17

Northern Waterthrush  1

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Common Yellowthroat  18

American Redstart  8

Northern Parula  5

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  10

Pine Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  2

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  5

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S233601019

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The Murmuration is an open access crowdsourcing project designed to collect information to improve birding safety and accessibility at eBird hotspots in Massachusetts and to help make birding more inclusive. BBC members and other [...]

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