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

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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