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
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