Oxbow NWR (Worcester County), Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Sep 5, 2020 7:30 AM – 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club trip led by Jonathan Center with two participants. Areas covered with in the Oxbow NWR were the Bridge over Nashua River, Still Water Depot Road, Tank Road, and Turnpike Trail.
25 species (+1 other taxa)
Wild Turkey  4
Great Blue Heron  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1    Heard only
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1    Heard calling only
Eastern Phoebe  1
Warbling Vireo  1
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  8
Black-capped Chickadee  4
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  4
Carolina Wren  3
Gray Catbird  8
Eastern Bluebird  1
American Robin  2
House Sparrow  3
Song Sparrow  1
Common Yellowthroat  1
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.)  1    Brief view of an intriguing large warbler that suggested a Geothlypis or Oporornis species. Observed perched in open on a dead branch about 2 feet off the ground about 15 feet away. Olive-green and unmarked above and yellowish and plain below with a suggestion an light white eye ring. Did not see it long enough to discern a hooded appearance. Could not safely rule out a Common Yellowthroat,
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S73296908

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