Bolton Flats WMA–Pine Hill Rd. Grasslands, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 9, 2026 7:05 AM – 10:01 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.46 mile(s)
39 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 2
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 2
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Killdeer 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Osprey 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
American Kestrel 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
corvid sp. 1 Crow/raven
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 1
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 10
American Goldfinch 3
Grasshopper Sparrow 1 Heard by experienced birders
Chipping Sparrow 6
Field Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 7
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Ovenbird 5
Northern Yellow Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S337296776
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Arlington Reservoir
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