Pine Hill Rd. Grasslands, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jun 11, 2022 6:00 PM – 8:59 PM
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Pine Hill Grasslands – Leader Nick Paulson – 13 participants. Mostly sunny with some wispy clouds, warm, mild wind. Painted Turtle laying eggs.
50 species
Wood Duck  1
Wild Turkey  1
Mourning Dove  2
Eastern Whip-poor-will  4    2 towards military base. 2 towards river.
Chimney Swift  2
Killdeer  1
American Woodcock  1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1
Barred Owl  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  4
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1
Blue Jay  6
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1
Tree Swallow  6
Bank Swallow  2
Barn Swallow (American)  8
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Gray Catbird  4
Northern Mockingbird  1
Eastern Bluebird  8
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  6
Cedar Waxwing  1
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  3
Grasshopper Sparrow  6    2 first field. 4-6 second field.
Chipping Sparrow  12
Field Sparrow  10
Vesper Sparrow  2    At least two singing. One seen in flight.
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  1
Eastern Towhee  14
Baltimore Oriole  1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  2
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  4
Ovenbird  1
Common Yellowthroat  2
Pine Warbler  1
Prairie Warbler  8
Scarlet Tanager  1
Indigo Bunting  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S112886970

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Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

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Are you a BBC Member? Do you have 5 minutes? Tell us what you think about the Blue Book! We want to hear your input on our Brookline Bird Club Bulletins, mailed to members each

Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!

The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you

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