Bolton Flats WMA–Pine Hill Rd. Grasslands, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Jun 28, 2025 5:55 AM – 10:36 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.032 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club – Pine Hill Rd. Grassland- Leader: Kathy Stark Dia – raining off and on throughout the morning. The distance given is not correct and it seems that I am unable to alter or delete is not that its submitted. Distance should be about 2.6 miles. 

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Overcast clouds – mist

Temperature: 60 – 62°F

Wind: Gentle breeze – light breeze

Wind Direction: S – SE

Cloud Cover: 100%

Humidity: 69 – 95%

Sunrise: 5:11am

Sunset: 8:27pm

Weather generated by <a href=”https://raincrow.app/”>RainCrow</a>

39 species (+1 other taxa)

Wild Turkey  16

Mourning Dove  4

Killdeer  1

Green Heron  1    At the pond

Great Blue Heron  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  3

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Eastern Kingbird  2

Warbling Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  3

Blue Jay  4

Common Raven  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern)  1

Gray Catbird  9

Brown Thrasher  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  9

Wood Thrush  1    Heard after the walk near pond

American Robin  9

Cedar Waxwing  16

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  6

Grasshopper Sparrow  14    Careful count. I counted 13 on the way out and 15 on the way back.

Chipping Sparrow  10

Field Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  6

new world oriole sp.  2    Chatter heard in two locations; Baltimore or Orchard

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Ovenbird  2

Common Yellowthroat  2

American Redstart  2

Prairie Warbler  9

Northern Cardinal  3

Indigo Bunting  7    Abundant and vocal males.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S255776899

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