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

Jul 13, 2025 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Trip- Pine Hill Grasslands- Leader Nick Paulson: 3 participants, warm and clear, slight breeze helped keep mosquitoes away. Great views of several Grasshopper Sparrows. One flyby Whip-Poor-Will..

40 species

Canada Goose  1

Wood Duck  7

Mallard  2

Wild Turkey  2

Mourning Dove  12

Eastern Whip-poor-will  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Killdeer  2

American Woodcock  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  5

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  1

Tree Swallow  12

Barn Swallow (American)  8

Northern House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  4

Eastern Bluebird  16

Hermit Thrush  1

Wood Thrush  4

American Robin  10

Cedar Waxwing  12

American Goldfinch  7

Grasshopper Sparrow  15    Minimum counted going in. Seen and heard throughout first 2 fields. Some giving really close good views. Many singing at sunset going out, so possibly more.

Chipping Sparrow  14

Field Sparrow  22    Many seen and heard throughout first three fields.

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1

Eastern Towhee  12

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

Pine Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  4

Indigo Bunting  7    Regular here. Only saw and heard males.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S259941666

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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