Upton SF, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 3, 2025 6:50 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
4.6 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk- Upton SF- Leader Nick Paulson. Warming quickly, a few bugs, good active migration day, with many new arrivals. Hiked main loop to rookery snd Dean Pond and back, then swamp loop. One Spotted Turtle in a vernal pool and a Northern Water Snake along the path.
62 species
Canada Goose 7
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 3
Mourning Dove 10
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 32 21 nests
Turkey Vulture 2
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 10
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 8
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 16
Black-capped Chickadee 18
Tufted Titmouse 24
Tree Swallow 20
Barn Swallow (American) 1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 14 Very vocal today in known breeding areas.
Brown Creeper 12 Counted by ones. Pair singing/gathering nesting material at rookery.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Eastern) 2
Northern House Wren (Northern) 1
European Starling 3
Gray Catbird 12
Eastern Bluebird 3
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) 1
Wood Thrush 4
American Robin 14
American Goldfinch 20
Chipping Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 16
Swamp Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 6
Baltimore Oriole 9
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 40
Ovenbird 120 Estimate. Common here. 6-9 birds could be heard per quarter mile. 10+ seen.
Louisiana Waterthrush 2
Northern Waterthrush 4
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
Northern Parula 3
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 5
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 20 Estimate, mostly heard, most have gotten quiet.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 18
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S232743031
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8
ANNUAL REPORT 2022
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire
ANNUAL REPORT 2021
Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,
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Bring Back Boblinks: Bobolinks at Daniel Webster, Marshfield
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Bring Back Bobolinks: Norfolk Airport (New!)
Norfolk - Norfolk Airport - River Rd entrance west from 60 River Rd, Norfolk, MA, United StatesAdding to our Bobolink conservation series. Observe and appreciate Bobolinks in breeding habitat! Bobolinks are nesting throughout the airport. We will walk the runways less than 2 miles walking total. This area is all grasslands, around 400 acres.
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Belle Isle Marsh Reservation – Winthrop Side
Winthrop - Belle Isle March and Marine Ecology Park Banks Street, Winthrop, MA, United StatesJoint with Mass Audubon BNC. Join us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels will enjoy this walk. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk. A water bottle,
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Bring Back Bobolinks: Bobolink Walk at Appleton Farms Ipswich with the Grasslands Survey Team (New!)
Ipswich - Appleton Farms paid parking, free for TTOR members 219 County Road, Ipswich, MA, United StatesNew addition to our Bring Back Bobolinks conservation series. Rani date July 2 - check with leader in case of rain. Join new BBC members and Trustees Grassland Birds Monitoring Project volunteers Andy and Tina Haubert on their regular survey at this well known location for breeding and nesting Bobolinks. We’ll observe field marks, song,
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Quabbin Reservoir
Join Glenn on a 5-to-6-mile walk through a very birdy area with species ranging from Broad-winged Hawk to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, and lots of stuff in between. (Maybe a moose or a bobcat!) Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club.