Upton SF, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 28, 2018 7:00 AM – 10:35 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Upton State Forest – Nickilas Paulson – 4 participants
41 species
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 6
Green-winged Teal (American) 2
Hooded Merganser 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Mourning Dove 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 15
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 12 Common breeding location. Most seen and heard.
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Pine Warbler 6
Chipping Sparrow 13
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 5
Eastern Towhee 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 17
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311365
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