Wachusett Reservoir, Gate 35, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018 8:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: Brookline Bird Club conservation series field trip
35 species (+2 other taxa)
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 5
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 1
gull sp. 1
Mourning Dove 2
Barred Owl 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 7
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 10
Blue Jay 7
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 3
Cedar Waxwing 2
Ovenbird 4
Yellow Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 1
sparrow sp. 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Baltimore Oriole 8
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Common Grackle 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47242803
Rota Springs ice cream, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018 12:00 PM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Extension to Brookline Bird Club conservation series trip. Excellent ice cream.
7 species
Canada Goose 12
Turkey Vulture 2
American Redstart 1
Song Sparrow 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47242845
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