Little Chauncy Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Oct 18, 2026 7:25 AM – 7:40 AM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson – starting location. Bartlett Pond/Watson Park
29 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 5
American Black Duck 3
Mourning Dove 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 15
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 8
House Sparrow 2
House Finch 2
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 2
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Rusty Blackbird 30 One flyover flock of around twenty. Others groups around pond.
Common Grackle 20
Common Yellowthroat 1
Northern Parula 1 Late first year bird. Small short-tailed warbler with gray-green back, white below and yellow throat.
Pine Warbler 1 Larger plain warbler, not seen well, but heard high flat chip.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S404236667
Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Oct 18, 2026 8:02 AM – 10:17 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson – Stop 1 – Big Chauncy and surrounding fields/woods.
41 species (+3 other taxa)
Canada Goose 20
Mallard 10
Mourning Dove 12
Ring-billed Gull 20
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.) 1
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 25
American Crow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 30
House Finch 7
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 100
Song Sparrow 10
Swamp Sparrow 12
new world sparrow sp. 12 Maybe Junco, Field, Lincoln’s and Savannah Sparrows.
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Rusty Blackbird 25 Estimate. Small flyover groups, group on a pine tree, and many in large Grackle flock.
Common Grackle 800
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 60
Northern Cardinal 4
bird sp. 1 Possibly a late cuckoo flying over.
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Wayne MacCallum Wildlife Management Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Oct 18, 2026 10:46 AM – 12:06 PM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson – stop 2
28 species (+1 other taxa)
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 4
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin 12
House Finch 3
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1
White-throated Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 16
Swamp Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 1
new world sparrow sp. 1 Possible Savannah
Rusty Blackbird 2
Common Grackle 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 24
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S404236677
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