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Bartlett Pond, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Oct 19, 2025 7:22 AM – 7:52 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA- Leader Nick Paulson – 2 participants – leg 1.

16 species

Canada Goose  6

Mute Swan  1

Mallard  7

Green-winged Teal (American)  5

Ring-necked Duck  2

Pied-billed Grebe  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Blue Jay  5

American Crow  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Rusty Blackbird  4

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280413192

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Oct 19, 2025 7:50 AM – 10:25 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.8 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA- Leader Nick Paulson- 2 participants – leg 2 – lots of blackbird flocks flying around. Several bigger groups of sparrows.

41 species

Mute Swan  2

Wood Duck  1

Mallard  14

Mourning Dove  4

Pectoral Sandpiper  6

Ring-billed Gull  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Cooper’s Hawk  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Blue Jay  25

American Crow  35

Black-capped Chickadee  10

Tufted Titmouse  4

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4

Carolina Wren  3

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  6

Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  1

American Robin  30

American Pipit  2

House Finch  12

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  10

Field Sparrow  1

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  8

White-throated Sparrow  75

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  12

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  15

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  30

Eastern Towhee  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  800

Rusty Blackbird  7

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  1200

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  25

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280413188

Wayne MacCallum Wildlife Management Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Oct 19, 2025 10:50 AM – 12:15 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson- 5 participants – leg 3. Warm and quiet, but pleasant walk.

25 species

Mallard  6

Mourning Dove  1

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  2

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  3

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Eastern Bluebird  7

American Robin  4

House Finch  1

White-throated Sparrow  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  2

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  25

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  200

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  5

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S280413184

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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