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
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, [...]
Renew membership now!
Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
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, [...]
Renew membership now!
Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
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, [...]
Renew membership now!
Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership [...]
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Fall migrants at Roslindale Wetlands Urban Park
Roslindale Wetlands Urban Park 23 Coniston Rd, Roslindale, MA, United StatesA small but mighty urban wild that offers a variety of habitat. Expect to see a variety of woodpeckers, resident birds, warblers, and other migratory species, as well as a surprise or two. The path is flat with a mix of gravel and dirt surfaces with newly added boardwalks on the wetter sections. Boots are [...]
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Fresh Pond, Cambridge (rescheduled to Sept. 27)
Cambridge - Fresh Pond - TD Bank 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, United StatesThis walk has been rescheduled to September 27 which will be the 113th anniversary of the first-ever Brookline Bird Club bird walk on September 27th 1913 which was also at Fresh Pond.
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Rock Meadow, Belmont
Belmont - Rock Meadow 300 Mill St, Belmont, MA, United StatesCome join us for a walk at scenic Rock Meadow and Beaver Brook North, home of open fields, wetlands, ample woods and edge habitat, and public gardens which attract a wide variety of migrating song birds. Hiking is relatively easy, and should be a bit under two miles total at most, if we venture further [...]
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Fresh Pond, Cambridge – 113th anniversary of the first-ever Brookline Bird Club bird walk
Cambridge - Fresh Pond - TD Bank 235 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA, United StatesA two mile walk on (mostly) paved paths around the pond. In addition to the “usual suspects”, we are likely to see some of the fall warblers, plus possibly a few of the Weird Ducks that have started to arrive. New Members especially invited to this pleasant walk! This walk is taking place on the [...]
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Arlington Reservoir
Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United StatesIn the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]