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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

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