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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Member Only Webinar October 9: Sparrow Identification! It will soon be time for the southbound migration of sparrows! Join longtime BBC board member Glenn d'Entremont on October 9 to learn field marks, shapes, and sounds
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BBC Global Big Day Count Follow Up On May 10 the BBC sponsored a club-wide Global Big Day Count. While the weather was tough that day with off and on rain, raw wind, and cool
Sign Up for the September Overnight Pelagic!
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CANCELED Midweek Hunt for Alcids and Seabirds CANCELED
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The Quiet Beauty of birding – Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation
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