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Bartlett Pond, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 4, 2026 7:00 AM – 7:22 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – leader Nick Paulson: starting location. Warm sunny start. 7 participants to start.

31 species

Canada Goose  2

Mute Swan  1

Wood Duck  7

Mallard  3

American Black Duck  4

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  1

Double-crested Cormorant  2

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Osprey (American)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

American Kestrel  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  4

American Crow  8

Fish Crow  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  5

Tree Swallow  8

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  5

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  3

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  25

Rusty Blackbird  10

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  20

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435500

Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 4, 2026 7:30 AM – 10:20 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.75 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – leader Nick Paulson: 2nd location. Warm sunny start. 8 participants.

45 species

Canada Goose  40

Mute Swan  6

Wood Duck  3

Mallard  6

Ring-necked Duck  5

Bufflehead  25

Common Merganser (North American)  6

Mourning Dove  5

Ring-billed Gull  40

American Herring Gull  1

Pied-billed Grebe  5

Turkey Vulture  2

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group)  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2

Red-bellied Woodpecker  6

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  7

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  8

American Kestrel  1

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  12

American Crow  9

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  12

Tufted Titmouse  20

Tree Swallow  12

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  8

Brown Creeper  7    Many singing and calling in woods behind swamp.

Carolina Wren  1

European Starling  10

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  25

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  21

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  10

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  25

Swamp Sparrow  5

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  70

Brown-headed Cowbird  10

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  50

Palm Warbler (Yellow)  3

Pine Warbler  8

Northern Cardinal  8

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435541

Northboro/Westboro Forbush Bird Club trip, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 4, 2026 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM

Protocol: Traveling

4.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – leader Nick Paulson: birds seen and heard driving from location to location. 7 participants.

26 species

Wild Turkey  1

Mourning Dove  4

Ring-billed Gull  40

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Pileated Woodpecker  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Eastern Phoebe  1

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  5

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tufted Titmouse  3

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  8

House Sparrow  3

House Finch  6

American Goldfinch  2

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  12

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  2

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435539

Wayne MacCallum Wildlife Management Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 4, 2026 10:50 AM – 12:50 PM

Protocol: Traveling

2.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – leader Nick Paulson: third location. Cooling and becoming cloudy and windy as we hiked. 5 participants.

32 species

Canada Goose  2

Wood Duck  3

Green-winged Teal (American)  1

Ring-necked Duck  7

Hooded Merganser  3

Mourning Dove  3

Turkey Vulture  2

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  4

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  6

American Kestrel  2

Eastern Phoebe  3

Blue Jay  8

American Crow  10

Black-capped Chickadee  4

Tufted Titmouse  6

Tree Swallow  40

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Northern Mockingbird  1

Eastern Bluebird  8

American Robin  20

House Sparrow  2

House Finch  1

American Goldfinch  8

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  6

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  30

Brown-headed Cowbird  4

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  20

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S318435537

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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