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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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  • Great Meadows NWR, Concord

    Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United States

    We will walk slowly along the dike looking for rails, shorebirds, and wading birds. The we will continue to an adjacent site where we have permission to enter private property, to look for Night-Herons. On our return, we will look for migrating Common Nighthawks! Note that entrance fee or pass is required. Loaner binoculars available;

  • Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp

    Lincoln - Drumlin Farm 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA, United States

    Join us for a late summer bird walk at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp, two hotspots in Lincoln where early spring migrants often show up. We expect to see Killdeers, Indigo Buntings, several species of raptors, and hopefully a variety of early migrant Warblers. If we are lucky, we might find a Waterthrush at

  • Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    Shorebirds, Herons, & Swallows. Bring a chair, bug spray, and water. Trip runs until dark. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restroom available.

  • Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)

    Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United States

    Join the BBC on the Helen H out of Hyannis, MA to search for pelagic birds on an overnight trip to the Hydrographer Canyon area. For more information, fee, and registration info see: https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/bbc-news/hydrographer-canyon-overnight-pelagics-registration/

  • Delaney WMA, Stow

    Stow - Delaney WMA Boat Launch 353 Harvard Road, Stow, MA, United States

    We will spend the morning walking 3-4 miles through fields, forests and wetlands looking for post-nesting birds and early migrants. No restrooms are available. Bring sunscreen and insect repellent. Be prepared for poison ivy. Rain cancels.

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