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
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Brookline Bird Club 2020 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 216 species for 2020, based upon 62 reported trips. A total of 215 species were recorded
ANNUAL REPORT 2019
Brookline Bird Club 2019 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 285 species for 2019, based upon 182 reported trips (out of 249 that were scheduled).
Brookline Bird Club “Extreme Pelagic” Trip Report
This year marked the 20th anniversary of when Nick Samson and Eddie Giles organized the first Brookline Bird Club trip to the offshore shelf edge on a 24 hour Captain John "slowboat" marathon trip
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
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Great Meadows NWR, Concord
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesWe 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;
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Early migrants at Drumlin Farm and Van Leer Swamp
Lincoln - Drumlin Farm 208 S Great Rd, Lincoln, MA, United StatesJoin 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
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Shorebirds, Herons, Swallows, & More at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesShorebirds, Herons, & Swallows. Bring a chair, bug spray, and water. Trip runs until dark. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restroom available.
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Hydrographer Canyon Overnight Pelagic (Trip #1)
Hyannis - Pelagic - Helen H 137 Pleasant St, Hyannis, MA, United StatesJoin 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/
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Delaney WMA, Stow
Stow - Delaney WMA Boat Launch 353 Harvard Road, Stow, MA, United StatesWe 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.