Brookline Bird Club – America’s most active bird club!

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

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