Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
07-Apr-2024 06:45 – 08:55
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA, leader Nick Paulson, cold start, overcast, occasionally windy. 4 participants.
43 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 34
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 10
Ring-necked Duck 12
Lesser Scaup 9
Bufflehead 8
Common Goldeneye 1 Female seen off beach before walk, disappeared.
Common Merganser (North American) 5
Pied-billed Grebe 4 2 on each lake.
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 7
Killdeer 5
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Cooper’s Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 14
Fish Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 12
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 2
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 8
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin 75
House Sparrow 1
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 12
White-throated Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 12
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 120
Brown-headed Cowbird 30
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 80
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S167923153
Bartlett Pond, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
07-Apr-2024 09:20 – 09:45
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Trip – Leader Nick Paulson – Westboro WMA stop 2.
28 species
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 3
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 2
American Black Duck 2
Ring-necked Duck 14
Mourning Dove 1
Osprey (carolinensis) 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
Tree Swallow 40
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 10
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 7
American Goldfinch 4
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 40
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 120
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S167923192
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Avian influenza is an increasing public health concern and is spreading across Massachusetts. In the past few days we have heard reports of waterfowl die offs in Cambridge, Amherst, Plymouth and Brockton. If you see
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Thanks to Bob Ross for the following article, which started out as a MassBird listserv post: The eBird Alerts are an indispensable tool when traveling to a new city or region to go birding. I
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Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
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Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8
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Avian influenza is an increasing public health concern and is spreading across Massachusetts. In the past few days we have heard reports of waterfowl die offs in Cambridge, Amherst, Plymouth and Brockton. If you see
eBird Tip – How to use eBird When Traveling
Thanks to Bob Ross for the following article, which started out as a MassBird listserv post: The eBird Alerts are an indispensable tool when traveling to a new city or region to go birding. I
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Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around
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The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full
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Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants
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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8
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