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

2024 Year in Review!

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

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2024 Year in Review!

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

2024 Year in Review!

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2022

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 276 species for 2022, based upon 204 reported trips. Of those, 264 species were recorded in Massachusetts, with 12 additional species reported from the out-of-state trips to New Hampshire

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Brookline Bird Club 2021 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club recorded 270 species for 2021, based upon 206 reported trips. Two-hundred and sixty-five species were recorded in Massachusetts,

Renew membership now!

Calling all BBC members - annual memberships expire December 31st 2024. Renew today for the 2025 calendar year to continue uninterrupted access to member benefits including our blue book mailings, member webinars, and more! Membership

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