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
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
ANNUAL REPORT 2008
2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
ANNUAL REPORT 2008
2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
Scholarship Report
The BBC’s first scholarship winner, Aidan Pavao, recently returned from the Hog Island summer camp and sent along a brief report. Check out the scholarship page for more information about the program and how to contribute
Tips for inspiring Young Birders
The Brookline Bird Club has a long history of its experienced birder members encouraging and supporting rising young birders, and, for decades, has been scheduling trips targeted to children and families. But how do you
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
2009 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2009, the Brookline Bird Club listed 305 species of birds on 194 reported trips, just one species less than last year. A
ANNUAL REPORT 2008
2008 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2008, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 190 reported trips, three species less than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2007
2007 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2007, the Brookline Bird Club listed 309 species of birds on 213 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
ANNUAL REPORT 2006
2006 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 2006, the Brookline Bird Club listed 306 species of birds on 208 reported trips, one species more than last year. A total
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