Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 18, 2026 5:50 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson
59 species
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 6
Mourning Dove 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Double-crested Cormorant 5
Green Heron 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Willow Flycatcher 4
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 6
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Eastern Warbling Vireo 9
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Northern House Wren 1
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 1
Gray Catbird 30
Veery 1
American Robin 14
Cedar Waxwing 3
American Goldfinch 5
Savannah Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 8
Swamp Sparrow 6
Eastern Towhee 3
Bobolink 4
Baltimore Oriole 10
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Common Grackle 10
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 4
Common Yellowthroat 16
American Redstart 5
Northern Parula 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Northern Yellow Warbler 18
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Wilson’s Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 7
Indigo Bunting 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S343512531
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