Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
08-May-2023 06:00 – 08:12
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk- Westboro WMA – leader Nick Paulson, 3 participants. Many breeders have returned. And some migrants spread out.
63 species
Canada Goose  2
Mute Swan  9
Wood Duck  5
Bufflehead  5    Continuing females in the area.
Ruddy Duck  1
Pied-billed Grebe  1
Mourning Dove  4
Chimney Swift  3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Killdeer  2
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  4
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  7
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Blue-headed Vireo  1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  6
Red-eyed Vireo  1
Blue Jay  24    Some migrating over.
American Crow  4
Black-capped Chickadee  8
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  9
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  6
House Wren (Northern)  1
Carolina Wren  1
European Starling  5
Gray Catbird  12
Gray-cheeked Thrush  1    Drab gray brown above, no buffy tones in face, more extensive olive flanks. Along trail NW corner Big Chauncy.
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus)  1
Wood Thrush  2
American Robin  12
House Finch  2
American Goldfinch  10
Chipping Sparrow  2
White-throated Sparrow  24
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  12
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  14
Swamp Sparrow  5
Eastern Towhee  6
Baltimore Oriole  14
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  30
Brown-headed Cowbird  10
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  16
Ovenbird  2
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  3
American Redstart  2
Northern Parula  10
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  16
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S136701867

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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

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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

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

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

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

2004 Statistical and Year-End Report By Bob Stymiest, Club Statistician During 2004, the Brookline Bird Club listed 311 species of birds on 243 reported trips, 17 species more than last year. To put this in

ANNUAL REPORT 2003

2003 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT By Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician   During 2003, the Brookline Bird Club listed 294 species of birds on 242 reported trips, 13 species fewer than last year. A total

ANNUAL REPORT 2002

2002 STATISTICAL AND YEAR END REPORT by Robert H. Styrneist, Statistician   During 2002, the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 species of birds on 249 reported trips, five more than last year. A total of

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