Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Sep 22, 2025 6:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

3.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson. Foggy to start, cool but warming. Focused on CT Warbler habitat first with no luck. Had a few good mixed flocks and good mix of early sparrows.

46 species (+2 other taxa)

Wood Duck  9

Mallard  4

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1

Mourning Dove  6

Killdeer  4

Ring-billed Gull  24

American Herring Gull  1

Double-crested Cormorant  5

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  2

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Northern)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  5

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Pileated Woodpecker  2    One bird following us around, then two near each other.

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Least Flycatcher  1    Small plain flycatcher. Usually stay late here. In mixed flock at Little Chauncy.

Eastern Phoebe  6

Red-eyed Vireo  12    Mixed in with other flocks. Then as we were leaving 6+ in the parking lot.

Blue Jay  25

American Crow  15

Black-capped Chickadee  18

Tufted Titmouse  10

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  5

European Starling  1

Gray Catbird  25

American Robin  10

Cedar Waxwing  1

House Finch  8

American Goldfinch  12

Chipping Sparrow  1

White-throated Sparrow  8

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  20

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  8

Lincoln’s Sparrow  1

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  5

new world sparrow sp.  5

Bobolink  4

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  8

Common Grackle (Bronzed)  10

blackbird sp.  1    Possible Rusty at Little Chauncy, only called once.

Black-and-white Warbler  1

Common Yellowthroat  1

Northern Parula  3

Magnolia Warbler  1

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  1

Prairie Warbler  1    Heard making a piece of the song.

Northern Cardinal  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S275306344

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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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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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

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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