Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 23, 2018 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.2 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – 1 participant
45 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 7
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 6
American Black Duck 7
Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 1
Ring-necked Duck 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 3
Osprey 1
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 6
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 7
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
American Robin 25
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 8
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 13
White-throated Sparrow 20
Savannah Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 11
Swamp Sparrow 8
Eastern Towhee 3
Northern Cardinal 13
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Brown-headed Cowbird 22
Common Grackle 50
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 7
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