Bartlett Pond, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 6, 2025 6:55 AM – 7:07 AM
Checklist Comments: Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nickilas Paulson. Stop 1.
12 species
Canada Goose 12
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 1
Ring-necked Duck 8
Bufflehead 5
Blue Jay 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
American Robin 10
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 12
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 2
Northern Cardinal 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223469803
Westboro WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 6, 2025 7:12 AM – 10:05 AM
Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nickilas Paulson. Stop 2.
38 species
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 9
Mallard 6
Green-winged Teal (American) 8
Ring-necked Duck 12
Lesser Scaup 4
Bufflehead 12
Common Goldeneye 1
Hooded Merganser 1
Common Merganser (North American) 24
Mourning Dove 15
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Osprey (American) 1 Hunting the fields for mice/voles.
Red-shouldered Hawk (lineatus Group) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 8
Fish Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
Tree Swallow 50
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) 1
American Robin 150
American Goldfinch 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 12
White-throated Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 30
Swamp Sparrow 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 80
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 30
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223469805
Crane Swamp Conservation Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 6, 2025 10:03 AM – 10:23 AM
Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nickilas Paulson. Stop 3
27 species
Mallard 1
Mourning Dove 4
Killdeer 2
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
European Starling 3
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
Hermit Thrush (faxoni/crymophilus) 1
American Robin 20
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 3
American Tree Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 4
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah) 3 Usual spot where they arrive early. Two normal looking ones, fine streaking, yellow supraloral. One rather pale bird with limited breast streaking, soft yellow supraloral.
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 20
Swamp Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 25
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 10
Northern Cardinal 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223469812
Wayne MacCallum Wildlife Management Area, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 6, 2025 10:43 AM – 11:23 AM
Brookline Bird Club Walk – Westboro WMA – Leader Nickilas Paulson. Stop 4..
26 species
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 2
Ring-necked Duck 3
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 12
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 4
European Starling 14
Northern Mockingbird 2
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 15
American Goldfinch 2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 7
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica) 14
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 18
Common Grackle (Bronzed) 12
Pine Warbler 2
Northern Cardinal 5
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S223469817
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