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
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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Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!
The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you
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,
Renew membership now!
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
2024-2025 Duck Stamps on Sale
The BBC is selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp, also known as the Duck Stamp, through February 15. The current Stamp is good from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. We
The BBC Thanks Vortex and Zeiss!
The Brookline Bird Club would like to thank Vortex and Zeiss Optics for repairing or replacing donated binoculars in the club’s loaner box at no charge. Vortex offers an unusual unlimited warranty and promptly replaced
Save the Date – Members Showcase February 8
We have been tracking the Snow predicted to spread over the Boston area Saturday evening. Right now it appears that snow will not start before 9PM,SO WE ARE GOING AHEAD WITH BBC MEMBERS NIGHT.Please keep
Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!
The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you
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,
Renew membership now!
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
2024-2025 Duck Stamps on Sale
The BBC is selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp, also known as the Duck Stamp, through February 15. The current Stamp is good from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. We
The BBC Thanks Vortex and Zeiss!
The Brookline Bird Club would like to thank Vortex and Zeiss Optics for repairing or replacing donated binoculars in the club’s loaner box at no charge. Vortex offers an unusual unlimited warranty and promptly replaced
Save the Date – Members Showcase February 8
We have been tracking the Snow predicted to spread over the Boston area Saturday evening. Right now it appears that snow will not start before 9PM,SO WE ARE GOING AHEAD WITH BBC MEMBERS NIGHT.Please keep
Fri Oct 25 Fall meeting!
The Brookline Bird Club invites you to our Hybrid (Live+Zoom) Fall Meeting on Friday October 25, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, with a social hour beginning at 6:30pm. It will feature a presentation on the dazzling Resplendent Quetzal you
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RESCHEDULED to April 16 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord RESCHEDULED
Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United StatesDue to weather, this trip is rescheduled to April 16.
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesCosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for local avian non-migratory species and early migrant arrivals. Expect to walk about two miles on trails through meadows and woods, with some steep sections. Prepare for ticks. We will bird at the meeting location for about 30 minutes so any latecomers can catch up.
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Westborough WMA in Two Parts
Northborough - Watson Park, Bartlett Pond 35A Lyman St, Northborough, MA, United StatesPart 1: 7 AM -10 AM / Part 2: 10:30 AM -1:00 PM. We will hike at a slow pace through mild moderate trails in search of sparrows and other migrants. For the first part we will hike the Eastern trails between Lake Chauncy and Little Chauncy(about 3 miles). Then we will again meet at
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United StatesLed by DCR staff. We will search on foot up to one mile on flat, easy terrain, for migrating or resident songbirds, raptors, shorebirds, and marsh birds at this birding hotspot and state park. This is a traveling program by car or bike. Prepare for ticks and mosquitoes. Ages: Adults and kids 8 years+ with
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Millennium Park
Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United StatesJoin us to observe resident birds and spring migrants in a unique urban habitat that is a favorite for many bird species, including uncommon and rare flycatchers, swallows & warblers. Birders of all levels welcome. The trails are generally flat and easy to walk, with some rough patches. A water bottle, sunblock, insect repellent, waterproof