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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

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

Nuttall Club special event with Peter Kaestner

Peter Kaestner in his Search for 10,000 Species of Birds in the World - A Special Event Sponsored by the Nuttall Ornithological Club Peter Kaestner after seeing his 10,000th world bird species in the Philippines.

BBC daily field trips to Mount Auburn are back!

It’s that time of year again! The Brookline Bird Club will be leading daily birding trips through Mount Auburn Cemetery, an oasis for migrating birds, this spring from Wednesday April 17th through Sunday May 26th

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  • Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord

    Concord - Great Meadows Concord Unit, Entrance Rd, Concord, MA, United States

    We will look for early migrants, waterfowl, and waders. Conditions may be wet; boots advised. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required.

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored 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.

  • Westborough WMA in Two Parts

    Northborough - Watson Park, Bartlett Pond 35A Lyman St, Northborough, MA, United States

    Part 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

  • Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity

    East Boston - Belle Isle Parking Lot 1399 Bennington Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Led 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

  • Millennium Park

    Boston - Millennium Park Canoe Launch 300 Gardner Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Join 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

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