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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Thanks to Bob Ross for the following article, which started out as a MassBird listserv post: The eBird Alerts are an indispensable tool when traveling to a new city or region to go birding. I [...]
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
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 [...]
eBird Tip – How to use eBird When Traveling
Thanks to Bob Ross for the following article, which started out as a MassBird listserv post: The eBird Alerts are an indispensable tool when traveling to a new city or region to go birding. I [...]
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
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 [...]
eBird Tip – How to use eBird When Traveling
Thanks to Bob Ross for the following article, which started out as a MassBird listserv post: The eBird Alerts are an indispensable tool when traveling to a new city or region to go birding. I [...]
NEW! Young Adult Birding series
Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around [...]
Applications Available for Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship
The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
2024 Year in Review!
Photo credit: Manomet Photo credit Jennifer Thornton Thanks to our inspired volunteer Board, committee members, and field trip leaders, the Brookline Bird Club enjoyed impressive successes during 2024. Our volunteer trip leaders and enthusiastic participants [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2023
The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state. We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]
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 [...]
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Birds and Blanding’s Family Walk — A walk for kids ages 8+ with one or two accompanying adults (Rescheduled from May 31)
At our meeting spot, special guest Dr. Bryan Windmiller of Zoo New England will talk about the endangered Blanding's turtles that call Great Meadows home. Then we will head out to see what turtles, birds, and mammals and other wildlife we can observe on the refuge. This walk is intended for kids ages 8+ with [...]
Maine – Machias Region
Maine - Machias Region Machias, ME, United StatesJoin us on our annual trip to Machias area in Downeast Maine. The highlight of the trip is a boat trip to Machias Seal Island for Atlantic Puffins and other alcids, weather permitting. We also tour beautiful coastlands and boreal forests in search of nesting warblers and other species. We explore the blueberry barrens, and [...]
Pine Hill Road Grassland
Lancaster - Pine Hill Road Grasslands Pine Hill Road, Lancaster, MA, United StatesIn June, this wonderfully preserved grassland is alive with the songs of breeding Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrow, which are state listed as endangered species. Prairie Warbler, Indigo Bunting, and American Kestrels nest regularly here as well. A mile walk on level grade; can be dry so bring water.
Bird The Eustis Estate!
Join us for an approx. 2-mile bird walk along the paths and and trails (easy to moderate) surrounding the Eustis Estate Museum. Loaner binoculars available. Beginners and BIPOC encouraged. Parking available. Bring bug spray, sunscreen, water, and a hat.