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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

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1979

1979 STATISTICAL REPORT  Gray birds gathered us together in 1979. Their fleeting lives were long journeys. While we wondered at the mystery of their comings, and listened to the learned explanations, didn't we delight in [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1978

1978 STATISTICAL REPORT When he came to grene wode,In a merry mornyngeThere he herde the notes smallOf byrdes mery syngynge. Two wayward birds joined the BBC Massachusetts Life List in 1978. The first. a brilliant yellow, black, [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1977

1977 STATISTICAL REPORT  The Brookline Bird Club identified 296 species of birds in Massachusetts during 1977, including 17 additions to the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List as follows:  McCown's Longspur               Bridgewater                1-16  Sandhill Crane                        Bridgewater                1-22  Red-bellied Woodpecker        Southwick                   2-13  Gyrfalcon                                Newburyport              3-5  [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1975

1975 STATISTICAL REPORT During 1975 the Brookline Bird Club identified 804 species (plus two hybrids) and listed among these, 22 write-ins on the Massachusetts Audubon Society Check List. A selective list of these write-ins follows: [...]

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  • Cold Spring Park, Newton

    Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United States

    This large multi-use city park offers an easy 1.4-mile loop through mixed forest, open green areas, and red maple swamplands, attracting a surprising array of resident and migratory birds. Porta Potties available.

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

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