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
2026 Young Birders Hog Island Camp Scholarship Application
2026 Bill Drummond Young Birders Scholarship Application Available The Brookline Bird Club will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The scholarship covers [...]
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting – Social Hour, Book Sale & Norman Smith!
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting - Social Hour, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC's annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with [...]
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Webinar with Sophie Osborn – Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds
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ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]
Successful Pelagic Trip to Nantucket Shoals
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2026 Young Birders Hog Island Camp Scholarship Application
2026 Bill Drummond Young Birders Scholarship Application Available The Brookline Bird Club will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The scholarship covers [...]
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting – Social Hour, Book Sale & Norman Smith!
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting - Social Hour, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC's annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with [...]
Starting the Year Off with the BBC
Starting the Year Off with the BBC On January 1 Laura de la Flor and Mark Burns led their our 29th (maybe 30th) Brookline Bird Club New Year's Day birding trip! I'll let Laura take [...]
Webinar with Sophie Osborn – Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds
Webinar with Sophie Osborn - Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds Please join the BBC on the evening of January 27 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with author [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]
Successful Pelagic Trip to Nantucket Shoals
Successful Pelagic Trip to Nantucket Shoals On December 6 over 70 BBC birders and guides departed from Hyannis and headed out to Nantucket Shoals about the Helen H. The plan was to go as far [...]
2026 Young Birders Hog Island Camp Scholarship Application
2026 Bill Drummond Young Birders Scholarship Application Available The Brookline Bird Club will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The scholarship covers [...]
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting – Social Hour, Book Sale & Norman Smith!
February 7 BBC Winter Meeting - Social Hour, Used Book Sale & Norman Smith! Mark your calendar for Saturday, February 7 at 2PM for the BBC's annual in-person Winter Meeting featuring a social hour with [...]
Starting the Year Off with the BBC
Starting the Year Off with the BBC On January 1 Laura de la Flor and Mark Burns led their our 29th (maybe 30th) Brookline Bird Club New Year's Day birding trip! I'll let Laura take [...]
Webinar with Sophie Osborn – Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds
Webinar with Sophie Osborn - Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds Please join the BBC on the evening of January 27 from 7PM to 8:30PM for a member only webinar with author [...]
ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]
Successful Pelagic Trip to Nantucket Shoals
Successful Pelagic Trip to Nantucket Shoals On December 6 over 70 BBC birders and guides departed from Hyannis and headed out to Nantucket Shoals about the Helen H. The plan was to go as far [...]
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Cold Spring Park, Newton
Newton - Cold Spring Park 1200 Beacon St, Newton, MA, United StatesThis 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.
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Birding Sketch Crawl – Fall Series
Leader's ChoiceCome and bird/sketch favorite patches around Essex and Middlesex Counties.
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Plum Island
Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United StatesWe will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.
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Barretts Mill Farmland
Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United StatesThis 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.
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Hellcat at Parker River NWR
Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United StatesDuring 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.