Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Apr 24, 2017 6:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – Unattended trip, good early spring migrant mix.
67 species
Canada Goose 17
Mute Swan 10
Wood Duck 10
Mallard 13
Blue-winged Teal 1
Wild Turkey 1
Double-crested Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 3
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Virginia Rail 2
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
Mourning Dove 19
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 13
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 5
American Kestrel 3 2 males/1 female.
Eastern Phoebe 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Moving along west shore of Big Chauncy. Calling sporadically. Bold yellow throat.
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 22
American Crow 9
Fish Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Tree Swallow 41
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 26
Tufted Titmouse 22
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 11
Brown Creeper 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6 Normal
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Eastern Bluebird 7
American Robin 28
Brown Thrasher 2
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 2
Northern Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 14
Pine Warbler 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 52
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 22
White-throated Sparrow 7
Savannah Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 29
Swamp Sparrow 23
Eastern Towhee 8
Northern Cardinal 7
Red-winged Blackbird 68
Rusty Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 25
Brown-headed Cowbird 23
House Finch 6
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 22
House Sparrow 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37051557
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