Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2021 6:13 AM – 8:50 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.228 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Trip – Westboro WMA – Leader Nick Paulson – 2 Participants
60 species
Canada Goose  5
Mute Swan  3
Wood Duck  3
Mallard  2
Mourning Dove  5
Sora  1    Winny call from marsh by Little Chauncy entrance.
Killdeer  1
Greater Yellowlegs  3
Double-crested Cormorant  2
Great Blue Heron (Blue form)  2
Green Heron  1
Osprey (carolinensis)  3
Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
Downy Woodpecker  1
Hairy Woodpecker  1
Merlin  1
Great Crested Flycatcher  2
Eastern Kingbird  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  8
Blue Jay  12
American Crow  3
Black-capped Chickadee  3
Tufted Titmouse  7
Northern Rough-winged Swallow  10
Tree Swallow  60
Bank Swallow  3
Barn Swallow (American)  6
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  4
House Wren (Northern)  3
European Starling  1
Gray Catbird  18
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  16
American Goldfinch  8
Chipping Sparrow  1
White-throated Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1
Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  10
Swamp Sparrow  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  20
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Common Grackle (Bronzed)  16
Northern Waterthrush  1
Black-and-white Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  6
American Redstart  2
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  14
Black-throated Blue Warbler  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  2
Pine Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  12
Wilson’s Warbler  2
Northern Cardinal  8
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S89653698

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