Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 14, 2018 6:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.7 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – 3 participants
53 species
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 3
Common Loon 1 Calling
Great Blue Heron 2
Green Heron 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 7
Mourning Dove 7
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 7
Gray Catbird 13
Ovenbird 1
Northern Waterthrush 1
Blue-winged Warbler 3
Common Yellowthroat 7
American Redstart 2
Yellow Warbler 15
Pine Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 4
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Baltimore Oriole 6
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 20
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311252
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