Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 7, 2018 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.3 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – 1 participant
56 species
Canada Goose 5
Mute Swan 8
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 8
Common Loon 1
Great Blue Heron 7
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 8
Mourning Dove 2
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 5
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 4
European Starling 4
Ovenbird 1
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 1
Yellow Warbler 10
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
Chipping Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 5
Scarlet Tanager 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Orchard Oriole 2
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Rusty Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 25
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311316
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