Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
May 15, 2017 6:00 AM – 7:40 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.5 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – trip unattended but a few good migrants.
61 species
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 4
Mallard 3
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Mourning Dove 4
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-throated Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo 8
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Tree Swallow 12
Bank Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 18
Cliff Swallow 3 2 perched, 1 flying. 2 adults, 1 first year. Photos of perched birds.
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 12
European Starling 3
Ovenbird 4
Northern Waterthrush 6 1,1,2,2
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Nashville Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 10
Yellow Warbler 10
Pine Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 4
Scarlet Tanager 3
Northern Cardinal 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 5
American Goldfinch 4
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37051864
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