Westborough WMA, Worcester, Massachusetts, US
Jun 10, 2017 5:45 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
5.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC – Westboro Wildlife Management Area – Nickilas Paulson – Conservation Series Walk. Lots of breeding activity observed. Hot and humid, sunny, with a light wind and occasional wind gusts. Very High Gyspy Moth caterpillar. numbers.
74 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 3
Mute Swan 14
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 4
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Virginia Rail 2
Killdeer 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 14
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 8 3 years of gypsy moths has bolstered the population.
Black-billed Cuckoo 2
Chimney Swift 18
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 5
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 5
Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill’s Flycatcher) 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 13 Likely undercount.
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 17 Calling all over, several seen and a nest. Likely undercount
Red-eyed Vireo 7
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 29
Barn Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 12
White-breasted Nuthatch 7
House Wren 4
Carolina Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 12 Most water edges and some in forest. Forgot to look at one nest I already knew of.
Eastern Bluebird 3
Veery 2
Wood Thrush 8
American Robin 26
Gray Catbird 22
Brown Thrasher 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
Cedar Waxwing 24
Ovenbird 11
Blue-winged Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 18
American Redstart 22
Yellow Warbler 18
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 8
Field Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 22
Swamp Sparrow 9
Eastern Towhee 12
Scarlet Tanager 5
Northern Cardinal 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 13
Indigo Bunting 3
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 60
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
Orchard Oriole 1
Baltimore Oriole 19
House Finch 4
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch 18
House Sparrow 8
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37692377
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The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
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Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
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BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
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