Willard Brook State Forest, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Jun 26, 2021 7:41 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC trip: J. Forbes leader. 70, mostly cloudy. Along Brook for a mile or so then up the road a bit.
24 species
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1    Expected in this corner of the county. Right in the parking lot, leader only.
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Eastern Kingbird  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  1
American Crow  2
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  2
Tree Swallow  3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  2
House Wren (Northern)  1
American Robin  3
House Sparrow  1
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  8
Ovenbird  5
Louisiana Waterthrush  4    One pair and at least a couple others along the Brook, probably all with hidden young nearby.
Black-and-white Warbler  1
Black-throated Blue Warbler  1
Northern Cardinal  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S91110323

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

2024 Annual Report

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 283 species for 2024, with 274 species in Massachusetts (four more than 2023), and nine additional species reported from New Hampshire and Maine.  This total was based upon 262

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