cliazos's Journal

On May 18, 2020, I went to three locations to observe water body and wetland habitats from 6:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Throughout the day it was overcast with no visible sun in the 50Fº -60Fºs range and slight northeastern winds. My first location was Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge in Concord, MA where I traveled 3.05 miles over 2.5 hours. Despite its name, there were no meadows, yet rather two pools separated by a dike lined with cattail marshes, silver maple floodplains, and an oak stand. Starting at 6:00 AM with the check-in call, I stood atop an observation tower looking at the upper and lower pools, while listening to Allan and Jim's announcements. During the call, I was counting large avifauna such as Canda Geese, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, and Mallards. Once the call ended I descended the observation tower and walked into the refuge via Dike Trail. Starting at the beginning of Dike Trail there was an edge habitat of an oak thicket and wetland. Here I was greeted with a mob of Downy Woodpecker, Song Sparrows, Yellow Warblers, American Goldfinches, Mourning Doves, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles, Northern Waterthrush, and a Wilson's Warbler! These species tend to do well in main body habitats such as forested and wetland habitats, yet they can thrive in these edge environments too. The most notable species here was the Wilson's Warbler marked by its yellow body and black cap.

Moving along the Dike Trail I found myself on the dike platform which was lined with cattails peering into the adjacent pools. Here I saw Wood Ducks (open water), Semipalmated Sandpipers, Spotted Sandpipers, Solitary Sandpipers (mudflats), Eastern Kingbirds, Common Yellowthroats, Swamp Sparrow (emergent vegetation), Tree Swallows, Barn Swallows (open water) and especially the Marsh Wrens. Marked by its sewing machine-like song, the Marsh Wrens were quite vocal moving between the cattails. A notable observation was the nest-building behaviors of the Marsh Wren where males make dummy nests to court potential mates. Across the dike, I continued along the Dike Trail to meet the edge of a silver maple floodplain, which consisted of an established tree stand with plenty of brush and standing water. From canopy to forest floor I saw Red-eyed Vireo, Baltimore Oriole, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Gray Catbird, and Virginia Rail (hidden but giving rattle calls). Turning away from the silver maple floodplain stands I looked at the open water of the lower pool. With a lesser amount of cattails, I could better see the lesser pool seeing Hooded Merganser and a nesting Mute Swan and in the sky flyovers by Double-crested Cormorants and American Crows. Finally finishing up the Dike Trail, I made it to the Timber Trail which consisted of an oak forest (black and red oak, eastern white pine, shagbark hickory). This forest was less flooded, yet adjacent to the lower pool allowing me to see both wetland and forest interior species such as Great-Crested Flycatcher, Black-and-white Warbler, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-tailed Hawk, Hairy Woodpecker, and Blue Jays. Overall I saw 44 species and 263 individuals.

Deciding to move to another water body I drove 40 minutes southwest to Farm Pond in Framingham, MA, while listening to Birding by Ear. At Farm Pond, I traveled 2.3 miles over 1.5 hours. Unlike Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge, Farm Pond was a water body in a more urban area where accompanying the shores to the east were industrial buildings and to the west a public park with a matrix of different habitat types. I avoided the eastern side for one it's blocked off by fences marking off railroad tracks. In addition, my camera battery was now charged so I was able to take some photos with my camera. Walking straight to the water I counted every waterfowl (Mallards, Canada Geese, and Mute Swans). Most notably I counted 74 mute swans which were seen all side by side each other with 8 of them being goslings. In addition, at the open water, I saw Double-Crested Cormorants, Tree Swallows, and a Chimney Swift. From there on I walked through the matrix of the park which consisted of a trembling aspen straightaway, pine stand, oak-red maple stand, and lawn fields. At the trembling aspen straightaway, this patch lined the western shore of the pond with accompanying cattails by the water's edge. Here Great Blue Heron, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Northern Flicker, American Crow, Gray Catbird, American Robin, American Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, Baltimore Oriole, and Common Yellowthroat were found. Moving to the mixed oak-red maple stand I saw more forest interior species such as White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Blue Jays, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and Swainson's Thrush. Next was the pine stand which was solely made up of widely spaced planted eastern white pines where Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, and American Robin were found. Lastly was the lawn fields which provided great grazing for American Robin, Killdeer, and European Starlings. In total, I found 30 species and 219 individuals.

Being 11:20 now I still had some time so I decided to go west to Little Lake Chauncey and once again listened to Birding by Ear while driving there. Arriving at 11:50 I traveled 1 mile over 40 minutes at Little Lake Chauncy. Little Lake Chauncey was both different than Great Meadows NWR and Farm Pond for its surrounded by shrublands (primarily new growth trembling aspen) and grasslands. This was apparent for Brown Thrasher, Eastern Towhee, and Eastern Bluebird were found here and are associated with these field and shrubby environments. However, still being a water body with accompanying cattails there was Swamp Sparrow, Common Yellowthroat, Yellow Warbler, Spotted Sandpiper, and other associated species. Overall I found 18 species and 105 individuals.

Across these different areas, it was a great day of birding and more notably observing water body and wetland habitats with the different surrounding vegetation. I was able to observe different microhabitats of open water, mudflats, emergent vegetation, and airspace with their associated species. In total, I saw 54 species and 587 individuals. Below are my checklists of what I saw in total and of each area observed.

Species Observed

1. Common Goose- 56
2. Mute Swan- 76
3. Wood Duck- 22
4. Mallard- 22
5. Hooded Merganser- 2
6. Mourning Dove 12
7. Chimney Swift- 1
8. Virginia Rail- 1
9. Killdeer- 4
10. Spotted Sandpiper- 3
11. Solitary Sandpiper- 2
12. Semipalmated Sandpiper- 3
13. Double-crested Cormorant- 7
14. Great Blue Heron- 5
15. Osprey- 1
16. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
17. Belted Kingfisher- 1
18. Downy Woodpecker- 6
19. Hairy Woodpecker- 1
20. Northern Flicker- 3
21. Eastern Kingbird- 3
22. Red-eyed Vireo- 1
23. Blue Jay- 6
24. American Crow- 3
25. Black-capped Chickadee- 15
26. Tufted Titmouse- 6
27. Tree Swallow- 33
28. Barn Swallow- 2
29. White-breasted Nuthatch- 3
30. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
31. Marsh Wren-7
32. European Starling- 7
33. Gray Catbird- 11
34. Brown Thrasher- 1
35. Eastern Bluebird- 1
36. Swainson's Thrush- 1
37. American Robin- 39
38. American Goldfinch- 7
39. Chipping Sparrow- 2
40. Song Sparrow- 31
41. Swamp Sparrow- 5
42. Eastern Towhee- 1
43. Baltimore Oriole- 5
44. Red-winged Blackbird- 69
45. Common Grackle 58
46. Northern Waterthrush- 1
47. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
48. Common Yellowthroat- 14
49. Yellow Warbler- 11
50. Pine Warbler 3
51. Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3
52. Wilson's Warbler- 1
53. Northern Cardinal- 1
54. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1

Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge

1. Common Goose- 40
2. Mute Swan- 2
3. Wood Duck- 22
4. Mallard- 9
5. Hooded Merganser- 2
6. Mourning Dove 6
7. Virginia Rail- 1
8. Spotted Sandpiper- 2
9. Solitary Sandpiper- 2
10. Semipalmated Sandpiper- 3
11. Double-crested Cormorant- 5
12. Great Blue Heron- 3
13. Osprey- 1
14. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
15. Belted Kingfisher- 1
16. Downy Woodpecker- 4
17. Hairy Woodpecker- 1
18. Northern Flicker- 1
19. Eastern Kingbird- 3
20. Red-eyed Vireo- 1
21. Blue Jay- 3
22. American Crow- 1
23. Black-capped Chickadee- 8
24. Tufted Titmouse- 4
25. Tree Swallow- 11
26. Barn Swallow- 2
27. White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
28. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
29. Marsh Wren-7
30. Gray Catbird- 2
31. American Robin- 11
32. American Goldfinch- 3
33. Song Sparrow- 12
34. Swamp Sparrow- 3
35. Baltimore Oriole- 2
36. Red-winged Blackbird- 37
37. Common Grackle 22
38. Northern Waterthrush- 1
39. Black-and-white Warbler-2
40. Common Yellowthroat- 11
41. Yellow Warbler- 6
42. Wilson's Warbler- 1
43. Northern Cardinal- 1
44. Rose-breasted Grosbeak-1

Farm Pond

1. Common Goose- 9
2. Mute Swan- 74
3. Mallard- 8
4. Mourning Dove- 4
5. Chimney Swift- 1
6. Killdeer- 4
7. Double-crested Cormorant- 2
8. Great Blue Heron- 2
9. Downy Woodpecker- 2
10. Northern Flicker- 1
11. Blue Jay- 3
12. American Crow- 2
13. Black-capped Chickadee- 4
14. Tufted Titmouse- 2
15. Tree Swallow- 10
16. White-breasted Nuthatch- 2
17. European Starling- 7
18. Gray Catbird- 3
19. Swainson's Thrush- 1
20. American Robin- 16
21. American Goldfinch- 4
22. Chipping Sparrow- 2
23. Song Sparrow- 12
24. Baltimore Oriole- 3
25. Red-winged Blackbird- 16
26. Common Grackle-15
27. Common Yellowthroat- 3
28. Pine Warbler 3
29. Yellow-rumped Warbler- 3
30. Northern Cardinal- 1

Little Lake Chauncy
Great Meadow National Wildlife Refuge

1. Common Goose- 7
2. Mallard- 5
3. Mourning Dove- 2
4. Spotted Sandpiper- 1
5. Northern Flicker- 1
6. Black-capped Chickadee- 3
7. Tree Swallow- 12
8. Gray Catbird- 6
9. Brown Thrasher- 1
10. Eastern Bluebird- 1
11. American Robin- 12
12. Song Sparrow- 7
13. Swamp Sparrow- 2
14. Eastern Towhee- 1
15. Red-winged Blackbird- 16
16. Common Grackle- 21
17. Yellow Warbler- 5
18. Northern Cardinal- 1

On May 19, 2020, I went to three locations to observe water body and wetland habitats from 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM. Throughout the day it was clear sunny skies in the 50Fº -60Fºs range and strong western winds. My first location was Pine Hill Road in Lancaster, MA where I travelled 1.55 miles over 2.5 hours. Here my primary goal was to see the endangered Grasshopper Sparrows that is an obligate grassland species. Pine Hill Road is ideal for Grasshopper Sparrow for there is a grassland trip made up of gravel-like soil and early successional vegetation (sapling gray birch, pitch pine, quaking aspen, sweet fern, and grasses) surrounded by a aspen-oak forest. Leaving first from my car I encountered a pond with thick vegetation where Great Blue Heron, Mallard, Gray Catbird, Common Grackle, Yellowthroat, and American Robin were found. Moving away from the pond site I walked towards the grasslands. Before reaching the grasslands I went through a stand of aspen-pine forest where I found Black-capped Chickadee, Wild Turkey, American Goldfinch, Chipping Sparrow, Eastern Towhee, Baltimore Oriole, Bay-breasted Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Prairie Warbler, and Brown-headed Cowbird. This area marked as a transition area between the forest stand and grasslands, yet as I soon moved to the grasslands I only saw grasslands species. Moving past the forest stand I reached the grasslands to be meet with a concert of songs and calls of Field Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Barn Swallow, American Kestrel, and Mourning Dove. Investigating each call and song I soon heard a high-pitched call. Excited I peered every plant to find a Grasshopper Sparrow perched ontop of a sapling pitch pine long large than one foot! Ecstatic I sat on the ground and just admired this Grasshopper Sparrow for twenty minutes. Soon getting photos and recordings I moved on to find another high-pitch call of the Vesper Sparrow. To my disappointment the Vesper Sparrow perched for a couple of moments for me to ID it, yet soon disappeared in the vegetation. Soon after the Vesper Sparrow disappeared I truck came my way to do maintenance. With these workings disturbance and me seeing the species I wanted to see I moved on. Overall I saw 26 species and 62 individuals.

My next location was Chestnut Hill Farm where I drove twenty minutes southeast while listening to birding by ear. Chestnut Hill Farm is an operating farm with grasslands, shrublands, and surrounding oak-pine forest. Starting in the parking lot I was meet with a mob filled with House Sparrow, Killdeer, American Robin, European Starling, House Finch, Chipping Sparrow, Mourning Dove, and a singing HouseWren. Soon tired of the parking lot birds I moved to aptly named Bobolink Trail to see some grassland birds. To no surprise, I saw a group of Bobolinks center of the grass fields no taller than 10 inches. Observing the brilliant males perched on the tallest grass stem I marveled at their bubbly song and the songs of their grasslands neighbors. In addition to Bobolinks, I observed Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Eastern Bluebird, and Eastern Kingbird. Observing as many grassland species I moved to the top of the hill of the grasslands to observe flyovers by Canada Goose, Great Blue Heron, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk, Tree Swallow, Barn Swallow, Blue Jay, and American Crow. After. Witnessing these flyovers I wandered off to a shrubland of grasses and flowering crabapples to find Brown-headed Cowbird, Yellow Warbler, Black-capped Chickadee, American Goldfinch, Baltimore Oriole, and “Bee BUZZ”! Still working on my calls I was puzzled, yet pull apart this two phrase call to “Bee” and “BUZZ” to figure out Blue-winged Warbler then spotted the species and got a recording. After I finally moved to the oak-pine forest. Here I saw many forest interior species such as Common Yellowthroat (wetland also), Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Cardinal, Tufted Titmouse, Wood Thrush, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Ovenbird, and Black-and-white Warbler. However, these species were not a priority so I made through promptly to visit the grassland and shrublands for a second time. Overall I traveled 2.26 miles over 2 hours and saw 41 species and 114 individuals. I still had an hour left so I drove ten minutes west for Heirloom Harvest CSA Fields.

Heirloom Harvest CSA Fields is another grassland for 1 hour over 1.2 miles, yet this time this grassland surrounded by Cedar Bog. Here I could have explored the bog, yet I choose to observe the grassland species here. I really tried looking at the field marks of American Kestrel, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Eastern Bluebird, Eastern Kingbird House Wren, and to a shocking distance Bobolinks. With strong winds, Bobolinks could hardly fly against the winds and perched closer to me than at Chestnut Hill Farm. Still, I wanted to maintain a safe distance, yet able to listen to their bubbly song. Other species I found here included Turkey Vulture, American Crow, Common Grackle, Tufted Titmouse, Chipping Sparrow, Tree Swallow (performed mating), House Sparrow, and a pair of Baltimore Orioles. This might be a limited count of 14 species and 40 individuals, yet I wanted to focus on vocalizations more here. This was a great day of birding in grasslands and shrubs with one new lifer of the Grasshopper Sparrow. In total, I found 51 species.

PS Here is the Scavenger Hunt Points: 52 Points Total
Eastern Kingbird- 2
Eastern Bluebird- 6
Bobolink- 5
Savanah Sparrow- 3
Killdeer- 5
House Wren- 2
Gray Catbird-1
Song Sparrow-1
Yellow Warbler-1
Blue-winged Warbler-9
Chestnut-sided Warbler-6
Eastern Towhee- 5
Field Sparrow-6

Species Observed

1. Canada Goose- 11
2. Mallard- 2
3. Wild Turkey- 2
4. Mourning Dove- 3
5. Killdeer- 1
6. Great Blue Heron- 2
7. Turkey Vulture- 2
8. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
9. Downy Woodpecker- 2
10. Pileated Woodpecker- 1
11. Northern Flicker- 1
12. American Kestrel- 3
13. Eastern Kingbird- 2
14. Blue Jay- 3
15. American Crow- 3
16. Black-capped Chickadee- 6
17. Tufted Titmouse- 4
18. Tree Swallow- 14
19. Barn Swallow- 15
20. White-breasted Nuthatch- 2
21. Brown Creeper- 1
22. House Wren- 4
23. European Starling- 5
24. Gray Catbird- 5
25. Eastern Bluebird- 6
26. Wood Thrush- 2
27. American Robin- 10
28. House Sparrow- 6
29. House Finch- 2
30. American Goldfinch- 6
31. Grasshopper Sparrow- 2
32. Chipping Sparrow- 8
33. Field Sparrow- 3
34. Vesper Sparrow- 1
35. Savannah Sparrow- 3
36. Song Sparrow- 8
37. Eastern Towhee- 4
38. Bobolink- 7
39. Baltimore Oriole- 6
40. Red-winged Blackbird- 19
41. Brown-headed Cowbird- 5
42. Common Grackle- 20
43. Ovenbird- 3
44. Common Yellowthroat- 2
45. Yellow Warbler- 1
46. Blue-winged Warbler- 2
47. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
48. Bay-breasted Warbler- 2
49. Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
50. Prairie Warbler- 7
51. Northern Cardinal- 1

Pine Hill Road

1. Canada Goose- 9
2. Wild Turkey- 2
3. Mourning Dove- 1
4. Great Blue Heron- 1
5. American Kestrel- 1
6. Eastern Kingbird- 1
7. American Crow- 2
8. Black-capped Chickadee- 2
9. Barn Swallow- 1
10. Gray Catbird- 2
11. Eastern Bluebird- 2
12. American Robin- 1
13. American Goldfinch- 2
14. Grasshopper Sparrow- 2
15. Chipping Sparrow- 5
16. Field Sparrow- 3
17. Vesper Sparrow- 1
18. Song Sparrow- 4
19. Eastern Towhee- 4
20. Baltimore Oriole- 2
21. Brown-headed Cowbird- 1
22. Common Grackle- 2
23. Common Yellowthroat- 1
24. Bay-breasted Warbler- 2
25. Chestnut-sided Warbler- 1
26. Prairie Warbler- 7

Chestnut Hill Farm

1. Canada Goose- 2
2. Mourning Dove- 2
3. Killdeer- 1
4. Great Blue Heron- 1
5. Turkey Vulture- 1
6. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
7. Downy Woodpecker- 2
8. Pileated Woodpecker- 1
9. Northern Flicker- 1
10. Eastern Kingbird- 1
11. Blue Jay- 3
12. American Crow- 2
13. Black-capped Chickadee- 4
14. Tufted Titmouse- 2
15. Tree Swallow- 2
16. Barn Swallow- 4
17. White-breasted Nuthatch- 2
18. Brown Creeper- 1
19. House Wren- 1
20. European Starling- 5
21. Gray Catbird- 3
22. Eastern Bluebird- 3
23. Wood Thrush- 2
24. American Robin- 9
25. House Sparrow- 4
26. House Finch- 2
27. American Goldfinch- 3
28. Chipping Sparrow- 5
29. Savannah Sparrow- 3
30. Song Sparrow- 4
31. Bobolink- 4
32. Baltimore Oriole- 2
33. Red-winged Blackbird- 9
34. Brown-headed Cowbird- 4
35. Common Grackle- 8
36. Ovenbird- 3
37. Common Yellowthroat- 1
38. Yellow Warbler- 1
39. Blue-winged Warbler- 2
40. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
41. Northern Cardinal- 1

Heirloom Harvest CSA Fields

1. Turkey Vulture- 1
2. American Kestrel- 2
3. American Crow- 1
4. Tufted Titmouse- 2
5. Tree Swallow- 12
6. House Wren- 3
7. Eastern Bluebird- 1
8. House Sparrow- 2
9. American Goldfinch- 1
10. Chipping Sparrow- 3
11. Song Sparrow- 4
12. Savannah Sparrow- 2
13. Bobolink- 3
14. Baltimore Oriole- 2

On May 20, 2020, I went to two locations to observe woodland habitats from 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Throughout the day it was sunny with partial clouds at 50Fº - 60Fºs range with slight wings. My first location was Crane Swamp Conservation Area located in Marlborough, MA where I traveled 2.77 miles over 3 hours from 6:00 AM -9:00 AM. Crane Swamp Conservation Area is mostly a riparian forest with wetlands, shrublands, and meadows. However, I starting off my birding in the parking lot. At 6:00 AM taking the morning check-in call, I observed parking lot birds such as Northern Mockingbird, Blue Jay, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, and a Gray Catbird reacting to the phone call. Once the call ended I exited my vehicle to find a stretch of shrublands of primarily Staghorn Sumac and a cattail marsh. To no surprise, I saw a pair of Warbling Vireos, Swamp Sparrow, Prairie Warbler, and the full variety of Swallows (Tree, Barn, and Northern Rough-winged). In addition, I saw flyover events by Canada Goose and Wood Ducks oh my. The shrubland was a busy spot, yet I needed to spend most of my time in the forested area so I proceeded into the oak-red maple stand. Here I listened to my first forest species such as American Redstart, Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, and Yellow Rumped-Warbler. Being excited at this concert of songbirds they still remained hidden among the newly emerged leaves. Continuing forward I entered another cattail marsh where I met Common Yellowthroat, Osprey, Northern Waterthrush, and Marsh Wren. This was marsh most likely a forest that flooded as marked by the standing snags and dams (most likely done by seen beaver and muskrats). Fed by Road Brook this wetland acts as prime habitat as seen by Black-capped Chickadees picking the fluff of cattails for their nests (no rookeries sadly). Passing this wetland, I met the source, Road Brook. Road Brook has been managed into a canal for water treatment making it clear open water habitat for Great-Blue Heron, Double-crested Cormorant, and Spotted Sandpiper. Marking near the treatment site there was a small meadow with Eastern Bluebird, House Wren, and American Goldfinch. Wanting to make way to the forest habitat I soon entered the main forested block comprised of black and red oak, pignut hickory, red and sugar maple, and eastern white pine. Here I fixated on Veery, Black-throated Green Warbler, and Red-eyed Vireo. My favorite of the three was Red-eyed Vireo for its monotonous song giving me enough time to find it high in a black oak presenting its black eye stripe. From there on I continued to hear birds, yet it was more difficult to see them. Wanting to see more of these beautiful songbirds I moved to Wayne McCallum Wildlife Management Area. Overall, I saw 49 species and 179 individuals at Crane Swamp Conservation Area.

Wayne McCallum Wildlife Management Area, named after the former director of Mass Wildlife, is a mosaic of different managed habitat types including meadows, ponds, wetlands, shrublands, and forests. At this location, I traveled 3.45 miles over 2.5 hours from 9:30 AM-12:00 PM. Once again, I primarily focused on forested habitats, yet I did indulge in some of the other habitats. First starting off with the open water there were two isolated ponds that held Great Blue Heron, Chimney Swift, and Belted Kingfisher. At the first pond, there was a surrounding red maple wetland filled with singing Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Mourning Dove, Eastern Phoebe, and Blue-winged Warbler. Taking all the sights with less leaf cover, I later moved uphill to the meadows with the second pond being surrounded by sprouting goldenrod and grasslands. I have been here in the past to once again see Song Sparrow, House Wren, Tree Swallows, Eastern Towhee, and now for a first time BOBOLINKS! Eastern Bluebird and Tree Swallows breed here so I hope this trend continues here with Bobolinks. However, I did not want to get side trekked so I proceeded to the forest block made up of a regenerated younger forest stand and a mature stand. This transition is seen as in the younger stand I saw Black-and-white Warbler and American Redstart, yet as I entered the mature stand I saw Scarlet Tanager, Wood Thrush, and Black-throated Bluebird. Other forest species I found included: Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Blue Jay, American Crow, Chipping Sparrow, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Tufted Titmouse, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, and Black-capped Chickadee (they mobbed me while looking at the Scarlet Tanager). Finally seeing all the species I aimed for I moved to the parking lot to meet one last Blue-winged Warbler. For practice I searched for it, yet to my surprise it was a LAWRENCE WARBLER marked by its black chin making. What a great end to a morning of birding. Overall, I saw 40 species (including Lawrence Warbler) and 154 individuals at Wayne McCallum Wildlife Management Area and for the day 58 species and 33 individuals.

Species Observed

1. Canada Geese- 2
2. Wood Duck- 2
3. Mallard- 4
4. Mourning Dove- 12
5. Chimney Swift- 1
6. Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 2
7. Spotted Sandpiper- 2
8. Double-crested Cormorant- 1
9. Great Blue Heron- 2
10. Osprey- 1
11. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
12. Belted Kingfisher- 1
13. Downy Woodpecker- 3
14. Northern Flicker- 3
15. Eastern Pheobe- 1
16. Warbling Vireo- 2
17. Red-eyed Vireo- 2
18. Blue Jay- 5
19. American Crow- 2
20. Black-capped Chickadee-13
21. Tufted Titmouse- 4
22. Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 2
23. Tree Swallow- 20
24. Barn Swallow- 3
25. White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
26. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
27. House Wren- 3
28. Marsh Wren- 1
29. Gray Catbird- 8
30. Northern Mockingbird- 4
31. Eastern Bluebird- 3
32. Veery- 2
33. Wood Thrush- 3
34. American Robin- 15
35. American Goldfinch- 6
36. Chipping Sparrow- 10
37. Song Sparrow- 19
38. Swamp Sparrow- 2
39. Eastern Towhee- 3
40. Bobolink- 3
41. Baltimore Oriole- 5
42. Red-winged Blackbird- 44
43. Brown-headed Cowbird- 7
44. Common Grackle- 37
45. Ovenbird- 3
46. Northern Waterthrush- 2
47. Blue-winged Warbler- 7
48. Lawrence Warbler- 1
49. Black-and-white Warbler-5
50. Common Yellowthroat- 12
51. American Redstart- 7
52. Yellow Warbler- 10
53. Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
54. Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
55. Prarie Warbler- 1
56. Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
57. Scarlet Tanager- 2
58. Northern Cardinal- 5
59. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 5

Crane Swamp Conservation Area

1. Canada Geese- 2
2. Wood Duck- 2
3. Mallard- 3
4. Mourning Dove- 6
5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
6. Spotted Sandpiper- 2
7. Double-crested Cormorant- 1
8. Great Blue Heron- 1
9. Osprey- 1
10. Downy Woodpecker- 2
11. Northern Flicker- 2
12. Warbling Vireo- 2
13. Red-eyed Vireo- 2
14. Blue Jay- 2
15. American Crow- 1
16. Black-capped Chickadee-5
17. Tufted Titmouse- 3
18. Northern Rough-winged Swallow- 2
19. Tree Swallow- 8
20. Barn Swallow- 3
21. White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
22. House Wren- 3
23. Marsh Wren- 1
24. Gray Catbird- 5
25. Northern Mockingbird- 3
26. Eastern Bluebird- 1
27. Veery- 2
28. American Robin- 6
29. American Goldfinch- 5
30. Chipping Sparrow- 5
31. Song Sparrow- 11
32. Swamp Sparrow- 2
33. Eastern Towhee- 2
34. Baltimore Oriole- 3
35. Red-winged Blackbird- 21
36. Brown-headed Cowbird- 5
37. Common Grackle- 19
38. Ovenbird- 3
39. Northern Waterthrush- 2
40. Blue-winged Warbler- 2
41. Black-and-white Warbler-3
42. Common Yellowthroat- 8
43. American Redstart- 2
44. Yellow Warbler- 6
45. Yellow-rumped Warbler- 1
46. Prarie Warbler- 1
47. Black-throated Green Warbler- 1
48. Northern Cardinal- 3
49. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 3

Wayne McCallum Wildlife Management Area

1. Mallard- 1
2. Mourning Dove- 6
3. Chimney Swift- 1
4. Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
5. Great Blue Heron- 1
6. Red-tailed Hawk- 1
7. Belted Kingfisher- 1
8. Downy Woodpecker- 1
9. Northern Flicker- 1
10. Eastern Pheobe- 1
11. Blue Jay- 3
12. American Crow- 1
13. Black-capped Chickadee-8
14. Tufted Titmouse- 1
15. Tree Swallow- 12
16. House Wren- 2
17. Gray Catbird- 3
18. Northern Mockingbird- 1
19. Eastern Bluebird- 2
20. Wood Thrush- 3
21. American Robin- 9
22. American Goldfinch- 1
23. Chipping Sparrow- 5
24. Song Sparrow- 8
25. Swamp Sparrow- 2
26. Eastern Towhee- 2
27. Bobolink- 3
28. Baltimore Oriole- 2
29. Red-winged Blackbird- 23
30. Brown-headed Cowbird- 2
31. Common Grackle- 18
32. Blue-winged Warbler- 4
33. Lawrence Warbler- 1
34. Black-and-white Warbler-2
35. Common Yellowthroat- 4
36. American Redstart- 5
37. Yellow Warbler- 4
38. Black-throated Blue Warbler- 1
39. Northern Cardinal- 2
40. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2

On May 21, 2020, I went to two locations for birding from 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Throughout the day it was sunny with clear skies in the 70 Fºs range with moderate west winds. My first location was Westborough Wildlife Management Area (WMA), otherwise known as Lake Chauncey, is a mosaic habitat of open water/wetlands, cornfields, and oak-maple forests. I have been to Westborough Wildlife Management Area before were on 5/16/20 I saw 62 species, yet today was astonishingly quiet. Despite species moving north or deciding to be quiet I still enjoyed my time in the field. Starting at 6:00 AM with the check-in call I parked towards Lake Chauncey peering at meandering Double-crested Cormorant and a pair of Mute Swans. At 6:20 when the call ended I started by going down a straightaway with Lake Chauncy to the left of me and to the right of me a stretch of flowering black oaks being fed by Baltimore Orioles. Further down this straightaway there was a commotion of singing Warbling and Yellow-throated Vireo, which was a great opportunity to compare their songs. Meeting at the end of the straightaway I soon entered the flowering maples and oak stands to witness a warbler hotspot where last time I saw twelve warbler species, yet today I barely heard a peep. Despite this silence I was able to see some warblers. Most notably I did see a female American Redstart caring for her nest in a northern red oak. I wanted to see if there were eggs, yet instead kept my distance to not disturb the nest.

Moving past her nest another amazing duo! This duo is the banter of Red-eyed and Blue-headed Vireo on opposite sides of the trail. At first, I was confused thinking two Red-eyed Vireo, two Blue-headed Vireo, both, and if so which side. Again, this was a great exercise to learn their calls, yet I was able to see both of them as well! Soon after I head towards a trail more interior where prior I have heard many of the migrant thrushes. However once again silence, yet only rather the sounds of the year-round residents (Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, and more). By the end of the trail I met a pair of Ovenbirds hopping around a babbling brook and disappeared into the brush as I approached. Now leaving the forest habitat I encountered the massive corns fields being fed on by tens of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles, sadly no Rusty Blackbirds in the bunch. Walking beside the corn fields I encountered edge habitat species such as Song Sparrows and the constant singing of Gray Catbirds. Reaching the end of the corn fields I went down another straightaway of staghorn sumacs. Other than being one of my favorite trees they are also a great food source for Black-capped Chickadees and weird enough a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. By the end of the trail of sumacs I was able to get one last notable mention, Least Flycatcher singing insensately to anyone walking by. Overall this location was a great day for flycatchers (Least Flycatcher, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, and Great Crested Kingbird), yet sadly no Eastern Wood-Pewee. Overall despite it being a quiet day I spent 3.25 hours (6:00 AM - 9:15 AM) over 3.4 miles to find 45 species and 167 individuals. Still wanting Eastern Wood-Pewee I went to Desert Natural Area.

Desert Natural Area was my next location located twenty minutes northeast located in Marlborough, MA. Desert Natural Area may not be a desert, yet rather has sandy soils allowing only trees that do well in well-drained environments to thrive. Despite the sandy soils there are some heavy saturated soils made by Cranberry Brook allowing pignut hickory and black birch to grow. Starting off at this location once again there was silence and the only bird calling was that of a neighbor’s chicken for the first five minutes. Despite the chicken I was soon met by another red bird more specifically a male Scarlet Tanager. Held upright in a maple this Scarlet Tanager was in the middle of the trail on an overhanging branch. Soon enough though a pair of hikers spooked off the Scarlet Tanager. Trying to hide my frustration I continued to find a flooded region of the Cranberry Brook filled with snags and speckled alder. Expectantly I saw Common Yellowthroat, Belted Kingfisher, Tree Swallow, and a “Pewee”! Excitingly at the opposite end of the flooded region there a perched Eastern Wood-Pewee achieving my species goal of the day. Moving forward from the Eastern-Wood Pewee I continued south to the more desert region of pitch, red, and eastern white pine. Here I observed another duo of the trilling’s of Pine Warbler and Chipping Sparrow . Another song I observed in this stand was that of a peculiar Eastern Towhee rearranging the typical notes of “Drink your tea” to “Tea you drink”, despite all the other Eastern Towhees singing the tradition “Drink your tea”. Besides Eastern Towhee, Pine Warbler, and Chipping Sparrow I did not hear that much besides the occasional Black-capped Chickadee or Northern Cardinal. At the end of the pine stands I reached a maple-black birch stand to hear a somewhat familiar song of maybe Blue-winged Warbler. The song had familiar notes and different notes to the Blue-winged Warbler making me think it’s probably another yellow-colored warbler. Working between the other yellow warblers I concluded the song to be Nashville Warbler to have it later confirmed by Allan. The Nashville Warbler is how I ended my time at Deseret Natural Area spending 2.5 hours (9:40 AM - 12:10 PM) over 3.6 miles to find 26 species and 61 individuals. Today may have not been great for total species count, yet rather day to practice my song memorization and deduction. Overall today I saw 52 species and 228 individuals.

Species Observed

1. Canada Goose- 9
2. Mute Swan- 2
3. Mallard- 2
4. Mourning Dove- 2
5. Chimney Swift- 3
6. Double-crested Cormorant- 1
7. Great Blue Heron- 1
8. Cooper’s Hawk- 1
9. Belted Kingfisher- 1
10. Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
11. Downy Woodpecker- 2
12. Hairy Woodpecker- 1
13. Pileated Woodpecker- 2
14. Northern Flicker- 1
15. Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
16. Least Flycatcher- 1
17. Eastern Phoebe- 1
18. Great Crested Flycatcher- 3
19. Eastern Kingbird- 3
20. Yellow-throated Vireo- 2
21. Blue-headed Vireo- 1
22. Warbling Vireo- 4
23. Blue Jay- 6
24. American Crow- 1
25. Black-capped Chickadee- 12
26. Tufted Titmouse- 5
27. Tree Swallow- 4
28. White-breasted Nuthatch- 8
29. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
30. House Wren- 3
31. Carolina Wren- 1
32. Gray Catbird- 10
33. American Robin- 14
34. Cedar Waxwing- 3
35. Chipping Sparrow- 6
36. Song Sparrow- 8
37. Eastern Towhee- 4
38. Baltimore Oriole- 4
39. Red-winged Blackbird- 24
40. Brown-headed Cowbird- 3
41. Common Grackle- 20
42. Ovenbird- 5
43. Black-and-white Warbler- 5
44. Nashville Warbler- 1
45. Common Yellowthroat- 10
46. American Redstart- 4
47. Yellow Warbler- 4
48. Blackpoll Warbler- 5
49. Pine Warbler- 3
50. Scarlet Tanager- 1
51. Northern Cardinal- 9
52. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1

Westborough WMA

1. Canada Goose- 9
2. Mute Swan- 2
3. Mallard- 2
4. Mourning Dove- 2
5. Chimney Swift- 3
6. Double-crested Cormorant- 1
7. Great Blue Heron- 1
8. Cooper’s Hawk- 1
9. Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
10. Downy Woodpecker- 2
11. Hairy Woodpecker- 1
12. Pileated Woodpecker- 1
13. Northern Flicker- 1
14. Least Flycatcher- 1
15. Eastern Phoebe- 1
16. Great Crested Flycatcher- 3
17. Eastern Kingbird- 3
18. Yellow-throated Vireo- 2
19. Blue-headed Vireo- 1
20. Warbling Vireo- 4
21. Blue Jay- 3
22. American Crow- 1
23. Black-capped Chickadee- 6
24. Tufted Titmouse- 4
25. Tree Swallow- 2
26. White-breasted Nuthatch- 4
27. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
28. House Wren- 2
29. Gray Catbird- 8
30. American Robin- 9
31. Cedar Waxwing- 3
32. Chipping Sparrow- 2
33. Song Sparrow- 6
34. Baltimore Oriole- 3
35. Red-winged Blackbird- 21
36. Brown-headed Cowbird- 3
37. Common Grackle- 20
38. Ovenbird- 2
39. Black-and-white Warbler- 3
40. Common Yellowthroat- 6
41. American Redstart- 3
42. Yellow Warbler- 4
43. Blackpoll Warbler- 1
44. Northern Cardinal- 9
45. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1

Desert Natural Area

1. Belted Kingfisher- 1
2. Pileated Woodpecker- 1
3. Northern Flicker- 1
4. Blue Jay- 3
5. Black-capped Chickadee- 6
6. Tufted Titmouse- 1
7. Tree Swallow- 2
8. White-breasted Nuthatch- 4
9. House Wren- 1
10. Carolina Wren- 1
11. Gray Catbird- 2
12. American Robin- 5
13. Chipping Sparrow- 3
14. Song Sparrow- 2
15. Eastern Towhee- 4
16. Baltimore Oriole- 1
17. Red-winged Blackbird- 3
18. Ovenbird- 3
19. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
20. Nashville Warbler- 1
21. Common Yellowthroat- 4
22. American Redstart- 1
23. Blackpoll Warbler- 5
24. Pine Warbler- 3
25. Scarlet Tanager- 1
26. Northern Cardinal- 4

On May 22, 2020, I went to three locations for birding from 6:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Throughout the day it was sunny with partially cloudy skies in the high 70 Fºs range with slight northwest winds. My first location was Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located in Lancaster, MA where I traveled 0.9 miles over 1.3 hours (6:00 AM – 7:20 AM). Bolton Flats WMA is a flooded marshland between the Nashua and Still River consisting of cattail marshes, silver maple swamps, and agricultural fields that act as mudflats. For birding Bolton Flats WMA consists only of a 0.5 mile straightaway cutting through these three habitat types. Starting at 6:00 AM I started with the check-in call listening in and also listening to the marshes for American Bittern. Sadly, I did not hear any American Bittern, yet rather Gray Catbird, Yellow Warbler, and Canada Geese. Once the call ended I proceed to the straightaway with silver maple swamps to my left and the flooded cattail marsh to my right. Being in a rich nutrient site between the Nashua and Still River there was abundant vegetation limiting me seeing the majority of the birds. One notable mention that I had to rely on for songs was that of the Willow Flycatcher. As part of the empids song is crucial to distinguish these similar-looking species hence I was waiting for “Fee-bee-oh”. Patiently waiting with the noise of Common Yellowthroats and Red-winged Blackbirds I soon heard a not one, but two Willow Flycatchers. Luckily I was able to see the silhouette of one of them. Moving forward I reached a transition spot where the silver maple swamp to my left transitioned to an agricultural site acting as mudflats for some inland shorebirds. Located 400 M away from me I had to peer at the small brown dots of Least Sandpiper, Semipalmated Plover, and Killdeer. My biggest challenge was between Killdeer and Semipalmated Plover. It is easy to tell the difference between these species by the number of black bands on the breast, yet for 400 M away I had to make a lot of double checks. Finishing up the rest of the trail on my way back a Yellow-billed Cuckoo was about to land right in front of me. Scared in my presence it immediately took off showcasing its yellow bill and long tail feathers. Overall at Bolton Flats WMA I saw 31 species and 146 individuals.

Moving on I wanted to go to Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) a new location for me located in Harvard, MA. From 7:30 AM – 10: 00 PM over 2.5 miles I observed this cattail wetland and mixed silver maple-oak forest adjacent to the Nashua River. Once leaving the parking lot I was greeted by a singing Red-eyed Vireo. After meeting this lively individual, I continued to the River Side Trail. River Side Trail is a heavily shaded out area by oaks and silver maples making it an ideal habitat for forest interior species such as Black-throated Green Warbler, Eastern Wood-Pewee, and especially Veery. Along this trail I was following a very social Veery hoping between the trail and the surrounding vegetation. Besides this one special Veery I was able to both hear and see four Veery’s up close. Following the Veery down River Side Trail I made my way to Turnpike Road where the canopy started to open due to this area being more flooded with open water. Being flooded Turnpike Trail is filled with snags and wetlands. One notable resident of this flooded trail was a family of Pileated Woodpeckers. Seen off a bridge over a small stream a snag with an approximately 10-inch diameter cavity held a nesting and parent Pileated Woodpecker. Sadly, I interrupted the parent feeding this lone nesting and flew off giving a loud whinny. To avoid any further disruptions, I took a quick photo and proceeded to reach Tank Road. Unlike the rest of Oxbow NWR Tank Road was an eastern white pine stand with little canopy cover filled with the trillings of Chipping Sparrow. Meeting the end of Tank Road intersecting with River Side Trail I finally met a meadow with grazing Brown-headed Cowbirds and a lively Indigo Bunting. Overall, I saw 41 species and 118 individuals.

Starting at 10:30 at Westborough WMA I was at my third spot. Yesterday I went to Westborough WMA and to quickly summarize from yesterday’s journal Westborough WMA is a mosaic of habitats such as open water/wetlands, cornfields, and oak-maple forests. Excited I started down the straightaway with Lake Chauncy to my left and a stretch of flowering red oaks to my right to find Yellow-throated and Warbling Warblers. On the straightaway I was soon stunned by a Pileated Woodpecker flying down the trail in an open exposed area. Honestly, I would never expect a Pileated in such an open space, but it situated itself 2 ft. off the trail on the ground pecking at a tree stump. Thrilled I sat down to take some photos, but soon I was shocked again to see another Pileated flying in the other direction! Most likely this was a mating Pileated Woodpecker pair making through the area. Despite how strange and unlikely this was I very much enjoyed myself and hope these Pileated Woodpeckers breed here as in Oxbow NWR. At the end of the straightaway I went through the oak-maple forest to see an array of migrants such as Scarlet Tanager, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, and Red-eyed Vireo. Leaving the oak-maple forest into the cornfields I saw an Orchard Oriole. Perched in a black oak along the edge of the cornfields I saw a female Orchard Oriole feeding on the oak flowers while below Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles grazing on the field below. By 12 PM I found 37 species and 126 individuals. Overall today was a great day observing new migrants, breeding birds, and exploring biodiversity finding 62 species and 390 individuals. As of writing this journal I have reviewed my checklists during my time in field ornithology to find I have seen 107 species this week (listed below)! I have very much enjoyed this week learning and growing as a birder and cannot wait to continue to explore the avian diversity of the northeast this summer!

Species Observed

1. Canada Goose- 25
2. Wood Duck- 3
3. Mallard- 5
4. Mourning Dove- 8
5. Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
6. Chimney Swift- 6
7. Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
8. Semipalmated Plover- 3
9. Killdeer- 2
10. Least Sandpiper 16
11. Greater Yellowlegs- 4
12. Lesser Yellowlegs- 2
13. Turkey Vulture- 1
14. Red-shouldered Hawk- 1
15. Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
16. Downy Woodpecker- 5
17. Pileated Woodpecker- 4
18. Northern Flicker- 1
19. Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
20. Alder Flycatcher- 1
21. Willow Flycatcher- 3
22. Least Flycatcher- 2
23. Eastern Phoebe- 1
24. Eastern Kingbird- 3
25. Yellow-throated Vireo- 2
26. Warbling Vireo- 7
27. Red-eyed Vireo- 4
28. Blue Jay- 4
29. American Crow- 1
30. Common Raven-1
31. Black-capped Chickadee- 6
32. Tufted Titmouse- 5
33. Tree Swallow- 9
34. White-breasted Nuthatch- 4
35. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 3
36. House Wren- 1
37. European Starling- 2
38. Gray Catbird- 12
39. Veery- 4
40. Wood thrush- 1
41. American Robin- 14
42. American Goldfinch- 4
43. Chipping Sparrow- 3
44. Song Sparrow- 10
45. Swamp Sparrow- 1
46. Eastern Towhee- 1
47. Orchard Oriole- 1
48. Baltimore Oriole- 4
49. Red-winged Blackbird- 27
50. Brown-headed Cowbird- 10
51. Common Grackle- 24
52. Ovenbird- 8
53. Black-and-white Warbler- 4
54. Common Yellowthroat- 14
55. American Redstart- 5
56. Northern Parula- 1
57. Yellow Warbler- 11
58. Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
59. Scarlet Tanager- 2
60. Northern Cardinal- 2
61. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2
62. Indigo Bunting- 1

Bolton Flats WMA

1. Canada Goose- 3
2. Mallard- 1
3. Mourning Dove- 3
4. Yellow-billed Cuckoo- 1
5. Chimney Swift- 3
6. Semipalmated Plover- 3
7. Killdeer- 2
8. Least Sandpiper 16
9. Greater Yellowlegs- 4
10. Lesser Yellowlegs- 2
11. Turkey Vulture- 1
12. Downy Woodpecker- 1
13. Willow Flycatcher- 2
14. Eastern Phoebe- 1
15. Eastern Kingbird- 2
16. Warbling Vireo- 1
17. Tree Swallow- 5
18. White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
19. Gray Catbird- 2
20. American Robin- 2
21. American Goldfinch- 1
22. Song Sparrow- 8
23. Swamp Sparrow- 3
24. Eastern Towhee- 1
25. Baltimore Oriole- 2
26. Red-winged Blackbird- 28
27. Brown-headed Cowbird- 1
28. Common Grackle- 32
29. Common Yellowthroat- 8
30. Yellow Warbler- 4
31. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 2

Oxbow NWR

1. Canada Goose- 4
2. Wood Duck- 3
3. Mallard- 4
4. Mourning Dove- 1
5. Ruby-throated Hummingbird- 1
6. Red-shouldered Hawk- 1
7. Downy Woodpecker- 2
8. Pileated Woodpecker- 2
9. Northern Flicker- 1
10. Eastern Wood-Pewee- 1
11. Alder Flycatcher- 1
12. Least Flycatcher- 2
13. Eastern Kingbird- 1
14. Warbling Vireo- 3
15. Red-eyed Vireo- 2
16. Blue Jay- 3
17. Common Raven-1
18. Black-capped Chickadee- 3
19. Tufted Titmouse- 3
20. Tree Swallow- 1
21. White-breasted Nuthatch- 2
22. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 1
23. Gray Catbird- 5
24. Veery- 4
25. Wood thrush- 1
26. American Robin- 6
27. Chipping Sparrow- 1
28. Song Sparrow- 4
29. Baltimore Oriole- 1
30. Red-winged Blackbird- 9
31. Brown-headed Cowbird- 8
32. Common Grackle- 10
33. Ovenbird- 5
34. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
35. Common Yellowthroat- 7
36. American Redstart- 2
37. Northern Parula- 1
38. Yellow Warbler- 4
39. Black-throated Green Warbler- 3
40. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- 1
41. Indigo Bunting- 1

Westborough WMA

1. Canada Goose- 18
2. Mourning Dove- 4
3. Chimney Swift- 3
4. Red-bellied Woodpecker- 1
5. Downy Woodpecker- 2
6. Pileated Woodpecker- 2
7. Willow Flycatcher- 1
8. Eastern Kingbird- 2
9. Yellow-throated Vireo- 2
10. Warbling Vireo- 7
11. Red-eyed Vireo- 4
12. Blue Jay- 3
13. American Crow- 1
14. Black-capped Chickadee- 3
15. Tufted Titmouse- 2
16. Tree Swallow- 3
17. White-breasted Nuthatch- 1
18. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- 2
19. House Wren- 1
20. European Starling- 2
21. Gray Catbird- 4
22. American Robin- 6
23. American Goldfinch- 3
24. Chipping Sparrow- 2
25. Song Sparrow- 4
26. Orchard Oriole- 1
27. Baltimore Oriole- 2
28. Red-winged Blackbird- 16
29. Brown-headed Cowbird- 1
30. Common Grackle- 8
31. Ovenbird- 3
32. Black-and-white Warbler- 2
33. Common Yellowthroat- 4
34. American Redstart- 3
35. Yellow Warbler- 5
36. Scarlet Tanager- 2
37. Northern Cardinal- 2

107 Species Seen in Field Ornithology 2020

1. Canada Goose
2. Mute Swan
3. Wood Duck
4. Mallard
5. Hooded Merganser
6. Wild Turkey
7. Mourning Dove
8. Yellow-billed Cuckoo
9. Chimney Swift
10. Ruby-throated Hummingbird
11. Virginia Rail
12. Semipalmated Plover
13. Killdeer
14. Least Sandpiper
15. Semipalmated Sandpiper
16. Spotted Sandpiper
17. Solitary Sandpiper
18. Greater Yellowlegs
19. Lesser Yellowlegs
20. Double-crested Cormorant
21. Great Blue Heron
22. Turkey Vulture
23. Osprey
24. Cooper's Hawk
25. Red-shouldered Hawk
26. Red-tailed Hawk
27. Belted Kingfisher
28. Red-bellied Woodpecker
29. Downy Woodpecker
30. Hairy Woodpecker
31. Pileated Woodpecker
32. Northern Flicker
33. American Kestrel
34. Eastern Wood-Pewee
35. Alder Flycatcher
36. Willow Flycatcher
37. Least Flycatcher
38. Eastern Phoebe
39. Great Crested Flycatcher
40. Eastern Kingbird
41. Yellow-throated Vireo
42. Blue-headed Vireo
43. Warbling Vireo
44. Red-eyed Vireo
45. Blue Jay
46. American Crow
47. Common Raven
48. Black-capped Chickadee
49. Tufted Titmouse
50. Northern Rough-winged Swallow
51. Tree Swallow
52. Barn Swallow
53. White-breasted Nuthatch
54. Brown Creeper
55. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
56. House Wren
57. Marsh Wren
58. Carolina Wren
59. European Starling
60. Gray Catbird
61. Brown Thrasher
62. Northern Mockingbird
63. Eastern Bluebird
64. Veery
65. Hermit Thrush
66. Wood Thrush
67. American Robin
68. Cedar Waxwing
69. House Sparrow
70. House Finch
71. American Goldfinch
72. Grasshopper Sparrow
73. Chipping Sparrow
74. Field Sparrow
75. Vesper Sparrow
76. Savannah Sparrow
77. Song Sparrow
78. Swamp Sparrow
79. Eastern Towhee
80. Bobolink
81. Orchard Oriole
82. Baltimore Oriole
83. Red-winged Blackbird
84. Brown-headed Cowbird
85. Common Grackle
86. Ovenbird
87. Northern Waterthrush
88. Blue-winged Warbler (plus Lawrence Warbler)
89. Black-and-white Warbler
90. Nashville Warbler
91. Common Yellowthroat
92. American Redstart
93. Northern Parula
94. Bay-breasted Warbler
95. Yellow Warbler
96. Chestnut-sided Warbler
97. Blackpoll Warbler
98. Black-throated Blue Warbler
99. Pine Warbler
100. Yellow-rumped Warbler
101. Prairie Warbler
102. Black-throated Green Warbler
103. Wilson's Warbler
104. Scarlet Tanager
105. Northern Cardinal
106. Rose-breasted Grosbeak
107. Indigo Bunting