Brookline Bird Club Field Trip

I went on my first field trip with the BBC today.  Nick Paulson was the trip leader.  I have so much trouble with confusing fall warblers, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to bird with experts and also to learn about the Westborough Wildlife Management Area birding trails.   The day started out with dense fog, and the sun didn't burn through til nearly 11AM.  I was really desperate to take photos of the beautiful dew-covered grasses and spider webs, but I didn't want to miss out on any birds either.

 Common Yellowthroat

 Small-Flowered False Foxglove (native)

 Red-Eyed Vireo

 Cedar Waxwing

Pixie Cups Lichen (I think)

 Sumac

 Forked Bluecurl (native)

I wish I had worked harder at photographing this sweet little flower.  I only took one shot, and I don't like it but am including it in order to remember this new-to-me wildflower.

 Puffball

 Eastern Wood Peewee

 Yellow-Throated Vireo

Finally, some sunshine!

 Cedar Waxwing

 Belted Kingfisher

 New England Aster (native) and goldenrod

 Highbush-Cranberry (native)

Viceroy

Here are the species we saw that I am able to recall (I'm sure Nick will have a much more complete list, plus he saw and heard more than I did!):

1. American Crow
2. American Goldfinch
3. American Redstart
4. American Robin
5. Belted Kingfisher
6. Black-Capped Chickadee
7. Black-Throated Green Warbler
8. Blackpoll Warbler
9. Blue Jay
10. Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher
11. Bobolink
12. Broad-winged Hawk
13. Brown-Headed Cowbird
14. Canada Goose
15. Cedar Waxwing
16. Common Yellowthroat
17. Downy Woodpecker
18. Eastern Phoebe
19. Eastern Towhee
20. Eastern Wood Peewee
21. Gray Catbird
22. Great Blue Heron
23. Gull species
24. Hairy Woodpecker
25. Hooded Merganser
26. House Finch
27. House Sparrow
28. Indigo Bunting
29. Mallard
30. Mourning Dove
31. Northern Cardinal
32. Northern Flicker
33. Northern Mockingbird
34. Northern Parula
35. Red-Eyed Vireo
36. Red-Tailed Hawk
37. Red-Winged Blackbird
38. Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
39. Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
40. Song Sparrow
41. Swallow species
42. Swamp Sparrow
43. Trail's Flycatcher (either Alder or Willow)
44. Tufted Titmouse
45. Warbling Vireo
46. White-Breasted Nuthatch
47. Wood Duck
48. Yellow Warbler
49. Yellow-Throated Vireo

I hope to be participating in more Brookline Bird Club field trips in the future!