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___Carolina Wren u u u u ___Common Yellowthroat c c c ___House Wren c c u ___Wilson’s Warbler u u ___Winter Wren u u u r ___Yellow-breasted Chat r r ___Golden-crowned Kinglet c r c u ___Canada Warbler u u u Wachusett Reservoir Birds of ___Ruby-crowned Kinglet c c ___Scarlet Tanager c c c ___Blue-gray Gnatcatcher c c c ___Northern Cardinal c c c c ___Eastern Bluebird c c c u ___Rose-breasted Grosbeak c c c Wachusett ___Veery c c u ___Indigo Bunting c c u ___Gray-cheeked Thrush u u ___Eastern Towhee c c c Reservoir ___Swainson’s Thrush u u ___American Tree Sparrow c u c ___Hermit Thrush c c c ___Chipping Sparrow c c c ___Wood Thrush c c c ___Field Sparrow c c c Watershed ___American Robin c c c r ___Vesper Sparrow r r r ___Gray Catbird c c c ___Savannah Sparrow u r u ___Northern Mockingbird c c c u ___Grasshopper Sparrow r ___Brown Thrasher c c c ___Fox Sparrow u u ___Water Pipit u c ___Song Sparrow c c c u ___Bohemain Waxwing a ___Lincoln’s Sparrow r u ___Cedar Waxwing c c c u ___Swamp Sparrow u u u ___Northern Shrike r r r ___White-throated Sparrow c u c u ___European Starling c c c c ___White-crowned Sparrow r r ___Yellowthroated Vireo u u u ___Dark-eyed Junco c u c u ___Blue-headed Vireo u u u ___Lapland Longspur r r r ___Warbling Vireo r r r ___Snow Bunting u c u ___Philadelphia Vireo r ___Bobolink c cc ___Red-Eyed Vireo c c c ___Red-winged Blackbird c c c r ___Blue-winged Warbler u u u ___Eastern Meadowlark uuu r ___Golden-winged Warbler r r r ___Rusty Blackbird u u ___Tennessee Warbler c c ___Common Grackle c c c r ___Orange-crowned Warbler r ___Brown-headed Cowbird c c c r ___Nashville Warbler u u u ___Northern Oriole c c u ___Northern Parula u u ___Pine Grosbeak u u u ___Yellow Warbler c c u ___Purple Finch c u c r ___Chestnut-sided Warbler c c c ___House Finch c c c c ___Magnolia Warbler u u u ___Red Crossbill r r r u ___Cape May Warbler u u ___White-winged Crossbill r r r ___Black-throated Blue Warbler u u u ___Common Redpoll u u u ___Yellow-rumped Warbler c u c r ___Pine Siskin u u u u department of Conservation and Recreation ___Black-throated Green Warbler c c c ___American Goldfinch c c c u Division of Water Supply Protection ___Blackburnian Warbler c c u ___Evening Grosbeak c u c ___Pine Warbler c c u ___House Sparrow c c c c 180 Beaman St., West Boylston, MA 01583 ___Prairie Warbler u u u (508)792-7806 Historic aerial view looking southwest over Wachusett Reservoir from Lancaster Pond ___Palm Warbler c u www.mass.gov/dcr/watersupply.htm ___Bay-breasted Warbler r u ___Blackpoll Warbler u u ___Black-and-white Warbler c c c ___American Redstart c c c ___Worm-eating Warbler r r ___Ovenbird c c c Prepared by Jim Lafley ___Northern Waterthrush u u u Design & Layout: Christine Kenney Muir ___Lousiana Waterthrush u u u ___Mourning Warbler r r White-breasted Nuthatch s S F W s S F W Introduction ___Mallard c c c u ___American Woodcock c c c Wachusett Reservoir and its watershed are As the second largest body of water in ___Northern Pintail u u ___Ring-billed Gull c c c c ___Northern Shoveler r r ___Herring Gull c u c c part of the Boston area water supply Massachusetts, many species of waterfowl ___Gadwall r r ___Black-backed Gull u u u c system and are managed by the use the Reservoir for nesting and resting ___American Wigeon r r ___Rock Pigeon u u u u Massachusetts Department of Conservation during migration. Hiking in the gated ___Canvasback r r ___Mourning Dove c c c u ___Redhead r r ___Black-billed Cuckoo u c u and Recreation’s Water Supply Protection areas provides opportunities to see birds in ___Blue-winged Teal u u u ___Yellow-billed Cuckoo u u u Division. a wide variety of habitats maintained by ___Ring-necked Duck u u r ___Eastern Screech-Owl u u u u the DCR. ___Greater Scaup u u r ___Great Horned Owl u u u u ___Lesser Scaup u u ___Barred Owl u u u u In 1905, the Wachusett Dam in Clinton Please use this brochure to record your ___Oldsquaw r r ___Long-eared Owl a a was completed and it impounded the south ___Black Scoter u ___Short-eared Owl a branch of the Nashua River. The Reservoir sightings. For a more detailed map of the ___Surf Scoter u ___Northern Saw-whet Owl u u u u ___White-winged Scoter u ___Common Nighthawk u r c covers 4,135 acres and, with the Reservoir or more information please contact DCR – WSP at 180 Beaman St., ___Common Goldeneye c c u ___Whip-poor-will u u u surrounding, protected watershed lands of ___Bufflehead u u u ___Chimney Swift u c u over 30,000 acres, it is an excellent West Boylston, MA 01583, ___Hooded Merganser c u c r ___Ruby-throated Hummingbird c c c ___Common Merganser c r c u ___Belted Kingfisher c c c location for bird watching. (508)792-7423, [email protected] ___Red-breasted Merganser u u r ___Red-bellied Woodpecker c c c c ___Ruddy Duck r ___Yellow-bellied Sapsucker u u u ___Turkey Vulture c c c r ___Downy Woodpecker c c c c ___Osprey c rc ___Hairy Woodpecker c c c c ___Bald Eagle c cc c ___Northern Flicker c c c Birds of Wachusett ___Northern Harrier u u ___Pileated Woodpecker u u u u Trip Area: ______Sharp-shinned Hawk c c c u ___Olive-sided flycatcher r r ___Cooper’s Hawk r uc r u c u Date: ______Time: ______Eastern Wood-Pewee ___Northern Goshawk uru r ___Yellow-bellied flycatcher r r Weather: ______Red-shouldered Hawk u u u ___Acadian Flycatcher r r ___Broad-winged Hawk c c c ___Alder Flycatcher r u Observers: ______c c c u r r s S F W ___Red-tailed Hawk ___Willow Flycatcher ___Rough-legged Hawk r r r c c u ___Least Flycatcher ___Red-throated Loon r ___American Kestrel c r c r ___Eastern Phoebe c c c

___Common Loon c cc r ___Merlin r u ___Great Crested Flycatcher c c u ___Pied-billed Grebe u u u ___Peregrine Falcon r r ___Eastern Kingbird c c u The following symbols are used and have the ___Horned Grebe u u ___Ring-necked Pheasant u u u u ___Horned Lark u u u u following meanings: ___Red-necked Grebe r r ___Ruffed Grouse c c c c ___Purple Martin r ___Great Comorant a ___Wild Turkey c c c c ___Tree Swallow c c c ___Double-crested Cormorant u u c ___Virginia Rail u u u ___Northern Rough-winged Swallow u u Seasons: s Spring (March-May) ___American Bittern r r r ___Sora u ___Bank Swallow u u S Summer (June-August) ___Great Blue Heron c c c ___American Coot r u ___Cliff Swallow r r ___Great Egret a ___Black-bellied Plover r u c u c F Fall (September-November) ___Barn Swallow ___Green-backed Heron r r r ___Semipalmated Plover r u u ___Gray Jay a a W Winter (December-February) ___Black-crowned Night-Heron a ___Killdeer c c c ___Blue Jay c c c c

Abundance: ___Tundra Swan a ___Greater Yellowlegs u u u ___American Crow c c c c ___Mute Swan u u ___Lesser Yellowlegs r u u ___Common Raven u u u u c Common and occurring annually ___Snow Goose u u ___Solitary Sandpiper u u r ___Black-capped Chickadee c c c c u Uncommon and occurring annually ___Brant r r ___Spotted Sandpiper c c c ___Boreal Chickadee r r r Rare ___Canada Goose c c c r ___Semipalmated Sandpiper u c u ___Tufted Titmouse c c c c a Accidental ___Wood Duck c c c ___Least Sandpiper u c u ___Red-breasted Nuthatch c u u c ___Green-winged Teal u u u ___Pectoral Sandpiper r u u ___White-breasted Nuthatch c c c c Other: ___American Black Duck c c c u ___Common Snipe u r u ___Brown Creeper c c c u Bold Nesting