Crane Swamp

Birds around Crane Swamp

Sighting Date: 
November 26, 2011
Gregory Billingham submitted this list of birds he saw during a hike around Crane Swamp in Northborough and Westborough, including SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and Sawink Farm Reservation.
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)  6
  • Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)  1
  • Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)  1
  • Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens)  6
  • Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus)  2
  • American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)  3
  • Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)  27
  • Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)  21
  • White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)  8
  • Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)  1
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)  4
  • Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)  9     2 seen at Sawink; 7 near the top of Cedar Hill that has bluebird houses in the vicinity.
  • Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)  1
  • American Robin (Turdus migratorius)  12
  • Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)  1
  • Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)  1
  • Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)  26
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)  3
  • Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  11
  • Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)  4
  • American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)  22
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Great Horned Owls at Crane Swamp in Northborough

Sighting Date: 
August 1, 2011
Two great horned owls on the Crane Swamp trail in Northborough, photographed by Marge Fisher.
Marge Fisher photographed two great horned owls on the Crane Swamp Trail near SVT's Cedar Hill and Sawink Farm Reservations.
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Wildlife at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation

Sighting Date: 
June 15, 2010
An eastern bluebird at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern bluebird and a tree swallow at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.A cedar waxwing at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.A common yellowthroat at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.A white-tailed deer and a nursing fawn at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.A downy woodpecker at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.An American robin at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern towhee at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.An tree swallow at SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed the following during a visit to SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and the adjacent Crane Swamp Conservation Area lands:  eastern bluebird, tree swallow, cedar waxwing, a white-tailed deer and a nursing fawn, downy woodpecker, American robin, and eastern towhee.
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Birds at Crane Swamp

Sighting Date: 
March 2, 2010
Gregory Billingham reports the following list of birds from a walk around Crane Swamp in Westborough and Northborough, including SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and Sawink Farm Reservation:
  • American Robin - 10
  • Black-capped Chickadee - 4
  • Downy Woodpecker - 2
  • Hairy Woodpecker - 1
  • Mallard - 30+
  • Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco - 6
  • White-throated Sparrow - 4
  • Song Sparrow - 9
  • American Goldfinch - 3
  • Falcon sp. - 1 (Peregrine?)
Duration: 9:30 - 12:45
Weather: Calm, mostly sunny, mid-40s
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Wildlife at Cedar Hill and Crane Swamp

Sighting Date: 
July 20, 2009
American Copper Butterfly by Marge FisherSulfur Cinquefoil by Marge FisherBlack-eyed Susan by Marge FisherKilldeer by Marge FisherDragonfly by Marge FisherMullein by Marge Fisher

Marge Fisher photographed an American copper butterfly, a sulfur cinquefoil, a black-eyed susan, a killdeer, a dragonfly and a mullein at Cedar Hill and Crane Swamp in Northborough.

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