The following is a small sample of the things I've seen in Worcester county this spring.
Orchard Oriole. First Year male.

Orchard Oriole
Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Coachlace Pond, Clinton.
31Mar12, earliest record for me. I usually start seeing them mid to late April.
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
American Robin
Worcester Airport runway. Great grassland birding location introduced to me by my birding mentors, Mark Lynch and Sheila Carroll.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. Always on time at Bolton Flats.
Nashville Warbler
Vesper Sparrow
Prairie Warbler
Brown Thrasher
Red-eared Slider. Introduced turtle. Probably someone's unwanted pet.
Red Admiral
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Towhee
Yellow Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler
(no tapes were used for the making of this blog).
-K