2026-05-12 Breakneck Hill Southborough and Broad Meadow Brook Worcester

[Peter Loshin]

This morning I went to Breakneck Hill in Southborough; the trail leading from the Southborough Community Gardens area is closed for restoration. It was low 60s, partly cloudy and breezy. I was there from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Not a lot blooming, but there were sulphurs zipping around the fields where many dandelions were open for business. Not much else with six legs was flying, but as I was heading back I spotted a Silvery Blue. All told, I saw:

4 Silvery Blue

12+ Sulphur (species, but at least some were Orange Sulphur)

1 Spring Azure

2 Cabbage White

4 species, 19+ individuals

It was a better day for birds, as I saw and photographed an Eastern Towhee, Indigo Bunting, Song Sparrow. Merlin noted quite a few others (I failed to save the list, though).

I arrived at Broad Meadow Brook at about 1:30; conditions continued to be low 60s and partly cloudy and breezy. Not much was blooming, but there were sizable berry patches along the power line that seemed to be open. I left at 2:45 pm, after seeing:

1 Sleepy Duskywing

1 Orange Sulphur

3 Cabbage White

3 species, 5 individuals.

Peter Loshin