Recent Trip Highlights
Bird News of Western Mass May-June 2007
Report
Bird News of Western Mass July-August 2007 Report
Southwick, Granville, Blueberry Hill
April 19, 2008
Birds and Breakfast
April 6, 2008
Local Ponds
March 30, 2008
Connecticut Shore
March 22, 2008
North Shore
March 15, 2008
North Shore
Feb 23-24, 2008
Rhode Island
Blitz____________________________January 26-27, 2008
Springfield Area Christmas Count
December 16, 2007
North Shore of Massachusetts
November 17, 2007
Dead Creek Vermont
November 3-4, 2007
Berkshire Lakes
October 27, 2007
Brigantine and Cape May
October 10-12, 2007
Ludlow Reservoir and Orange
October 6, 2007
Plum Island and Newburyport,
September 30, 2007
East and West Meadows of Northampton,
September 29, 2007i
Monhegan Island, Maine,
September 20 - 23, 2007
South Beach, Cape Cod, MA,
September 8, 2007
Agawam and Longmeadow, MA
August 25, 2007
Connecticut River in Sunderland & Deerfield, MA August
22, 2007
Southwick and Granville, MA (evening owling
) August 10, 2007
| Southwick, Granville, Blueberry Hill April 19, 2008 Leader: Seth Kellogg |
53 Species |
| Canada Goose 10 Mallard 2 Double-crested Cormorant 1 South Pond Great Blue Heron 1 Wild Turkey 1 Turkey Vulture 15 Osprey 4 2 at nest, 2 migrant Bald Eagle 2 local Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 3 residents Broad-winged Hawk 18 migrants Red-tailed Hawk 6 American Kestrel 10 5 at Plains, 5 migrants Killdeer 3 Rock Pigeon 5 Mourning Dove 10 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 6 Eastern Phoebe 2 Blue-headed Vireo 2 Phelon Road Blue Jay 8 American Crow 35 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 5 |
Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 3 Brown Creeper 2 Carolina Wren 1 Winter Wren 2 Phelon Road, seen Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 At nest boxes on hill American Robin 20 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 15 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 South Pond Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Phelon Road Eastern Towhee 1 Plains Chipping Sparrow 10 Field Sparrow 8 Savannah Sparrow 6 Song Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Eastern Meadowlark 1 Plains, singing and seen Common Grackle 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 5 House Sparrow 5 |
| Birds and Breakfast April 6, 2008 Leader: Seth Kellogg |
Species: 43 |
| Snow Goose 3 Along Ct River in Northfield Canada Goose 250 Mute Swan 18 Wood Duck 4 Black Duck 20 Mallard 50 Ring-necked Duck 200 Turners area and a few in Hatfield Hooded Merganser 100 Turners Area Common Merganser 100 Turners Area Double-crested Cormorant 1 Riverview Dr, Gill Turkey Vulture 10 Bald Eagle 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Kestrel 3 Killdeer 10 Pectoral Sandpiper 2 River Road, Hatfield Ring-billed Gull 30 Herring Gull 20 Glaucous Gull 1 Barton Cove Great Black-backed Gull 30 Rock Pigeon 60 |
Mourning Dove 20 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 4 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 30 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 50 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 100 Bohemian Waxwing 70 One flock at Gill end of Turners Bridge American Tree Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 15 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 500 Common Grackle 50 Brown-headed Cowbird 100 House Finch 2 House Sparrow 10 |
| Local Ponds March 30, 2008 Leader: Steve Svec |
Species: 37 |
| Canada Goose 48 Wood Duck 23 Black Duck 4 Mallard 28 Green-winged Teal 2 West St Canvasback 3 Forest Park Ring-necked Duck 59 Pondside, Forest Park Hooded Merganser 22 Forest Park, Pondside Common Merganser 110 Congamond Common Loon 1 River Road Pied-billed Grebe 1 Forest Park Great Blue Heron 3 Turkey Vulture 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 Red-tailed Hawk 9 Ring-billed Gull 7 Rock Pigeon 50 Mourning Dove 12 Belted Kingfisher 2 |
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 4 American Robin 135 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 100 Song Sparrow 18 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 5 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 50 Common Grackle 56 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 10 |
| Connecticut Shore March 22, 2008 Seth Kellogg |
Species: 63 |
| Canada Goose 30 Brant 100 Sandy Point in West Haven Mute Swan 70 Gadwall 2 Milford Marsh American Wigeon 50 Ocean Ave, Milford, Milford Point Black Duck 80 Mallard 20 Green-winged Teal 1 Jan at Milford Marsh Canvasback 45 Milford Marsh Greater Scaup 100 West Haven Lesser Scaup 100 West Haven Surf Scoter 40 Bufflehead 35 Common Goldeneye 30 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Merganser 4 Red-breasted Merganser 80 Red-throated Loon 7 Common Loon 3 Horned Grebe 50 Northern Gannet 1 Jan at Milford Point Double-crested Cormorant 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Great Egret 2 Milford Beach and Clinton Turkey Vulture 2 Osprey 4 Bald Eagle 1 George and Jean at Middletown Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Steve along Rte 91 Red-tailed Hawk 7 Merlin 1 Jan & Seth at Woodmont Piping Plover 3 Milford Beach |
Killdeer 5 Hammo Oystercatcher 4 Milford Beach Greater Yellowlegs 1 Heard at Milford Marsh Sanderling 40 Meig's Point Jetty Dunlin 100 Meig's Point Jetty Ring-billed Gull 500 Herring Gull 300 Great Black-backed Gull 50 Rock Pigeon 100 Mourning Dove 20 Monk Parakeet 50 West Haven, two places Belted Kingfisher 1 Blue Jay 1 American Crow 100 Fish Crow 15 Black-capped Chickadee 3 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 2 American Robin 50 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 200 American Tree Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 15 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 100 Common Grackle 40 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 House Finch 2 Common Redpoll 10 Milford Point feeders American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 20 |
| North Shore March 15, 2008 Leader: Patrick McMahon |
Species: 46 |
| Snow Goose 2 Janice spotted across river
from Salt Pannes Canada Goose 350 Mute Swan 2 Gadwall 6 Salt Pannes American Wigeon 4 Salt Pannes Northern Pintail 50 Salt Pannes Green-winged Teal 4 Salt Pannes Greater Scaup 2 Common Eider 110 Harlequin Duck 50 Surf Scoter 2 White-winged Scoter 40 Black Scoter 10 Long-tailed Duck 7 Bufflehead 25 Common Goldeneye 60 Hooded Merganser 1 Common Merganser 2 Red-breasted Merganser 18 Common Loon 5 Horned Grebe 2 Great Cormorant 12 Turkey Vulture 1 |
Bald Eagle 4 Northern Harrier 5 Red-tailed Hawk 5 Ring-billed Gull 50 Herring Gull 300 Iceland Gull 4 Slaty-back Gull 1 At fish pier on rocks very close. Great Black-backed Gull 100 Black Guillemot 1 Bass Rocks Rock Pigeon 50 Mourning Dove 10 Northern Shrike 1 Near Road past Hellcat American Crow 20 Raven 2 Circling over Rte 128 between rotaries in Gloucester American Robin 2 European Starling 50 Song Sparrow 5 Snow Bunting 3 At Granite Pier Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 5 House Sparrow 10 |
| North Shore Feb 23-24, 2008 Leaders: Myles and Kathy Conway |
Species: 71 |
| Canada Goose 350 Most at Woodbridge Mute Swan 3 Gadwall 2 Eastern Point Cove Black Duck 170 Mallard 300 Common Eider 420 Harlequin Duck 80 Andrewsand cathedral Rocks Surf Scoter 9 White-winged Scoter 85 Black Scoter 8 Long-tailed Duck 17 11 were in flock close to Yacht Club at Joppa Bufflehead 130 Common Goldeneye 72 Hooded Merganser 2 Under Plum Island bridge Common Merganser 2 Cashman Park Red-breasted Merganser 102 Red-throated Loon 5 Common Loon 10 Horned Grebe 12 Red-necked Grebe 2 Northern Gannet 2 Imm and adult far out Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Cormorant 56 Great Blue Heron 1 Chain bridge from car Bald Eagle 14 At least 4 adults, 4 birds on Plum Northern Harrier 3 Plum Island Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 13 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Plum Island - hovering Merlin 1 Hellcat on post and flying north Peregrine Falcon 1 Flying north from Wardens Purple Sandpiper 150 Andrews Pt on rocks and flying Black-headed Gull 1 Yacht Club at Joppa Ring-billed Gull 100 Herring Gull 500 Iceland Gull 5 Gloucester Glaucous Gull 6 Gloucester Great Black-backed Gull 200 Thick-billed Murre 1 Andrews Cove |
Razorbill 16 Some on water, most flying Black Guillemot 3 Eastern pt Rock Pigeon 100 Mourning Dove 20 Short-eared Owl 3 Two flying off lot 1(seen from Plum Bridge Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 6 Northern Flicker 2 Northern Shrike 1 Wardens at Plum Blue Jay 18 American Crow 120 Horned Lark 40 Plum Island Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Hellcat White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 80 Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 300 American Tree Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 3 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Snow Bunting 4 Wardens at Plum Northern Cardinal 9 Red-winged Blackbird 200 Town Farm Road, Ipswich American Goldfinch 20 House Sparrow 30 Slaty-backed Gull 1 Sol first spotted it adult on roof of green warehouse in harbor from fish pier. Dovekie 1 Sol again spotted it just off rocks at Andrews Point Raven 1 Over pike |
| Rhode Island Blitz January 26-27, 2008 Leader - Tom Swochak |
85 Species |
| Canada Goose 1500 Brant 150 Mute Swan 20 Gadwall 50 In feeding pack in hole of open water at Trustom Eurasian Wigeon 1 Seth only, at Trustom American Wigeon 50 In feeding pack in hole of open water at Trustom Black Duck 40 Mallard 150 Northern Pintail 4 Trustom, Turner Redhead 2 Trustom Ring-necked Duck 40 Greater Scaup 30 Lesser Scaup 30 Common Eider 2500 Harlequin Duck 80 Beavertail, Sachuest Surf Scoter 8 Bufflehead 50 Common Goldeneye 50 Barrow's Goldeneye 1 Sachuest in bay - male Hooded Merganser 55 Common Merganser 25 Red-breasted Merganser 100 Red-throated Loon 35 Beavertail Common Loon 15 Horned Grebe 6 Red-necked Grebe 2 Northern Gannet 2 From Beavertail Great Cormorant 30 Great Blue Heron 15 Bald Eagle 1 Over cars near Woonsocket Northern Harrier 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-tailed Hawk 10 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Trustom – light morph Peregrine Falcon 1 On tower in Providence American Coot 300 In feeding pack in hole of open water at Trustom Purple Sandpiper 60 Beavertail, Sachuest Black-headed Gull 3 Watchemocket Cove Bonaparte's Gull 15 Beavertail Ring-billed Gull 500 |
Herring Gull 500 Great Black-backed Gull 100 Black-legged Kittiwake 2 Beavertail - adults Razorbill 40 Beavertail Rock Pigeon 150 Mourning Dove 50 Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 5 Northern Flicker 4 Blue Jay 15 American Crow 150 Fish Crow 1 Middletown at Motel – Tom B. Horned Lark 150 Seapowet Black-capped Chickadee 20 Tufted Titmouse 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Carolina Wren 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 6 American Robin 1000 Most at Beavertail Northern Mockingbird 3 European Starling 1000 Cedar Waxwing 15 Yellow-rumped Warbler 6 Beavertail American Tree Sparrow 35 Savannah Sparrow 25 Fox Sparrow 1 Beavertail Song Sparrow 5 Swamp Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 5 Dark-eyed Junco 25 Northern Cardinal 3 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Seapowet Eastern Meadowlark 8 Tiverton Rusty Blackbird 3 Coventry Purple Finch 3 Beavertail (1st record) House Finch 4 Common Redpoll 50 Turner Res. (1st record) American Goldfinch 2 House Sparrow 30 Sandhill Crane 1 Trustom (1st record) White-Fronted Geese 4 Beavertail at Sunset Farm (1st record) Tundra Swan 4 Coventry – 2 imm. Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Seapowet – imm. (1st record) |
| Springfield Area Christmas Count December 16, 2007 |
66 Species |
| Common Loon 1 Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 2 Ruddy Duck 1 Ringneck Duck 6 Red Shoulder Hawk 1 Merlin 2 Catbird 1 Chipping Sparrow 2 Iceland Gull 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Mute Swan 4 |
Red-bellied Wood 34 Downy 55 Hairy 21 Flicker 17 Pileated 1 Horned Lark 295 Blue Jay 329 Crow 4569 Chickadee 269 Titmouse 134 Red-br Nuthatch 12White-Br Nuthatch 58 Creeper 4 Carolina Wren 22 Golden-cr Kinglet 19 Ruby-cr Kinglet 1 Bluebird 13 HermitThrush 5 Robin 105 Mockingbird 23 Cedar Waxwing 92 No Shrike 1 Starling 5245 Cardinal 97 Tree Sparrow 33 Song Sparrow 97 White-Thr Sparrow 134 Junco 431 Snow Bunting 10 Grackle 1 House Finch 159 Redpoll 3 Goldfinch 164 House Sparrow 320 |
| NORTH SHORE Folly Pt, Halibut Pt, Andrews Pt, Bass Rocks, Brace Cove, Niles Pond, Plum Island, Joppa, Salisbury Campground November 17, 2007 |
53 Species |
| Snow Goose 3 North Pool, Plum Canada Goose 400 Mute Swan 4 Gadwall 1 Salt Pans Eurasian Wigeon 1 Male at Salt Pans American Wigeon 35 Salt Pans Black Duck 30 Mallard 100 Northern Pintail 10 Salt Pans Ring-necked Duck 15 Greater Scaup 2 Joppa spotted by Janice Common Eider 200 Harlequin Duck 40 Rockport Surf Scoter 4 Bass Rocks White-winged Scoter 25 Long-tailed Duck 15 Joppa Bufflehead 100 Common Goldeneye 10 Hooded Merganser 5 Niles Pond Common Merganser 10 Red-breasted Merganser 50 Ruddy Duck 6 Niles Pond Red-throated Loon 4 Common Loon 6 Red-necked Grebe 3 Bass Rocks Northern Gannet 30 Most far out, but a few moderate Double-crested Cormorant 20 Most at Fish Pier, Gloucester |
Great Cormorant 20 Great Blue Heron 2 Niles Pond Cattle Egret 1 Hiding under parking area at North Pool Lookout Northern Harrier 4 Plum Cooper's Hawk 1 Andrews, imm female chasing Starlings Red-tailed Hawk 6 Greater Yellowlegs 5 Prancing along shore at Salt Pans Dunlin 5 Sleeping at Salt Pans Pueple Sandpiper 3 In Flight at Andrews, spotted by Janice Bonaparte's Gull 1 Niles Pond Ring-billed Gull 200 Herring Gull 1000 Many were following fishing boats in at Atlantic Ave in Gloucester Great Black-backed Gull 200 Black Guillemot 6 1 at Halibut, 5 at Atlantic Ave Rock Pigeon 50 Mourning Dove 20 Northern Shrike 1 On top of spruce at Salisbury campgrounds American Crow 50 Black-capped Chickadee 8 Carolina Wren 1 Singing at Halibut Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 500 Song Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 1 House Finch 5 House Sparrow 5 |
| Dead Creek Vermont November 3-4, 2007 |
76 Species |
| Snow Goose 25 Canada Goose 100 Wood Duck 20 American Wigeon 7 Black Duck 75 Mallard 120 Green-winged Teal 108 Ring-necked Duck 700 Greater Scaup 2250 off No. Hero Island Lesser Scaup 750 Surf Scoter/Black Scoter 1000 White-winged Scoter 44 Bufflehead 22 Common Goldeneye 568 Hooded Merganser 17 Common Merganser 51 Red-breasted Merganser 4 Wild Turkey 13 Red-throated Loon 1 Common Loon 65 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 51 Red-necked Grebe 2 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Great Blue Heron 12 Turkey Vulture 1 Bald Eagle 1 Northern Harrier 5 Red-tailed Hawk 46 Rough-legged Hawk 1 Killdeer 1 Greater Yellowlegs 2 Common Snipe 2 Bonaparte's Gull 200 Little Gull 1 Ring-billed Gull 200 Herring Gull 50 Great Black-backed Gull 9 Sandhill Crane 3 Rock Pigeon 75 Mourning Dove 30 Great Horned Owl/Barred Owl 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 |
Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 4 Northern Flicker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 A Blue Jay 16 American Crow 45 Common Raven 6 Horned Lark 2 Black-capped Chickadee 42 Tufted Titmouse 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 8 Carolina Wren 1 American Robin 50 European Starling 300 American Pipit 164 Cedar Waxwing 14 American Tree Sparrow 3 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 3 White-throated Sparrow 1 Dark-eyed Junco 16 Snow Bunting 122 Lapland Longspur 20 Northern Cardinal 6 Red-winged Blackbird 2000 Common Grackle 50 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Purple Finch 3 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 26 House Sparrow 20 |
| Berkshire Lakes trip October 27, 2007 |
44 Species |
| Brant 1 Wood Duck 7 American Widgeon 2 Blue-winged Teal 2 Green-winged Teal 1 Ring-necked Duck 350 Redhead 1 Greater Scaup 2 Lesser Scaup 1 Common Goldeneye 2 Hooded Merganser 34 |
Common Merganser 6 Ruddy Duck 26 Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 11 Double-crested Cormorant 7 Great Blue Heron 2 American Coot 19 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 3 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Pine Siskin 4 |
| Brigantine and Cape May October 10-12, 2007 |
147 Species |
| Snow Goose 200 Canada Goose 600 Brant 600 Mute Swan 8 Wood Duck 5 Gadwall 15 Eurasian Wigeon 1 (Brig) American Wigeon 75 Black Duck 600 Mallard 150 Blue-winged Teal 1 Northern Shoveler 23 Pintail 2000 Green-winged Teal 500 Ring-necked Duck 1 Scaup Sp 1 Surf Scoter 200 Black Scoter 200 Ruddy Duck 2 Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 1 Gannet 6 Dble-cr Cormorant 1800 White Pelican 1(Brig) American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 18 Great Egret 160 Snowy Egret 32 Tri-colored Heron 1(Brig) Black-cr Night Heron 16 Black Vulture 5 Turkey Vulture 600 Osprey 30 Bald Eagle 15 Northern Harrier 25 Sharp-shinned Hawk 155 Cooper's Hawk 22 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 15 Red-tailed Hawk 8 Merlin 2 Peregrine Falcon 3 Clapper Rail 2 Sora 1 Common Moorhen 2 American Coot 2 Black-bell. Plover 105 Killdeer 1 Semipalmated Plover 6 Oystercatcher 15 American Avocet 1(Brig) Greater Yellowlegs 155 Lesser Yellowlegs 3 Marbled Godwit 11 Sanderling 11 Semipalmated Sand 200 Western Sandpiper 2 Least Sandpiper 5 White-rumped Sand 2 Baird's Sandpiper 1(Brig) Pectoral Sandpiper 3 Dunlin 4000 Short-bill Dowitcher 8 Long-bill Dowitcher 2(Brig) Parasitic Jaeger 2 Laughing Gull 1500 Ring-billed Gull 180 Herring Gull 200 Gr Black-backed Gull 6 Caspian Tern 2 Royal Tern 15 Forster's Tern 350 Black Skimmer 225 |
Rock Dove 200 Mourning Dove 50 Black-billed Cuckoo 2 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Kingfisher 3 Red-headed Woodpecker 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 160 Eastern Phoebe 5 Great Crested Flycatcher White-eyed Vireo 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 5 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Blue Jay 25 Common Crow 100 Fish Crow 7 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 500 Carolina Chickadee 7 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-br Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 2 Carolina Wren 20 House Wren 3 Marsh Wren 2 Golden-cr Kinglet 4 Ruby-cr Kinglet 8 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 Robin 60 Gray Catbird 20 Mockingbird 6 Brown Thrasher 8 Starling 500 Cedar Waxwing 2 Nashville Warbler 4 Northern Parula 1 Black-thr Blue Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped W 500 Palm Warbler 60 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Black & White Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 7 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Eastern Towhee 7 Chipping Sparrow 1 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 Field Sparrow 5 Savannah Sparrow 10 Saltmarsh Sh-t Sp 2 Seaside Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 30 Lincoln's Sparrow 1 Swamp Sparrow 12 White-thr Sparrow 10 White-cr Sparrow 3 Junco 2 Cardinal 3 Rose-br Grosbeak 1 Indigo Bunting 3 Red-winged Blackbird 15 Meadowlark 12 Boat-tailed Grackle 5(Brig) Common Grackle 2 Baltimore Oriole 4 Purple Finch 30 House Finch 25 Pine Siskin 5 Goldfinch 50 House Sparrow 20 |
| Ludlow Reservoir and Orange October 6, 2007 |
43 Species 8 Warbler Species |
| 3 Hooded Merganser 2 Common Loon 1 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Kingfisher 3 Blue-headed vireo 1 Red-eyed vireo 1 Red-br nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 Winter Wren 1 Golden-cr kinglet 6 Ruby-cr Kinglet |
1 Hermit Thrush 2 Black-thr Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 Black-thr Green Warbler 3 Pine Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 2 Blackpoll 3 Black & White Warbler 1 Yellowthroat 1 Swamp Sparrow 300 Grackle 1 Wheatear - in Orange |
| Plum Island and Newburyport September 30, 2007 |
68 Species |
| 75 Gadwall 1 Pintail 45 Green-winged Teal 30 Common Eider 20 Surf Scoter 100+ White-winged Scoter 50+ Black Scoter 1 Common Loon 300 Dc Cormorant 3 Great Cormorant 30 Great Egret 1 Snowy Egret 4 Harrier 30 Semi Plover |
100 Gr Yellowlegs 150 Lesser Yellowlegs 5 Sanderling 1000+ Semi Sandpiper10 Dunlin 2 Short-billed Dowitcher 200+ Bonaparte's Gull 3 Caspian Tern (circling overhead) 1 Sapsucker 2 Brown Creeper 3 Rubycrown Kinglet 2 Goldencrown Kinglet 1 Cape May Warbler (in view for 15-20 minutes) 1 Palm Warbler 3 Blackpoll 1 White-crowned Sparrow |
| East and West Meadows of Northampton September 29, 2007 |
|
| 1 Harrier 1 Merlin 6 Bluebird 35 Pipits 1 Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Bobolink 4 Meadowlark 1 Ovenbird |
| Monhegan Island, Maine September 20 - 23, 2007 |
Total species:107 Warbler species: 20 Numbers represent one day high totals |
| Red neck Grebe-1 Snowny Egret-25 Blue wing Teal-2 Black Scoter-1 Guillemot-11 Snipe-1 Y billed Cuckoo-1 Sapsucker-7 Yellow bellied Flycatcher-6 Wood Thrush-1 Pipit-1 Blue headed Vireo-6 Philadelphia Vireo-3 Orange cr Warbler-4 Nashville Warbler-2 Parula Warbler-10 |
Chestnut Sided Warbler-1 MagnoliaWarbler-14 Cape May Warbler-1 Bl Throated Green -8 Bl Throated blue-4 Blackburnian Warbler-1 Pine Warbler-1 Praire Warbler-1 Blackpoll-16 N Waterthrush-1 Wilsons Warbler-3 Lincoln Sparrow-4 Lark Sparrow-2 Clay C Sparrow-1 Rusty Blackbird-4 Baltimore Oriole-4 |
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Sept 8, 2007, South Beach, Cape Cod, MA
Leader Seth Kellogg
40 Species
Highlights
10 Common Eider
300 Black-bellied Plover
50 Semipalmated Plover
2 Piping Plover
40 Oystercatcher
20 Greater Yellowlegs
4 Lesser Yellowlegs
20 Willet
4 Whimbrel
4 Marbled Godwit
100 Ruddy Turnstone50 Red Knot
300 Sanderling
500 Semipalmated Sandpiper
50 Least Sandpiper
50 White-rumped Sandpiper
3 Dunlin
50 Short-billed Dowitcher
4 Lesser Black-backed Gull
30 Roseate tern
500 Common Tern
10 Forster's Tern
3 Least Tern
12 Black Tern
2 Horned Lark
1 Sharp-tailed sparrow
August 25, 2007 Agawam and Longmeadow, MA
Leader Seth Kellogg
51species
Highlights
11 Mute Swan
20 Wood Duck
2 Blue-winged Teal
7 Turkey
10 Great Blue Heron
7 Great Egret
6 Green Heron
1 Osprey
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 Peregrine
4 Semi Plover
1 Lesser Yellowlegs
21 Least Sandpiper
1 Baird's Sandpiper
1 Traill's Flycatcher
1 Kingbird
2 Gnatcatcher
1 Nor Waterthrush
1 Tanager
2 Baltimore Oriole
August 22, 2007 - Connecticut River in Sunderland
and Deerfield, MA
35 species - Highlights
1 Osprey
4 Bald Eagle
1 Northern Harrier
1 Merlin
11 Killdeer
10 Spotted Sandpiper
2 Least Sandpiper
2 Pileated Woodpecker
3 Eastern Kingbird
50 Bank Swallow
3 Eastern Bluebird
150 Cedar Waxwing
1 Blue-winged Warbler
5 Baltimore Oriole
August 10, 2007 Southwick and Granville, MA (evening owling
)
Leader Steve Svec
15 species
3 Green Heron
5 Mockingbird
10 Wood Duck
6 Mallard Duck
6 Canada Goose
5 Barn Swallow
1 House Wren
4 American Robin
2 Blue Jay
4 Cedar Waxwing
8 Mourning Dove
2 Chimney Swift
3 American Goldfinch
3 Screech Owl
1 Barred Owl
July 28, 2007 - Longmeadow and Agawam, MA
Leader Seth Kellogg
14 Participants - 46 species
Highlights
11 Mute Swan
12 Wood Duck
1 Dc Cormorant
10 Great Blue
4 Great Egret
1 Green Heron
1 Bald Eagle
10 Killdeer
3 Spotted Sand
25 Swift
1 Hummingbird
2 Kingfisher
1 Great Crested
1 Kingbird
1 Warbling V
2 Fish Crow
1 Carolina Wren
1 Gnatcatcher
1 Veery
1 Hermit Thrush
1 Rosebreast
20 Redwing
10 Grackle
2 Baltimore Oriole
July 21, 2007 - South Beach, Cape Cod, MA
7 Participants - 41 species
Highlights
50 Dc Cormorant
1 Great Egret
2 Snowy Egret
1 Osprey
100 Bb Plover
100 Semi
Plover
25 Piping Plover
20 Oystercatcher
15 Gr Yellowlegs
50 Willet
1 Spotted
Sand 1
Whimbrel 15
Hudsonian Godwit 15
Turnstone 100
Red Knot 500
Sanderling 500
Semi Sandpiper 100
Least Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 1000
Sb Dowitcher 500
Laughing Gull
1
Bonaparte's 2000
Common Tern 20
Least Tern 3
Skimmer 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Seaside Sparrow 1
July 14, 2007 Williams Woods in Plainfield, MA
Leader Seth Kellogg
7 Particpants - 55 Species
Highlights
1 Wood Duck 5 Hooded Merganser 1 Turkey 3 Hummingbird 4 Sapsucker 2 Alder Flycatcher 1 Great Crested fly 3 Kingbird 2 Raven 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Winter Wren 1 Golden-cr Kinglet 1 Bluebird 3 Hermit Thrush 1 Magnolia Warbler 2 Black-thr Blue 8 Black-thr Green 2 Blackburnian 2 Northern Waterthrush 1 La Waterthrush 3 Swamp Sparrow
July 8, 2007 Somerset Vermont
Leaders Myles and Kathy Conway
9 Participants - 66 species
Highlights
2 Common Loon 1 American Bittern 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Wood Duck 2 Hooded Merganser (with young) 3 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Hummingbird 5 Sapsucker 3 Least Flycatcher 3 Kingbird 2 Raven 7 Winter Wren 5 Swainson's Thrush 2 Hermit Thrush 3 Parula 12 Chestnut-sided 3 Magnolia 7 Black-thr Blue 3 Yellowrump 5 Black-thr Green 1 Blackburnian 2 Canada Warbler 5 Junco 8 Purple Finch
June 30. 2007 - October Mt in Washington, and Woods Pond marshes in Lenox
MA
Leaders Kathy & Myles Conway
10 participants - 77 species
Highlights
3 Great Blue Heron 1 Wood Duck 1 Hooded Merganser (with 4 chicks) 2 Broad-winged Hawk 8 Wild Turkey 1 Virginia Rail 1 Sora (Lenox) 1 Moorhen (Lenox) 5 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Hummingbird 4 Sapsucker 1 Pileated 2 Alder Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 3 Kingbird 1 Yellow-thr Vireo 7 Rough-winged Swallow 2 Cliff Swallow 3 Red-br Nuthatch 1 Winter Wren 1 Bluebird 2 Hermit Thrush 1 Thrasher 1 Magnolia Warbler 7 Blackburnian 2 Northern Waterthrush 4 Mourning Warbler 1 Canada Warbler 3 Indigo Bunting 3 Oriole 2 Purple Finch
January 21 2007 Rhode Island Blitz
84 species
East Providence (feeding on surface at high tide with Ringbills on west
side of river opposite Wachemocket Cove)
1 Mew/Common Gull (presumed Kamchatka race)
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