Forbush Bird Club 2004 Trip Reports
The following are highlights of selected field trips of the Forbush Bird Club, listed in reverse chronological order:
Red-throated Loon: 4 (including 1 at Cherry Hill Reservoir); Common Loon Horned Grebe Red-necked Grebe (8 off parkig lot 1); Great Cormorant Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Mute Swan Snow Goose (3 at Bill Forward Pool); Canada Goose Mallard American Black Duck Gadwall Green-winged Teal American Wigeon (1 female trailing a group of Gadwall at the Salt Pannes); Northern Pintail Ring-necked Duck Common Eider Black Scoter White-winged Scoter Surf Scoter Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Bufflehead Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Hooded Merganser Ruddy Duck Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Black-bellied Plover Sanderling Dunlin Purple Sandpiper (3 birds at end of Salisbury jetty); Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull American Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Snowy Owl (1 looking north from Hellcat dike); Blue Jay American Crow European Starling Black-capped Chickadee Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1 at Sandy Point Reservation); Northern Mockingbird American Tree Sparrow Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Snow Bunting (a specatuclar group of ~200 birds flew over our heads at Sandy Point, set down on the beach briefly and continued on their way);. We also had 6 flyovers at Salisbury. Northern Cardinal House Finch American Goldfinch 53 Species(trip report from Paul Meleski).
Canada Goose 105 Wood Duck 5 Mallard 18 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 6 Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 MERLIN 1 Virginia Rail 1 Sora 1 Killdeer 18 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 8 EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE 1 Eastern Phoebe 13 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven 1 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 8 American Robin Gray Catbird 5 European Starling AMERICAN PIPIT 49 Cedar Waxwing 10 Yellow-rumped Warbler 12 Blackpoll Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Northern Cardinal Indigo Bunting 3 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 102 Field Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 75 Song Sparrow 55 Lincon's Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 130 White-throated Sparrow 40 Bobolink 2 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Rusty Blackbird 8 Common Grackle 6 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Canada Goose Wood Duck Mallard Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Sharp-shinned Hawk Cooper's Hawk Killdeer Solitary Sandpiper Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Belted Kingfisher Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe Warbling Vireo Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow-rumped Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Indigo Bunting Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Common Grackle American Goldfinch(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Wood Duck 9 Wild Turkey 4 Great Blue Heron 4 Green Heron 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Mourning Dove Chimney Swift 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6 Belted Kingfisher 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 Downy Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood Pewee 5 Eastern Phoebe 12 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 American Crow Barn Swallow 8 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin (1 juvenile among them); Gray Catbird 11 European Starling Cedar Waxwing 10 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 3 American Redstart 2 F Common Yellowthroat 3 Sacrlet Tanager 1 F Chipping Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Common Grackle House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Great Egret Snowy Egret LITTLE BLUE HERON (photo by Bruce deGraaf) Black-crowned Night Heron GLOSSY IBIS Mute Swan Canada Goose Green-winged Teal American Black Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Gadwall Osprey Red-tailed Hawk KING RAIL SORA Black-bellied Plover Semipalmated Plover Killdeer Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Pectoral Sandpiper 4 (Scotland Road) Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Tern BLACK TERN Mourning Dove Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Purple Martin Tree Swallow (thousands) Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Carolina Wren Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing European Starling Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Forbush Bird Club Trip Report
Location: South Beach, Chatham Leader: Ed Banks
Weather: Clear, 65° - 75° Participants: 15
Highlights: Lark Sparrow, Wilson's Storm-Petrel, Parasitic Jaeger,
Black Tern, Black Skimmer
Perfect weather and great birds (over 50,000!) make for a fantastic
trip!
Common Loon 2
Wilson^Òs Storm-Petrel 20+
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Common Eider 30+
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Black -bellied Plover 1000's
Semipalmated Plover 1000's
Piping Plover
American Oystercatcher 26
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Whimbrel 12
Hudsonian Godwit 41
Ruddy Turnstone 100's
Red Knot 1000's
Sanderling 1000's
Semipalmated Sandpiper 1000's
Western Sandpiper 1
Least Sandpiper 100's
White-rumped Sandpiper 20+
Pectoral Sandpiper
Short-billed Dowitcher 100's
Parasitic Jaeger 4
Laughing Gull 100's
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull 1000's
Great Black-backed Gull 1000's
Roseate Tern
Common Tern 10,000+
Forster^Òs Tern
Least Tern
Black Tern
Black Skimmer 14 (5 juv);
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Downey Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Eastern Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Gray Catbied
Northern Mockingbird
Northern Cardinal
Lark Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Houe Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
(trip report from Ed Banks). Black Swallowtail 6 Tiger Swallowtail 1 Spicebush Swallowtail 1 Cabbage White 3 Clouded sulphur 7 Orange Sulphur 4 American copper 1 Banded hairstreak 1 Striped hairstreak 1 Hairstreak species 1 (too worn); Eastern tailed blue 7 Great Spangled fritillary 4 Silver-bordered Fritillary 1 Pearl crescent 22 Viceroy 1 Common ringlet 21 Common wood-nymph 36 Silver-spotted skipper 40 + Least skipper 4 Northern Broken Dash 4 Dun Skipper 5(butterfly report by Dolores Price).
Turkey Vulture 1 Northern Harrier 1 Cooper's Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 7 (kettling); Red-tailed Hawk 2 American Kestrel 2 Killdeer 2 Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 American Crow Tree Swallow 12 Barn Swallow 50+ Black-capped Chickadee 2 House Wren 1 Veery 1 American Robin Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling Cedar Waxwing 4 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 2 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Eastern Meadowlark 2 American Goldfinch 15 House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Jumpfe).
Canada Goose 56 Wood Duck 1 drake American Black Duck 2 Mallard 64 Great Blue Heron 1 Green Heron 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 2 ( 1 adult, 1 sub-adult) Red-tailed Hawk 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift 3 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Tree Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin Gray Catbird 3 Northern Mockingbird 3 (2 adults being chased by 1 young) Yellow Warbler 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 2 American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Canada Goose Common Loon 5 (2A with 2 young at Gate 38 and 1 adult still incubating 2 eggs at South Bay on route 140 in Boylston) Great Blue Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 4 Cooper's Hawk 2 (young in a nest within Gate 38, possibly 2 more not seen) Red-tailed Hawk 1 Killdeer 2 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker 3 Eastern Wood Pewee 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 Veery 1 Hermit Thrush 2 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin Gray Catbird 2 Cedar Waxwing 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 6 Yellow Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 4 Ovenbird 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Scarlet Tanager 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 5 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle 1 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 2 American Goldfinch 8 House Sparrow 1(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
>Great blue heron >American bittern(heard) >Canada goose >Wood duck (3 ducklings) >Turkey vulture >Red-tailed hawk >Killdeer >Mourning dove >Chimney swift >Ruby-throated hummer >Belted kingfisher >Downey woodpecker >Hairy woodpecker >Northern flicker >Eastern wood-pewee >Alder flycatcher >Willow flycatcher >Least flycatcher >Eastern phoebe >Eastern kingbird >Tree swallow >Barn swallow >Blue jay >American crow >Common Raven >Black-capped chickadee >Tufted titmouse >Red-breasted nuthatch >White-breasted nuthatch >Brown creeper >Eastern bluebird >Veery >Hermit thrush >Wood thrush >American robin >Gray catbird >Cedar waxwing >European starling >Blue-headed vireo >Yellow-throated vireo >Red-eyed vireo >Blue-winged warbler >Yellow warbler >Chestnut-sided warbler >Yellow-rumped warbler >Black-thoated green warbler >Pine warbler >Prairie warbler >Black-and-White warbler >American redstart >Ovenbird >Northern waterthrush >Common yellowthroat >Scarlet tanager >Rose-breasted grosbeak >Indigo bunting >Eastern towhee >Chipping sparrow >Song sparrow >Swamp sparrow >White-throated sparrow >Bobolink >Red-winged blackbird >Common grackle >Brown-headed cowbird >Baltimore oriole >Purple finch >American goldfinchAn additional treat was 3 red fox kits lounging on the rocks at the base of the dam at Barre Falls. (report from Peg Knowlton).
> Canada Goose 2 > Wood Duck 50 > American Black Duck 2 > Mallard 4 > Great Blue Heron 1 > Green Heron 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 1 > AMERICAN WOODCOCK 4 > Mourning Dove 4 > COMMON NIGHTHAWK 20 > WHIP-POOR-WILL 2 > Belted Kingfisher 1 > Downy Woodpecker 1 > Great Crested Flycatcher 1 > Eastern Kingbird 2 > Red-eyed Vireo 2 > American Crow > Tree Swallow 15 > Black-capped Chickadee > Tufted Titmouse > Veery 2 > Wood Thrush 1 > American Robin > Gray Catbird 4 > Northern Mockingbird 1 > European Starling > Cedar Waxwing 10 > Yellow Warbler 8 > Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 > Common Yellowthroat 6 > Eastern Towhee 2 > Chipping Sparrow 3 > Savannah Sparrow 5 > Song Sparrow 7 > Northern Cardinal 1 > Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 > Red-winged Blackbird 10 > Common Grackle 2 > Baltimore Oriole 2 > American Goldfinch 2(trip report from Joan Zumpfe and Bart Kamp).
Canada Goose 8 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 12 Green-winged Teal 3 D Ruffed Grouse 1 Common Loon 2 (a pair at Paradise Pond seen protecting the island where the nested last year from Canada Geese) AMERICAN BITTERN 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 1 VIRGINIA RAIL 1 Killdeer 5 Mourning Dove BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO 3 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 2 Downy Woddpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER 3 Eastern Phoebe 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 3 ALDER FLYCATCHER 1 Eastern Kingbird 4 Blue-headed Vireo 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 15 Blue Jay American Crow COMMON RAVEN 1 Tree Swallow 22 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 Bank Swallow 6 Barn Swallow 12 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 House Wren 1 WINTER WREN 1 Hermit Thrush 4 Wood Thrush 2 American Robin Gray Catbird 3 European Starling Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 8 Chestnut-sided Warbler 7 Black-throated Blue Warbler 3 Yellow-rumped warbler 6 Black-throated Green Warbler 8 Pine Warbler 7 Prairie Warbler 1 Black-and-whitw Warbler 9 American Redstart 4 Ovenbird 10 Northern Waterthrush 1 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yelowthroat 10 Scarlet Tanager 10 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 8 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 11 Swamp Sparrow 6 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 INDIGO BUNTING 3 Bobolink 6 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Canada Goose 2 Mallard 6 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Solitary Sandpiper 1 (seen first followed by nearby Spotted offering an opportunity for comparison) Spotted Sandpiper 2 Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 nest was seen Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 1 Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow 2 Barn Swallow 8 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Carolina Wren 1 House Wren 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Eastern Bluebird 2 (pair) going to a nest box Wood Thrush 2 American Robin Gray Catbird 2 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling Yellow Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 8 Chipping Sparrow 5 Song Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Baltimore Oriole 3 House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 2 (pair) Mallard 2 Ruffed Grouse 2 Double-crested Cormorant 2 Great Blue Heron 2 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 1 Bald Eagle 1 sub-adult Cooper's Hawk 2 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 2 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Mourning Dove 4 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Yellow-throated Vireo 1 Blue-headed Vireo 6 Warbling Vireo 4 Blue Jay 8 American Crow 3 Tree Swallow 16 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 14 Tufted Titmouse 7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 3 White-breasted Nuthatch 5 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 5 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 3 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 4 Yellow-rumped Warbler 16 Black-throated Green Warbler 10 Black-and-white Warbler 5 American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 24 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Scarlet Tanager 4 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 2 Dark-eyed Junco 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6 Red-winged Blackbird 6 Common Grackle 6 Brown-headed Cowbird 6 Baltimore Oriole 6 American Goldfinch 7(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Common Loon 1 (flyover) Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 2 Canada Goose 4 Wood Duck 3 American Black Duck 1 Mallard 4 Broad-winged Hawk 2 Ruffed Grouse 2 Killdeer 1 Spotted Sandpiper 2 Rock Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 6 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 4 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker 5 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 4 Blue-headed Vireo 3 Warbling Vireo 1 Blue Jay 7 American Crow 1 Common Raven 2 Tree Swallow 18 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 13 Bank Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Brown Creeper 6 House Wren 3 Eastern Bluebird 2 American Robin 8 Gray Catbird 4 Northern Mockingbird 2 Brown Thrasher 1 European Sarling 12 Blue-winged Warbler 2 (Pierpont Meadow, Dudley); Yellow Warbler 6 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 5 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Ovenbird 4 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Eastern Towhee 4 Chipping Sparrow 6 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 5 Swamp Sparrow 4 Northern Cardinal 4 Red-winged Blackbird 14 Common Grackle 16 Brown-headed Cowbird 10 Baltimore Oriole 1 House Finch 3 American Goldfinch 12 House Sparrow 6Other non-bird highlights included a watersnake. There were 62 Species, identified on the trip. (report from Paul Meleski).
Canada Goose 3 Wood Duck 2 (pair) American Black Duck 1 Mallard 5 BLACK SCOTER 1 Drake Hooded Merganser 2 (pair) Common Merganser 1 Female Ruffed Grouse 4 Common Loon 2 (pair) very close looks in sunlight Great Blue Heron 1 (on a nest) Turkey Vulture 4 Bald Eagle 1 (on a nest) Cooper's Hawk 1 Broad-winged Hawk 5 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Killdeer 2 Least Sandpiper 1 Rock Pigeon 4 Mourning Dove 7 Downy Woodpecker 5 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Pileated Woodpecker 1 Least Flycatcher 14 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Blue-headed Vireo 7 Blue Jay 21 American Crow 2 COMMON RAVEN 1 Tree Swallow 43 Black-capped Chickadee 23 Tufted Titmouse 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 House Wren 3 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 8 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Blue-winged Warbler 1 Yellow Warbler 12 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 16 Black-throated Green Warbler 23 Blackburnian Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 20 Prairie Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 18 Ovenbird 13 Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 7 Eastern Towhee 21 Chipping Sparrow 36 Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 8 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 2 excellent close looks Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 4 Baltimore Oriole 1 male Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 8(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron Canada Goose Mallard Green-winged Teal Wood Duck Ring-necked Duck Bufflehead Killdeer Great Black-backed Gull Turkey Vulture Accipiter (species?) Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Rock Dove Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Northern Flicker Downy Woodpecker Eastern Phoebe Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Red-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird American Robin Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher Cedar Waxwing European Starling Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Northern Cardinal Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Chipping Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Red-winged Blackbird Brown headed Cowbird Common Grackle House Sparrow American Goldfinch House Finch(trip report from Ann Boover, submitted by Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 18 (17 on nests) less than Mark and Sheila, probably due to poor visibility due to rain GLOSSY IBIS 1, 0 Canada Goose 280, 0 Wood Duck 16, 4 American Wigeon 10, 0 American Black Duck ~64, 0 Mallard ~285 Northern Pintail 4 (2 pair), 0 Green-winged Teal 84, 0 Ring-necked Duck 114, 67 Bufflehead 0, 3 Common Goldeneye 0, 10 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE 0, 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0, 4 Killdeer 4, 0 Wilson's Snipe 12, 0 Ring-billed Gull ~585 Herring Gull ~25 Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher 1, 0 Hairy Woodpecker 1, 0 Northern Flicker 0, 1 Eastern Phoebe 5, 0 Blue Jay American Crow Tree Swallow 0, 40 Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse American Robin Northern Mockingbird 2, 0 European Starling Pine Warbler 1 (heard in Bolton on the way to Delaney) Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow(trip report from Joan Zumpfe, club President).
Great Blue Heron 2 Mute Swan 4 Canada Goose ~ 120 American Black Duck Mallard Lesser Scaup 1 F Common Goldeneye ~ 33 Bufflehead 2 F Hooded Merganser 47 Common Merganser 4 Red-tailed Hawk 1 American Coot 3 Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull 3 Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove 1 Belted Kingfisher 2 Blue Jay American Crow White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling American Tree Sparrow 10 Dark-eyed Junco 1(trip report from Joan Zumpfe).
Great Blue Heron 2
Canada Goose 19
Wood Duck 6 (4D, 2F);
Green-winged Teal 3
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail 1 D
American Wigeon 4 (2 pairs);
Ring-necked Duck 20
Greater Scaup 6 (4D, 2F);
Common Goldeneye 3
Hodded Merganser 26
Common Merganser 34
Turkey Vulture 3
Bald Eagle 3 (2 in Warren, 1 imm., 1 A);,
(1 on nest at Lake Quaboag);
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 5
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 7
Tree Swallow 27
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse 3
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin
European Starling
Northern Cardinal 6
Song Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco 4
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
(trip report from Joan Zumpfe). For previous sightings, see Trip Reports 2003