George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2024 6:00 AM – 6:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader, 2 participants
38 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 2
Green Heron 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Alder Flycatcher 2
Willow Flycatcher 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
American Crow 2
Cliff Swallow 4 only 2 seen today; at least 4 present on June 14 and likely more; nesting under bridge, cool morning
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Gray Catbird 6
Veery 6
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 2
Cedar Waxwing 6
American Goldfinch 3
Song Sparrow 3
Swamp Sparrow 1
Orchard Oriole 1 1st yr male
Baltimore Oriole 2
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
American Redstart 3
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 4
Northern Cardinal 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S183260888
October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2024 7:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
10.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader, 2 participants
56 species
Mourning Dove 6
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 males
Great Blue Heron (Great Blue) 1
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 14
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Alder Flycatcher 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 39
Blue Jay 7
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tree Swallow 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Brown Creeper 3
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 2
Gray Catbird 6
Eastern Bluebird 3
Veery 23
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 5
Cedar Waxwing 10
Purple Finch (Eastern) 5
American Goldfinch 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 7
Eastern Towhee 1
Baltimore Oriole 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 20
Northern Waterthrush 4
Black-and-white Warbler 8
Common Yellowthroat 18
American Redstart 2
Magnolia Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Canada Warbler 8
Scarlet Tanager 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S183260905
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Millennium Park
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CANCELLED – Sconticut Neck and West Island, Fairhaven
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Belle Isle Marsh and Vicinity
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Early Birders @ Chestnut Hill Reservoir, Boston
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Race Point Beach
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