Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 10, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US

Jul 5, 2025 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling

6.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants

41 species

Wild Turkey  6    4 young

Ruffed Grouse  1    still drumming!  heard at least twice

Yellow-billed Cuckoo  1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Broad-winged Hawk  3

Barred Owl  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  17

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  4

Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  5

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Eastern Wood-Pewee  4

Least Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  1

Yellow-throated Vireo  1

Red-eyed Vireo  64

Blue Jay  8

Black-capped Chickadee  14

Tufted Titmouse  7

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  7

Red-breasted Nuthatch  4

Gray Catbird  2

Veery  22

Hermit Thrush  14

Wood Thrush  2

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  10

Common Grackle  1

Ovenbird  32

Black-and-white Warbler  7

Common Yellowthroat  18

Blackburnian Warbler  6

Chestnut-sided Warbler  6

Black-throated Blue Warbler  11

Pine Warbler  16

Black-throated Green Warbler  18

Scarlet Tanager  17

Northern Cardinal  3

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  3

Indigo Bunting  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286786692

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