George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 6:00 AM – 6:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 2 participants.  Live possum seen twice

26 species

Hooded Merganser  1    female

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  3

Mourning Dove  1

Alder Flycatcher  2

Willow Flycatcher  3

Least Flycatcher  2

Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  3

American Crow  1

Tufted Titmouse  1

Cliff Swallow  5

European Starling  X

Gray Catbird  4

Veery  3

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  4

American Goldfinch  4

Song Sparrow  3

Swamp Sparrow  2

Baltimore Oriole  3

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  4

Common Grackle  2

Common Yellowthroat  1

American Redstart  1

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  7

Chestnut-sided Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899154

October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US

Jun 15, 2025 7:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

9.0 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    SSBC/BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants until 9:30, then alone.  Black Bear seen running away

60 species

Canada Goose  4    7 young

Wood Duck  2

Mourning Dove  3

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  2

Common Loon  1

Broad-winged Hawk  3

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  10

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Pileated Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Alder Flycatcher  4

Eastern Phoebe  3

Great Crested Flycatcher  2

Eastern Kingbird  1

Blue-headed Vireo  4

Red-eyed Vireo  36

Blue Jay  13

Common Raven  2

Black-capped Chickadee  16

Tufted Titmouse  1

Tree Swallow  2

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  3

Red-breasted Nuthatch  9

Brown Creeper  3

Northern House Wren  1

Winter Wren  3

Gray Catbird  5

Veery  14

Hermit Thrush  4

Wood Thrush  6

American Robin  2

Cedar Waxwing  25

Purple Finch (Eastern)  4

Red Crossbill  2    heard three times seen twice; always in flight over a limited area near the four corners area, seems like searching for suitable place, jit-jit-jit calls; compact finch shape and flight, larger than purple finch

American Goldfinch  4

Chipping Sparrow  2

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  4

White-throated Sparrow  2

Song Sparrow  6

Swamp Sparrow  2

Eastern Towhee  4

Baltimore Oriole  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  6

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Ovenbird  36

Northern Waterthrush  3

Blue-winged Warbler  1    unusual, not really habitat for this species, heard only-buzzy “blueee-wiiiinnggg” constantly calling.  Both of us heard it-no response to playback (too far).  Area was at School House reservoir access road; parking area for nature trail.  Area is currently in secondary growth, but tree make up not of normal tress used by BWWA.

Black-and-white Warbler  10

Common Yellowthroat  13

Magnolia Warbler  1

Blackburnian Warbler  4

Yellow Warbler (Northern)  2

Chestnut-sided Warbler  18

Black-throated Blue Warbler  5

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  4

Black-throated Green Warbler  2

Canada Warbler  2

Scarlet Tanager  6

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1

Indigo Bunting  4

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S252899157