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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

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

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