Apr 23, 2016
7:00 AM
2 Wild Turkey
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 gull sp.
1 Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
4 Mourning Dove
2 Great Horned Owl
3 Red-bellied Woodpecker
2 Downy Woodpecker
3 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)
1 Blue-headed Vireo
3 Blue Jay
2 Black-capped Chickadee
1 White-breasted Nuthatch
1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
8 Hermit Thrush
10 American Robin
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
12 Chipping Sparrow
2 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)
14 White-throated Sparrow
6 Northern Cardinal
6 Common Grackle
8 Brown-headed Cowbird
1 American GoldfinchNumber of Taxa: 27
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Upcoming Field Trips
Quabbin Reservoir
Quabbin Reservoir - Gate 10 235 Daniel Shays Hwy, Pelham, MA, United StatesJoin Glenn on a 5-to-6-mile walk through a very birdy area with species ranging from Broad-winged Hawk to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blue-headed Vireo, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, and lots of stuff in between. (Maybe a moose or a bobcat!) Co-sponsored with the South Shore Bird Club.
The Quiet Beauty of Birding at Winthrop Beach
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Fruitlands Museum, Harvard
Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United StatesAll the nesting birds will still be around, with good views of young out of the nest being fed by parents: Veery, Indigo Bunting, Catbird, Red-winged Blackbird, Tree Swallow, Bobolink, Wood Thrush, Baltimore Oriole, and Warblers. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels [...]
Birch Hill WMA
Royalston - Birch Hill WMA Royalston, MA, United StatesIncludes three to five miles of walking relatively flat terrain. Might include some bushwacking. Driving on hard packed dirt roads. Co-sponsored with the Athol Bird & Nature Club.
Southwick WMA
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