Skinner State Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 2, 2018 6:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Mark B leader 5 total participants
57 species
Great Blue Heron (Blue form) 1
Black Vulture 3 three distinctive plumages, one with missing perhaps two primaries on left wing, one with missing inner primary or outer secondary on each wing, and one with all flight feathers
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 2
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 female
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 6
Eastern Phoebe 7
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Yellow-throated Vireo 4
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 1
Red-eyed Vireo 26
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 5
Barn Swallow (American) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea) 3
Veery 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 23
Gray Catbird 4
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 4
Ovenbird 14
Worm-eating Warbler 5
Black-and-white Warbler 5
American Redstart 23
Cerulean Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 2
Song Sparrow 1
Scarlet Tanager 4
Northern Cardinal 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
Baltimore Oriole 4
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47242906
Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 8, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 2, 2018 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.3 mile(s)
Comments: BBC trip, Mark B leader 5 total participants
12 species
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Veery 2
Ovenbird 4
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Redstart 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47242903
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
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BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Everybody Loves Owls
With reports of too close encounters with owls, it's time to check in and think about birding ethics. It is NEVER okay to approach roosting owls closely. The Brookline Bird Club’s code of Ethics
You can now say “you knew them when…”
If you missed The Basics of Drawing Birds with Avery Whitlock, you might have failed to realize a hidden talent. Of course, if you're a current member (or renew today) you can go to
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