Mt. Greylock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018 6:00 AM – 1:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
19.6 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C, 6 participants
51 species
Ruffed Grouse 1 w/at least 2 young
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 96
Blue Jay 6
Common Raven 3
Tree Swallow 2
Barn Swallow (American) 1
Black-capped Chickadee 9
Tufted Titmouse 1
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 1
Veery 13
Swainson’s Thrush 2
Hermit Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin 24
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 12
Ovenbird 51
Black-and-white Warbler 8
Mourning Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 10
Magnolia Warbler 3
Blackburnian Warbler 16
Chestnut-sided Warbler 20
Blackpoll Warbler 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler 18
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 9
Canada Warbler 1
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 16
White-throated Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 4
Eastern Towhee 7
Scarlet Tanager 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 6
Indigo Bunting 8
Purple Finch (Eastern) 9
American Goldfinch 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311095
Williamstown, Sloan Road, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018 1:45 PM – 4:15 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C, 6 participants
23 species
Turkey Vulture 9
Virginia Rail (Virginia) 1
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
American Crow 4
Barn Swallow (American) 8
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 2
European Starling X
Common Yellowthroat 2
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
Bobolink 10
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 7
Common Grackle 1
House Finch 1
House Sparrow X
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311093
Post Farm Marsh, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018 5:45 PM – 6:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.25 mile(s)
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C 6 participants
32 species
Wood Duck 1
Mallard (Northern) 1
Virginia Rail (Virginia) 6 w/4 young
Mourning Dove 5
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Barred Owl (Northern) 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 3
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Tree Swallow 3
Marsh Wren 3
Veery 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 4
Gray Catbird 4
Cedar Waxwing 9
Common Yellowthroat 4
American Redstart 4
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 5
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 5
Baltimore Oriole 1
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 20
Common Grackle 5
American Goldfinch 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311092
Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 16, 2018
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: SSBC/BBC trip, Paul C, 6 participants
1 species
Chimney Swift 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47311097
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The BBC is pleased to announce that we will again offer two Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships to nurture interest in bird study and conservation among young birders. The 2025 scholarships will cover the full [...]
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Young Adult Birding series specifically for birders in their 20's and 30's! Our first meeting will be held at Millennium Park on Sunday, March 2nd at 8:00 AM. We will walk about 2 miles around [...]
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