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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