Mount Greylock State Reservation, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 15, 2024 6:00 AM – 2:15 PM
Protocol: Traveling
15.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 1 participant
54 species
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift 1
Barred Owl 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 3
Blue-headed Vireo 9
Red-eyed Vireo 83
Blue Jay 5
American Crow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 2
Tree Swallow 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 5
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
House Wren 1
Winter Wren 6
Gray Catbird 4
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 9
Swainson’s Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 5
American Robin 26
Cedar Waxwing 3
Purple Finch 5
Red Crossbill 25 heard a couple from the campground, the balance from Saddleball trail; could never see any as they flew over; could have been as many as 50 or little as 10, but the same group would have to keep flying over/in circles
Pine Siskin 2
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 23
White-throated Sparrow 1 on the saddleball trail, the first one since about 15 years. Wind conditions made the top impossible to say if any change, but no WTSP recorded there; bird winking out at Greylock
Eastern Towhee 11
Ovenbird 62
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Mourning Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 6
American Redstart 13
Magnolia Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 19
Chestnut-sided Warbler 17
Black-throated Blue Warbler 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
Canada Warbler 3
Scarlet Tanager 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 9
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S183260675
Post Farm Marsh, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 15, 2024 6:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 1 participant
32 species
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) X
Mourning Dove 3
Virginia Rail 1
Least Bittern 1 heard “oo-oo-oo” and thought cuckoo?; then heard again thought “sounds like a Least Bittern” and the third time I had got to the bridge and the bird called from cattails on the river side (quite more extensive since the last time I was there) and before I put the scope down it flew out toward the two rusted electrical wire stanchions. It was still calling when I left
Belted Kingfisher 1 female
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo (Eastern) 2
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tree Swallow 5
Barn Swallow (American) 1
Marsh Wren 6
European Starling X
Gray Catbird 3
Veery 4
American Robin 4
Cedar Waxwing 3
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 4
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 6
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 30
Common Grackle 4
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 3
Yellow Warbler (Northern) 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Indigo Bunting 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S183260691
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The BBC, through its Conservation and Education Committee, is proud to announce a donation of binoculars and bird guides to the Massachusetts Young Birders Club. The mission of the MYBC
2022 BBC Scholarship Recipients
The BBC is pleased to announce that this year’s Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Johnny Owens of Essex, MA and Jocelyn Pyne of Harvard, MA. These
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Did you know that Taiwan ranks 7th in eBird checklist submissions among all countries on the planet? Birder and photographer Jared Keyes will share his experiences and stunning photos from this amazing mountainous island
Can you say “Peent!”?
On Saturday March 26, BBC hosted a woodcock walk for kids. In spite of the damp weather, twenty excited children and parents joined trip leaders Kathy Dia and Naeem Yusuff at Belmont's Rock Meadow for
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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 2022 scholarships will cover the
BBC Donates to Kestrel Educational Adventures
The BBC is proud to announce a donation of $400 to Kestrel Educational Adventures to pay for field guides and orienteering compasses for elementary school students in a program sponsored by the town of
Book Fund Donation to Massachusetts Young Birders Club
The BBC, through its Conservation and Education Committee, is proud to announce a donation of binoculars and bird guides to the Massachusetts Young Birders Club. The mission of the MYBC
2022 BBC Scholarship Recipients
The BBC is pleased to announce that this year’s Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarships have been awarded to Johnny Owens of Essex, MA and Jocelyn Pyne of Harvard, MA. These
Taiwan: Gateway to Asian Birding, March 31, 2022, 7-8:15 PM
Did you know that Taiwan ranks 7th in eBird checklist submissions among all countries on the planet? Birder and photographer Jared Keyes will share his experiences and stunning photos from this amazing mountainous island
Can you say “Peent!”?
On Saturday March 26, BBC hosted a woodcock walk for kids. In spite of the damp weather, twenty excited children and parents joined trip leaders Kathy Dia and Naeem Yusuff at Belmont's Rock Meadow for
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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 2022 scholarships will cover the
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