Skinner State Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2019 7:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Comments:    BBC trip, Mark Burns/Laura de la flor leaders, 13 participants
35 species
Canada Goose  10
Chimney Swift  2
Turkey Vulture  3
Red-tailed Hawk  2
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  8
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  3
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Red-eyed Vireo  31
Blue Jay  2
Black-capped Chickadee  1
Tufted Titmouse  1
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Winter Wren  1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  4
Veery  1
Wood Thrush  8
American Robin  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  3    2 adults feeding cowbird
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
Ovenbird  12
Worm-eating Warbler  4
Black-and-white Warbler  5
American Redstart  16
Cerulean Warbler  3    males
Blackpoll Warbler  2
Black-throated Green Warbler  2
Scarlet Tanager  4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57171185
Quabbin, south, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 1, 2019 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Comments:    BBC trip, Mark Burns/Laura de la flor leaders, 10 participants
23 species
Red-bellied Woodpecker  2
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Eastern Wood-Pewee  2
Least Flycatcher  2
Yellow-throated Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  25
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (caerulea)  1
Veery  2
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  3
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  2
Eastern Towhee  1
Baltimore Oriole  2
Ovenbird  7
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  38
Northern Parula  1    typical song, constantly singing, late migrant
Chestnut-sided Warbler  7
Prairie Warbler  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
Indigo Bunting  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S57171232

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