Athol Treatment Plant Road, Worcester, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.25 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

32 species

Canada Goose  1

Wood Duck  3

Common Merganser (North American)  4    1 male, flushed by eagle flying by

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Cooper’s Hawk  1    imm

Bald Eagle  1    ad

Belted Kingfisher  2

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

Blue Jay  3

Black-capped Chickadee  3

Tufted Titmouse  4

Tree Swallow  2

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  1

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  4

European Starling  X

American Robin  5

House Finch  4

Purple Finch (Eastern)  1

American Goldfinch  1

Chipping Sparrow  2

White-throated Sparrow  1

Song Sparrow  5

Swamp Sparrow  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  200    coming by in groups of 15-50, mostly females

Rusty Blackbird  2

Common Grackle  15

Pine Warbler  1

Northern Cardinal  3

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044584

Orange Airport, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

13 species

Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X

Killdeer  1

American Kestrel  2

American Crow  3

Common Raven  1

Eastern Bluebird  1

American Robin  2

House Finch  1

Pine Siskin  1

Chipping Sparrow  3

Field Sparrow  2

Vesper Sparrow  5

Eastern Meadowlark (Eastern)  1

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044592

Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Protocol: Stationary

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 14 participants, Ernie L

3 species

Killdeer  1

Greater Yellowlegs  1

Red-tailed Hawk  1

Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 33, Franklin, Massachusetts, US

Apr 26, 2024 9:45 AM – 11:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

1.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    AB&NC/BBC trip, Jeff Johnstone & Leslie Kramer leaders, 7 participants, Ernie L

30 species

Turkey Vulture  2

Osprey (carolinensis)  1

Broad-winged Hawk  1

Belted Kingfisher  1

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  3

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  2

Eastern Phoebe  2

Blue-headed Vireo  1

American Crow  1

Common Raven  1

Black-capped Chickadee  2

Tree Swallow  15

Ruby-crowned Kinglet  11

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Red-breasted Nuthatch  2

Hermit Thrush  1

Red Crossbill  8    includes 2 juvenile, at least two types involved

Pine Siskin  9

Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  1

White-throated Sparrow  10

Song Sparrow  2

Swamp Sparrow  1

Eastern Towhee  1

Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  75

Brown-headed Cowbird  1

Common Grackle  15

Black-and-white Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  6

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  6

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S171044600

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

Bring Back Bobolinks!

Bring Back Bobolinks! This year the BBC is introducing new Endangered Species Program. Each year we plan to focus on a single bird species facing serious threats in Massachusetts and elsewhere. With this effort we

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