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
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