October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 12, 2026 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
8.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: SSBC/BBC trip; Glenn d’Entremont leader; 3 participants
55 species
Wood Duck 1 male molting to eclipse
Mourning Dove 3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Double-crested Cormorant 1 immature
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 7
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Alder Flycatcher 3
Least Flycatcher 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 46
Blue Jay 9
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tree Swallow 5
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 3
Northern House Wren 2
Winter Wren 1
Gray Catbird 8
Veery 15
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Cedar Waxwing 12
Purple Finch (Eastern) 4
Red Crossbill 12 3 seen on tree, flock flew over, heard only, many individuals-estimated around 10
American Goldfinch 6
Chipping Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Swamp Sparrow 3
Eastern Towhee 3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged) 5
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 37
Northern Waterthrush 6
Black-and-white Warbler 12
Common Yellowthroat 14
Magnolia Warbler 4
Blackburnian Warbler 5
Northern Yellow Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 15
Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 4
Canada Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Indigo Bunting 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S358287021
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