George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA, Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
18-Jun-2023 06:00 – 07:00
Protocol: Traveling
0.5 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 6 participants
34 species
Canada Goose  34
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  X
Mourning Dove  3
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  1
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  1
Alder Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  2
Warbling Vireo (Eastern)  1
Red-eyed Vireo  2
Blue Jay  2
American Crow  1
Black-capped Chickadee  2
Tufted Titmouse  1
Tree Swallow  2
Barn Swallow (American)  1
Cliff Swallow  6
European Starling  X
Gray Catbird  7
Veery  9
American Robin  2
Cedar Waxwing  4
House Sparrow  X
Chipping Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  3
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  5
Common Grackle  1
Common Yellowthroat  3
American Redstart  3
Yellow Warbler  8
Northern Cardinal  1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143419152
October Mountain SF, Berkshire, Massachusetts, US
18-Jun-2023 07:15 – 12:30
Protocol: Traveling
9.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments:    BBC/SSBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader, 6 participants
55 species
Canada Goose  8
Mourning Dove  1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1    male
Virginia Rail  1
Turkey Vulture  2
Broad-winged Hawk  1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  3
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern)  2
Pileated Woodpecker  1
Alder Flycatcher  4
Eastern Phoebe  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Blue-headed Vireo  3
Red-eyed Vireo  33
Blue Jay  12
Common Raven  2
Black-capped Chickadee  7
Tree Swallow  2
Golden-crowned Kinglet  3
Red-breasted Nuthatch  1
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1
Brown Creeper  1
Winter Wren  5
Gray Catbird  5
Veery  11
Wood Thrush  1
American Robin  4
Cedar Waxwing  4
Purple Finch (Eastern)  4
Red Crossbill  3    flyovers, heard only, more than one, estimate of minimum likely more jit-jit-jit
American Goldfinch  3
Chipping Sparrow  1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)  2
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  5
Red-winged Blackbird (Red-winged)  7
Ovenbird  36
Northern Waterthrush  5
Black-and-white Warbler  6
Nashville Warbler  1
Common Yellowthroat  13
American Redstart  1
Magnolia Warbler  2
Blackburnian Warbler  5
Yellow Warbler (Northern)  3
Chestnut-sided Warbler  15
Black-throated Blue Warbler  3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Canada Warbler  3
Scarlet Tanager  6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2
Indigo Bunting  6
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S143419153
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Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier

Member Webinar September 16: Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep with Roger Pasquier Everybody enjoys watching birds during the daytime, but what do they do at night, when they seem to [...]

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