Quabbin Reservoir–Gate 10, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jul 5, 2025 7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
6.0 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC trip, Glenn d’Entremont leader; 2 participants
41 species
Wild Turkey 6 4 young
Ruffed Grouse 1 still drumming! heard at least twice
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Broad-winged Hawk 3
Barred Owl 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern) 4
Hairy Woodpecker (Eastern) 5
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 64
Blue Jay 8
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern) 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Gray Catbird 2
Veery 22
Hermit Thrush 14
Wood Thrush 2
American Goldfinch 1
Chipping Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 1
Eastern Towhee 10
Common Grackle 1
Ovenbird 32
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Common Yellowthroat 18
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 11
Pine Warbler 16
Black-throated Green Warbler 18
Scarlet Tanager 17
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3
Indigo Bunting 3
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S286786692
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