Skinner SP, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Sep 21, 2024 9:00 AM – 3:10 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Checklist Comments: My Brookline Bird Club Autumnal Equinox Walk Day List.
Really nice day on Mount Holyoke. So glad we dodged the rain.
Weather: About 68°F, light wind, mostly cloudy.
15 species
Black Vulture 6 Seen by several people during hawk watch.
Turkey Vulture 7
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3
Cooper’s Hawk 1
Bald Eagle 4
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Peregrine Falcon 2
Blue Jay 1
Carolina Wren 1
Chipping Sparrow 9
Dark-eyed Junco 1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S196571002
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Squantum – Quincy
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