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Suffield WMA, Hartford, Connecticut, US

Jul 13, 2025 7:30 AM – 8:15 AM

Protocol: Traveling

0.5 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk- Southwick WMA – Suffield WMA Ct section- Leader Nick Paulson – parking lot first, then after MA section a walk in one field.

39 species

Mourning Dove  8

Chimney Swift  10

Great Blue Heron (Great Blue)  3

Cooper’s Hawk  1

Red-tailed Hawk (borealis)  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  1

Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  4

Willow Flycatcher  1

Eastern Phoebe  2

Eastern Kingbird  8

Red-eyed Vireo  4

Blue Jay  2

American Crow  3

Bank Swallow  10

Tree Swallow  25

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  12

White-breasted Nuthatch (Eastern)  1

Northern House Wren  1

Gray Catbird  3

Brown Thrasher  1

Eastern Bluebird  5

American Robin  6

Cedar Waxwing  4

American Goldfinch  7

Chipping Sparrow  3

Field Sparrow  6

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  5

Eastern Towhee  8

Orchard Oriole  1

Baltimore Oriole  1

Common Grackle  2

Common Yellowthroat  5

Yellow Warbler  2

Prairie Warbler  3

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  2

Indigo Bunting  10

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S259941664

Southwick WMA, Hampden, Massachusetts, US

Jul 13, 2025 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Protocol: Traveling

2.7 mile(s)

Checklist Comments:    Brookline Bird Club Walk – Southwick WMA – Leader Nick Paulson: loop through the main fields. Foray into Suffield WMA(CT side) for separate list. Warming, cloudy, slightly windy, a little quiet to start. 3 participants. Young Blue Grosbeak along bushy row to the right before corn field. Lots of young birds.

53 species (+1 other taxa)

Mourning Dove  26

Chimney Swift  13

Ruby-throated Hummingbird  1

Killdeer  1

Turkey Vulture  1

Red-bellied Woodpecker  2

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)  14

American Kestrel  1

Eastern Wood-Pewee  2

Willow Flycatcher  2

Eastern Phoebe  6

Great Crested Flycatcher  1

Eastern Kingbird  20    Large area, good habitat. Spot counts as we walked. Dropped total by 15% in case of resighted birds. One family group, some territorial fighting.

Warbling Vireo  2

Red-eyed Vireo  2

Blue Jay  7

American Crow  6

Fish Crow  2

Common Raven  2

Tufted Titmouse  2

Bank Swallow  20

Tree Swallow  50

Northern Rough-winged Swallow  3

Barn Swallow (American)  30

Northern House Wren  12    One Family group.

Carolina Wren  1

Gray Catbird  14

Brown Thrasher  4

Northern Mockingbird  2

Eastern Bluebird  20

Veery  7

American Robin  16

Cedar Waxwing  5

House Finch  2

American Goldfinch  17

Grasshopper Sparrow  3

Chipping Sparrow  12

Field Sparrow  27    Large area, good habitat. Spot counts as we walked. Dropped total by 15% in case of resighted birds. Mostly counted the birds seen. Several young birds, several family groups, many calling.

Savannah Sparrow (Savannah)  1    Scraggly young bird.

Song Sparrow  1    Solid brown-backed bird

Song Sparrow (melodia/atlantica)  22

Eastern Towhee  28    Large area, good habitat. Spot counts as we walked. Dropped total by 15% in case of resighted birds. Calling throughout, several young birds

Bobolink  1

Orchard Oriole  9    Single. One family of 5. Then 3 together 2m/1f.

Baltimore Oriole  3

Common Yellowthroat  24

Yellow Warbler  2

Pine Warbler  1

Prairie Warbler  9

Scarlet Tanager  3

Northern Cardinal  8

Rose-breasted Grosbeak  2

Blue Grosbeak  1    Young male, blue head, browner body, lighter below. Larger than nearby sparrows/buntings with large bill.

Indigo Bunting  29    Large area, good habitat. Spot counts as we walked. Dropped total by 15% in case of resighted birds. Many males seen singing, some territorial disputes, a few family groups.

View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S259941661

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1991

THE 1991 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, StatisticianDuring 1991, the Brookline Bird Club listed 291 species on 154 recorded field trips. A total of 192 trips were scheduled: 76 all day, 94 morning, 17 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1990

THE 1990 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1990, the Brookline Bird Club listed 286 species on 161 recorded field trips. A total of 196 trips were scheduled: 75 all-day, 94 morning, 24 afternoon or evening, and 3 weekend trips. Five trips were cancelled due to bad weather and 30 trips went unreported.          ' The following write-ins to the Massachusetts Audubon Society (MAS) checklist were reported by the Club in 1990: Sandhill CraneNewburyportMay 27Clay-colored SparrowPlymouthJune 2Cerulean WarblerQuabbinJune 3Gull-billed TernPlum IslandJune 30Curlew SandpiperPlum IslandJuly 7Spotted RedshankWellfleetAugust 11Purple GallinuleFresh PondSeptember 26American AvocetNewburyportOctober 7MacGillivray's WarblerPeabodyOctober 13Le Conte's SparrowPeabodyOctober 13Lark BuntingPlum IslandOctober 28. The Spotted Redshank found at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on August 11 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1989

THE 1989 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1989, the Brookline Bird Club listed 284 species, two ad­ditional races, and a Black Swan on 163 recorded field trips. A total of 188 trips were scheduled: [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1988

THE 1988 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician In 1988, the Brookline Bird Club scheduled 202 field trips: eighty-three all-day, ninety-one morning, and twenty-five afternoon or evening trips. In addition there were three BBC [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1987

THE 1987 STATISTICAL REPORT by Robert H. Stymeist, Statistician During 1987, the Brookline Bird Club listed 290 species and one additional race on 198 recorded field trips. A total of 220 trips were scheduled; eleven [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 1986

THE 1986 STATISTICAL REPORT by Mary Lou Barnett, Statistician During 1986 the Brookline Bird Club listed 307 birds including 21 write-ins. These unusual sightings included the following: Yellow-throated Warbler            Brewster           1-5 Hoary Redpoll                           Newburyport    3-15 Jackdaw                                    Nantucket         3-16 Eared Grebe                              North Scituate  3-22 [...]

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