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
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Woodcock Walk, North Easton
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CANCELLED Pine Hill Road Grasslands (was rescheduled from March 14)
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Franklin Park – Scarboro Pond
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