Westover Grasslands Complex, Hampden, Massachusetts, US
Jun 3, 2017 7:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC Trip in conjunction with Hampshire and Allen Bird Clubs – 50 degrees and sunny at the start.
41 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 28
Mallard 2
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 5
Sharp-shinned/Cooper’s Hawk 1 Seen briefly along road waiting for participants to arrive; small size suggests Sharp-shinned
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Upland Sandpiper 6 Known to breed here though not signing or flying as much as other years
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 2
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 9
Northern Flicker 1
American Kestrel 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 9
Bank Swallow 1 seen by others
Barn Swallow 4
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 1
Brown Thrasher 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 4
Prairie Warbler 1
Grasshopper Sparrow 5 Known to breed here; numbers seemed down from last year
Chipping Sparrow 4
Field Sparrow 1
Vesper Sparrow 1 seen by others
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Indigo Bunting 1
Bobolink 26
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Eastern Meadowlark 11 Mostly seen , only 2 were vocalizing
Common Grackle 4
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 8
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37388771
Skinner State Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 3, 2017 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: Continuation of BBC Westover walk – 59 degrees and cloudy.
32 species
Black Vulture 1 surprise bird of the day – flyover at the summit
Broad-winged Hawk 1 flyover at the summit
Chimney Swift 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 15
Blue Jay 1
Common Raven 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 2
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 2
Ovenbird 8
Worm-eating Warbler 2 heard but not seen
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Nashville Warbler 1
American Redstart 18 conservative
Cerulean Warbler 1 male, singing and seen at the 2nd hairpin turn from the lower parking lot
Blackpoll Warbler 8
Chipping Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37388770
Quabbin Park, Hampshire, Massachusetts, US
Jun 3, 2017 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: Stakeout for the Golden-winged Warbler – under powerline on the west side of Old Turnpike Rd
26 species
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1
Chimney Swift 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 1
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Veery 1
Gray Catbird 1
Ovenbird 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Pine Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Eastern Towhee 2
Northern Cardinal 1
Indigo Bunting 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 3
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37388769
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