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
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
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Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
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Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at [...]
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program [...]
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet [...]
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill, [...]
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, [...]
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds [...]
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at [...]
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program [...]
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet [...]
Volunteers Needed for Grassland Bird Monitoring
Isabel Bronson, a Land Stewardship Coordinator serving with the Trustees of Reservations, is seeking volunteers to participate in a grassland bird monitoring community science program at Chestnut Hill Farm, The Fruitlands, Old Town Hill, [...]
Donation to Friends of Belle Isle Marsh
On behalf of the Brookline Bird Club, the BBC Conservation & Education Committee is pleased to announce a donation of $250 to support the conservation and education work of the Friends of Belle Isle Marsh, [...]
BBC Extreme Pelagic August 27-28, 2022 – Trip Report
Date - 6:00 AM 8/27/22 (Saturday) to 5:00 PM 8/28/22 (Sunday) Weather - Variable. Saturday started out cloudy as we headed out over the Nantucket shoals to sunny as we hit the shelf edge. Winds [...]
Piping Plover Donation
We are pleased to announce a BBC conservation donation of $250 to support the Piping Plover Ambassadors, a group of volunteers who, since 2017, have been dedicated to protecting the Piping Plovers nesting at [...]
Update from Hog Island Scholarship Recipients
Our 2022 Bill Drummond Young Birder Scholarship recipients, Jocelyn Pyne and Johnny Owens, report that they had wonderful experiences in June in the Coastal Maine Bird Study for Teens program [...]
Buy a Duck Stamp to Support National Wildlife Refuges
As birders, we treasure our birding visits to national wildlife refuges locally and nationally. Of the 32 refuges in New England, 11 are in Massachusetts, including Parker River, Monomoy, Great Meadows, Oxbow, and Assabet [...]
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