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(2004)
2005 (2006)
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs,
Buntings, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches
Eastern Towhee
Apr 11, Amherst, 1, L Therrien
Apr 20, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 24, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Apr 28, Amherst, 2, H McQueen
May 10, Mount Tom, 4, L Therrien
May 15, Quabbin Park, 14, M Lynch
Jun 21, Montague Plains, 18, B Packard
Oct 09, Quabbin Park, 11, M Lynch
Oct 18, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Aug 15, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
American Tree Sparrow
Oct 28, Northampton, 2, J P Smith
Oct 31, Granville, 2, BHHW
Nov 01, Northfield, 4, M Taylor
Nov 10, Northampton, 20, C Horn
Nov 29, South Amherst, 41, L Therrien
Chipping Sparrow
Apr 07, Deerfield, 4, D Mako
Apr 07, Hadley, 1, H Allen
Apr 10, Quabbin Park, 18, M Lynch
May 07, Quabbin Park, 29, M Lynch
May 15, Quabbin Park, 44, M Lynch
Sep 17, Westfield, 25, L Therrien
Sep 29, Westfield, 40, L Therrien
Oct 18, Quabbin, 17, L Therrien
Clay-colored Sparrow
Feb 07-Apr 11, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Aug 17, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Sep 29-30, Northampton,1, B Lafley#
Oct 02, Northampton, 1, ABC
Field Sparrow
Apr 06, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 06, Hadley, 1, L Therrien
Apr 06, Granville, 1, BHHW
Apr 11, Amherst, 3, L Therrien
Apr 14, Southwick, 12, S Kellogg
Apr 17, North Hadley, 5, C Gentes#
Oct 01, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
Nov 05, Ludlow, 1, C Gentes
Nov 27, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
Dec 10, Turners Falls, 1, T Schottland
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 7, Various
Vesper Sparrow
Apr 07, Hatfield, 1, B Packard
Apr 14, Southwick, 5, S Kellogg
Apr 19-May 20, Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 25, Southwick, 2, VOA
Apr 30, Northfield, 1, M Taylor#
May 02, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
May 11, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 14, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
May 23, Southwick, 2, VOA
Jul 10, hatfield, 4, H Allen
Jul 12, Sunderland, 2, H Allen
Aug 05, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Oct 05, Hadley, 1, J P Smith
Oct 07, Northampton, 2, M Taylor
Nov 03, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Lark Sparrow
Aug 17, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Savannah Sparrow
Jan 17, Northampton, 1, VOA
Jan 30, Hadley, 3, H McQueen
Mar 07, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Mar 07, Northampton, 2, VOA
Mar 31, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 13, Northampton, 11, M Lynch
Apr 26, Northampton, 23, C Gentes
May 01, Northampton, 25, M Lynch
Jun 01, Northampton, 7, L Therrien
Aug 24, Northampton, 40, J Smith
Aug 29, Northampton, 60, J Smith
Sep 25, Northampton, 83, J Smith
Dec 10, Amherst, 1, J Smith
Grasshopper Sparrow
May 16, Southwick, 2, VOA
May 23, Southwick, 1, VOA
May 28, Turners Falls, 3, B Packard
Jul 12, Sunderland, 2, H Allen
Jul 19, Turners Falls, 2, B Packard
Aug 21, Northampton, 1, S Surner
Henslow's Sparrow
Sep 28, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
Aug 15, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
Sep 29-Oct 03, Northampton, 1, J Smith#
Fox Sparrow
Jan 01, South Amherst, 1, D Minear
Mar 10, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Mar 14, Southwick,
2, S Ricker
Mar 23, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Mar 24, Southwick,
1, S Kellogg
Mar 25, Hadley, 1, S Surner
Mar 31, North Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Mar 31, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 14, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 20, Amherst, 2, L Therrien
Oct 20, South Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Oct 31, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Oct 31, Leverett, 6, J P Smith
Nov 05, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Nov 06, Hadley, 1, S Surner
Nov 09, Westhampton, 2, J Lynes
Nov 12, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 15, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Dec 06, Whately, 2, B Benner
Dec 09, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 2, Various
Dec 23, Springfield, 1, E Rutman
Dec 26, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Song Sparrow
Mar 31, Northampton, 25, L Therrien
Apr 15, Colrain, 32, M Lynch
May 05, Northampton, 16, L Therrien
Aug 24, Northampton, 35, L Therrien
Oct 03, Northampton, 76, L Therrien
Dec 26, Greenfield Christmas Count, 150, Various
Lincoln's Sparrow
May 14-15, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 15, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
May 18, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Aug 23, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 14, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Sep 15, Northampton, 1, B Bieda
Sep 19, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Sep 25, Northampton, 12, J Smith
Sep 28, Amherst, 4, C Gentes
Oct 01, Amherst, 6, C Gentes
Oct 01, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Oct 03, Northampton, 16, J P Smith
Oct 03, Northampton, 8, L Therrien
Oct 06, Westhampton, 4, C Horn
Oct 18, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Oct 20, South Amherst, 5, H McQueen
Swamp Sparrow
Jan 04, Agawam, 2, S Kellogg
Feb 05, Northampton, 1, B Packard#
Feb 14, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 09, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 28, Longmeadow, 10, J LaPointe#
May 07, Little River IBA, 10, S Kellogg
Dec 05, Brimfield, 1, I Lynch
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 4, Various
White-throated Sparrow
Apr 11, Amherst, 17, L Therrien
Apr 20, Amherst, 20, L Therrien
May 02, Northampton, 12, L Therrien
May 04, Northampton, 31, L Therrien
Oct 18, Quabbin, 130, L Therrien
White-crowned Sparrow
Apr 21, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
May 13, Granby, 1, L Rogers
May 15, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
May 16, Southwick, 2, VOA
Sep 27, Granville, 1, J Pease
Sep 28, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
Oct 01, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
Oct 01, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Oct 01, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 03, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Oct 14, Southwick, 3, S Kellogg
Oct 15, Amherst, 5, J P Smith
Oct 29, Northampton, 4, C Horn
Nov 05, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Nov 06, Hadley, 2, S Surner
Nov 10, Northampton, 1, C Horn
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 2, Various
Dec 26, Greenfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dark-eyed Junco
Apr 01, Northampton, 13, L Therrien
Apr 15, Colrain, 37, M Lynch
May 08, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
May 13, Mount Holyoke, 1, C Gentes
Aug 03, Mount Holyoke, 15, J Smith
Oct 18, Quabbin Park, 170, L Therrien
Oct 19, Quabbin, 98, L Therrien
Oct 21, Quabbin, 125, L Therrien
Oct 22, South Quabbin, 225, M Lynch
Nov 03, Quabbin Park, 37, L Therrien
Nov 04, Quabbin Park, 106, L Therrien
Oregon Junco (sub-species)
Lapland Longspur
Jan 07, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Jan 24, Norhampton, 1, D Ziomek
Jan 30, Northampton, 1, S Surner
Mar 07, Turners Falls, 1, H Allen
Mar 07, Northampton, 1, VOA
Sep 28, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Oct 03, Northampton, 4, J P Smith
Oct 12, Quabbin, 1, J P Smith
Oct 13, Quabbin Park, 2, J P Smith
Oct 17, Whately, 1, J P Smith
Oct 26, Granville, 3, BHHW
Nov 06, Hadley, 1, S Surner
Nov 10, Hadley, 3, J Smith
Nov 10, Russell, 1, T Swochak
Nov 11, Hadley, 15, J Smith
Nov 15, Hadley, 1, J Smith
Dec 12-15, Granville, 1, BHHW
Dec 26, Greenfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Snow Bunting
Jan 07, Northampton, 10, C Gentes
Jan 07, Granville, 1, J Weeks
Jan 16, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
Jan 24, Norhampton, 4, D Ziomek
Jan 30, Northampton, 2, S Surner
Feb 07, Granville, 3, VOA
Feb 12, Montague, 30, D Minear
Feb 26, Hadley, 5, C Gentes
Mar 07, Northampton, 10, VOA
Mar 14, Hadley, 30, H Allen
Mar 17, Ashfield, 5, S Sauter
Mar 17, Quabbin, 25, D Minear
Oct 24, Quabbin Park, 1, J P Smith
Oct 26, Granville, 2, BHHW
Oct 27, Granville, 2, BHHW
Oct 29, Quabbin Park, 10, M Lynch
Nov 01, Quabbin Park, 8, J Smith
Nov 04, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 06, Hadley, 9, S Surner
Nov 10, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 13, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 15, Hadley, 4, J Smith
Nov 25, Turners Falls, 6, M Taylor
Nov 27, Quabbin Park, 8, M Lynch
Nov 28, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 29, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Nov 30, Northampton, 15, C Gentes
Dec 05, Granville, 1, BHHW
Dec 13, Granville, 5, BHHW
Dec 14, Granville, 4, BHHW
Dec 15, Granville, 9, BHHW
Dec 15, South Hadley, 30, B Benner
Northern Cardinal
Common Resident
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Apr 30, Hadley, 2, C Gentes#
May 01, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 08, Hadley, 6, C Gentes
May 11, Longmeadow, 22, ABC
May 15, Quabbin Park, 12, M Lynch
Oct 09, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
Indigo Bunting
Apr 10, Orange, 2, D Caldwell
May 11, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes
May 11, Amherst, 1, D Minear
May 15, Quabbin Park, 4, M Lynch
May 28, Shutesbury, 2, K Weir
Blue Grosbeak
May 07, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
Aug 09, Northampton, 1, P Yeskie
Oct 02, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Dickcissel
Aug 27-28, Northampton, 1f, A Magee#
Aug 29, Northampton, 1m, J Smith
Sep 03, Northampton, 2, M Lynch
Sep 04, Northampton, 4, J Smith
Sep 15, Northampton, 1, B Bieda
Sep 18, Northampton, 1, M Taylor
Sep 28, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Oct 01, Hadley, 1, J P Smith
Oct 02, Northampton, 2, ABC
Oct 04, Northampton, 1, J P Smith
Oct 06, Westhampton, 1, C Horn
Mixed Blackbird Flock
Apr 18, Northampton, 6000, L Therrien
Oct 29, Northampton, 10000, C Horn
Bobolink
May 04, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
May 04, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
May 05, Amherst, 8, L Therrien
May 11, Northampton, 21, L Therrien
May 14, Hadley, 8, C Gentes
May 16, Northampton, 35, L Therrien
Aug 18, Northampton, 40, J Smith
Aug 21, Northampton, 200, S Surner
Aug 22, Amherst, 223, S Surner
Aug 23, Amherst, 800, S Surner
Aug 28, Northampton, 550, T Gagnon
Oct 03, Northampton, 45, J P Smith
Red-winged Blackbird
Jan 04, Agawam, 2, S Kellogg
Feb 06, Longmeadow, 3, C Surprenant#
Feb 17, Hadley, 1, D Minear
Feb 19, Granby, 80, L Rogers
Aug 30, Northampton, 1500, J Smith
Nov 07, Southwick, 700, S Ricker
Dec 04, Northfield, 3, M Taylor
Dec 09, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 22, Various
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 1, Various
Eastern Meadowlark
Mar 21, Hadley, 3, VOA
Mar 27, Southwick, 3, S Kellogg
Mar 31, Northampton, 1, P Yeskie
Apr 14, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 16, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
May 01, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Jun 04, Orange, 1, L Ferraresso
Aug 30, Northampton, 4, J Smith
Oct 09, North Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Oct 09, Deerfield, 1, H McQueen
Oct 18, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Oct 29, Northampton, 1, C Horn
Dec 22-23, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Oct 22, Northampton, 1, S Satin
Rusty Blackbird
Jan 29, Hatfield, 1, L Therrien
Jan 30, Greenfield, 2, B Packard
Mar 21, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
Apr 01, Northampton, 4, P Yeskie
Apr 04, Southwick, 10, VOA
Apr 09, North Hadley, 9, H McQueen
Apr 10, Longmeadow, 2, K Perkins
Apr 21, Southwick, 2, S Ricker
Apr 25, Brimfield, 4, VOA
Apr 30, Hadley, 8, C Gentes#
Sep 24, South Amherst, 3, J Smith
Oct 15, Northampton, 6, ABC
Oct 21, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 22, Northampton, 1, S Satin
Oct 28, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 31, Granville, 4, BHHW
Nov 03, Northampton, 4, J Smith
Nov 07, Longmeadow, 6, J LaPointe
Nov 10, Hadley, 1, J Smith
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 1, Various
Brewer's Blackbird
Oct 06, South Amherst, 1, H Allen
Common Grackle
Feb 23, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Feb 27, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Mar 06, Hadley, 10, C Gentes
Mar 08, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Nov 07, Southwick, 500, S Ricker
Brown-headed Cowbird
Feb 19, Hadley, 1+, H Allen
Feb 19, Granby, 4, L Rogers
Dec 04, Northfield, 180, M Taylor
Dec 09, Southwick, 18, S Ricker
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 3, Various
Dec 24, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 29, Northfield, 2, M Taylor
Orchard Oriole
May 09, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 11, North Hadley, 5, C Gentes
May 14, Amherst, 2, D Minear
Baltimore Oriole
May 01, Longmeadow, 3, M Lynch
May 02, Holyoke, 1, L Therrien
May 04, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
May 04, Hadley, 2, C Gentes
May 10, Amherst, building nest, H McQueen
May 11, Longmeadow, 17, ABC
May 15, Quabbin Park, 39, M Lynch
May 21, Monson, 62, M Lynch
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
Jan 06, Amherst, 1, D Norton
Jan 17, Blandford, 7, VOA
Jan 17, Cummington, 20, VOA
Mar 08, New Salem, 7, B Lafley
Mar 09, Shutesbury, 3, K Weir
Mar 10, Shutesbury, 4, K Weir
Mar 17, Amherst, 3, H McQueen
Mar 21, Amherst, 3, H McQueen
Mar 31, Shutesbury, 2, K Weir
Apr 07, Deerfield, 1m, R Ranney-Blake
Apr 15, Colrain, 4, M Lynch
May 08, Northfield, 2, M Taylor
May 11, Granville, 1, S Kellogg
Jul 03, Quabbin Gate 10, 1, G d'Entremont
Jul 03, Hawley, 3, M Lynch
Aug 06, Hawley, 12, T Collins
Sep 24, Colrain, 7, M Lynch
Sep 24, South Amherst, 5, J Smith
Sep 30, Northfield, 25, J Smith
Oct 01, Amherst, 23, C Gentes
Oct 02, New Salem, 6, M Lynch
Oct 11, Haydenville, 44, B Packard
Oct 15, Amherst, 36, S Surner
Oct 20, South Amherst, 8, H McQueen
Oct 22, South Quabbin, 2, M Lynch
Oct 23, Haydenville, 15, B Packard
Nov 14, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Nov 16, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Nov 27, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch
Dec 06, Amherst, 1, H Lappen
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 8, Various
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 3, Various
House Finch
Uncommon Resident
Red Crossbill
Mar 30, Hadley, 6, P Yeskie
Jul 04, Montague Plains, 1m, T Gagnon
Nov 27, Springfield, 1, R Titus
White-winged Crossbill
Sep 06, Middlefield, 4-6, D St. James
Nov 13, Quabbin Park, 1, S Surner
Common Redpoll
Jan 17, Montgomery, 15, VOA
Jan 19, Westhampton, 1, J Lynes
Mar 21, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
Dec 14, Granville, 1, BHHW
Dec 15, Granville, 24, BHHW
Dec 16, New Salem, 6, B Lafley
Dec 16, Northfield, 2, M Taylor
Dec 18, Granville, 9, BHHW
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 18, Various
Dec 19, Ashfield, 18, S Sauter
Dec 26, Greenfield Christmas Count, 50, Various
Dec 29, Northfield, 3, M Taylor
Dec 30, Northfield, 20, M Taylor
Hoary Redpoll
Pine Siskin
Mar 28, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Jul 03, Hawley, 1, M Lynch
Oct 03, Northampton, 1, J P Smith
Oct 22, South Quabbin, 46, M Lynch
Oct 22, Haydenville, 3, B Packard
Oct 23, Ludlow, 1, S Surner
Nov 03, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 04, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 09, New Salem, 1, B Lafley
Nov 12, Northfield, 6, M Taylor
Nov 16, Northfield, 20, M Taylor
Nov 23, Granby, 4, L Rogers
Nov 26, Belchertown, 1, L Therrien
Dec 06, Amherst, 1, H Lappen
Dec 06, Ashfield, 2, S Sauter
Dec 11, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Dec 23, Amherst, 1, J Smith
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 2, Various
American Goldfinch
Common Resident
Evening Grosbeak
Apr 03, Ashfield, flock, S Sauter
Apr 07, Conway, 4, J Strules
Apr 15, Colrain, 21, M Lynch
Apr 28, Ashfield, 2, S Sauter
May 07, New Salem, 2, B Lafley
May 08, Northfield, 4, M Taylor
May 13, Granby, 2, L Rogers
Jun 04, New Salem, 1, L Ferraresso
Jun 19, Southampton, pair, P Jowaisas
Jun 21, Montague Plains, 2, B Packard
Jul 03, Quabbin Gate 10, 2, G d'Entremont
Jul 03, Colrain, 2, M Lynch
Jul 04, Plainfield, 2, VOA
Jul 10, Deerfield, 2, R Ranney
Jul 10, Hawley, 25, VOA
Aug 06, Hawley, 2ad 4juv, T Collins
Sep 30, Northfield, 1, J Smith
Oct 23, Haydenville, 4, B Packard
Oct 24, Granville, 3, BHHW
Oct 28, Clarksburg, 25, R. Therrien
Oct 29, Russell, 4, T Swochak
Nov 01, Quabbin Park, 1, J Smith
Nov 09, Ashfield, 1, S Sauter
Nov 16, Northfield, 2, M Taylor
Nov 30, Amherst, 2, C Sharik
Dec 01, Granville, 6, BHHW
Dec 16, Northfield, 20, M Taylor
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 14, Various
Dec 23, Ashfield, 25, S Sauter
Dec 26, Greenfield Christmas Count, 3, Various
House Sparrow
Common Resident