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2006 Bird Sightings Highlights of Western Massachusetts including Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties, & the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed. Including the Allen Bird Club Hampden County breeding bird survey, numerous hawk watches, winter surveys and countless observations by individuals and clubs. Compiled by Seth Kellogg.

Rails, Shorebirds, Gulls, Terns

Virginia Rail

4/7-25, 8 locations, 10, vo

5/3-7/12, 29 locations, 63, vo

5/7, Sheffield, 8, C. Blagdon

6/16, Richmond, 10, R. Packard

6/19, Egremont, 8, R. Packard

7/1, Pittsfield, 6, R. Packard

7/4, Richmond, 13, R. Packard

9/4, Egremont, 3, M. Lynch

9/4, Sheffield, 6, M. Lynch

Sora

4/8, Lenox, 1, D. St James

4/27, Amherst, 1, D. Minear

4/30, Amherst, 1, L. Therrien

5/4, Amherst, 1, H. Allen

5/8-25, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg, vo

5/13, Goshen, 2, T. Gagnon

5/14, Windsor, 1, R. Packard

5/20, Holyoke, 1, D. McLain

6/5, Richmond, 2, R. Packard

6/15, Pittsfield, 2, R. Packard

6/19, Hadley, 1, J. Smith

7/9, Brookfield, 1, M. Lynch

Common Moorhen

5/29, Longmeadow, 1, R. Packard

9/4, Sheffield, 2, M. Lynch

American Coot

1/1, Southwick, 2, S. Kellogg

3/6-8, Southwick, 1, S. Ricker, vo

3/21, Pittsfield, 1, T. Collins

10/21-12/3, 22 reports, 74, vo

10/27, Richmond, 24, R. Packard

12/6, Southwick, 10, S. Kellogg

12/16, Onota, 1, N. Mole

Sandhill Crane

3/26, New Marlboro, 2, M. & K. Conway

4/1-7/31, New Marlboro, 2, S. Mullen, vo

Black-bellied Plover

5/16, Hatfield, 2, H. McQueen

8/20, Northfield, 5, C. Gentes

8/26, Southwick, 5, S. Kellogg (ABC)

8/30, Hadley, 1, H. Allen

American Golden-plover

8/25, Whately, 1, C. Gentes

8/26, Southwick, 2, S. Kellogg (ABC)

9/3, Northfield, 1, H. Allen

9/6, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/10, Northampton, 3, M. Lynch

9/16, Northampton, 1, S. Surner

9/23, Northfield, 1, M. Taylor

9/24, Northampton, 4, S. Surner

9/24-25, Northfield, 7, H. Galbraith

9/26, Orange, 3, M. Taylor

9/27, Northampton, 3, F. Bowrys

9/28, Northampton, 2, J. Smith

9/28, Orange, 1, M. Taylor

9/29, Northfield, 4, M. Taylor

10/2, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

10/8, S. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch

10/14, Northampton, 1, M. Taylor

Semipalmated Plover

5/14, Hadley, 4, H. McQueen

5/24, Longmeadow, 4, S. Kellogg

5/25, Deerfield, 1, C. Gentes

5/27, Deerfield, 1, H. McQueen

6/4, Deerfield, 1, R. Packard

6/6, Deerfield, 3, S. Surner

9/1, Southwick, 3, C. Gentes

9/1-10, Northfield, 9-14, vo

9/3, Southwick, 6, C. Gentes

9/3, Northfield, 14, M. Lynch

9/9, Hadlley, 1, C. Gentes

9/14, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg

9/14-29, Northfield, 2-5, vo

9/29, Northfield, 2, M. Taylor

Killdeer

2/4, Turners Falls, 1, R. Palmer

5/20, Springfield Area, 20, Spring Count

8/27, Northfield, 76, H. Galbraith

8/28, Whately, 97, C. Gentes

9/1, Southwick, 85, C. Gentes

9/2, Whately, 75, C. Gentes

12/16, Longmeadow, 2, S. Svec

Greater Yellowlegs

4/8, Pontoosuc, 1, N. Mole

4/12, Amherst, 1, D. Minear

4/26-5/26, 36 reports, 114, vo

8/19-11/15, 20 reports, 33, vo

9/12, Egremont, 6, T. Collins

10/30, Barre Falls, 6, B. Kamp, vo

Lesser Yellowlegs

4/24, Pontoosuc, 1, N. Mole

5/6-19, 8 reports, 35, vo

5/14, Deerfield, 19, S. Surner

8/19-10/3, 14 reports, 45, vo

8/26, Hadley, 22, C. Gentes

10/27, New Salem, 1, B. Lafley

10/30, Amherst, 1, H. Allen

Solitary Sandpiper

5/16, Deerfield, 20, J. Smith

7/5, Egremont, 2, R. Packard

7/11, Chicopee, 1, A. Richardson

Willet

5/13, N. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch

Spotted Sandpiper

4/24, Northampton, 1, C. Gentes

5/20, Springfield Area, 22, Spring Count

Upland Sandpiper

5/12, Westover, 1, H. Allen

6/10, Westover, 15, B. Bieda

9/4, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

Ruddy Turnstone

8/20, Northfield, 1, C. Gentes

Semipalmated Sandpiper

5/29, Longmeadow, 2, R. Packard

8/11, Deerfield, 2, R. Packard

8/12, Longmeadow, 1, T. Gagnon

8/19-27, Hadley, 1-4, C. Gentes

8/20, Northfield, 4, C. Gentes

8/25, Northfield, 4, C. Gentes

9/3, Agawam, 9, C. Gentes

9/3, Northfield, 12, C. Gentes

9/3, Southwick, 5, C. Gentes

9/3, Northfield, 5, H. Allen

9/4, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/9, Longmeadow, 1, C. Gentes

9/20, Sheffield, 1, N. Kotovich

Least Sandpiper

5/13, Southwick, 35, M. & K. Conway

5/16, Turners Falls, 30, M. Taylor

8/24, Longmeadow, 24, T. Gagnon

8/25, Hadley, 29, R. Packard

8/26, Whately, 55, C. Gentes

8/27, Agawam, 35, C. Gentes

9/3, Northfield, 21, M. Lynch

10/1, Northfield, 3, F. Bowrys

White-rumped Sandpiper

6/3, Deerfield, 2, S. Surner

8/20, Northfield, 1, C. Gentes

8/25, Hadley, 1, R. Packard

9/3, Longmeadow, 2, C. Gentes

9/3, Southwick, 1, C. Gentes

9/3, Northfield, 11, M. Lynch

9/9, Longmeadow, 1, C. Gentes

Baird's Sandpiper

8/19, Northfield, 1, M. Lynch

8/25, Northfield, 3, C. Gentes

8/28, Southwick, 2, S. Kellogg

8/30, Whately, 3, C. Gentes

9/3, Longmeadow, 1, C. Gentes

9/6, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/10, Hadley, 1, C. Gentes

9/10, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/14, Northfield, 1, F. Bowrys

Pectoral Sandpiper

8/19, Northfield, 1, C. Gentes

8/20, Hadley, 11, C. Gentes

8/20, Northfield, 15, C. Gentes

8/26, Northfield, 2, C. Gentes

9/4, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/9, Hadley, 8, C. Gentes

9/14, Southwick, 11, S. Kellogg

9/24, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

10/1, Northfield, 2, F. Bowrys

10/2, Northfield, 4, H. Galbraith

10/12, Southwick, 3, S. Kellogg

10/23-25, Amherst, 8, J. Smith

Dunlin

10/8, N. Quabbin, 15, J. Smith

Stilt Sandpiper

8/20, Northfield, 1, C. Gentes

8/27, Hadley, 1, C. Gentes

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

8/19, Northfield, 1, M. Lynch

8/25, Northfield, 2, C. Gentes

8/25, Hadley, 1, R. Packard

8/26, Whately, 1, C. Gentes

8/27, Northfield, 1, H. Galbraith

9/2, Whately, 1, C. Gentes

9/5-7, Northfield, 1, F. Bowrys, vo

10/1, Sunderland, 1, C. Gentes

Short-billed Dowitcher

5/24, Longmeadow, 1, S. Kellogg

8/20, Northfield, 8, C. Gentes

8/27, Belchertown, 1, S. Surner

9/3, Northfield, 2, M. Lynch

9/23, Northfield, 1, M. Taylor

Wilson's Snipe

3/13-4/30, 28 reports, 89, vo

4/8, Northfield, 12, M. Taylor

6/5, Stockbridge, 1, R. Packard

6/10, Tyringham, 1, M. & K. Conway (ABC)

8/17-10/25, 10 reports, 14, vo

11/15, Amherst, 20, H. Allen

12/3, Amherst, 6, H. Allen

12/16, Longmeadow, 2, S. Svec

American Woodcock

2/21, Lenox, 1, D. St James

5/6, Sheffield, 13, M. Lynch

5/20, Springfield Area, 12, Spring Count

12/30, Westfield, 1, K. Lewantowicz

Red-necked Phalarope

5/15, Turners Falls, 1, H. Allen

5/16-18, Deerfield, 1, A. Richards, vo

Bonaparte's Gull

4/12, S Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien

5/12-15, Turners Falls, 1, B. Lafley, vo

5/20, Holyoke, 1, D. McLain

5/22, S. Quabbin, 1, J. Liller

10/8, S. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch

10/22, Onota, 2, T. Gagnon

10/29, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien

11/5, Pontoosuc, 1, T. Gagnon

Ring-billed Gull

12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 3002, Winter Counts

Herring Gull

12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 628, Winter Counts

Iceland Gull

1/1-12, Turners Falls, 3, J. Smith, vo

2/28, Turners Falls, 2, J. Smith

3/1-12, Turners Falls, 1-2, J. Smith, vo

3/4, Turners Falls, 1, M. Lynch

3/8, S Hadley, 1, H. Allen

12/18, Hadley, 1, H. Allen

12/24-31, Turners Falls, 1, J. Smith, vo

Lesser Black-backed Gull

2/20-21, Turners Falls, 1, M. Taylor, vo

3/1-25, Turners Falls, 1, J. Smith, vo

11/5, Gardner, 1, T. Pirro

12/16, Turners Falls, 1, H. Galbraith

12/31, Turners Falls, 1, H. Galbraith

Glaucous Gull

1/19, Turners Falls, 1, C. Gentes

2/20-3/1, Turners Falls, 2, M. Taylor, vo

3/4, Turners Falls, 2, M. Lynch

3/16, Northampton, 1, B. Lafley

Great Black-backed Gull

12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 143, Winter Counts

Caspian Tern

5/13, N. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch

5/16, Westfield, 2, B. Bieda

Common Tern

5/13, N. Quabbin, 5, M. Lynch

5/13, Turners Falls, 1, T. Gagnon

Black Tern

8/20, Hatfield, 5, C. Gentes