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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
Doves, Cuckoos, Owls, Nightjars, Swifts,
Hummingbirds, Kingfisher, Woodpeckers
Mourning Dove
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 5857,
Winter Counts
Black-billed Cuckoo
5/7, Hadley, 4, C. Gentes
5/7, E Longmeadow, 1, H. Kingston
5/20, Springfield Area, 9,
Spring Count
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
5/6, Stockbridge, 1, M. Lynch
5/20-7/9, 11 reports, 16,
vo
7/29, Greylock, 1, S. Grinley
8/19, Barre, 2, M. Lynch
9/27, Belchertown, 1, L. Therrien
10/4, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Eastern Screech-Owl
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 118,
Winter Counts
Great Horned Owl
10/4, Granby, 3, L. Rogers
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 63,
Winter Counts
Barred Owl
6/4, Little River IBA, 4,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 26,
Winter Counts
Long-eared Owl
3/14, Brimfield, 1, I. Lynch
9/20, Sheffield, 1, N. Kotovich
12/17, Hadley, 1, A. Magee
12/23, Amherst, 1, C. Gentes
Short-eared Owl
1/1, Hadley, 1, C. Gentes
1/22, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
12/21, Hadley, 1, J. Smith
Northern Saw-whet Owl
1/5, Ashfield, 1, S. Sauter
3/29, Northampton, 1, G. Cox
12/10, Hawley, 1, M. Lynch
12/16, Athol Area, 7, Winter
Count
12/17, S Hadley, 1, B. &
J. Lafley
12/17, Hadley, 1, D. Peake-Jones
12/17, Williamsburg, 1, R.
Packard
12/17, Amherst, 1, S. Surner
12/29, Quabbin Area, 7, Winter
Count
12/30, Westfield, 2, D. McLain
12/30, Granville, 1, S. Kellogg
Common Nighthawk
5/12, Ludlow, 1, H. Allen
5/25, E Quabbin, 154, J. Smith
5/30, W. Springfield, 56,
J. Zepko
8/24, Pittsfield, 345, S.
Robinson
8/30, Northampton, 2194, T.
Gagnon
9/4, Belchertown, 248, S.
Surner
9/6, S. Quabbin, 255, L. Therrien
9/6, Northampton, 286, T.
Gagnon
9/6, Northampton, 282, T.
Gagnon
9/17, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Whip-poor-will
4/23-6/30, Southwick, 2, S.
Kellogg
5/12, Ludlow, 2, H. Allen
5/12, Montague, 2, B. Lafley
5/15, Granville, 5, S. Kellogg
5/20, Holyoke, 1, D. McLain
5/26, Montague, 6, H. Allen
6/4, Westfield, 1, J. Hutchison
6/14, Montague, 3, H. Allen
Chimney Swift
5/20, Springfield Area, 243,
Spring Count
10/4, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
4/27, Pittsfield, 1, T. Collins
5/20, Springfield Area, 18,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 8,
Breeding Count
10/5, Northampton, 1, D. McLain
Belted Kingfisher
1/1, Sheffield, 1, R. Packard
1/8, Longmeadow, 1, R. Titus
2/1, Turners Falls, 1, H.
Allen
5/20, Springfield Area, 11,
Spring Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 61,
Winter Counts
Red-headed Woodpecker
4/28, Springfield, 1, E. Rutman
Red-bellied Woodpecker
5/20, Springfield Area, 73,
Spring Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 295,
Winter Counts
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
2/13, Shutesbury, 1, K. Weir
2/14, Amherst, 1, H. Allen
2/19, Northampton, 1, B. Hart
6/4, Little River IBA, 13,
Breeding Count
12/15, Royalston, 1, J. Morris-Siegel
12/17, Amherst, 1, J. Marcum
12/30, Russell, 1, T. Swochak
12/31, Shelburne, 1, D. Brule
Downy Woodpecker
5/20, Springfield Area, 49,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 7,
Breeding Count
7/8, Longmeadow, 11, R. Packard
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1041,
Winter Counts
Hairy Woodpecker
5/20, Springfield Area, 22,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 14,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 317,
Winter Counts
Northern Flicker
5/20, Springfield Area, 64,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 18,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 99,
Winter Counts
Pileated Woodpecker
5/20, Springfield Area, 8,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 3,
Breeding Count
9/10, N. Quabbin, 4, L. Therrien
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 60,
Winter Counts