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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.
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs,
Buntings, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches
5/20, Springfield Area, 57,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 43,
Breeding Count
9/10, N. Quabbin, 29, L. Therrien
11/12, Onota, 1, N. Mole
American Tree Sparrow
5/20, W. Springfield, 1, S.
Svec
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 2694,
Winter Counts
Chipping Sparrow
3/19, Easthampton, 1, C. Gentes
5/20, Springfield Area, 105,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 49,
Breeding Count
9/26, Northfield, 200, J.
Smith
12/16, Hadley, 1, R. Packard
12/17, Hadley, 2, S. Surner
12/19, Hatfield, 1, F. Bowrys
Clay-colored Sparrow
10/24, Belchertown, 1, L.
Therrien
Field Sparrow
1/1, Turners Falls, 1, H.
Allen
1/28, Northampton, 1, T. Gagnon
1/31, Belchertown, 1, S. Surner
5/7, Southwick, 11, S. Kellogg
5/20, Springfield Area, 17,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 7,
Breeding Count
Vesper Sparrow
4/9, Hadley, 1, C. Gentes
5/7, Southwick, 3, S. Kellogg
5/11, Belchertown, 1, B. Lafley
5/13, Orange, 2, B. Lafley
6/17, Haley, 2, M. Lynch
6/30, Sunderland, 4, H. Allen
9/24-10/7, Northampton, 1-4,
vo
10/27, Hadley, 1, J. Smith
Savannah Sparrow
1/1, Sheffield, 1, R. Packard
1/4, Turners Falls, 1, J.
Smith
1/9, Hadley, 1, H. Allen
4/27, Northampton, 48, J.
Smith
6/4, Little River IBA, 4,
Breeding Count
9/28, Northampton, 300, J.
Smith
10/4, Northampton, 200, J.
Smith
10/15, Northfield, 150, H.
Galbraith
12/17, Northampton, 22, Winter
Count
Grasshopper Sparrow
5/7-25, Southwick, 2-4, S.
Kellogg, vo
5/29-7/15, Montague, 1-4,
H. Allen, vo
6/10, Westover, 15, B. Bieda
9/24, Northampton, 2, S. Surner
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
10/3, Northampton, 2, J. Smith
Fox Sparrow
1/3, Pittsfield, 1, T. Collins
1/15, Whately, 1, B. Banner
1/25, Amherst, 1, B. Weeks
1/31-2/12, Pittsfield, 1,
N. Mole
4/29, Amherst, 1, L. Therrien
4/30, Hadley, 1, H. McQueen
10/17, Pittsfield, 1, N. Mole
12/9, Belchertown, 4, L. Therrien
12/17, Easthampton, 1, B.
Bieda
12/30, Southwick, 1, J. Zepko
Song Sparrow
5/20, Springfield Area, 197,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 59,
Breeding Count
10/6, Northampton, 120, J.
Smith
10/15, Northfield, 100, H.
Galbraith
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 946,
Winter Counts
Lincoln's Sparrow
5/13, New Salem, 1, B. Lafley
5/13, Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
5/14, New Salem, 1, B. Lafley
5/14, Petersham, 1, B. Lafley
5/17, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
5/18, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
9/7-10/16, 38 reports, 68,
vo
12/16, Athol, 1, B. Mallet
Swamp Sparrow
1/28, Longmeadow, 6, T. Gagnon
5/20, Springfield Area, 16,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 16,
Breeding Count
7/4, Richmond, 48, R. Packard
7/6, Windsor, 36, R. Packard
10/15, Northfield, 220, H.
Galbraith
10/16, Northampton, 138, J.
Smith
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 20,
Winter Counts
White-throated Sparrow
6/4, Little River IBA, 5,
Breeding Count
10/6, Northampton, 130, J.
Smith
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1491,
Winter Counts
White-crowned Sparrow
3/31, Granby, 1, L. Rogers
4/14, Belchertown, 1, L. Therrien
4/14, Petersham, 1, M. Lynch
5/5-17, 10 reports, 13, vo
9/16, Belchertown, 1, S. Surner
9/28-10/25, 24 reports, 114,
vo
10/14, Northampton, 32, M.
Taylor
10/18, Had;ey, 17, J. Smith
11/20-12/31, Southwick, 1,
S. Kellogg
12/17, Hadley, 5, C. Page
12/17, Hadley, 2, D. Ziomek
12/17, Hadley, 1, S. Surner
Dark-eyed Junco
6/4, Little River IBA, 22,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 11349,
Winter Counts
Lapland Longspur
1/6, Hadley, 1, C. Gentes
3/5, Northampton, 1, T. Gagnon
3/27, Northampton, 3, J. Smith
3/28, Northampton, 5, J. Smith
4/27, Northampton, 2, J. Smith
9/20-24, Granville, 1, J.
Weeks, vo
10/4, Granville, 1, J. Weeks,
vo
10/30, Granville, 1, J. Weeks,
vo
10/30, Northampton, 1, B.
Lafley
11/2, Northampton, 8, B. Zajda
11/3, Northampton, 25, J.
Smith
11/9, Northampton, 2, B. Lafley
11/11, Northampton, 2, F.
Bowrys
11/11, Hadley, 1, S. Surner
12/21, Hadley, 3, J. Smith
Snow Bunting
1/7, Cummington, 200, T. Gagnon
1/7, Savoy, 90, T. Gagnon
1/16, Hadley, 40, D. Malo
10/27, Hadley, 35, J. Smith
10/30, Northampton, 20, B.
Lafley
11/1, Onota, 1, N. Mole
11/2, Northampton, 7, R. Packard
11/2, Northampton, 4, B. Zajda
11/3, Northampton, 250, J.
Smith
11/5, Granville, 3, J. Weeks,
vo
11/7, Granville, 4, J. Weeks,
vo
11/9, Northampton, 8, B. Lafley
11/10, Northampton, 10, B.
Lafley
11/17, Granville, 4, J. Weeks,
vo
12/17, Northampton, 4, A.
Magee
12/17, Northampton, 3, T.
Gagnon
12/31, Greenfield Area, 1,
Winter Count
Northern Cardinal
5/20, Springfield Area, 148,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 21,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1297,
Winter Counts
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
4/15, Agawam, 1, S. Perrreault
5/7, Hadley, 14, C. Gentes
5/18, Agawam, 16, J. Hutchison
5/20, Springfield Area, 123,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 20,
Breeding Count
10/2, Hadley, 2, J. Smith
Indigo Bunting
4/15, Shutesbury, 1, K. Weir
5/20, Springfield Area, 12,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 28,
Breeding Count
9/23, Northfield, 21, M. Taylor
10/2, Hadley, 12, J. Smith
Painted Bunting
11/25-12/3, Huntington, 1,
S. Hamlin, vo
Dickcissel
9/10, Northampton, 1, M. Lynch
9/23, Northfield, 1, M. Taylor
10/7, Northampton, 1, T. Gagnon
10/19, Northampton, 2, A.
Magee
Bobolink
5/20, Springfield Area, 50,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 34,
Breeding Count
9/15, Northampton, 50, R.
Packard
9/28, Northampton, 3, J. Smith
Red-winged Blackbird
1/1, South Berkshire, 2, Winter
Count
1/23, Amherst, 1, B. Weeks
2/2, Hadley, 1, R. Packard
5/20, Springfield Area, 411,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 80,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 779,
Winter Counts
12/31, Southwick, 150, S.
Kellogg
Eastern Meadowlark
2/16, Easthampton, 1, C. Gentes
5/20, Springfield Area, 6,
Spring Count
6/10, Westover, 16, B. Bieda
Yellow-headed Blackbird
4/1, S. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch
Rusty Blackbird
1/1, Sheffield, 12, R. Packard
2/4, Northampton, 5, J. Wojtanowski
3/24, Lee, 20, D. St James
9/26-10/27, 15 reports, 97,
vo
9/28, Longmeadow, 20, E. Rutman
10/8, Hardwick, 15, L. Therrien
10/16, S. Quabbin, 10, L.
Therrien
10/18, Ludlow, 12, H. Allen
10/18, Lenox, 10, T. Collins
12/16, Athol, 5, J. Johnstone
12/16, Longmeadow, 1, S. Svec
12/17, Hatfield, 1, S. Sauter
12/30, Westfield, 6, T. Swochak
Common Grackle
2/4, Granby, 1, L. Rogers
2/5, Whately, 2, R. Packard
5/20, Springfield Area, 366,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 45,
Breeding Count
10/8, S. Quabbin, 3450, M.
Lynch
11/5, Granville, 3000, J.
Weeks, vo
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1073,
Winter Counts
12/30, Southwick, 300, S.
Kellogg
Brown-headed Cowbird
1/12, Whately, 55, J. Smith
2/1, Sheffield, 60, D. St
James
5/20, Springfield Area, 120,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 47,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1772,
Winter Counts
Orchard Oriole
4/27, Hadley, 1, J. Jorgensen
5/7, Hadley, 3, C. Gentes
5/7-25, Longmeadow, 2, J.
Wojtanowsk, vo
5/14, Springfield, 1, H. Kingston
5/17, N. Quabbin, 1, J. Smith
5/20, Holyoke, 1, D. McLain
6/3, Deerfield, 1, S. Surner
6/21, Amherst, 2, H. Allen
7/13, Hadley, 2, C. Gentes
7/13, Northampton, 2, C. Gentes
8/21, Longmeadow, 1, J. Wojtanowski
Baltimore Oriole
5/20, Springfield Area, 279,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 22,
Breeding Count
9/6, S. Quabbin, 8, L. Therrien
Purple Finch
6/4, Little River IBA, 8,
Breeding Count
7/15, Windsor, 15, M. Lynch
7/15, Plainfield, 10, S. Kellogg
12/16, Athol Area, 1, B. Mallet
12/16, Springfield Area, 4,
Winter Count
12/19, Southampton, 1, K.
Lewantowicz
12/30, Blandford, 2, M. &
K. Conway
House Finch
5/20, Springfield Area, 52,
Spring Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 1448,
Winter Counts
Red Crossbill
1/1, Gr Barrington, 2, R.
Laubach
5/26, E Quabbin, 10, J. Smith
White-winged Crossbill
5/13, Windsor, 6, P. Steinman
Common Redpoll
1/2, Hinsdale, 114, L. Roberson
2/5, Hadley, 90, C. Gentes
3/5-20, Blandford, 55, M.
& K. Conway
11/26, Granville, 6, J. Weeks,
vo
12/16, Pittsfield, 6, L. Roberson
Pine Siskin
1/1, Westhampton, 4, J. Lynes
1/1, Gr Barrington, 5, R.
Laubach
2/16, Amherst, 4, J. Smith
5/1, Sheffield, 1, T. Collins
5/1-6/1, Pittsfield, 1, T.
Collins
American Goldfinch
5/20, Springfield Area, 189,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 64,
Breeding Count
12/16-1/1, Western Mass, 4828,
Winter Counts
Evening Grosbeak
1/7, Savoy, 13, T. Gagnon
2/18, Ashfield, 15, S. Sauter
2/19, Peru, 40, M. Lynch
3/6, Northfield, 30, M. Taylor
4/14, Petersham, 4, M. Lynch
4/16, Oakham, 2, M. Lynch
5/5, W. Quabbin, 5, J. Smith
5/22, N. Quabbin, 6, J. Smith
5/30, Savoy, 5, R. Packard
6/17, Hawley, 8, M. Lynch
6/30, Savoy, 4, R. Packard
7/2, Savoy, 2, R. Packard
7/15, Hawley, 4, M. Lynch
7/15, Plainfield, 3, S. Kellogg
(ABC)
11/4, Washington, 4, E. Neumuth