Recent Trip Highlights

Recent Trip Highlights

Agawam-Longmeadow                                             August 29, 2010
South Beach, Chatham                                             July 24, 2010
Vermont Blitz                                                            June 26-28, 2010
Mt Greylock, MA                                                     June 19, 2010
Plum Island, MA                                                       June 12, 2010
Little River IBA, MA                                               June 4-5, 2010
Cape May, NJ                                                          May 22-24, 2010
Spring Census 2010                                                  May 14-15, 2010
Ashley Reservoir, Holyoke                                      May 2, 2010
Wilbraham: Cedar Swamp                                        May 1, 2010
Southwick-Granville                                                   April 23, 2010
Hatfield, Deerfield, Turners Falls                             April 3, 2010
Longmeadow, Southwick and Agawam Ponds          March 27, 2010
Woodcock Watch, East Longmeadow                       March 25, 2010
Connecticut Shore                                                      March 20, 2010
Deerfield and Turners Falls                                       March 13, 2010
North Shore of Massachusetts                                  February 20-21, 2010
S. Amherst, Hadley, Northampton East Meadows   February 13
Rhode Island                                                              January 30 - 31, 2010
Southwick Wildlife Management Area                     January 16, 2010
Springfield Area Christmas Count                             December 19, 2009
Cape Cod, MA                                                            December 5, 2009
South Shore, MA                                                        November 21, 2009
Cape Ann and Plum Island, MA                                 November 15, 2009
Quabbin Park, MA                                                      November 7, 2009
Berkshire Lakes, MA                                                October 31, 2009
Champlain Valley, VT                                                 Oct 24-25, 2009
Plum Island, MA                                                          October 10, 2009
Cape May, NJ                                                              September 25-27, 2009
South Beach, Chatham, MA                                        September 12, 2009
Christmas Count                                                           December 20, 2008

Agawam-Longmeadow MA 8/29/2010
Locations Agwam (Bondis), West Springfield (Expo Lagoon, Westfiekd River), Longmeadow (Sandbar, Pondside)
Number of Species 51
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 43
Black Duck 1
Mallard 28
Greenwing Teal 4 4th pool Pondside
Dcr Cormorant 6
Great Blue Heron 14
Great Egret 7 Bondis, Exosition Lagoon, Sandbar, North pool
Green Heron 2 Exosition Lagoon, Pondisde
Blcr Night Heron 3 Exposition Lagoon, Circuit Ave
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2 Pondisde
Broadwing 1 Exosition Lagoon
Redtail 2
Semi Plover 1 Bondis
Killdeer 8
Spotted Sand 8
Solitary Sand 1 Westfield River dike
Least Sandpiper 15 11 at Bondis, 4 at Westfield River dike
Ringbill Gull 145
Herring Gull 3
Greater Blackback 3
Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 17
Kingfisher 3
Redbelly 2
Downy 1
Flicker 1
Olivesided Fly 1 Westfield River dike
Phoebe 2
Kingbird 2 Between South (1st) and 2nd pool Pondside
Warbling Vireo 6
Blue Jay 4
Crow 4
Roughwing 4 In tree between 2nd and 3rd pool Pondside
Chickadee 3
Whitebr Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 6
Robin 1
Catbird 1
Mockingbird 2
Starling 150
Waxwing 4
Yellowthroat 1
Song Sparrow 1
Cardinal 2
Redwing 4
Cowbird 80
Baltimore Oriole 1
Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 4

South Beach, Chatham - July 24, 2010
Conditions Hazy, hot to start, then breezy and comfortable
Number of Species 33 Comments
Common Eider 10 Resting on beach
Whitewing Scoter 1 In bay
Dcr Cormorant 150
Snowy Egret 7
Osprey 2 On nest
Blackbellied Plover 55
Semi Plover 120
Piping Plover 15
Oystercatcher 12
Gr Yellowlegs 60
Willet 80
Whimbrel 8
Hudsonian Godwit 6
Marbled Godwit 1
Turnstone 30
Red Knot 75
Sanderling 150
Semi Sandpiper 300
Least Sandpiper 30
Pectoral Sand 1
Shortbill Dowitcher 250
Laughing Gull 50
Ringbill Gull 2
Herring Gull 30
Greater Blackback 40
Roseate Tern 3
Common Tern 100
Least Tern 3
Crow 1
Tree Swallow 15
Bank Swallow 6
Barn Swallow 15
Savannah Sp 2

Vermont Blitz - June 26 - 28, 2010
Locations Westminster, Thetford, Sharon, Berlin Pond, Hinesburg,Charlotee, Shelburne Farms, St Albans, Swanton, Northeast Kingdom (NK)
Number of Species 126
Canada Goose 32
Wood Duck 14
Black Duck 2
Mallard 13
Hooded Merganser 6 Sharon, mother and 5 young
Common Merganser 11 St Albans, mother and 9 young
Ruffed Grouse 1 Nulhagen, (NK)
Turkey 34
Com Loon 2 Berlin
Piedbill Grebe 6 Barton Marsh (NK)
Dc Cormorant 42
Am Bittern 1 Thetford
Great Blue 8
Green Heron 5
Cattle Egret 3 Shelburne Farms
Turkey Vulture 9
Osprey 7
Bald Eagle 2
Sharpshin 1
Redshoulder 1
Redtail 2
Kestrel 2
Virginia Rail 1 Westminster
Moorhen 1 Swanton (Missisquoi NWR)
Killdeer 9
Spotted Sand 4 Thetford - mother and 3 young
Snipe 2 Berlin, Barton (NK)
Ringbilled Gull 160
Herring Gull 4
Gr Blackback Gull 4
Black Tern 35 Swanton (Missisquoi NWR)
Common Tern 20 St Albans
Pigeon 33
Mourning Dove 38
Bb Cuckoo 1 Sharon (Downer SF)
Swift 12
Hummingbird 1
Kingfisher 1
Red-Bellied Wood. 1
Sapsucker 7
Downy 2
Hairy 2
Flicker 9
Pileated 1
Olive sided Fly 1 Berlin
Pewee 4
Alder Fly 6
Least Fly 9
Phoebe 5
Great Crested 2
Kingbird 30
Blueheaded Vireo 6
Warbling Vireo 4
Redeyed Vireo 20
Gray Jay 5 South America Road (NK) - family
Blue Jay 21
Crow 28
Raven 8
Tree Swallow 46
Roughwing 8 2 adults feeding 6 young
Bank Swallow 4
Cliff Swallow 5 Berlin
Barn Swallow 30
Bl-capped Chickadee 17
Boreal Chickadee 3 Nulhagen (NK)
Rb Nuthatch 16
Wb Nuthatch 4
Creeper 5
House Wren 3
Winter Wren 8
Marsh Wren 5 Barton Marsh (NK)
Goldencrown Kinglet 20
Bluebird 1
Veery 32
Swainson's Thrush 1 Moose Bog (NK)
Hermit Thrush 12
Wood Thrush 4
Robin 90
Catbird 9
Brown Thrasher 2 Charlotte
Starling 88
Waxwing 120
Golden-winged Warbler 1 Hinesburg (Gepargs Park)
Blue-wnged W. 1
Nashville Warbler 12
Nor. Parula 8
Yellow Warbler 19
Chestnut-side 23
Magnolia Warbler 18
Bt Blue Warbler 2
Yellowrump 13
Bt Green Warbler 10
Blackburnuan 2
Pine Warbler 1
Black & White 9
Redstart 15
Ovenbird 20
N Waterthrush 2 South America Road (NK)
Yellowthroat 40
Canada Warbler 5
Tanager 3
Towhee 6
Chipping Sp 5
Clay-colored Sp. 1 Charlotte
Field Sparrow 4
Vesper Sp 2 Swanton (Franklin Airport)
Savannah Sp 16
Grasshopper Sp 3 Swanton (Franklin Airport)
Song Sparrow 28
Lincoln's Sp 1 Moose Bog (NK)
Swamp Sp 26
Whitethroat 13
Junco 3
Cardinal 1
Rosebreast 8
Indigo Bunt 7
Bobolink 1
Redwing 212
Meadowlark 2
Grackle 72
Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 2
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 1
Goldfinch 20
House Sp 14

Mt. Greylock - June 19, 2010
Number of Species 43
Ruffed Grouse 1 drumming at Jones Nose
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 5
Least Flycatcher 4
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 22
Blue Jay 2
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
Winter Wren 4
Veery 7
Swainson's Thrush 3 beginning of Saddleball trail
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 10
Gray Catbird 1
Cedar Waxwing 6
Nashville Warbler 1
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
Black-throated Green Warbler 6
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Blackpoll Warbler 8 Summit and Saddleball
Black & White Warbler 7
American Redstart 12
Ovenbird 11
Mourning Warbler 1 Jones Nose as trail enters woods
Common Yellowthroat 3
Canada Warbler 1 beginning of Saddleball trail
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee 5
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 1 At Summit
Dark-eyed Junco 10
Indigo Bunting 1
Purple Finch 4
House Sparrow 2

Plum Island, MA - June 12, 2010
Species Number Comments
Total 70 Canada Goose 26
Gadwall 20
Black Duck 6
Mallard 30
Bluewing Teal 3 North Pool
Greenwing Teal 4 North Pool
Gannet 6 Offshore
Dc Cormorant 40
Great Egret 20
Snowy Egret 15
Bc Night Heron 2 1 - Salt Pans flying, 1 - North Pool
Glossy Ibis 1 Salt Pans feeding
Tur Vulture 2
Osprey 2 In nest
Virginia Rail 2 North Pool Calling
Black Rail 2 North Pool Calling at 7:15
Sora 3 North Pool Calling
Bb Plover 10
Semi Plover 1
Piping Plover 2 Sandy Point
Killdeer 3
Gr Yellowlegs 3
Willet 25
Turnstone 3 Sandy Point
Red Knot 5 Forward Pool
Semi Sand 25
Least Sand 1
Sb Dowitcher 2 Forward Pool
W Phalarope 1 Salt Pans feeding female
Ringbill 15
Herring Gull 40
Gbb Gull 35
Common Tern 10
Least Tern 4
Mourn Dove 8
Alder 1
Willow 6
Kingbird 12
Warbling V 1
Redeyed V 1
Blue Jay 1
Crow 5
Purple Martin 10 Lot 1
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Sw 5
Chickadee 1
Titmouse 1
Marsh Wren 15 Mostly North Pool
Robin 5
Catbird 15
Mockingbird 4
Thrasher 3
Starling 6
Waxwing 12
Yellow Warb 15
Redstart 2
Yellowthroat 6
Towhee 8
Claycolor 2
Savannah Sp 2
Saltmarsh Sparrow 6 Salt Pans
Song Sparrow 4
Cardinal 2
Bobolink 20
Redwing 50
Grackle 10
Orchard Oiole 1 Hellcat Parking - immature male singing
House Finch 5
Goldfinch 15
House Sp 2

Little River IBA, MA - June 4-5, 2010
Locations Little River IBA - south Blandford and north Granville, west highliands of Southwick, Westfield
Averages are for seven year period 2004-2010
Number of Species 104 Lowest, 109 in 2009, average 113
Number of Individuals 3608 Second lowest to 2004, average 3919
Canada Goose 20 Lowest, Average 60
Wood Duck 33
Mallard 9
Wild Turkey 20
Great Blue Heron 5 Low
Turkey Vulture 7
Cooper's Hawk 1 4th time
Northern Goshawk 1 5th time
Red-shouldered Hawk 3
Broad-winged Hawk 5
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Virginia Rail 1 4th time
Killdeer 4
Rock Pigeon 2 3rd time
Mourning Dove 58
Black-billed Cuckoo 1 None in 2008 and 2009
Eastern Screech Owl 1 6th time
Barred Owl 4
Whip-poor-will 6
Chimney Swift 24 high, average 14
Ruby-thr. Hummingbird 7 low, average 11
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 33 low, average 43
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 9
Northern Flicker 13
Pileated Woodpecker 17 high, average 10
Eastern Wood Pewee 31 low, average 50
Acadian Flycatcher 3
Alder Flycatcher 22
Willow Flycatcher 2
Least Flycatcher 8 low, average 16
Eastern Phoebe 50 high, average 40
Great Crested Flycatcher 15
Eastern Kingbird 10 low, average 18
Blue-headed Vireo 23
Warbling Vireo 4
Red-eyed Vireo 294 low, average 327
Blue Jay 41 low, average 55
American Crow 86
Common Raven 2 low, average 6
Tree Swallow 58
N. Rough-winged Swallow 2
Bank Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 49 high, average 39
Black-capped Chickadee 105
Tufted Titmouse 32 low, average 41
Red-breasted Nuthatch 9
White-breasted Nuthatch 9
Brown Creeper 5
Carolina Wren 4 most in a count
House Wren 26 high, average 13
Winter Wren 6 low, average 10
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Eastern Bluebird 12
Veery 165 low, average 173
Hermit Thrush 27
Wood Thrush 55
American Robin 213 high, average 140
Gray Catbird 93 high, average 73
Northern Mockingbird none 6 times previous, none in 2009 and 2010
European Starling 71 high, average 57
Cedar Waxwing 120 high, average 74
Blue-winged Warbler 5
Nashville Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 48
Chestnut-sided Warbler 80 low, average 107
Magnolia Warbler 17 low, average 26
Black-throated Blue Warbler 74 low, average 109
Yellow-rumped Warbler 19
Black-throated Green Warbler 65 low, average 77
Blackburnian Warbler 52 low, average 69
Pine Warbler 7
Prairie Warbler 6
Black & White Warbler 81
American Redstart 82 low, average 119
Worm-eating Warbler 1
Ovenbird 256 low, average 288
Northern Waterthrush 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 105 low, average 125
Canada Warbler 6 low, average 15
Scarlet Tanager 24 low, average 54
Eastern Towhee 75 high, average 60
Chipping Sparrow 107 high, average 72
Field Sparrow 4 low, average 9
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 76
Swamp Sparrow 17
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 23
Northern Cardinal 33 high, average 23
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 17
Indigo Bunting 12 low, average 20
Bobolink 45
Red-winged Blackbird 111 high, average 86
Common Grackle 49
Brown-headed Cowbird 28
Baltimore Oriole 11 low, average 16
Purple Finch 4 low, average 11
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 77
House Sparrow 19

Cape May, NJ - May 22-24, 2010
Locations Visited Brigantine on Saturday; Bellplain, Delaware Bay and Lighthouse beaches on Sunday; Higbee and Nummy's Island and Brigantine on Monday
Conditions Overcast all three days with breaks of sun on Monday
Number of Species 126

Species Number Comments
Canada Goose 60
Mute Swan 35
Wood Duck 1 At experimental pool - Jan
Gadwall 4 At Lighthouse Marsh
Black Duck 15
Mallard 25
Common Eider 2 Two imm males sitting on beach opp. Nummy's
Surf Scoter 1 Off Lighthouse Beach
White-winged Scoter 1 Off Lighthouse Beach
Northern Gannet 5 Off Lighthouse Beach
Dble-cr Cormorant 60
Great Blue Heron 10
Great Egret 30
Snowy Egret 20
Tri-colored Heron 1 At Brig near shore tower
Black-cr Night Heron 14 8 at Nummys, 6 at Brig
Glossy Ibis 40
Black Vulture 1 Kathy on way back
Turkey Vulture 10
Osprey 15
Bald Eagle 1 At Brig
Cooper's Hawk 1 At Belleplaine
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Peregrine Falcon 2 At Brig- playing
Clapper Rail 25 Good looks at Brig and Reeds Beach
Black-bellied Plover 700 Mostly at Brig on Sat
Semipalmated Plover 100
Piping Plover 6 Lighthouse beach
Killdeer 3
Oystercatcher 40 Mostly Btig
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Solitary Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 7
Willet 110
Whimbrel 45 Mostly at Brig
Ruddy Turnstone 700 mostly at Brig on Sat, some at Reeds beach
Red Knot 2,500 Masses at Reeds Beach, 30 at Brig
Sanderling 5 Suprisingly scarce
Semipalmated Sand 2,300 Brig and Reeds
Least Sandpiper 15
White-rumped Sand 1 Brig on Sat
Dunlin 3600 Masses at Brig on Sat, many at Reeds and Brig Mon.
Short-billed Dowitcher 2000 Masses at Brig on Sat
Long-billed Dowitcher 2 At Brig on Monday
Wilson's Phalarops 3 At Kighthouse beach behind dune - Myles
Laughing Gull 1,600
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 200
Greater Bl-backed Gull 100
Caspian Tern 2 At Brig on Sat
Gull-billed Tern 15 Brig on Sat and Monday
Common Tern 2 Bayshore beaches
Forster's Tern 225 Most at Brig
Least Tern 10 4 at Brig on Sat, 6 at Lighthouse beach
Black Skimmer 100 Mostly at Brig Sat and Monday
Rock Dove 15
Mourning Dove 15
Chimney Swift 30
Ruby-thr Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Wood Pewee 5
Acadian Flycatcher 3 Belleplain
Gr Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 4
White-eyed Vireo 3 Belleplain and Higbee
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 12
Fish Crow 35
Purple Martin 35 Brig and Pierce Point
Tree Swallow 40
Rough-winged Swallow 2 Lighthouse marsh
Bank Swallow 12
Barn Swallow 30
Carolina Chickadee 1 Belleplain
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-br Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 5
House Wren 2
Marsh Wren 10 Nice, close looks at Jake's Landing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 2
Robin 20
Gray Catbird 10
Mockingbird 4
Starling 50
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Yellow-thr. Warbler 4 Very nice, close looks at Belleplain and Jakes Landing
Pine Warbler 5
Prairie Warbler 2 At Higbee
Blackpoll Warbler 1 At Higbee
Black & White Warbler 4
Redstart 1
Prothonotary Warbler 1 Belleplaine on entrance road from 347
Wormeating Warbler 2 At Belleplaine
Ovenbird 7
La Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 20
Yellow-breasted Chat 2 At Higbee
Scarlet Tanager 1
Summer Tanager 1 At Campground where Bob and Holly were staying
Eastern Towhee 4
Chipping Sparrow 5
Saltmarsh Sh-t Sp 4 Brig and Jakes Landing
Seaside Sparrow 16 Brig and Jakes Landing
Song Sparrow 6
White-thr Sparrow 1 At Higbee - Kathy
Cardinal 4
Blue Grosbeak 3 At Higbee
Indigo Bunting 6
Red-winged Blackbird 150
Grackle 35
Boat-tailed Grackle 30
Cowbird 8
Orchard Oriole 2 At Brig at experimental pool and at Belleplaine
House Finch 2
Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 8

Ashley Reservoir, Holyoke - May 2, 2010
Number of Species 58
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 1
Black Duck 1
Mallard 12
Common Merganser 1
Green Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 8
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Northern Flicker 5
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 3
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 2
Tree Swallow 4
N. Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 7
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 20
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Black-throated Green Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 2
Black & White Warbler 2
American Redstart 6
Ovenbird 1
Common Yellowthroat 2
Canada Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 14
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird 14
Common Grackle 42
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Baltimore Oriole 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 3

Wilbraham: Cedar Swamp - May 1, 2010

Number of Species 43
Species Number
Canada Goose 3
Great Blue Heron 3
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 2
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 7
Northern Waterthrush 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 7
Field Sparrow 6
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 3

Southwick-Granville - April 23, 2010
Southwick WMA, South Pond, Hillside Road, Phelon Road, Blueberry Hill

Number of Species 51 Comments
Canada Goose 1
Wild Turkey 1 Hillside
Double-crested Cormorant 1 South Pond
Turkey Vulture 6
Osprey 6 2 on nests, 4 migrants
Bald Eagle 2 Migrants at BH
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Migrant at BH
Cooper's Hawk 1 BH
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 BH
Broad-winged Hawk 20 Migrants at BH
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Kestrel 2 Nesting at SWMA
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 6
Fish Crow 1 Center of Southwick
Common Raven 6 BH
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1 Phelon Road
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 SWMA
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 SWMA
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 SWMA
Eastern Bluebird 2 SWMA
American Robin 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 SWMA
Pine Warbler 1 SWMA
Prairie Warbler 2 SWMA
Louisiana Waterthrush 1 Phelon Road
Eastern Towhee 4 SWMA
Chipping Sparrow 3
Field Sparrow 8 SWMA
Savannah Sparrow 1 Hillside
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 2

Hatfield, Deerfield, Turners Falls - April 3, 2010
Number of Species 42
Species Number CommentsSugarloaf, South Deerfield, MA
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 15 Turners
Wood Duck 14 Hatfield
Mallard 4
Ring-necked Duck 12 Hatfield -9, Barton Cove-3
Bufflehead 1 Rod & Gun
Common Merganser 15 Rod & Gun
Double-crested Cormorant 2 Barton Cove
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1 Hatfield
Bald Eagle 2 Barton Cove on and near nest
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 5
American Kestrel 1 Hatfield
Peregrine Falcon 2 Sugarloaf at nest
Killdeer 2 Hatfield
Ring-billed Gull 30
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 10
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 15
Common Raven 2 Sugarloaf at nest
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 4
European Starling 30
Song Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 5
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 6

Longmeadow, Southwick and Agawam Ponds - March 27, 2010
Very cold, breezy, clear
Number of Species 39
Canada Goose 20
Mute Swan 1
Wood Duck 22 3 in trees at Pondisde
American Wigeon 2 Leonard Pond
Black Duck 5
Mallard 25
Ring-necked Duck 7 6-Pondisde, 1 Goose Pond
Hooded Merganser 5 Goose Pond
Osprey 1 Flyover, South Pond
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Killdeer 4 West Road Longmeadow, in territorial conflict
Ring-billed Gull 5
Rock Pigeon 15
Mourning Dove 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 4
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 15
Tree Swallow 110 Perched on shrubs and trees at Pondside
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 4
American Robin 50
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 30
Savannah Sparrow 20
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 30
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
House Sparrow 4

Woodcock Watch, East Longmeadow - March 25, 2010
Cloudy and cool
American Woodcock - 15 males displaying

Connecticut Shore - March 20, 2010
West Haven, New Haven, Hammonasset, Saybrook, Essex
Clear,warm,southwest wind 10-15
Number of Species 59 Comments
Canada Goose 100
Brant 120
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 3
Am Wigeon 7 Oyster River
Black Duck 40
Mallard 30
Shoveler 1 North Cove, Saybrook
Ringneck 2 South Cove, Saybrook
Less Scaup 12 North Cove, Saybrook
Oldsquaw 25
Bufflehead 40
Goldeneye 1 Conn River, Saybrook
Com Merganser 6
Red br Merg 75
Turkey 1 Oyster River
Red throated Loon 2 Oyster River
Com Loon 10
Piedbill 2 South Cove, Saybrook
Horned Grebe 55
Redneck Grebe 2 Oyster River
Gr Cormorant 6
Great Blue 4
Great Egret 1 Hammonasset
Tur Vulture 8
Osprey 3
Bald Eagle 3 Essex
Sharpshin 1 Hammonasset
Cooper's Hawk 1 Branford
Redtail 5
Bb Plover 3 Hammonasset
Killdeer 5 Hammonasset
Bonaparte's 30 Oyster River
Ringbill 200
Herring Gull 50
Glaucous Gull 1 Oyster River
Gbb Gull 5
Pigeon 20
Monk Parakeet 12 West Haven-10, Saybrook-2
Mourn Dove 10
Redbelly 2
Flicker 1
Blue Jay 5
Crow 50
Fish Crow 15
Tree Swallow 5
Chickadee 1
Robin 100
Mockingbird 5
Starling 100
Yellowrump 1 Hammonasset
Song Sparrow 10
Cardinal 5
Redwing 50
Grackle 75
Cowbird 2
House Finch 8
Goldfinch 5
House Sp 20

Deerfield and Turners Falls - March 13
Cloudy, light rain of and on, 35 degrees
Number of Species 31
Canada Goose 57
Mute Swan 24 Most in Barton Cove
Black Duck 2
Mallard 12
Ring-necked Duck 14 Barton Cove
Bufflehead 7 Barton Cove -4, Rod & Gun-3
Common Goldeneye 7 Barton Cove-4, Canal-3
Hooded Merganser 7 Barton Cove
Common Merganser 31 Most at Rod & Gun
Red-breasted Merganser 1 Male- Barton Cove
Turkey Vulture 1
Bald Eagle 2 On ice and in nest
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 10
Peregrine Falcon 2 Mating at Sugarloaf cliff
Ring-billed Gull 93 Unity Park
Rock Pigeon 4
Belted Kingfisher 1 Canal
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 8
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Cedar Waxwing 27
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2

North Shore of Massachusetts - February 20-21, 2010
Annisquam, Rockport, Gloucester, Ipswich woods, Plum Island, Newburyport, Wayland
Mild but windy from northwest on Sat. Mild again but even more windy from NW on Sunday
Number of Species 64
Species Number Comments
Canada Goose 200
Brant 5 Cathedral Rocks
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 12 Eastern Point
Black Duck 80
Mallard 95
Ring-necked Duck 12 Wayland 11, Niles Pond 1
Greater Scaup 2 Annisquam and Wayland (Lesser?)
King Eider 1 Good Harbor Beach
Common Eider 110
Harlequin Duck 60 Rockport
Surf Scoter 15
White-winged Scoter 190
Black Scoter 10
Long-tailed Duck 65
Bufflehead 60
Common Goldeneye 70
Common Merganser 5 Wayland
Red-breasted Merganser 70
Red-throated Loon 8
Common Loon 14
Horned Grebe 15
Red-necked Grebe 15
Northern Gannet 2 Andrews Point (Jan Z.)
Great Cormorant 20
Bald Eagle 4 Chain Bridge
Red-tailed Hawk 10
Peregrine Falcon 1 Gloucester Town Hall
Purple Sandpiper 3 Close at Halibut
Black-headed Gull 1 Yacht Club at Newburyport
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 600
Iceland Gull 6 Gloucester-Brace Cove and Niles Pond
Glaucous Gull 2 Gloucester-Brace Cove and Niles Pond
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Razorbill 2 Halibut Point and Jodry Pier (close)
Black Guillemot 10 Atlantic Ave, Gloucester
Rock Pigeon 100
Mourning Dove 20
Snowy Owl 1 North Pool at Plum, (white adult male on ice)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Ipswich Woods
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Northern Shrike 1 Plum Island (Myles C)
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 50
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 65
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 100
Cedar Waxwing 3
American Tree Sparrow 1 Feeder near Ipswich Woods
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 20
Snow Bunting 1 At the beach from Parking Lot 1at Plum Island
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 1
American Goldfinch 25
House Sparrow 5

S. Amherst, Hadley, Northampton East Meadows - February 13
Number of Species 22 Comments
Canada Goose 100
Hooded Merganser 1
Bald Eagle 1
Northern Harrier 1 Station Road, Amherst
Red-tailed Hawk 10
Ring-billed Gull 40
Herring Gull 1
Rock Pigeon 30
Mourning Dove 10
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 15
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 15
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 100
American Tree Sparrow 15
Dark-eyed Junco 6
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 2

Rhode Island - January 30 - 31, 2010
Locations Visited Apponaug Cove, Warwick Bay, Watchemocket Cove, Turner Reservoir, Seapowet, Sakonnet Pont, Sachuest, Easton Pond, Beavertail, Point Judith, Galilee, Trustom Pond.
Number of Species 73
Canada Goose 1500
Brant 100
Mute Swan 25
Gadwall 6 Apponaug
American Wigeon 100 Apponaug
Black Duck 200
Mallard 150
Canvasback 10 Easton, Turner
Ring-necked Duck 30
Greater Scaup 1000 Warwick Bay
Lesser Scaup 5 Turner
Common Eider 2000 Everywhere (2 in 2009)
Harlequin Duck 25
Surf Scoter 20
Black Scoter 200 Many Flocks, (5 in 2009)
Bufflehead 150
Common Goldeneye 50
Hooded Merganser 100
Common Merganser 10
Red-breasted Merganser 50
Ruddy Duck 18 Turner, Trustom
Red-throated Loon 3 Beavertail
Common Loon 25
Horned Grebe 25
Great Cormorant 25
Great Blue Heron 20
Turkey Vulture 1 Seapowet
Northern Harrier 1 Seapowet
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Seapowet
Red-tailed Hawk 25
Merlin 1 Beavertail
Peregrine Falcon 1 Sakonnet
American Coot 6
Killdeer 2 Beavertail
Sanderling 25 Beavertail
Dunlin 8 Seapowet
Black-headed Gull 2 Watchemocket Cove
Ring-billed Gull 100
Herring Gull 200
Glaucous Gull 1 Apponaug Cove, imm.
Great Black-backed Gull 100
Rock Pigeon 50
Mourning Dove 30
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 100
Fish Crow 1 Heard
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 3
Hermit Thrush 1 Sachuest
American Robin 100
Gray Catbird 3 Sachuest
Northern Mockingbird 8
European Starling 500
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25 Sachuest
Yellow-beasted Chat 1 Sachuest - K. Conway
American Tree Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 25
White-crowned Sparrow 1 Seapowet
White-throated Sparrow 50
Dark-eyed Junco 12
Northern Cardinal 20
Red-winged Blackbird 1
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 30
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1 Seapowet
Eurasian Wigeon a hybrid at Apponaug

Southwick Wildlife Management Area - January 16, 2010

Number of Species 14
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Ring-billed Gull 2
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 12
American Robin 31
Northern Mockingbird 1
Dark-eyed Junco 18
American Goldfinch 3

Springfield Area Christmas Count - December 19, 2009

Gr Blue Heron 3
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 3027
Wood Duck 82
Black Duck 106
Mallard 1003
Pintail 2
Common Goldeneye 22
Hooded Merganser 35
Common Merganser 61
Bald Eagle-Adult 7
Immature 1
Sharpshin 3
Coopers 3
Goshawk 1
Redtail 52
Kestrel 1
Turkey 9
Ringbill Gull 447
Herring Gull 94
Great Black-back Gull 22
Rock Pigeon 1035
Mourning Dove 366
Screech Owl 10
Kingfisher 8
Red-bellied Wood 57
Downy 118
Hairy 34
Flicker 8
Pileated 3
Blue Jay 417
Crow 6583
Raven 2
Chickadee 345
Titmouse 127
Red-br Nuthatch 15
White-Br Nuthatch 98
Creeper 11
Carolina Wren 15
Winter Wren 1
Golden-cr Kinglet 38
Bluebird 11
HermitThrush 2
Robin 1054
Mockingbird 28
Cedar Waxwing 100
Starling 7641
Cardinal 158
Tree Sparrow 152
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 137
Swamp Sparrow 2
White-Thr Sparrow 353
Junco 1033
Red-winged Blackbird 222
House Finch 207
Goldfinch 227
House Sparrow 620
Write-In Species
Peregrin 3
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 6
Ruddy Duck 4
Ringneck Duck 1
Red Shoulder Hawk 1
Merlin 1
Catbird 1

Cape Cod - December 5, 2009

Locations Visited Siders Pond, Salt Pond, Surf Ave, Little Pond, Perch Pond, Mill Pond, all in Falmouth. Mill Pond in Marstons Mills, Sandy Neck Beach, Sagamore Beach
Date and Conditions December 5, 2009, Saturday Overcast and light wind in Falmouth, then rain and strong, cold NE wind on bay shore.
Number of Species 56

Species Number Comments
Canada Goose 190
Brant 6 Sagamore
Mute Swan 30
Gadwall 35
Eurasian Wigeon 1 Marston's Mills
American Wigeon 75
Black Duck 10
Mallard 40
Green-winged Teal 3 Marston's Mills
Canvasback 2 Little Pond
Redhead 1 Mill Pond, E Falmouth
Ring-necked Duck 8
Lesser Scaup 30
Greater Scaup 1200
Common Eider 300
Surf Scoter 40
White-winged Scoter 55
Black Scoter 20
Long-tailed Duck 10
Bufflehead 90
Common Goldeneye 40
Hooded Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 175
Northern Fulmar 2 Sandy Neck - JZ
Greater Shearwater 2 Sandy Neck
Red-throated Loon 20
Common Loon 30
Pied-billed Grebe 2 Perch Pond
Northern Gannet 50
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Great Cormorant 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Black-headed Gull 1 Surf Ave - JZ
Ring-billed Gull 200
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 5
Razorbill 10 Surf Ave - JZ
Rock Pigeon 50
Mourning Dove 5
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 50
Song Sparrow 2
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 2
House Finch 6
House Sparrow 20

South Shore - November 21, 2009

Locations Visited Cumberland Farms (morning and evening), Plymouth Beach, Manomet, Duxbury Beach, Webster Sanctuary in Marshfield, N. Plymouth Pond, Nelson St Park

Date and Conditions November 21, Sunday (Postponed from Sat) - Partly Cloudy, mild, brisk NW wind.

Number of Species 67
Species Number Comments

Canada Goose 118
Brant 92 Nelson St Park
Mute Swan 20
Gadwall 19 N. Plymouth
Black Duck 120
Mallard 79
Green-winged Teal 5 Webster
Redhead 1 N. Plymouth
Common Eider 106
Surf Scoter 130
White-winged Scoter 20
Black Scoter 15
Long-tailed Duck 11
Bufflehead 11
Hooded Merganser 1 N. Plymouth
Red-breasted Merganser 24
Red-throated Loon 11
Common Loon 4
Horned Grebe 10
Red-necked Grebe 1
Northern Gannet 25
Double-crested Cormorant 12
Great Cormorant 6 Manomet
Great Blue Heron 4
Northern Harrier 6 Cumberland, Duxbury
Red-tailed Hawk 7
Merlin 2 Webster
American Coot 3 N. Plymouth
Black-bellied Plover 12 Duxbury, Nelson St Park
Killdeer 2 heard
Red Knot 2 Nelson St Park
Sanderling 52 Duxbuy
Purple Sandpiper 1 Manomet
Dunlin 978 Duxbury
Bonaparte's Gull 20 Plymouth Beach
Ring-billed Gull 299
Herring Gull 70
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 4
Great Horned Owl 1 Cumberland Farms
Short-eared Owl 1 Cumberland Farms
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 3
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 32
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 14
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 110
Cedar Waxwing 17
American Tree Sparrow 1
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 14
White-crowned Sparrow 6 Cumberland Farms
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 20
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 15

Cape Ann and Plum Island - November 15, 2009

Locations Visited Andrews Point, Cathedral Ledge, Good Harbor Beach, Atlantic Ave,Eastern Point, Jodrey Pier, Argilla Road, Joppa Flats, Salt Pannes, Forward Pool, South Pool

Number of Species 61 Comments
Canada Goose 85
Mute Swan 23
Am Wigeon 40 Salt Pannes
Black Duck 45
Mallard 25
Shoveler 20 South Pool
Pintail 100 Salt Pannes, South Pool
Greenwing Teal 6 Forward Pool
Ringneck 2 Niles Pond
Gr Scaup 15 South Pool
King Eider 1 On rocks next to road at Good Harbor Beach
Common Eider 180
Harlequin 75 Andrews Point, Cathedral Ledge
Surf Scoter 4
Ww Scoter 35
Black Scoter 4
Oldsquaw 6
Bufflehead 70
Goldeneye 30
Red br Merg 50
Ruddy Duck 3 South Pool
Red thr Loon 12
Com Loon 8
Pied-billed Grebe 1 Niles Pond
Redneck Grebe 5
Greater Sh 25 Andrews Point, Atlantic Ave
Gannet 50 Andrews Point, Atlantic Ave
Dc Cormorant 5
Great Blue Heron 1
Harrier 5 Plum Island
Sharpshin 1
Cooper's Hawk 1
Redtail 8
Peregrine 2 Gloucester, North Pool
Bb Plover 4 Argilla, South Pool
Gr Yellowlegs 9
Dunlin 25
Bonaparte's 50 Niles Pond
Ringbill 300
Herring Gull 200
Gbb Gull 100
Kittiwake 3 Andrews Point
Large Alcid Species 4 Andrews Point
Guillemot 3 Andrews Point, Atlantic Ave
Pigeon 100
Mourning Dove 6
Great Horned 1 South Pool Area
Downy 1
Flicker 1
Blue Jay 4
Crow 15
Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 2
Robin 2
Mockingbird 2
Starling 50
Savannah Sp 1
Song Sparrow 1
Cardinal 1
House Sp 20
Small Alcid Species 2 Andrews Point

Quabbin Park - November 7, 2009
Number of Species 23 Comments
Canada Goose 35
White-winged Scoter 2 distant with Bufflehead, female and imm.
Bufflehead 3 three males
Red-throated Loon 1 close at Goodenough
Common Loon 4 close at Winsor Dam and Goodenough
Horned Grebe 7 distant at Winsor Dam, close at picnic area
Bald Eagle 1 In tree at Winsor Dam
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 overhead at Winsor Dam and picnic area
Ring-billed Gull 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 at Winsor Memorial
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 12
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 2
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 8 at Winsor Memorial
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 44
American Goldfinch 2

Berkshire Lakes - October 31, 2009
Date and Conditions 10/31 - windy and drizzlely - 55 degrees

Cheshire, Pontoosuc, Onota, Mud Pond

Number of Species 39

Brant 1 Pontosuc Lake
Canada Goose 489
Wood Duck 10 Cheshire and Onota
Gadwall 1 Onota
Black Duck 3
Mallard 121
Ring-necked Duck 605 Mostly Mud Pond
Hooded Merganser 2
Common Merganser 12
Red-breasted Merganser 1 Onota
Ruddy Duck 5 Mud Pond
Common Loon 1 Onota
Pied-billed Grebe 5 Cheshire, Pontoosuc and Mud Pond
Osprey 1
Bald Eagle 2
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Killdeer 1 Richmond Pond (heard only)
Ring-billed Gull 41
Herring Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 12
Mourning Dove 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 20
American Crow 130
Black-capped Chickadee 14
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Brown Creeper 2
American Robin 5
European Starling 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 6
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 4
American Goldfinch 6
House Sparrow 4

Champlain Valley, VT Oct 24-25, 2009
Locations Visited Sandy Bay SP, Grand Isle, Ille La Motte, Alburg, Swanton, Shelburne, Charlotte, Ferrisburgh, Panton, Addison, Bristol
Date and Conditions Sat Oct 24 - showers, cold and windy. Sun Oct 25 - sunny,cold ,and breezy
Names of Leaders Myles and Kathy Conway
Names of Participants Mary Felix, John & Carol Gabranski (Sunday) Seth Kellogg, Janet Orcutt, Bob Staron, Mary T., Tim Wright, Janice Zepko
Number of Participants 11
Hours in Field 12
Number of Species 65

Species Number Comments
House Sparrow 10
American Goldfinch 3
House Finch 2
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Common Grackle 2
Red-winged Blackbird 502
Northern Cardinal 2
Snow Bunting 6 Shelburne Bay on ledge, reliably
Dark-eyed Junco 10
White-throated Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 2
Cedar Waxwing 27
American Pipit 50 Ferrisburgh
European Starling 500
American Robin 124
Eastern Bluebird 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Horned Lark 3
Common Raven 5
American Crow 200
Blue Jay 22
Downy Woodpecker 3
Belted Kingfisher 1 Seen by one carenroute, off I-89
Mourning Dove 40
Rock Pigeon 40
Great Black-backed Gull 12
Herring Gull 35
Ring-billed Gull 5300 Huge asemblage off north end of Isle La Motte on New York side
Bonaparte's Gull 255
Little Gull 1 Off north end of Isle La Motte with Boneys (seen from St. Anne's shrine parking area)
Lesser Yellowlegs 10 Otter Creek (Ferrisburgh)
Killdeer 6 Charlotte Town Beach
Sandhill Crane 3 Winona Lake (Bristol)
Common Moorhen 1 Upper Dead Creek (Panton)
Peregrine Falcon 1 Crown Point Bridge; very nice look
American Kestrel 1 Ferrisburgh
Red-tailed Hawk 11
Northern Harrier 7
Turkey Vulture 10
Great Blue Heron 9
Double-crested Cormorant 19
Red-necked Grebe 7 Potash Bay (Panton) and Oven Bay (W Addison)
Horned Grebe 15
Pied-billed Grebe 2 Upper Dead Creek (Panton)
Common Loon 31
Wild Turkey 17
Red-breasted Merganser 1 Oven Bay W. Addison
Common Merganser 38 many together @ Ferry landing in Charlotte
Hooded Merganser 11
Common Goldeneye 406 Large raft at Alburg
Bufflehead 10
Black Scoter 100 Oven Bay W. Addison -30, In flight at Grand Isle Ferry -70
White-winged Scoter 2 Oven Bay W. Addison
Surf Scoter 5 Oven Bay (Water Treatment plant), W. Addison
Greater Scaup 1020 Large raft west of Isle La Motte
Ring-necked Duck 51
Green-winged Teal 128 Sandbar SP (Milton)-100, Dead Creek-20, Upper Dead Creek (Panton)-8
Mallard 90
Black Duck 62
American Wigeon 1 Dead Creek
Wood Duck 30 Sandbar SP (Milton)
Canada Goose 265
Snow Goose 20 Dead Creek, only one seen, more heard; one other seen Sat. off Isle la Motte

Joppa Flats, Newburyport, Parker River NWR (Plum Island) - October 10, 2009
Clearing, strong NW wind
Number of Species 68

Species Number Comments
Canada Goose 50
Mute Swan 10
Gadwall 35 Salt Pannes, South Pool
Am Wigeon 60 Salt Pannes, South Pool
Black Duck 200
Mallard 100
Shoveler 4 South Pool
Pintail 200 South Pool
Greenwing Teal 100 South Pool
Gr Scaup 2 South Pool
Lesser Scaup 1 South Pool
Common Eider 70 Emerson Rocks
Ww Scoter 50 Lot 1, 7
Black Scoter 4 Lot 1
Red br Merg 1 Lot 7
Com Loon 3 Lot 1, 7
Gannet 40 Lot 1, 7
Dc Cormorant 1000 Many migrating
Gr Cormorant 1 Flyover with Dc Cormorant
Great Blue Heron 10
Great Egret 30
Snowy Egret 15
Bc Night Heron 1
Tur Vulture 10
Bald Eagle 1 Wardens
Harrier 6
Redtail 3
Merlin 1 Forward Pool
Peregrine 1 Perched close near Cross Farm
Bb Plover 25
Semi Plover 20
Gr Yellowlegs 40
L Yellowlegs 4
Sanderling 13 Ocean flyby
Wh rump Sand 1 Lot 7
Dunlin 50
Lb Dowitcher? 6 dowitcher Species
Bonaparte's 750 Joppa
Ringbill 500
Herring Gull 30
Gbb Gull 20
Guillemot 1 Lot 7
Pigeon 50
Mourning Dove 20
Kingfisher 1
Downy? 1 woodpecker Species
Blue Jay 15
Crow 15
Chickadee 2
Goldencrown Kinglet 2 Hellcat Woods
Rubycrown Kinglet 1 Hellcat Woods
Gnatcatcher 1 Hellcat Woods
Robin 1
Catbird 1
Mockingbird 1
Starling 200
Waxwing 2
Bt Blue Warbler 1 Hellcat Woods
Yellowrump 6
Yellowthroat 1
Chipping Sp 7
Savannah Sp 2
Song Sparrow 8
Whitethroat 3
Redwing 1
House Finch 3
Goldfinch 2
House Sp 5

Cape May, NJ - September 25-27, 2009
Locations Visited Brigantine (Fri & Sun), Nummys Island (Fri & Sun), Higbee (Sat am), Lighthouse Area Hawkwatch, Marsh, and Jetties, Cape May Meadows (Sat pm)

Number of Species 115
Species Number Comments
Snow Goose 50 Brigantine
Ross's Goose 1 Brigantine, first trip record
Canada Goose 250
Brant 1 Brigantine
Mute Swan 65
Wood Duck 12 Brigantine
Gadwall 6 Lighthouse Marsh
American Wigeon 20
Black Duck 150
Mallard 50
Blue-winged Teal 30
Northern Shoveler 15
Pintail 1200
Green-winged Teal 40
Ring-necked Duck 1
Black Scoter 10
Pied-billed Grebe 6 Lighthouse Marsh
Dble-cr Cormorant 500
Great Blue Heron 30
Great Egret 120
Snowy Egret 100
Little Blue Heron 1 Nummys Island
Tri-colored Heron 1 Nummys Island
Green Heron 1 Lighthouse Marsh
Black-cr Night Heron 25 Brigantine, Nummys Island
Yellow-cr Night Heron 3 Brigantine, Nummys Island
Glossy Ibis 53 Brigantine
Roseate Spoonbill 1 Brigantine, first record
Black Vulture 5 Hawkwatch
Turkey Vulture 55
Osprey 25 Mostly Hawkwatch
Bald Eagle 3
Northern Harrier 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 45 Mostly Hawkwatch
Cooper's Hawk 7 Mostly Hawkwatch
Red-shouldered Hawk 2 Hawkwatch
Broad-winged Hawk 8 Hawkwatch
Red-tailed Hawk 12
American Kestrel 2 Hawkwatch
Merlin 13
Peregrine Falcon 5
Clapper Rail 3 Brigantine
Moorhen 1 Cape May Meadows
Black-bellied Plover 250
Semipalmated Plover 25
Oystercatcher 30 Nummys Island
American Avocet 2 Brigantine
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Lighthouse Marsh
Solitary Sandpiper 1 Higbee
Greater Yellowlegs 100
Willet 40
Lesser Yellowlegs 10
Marbled Godwit 12 Nummys Island
Ruddy Turnstone 6 Lighthouse Jetties, Brigantine
Semipalmated Sand 2500
Least Sandpiper 5
Dunlin 500
Short-billed Dowitcher 15
Long-billed Dowitcher 4 Brigantine
Laughing Gull 600
Ring-billed Gull 10
Herring Gull 100
Greater Bl-backed Gull 200
Caspian Tern 12 Brigantine, Lighthouse Jetties
Royal Tern 5 Lighthouse Jetties
Common Tern 3 Lighthouse Jetties
Forster's Tern 180
Black Skimmer 300 Cape May Meadows, Beach
Rock Pigeon 100
Mourning Dove 35
Belted Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 60
Eastern Phoebe 1
White-eyed Vireo 1 Higbee, heard
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 65
Fish Crow 2 Brigantine
Tree Swallow 350
Barn Swallow 1
Carolina Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 7
Carolina Wren 15
Ruby-cr Kinglet 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Robin 5
Gray Catbird 8
Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 3 Higbee
Starling 700
Cedar Waxwing 45
Northern Parula 3 Higbee
Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Higbee
Magnolia Warbler 1 Higbee
Cape May Warbler 1 Higbee
Yellow-rumped Warb. 1 Lighthouse Marsh
Bl-thr Green Warbler 3 Higbee
Prairie Warbler 1 Lighthouse Marsh
Palm Warbler 6 Lighthouse Marsh
Blackpoll Warbler 8 Higbee
Black & White Warbler 2 Higbee
Redstart 3
Nor Waterthrush 1 Higbee
Common Yellowthroat 4
Savannah Sparrow 20
Saltmarsh Sh-t Sp 1 Brigantine
Seaside Sparrow 3 Brigantine
Song Sparrow 2
Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 250
Grackle 40
Boat-tailed Grackle 3 Brigantine
Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 15

South Beach, Chatham, MA, September 12, 2009
Species Number Comments
Total 42 Fewer species and numbers compared to 2006 and 2007. Flats much larger and birds more scattered at low tide. Few terns on beach.
Black Duck 1
Mallard 2
Common Eider 5 On Monomoy
Surf Scoter 4 Off Shore at tip
Ww Scoter 1 In Bay
Gannet 2 Off shore
Dc Cormorant 120
Great Blue 3 Pleasant Bay
Snowy Egret 6 Near Marina
Harrier 2 Hunting ove marsh and near Marina
Sharpshin 1 Sagamore near food stop.
Redtail 1 Turnpike
Bb Plover 55
Semi Plover 90
Piping Plover 1
Oystercatcher 4
Gr Yellowlegs 8
Willet 1
Whimbrel 3 Close at tip and near Marina
Hud Godwit 1 At tip
Marbled God 1 At tip
Turnstone 12
Sanderling 150
Semi Sand 20
Least Sand 30
Dunlin 1
Laughing Gull 100
Ringbill 10
Herring Gull 30
Gbb Gull 100
Common Tern 100
Forster's T 6 In feeding flock off tip shore
Least Tern 4 In feeding flock off tip shore
Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 5
Kingfisher 1 Near Marina
Crow 10
Tree Swallow 150
Bank Sw 2
Barn Sw 2
Starling 20

Springfield Area Christmas Count
December 20, 2008 53 Species

Canada Goose 2731
Black Duck 21
Mallard 488
Common Goldeneye 12
Hooded Merganser 15
Common Merganser 28
Bald Eagle-Adult 2
Sharpshin 1
Coopers 3
Redtail 18
Rough-legged Hawk 2
Pheasant 1
Turkey 2
Coot 1
Ringbill Gull 429
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-back Gull 13
Rock Pigeon 979
Mourning Dove 182
Screech Owl 5
Kingfisher 4
Red-bellied Wood 18
Downy 45
Hairy 13
Flicker 5
Pileated 1
Blue Jay 65 Crow 1168
Chickadee 155
Titmouse 88
White-Br Nuthatch 29
Carolina Wren 9
Winter Wren 1
Golden-cr Kinglet 22
Ruby-cr Kinglet 1
Robin 491
Mockingbird 13
Cedar Waxwing 17
Starling 2825
Cardinal 115
Tree Sparrow 21
Song Sparrow 73
White-Thr Sparrow 78
Junco 536
Grackle 4
Cowbird 1
House Finch 57
Siskin 5
Goldfinch 374
House Sparrow 306
Peregrine 2
Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 1
Merlin 1

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Springfield Area Christmas Count December 20, 2008	53 Species
Canada Goose 2731 Black Duck 21 Mallard 488 Common Goldeneye 12 Hooded Merganser 15 Common Merganser 28 Bald Eagle-Adult 2 Sharpshin 1 Coopers 3 Redtail 18 Rough-legged Hawk 2 Pheasant 1 Turkey 2 Coot 1 Ringbill Gull 429 Herring Gull 15 Great Black-back Gull 13 Rock Pigeon 979 Mourning Dove 182 Screech Owl 5 Kingfisher 4 Red-bellied Wood 18 Downy 45 Hairy 13 Flicker 5 Pileated 1 Blue Jay 65	Crow 1168 Chickadee 155 Titmouse 88 White-Br Nuthatch 29 Carolina Wren 9 Winter Wren 1 Golden-cr Kinglet 22 Ruby-cr Kinglet 1 Robin 491 Mockingbird 13 Cedar Waxwing 17 Starling 2825 Cardinal 115 Tree Sparrow 21 Song Sparrow 73 White-Thr Sparrow 78 Junco 536 Grackle 4 Cowbird 1 House Finch 57 Siskin 5 Goldfinch 374 House Sparrow 306 Peregrine 2 Yellow Bellied Sapsucker 1 Merlin 1