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2004 (2005) (2006)
Chickadees, Titmice, Nuthatches, Creepers, Wrens, Kinglets, Gnatcatcher, Thrushes, Mimic Thrushes, Pipits, Waxwings

Black-capped Chickadee
Feb 01, Amherst, 30, H McQueen
Apr 18, South Amherst, pair excavating nest, H McQueen
Apr 19, Northampton, pair working on nest hole, L Therrien
May 01, New Salem, 62, Mark Lynch#
Jun 04, Gill, nest w/fledglings, P Serrentino
Jun 06, Ashfield, nestlings, S Sauter

Boreal Chickadee

Tufted Titmouse
Common Year Round

Red-breasted Nuthatch
Feb 02, Southwick, 15, VOA
Feb 09, Ashfield, 5, S Sauter
Apr 03, Ludlow, 6, C Gentes
May 01, New Salem, 17, Mark Lynch#

White-breasted Nuthatch
Common Year Round

Brown Creeper
Jan 01, Hadley, 1, J Jorgensen
Feb 02, Southwick, 2, VOA
Mar 10, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
Apr 03, Ludlow, 4 singing, C Gentes
Apr 18, South Amherst, 1 singing, H McQueen
Apr 18, Mount Tom, 6, G White
May 01, New Salem, 1 carrying food to nest, Mark Lynch#

Carolina Wren
Common Year Round
Mar 25, Amherst, 2 singing, D Norton

House Wren
Apr 20, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
Apr 24, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 29, Hadley, 2, H McQueen
Apr 29, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
May 01, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Mar 01, Amherst, 1, D Norton
May 05, Deerfield, 1 at nest box, R Ranney
May 10, South Amherst, 4, L Therrien
Sep 26, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Oct 01, Northampton, 4, L Therrien

Winter Wren
Apr 17, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Apr 18, South Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Apr 25, Granville, 2, S Kellogg
May 01, Longmeadow, 1, H McQueen#
May 02, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 05, Longmeadow, 1, ABC
May 06, Mount Tom, 1, E Rutman
May 07, Williamsburg, 1, L Therrien
May 09, Blandford-Granville, 1, ABC
May 16, Shutesbury, 2, C Gentes#
May 23, Williamsburg, 1, L Therrien
Sep 23, Granville, 1, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 3, M Lynch#
Oct 22, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 18, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
Dec 05, New Salem, 1, M Lynch#
Dec 26, Cobble Mountain Bird Count, 3, Various

Sedge Wren

Marsh Wren
May 17, Holyoke, 1, VOA
May 22, South Amherst, 1, NBWC
Jul 12, South Amherst, 2, VOA
Aug 02, Amherst, 2, VOA
Sep 20, Deerfield, 1, M Taylor
Oct 02, Amherst, 1, C Gentes
Oct 07, Amherst, 1, L Therrien

Golden-crowned Kinglet
Jan 05, West Springfield, 8, VOA
Jan 21, West Springfield, 12, S Kellogg
Feb 02, Southwick, 12, VOA
Feb 18, Amherst, 5, H McQueen
Mar 26, Hadley, 6, H McQueen
Apr 03, Ludlow, 4, C Gentes
Apr 13, Amherst, 2, H McQueen
May 01, Westfield, 1, ABC
Jul 12, Hawley, 8, VOA
Aug 22, Monroe, 3, M Lynch
Sep 22, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Sep 24, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 6, M Lynch#
Oct 31, Northampton, 10, L Therrien
Nov 04, Amherst, 5, H McQueen

Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Jan 18, West Springfield, 1, B Wright
Apr 10, Longmeadow, 1, K Perkins
Apr 11, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Apr 11, Longmeadow, 2, C Gentes
Apr 13, Amherst, 4, H McQueen
Apr 17, Holyoke, 5, L Therrien
Apr 18, Southwick, 12, S Kellogg
Apr 18, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes
Apr 18, South Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Apr 18, Mount Tom, 3, G White
Apr 19, Northampton, 10, L Therrien
Apr 19, Deerfield, 9, B Packard#
Apr 20, Amherst, 9, H McQueen
Apr 21, Amherst, 4, H McQueen
Apr 22, Northampton, 2, B Packard
Apr 25, Longmeadow, 4, C Gentes
Apr 29, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes#
Apr 29, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 29, Goshen, 2, B Packard
Apr 30, Amherst, 1, L Therrien
May 01, Longmeadow, 4, H McQueen#
May 01, Westfield, 3, ABC
May 01, New Salem, 3, Mark Lynch#
May 06, North Amherst, 1, S Surner
May 07, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Sep 14, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Sep 20, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Sep 26, Gill, 1, C Gentes
Sep 30, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 01, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Oct 07, Northfield, 25, M Taylor
Oct 07, Amherst, 9, L Therrien
Oct 07, Granville, 24, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch

Oct 12, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 8, M Lynch#
Oct 18, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Oct 20, Northampton, 8, L Therrien
Oct 22, Northampton, 6, L Therrien
Oct 23, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch#
Oct 24, Gill, 9, B Stymeist
Oct 28, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 02, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 08, Northampton, 1, Ian Lynch

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Apr 19, North Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Apr 19, Deerfield, 1, B Packard#
Apr 20, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 21, Amherst, 3, H McQueen
Apr 23, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 25, Granville, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 25, Longmeadow, 10 and 1 almost completed nest, H McQueen#
Apr 25, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Apr 27, Holyoke, 5, L Therrien
Apr 29, Amherst, 4 with 1 building nest, H McQueen
Apr 29, Deerfield, 1, L Therrien
Apr 29, Northampton, 4, L Therrien
May 01, Longmeadow, 15, H McQueen#
May 07, South Amherst, 1 in nest, NBWC
Jun 11, Northampton, nestlings, L Therrien

Sep 06, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Sep 20, Northampton, 1, L Therrien

Eastern Bluebird
Feb 12, Northampton, 7, L Therrien
Feb 26, Hadley, pair at nest box, C Gentes#
Feb 26, Northampton, 10, L Therrien
Apr 11, Shutesbury, pairs moved into nest boxes, K Weir
May 13, Northampton, pair bringing food to nest box, L Therrien
Nov 20, Northampton, 18, B Packard#

Veery
May 03, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
May 09, Shutesbury, 1, NBWC
May 10, Hadley, 1, L Therrien
May 15, Wilbraham, 12, J Wojtanowski#
Jun 05, Little River IBA, 1, ABC Survey

Gray-cheeked Thrush
May 17, Hampden, 2, VOA

Thrush Species
Oct 26, Granville, 31, J Weeks

Swainson's Thrush
May 01, Westfield, 1, ABC
May 17, West Springfield, 1, VOA
Jul 12, Hawley, 5, VOA

Hermit Thrush
Jan 06, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Jan 25, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Mar 21, Quabbin, 1, M Lynch
Apr 11, Granville, 1, S Kellogg
Apr 12, Amherst, 1, VOA
Apr 18, North Hadley, 5, C Gentes
Apr 18, South Amherst, 5, H McQueen
Apr 20, South Amherst, 3, H McQueen
Apr 22, Northampton, 1 singing, L Therrien
May 01, New Salem, 5, Mark Lynch#
May 13, Ashfield, 1 on 4 eggs, S Sauter
Oct 22, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Oct 23, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 23, Quabbin Park, 2, M Lynch#
Oct 24, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Oct 24, Gill, 6, B Stymeist
Oct 25, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 17, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Dec 26, Cobble Mountain Bird Count, 1, Various

Wood Thrush
Apr 29, Northampton, 1, P Yeskie
May 01, Longmeadow, 2, H McQueen#
May 01, Westfield, 7, ABC
May 01, Amherst, 2, S Surner#
May 02, Longmeadow, 10, ABC
May 06, Granville, 12, S Kellogg
May 10, Hadley, 6, H McQueen
May 10, Hadley, nest building, L Therrien
May 15, Wilbraham, 25, J Wojtanowski#
Sep 30, Northfield, 1, M Taylor

American Robin
Feb 11, Ashfield, 20, S Sauter
Feb 12, Northapmton, 20+, L Therrien
Feb 15, North Hadley, 50+, C Gentes
Mar 01, Northampton, 100, L Therrien
Mar 16, Amherst, 1st song, D Norton
Mar 21, Quabbin, 200, M Resch
Apr 18, North Hadley, 1 building nest, C Gentes
Apr 23, North Hadley, 1 working on different nest, C Gentes
May 13, North Hadley, egg shell found, H McQueen
May 23, Deerfield, 3 nests, B Packard#
Oct 20, Granville, 234, J Weeks
Oct 22, Granville, 257, J Weeks

Varied Thrush
Jan 25 - Feb 29; Mar 19-20, Quabbin Tower, 1ad, M Lynch et al

Gray Catbird
Jan 19, West Springfield, 1, J Zepko
Apr 29, Northampton, 4, C Gentes
May 01, Longmeadow, 14, C Gentes#
May 01, New Salem, 4, Mark Lynch#
May 01, Amherst, 4, S Surner#
May 02, Hadley, 6, C Gentes#
May 04, Hadley, 1 building nest, H McQueen
May 19, Amherst, 30+, L Therrien
May 21, Montague Plains, nest building, B Packard
Jun 09, Northampton, young birds, L Therrien
Sep 07, Northampton, 27, L Therrien
Sep 23, Northampton, 22, L Therrien
Oct 08, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Oct 20, Northampton, 1, L Therrien

Northern Mockingbird
Common Year Round

Brown Thrasher
Apr 20, North Hadley, 3, C Gentes
Apr 21, South Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 22, Northampton, 2, J LaPointe
Apr 22, Deerfield, 2, R Ranney
Apr 24, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
May 01, Amherst, 7, S Surner#
May 10, Hadley, 2, H McQueen
May 25, Northampton, 3 w/nesting material, L Therrien
Jul 27, Amherst, 2 im, H McQueen
Sep 05, Westfield, 2, S Kellogg

American Pipit
Mar 30, Turners Falls, 1, K Anderson
Sep 21, Granville, 3, BHHW
Sep 29, Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Oct 04, Northampton, 10, C Gentes
Oct 04, Southwick, 15, VOA
Oct 05, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 06, Granville, 2, BHHW
Oct 23, Deerfield, 50, M Lynch#
Oct 26, Northampton, 12, C Gentes
Oct 26, Granville, 2, BHHW
Nov 04, Granville, 1, BBHW
Nov 09, Granville, 2, BBHW

European Starling
Jan 13, Northampton, 600, L Therrien
Feb 10, Northampton, 1000+, L Therrien

Cedar Waxwing
Jan 06, Amherst, 300, D Ziomek
Jan 22, Easthampton, 100, B Bieda
Feb 04, Greenfield, 50+, L Therrien
Mar 19, Turners Falls, 35, M Fairbrother
Mar 21, Turners Falls, 20+, G Martel & J Van Heerden
Apr 01, Ware, 30+, D Norton
Apr 28, Northampton, 8, C Gentes
May 17, Old Deerfield, 8, L Therrien
May 23, Deerfield, pair mutual feeding, B Packard#
May 25, Northampton, 35, L Therrien
May 29, Amherst, 30, K Weir
Sep 21, Northampton, 43, L Therrien
Oct 24, Northfield, 72, B Stymeist

Bohemian Waxwing
Jan 22, Easthampton, 1, B Bieda
Feb 11, New Salem, 30, B Lafley
Feb 12, Turners Falls, 40, H Allen
Feb 17, Hadley, 10, H McQueen
Mar 18, Shutesbury, 40, Deedee Minear
Mar 19, Turners Falls, 1, M Fairbrother
Mar 21, Turners Falls, 70+, G Martel & J Van Heerden
Mar 21-22, Northfield, 150-200, M Taylor
Mar 24, Turners Falls, 14, A Magee
Mar 28, Turners Falls, 1, D Mako
Apr 02, Turners Falls, 10, Chris Buelow
Apr 04, Turners Falls, 1, Allen Bird Club