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2004 (2005) (2006)
Towhees, Sparrows, Juncos, Longspurs, Buntings, Blackbirds, Orioles, Finches

Eastern Towhee
Apr 10, East Longmeadow, 1, G Kingston
Apr 25, Granville, 2, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Apr 26, South Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 29, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 30, Amherst, 1, L Therrien
May 01, New Salem, 18, Mark Lynch#
May 06, Granville, 6, S Kellogg

Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow

American Tree Sparrow
Jan 12, Northampton, 50, M Taylor
Mar 06, Hadley, 10, C Gentes
Mar 24, Deerfield, 6 singing, R Ranney
Nov 01, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Nov 10, Northampton, 40, C Gentes
Nov 19, Northampton, 65+, L Therrien

Chipping Sparrow
Jan 01 - 08, Haydenville, 1, B Packard
Apr 10, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Apr 14, Haydenville, 1, B Packard
Apr 18, North Hadley, 3 singing, C Gentes
Apr 19, Deerfield, 4, B Packard#
Apr 20, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
May 01, Shutesbury, 5, K Weir
Sep 25, Florence, 20, C Gentes#
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 20, M Lynch#
Dec 05, Southwick, 1, VOA

Clay-colored Sparrow
May 31, Florence, 1 singing, T Gagnon

Field Sparrow
Jan 01 - Feb 02, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Jan 29, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Apr 08, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Apr 17, Granville, 1 singing, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Apr 18, Shutesbury, 1 singing, K Weir
Apr 18, Granville, 2 singing, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Apr 19, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Apr 19, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Apr 20, Amherst, 1 singing, H McQueen
Apr 24, South Amherst, a few, E Rutman
Apr 25, Granville, 4, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
May 01, New Salem, 3, Mark Lynch#
May 13, North Hadley, 4, H McQueen
May 21, Montague Plains, 8, B Packard
Jul 12, Southwick, 26, VOA
Sep 19, Huntington, 1, B Packard#
Sep 23, Northampton, 4, L Therrien
Oct 08, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Oct 14, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 3, M Lynch#
Nov 09, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 11, Northampton, 1, C Gentes

Vesper Sparrow
Apr 11, Hatfield, 2, C Gentes
Apr 30, Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
May 07-14 Northampton-East Meadows, 1, C Gentes
May 15, Northampton-West Meadows, 1, L Therrien
Jul 12, Southwick, 2, VOA
Jul 24, Sunderland, 2, M Faherty
Sep 30, Granville, 1, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Oct 08, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 09, Hatfield, 2, C Gentes#
Oct 31-Nov 01, Granville, 1, BBHW
Nov 01, Northampton, 1, D McLain

Lark Sparrow
Sep 01, Northampton, 1, A Magee

Savannah Sparrow
Apr 15, Northampton, 9, L Therrien
Apr 27, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
Apr 30, North Hadley, 2, B Packard
May 27, Northampton, 5, L Therrien
Sep 14, Northampton, 12, L Therrien
Sep 20, Deerfield, 100+, M Taylor
Oct 23, Hatfield, 40, C Gentes#
Oct 23, Deerfield, 100, M Lynch#
Nov 05, Northampton, 12, L Therrien
Nov 19, Northampton, 1, L Therrien

Grasshopper Sparrow
Apr 25-30, Ashfield, 1, S Sauter
May 11, Ludlow, 2, L Therrien
May 13, Turners Falls, 2, M Taylor
May 28, Turners Falls, 2, G d'Entremont
Jul 12, Southwick, 1, VOA
Sep 20-25, Northampton, 1, L Therrien#
Oct 08, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 01, Northampton, 1, D McLain

Fox Sparrow
Jan 05, West Springfield, 1, J Zepko
Feb 11, Amherst, 1, H McQueen
Mar 02, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Mar 12-24, Hadley, 2, J Jorgensen
Mar 15, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Mar 16, Florence, 1, T Gagnon
Mar 18, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
Mar 19, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Mar 20-29, Agawam, 2-8, K Daniels
Mar 25, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Mar 27, Longmeadow, 1, S Kellogg
Mar 29, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Mar 30, Hadley, 3, H McQueen
April 03, South Amherst, 1, M Faherty
Apr 03, Northampton, 2 singing, H McQueen
Oct 24, Northfield, 3, B Stymeist
Oct 24, Gill, 4, B Stymeist
Oct 26, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
Nov 01, Longmeadow, 1, R Titus
Nov 02, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Nov 06, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Nov 08, Northampton, 1, Ian Lynch
Nov 09, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 15, Quabbin Park, 3, VOA
Nov 16, Shutesbury, 11, K Weir
Nov 18, Turners Falls, 4, L Therrien
Nov 19, Northampton, 7, L Therrien
Nov 22, Hadley, 1, J Jorgensen
Nov 26, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Nov 29-Dec 05, Southwick, 1, VOA
Dec 14, Amherst, 1, H McQueen

Song Sparrow
Mar 27, Hatfield, 45+, C Gentes
Apr 22, Northampton, 23, L Therrien
Sep 14, Northampton, 32, L Therrien

Lincoln's Sparrow
Sep 05, 1, Southwick, S Kellogg
Sep 06, 1, Westfield, S Kellogg
Sep 13, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Sep 14, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Sep 19, Huntington, 4, B Packard#
Sep 20, Deerfield, 3, M Taylor
Sep 23, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Sep 25, Northampton, 5, C Gentes
Sep 26, Sunderland, 1, C Gentes
Sep 26, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Oct 01, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 02, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
Oct 02, South Deerfield, 1, D Mako
Oct 06, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Oct 07, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Oct 08, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Oct 09, Hatfield, 1, C Gentes#
Oct 14, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Oct 16, Northampton, 1, Noho Bird Club

Swamp Sparrow
Apr 16, Northampton, 2, L Therrien#
Apr 17, Hadley, 1 singing, H McQueen
Apr 20, Amherst, 4 singing, H McQueen
Apr 22, Northampton, 2, B Packard
Apr 24, South Amherst, a few, E Rutman
Apr 25, Longmeadow, 3, H McQueen
Apr 29, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
May 01, New Salem, 6, Mark Lynch#
Sep 15, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Sep 20, Deerfield, 6, M Taylor
Oct 08, Northampton, 4, L Therrien
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 3, M Lynch#
Oct 23, Deerfield, 2, M Lynch#
Nov 01, Longmeadow, 7, R Titus
Nov 20, Northampton, 1, B Packard#
Nov 29, Southwick, 1, VOA
Dec 13, Southwick, 1, VOA
Dec 29, Amherst, 1, C Gentes

White-throated Sparrow
Feb 11, Amherst, 12, H McQueen
Apr 10, Hadley, 5, C Gentes
Apr 13, Amherst, 11, H McQueen
Apr 20, Amherst, 23, H McQueen
Apr 25, Longmeadow, 7, H McQueen
May 01, New Salem, 6, Mark Lynch#
May 02, Hadley, 15, C Gentes#
Sep 19, Huntington, 5, B Packard#
Sep 24, Northampton, 23, L Therrien
Oct 08, Northampton, 75, L Therrien

White-crowned Sparrow
Jan 12, Amherst, 1, S Surner
Feb 20, Northampton, 1, M Faherty
Feb 20, Deerfield, 1 imm, B Packard
Apr 05, Easthampton, 1, VOA
Apr 12, Amherst, 1, VOA
May 08, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
May 09, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
May 09, Hadley, 2, J Jorgensen
May 10, Hadley, 3, H McQueen
May 10, Deerfield, 5, R Ranney
Sep 27, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Sep 30, Northfield, 2, M Taylor
Oct 12, Northampton, 6, L Therrien
Oct 13, Granville, 2, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Oct 16, Northampton, 6, Noho Bird Club
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 2, M Lynch#
Oct 18, Northampton, 6, L Therrien
Oct 20, Northampton, 4, L Therrien
Oct 26, Northampton, 2, L Therrien

Dark-eyed Junco
Feb 11, Amherst, 15, H McQueen
Feb 20, Deerfield, 30, B Packard
Mar 16, Florence, 60, T Gagnon
Mar 22, Amherst, 120, H McQueen
Apr 13, Amherst, 26, H McQueen
Apr 14, Amherst, 48, H McQueen
Apr 16, Ashfield, 40, S Sauter
Jun 07, Ashfield, many young, S Sauter
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 26, M Lynch#
Oct 26, Northampton, 25, L Therrien

Oregon Junco (sub-species)
Jan 01, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie

Lapland Longspur
Jan 12, Hadley, 1, H Allen
Jan 12, Northampton, 4, B Bieda
Jan 12, Northampton, ~20, M Taylor
Jan 13, Northampton, dozens, L Therrien
Feb 03, Hadley, 1, H Allen
Feb 04, Northampton, 2, C Gentes
Feb 14, Northampton, 2, NBWC
Feb 17, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Nov 13, Hadley, 1, C Gentes

Snow Bunting
Jan 02, Hadley, 3, C Gentes#
Jan 12, Northampton, 50, B Bieda
Jan 12, Northampton, 75, M Taylor
Jan 13, Northampton, 100, L Therrien
Jan 21, Hadley, 70, M Taylor
Jan 30, Hadley, 30, C Gentes
Feb 01, Longmeadow, 6, J Wojtanowski
Feb 02, Hadley, 70, T Gagnon
Feb 04, Northampton, 4, C Gentes
Feb 14, Northampton, 10, NBWC
Feb 14, Quabbin Park, 3, M Emmons
Feb 15, Ashfield, 20, S Sauter
Feb 17, Northampton, 12, L Therrien
Mar 21, Northampton, 1, M Resch
Oct 28, Granville, 1, J Weeks
Nov 01, Granville, 3, BBHW
Nov 02, Hadley, 35, C Gentes
Nov 02, Granville, 23, BBHW
Nov 09, Granville, 2, BBHW
Nov 10, Granville, 3, BHHW
Nov 11, Granville, 6, BHHW
Nov 13, Granville, 3, BHHW
Nov 13, Hadley, 60, C Gentes
Nov 17, Granville, 3, BHHW
Dec 03, Granville, 5, BHHW
Dec 14, Granville, 21, BHHW
Dec 23, Hadley, 2, C Gentes

Northern Cardinal
Common Year Round Resident
May 23, Deerfield, 1 on nest, B Packard#

Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Apr 26, Amherst, 1, VOA
Apr 29, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 29, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Apr 30, Hadley, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 30, Amherst, 2, L Therrien
May 01, Longmeadow, 5, H McQueen#
May 01, Northfield, 2, BBC
May 01, Amherst, 2, S Surner#
May 02, Longmeadow, 20+, ABC
May 13, Granville, 1 nest building, J Weeks
Sep 06, North Hadley, 10, C Gentes

Blue Grosbeak
Jul 19, Westfield, 1 singing, VOA
Aug 07, Southwick, 1, VOA
Nov 04, Northampton, 1, B Bieda#
Nov 07, Northampton, 1, D McKenna

Indigo Bunting
Apr 26, Springfield, 1, VOA
May 02, Hadley, 1, S Surner
May 10, Hadley, 4, L Therrien
May 13, North Hadley, 1, H McQueen
May 16, Quabbin Park, 16, M Lynch#
May 29, Quabbin Park, 4 mating, M Lynch
Aug 06, Westfield, 2, S Kellogg
Sep 20, Deerfield, 12, M Taylor

Dickcissel
Sep 12, Northampton, 1, T Gagnon#
Sep 30, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Oct 26-Nov 01, Northampton, 1, L Therrien et al

Mixed Blackbird Flocks
Mar 10, Northampton, 10,000+, L Therrien
Mar 12, Northampton, 15,000+, L Therrien
Mar 25, Northampton, 10,000+, L Therrien
Mar 26, Northfield, 1000+, L Therrien
Apr 08, Northampton, 8000+ (mostly grackles), L Therrien
Apr 15, Northampton, 1200+ (many cowbirds), L Therrien

Bobolink
May 04, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 05, Deerfield, 1, B Packard
May 07, Williamsburg, 2, L Therrien
May 15, Northampton, 17, L Therrien
Aug 16, Northampton, 45, VOA
Aug 23, Deerfield, 5, H McQueen
Aug 28, Northampton, 56, M Lynch
Aug 29, Hadley, 40, C Gentes
Sep 15, Northampton, 8, L Therrien

Red-winged Blackbird
Jan 12, Springfield, 2, VOA
Feb 29, Hadley, 3, C Gentes
Mar 1, Northampton, 90+, L Therrien
Mar 2, Northampton, 400+, L Therrien
Mar 9, Northampton, 600+, L Therrien
May 01, Northfield, 80, BBC
May 07, Northampton, nest building, L Therrien
May 27, Northampton, nestlings, L Therrien
Sep 10, Northfield, 1000+, M Taylor
Sep 24, Northampton, 350, L Therrien
Nov 01, Longmeadow, 400, R Titus
Nov 19, Northampton, 11, L Therrien
Dec 26, Cobble Mountain Bird Count, 22, Various

Eastern Meadowlark
Mar 12, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Mar 16, Northampton, 2, B Packard
Mar 28, Hadley, 2, L Therrien
Apr 10, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch#
Apr 12, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Apr 13, Amherst, 2 singing, H McQueen
Apr 15, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Apr 17, Hadley, 2, H McQueen
Apr 18, South Amherst, 5, H McQueen
May 01, Amherst, 1, S Surner#
Sep 30-Oct 06, Granville, 1, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Oct 04, Northampton, 3, C Gentes
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch#

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Rusty Blackbird
Mar 13, Northampton, more than 1, J Offerman
Mar 14, Northampton, 7, M Lynch
Mar 21, North Hadley, 5, C Gentes
Mar 27, East Deerfield, 2, H McQueen
Mar 27, Granville, 12, J Wojtanowski
Mar 28, North Hadley, 7, C Gentes
Mar 30, Northampton, 5, C Gentes
Apr 06, North Hadley, 18, C Gentes
Apr 15, North Hadley, 10, C Gentes
Apr 17, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Apr 18, North Hadley, 20, C Gentes
Apr 18, South Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Apr 21, South Amherst, 4, H McQueen
May 01, Longmeadow, 2, H McQueen#
Oct 23, Deerfield, 2, M Lynch#
Oct 26, Hadley, 5, H McQueen
Dec 13, Southwick, 1, VOA
Dec 26, Cobble Mountain Bird Count, 1, Various

Common Grackle
Feb 29, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Feb 29, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Mar 1, Northampton, 25+, L Therrien
Mar 2, Northampton, 80+, L Therrien
Mar 14, Northampton, 100+, H McQueen
Apr 07, Hadley, building nests, C Gentes
Sep 26, Shutesbury, 300, K Weir
Oct 25, Southwick, 5000+, VOA
Nov 09, Granville, 100, BBHW
Nov 19, Northampton, 3, L Therrien

Brown-headed Cowbird
Mar 2, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Mar 09, Sunderland, 15, L Therrien
Mar 14, Northampton, 340+, M Lynch
Apr 20, Hadley, 2f 6m displaying, H McQueen
May 01, Northfield, 12, BBC
Sep 18, Deerfield, 400, H McQueen
Oct 03, Hadley, 200, H McQueen
Dec 07, Haydenville, 2, B Packard
Dec 13, Southwick, 15, VOA

Orchard Oriole
May 01, Longmeadow, 1, C Gentes#
May 01, Amherst, 1, S Surner#
May 02-27, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 02, Hadley, 2, J Jorgensen
May 02, Amherst, 1, S Surner
May 04, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
May 23, Deerfield, 1, D Mako

Baltimore Oriole
Jan 1-21, Hadley, 1im, S Emerson
Apr 30, Hadley, 2, C Gentes#
Apr 30, Granby, 1, L Rogers
May 01, Northfield, 4, BBC
May 05, Longmeadow, 8, ABC
May 07, South Amherst, building nest, NBWC
May 10, South Amherst, nest almost complete, L Therrien
May 15, Wilbraham, 21, J Wojtanowski#
May 16, Quabbin Park, 29, M Lynch#

Pine Grosbeak
Feb 15, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Nov 02, Cummington, 8, B Spencer

Purple Finch
Jan 27, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Feb 02, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Feb 16, Ashfield, 20, S Sauter
Apr 01, Amherst, 5, D Norton
Apr 11, Longmeadow, 1, C Gentes
Apr 11, Amherst, some, D Norton
Apr 14, Haydenville, 6 pair, B Packard
Apr 16, Ashfield, 6 pair, S Sauter
Apr 21, Amherst, 40+, J Marcum
May 01, New Salem, 1, Mark Lynch#
Jun 05, Little River IBA, 25, ABC Survey
Aug 16, Conway, 10, VOA
Sep 20, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Sep 22, Granville, 1, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Sep 25, Granville, 2, Blueberry Hill Hawk Watch
Oct 10, Springfield, 3, R Titus
Oct 22, Mount Tom, 3, R Titus
Oct 31, Haydenville, 1, B Packard
Nov 04, South Deerfield, 4, D Mako
Nov 05, Shutesbury, 4, K Weir
Nov 09-11, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Nov 11, Granby, 1, B Benner
Dec 03, Haydenville, 4, B Packard

House Finch
Common Resident

Red Crossbill
Mar 21, Monroe, 2, M Lynch
Mar 30, Pelham, 1 male, D Small

White-winged Crossbill

Common Redpoll
Jan 01, Turners Falls, 1, C Gentes#
Jan 02, North Hadley, 7, H McQueen#
Jan 06 - 07, Deerfield, 20-30, R Ranney
Jan 07, East Longmeadow, 15, G Kingston#
Jan 10, Northfield, 50, M Taylor
Jan 11, Enfield Lookout, 100+, C Gentes
Jan 11, Williamsburg, 175, T Gagnon
Jan 28, Ashfield, 60, S Sauter
Jan 31, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Feb 07, Shutesbury, 2, K Weir
Feb 07, Granby, 120, M Faherty
Feb 09, Ashfield, 60, S Sauter
Feb 11, New Salem, 50, B Lafley
Feb 20, Northfield, 100, M Taylor
Feb 29, Hadley, 8, C Gentes
Feb 29, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Mar 03, Hadley, 10, C Gentes
Mar 04, Ashfield, 12, S Sauter
Mar 12, Williamsburg, 35, G LeBaron
Mar 16, Northfield, 60+, M Taylor
Mar 21, Monroe, 8, M Lynch
Mar 20-21, Deerfield, 3, R Ranney
Mar 26, North Hadley, 12, H McQueen
Apr 16, Ashfield, 60, S Sauter
Dec 15, Amherst, 6, H McQueen

Hoary Redpoll
Feb 05, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Mar 12, Williamsburg, 1, G LeBaron

Pine Siskin
Jan 04, Haydenville, 25, B Packard
Jan 05, Southwick, 2, VOA
Jan 10, Northfield, 40, M Taylor
Jan 10, Sunderland, 15, H Allen
Jan 11, Amherst, 1, D Norton
Jan 27, Southwick, 9, S Kellogg
Jan 29, Granby, a few, L Rogers
Feb 02, Southwick, 15, VOA
Feb 11, New Salem, 10, B Lafley
Feb 29, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Mar 12, Williamsburg, 25, G LeBaron
Mar 21, Southwick, 2, S Kellogg
Mar 24, Deerfield, 1, R Ranney
Apr 11, Amherst, some, D Norton
Apr 12, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Apr 15, Haydenville, 1, B Packard
May 06-11, Granby, 1, L Rogers
May 21, Goshen, 3, B Packard
Oct 27, Northfield, 4, M Taylor
Oct 31, Haydenville, 15, B Packard
Nov 02, Northfield, 50, M Taylor
Nov 03, South Amherst, 1, M Faherty
Nov 06, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Nov 09, Granby, 1, L Rogers
Nov 10, Hadley, 2, P Yeskie
Nov 22, Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Dec 03, Haydenville, 1, B Packard
Dec 11, Shutesbury, 12, K Weir

American Goldfinch
Jan 10, Northfield, 70, M Taylor

Evening Grosbeak
Feb 09-16, Ashfield, 11, S Sauter
Mar 04, Ashfield, 3, S Sauter
Mar 21, Monroe, 13, M Lynch
Apr 16, Ashfield, 8 pair, S Sauter
Jul 19, Hawley, 2, VOA
Aug 16, Conway, 4ad 6juv, VOA
Oct 03, South Deerfield, 1, D Mako
Oct 24, Northfield, 9, B Stymeist

House Sparrow
Common Resident