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Loons, Grebes, Cormorants, Herons, Vultures, Raptors

Red-throated Loon
Oct 22, South Quabbin, 2, M Lynch
Oct 23, Quabbin Park, 1, J P Smith
Oct 26, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Oct 26, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 27, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 03, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 11, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien

Common Loon
Jan 06, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Apr 08, Holyoke, 2, K Weir
Apr 10, Quabbin Park, 10, M Lynch
Apr 09-10, Ludlow, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 17, Quabbin Park, 6, M Lynch
Apr 24, Gill, 3, C Gentes#
Apr 30, Gill, 1, H McQueen
May 15, Quabbin Park, 5, M Lynch
May 26, Leverett, 1, D Minear
Jul 03, Quabbin, 1, G d'Entremont
Jul 30, Quabbin, 1, M Taylor
Aug 25, North Quabbin, 1, b packard
Sep 09, Russell, 1, T Swochak
Oct 02, New Salem, 16, M Lynch
Oct 13, Quabbin, 4, L Therrien
Oct 18, New Salem, 5, M Taylor
Oct 20, Ludlow, 2, L Therrien
Oct 23, Quabbin Park, 5, S Surner
Nov 03, Quabbin Park, 6, L Therrien
Nov 05, Quabbin Park, 7, L Therrien
Nov 13, Quabbin Park, 5, L Therrien
Dec 12, Amherst, 2, H McQueen
Dec 23, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch

Pacific Loon
Oct 22, Quabbin Park, 1, J P Smith

Pied-billed Grebe
Mar 06, Sunderland, 1, H McQueen
Mar 26, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes#
Mar 27, Southwick, 3, S Kellogg
Apr 04, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
Apr 08, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 09, New Salem, 2, B Lafley
Apr 10, Longmeadow, 1, Allen Bird Club
Apr 14, Longmeadow, 1, S Kellogg
Aug 10, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Sep 17, Longmeadow, 2, H McQueen
Sep 24, Turners Falls, 1, C Gentes
Oct 09, Ware, 1, S Surner
Oct 10, Turners Falls, 3, M Fairbrother
Oct 10, Ware, 1, L Therrien
Oct 11, Gill, 1, M Taylor
Oct 17, Turners Falls, 1, M Taylor
Oct 18, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Oct 20, Ludlow, 1, L Therrien
Oct 24, Turners Falls, 2, C Gentes
Oct 28, Westfield, 2, B Bieda
Oct 29, Ludlow, 1, C Gentes
Oct 31, Ludlow, 2, J LaPointe
Nov 05, Ludlow, 2, C Gentes
Nov 06, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Nov 11, Longmeadow, 1, J LaPointe
Nov 13, Turners Falls, 1, L Therrien
Nov 16, Ludlow, 2, H Lappen

Horned Grebe
Jan 14, Hadley, 1, P Yeskie
Apr 24, Gill, 1, H McQueen#
Oct 16, Quabbin Park, 3, J Duprey
Oct 19, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Oct 20, Quabbin Park, 3, J P Smith
Oct 28, Ludlow, 1, L Therrien
Oct 29, Ludlow, 2, C Gentes
Oct 29, Quabbin Park, 5, M Lynch
Nov 01, Quabbin Park, 5, J Smith
Nov 04, Quabbin Park, 6, L Therrien
Nov 05, Quabbin Park, 3, L Therrien
Nov 10, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 13, Quabbin Park, 4, L Therrien
Dec 23, Quabbin Park, 1, M Lynch

Red-necked Grebe
Apr 01, Turners Falls, 2, T Schottland
Apr 24, Gill, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 28, Gill, 1, L Therrien
Oct 20, Quabbin Park, 1, J Smith
Oct 23, Quabbin Park, 1, S Surner
Oct 24, Quabbin Park, 2, J Smith
Dec 23, Quabbin Park, 1, J Smith

Double-crested Cormorant
Apr 01, North Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Apr 09, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Apr 09, Holyoke, 1, C Gentes
Apr 09, Longmeadow, 2, J Orcutt
Apr 10, Ludlow, 2, C Gentes#
Apr 13, Northampton, 26, M Lynch
Apr 19, Mount Sugarloaf, 113, L Therrien
Apr 24, Gill, 12, C Gentes
Apr 26, Mount Sugarloaf, 39, L Therrien
May 10, Mount Tom, 79, L Therrien
May 26, Longmeadow, 15, C Gentes
Jun 11, New Salem, 28, M Lynch
Sep 17, Mount Tom, 31, T Gagnon
Oct 24, Turners Falls, 7, C Gentes
Nov 12, Northampton, 2, C Gentes
Nov 13, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 15, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Nov 16, Ludlow, 2, H Lappen
Nov 19, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Nov 20, Turners Falls, 1, C Gentes

Great Cormorant
Jan 30-Feb 13, Turners Falls, 1, J Van Heerden et al
Oct 24, Quabbin Park, 2, J P Smith
Oct 26, Ludlow, 2, J P Smith

American Bittern
Apr 09-Jul 02, Amherst, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 25, Brimfield, 1, VOA
May 07, Little River IBA, 1, S Kellogg
May 16, Holyoke, 1, VOA
May 20, Northampton, 1, NBWC
May 20, Amherst, 1, NBWC
Jun 03-04, Little River IBA, 4, ABC
Aug 15, Easthampton, 1, C Gentes
Oct 10, South Amherst, 1, H McQueen

Great Blue Heron
Jan 04, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Mar 07, Southwick, 1, VOA
Mar 18, Hadley, 2, P Yeskie
Mar 21, Northampton, 3 on nests, L Therrien
Mar 24, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Mar 31, Northampton, 9 on nests, L Therrien
Aug 06, Longmeadow, 10, H McQueen
Aug 10, Longmeadow, 16, L Therrien
Nov 13, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 23, Granville, 1, BHHW
Dec 04, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Dec 08, Amherst, 1, J Smith
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 7, Various
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 3, Various
Dec 26, Westfield Christmas Count, 1, Various

Great Egret
May 02, Southwick, 1, N Eaton
May 12, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Jun 06, Little River, 1, S Kellogg
Jun 17, Ware, 1, D Norton
Jul 23, Longmeadow, 1, C Gentes#
Aug 08, Amherst, 1, D Chapman Hawkowl
Aug 15, Longmeadow, 1, T Gagnon
Aug 18, Southampton, 1, L Therrien
Aug 19, Amherst, 1, G Martel
Aug 26, Agawam, 1, S Kellogg
Sep 08, Southampton, 1, L Therrien
Sep 15-28, Amherst, 1, B Packard#
Sep 21, Longmeadow, 1, G Kingston
Sep 30, Northfield, 1, J Smith
Oct 11-14, Amherst, 1, B Packard

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron
May 20, Amherst, 1, H Allen

Cattle Egret
Nov 03, Turners Falls, 1, J van Herdeen
Nov 11, Hadley, 1, J Smith

Green Heron
Apr 24, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Apr 25, Amherst, 1, D Minear
Apr 25, Longmeadow, 1, VOA
May 15, Deerfield, 4, C Gentes
May 25, Deerfield, 1 on nest, C Gentes
Jun 20, Deerfield, 2 chicks on nest, C Gentes
Aug 24, Longmeadow, 6, R Titus
Oct 14, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes

Black-crown Night-heron
May 20, Amherst, 1, H Allen
Jul 23, Hadley, 1im, H McQueen
Jul 25, Northampton, 1, A Magge
Aug 06, West Springfield, 1, T Gagnon
Aug 08, West Springfield, 1im, VOA
Aug 18, Hadley, 1, J Smith

Yellow-crowned Night-heron

Glossy Ibis

Black Vulture
Feb 28, Westfield, 3, VOA
Apr 20, Granville, 1, BHHW
Apr 22, Granville, 2, BHHW
May 07, Little River IBA, 1, S Kellogg
Oct 16, Granville, 3, BHHW
Nov 12, Granville, 2, BHHW

Turkey Vulture
Feb 07, Westfield, 3, VOA
Feb 13, Westfield, 1, L Therrien
Feb 14, Palmer, 5, I Lynch
Feb 19, Belchertown, 1, H Allen
Feb 20, Westfield, 2, L Therrien
Feb 28, Westfield, 8, VOA
Mar 10, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Mar 11, Westfield, 4, L Therrien
Mar 14, Amerst, 15, H McQueen#
Mar 22, Greenfield, 50+, D Mako
Apr 17, Quabbin Park, 16, M Lynch
Apr 26, Amherst, 13, L Therrien
May 08, East Longmeadow, 1 nest, G Kingston
Aug 25, Northampton, 16, L Therrien
Sep 11, Granville, 9, BHHW
Sep 17, Westfield, 30+, L Therrien
Oct 03, Chicopee, 38, L Therrien
Oct 03-21, Granville, 156, BHHW
Oct 20, Granville, 54, BHHW
Nov 01, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 07, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 10, Granville, 3, BHHW
Nov 13, Northampton, 1, C Ellison
Nov 17, Granville, 1, BHHW

Osprey
Apr 01, Granville, 1, BHHW
Apr 03, Longmeadow, 1, C Gentes
Apr 04, Granby, 1, B Benner
Apr 08, Whately, 1, D Mako
Apr 09, Holyoke, 1, C Gentes
Apr 14, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Apr 30, Longmeadow, 2, H McQueen#
May 04, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 09, Hadley, 1, L Therrien
May 25, Northampton, 1, fide L Therrien
May 26, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Jul 10, Cummington, 1, T Gagnon
Jul 10, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Aug 08, West Springfield, 3, VOA
Aug 18, Northfield, 1, H McQueen
Aug 22, Amherst, 1, S Surner
Sep 01-30, Granville, 152, BHHW
Sep 23, Granville, 37, BHHW
Oct 01, Granville, 14, BHHW
Oct 01, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Oct 11, Ashfield, 1, S Sauter
Oct 15, Holyoke, 2, C Gentes
Oct 29, Ludlow, 1, C Gentes
Nov 04, Holyoke, 1, J Smith
Nov 05, Ludlow, 1, H McQueen
Nov 16, Pittsfield, 1, M Therrien
Nov 20, Granville, 1, BHHW

Bald Eagle
Jan 17, Quabbin, 25, MDFW
Jan 17, Conn. River, 13, MDFW
Feb 14, Barton Cove, mating pair, VOA
Mar 05, Chicopee, 1 on nest, H McQueen
Apr 16, Gill, egg hatched, Internet
Sep 01-27, Granville, 29, BHHW
Oct 03-29, Granville, 14, BHHW
Oct 18, Quabbin, 5, L Therrien
Nov 08-30, Granville, 13, BHHW
Nov 23, Leverett, 2, J van Heerden

Northern Harrier
Jan 01, South Amherst, 1m, D Minear
Jan 07, Northampton, 1m, C Gentes
Feb 19, Hadley, 1m, C Gentes
Apr 03, North Hadley, 1m, H Allen
Apr 13, Northampton, 2, M Lynch
Apr 21, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Apr 23, Sunderland, 1, H McQueen
Apr 25, Hatfield, 1f, C Gentes
Apr 26, Northampton, 1f, C Gentes
Apr 26, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
May 01, Northampton, 1f, C Gentes
May 01, Hadley, 1f, M Lynch
May 07, Amherst, 1f, NBWC
May 08, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
May 25, Northampton, 1f C Gentes
Jul 31, Northampton, 1juv, J Smith
Aug 18, Hadley, 1, J Smith
Aug 21, Northampton, 2, J Smith
Aug 28, Montague, 1, C Gentes
Aug 29, Northampton, 3, J Smith
Sep 25, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Sep 01-28, Granville, 26, BHHW
Oct 01-30, Granville, 34, BHHW
Oct 01, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes
Oct 03, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Oct 09, Northampton, 4, J P Smith
Oct 10, Northampton, 2, C Gentes
Oct 15, Sunderland, 1, C Gentes
Oct 16, Whately, 1, C Gentes
Oct 17, Whately, 3, J P Smith
Oct 29, Northampton, 1, C Horn
Nov 01-21, Granville, 17, BHHW
Nov 03, Northampton, 1, J Smith
Nov 03, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 04, Quabbin Park, 2, L Therrien
Nov 05, Quabbin Park, 1, J Smith
Nov 09, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 10, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Nov 14, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Nov 27, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Dec 12, Longmeadow, 1, J LaPointe
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 3, Various
Dec 19, Florence, 1, L Therrien

Swallow-tailed Kite
May 30, Leverett, 1, B Normark
Aug 29, South Hadley, 1, W Tynan

Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sep 01-30, Granville, 323, BHHW
Oct 01-31, Granville, 668, BHHW
Nov 01-18, Granville, 22, BHHW

Cooper's Hawk
Sep 04-30, Granville, 19, BHHW
Oct 01-30, Granville, 53, BHHW
Nov 18, Granville, 1, BHHW

Northern Goshawk
Jan 22, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Apr 15, Colrain, 2, M Lynch
May 11, Williamsburg, 1, L Therrien
Jun 03-04, Little River IBA, 1, ABC
Jul 03, Hawley, 1, M Lynch
Sep 24, Colrain, 1, M Lynch
Oct 21, Granville, 1, BHHW
Oct 28, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 12, Granville, 2, BHHW
Nov 14, Hadley, 1, VOA
Nov 18, Granville, 1, BHHW
Dec 08, Granville, 1, BHHW

Red-shouldered Hawk
Jan 24, Southwick, 1, S Kellogg
Feb 06, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Feb 08, Deerfield, 1, A Richards
Feb 19, Leverett, 1, H Allen
Mar 05, New Salem, 1, B Lafley
Mar 26, Leverett, 1, D Minear
Apr 06, Granby, 1, H Allen
Apr 10, Granville, 3, BHHW
May 21, Monson, 1, M Lynch
Jun 03, Chesterfield, 1, B Packard
Oct 17-30, Granville, 44, BHHW
Oct 20, Granville, 18, BHHW
Nov 02-25, Granville, 26, BHHW
Dec 15, Springfield, 1, R Baumhauer
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 1, Various

Broad-winged Hawk
Mar 27, Hatfield, 1, H Allen#
Apr 10, Quabbin Park, 2, M Lynch
Apr 10, Northampton, 1, L Therrien
Apr 10, Ludlow, 1, C Gentes#
Apr 18, Mount Sugarloaf, 10, L Therrien
Apr 19, Mount Sugarloaf, 148, L Therrien
Apr 22, Northampton, 6, L Therrien
Apr 22, Mount Sugarloaf, 13, L Therrien
Apr 26, Mount Sugarloaf, 11, L Therrien
May 07, Little River IBA, 2 nest, S Kellogg
May 11, Williamsburg, 3, L Therrien
May 14, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Sep 03-30, Granville, 3981, BHHW
Sep 18, Mount Tom, 1992, L Therrien
Sep 18, Granville, 1181, BHHW
Oct 09, Shutesbury, 1, K Weir
Oct 09, Quabbin Park, 1, J P Smith

Red-tailed Hawk
Sep 03-30, Granville, 11, BHHW
Oct 16-31, Granville, 387, BHHW
Oct 26, Granville, 72, BHHW
Nov 01-30, Granville, 335, BHHW

Rough-legged Hawk
Feb 14, Amherst, 1, VOA
Feb 23, Northampton, 1, P Yeskie
Nov 02, Granville, 1, BHHW

Golden Eagle
Jan 01, Quabbin, 1, S Kellogg
Oct 17, Whately, 1, J P Smith
Nov 09, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 10, Granville, 1, BHHW
Nov 17, Granville, 1, BHHW

American Kestrel
Jan 12, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Feb 06, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Feb 08, Hadley, 2, D Minear
Feb 22, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Mar 10, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Mar 20, Northfield, 1, W Howes
Mar 23, Hadley, 2, C Gentes
Mar 25, Montague, 1, H Allen
Apr 07, Northampton, 1, C Gentes
Apr 08, Amherst, 6, H Allen
Apr 08, Cummington, 2, L Therrien
Apr 15, Colrain, 4, M Lynch
Apr 16, Amherst, 2, C Gentes
Apr 21, Northampton, 5, C Gentes
Arp 25, Hadley, 4, C Gentes
Apr 28, Hadley, 5, C Gentes
May 04, Northampton, 3, L Therrien
May 07, Little River IBA, 1, S Kellogg
Jun 20, Southwick, 1, S Ricker
Jul 30, Hadley, 1, H McQueen
Jul 30, Quabbin, 1, M Taylor
Jul 31, Greenfield, 1, C Gentes
Jul 31, Northfield, 2, C Gentes
Aug 09, Northampton, 2, L Therrien
Aug 18, Hadley, 1, J Smith
Sep 01-30, Granville, 211, BHHW
Sep 23, Granville, 29, BHHW
Oct 01-30, Granville, 145, BHHW
Oct 06, Granville, 22, BHHW
Oct 11, Northampton, 2, C Gentes
Oct 12, Hadley, 5, C Gentes
Oct 15, Sunderland, 4, C Gentes
Nov 09, Hadley, 1, L Therrien
Nov 23, Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 29, Northampton, 1, C Gentes

Merlin
Jan 19, Montague, 1, D Minear
Apr 03, Longmeadow, 1, C Surprenant#
May 16, Agawam, 1, VOA
Jul 31, Northampton, 1, A Magee
Aug 17, Hadley, 1, J Smith
Sep 13-27, Granville, 7, BHHW
Sep 17, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Sep 25, North Hadley, 1, C Gentes
Oct 01-27, Granville, 15, BHHW
Oct 01, North Hadley, 2, C Gentes
Oct 01, Northampton, 1, A Magee
Oct 09, Whately, 1, H McQueen
Oct 09, Northampton, 1, J P Smith
Oct 17, Quabbin Park, 1, L Therrien
Oct 17, Whately, 3, J P Smith
Oct 20, Quabbin Park, 2, J P Smith
Nov 01, Northfield, 1, M Taylor
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 1, Various
Dec 27, Springfield, 1, R Titus
Dec 27, Turners Falls, 1, C Gentes

Peregrine Falcon
Mar 06, Mount Sugarloaf, 2, C Gentes
Mar 14, Holyoke, 1, R Baumhauer
Apr 16, Northampton, 1, NBWC
May 01, Northampton, 2, T Gagnon
May 10, Mount Sugarloaf, 2 chicks, D Minear
May 31, UMass, 3 chicks banded, G Martel
May 31, Mount Sugarloaf, 2 chicks banded, D Minear
Sep 22, Granville, 1, BHHW
Sep 23, Granville, 2, BHHW
Oct 18, Quabbin, 1, L Therrien
Oct 01-16, Granville, 12, BHHW
Nov 09, Hadley, 1, L Therrien
Dec 17, Springfield Christmas Count, 4, Various
Dec 18, Northampton Christmas Count, 3, Various