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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.
Wood Warblers, Tanagers
Blue-winged Warbler
5/7, Hadley, 18, C. Gentes
5/20, Springfield Area, 33,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 9,
Breeding Count
9/10, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
Golden-winged Warbler
9/8, Pittsfield, 1, N. Mole
Tennessee Warbler
5/13, Amherst, 1, H. Allen
5/20, Holyoke, 1, D. McLain
5/22, S. Quabbin, 1, J. Liller
5/24, Belchertown, 1, L. Therrien
5/24, S. Quabbin, 2, L. Therrien
9/16-10/5, 6 reports, 10,
vo
10/5, Agawam, 1, S. Kellogg
Orange-crowned Warbler
10/7, Shutesbury, 1, K. Weir
10/8, S. Quabbin, 1, M. Lynch
10/12, Springfield, 1, R.
Titus
12/16, Pittsfield, 1, C. Blagdon
Nashville Warbler
4/27, Belchertown, 1, L. Therrien
5/13, Windsor, 6, R. Packard
6/4, Little River IBA, 11,
Breeding Count
Northern Parula
5/20, Springfield Area, 6,
Spring Count
9/30, Quabbin, 10, L. Therrien
11/7, Amherst, 1, J. Smith
Yellow Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 207,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 70,
Breeding Count
9/13, Holyoke, 2, R. Packard
Chestnut-sided Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 29,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 102,
Breeding Count
10/4, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Magnolia Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 17,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 34,
Breeding Count
7/15, Hawley, 12, M. Lynch
7/29, Greylock, 15, S. Grinley
Cape May Warbler
5/7, Montague, 1, R. Packard
5/18, Amherst, 1, S. Surner
5/22, Amherst, 3, H. Allen
5/24, Belchertown, 1, L. Therrien
9/16, Barre, 1, M. Lynch
9/25, Granville, 1, S. Kellogg
9/30, Quabbin, 2, L. Therrien
10/5, Agawam, 1, S. Kellogg
Black-throated Blue Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 10,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 98,
Breeding Count
10/15, S. Quabbin, 2, L. Therrien
10/17, Pittsfield, 1, N. Mole
10/21, Ludlow, 1, H. Allen
12/8-19, Granby, 1, L. Hoffman
Yellow-rumped Warbler
4/26, Longmeadow, 150, J.
Hutchison
5/6, Stockbridge, 133, M.
Lynch
5/20, Springfield Area, 32,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 14,
Breeding Count
10/6, Northampton, 200, B.
Lafley
10/8, N. Quabbin, 165, J.
Smith
11/18, Granville, 1, J. Weeks
12/16, W. Springfield, 1,
M. & K. Conway
Black-throated Green Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 18,
Spring Count
6/25, Barre, 35, M. Lynch
6/4, Little River IBA, 70,
Breeding Count
9/16, Barre, 28, M. Lynch
10/13, Westfield, 1, J. Zepko
Blackburnian Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 14,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 58,
Breeding Count
7/1, Greylock, 13, M. Lynch
Pine Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 37,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 11,
Breeding Count
6/25, Barre, 41, M. Lynch
9/16, Barre, 46, M. Lynch
12/8-31, Westfeild, 1, R.
Shepard-Cote
12/16, Holyoke, 1, T. Gagnon
Prairie Warbler
5/17, N. Quabbin, 11, J. Smith
5/20, S. Quabbin, 10, L. Therrien
5/20, Springfield Area, 19,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 13,
Breeding Count
9/22, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Palm Warbler
4/1, Holyoke, 1, T. Gagnon
4/15, Holyoke, 53, T. Gagnon
5/13, Hinsdale, 1, R. Packard
9/6, Northampton, 1, C. Gentes
10/6, Northampton, 25, J.
Smith
11/6, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Bay-breasted Warbler
9/16, Barre, 1, M. Lynch
9/22, E Quabbin, 2, B. Zajda
9/22, Granville, 1, S. Kellogg
9/30, Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
Blackpoll Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 8,
Spring Count
5/30, W. Springfield, 12,
J. Zepko
6/17, Hawley, 1, M. Lynch
6/17, Greylock, 8, S. Kellogg
(ABC)
9/16, Barre, 170, M. Lynch
9/22, S. Quabbin, 27, L. Therrien
10/18, S Hadley, 2, R. Packard
Cerulean Warbler
5/4, Amherst, 1, A. Duprey
5/5, Pelham, 1, L. Therrien
5/11-7/2, Mt Holyoke, 1-2,
J. Smith, vo
5/23, Hadley, 1, B. Lafley
6/8, Northampton, 1, D. McLain
9/4, Pelham, 1, L. Therrien
Black-and-white Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 37,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 102,
Breeding Count
American Redstart
5/20, Springfield Area, 72,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 135,
Breeding Count
6/21, Huntington, 35, S. Kellogg
10/2, Hadley, 2, J. Smith
Worm-eating Warbler
4/28, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
4/30, Mt Tom, 1, E. Rutman
5/4-6/4, 12 locations, 22,
vo
7/2, Mt Holyoke, 2, T. Pirro
Ovenbird
5/20, Springfield Area, 116,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 273,
Breeding Count
9/26, Hardwick, 1, C. Buelow
Northern Waterthrush
5/20, Springfield Area, 5,
Spring Count
7/2, Lenox, 1, R. Laubach
9/6, Longmeadow, 1, J. Hutchison
9/9-10, Hadley, 1, S. Surner
Louisiana Waterthrush
4/8, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
5/20, Springfield Area, 5,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 7,
Breeding Count
8/13, Southwick, 1, S. Kellogg
Connecticut Warbler
9/8, Northampton, 1, B. Zajda
9/9, Hadley, 2, S. Surner
9/16, Barre, 2, M. Lynch
9/22, E Quabbin, 1, B. Zajda
9/22, Turners Falls, 1, T.
Schottland
9/24, Pittsfield, 1, T. Collins
9/26, Hardwick, 1, C. Buelow
9/27, Hardwick, 1, C. Buelow
9/27, Hadley, 1, J. Smith
9/29, Northfield, 1, F. Bowrys
10/1, Northfield, 1, F. Bowrys
Mourning Warbler
5/19, New Salem, 1, B. Lafley
5/20, Longmeadow, 1, M. &
K. Conway
5/20, Agawam, 1, S. Kellogg
5/25, Northampton, 1, T. Gagnon
6/6, Peru, 1, J. Weigand
6/6, Worthington, 1, J. Weigand
6/17, Greylock, 1, S. Kellogg
(ABC)
6/22, Washington, 3, H. Allen
7/1, Greylock, 4, M. Lynch
9/11, Northampton, 1, K. Lewantowicz
9/15, Northampton, 1, B. Zajda
Common Yellowthroat
5/20, Springfield Area, 145,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 113,
Breeding Count
Hooded Warbler
4/28, N. Quabbin, 1, B. DeGraff
5/30, Sheffield, 1, B. Lafley
Wilson's Warbler
5/11-23, 9 reports, 13, vo
5/20, Holyoke, 2, D. McLain
5/24, Longmeadow, 2, J. Hutchison
8/13, Southwick, 2, S. Kellogg
8/22-9/17, 9 reports, 9, vo
9/27, S. Quabbin, 1, L. Therrien
10/3, Northampton, 1, J. Smith
Canada Warbler
5/20, Springfield Area, 16,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 22,
Breeding Count
6/25, Barre, 12, M. Lynch
9/20, Sheffield, 1, N. Kotovich
9/22, E Quabbin, 2, B. Zajda
Yellow-breasted Chat
5/22, N. Quabbin, 1, J. Smith
9/15, Northampton, 1, B. Zajda
Scarlet Tanager
5/20, Springfield Area, 77,
Spring Count
6/4, Little River IBA, 57,
Breeding Count
10/2, Hadley, 5, J. Smith