-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* Oct. 24, 2005
* MAWE0510.24
- Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
PACIFIC Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Brant
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Hermit Thrush
American Pipit
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
Rusty Blackbird
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: Oct. 24, 2005
number: 1-888-224-6444 x2
to report: 1-888-224-6444 x2 (leave message after report)
compiler: Seth Kellogg, skhawk@comcast.net, sponsored by MA Audubon
transcriber: Trudy Tynan, ttynan@sprynet.com
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
This is the Western Voice of Audubon for Monday, October 24
A possible PACIFIC LOON was at he south end of Quabbin Reservoir on Saturday,
but not found the next day. Other waterfowl recorded there were a RED-THROATED
LOON, 8 COMMON LOONS, 3 HORNED GREBES, a RED-NECKED GREBE, 50 BRANT, 12
NORTHERN PINTAIL, 2 SURF, 7 BLACK and 10 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, a GREATER
SCAUP, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and a TUNDRA SWAN flying overhead,.
Also at south Quabbin were 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 33 RUBY-CROWNED and 65
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 14 HERMIT THRUSH, 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 2
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, an AMERICAN REDSTART, and 46 PINE SISKINS.
Seen at Ludlow Reservoir were a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 79
RUDDY DUCKS, 13 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 COMMON LOONS, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 15
GOLDEN-CROWNED and 20 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 60 YELLOW-RUMPED, a PINE, 2 PALM
and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.
In Turners Falls there were 6 WOOD DUCKS, 6 AMERICAN WIGEON, a NORTHERN
PINTAIL, 12 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 3 RING-NECKED DUCK, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, and a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
A FOX SPARROW was observed in Southwick, 2 FOX SPARROWS and 4 EVENING
GROSBEAKS in Cheshire, 3 PINE SISKINS and 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS in Williamsburg,
and a FOX SPARROW and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in Amherst.
An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was noted in the vicinity of the “Ibis
Pool” in Northampton meadows on Saturday, but not reported since then.
Eight RUDDY DUCKS, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were on
Richmond Pond in Richmond, a RED-NECKED GREBE, 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a
RED-THROATED LOON on Lake Onota in Pittsfield, 50 RUDDY DUCKS and 400
RING-NECKED DUCKS on Mud Pond in Richmond, 7 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 8 SURF
SCOTERS, 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Cheshire Reservoir
in Cheshire, and 5 COMMON LOONS, 5 BUFFLEHEAD, 2 HORNED GREBES, and 3 GADWALL
on Pontoosuc Reservoir in Pittsfield.
Also seen in Pittsfield were 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS,
and 3 PALM WARBLERS. North of the Quabbin Reservoir 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 5
BUFFLEHEAD, and 5 COMMON LOONS were reported.
Seen at the old Pilgrim Airport field in Hatfield were an AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 16 PECTORAL, 2 WHITE-RUMPED, 2 BAIRD'S, a SEMIPALMATED, and a LEAST
SANDPIPER, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 60 AMERICAN PIPITS, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR.
Reports from Blueberry Hill in Granville included a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 19 BRANT,
a WILSON'S SNIPE, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and a TREE SPARROW.
Hawk counts for the week from Granville were 72 TURKEY VULTURES, 5 NORTHERN
HARRIERS, 4 OSPREY, 8 BALD EAGLES, 213 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 7 COOPER’S HAWKS,
a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 25 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 117 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 19 AMERICAN
KESTRELS, and 7 MERLINS.
Hawk total this week at Shatterack Mt. in Russell were 9 TURKEY VULTURES, 2
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 107 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 6 COOPER’S HAWKS, a NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 43 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS, and 2 MERLINS.
Thank you for calling
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* Massachusetts
* Western
* Oct. 24, 2005
* MAWE0510.24
- Birds mentioned
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
PACIFIC Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Turkey Vulture
Brant
TUNDRA SWAN
Wood Duck
Gadwall
American Wigeon
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Black-bellied Plover
American Golden Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Northern Shrike
Blue-headed Vireo
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH
Hermit Thrush
American Pipit
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Pine Warbler
Palm Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
American Redstart
Tree Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Lapland Longspur
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
Rusty Blackbird
Pine Siskin
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: Oct. 24, 2005
number: 1-888-224-6444 x2
to report: 1-888-224-6444 x2 (leave message after report)
compiler: Seth Kellogg, skhawk@comcast.net, sponsored by MA Audubon
transcriber: Trudy Tynan, ttynan@sprynet.com
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
This is the Western Voice of Audubon for Monday, October 24
A possible PACIFIC LOON was at he south end of Quabbin Reservoir on Saturday,
but not found the next day. Other waterfowl recorded there were a RED-THROATED
LOON, 8 COMMON LOONS, 3 HORNED GREBES, a RED-NECKED GREBE, 50 BRANT, 12
NORTHERN PINTAIL, 2 SURF, 7 BLACK and 10 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, a GREATER
SCAUP, 2 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS and a TUNDRA SWAN flying overhead,.
Also at south Quabbin were 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 33 RUBY-CROWNED and 65
GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 14 HERMIT THRUSH, 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH, 2
BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLERS, an AMERICAN REDSTART, and 46 PINE SISKINS.
Seen at Ludlow Reservoir were a PIED-BILLED GREBE, 3 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS, 79
RUDDY DUCKS, 13 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 2 COMMON LOONS, 2 BLUE-HEADED VIREOS, 15
GOLDEN-CROWNED and 20 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 60 YELLOW-RUMPED, a PINE, 2 PALM
and a BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER.
In Turners Falls there were 6 WOOD DUCKS, 6 AMERICAN WIGEON, a NORTHERN
PINTAIL, 12 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 3 RING-NECKED DUCK, a PIED-BILLED GREBE, and a
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER.
A FOX SPARROW was observed in Southwick, 2 FOX SPARROWS and 4 EVENING
GROSBEAKS in Cheshire, 3 PINE SISKINS and 4 EVENING GROSBEAKS in Williamsburg,
and a FOX SPARROW and BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER in Amherst.
An adult male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was noted in the vicinity of the “Ibis
Pool” in Northampton meadows on Saturday, but not reported since then.
Eight RUDDY DUCKS, 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL, and 6 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were on
Richmond Pond in Richmond, a RED-NECKED GREBE, 4 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a
RED-THROATED LOON on Lake Onota in Pittsfield, 50 RUDDY DUCKS and 400
RING-NECKED DUCKS on Mud Pond in Richmond, 7 PIED-BILLED GREBES, 8 SURF
SCOTERS, 6 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a LONG-TAILED DUCK on Cheshire Reservoir
in Cheshire, and 5 COMMON LOONS, 5 BUFFLEHEAD, 2 HORNED GREBES, and 3 GADWALL
on Pontoosuc Reservoir in Pittsfield.
Also seen in Pittsfield were 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS, 10 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS,
and 3 PALM WARBLERS. North of the Quabbin Reservoir 5 RUDDY DUCKS, 5
BUFFLEHEAD, and 5 COMMON LOONS were reported.
Seen at the old Pilgrim Airport field in Hatfield were an AMERICAN GOLDEN
PLOVER, 16 PECTORAL, 2 WHITE-RUMPED, 2 BAIRD'S, a SEMIPALMATED, and a LEAST
SANDPIPER, a LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 60 AMERICAN PIPITS, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR.
Reports from Blueberry Hill in Granville included a NORTHERN SHRIKE, 19 BRANT,
a WILSON'S SNIPE, a RUSTY BLACKBIRD, and a TREE SPARROW.
Hawk counts for the week from Granville were 72 TURKEY VULTURES, 5 NORTHERN
HARRIERS, 4 OSPREY, 8 BALD EAGLES, 213 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 7 COOPER’S HAWKS,
a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 25 RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS, 117 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 19 AMERICAN
KESTRELS, and 7 MERLINS.
Hawk total this week at Shatterack Mt. in Russell were 9 TURKEY VULTURES, 2
NORTHERN HARRIERS, 107 SHARP-SHINNED HAWKS, 6 COOPER’S HAWKS, a NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 43 RED-TAILED HAWKS, 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS, and 2 MERLINS.
Thank you for calling
- end transcript