Western Massachusetts RBA
June 8, 2009

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-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* June 8, 2009
* MAWE0906.08

- Birds mentioned

Pied-billed Grebe
American Bittern
Green Heron
Black Vulture
Hooded Merganser
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Cooper's Hawk
Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
Broad-winged Hawk
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Ruffed Grouse
Virginia Rail
COMMON MOORHEN
Black-billed Cuckoo
Common Nighthawk
Whip-poor-will
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Acadian Flycatcher
Fish Crow
Marsh Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Nashville Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
CERULEAN WARBLER
Worm-eating Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Mourning Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Grasshopper Sparrow
Red Crossbill
Pine Siskin

- Transcript

hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: June 8, 2009
number: 1-781-259-8805 x2
to report: 1-781-259-8805 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, June
8, 2009.

A total of 5 PEREGRINE FALCONS are present around the
Memorial Bridge between Springfield and West
Springfield. These include 3 adults, an immature and
at least one nearly grown nestling. An OSPREY and 2
COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were also in the area.

Seen in Granville were a HOODED MERGANSER, 2 AMERICAN
BITTERNS, a COOPER’S HAWK, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK and
2 ACADIAN FLYCATCHERS.

In Blandford there were 2 RUFFED GROUSE, a SHARP-
SHINNED HAWK, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 6 BROAD-WINGED
HAWKS, an AMERICAN KESTREL, 5 RUBY-THROATED
HUMMINGBIRDS, a GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, 3 NASHVILLE
WARBLERS and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.

Another ACADIAN FLYCATCHER was found again at Gate 8
at the Quabbin Reservoir.

In central Quabbin there were 4 RUFFED GROUSE, a
GREEN HERON, a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, 4 GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, a CERULEAN WARBLER, a
MOURNING WARBLER, and 3 RED CROSSBILLS.

Seen in the Brookfields were a HOODED MERGANSER, 5
VIRGINIA RAILS, a COMMON MOORHEN, a WORM-EATING
WARBLER, and 2 NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH.

An AMERICAN BITTERN and a VIRGINIA RAIL were in
Stockbridge, a MARSH WREN, 3 MOURNING WARBLERS, and a
WILSON’S WARBLER were on October Mt. in Washington,
and a NORTHERN GOSHAWK, a BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO, and a
MOURNING WARBLER were on Mt. Greylock.

In Sheffield there were 5 BLACK VULTURES, 2 HOODED
MERGANSERS, a VIRGINIA RAIL, and a PINE SISKIN.

In Southwick there were 2 AMERICAN KESTRELS, 4 WHIP-
POOR-WILLS, 4 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, and 13 PINE
SISKINS.

A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Warren, a PIED-BILLED
GREBE in Southampton, and an AMERICAN KESTREL, a
COMMON NIGHTHAWK, and a FISH CROW in Northampton. A
WORM-EATING WARBLER was on Mt. Tom, a CERULEAN
WARBLER was on Mt. Holyoke, and a BLACKPOLL WARBLER
was in Amherst.

Thank you for calling.

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