Western Massachusetts RBA
February 8, 2010
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-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* Feb. 8, 2010
* MAWE1002.08
- Birds mentioned
Mute Swan
Green-winged Teal
Common Merganser
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Iceland Gull
LESSER-BLACK-BACKED GULL
GLAUCOUS GULL
Great Horned Owl
Barred Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Towhee
Red-winged Blackbird
Pine Grosbeak
Purple Finch
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: Feb. 8, 2010
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
February 8, 2010
In the Turners Falls area there were 26 MUTE SWANS, a
GLAUCOUS GULL, 2 ICELAND GULLS, and 2 LESSER BLACK-
BACKED GULLS.
Two NORTHERN SHRIKES were seen in Windsor, an adult at
Moran Wildlife Area and an immature at Notchview
Reservation. A flock of 25 PINE GROSBEAKS were also
seen in Windsor.
Found in Florence were a BARRED OWL, 150 AMERICAN
ROBINS, 135 CEDAR WAXWINGS, and 4 RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRDS.
In West Springfield there were 5 COMMON MERGANSERS, a
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER, a NORTHERN FLICKER, 5 GOLDEN-
CROWNED KINGLETS, and 15 AMERICAN ROBINS.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Lenox, 2 RED-BREASTED
NUTHATCHES were in Hinsdale, a RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
was in Savoy, and a BARRED OWL was found in Cummington.
Reported in the Ware River watershed were a GREAT
HORNED OWL, a BARRED OWL, 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, a
NORTHERN FLICKER, a PILEATED WOODPECKER, 22 RED-
BREASTED NUTHATCHES, 6 BROWN CREEPERS, 28 GOLDEN-
CROWNED KINGLETS, and 32 PURPLE FINCHES.
A GREEN-WINGED TEAL was on the campus pond at the
University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and 6 EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS were also seen in Amherst. A MERLIN was in
Northampton, a NORTHERN FLICKER was seen in Hadley, 2
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and 20 CEDAR WAXWINGS were found in
Conway, 35 CEDAR WAXWINGS were in Westfield, and a
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK was seen in Deerfield.
Seen in Southwick were a PILEATED WOODPECKER, 4 EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS, 75 AMERICAN ROBINS, a GRAY CATBIRD, and an
EASTERN TOWHEE.
Thank you for calling.
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