Western Massachusetts RBA
February 15, 2010
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA, Western MA, 2/15/10
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-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* Feb. 15, 2010
* MAWE1002.15
- Birds mentioned
Mute Swan
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Ruffed Grouse
Turkey Vulture
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
American Kestrel
Merlin
Iceland Gull
Barred Owl
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Snow Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: Feb. 15, 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 15, 2010
Seen in the west meadows of Northampton were a ROUGH-
LEGGED HAWK and a NORTHERN SHRIKE, while in the east
meadows a MERLIN was seen chasing HORNED LARKS.
Another NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen near Station Road in
Amherst. Also seen were 3 EASTERN BLUEBIRDS and a
NORTHERN HARRIER.
Yet another NORTHERN SHRIKE was in Worthington, a
MERLIN was in downtown Springfield, and an ICELAND GULL
was in Turners Falls.
Seen in Hadley were a MUTE SWAN, 2 HOODED MERGANSERS,
an AMERICAN KESTREL, a BARRED OWL, and a RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET.
Reported in Belchertown were a WINTER WREN, a BROWN
CREEPER, 3 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2 EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS, 100 AMERICAN ROBINS, and 8 SNOW BUNTINGS.
BARRED OWLS were seen in Dalton and Westfield and a
TURKEY VULTURE was in Southwick.
At Quabbin Park there were 2 RUFFED GROUSE, a COMMON
LOON, a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, a BARRED OWL, 3 RED-
BREASTED NUTHATCHES, a BROWN CREEPER, a RUBY-CROWNED
KINGLET, 6 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, 2 EASTERN
BLUEBIRDS, and 29 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS.
In West Springfield there were 4 HOODED MERGANSERS, 3
COMMON MERGANSERS, 3 GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLETS, and 100
AMERICAN ROBINS.
Thank you for calling.
-End Transcript
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