Western Massachusetts RBA
March 1, 2010
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-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* March 1, 2010
* MAWE1003.01
- Birds mentioned
BARNACLE GOOSE
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Common Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Wild Turkey
Turkey Vulture
Cooper's Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
American Kestrel
Iceland Gull
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Eastern Screech-OWL
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Shrike
Winter Wren
Brown Creeper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Eastern Bluebird
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Towhee
Field Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Rusty Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: March 1, 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, March
1, 2010
The BARNACLE GOOSE reported last week was still present
this Sunday in a flock containing hundreds of Canada
geese on Mill Pond in South Egremont. This small pond
is located where Routes 41 and 23 intersect.
At Turners Falls there were 5 COMMON GOLDENEYES, 3
HOODED MERGANSERS, FOUR COMMON MERGANSERS, 4 ICELAND
GULLS, 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and 2 GLAUCOUS
GULLS.
A NORTHERN SHRIKE was again found in Windsor, a TURKEY
VULTURE and RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD were in Pittsfield,
and 29 COMMON MERGANSERS and a RUSTY BLACKBIRD were in
Sheffield.
In Belchertown there were a HOODED MERGANSER, 29
WILD TURKEYS, a COOPER'S HAWK, a PILEATED WOODPECKER, a
WINTER WREN, 2 BROWN CREEPERS, 2 GOLDEN-CROWNED
KINGLETS, and a RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD.
Two RED-SHOULDERED HAWKS were in Springfield, 2 RED-
WINGED BLACKBIRDS were in Longmeadow, 56 CEDAR WAXWINGS
were at Quabbin Park, an EASTERN SCREECH OWL was in
Florence, and 20 TURKEY VULTURES were seen going to
roost in Westfield.
In Hadley there were a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK, an AMERICAN
KESTREL, a NORTHERN FLICKER, and a RED-WINGED
BLACKBIRD.
In Southwick there were a TURKEY VULTURE, an EASTERN
BLUEBIRD, a FIELD SPARROW, an EASTERN TOWHEE, a COMMON
GRACKLE, 2 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS, and 100 AMERICAN
GOLDFINCHES.
Thank you for calling.
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