Wampanoag Hawkwatch 10/24
A brief hawkwatch, at the Wampanoag MAS in Gardner, produced a modest flight of raptors during a 2 hour session late Saturday morning; the totals (for migrants):Turkey Vulture 5Bald Eagle 1...
View ArticleForbush Bird Club Conn. River Valley Trip 11/1/2015
Last Sunday's (11/1/2015) "Forbush" trip to Hadley/ North Hampton area of the Connecticut River Valley began at the Quabbin Headquarters, in Belchertown. The Quabbin waters were fairly quiet, with no...
View ArticleQuabbin Gate 40 11/8
We had a perfect Sunday walk at Gate 40 on the 8th, more of a general "poke around" out and back walk to Dana Center then continuing to a large marsh. One high light was gathering some oyster mushrooms...
View ArticleHigh Ridge WMA (East side) 3/12/2016
The east side of High Ridge Wild Life Management Area is a section that I (shamefully) have not explored in over 25 years I have birded and walked this area, other than occasionally checking...
View ArticleFeeder Birds 4/1 to 4/3
Sunday's 4/3/2016 snow brought good numbers of birds to our deck feeders and surrounding yard. Here are photos of some of the species present, a few notable missed photo ops were 2016 firsts of...
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