Sunday, April 24, 2011

Atlas "work" begins

Spent the morning checking out one of the atlas blocks in central Quabbin. A great day to be outside despite the early fog. I will just include the list for a few hours of time spent there this morning.


Canada Goose 2 on nest
Wood Duck 1
Mallard 5
Ring-necked Duck 5
Bufflehead 2 pair in small pond
Hooded Merganser 3
Ruffed Grouse 14 all drumming
Wild Turkey 8
Common Loon 1 flyby
Cooper's Hawk 2
Broad-winged Hawk 2
Mourning Dove 2
Belted Kingfisher 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24 minimum, probably several more
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 8
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 21
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 16
Black-capped Chickadee 23
Tufted Titmouse 2
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 5
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 24
Hermit Thrush 6
American Robin 30
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 77
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 heard and seen
Pine Warbler 39
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 7
Eastern Towhee 16
Chipping Sparrow 17
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 17
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 19
Red-winged Blackbird 21
Common Grackle 14
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 13


Moose 1
White tailed Deer 1

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