The sparrows continue to arrive...

Lincoln's Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Lincoln's Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Lincoln's Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Swamp Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Swamp Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Song Sparrow, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Nashville Warbler, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Indigo Bunting, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Common Yellowthroat, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Great Egret flying through fog, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Common Yellowthroat, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

Common Yellowthroat, Arcadia, Sep 28, 2013

I decided to try my luck once again over along the Connecticut River in my quest to find some new birds for the year.  Although I didn't find anything new, there were still lots of birds around with a large increase in the number of sparrows.  Luckily the fog was not quite as thick and persistent today as it has been the last several day.  The full list for both Arcadia and the Honeypot are below.  In addition to these two locations I made a stop along the river in Hadley and had three Solitary Sandpipers.  Later in the morning a walk with Wilson along the Jabish Canal produced more sparrows, a few warblers and great looks at a Merlin.


Arcadia

Canada Goose  17
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  1
Hooded Merganser  2
Great Egret  1
Sharp-shinned Hawk  1
Cooper's Hawk  1
American Woodcock  1     Flushed
Red-bellied Woodpecker  1
Northern Flicker  6
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  3
Blue Jay  10
American Crow  8
Black-capped Chickadee  3
White-breasted Nuthatch  1
House Wren  3
Carolina Wren  2
Eastern Bluebird  7
American Robin  4
Gray Catbird  7
Brown Thrasher  1
American Pipit  4
Tennessee Warbler  1
Nashville Warbler  2
Common Yellowthroat  19
Palm Warbler (Western)  2
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  11
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  8
Black-throated Green Warbler  1
Field Sparrow  1
Savannah Sparrow  34
Song Sparrow  57
Lincoln's Sparrow  7
Swamp Sparrow  26     High count, Big influx of this species
White-throated Sparrow  21
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern)  2
Northern Cardinal  4
Indigo Bunting  6     One singing
Bobolink  5
Red-winged Blackbird  17
American Goldfinch  53

Savannah Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Savannah Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Savannah Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Vesper Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

White crowned Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Palm Warbler (yellow), Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Palm Warbler (yellow), Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 28, 2013

Honey Pot

Canada Goose  3
Northern Harrier  2
Bald Eagle  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Killdeer  2
Mourning Dove  2
Northern Flicker  3
American Kestrel  1
Eastern Phoebe  1
American Crow  42
Fish Crow  2
White-breasted Nuthatch  2
Carolina Wren  1
Gray Catbird  2
American Pipit  42
Common Yellowthroat  10
Palm Warbler (Yellow)  8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)  3
Field Sparrow  1
Vesper Sparrow  2
Savannah Sparrow  48
Song Sparrow  31
Lincoln's Sparrow  5
Swamp Sparrow  7
White-throated Sparrow  7
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern)  2
Northern Cardinal  1
Indigo Bunting  1
American Goldfinch  42
passerine sp.  1     Heard in flight, still trying to figure it out

White crowned Sparrow, Honeypot, Hadley, Sep 27, 2013

With very little time yesterday morning I made a quick run through the Honeypot in an unsuccessful attempt to catch up with the Nelson’s Sparrow seen there yesterday morning.  Despite not finding my target I did manage to find some stuff before I ran out of time including nine species of sparrows with highlights including a Vesper, Field, half a dozen Lincoln’s, seven White crowned and large numbers of Song and Savannah Sparrows.  Still a few Indigo Buntings around plus well over 30 American Pipits flying overhead.