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| Nelson's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Nelson's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Nelson's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Nelson's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Nelson's Sparrow, Arcadia, Northampton, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
I went out this morning with Jacob looking to find the Nelson's Sparrow we
missed yesterday at Arcadia and despite the thick fog we found it fairly quickly
and the bird cooperated nicely for us giving great views and allowing us to get
some photos. We were able to relocate the bird again a little later in the morning and get better photos. A great bird and only my second county record of the species (the
other one was also found at Arcadia). There may actually have been more than one
individual around but we have not confirmed that yet. The Nelson's Sparrow
becomes species
#231 for Hampshire County this year, bringing me closer and
closer to breaking my previous record of 236. Besides the Nelson's Sparrow
there were hundreds of other sparrows around as well as many other species. I
have included the full list below from Arcadia. After a productive few hours at Arcadia we
headed over to the Honey Pot briefly were we had lots more sparrows including a
Vesper Sparrow bringing our total number of sparrow species for the morning up
to ten plus towhee and junco....a sparrowpalozza day!
Arcadia
Canada Goose 38
Wood Duck 12
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 3
Northern Harrier 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Ring-billed Gull 19
Mourning Dove 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 6
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 3
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5
Eastern Bluebird 6
American Robin 13
Gray Catbird 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
American Pipit 4
Cedar Waxwing 4
Common Yellowthroat 3
Palm Warbler (Western) 1
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 5
Savannah Sparrow 59
Nelson's Sparrow 1 Rare, found yesterday byJeremy Coleman, many photos
Song Sparrow 147
Lincoln's Sparrow 9
Swamp Sparrow 57
White-throated Sparrow 60
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) 16
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 3
Northern Cardinal 6
Indigo Bunting 1
Red-winged Blackbird 135
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Purple Finch 3
Pine Siskin 10
American Goldfinch 8
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| Ruby throated Hummingbird, Granby, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Ruby throated Hummingbird, Granby, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Ruby throated Hummingbird, Granby, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Ruby throated Hummingbird, Granby, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
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| Jabish Canal marsh with loads of winterberry, Belchertown, MA, Oct 13, 2014 |
Once I got home I took Wilson for a walk along the Jabish Canal where we found even more
sparrows and other good stuff but nothing extreme. Once we got home I heard
about a hummingbird at a private residence in Granby and after a few messages I
was on my way to to get some photos and determine the species (if possible). I
arrived around 1:30 and the bird showed up fairly quickly and I got photos
through the window and then went outside to get more photos. The bird would
come into feed every ten minutes or so but never perch. It appears to be a late
male Ruby throated Hummingbird. Oddly the same residence hosted another late
season hummingbird a couple years ago on almost the same date (that one was a female
RTHU that stayed for about two weeks before flying off as Hurricane Sandy approached)
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