The less than historic storm

Common Redpoll (with American Goldfinch and Dark eyed Junco), Home, Belchertown, MA, Jan 27, 2015

Common Redpoll (with American Goldfinch and Dark eyed Junco), Home, Belchertown, MA, Jan 27, 2015

 

American Goldfinch, Home, Belchertown, MA, Jan 27, 2015

The latest much hyped snow storm certainly did not live up to the predictions here but not really surprised.  We ended up with about 8-10" of snow (about 1/2 to a 1/3 of predictions).  The wind was a bit strong early on but not too bad at the house.  Areas to the east certainly got hit much harder than we did so no real complaints from me.  The feeders were quite active with highlights being a Common Redpoll, 50+ American Goldfinches and a Carolina Wren.

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Jan 27, 2015

Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Jan 27, 2015

The storm fizzled out by late morning and by early afternoon I was able to make it over to Winsor Dam to quick check the area for the long shot chance of a storm blown bird.  The conditions at Winsor Dam were impressively windy with large snow drifts.  Despite some looking among the waves I only managed to turn up a handful of Ring billed Gulls and a single crow.