Northern Shovelers, UMASS horse farm, Hadley, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Snow Goose (with Canada Geese), Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Snow Goose (with Canada Geese), Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Snow Geese (blue morph) with Canada Geese (three small bird in center of photo), Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Turkey Vulture, Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Canada Geese, Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
American Wigeon, Great Pond, Hatfield, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
East Meadows- 12 Wood Ducks, 2 Black Ducks, 26 Mallards and 2 Common Mergansers plus 2 Savannah Sparrows.
Great Pond- 265 Canada Geese, 5 Wood Ducks, 3 American Wigeon, 8 Black Ducks, 11 Mallards, 21 Green winged Teal, 5 Ring necked Ducks and 2 Hooded Mergansers.
Meadow Street fields- 4 Snow Geese (one white, three blue..all travelling north with flocks of canada geese), 1725+ Canada Geese (flocks moving steadily north), 3 American Wigeon, 12 Black Ducks, 34 Mallards, a Northern Pintail, 16 Green winged Teal, a Ring necked Duck, a Northern Harrier, 34 Killdeer, an American Kestrel, a Peregrine Falcon and 650+ American Robins.
UMASS horse farm- 2 Black Ducks, 3 Northern Shovelers (continued from yesterday...see below), 28 Killdeer and 6 Wilson's Snipe.
Lake Warner- 9 Canada Geese, a Mute Swan, 2 Wood Ducks and 41 Ring necked Ducks.
Farm Lane, Hadley -196 Canada Geese and a Palm Warbler.
Mill Valley Rd, Hadley-61 Canada Geese.
East Hadley Rd, Hadley-183 Canada Geese and 13 Killdeer.
UMASS campus pond-184 Canada Geese and 22 Mallards.
Pine Warbler, Belchertown, MA, Apr 5, 2015 |
Northern Shovelers, UMASS Horse Farm, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Northern Shovelers, UMASS Horse Farm, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Northern Shovelers, UMASS Horse Farm, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Canada Goose with neck tag, Spruce Hill Rd, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Canada Geese with neck tags, Farm Lane, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Canada Geese with neck tags, Farm Lane, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Wilson's Snipe (three birds), Meadow St fields, Amherst, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
Ring necked Ducks (part of flock of 72), Lake Warner, Hadley, MA, Apr 4, 2015 |
*****update on neck tagged geese via Anthony Fox (researcher in Greenland)****
Here is the background info on the three geese seen on April 4:
G6H caught Isunngua, West Greenland, July 2014
12/22/2014 Browns Road Park, Nesconset, New York
4/4/2015 Hadley, Hampshire, Mass
GC0 caught Isunngua, west Greenland, July 2009
7/23/2009 Lake I, Isunngua, West Greenland
7/27/2009 Lake F, Isunngua, West Greenland
11/19/2009 Collins Lake, Caribou, Aroostook, Maine,
3/25/2010 Baie-du-Febvre, Lac Saint Pierre near Montreal, Canada
5/21/2010 Lake E, Isunngua, West Greenland
6/2/2010 Lake D, Isunngua, West Greenland
6/7/2010 Lake D, Isunngua, West Greenland
6/9/2010 Lake I, Isunngua, West Greenland
7/24/2012 Lake C, Isunngua, West Greenland
10/11/2012 Broad Brook Pond, East Windsor, Connecticut
3/10/2014 Millers Pond, Smithtown, New York
12/22/2014 Browns Road Park, Nesconset, New York
4/4/2015 Hadley, Hampshire, Mass.
GU6 caught Isunngua, West Greenland, July 2014
10/16/2014 Mayall Road, Grey, Cumberland, Maine
12/22/2014 Browns Road Park, Nesconset, New York
4/4/2015 Hadley, Hampshire, Mass.
Below are the rest of the highlights from the morning.
Connecticut River, Hadley- 257 Canada Geese, 10 Wood Ducks, 2 Black Ducks and 57 Mallards.
Honey Pot- 9 Killdeer, 18 Horned Larks.
North Lane, Hadley- 29 Canada Geese, 6 Wood Ducks, 2 Black Ducks, 2 Mallards, 3 Ring necked Ducks and 5 Common Mergansers.
Farm Lane, Hadley- 482 Canada Geese (including the three tagged birds from Greenland), 42 Horned Larks.
Mill Valley Road, Hadley- 236 Canada Geese, 4 Killdeer.
UMASS horse farm- 6 Northern Shovelers.
Meadow St fields, Amherst- 1160 Canada Geese, 6 Wood Ducks, 3 American Wigeon, 7 Black Ducks, 44 Mallards, 3 Northern Pintails, 17 Green winged Teal (including one male with no vertical white line on chest nor a horizontal line), 7 Killdeer, 5 Wilson's Snipe, 32 Horned Larks.
Lake Warner- 2 Mute Swans, 6 Wood Ducks, 4 Green winged Teal, 72 Ring necked Ducks, 5 Hooded Mergansers, 27 Common Mergansers and a Great Blue Heron.
Connecticut River near Huntington Rd, Hadley- 2 Ring necked Ducks, 4 Bufflehead, 6 Common Goldeneye and a Common Merganser.
East Hadley Road, Hadley- 135 Canada Geese, 4 Killdeer.
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