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| White eyed Vireo, Belchertown, MA, June 12, 2015 |
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| Yellow Warbler, Belchertown, MA, June 12, 2015 |
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| Yellow Warbler, Belchertown, MA, June 12, 2015 |
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| Blue winged Warbler, Warbler, Belchertown, MA, June 12, 2015 |
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| Great crested Flycatcher, Quabbin Park, MA, June 12, 2015 |
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| Common Gallinule, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, June 12, 2015 |
I got out a little before work each day this week as well as today and checked mainly the
same areas at about the same time. Always interesting to see the changes from
day to day at the same locations.
This morning I had the day off so I hit a wider variety of local spots including Lake Wallace,
Quabbin Park and a few other locations in Belchertown. Highlights included the
continued presence of a couple of rarities...Common Gallinule and White eyed
Vireo. The gallinule(s) have been around for at least a week now and the White
eyed Vireo for over three weeks (thought it had left as I did not hear or see it
for the first 45 minutes I was there in the area but then it started calling
again). Lots of other good stuff including a Virginia Rail walking along Route
9 at the marsh near Quabbin and loads of birds carrying food to nests and a
number of fledglings around.
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| Common Gallinule, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, June 11, 2015 |
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| Common Gallinule, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, June 11, 2015 |
I made an early stop over to Lake Wallace Thursday morning before dawn and caught up
with the Common Gallinule which showed itself briefly a few times but mainly
stayed hidden with an occasional vocalization. There may have been two
individuals but I could not confirm it today.
Lake Wallace:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23862659
In addition I had a couple of Common Nighthawks flying over downtown Northampton around 8:30pm with lots of vocalizations. Perhaps they will return to breed once again on one of the roofs downtown?
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| Turkey Vultures, Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 10, 2015 |
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| Turkey Vultures, Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 10, 2015 |
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| Great Blue Heron and Turkey Vulture, Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 10, 2015 |
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| Hooded Merganser, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, June 10, 2015 |
On Wednesday morning I made a few stops including
Lake Wallace and Moody Bridge Road in Hadley to check out the vulture roost.
Lake Wallace featured at least one Common Gallinule calling from the marsh and
other expected species. A total of 32 Turkey Vultures at the roost but no sign
of any Black Vultures.
Tuesday morning the skies looked a bit threatening which eventually
resulted in some rain but before the rain arrived I made a brief stop at Winsor
Dam (highlight being four Common Mergansers) and then over to Lake Wallace where
I once again heard the Common Gallinule calling from the marsh. I hoped to make
a stop at Hop Brook in Amherst but the rain started so instead I checked out the
vulture roost and had a dozen Turkey Vultures.
Lake Wallace:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23838953
Moody Bridge Rd vulture roost:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23838993
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| Black Vulture (with Turkey Vultures), Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 8, 2015 |
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| Black Vulture (with Turkey Vultures), Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 8, 2015 |
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| Turkey Vultures, Moody Bridge Rd, Hadley, MA, June 8, 2015 |
On Monday morning I made a stop by Lake Wallace and despite the
windy conditions I managed to hear a Common Gallinule call just a couple of
times before I headed out to work. Also made a brief stop along Moody Bridge
Road in Hadley to check out the vulture roost and found two Black Vultures mixed
in with a dozen Turkey Vultures.
Moody Bridge Rd vulture roost:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23825656
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