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| Black Bear and Wild Turkey, Prescott Peninsula, MA, June 13, 2015 |
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| Black Bear and Wild Turkey, Prescott Peninsula, MA, June 13, 2015 |
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| Common Yellowthroat, Prescott Peninsula, MA, June 13, 2015 |
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| Yellow Warbler, Prescott Peninsula, MA, June 13, 2015 |
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| Indigo Buntings mating, Prescott Peninsula, MA, June 13, 2015 |
I headed up to the Prescott Peninsula early this morning to conduct
some bird surveys of the field complexes there. The day started out overcast
with some fog but it cleared up after a couple hours. Unfortunately it was much
breezier than I expected (or hoped for) which made it difficult to hear some of
the birds. Nonetheless a good morning with lots of breeding evidence as adults
were carrying food to nests, feeding recently fledged young and several birds
mating. The most productive field complex featured some unusual species for the
peninsula including Alder Flycatcher, Prairie Warbler and Field Sparrow (among
others)....This set of fields is the only spot that these species breed on the
entire peninsula. Another interesting sight was a Black Bear and a Wild Turkey
interacting as they walked toward me on one of the roads. They walked together
for a few hundred feet before the turkey flew up and behind the bear only to
come back out again and then flush into a tree. Interesting to
see Full list from the morning:
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S23892273
With the wind still strong I decided to leave the peninsula a
little earlier than planned and head to Amherst to follow up on a report of
Northern Goshawks seen within a large forested area of private land. I only had a
limited amount of time but figured I would check out some of the area. After
walking about twenty minutes I had a brief view of an adult Northern Goshawk as
it flew through the woods and disappeared. It was all over so fast I had no
chance to get a photo. I suspect they are breeding in the area and a more
detailed search could turn up a nest (hopefully I will make it over there again
soon to find out).
I finished up the morning taking a walk with Wilson
along Amethyst Brook in Amherst where we found the expected species.
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