Friday, January 1, 2016

New Year's birding in the valley

Snow Geese, UMASS campus pond, Amherst, MA, Jan 1, 2015
Snow Geese, UMASS campus pond, Amherst, MA, Jan 1, 2015
Peregrine Falcon, Hadley, MA, Jan 1, 2015
Common Goldeneye, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Jan 1, 2015
Winsor Dam, Quabbin Park, MA, Jan 1, 2015
With the start of 2016 I went out bright and early to start the new year off right by exploring several areas looking for new birds.  I started off at the Holyoke Dam in South Hadley and then working north along the river before heading back east to the Quabbin area.  I managed to find 47 species with several highlights including a Wood Duck (my first bird of the year as it flew south calling predawn...a good start) and Fish Crow along the river in South Hadley, a couple of Snow Geese at the UMASS pond, a few Horned Larks and a Snow Bunting at the Honey Pot, a Northern Harrier along Moody Bridge Rd in Hadley and a Red shouldered Hawk along Bay Road in Hadley.  Overall a very productive morning with some nice birds.

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