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| Cedar Waxwing, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| American Redstart, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| 'Traill's' Flycatcher, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| Barred Owl, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| White tailed Deer, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| Black Bear, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| Black Bear, Prescott Peninsula, New Salem, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
Yesterday I made a trip back up to Prescott Peninsula to conduct some additional field bird surveys as well as to follow up on the Hooded Warbler I found there last week. Sadly the Hooded Warbler was not relocated in the area it was seen in previously but hopefully it is still around somewhere close by. Nothing else too unusual around for the couple hours I was there but did have some great looks at a large Black Bear as it meandered up the road in front of me.
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| Turkey Vultures, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Jun 18, 2019 |
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| Sea Lamprey, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Jun 18, 2019 |
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| Sea Lamprey, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Jun 18, 2019 |
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| Green Heron, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Jun 18, 2019 |
Before the rain came in this morning and between running a few errands I made stops at Lake Wallace and the Holyoke Dam. Not too much at Lake Wallace but the Holyoke Dam was a bit more active. The most noteworthy sightings at the dam included at least 52 Turkey Vultures (oddly no Black Vultures) taking advantage of the various fish that didn't make it over the dam. The most obvious species they seemed to be feeding on were Sea Lamprey. Also present were a half dozen each of Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons.
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| Tree Swallow nest with eggs, Home, Belchertown, MA, Jun 17, 2019 |
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| Gray Catbird with leg bands, Home, Belchertown, MA, Jun 18, 2019 |
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| American Robin fledgling, Home, Belchertown, MA, Jun 14, 2019 |
At home the various species continue their breeding activity with House Wrens feeding young in one of the boxes and a clutch of Tree Swallow eggs in another box. I also caught the latest banded Gray Catbird coming into the water feature again as well as the appearance of the first American Robin fledgling.
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