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| Glossy Ibis, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Glossy Ibis, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Wood Ducks, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Spotted Sandpiper, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Double crested Cormorants, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Groundhog, Holyoke Dam, South Hadley, MA, Aug 15, 2020 |
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| Wilson relaxing at home |
After work this morning I headed down to the Holyoke Dam to see if I could find the Glossy Ibis that has been seen on and off at the location after showing up a few days ago. It was literally the first bird I put my binoculars on. I had a couple flyover Glossy Ibis during the spring but got much better looks at this individual as it preened and slept near the base of the dam. I looked around a bit for any other unusual species at the dam but came up empty. Fish Crows were also in evidence at a few location both yesterday and today, with lots of calling.
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| Green Heron, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Aug 13, 2020 |
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| Great Blue Heron, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Aug 13, 2020 |
On Thursday I stopped off at Lake Wallace on my way home and had nearly a dozen Green Herons plus a very successful Great Blue Heron that I watched catch a number of fish.
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| Indigo Bunting and Blue Grosbeak, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Aug 12, 2020 |
Another stop at the Honey Pot on my way to work on Wednesday produced at least four Blue Grosbeaks plus a nice count of Indigo Buntings. I also managed to get both species in the scope at once showing the differences between the species.
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| American Redstart, Ware, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
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| Blue winged Warbler, Ware, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
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| Field Sparrow, Ware, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
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| Great Egrets, Ware, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
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| Pheasant?, Ware, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
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| Wilson checking out some deer, Belchertown, MA, Aug 11, 2020 |
With a full morning available on Tuesday on started off before dawn and hit Quabbin Park, Lake Wallace and then over to Ware. I was not quite early enough to Quabbin Park to find any lingering whip poor wills but did have a displaying American Woodcock. My stop at Lake Wallace produced a couple Virginia Rails and a dozen Green Herons. A small brushy area in Ware produced an odd bird that was likely a large plumaged Ring necked Pheasant but still not 100% certain plus three flyby Great Egrets, a couple flyover Red Crossbills and seven species of warbler including an early Mourning Warbler.
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| Blue Grosbeak, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Aug 10, 2020 |
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| Blue Grosbeak, Honey Pot, Hadley, MA, Aug 10, 2020 |
On my way into work on Monday I stopped off briefly along the river in Hadley looking for unusual herons or egret but only found a single Great Egret. I then stopped off along the dike in the Honey Pot where I had at least five Blue Grosbeaks with both adults and young present plus 20+ Indigo Buntings.
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| Great Horned Owl, Lake Wallace, Belchertown, MA, Aug 9, 2020 |
Last Sunday I started my morning at Lake Wallace where I had a couple Virginia Rails calling and three Great Horned Owls (including nearly adult size young begging for food). I then headed over to Quabbin Park where the highlights included even more flyover Red Crossbills.
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