January 2009 Central Mass Bird Sightings
Sightings are listed in reverse chronological order. The email
address of birders submitting reports, as well as other
Central Massachusetts birding info can be found via the
Central Mass Bird Update homepage.
Bird News:
Bird Sightings:
- 1/31/09 -- Oakham
- A male and female white winged Crossbill were at my feeder today,
and flocking with siskings, redpolls, and goldfinches
(report from Kathy Van Schoick).
- 1/31/09 -- downtown Worcester
-
BACK IN WORCESTER after a trip to the Berkshires: the pair of Peregrine
Falcons continues around the Flagship Bank Building, especially the south
side. This afternoon, one was perched on the "G" and the other very close by
on the corner of the building. If you look at the inner parts of the "F",
you can make out some prey remains. BTW: This is where they nested
previously four years ago (in a planter on a balcony). I have notified Tom
French that it looks like they are back in the planter!
(report from Mark Lynch).
- 1/30/09 -- Clinton/Harvard
-
- South Meadow Pond, Clinton: Common Merganser, 3 Hooded Mergansers
- The Pond that never freezes, Clinton: Northern Flicker, Bald Eagle (Ad)
- Oxbow NWR, Stillwater Rd, Harvard: Ring-necked Pheasant (M&F) together
(report from Peter Morlock).
- 1/24/09 -- Flint Pond/Creeper Hill Rd, Shrewsbury
-
There was a Northern Pintail (M), Numerous Black, Mallard and Hooded
Mergansers. One Adult Bald Eagle came up the River.
(report from Peter Morlock).
- 1/24/09 -- Worcester
- I looked out in the yard this morning to see if my 3 Turkeys had arrived and
found 3 Common Redpolls on my thistle feeder instead. They didn't stay very
long. (report from Bart Kamp).
- 1/23/09 -- Clinton
-
On the "pond that never freezes" in Clinton, there was a Great Cormorant
that I viewed from 9:30-10:00. There were also 2 adult Bald Eagles being
mobbed
by crows at the pond. Other ducks of note included a female Canvasback,
Ring-necked Ducks, Common Goldeneyes, and 2 Greater Scaup.
(report from Alan Marble).
- 1/21/09 -- Marlborough
-
One day last week at my feeders, I had a single Common Redpoll
that came with the
Pine Siskins. I saw the Redpoll several times that day, but it has not
returned since. The Siskins come every day to feast on the Niger and
Sunflower seeds. (report from Laura Lane).
- 1/20/09 -- Westboro WMA / Big Chauncy area and fields, Westboro
- Today there were 19- Mallards, 3-Red-Tailed
Hawk, 4 Ringed-bill Gull, 1-Downy WP, 1-Red-Bellied WP, 1-N. Flicker, 1-Blue
Jay, 9-A. Crow, 4-BC Chickadee, 2-T. Titmouse, 2-WB Nuthatch, 9-E. Bluebird,
8-A. Robin, 22-E. Starlings, 5-Cedar Waxwing, 1-E. Towee fem., 50-A. Tree
Sp., 12-Song Sp., 3-White-Throated Sp., 14-DE Junco, 8-N. Cardinal, 2-A.
Goldfinch.
- Also on Jan. 9, 13 and 16 there was 1-Gray Catbird, which I could not find
on the 20th. (report from Ken Paulson).
- 1/17/09 -- Holden
-
A very unusual sighting for a suburban area. Around 2:00 p.m. today, an
American Kestral perched in our Norway Maple for around four to five minutes
eyeing the feeding Pine Siskins. I suspect it was a juvenile male given the
markings on the breast and the slate gray coloring of wings. We could not
get a decent look at the face for the "mustache". As well, the Flickers and
Red-Bellied Woodpecker returned to drink water from heated water bowl and
eat from feederss and suet. (report from Kathy & Steve Olson).
- 1/17/09 -- various towns, Worcester County
- Salisbury Pond - 2 Mute Swan on ice (Never moved), 5 Hooded Mergs (Flyover),
Hairy Woodpecker
- Wachusett Meadow - Pine Siskins at feeder in front of office, Turkeys lying
in the snow near frog pond
- Sterling Peat - FIELD SPARROW
- Pond that never freezes (Clinton) - Canvasback, Gr Scaup, C Goldeneye, 10 Ring-necked
Ducks, 2 Bald Eagles that were harrassed by crows for about 45 minutes
(report from Peter Morlock).
- 1/17/09 -- Brookfields
-
We spent just a few hours birding a few spots in the Brookfields this
morning. Temps ranged from MINUS 10 to PLUS 10, a perfect twenty-degree
range. Needless to say, almost all water, still and moving, was frozen, and
even the faster moving sections of the Quabog were becoming icy slurry. Most
birdlife was centered around feeders. Nothing really wild, but a few nice
finds.
American Black Duck (2);
Hooded Merganser (4: all ducks were on the Quabog at the outflow of Lake
Wickabog);
Red-tailed Hawk (2);
Red-shouldered Hawk (1 in small marsh in Warren, photo?d by Sheila);
Wild Turkey (22: this flock was out in the early morning sun, stock still,
all feathers fluffed out, some lying in the snow, necks tucked well in. They
looked like huge black footballs on sticks. Obviously they were trying to
warm up as best they could);
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1);
Downy Woodpecker (3);
Northern Flicker (1);
Blue Jay (30);
American Crow (15);
Carolina Wren (1);
Black-capped Chickadee (23);
Tufted Titmouse (9);
White-breasted Nuthatch (6);
American Robin (4);
N Mockingbird (1);
A Tree Sparrow (16);
Fox Sparrow (1);
White-throated Sparrow (3);
Dark-eyed Junco (8);
N Cardinal (13);
American Goldfinch (3);
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 1/16/09 -- Holden
-
The recent bout of cold temperatures has produced a number of bird species
that are not normally at our feeders. For the past week and half, there have
been 20 to 30 Pine Siskins continually at the feeders throughout the day.
In the past, the Siskins have been less in number and not seen as frequently
as this year. Today, we had a pair of Flickers feeding on the suet and
drinking from the heated bird bowl. Flickers do stay year round. However, I
don't believe I've seen them in January in our backyard. I suspect that lack
of food sources in the deep woods flushed them out. Very exciting to watch
as they flew about in the maple and pine trees. Also, the Red-bellied
Woodpecker and Carolina Wren made their presence known. To end the day, the
Viburnum bush which is loaded with tons of berries, attracted up to 80
Robins around 3:30 p.m.
(report from Kathy & Steve Olson).
- 1/15/09 -- Orlando's Farm, Charlton
-
Acting on a tip from Bart Kamp, I made a brutally cold stop at the lower
pond at Orlando's Farm late this morning. Amazingly, a good portion of the
pond
was still open due to the activity of the many Mallards, Black Ducks and
Ring-billed Gulls. There was a handful of Herring Gulls and one Great
Black-backed Gull. Someone had plowed a road in below the pond and at the
end of the
plowed area someone had scattered what appeared to be dozens of English
muffins.
Really. There were close to 100 Starlings feeding there with some of the
ducks and gulls. Off to one side, there were 7 Horned Larks and one LAPLAND
LONGSPUR.
(report from Alan Marble).
- 1/13/09 -- Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton
-
I spent most of the pre-work morning driving around Sudbury Reservoir hoping
for any open water when I stumbled upon signs for Hopkinton State Park. I
had just 20 minutes or so there. I barely made it out of the parking lot
just beyond the boat launch and found a large flock of finches including:
9 Common Redpolls (first of year for me);
3 Pine Siskins;
50 American Goldfinch;
and (I would bet) the usual suspects for that habitat - Tufted Titmouse
(tough bird for my home in Chicago), Black-capped Chickadees, White-breasted
Nuthatches, and Downy Woodpeckers.
(report from Matthew Cvetas).
- 1/12/09 -- Hager Pond, Marlborough
-
I'm on business in Marlborough this week, and I thought I'd check out last
week's sighting of Barrow's Goldeneye at Lake Cochituate in Wayland off Rt
27. Unfortunately, this weekend's snowstorm has covered the remaining open
water and the birds have moved on.
On my way back to Marlborough on Rt 20, there was a striking male Northern
Pintail at Hager Pond mixed in with the Mallards, Canada Geese, and domestic
waterfowl. Other sightings there include
6 Mute Swans,
2 Gadwall, and
1 American Black Duck. Also a Red-tailed Hawk perched on the tallest building in downtown
Marlborough.
(report from Matthew Cvetas).
- 1/11/09 -- Tatnuck area, Worcester
- Editors's note: A previous post here reported a black-and-white warbler coming to a feeder.
Subsequent photos of the bird reveal that it is in fact a
white-throated sparrow.
- 1/11/09 -- Westminster/Gardner
-
A single Common Redpoll joined the 30-40 Pine Siskins at my feeder today.
I have not seen the "yellow" individual since 1/1.
I snowshoed 4 miles at the High Ridge MWA this afternoon and did
see a few decent birds. Hilights:
Bald Eagle 1 juv. headed north from the Smith St. parking lot;
Northern Raven 1;
Northern Shrike 1;
White-winged Crossbill 1 adult male heard and seen well as it flew overhead
at close range;
Also, yesterday (1/10) I headed just over the Mass border to view the Snowy Owl
that has been frequenting some fields in Mildford, NH. I had nice views from
the parking lot behind an ice cream stand....I have posted some
photos on my blog from that outing.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 1/11/09 -- Wachusett Reservoir
-
- We took a short trip to Wachusett Reservoir this afternoon. It is rapidly
icing over and there remains a narrow area of open water running from just
off Cemetery Island south to past Greenhalge Point. All bays, coves et are
ice covered. Despite this we had the following:
Common Loon (3);
Black Scoter (1f: scoters are very uncommon in Worcester County in January.
My only other record of any kind of scoter in the County in January is of a
female White-winged on 1/1/99. Scoters of all kinds are expected on large
bodies of water in Worcester County, from mid-October through November,
though still uncommon at this time );
Common Goldeneye (28);
Hooded Merganser (17);
Ring-billed Gull (6: kleptoparasitizing from the Hoodies);
- THEN: at the tiny "pond that never freezes" in Cinton:
Canada Goose (c.150+);
Mallard (35+);
A Black Duck (6);
Canvasback (1f);
Greater Scaup (2);
Ring-necked Duck (6);
Common Goldeneye (1f);
N Flicker (1);
Winter Wren (1);
Eastern Bluebird (3);
A Robin (1);
A Tree Sparrow (20+);
A Goldfinch (30+);
- We returned home to find a Carolina Wren in our garage!
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 1/10/09 -- Petersham/South Quabbin Reservoir
-
- We spent an hour before dawn doing some owling in the Ware River Watershed.
Temps remained steady for most of this time at 2 degrees F. Thankfully there
was no wind. Only a few of the dirt roads remain open, and these are quite
icy in spots. We totaled only (2) Barred and (2) Great Horned, but NO
Saw-whets! This is a bit unusual for this time of the year, but is likely a
factor of the snow and (2) treacherous ice storms that have recently hit the
area producing conditions that are tough for the small owls. As we were in
the car quietly listening, we saw one Barred as it flew in quite near us and
perched in the forest. The only reason we were able to pick it out was
because the bird was outlined against the gently lightening pre-dawn sky.
Here it sat, looked around and preened for the next 25 minutes as we
watched, eventually flying into some pines to roost for the day. The entire
time it did not call. At dawn in the upper parking lot at Barre Falls Dam
(the hawkwatching location), we had (2) fly-over White-winged Crossbills and
a Snow Bunting that continued to circle low around the small parking lot,
calling, apparently wanting to put down alone. The wildest sighting occurred
just before the sun broke the horizon. Very slowly driving down a forested
dirt/ice road, we spotted a coyote in the rear view mirror, looking like it
was attempting to overtake the car, a pretty spooky sight. We stopped the
car, and the coyote slowly trotted by us on the narrow road, so close I
could have reached out my arm and patted it. It then stood in the road ahead
of us allowing Sheila to take a few shots. We started the car up and it
moved over into the wooded edge, but just, keeping parallel and close to us
for another hundred yards or so, until it eventually cut over into the
woods. The animal appeared young but really healthy and obviously fearless.
- Nearby, in some farmland in PETERSHAM we had (1) Red-tailed Hawk; (28) Wild
Turkeys and (72) Blue Jays crowding several feeders. Unexpected were the two
cock Ring-necked Pheasants near another feeder area, with a third ?just
road-killed? in the same area. Obviously escapes from a game farm or hunting
season survivors. It has been determined that wild/breeding pheasants no
longer are extant in the County, and birds seen are all released birds.
- Finally at SOUTH QUABBIN /QUABBIN PARK off Rt. 9, there were very few birds,
but we did manage (4) Hooded Mergansers; (2) Bald Eagle adults; (1)
Red-tailed Hawk; and (6) Pine Siskin fly-overs. A extended watch at the
Enfield Overlook produced NO raptors despite ideal conditions. A growing
amount of water in this part of Quabbin is starting to become ice-covered.
Also seen were (c.15) White-tailed Deer and (3) River Otters, 1 ad and what
looked like two teen, or at least ?younger? otters. The adult caught a fish,
came up on the ice and was rolling around chomping away. The two others came
up on the ice too, loped over to the adult and they began to cavort and roll
around together as only otters do. Always a treat to watch. We also watched
one deer swim across quite a stretch of the reservoir, at least a mile and a
half in the sub-feezing air and near freezing water. We couldn?t believe it
was going to make it what with the distance and frigid temps. Sheila
insisted on watching through the scope and amazingly we were able to watch
the deer finally make the opposite shore and bound off into the woods.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 1/10/09 --Winimusset WMA, New Braintree
-
At the MacKay Rd entrance to Winimusset WMA this morning there was a
Northern Shrike teed up fairly close in the top of a dead pine affording
great scope
views. After a while, it flew across the swamp an perched in the top of a
taller dead pine. I was unable to locate the Rough-legged Hawk reported
earlier
in the week.
(report from Alan Marble).
- 1/8/09 -- Millbury
-
There was Turkey Vulture soaring over Millbury at noon today.
(report from Alan Marble).
- 1/7/09 -- Hubbardston
-
Stepping out to fill the birdfeeders this morning, I heard and observed many
of the regular visitors--chickadees, Tufted Titmouse, Bluejays, juncos,
Downy Woodpeckers (all except the Wild Turkeys)--scolding at and swooping
around the nearby grove of hemlocks and white pines. It took me about one
rainy and sleety minute to locate the Saw-whet Owl tucked under a sheltering
bough about 10 feet off the ground. It remained in the same spot until about
4 p.m. (report from Wendy Howes).
- 1/6/09 -- New Braintree/Quabbin Reservoir/Hardwick
- Here is the
extended trip report for a visit to
Winimusset Wildlife Management Area, New Braintree; Gate 43, Quabbin Reservoir;
and North, Brook, and Jackson Roads, Hardwick.
(report from Chris Ellison).
- 1/6/09 -- Worcester
-
There were 5 Pine Siskins on my feeders this morning.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 1/5/09 -- Marlboro
-
I have been hearing reports of Pine Siskins in the area and wondered when
they would reach my feeders. Yesterday, Jan 5th, they arrived! At one
point I had about 25 Siskins at the thistle feeder and on the ground under
it. They were actively chasing away the Goldfinchs, who normally "own" the
thistle feeder. Today I again had Siskins at the thistle feeder and at the
Sunflower Seed feeder. I also had an unusually large number of Goldfinches
today, about 20. I rarely see more than 6 or 8 at a time.
(report from Laura Lane).
- 1/4/09 -- New Braintree/Hardwick
-
- Winimusset WMA, New Braintree:
A brief afternoon stop at Winimusset WMA turned up a light-morph ROUGH-LEGGED
HAWK hunting over the expansive fields along Hardwick Road. Also seen were
a Hairy Woodpecker, a Northern Flicker, an Eastern Bluebird, 8 American Tree
Sparrows and 30 Dark-eyed Juncos.
- Mandell Hill, Hardwick:
25 Horned Larks were seen in the main fields of Mandell Hill - East Quabbin
Land Trust property at the intersection of Barre and Ridge Roads. (report
from Chris Buelow)
- 1/3/09 -- Chaffin Pond, Holden
- Here is a picture of a
lucistic Hairy Woodpecker that we observed in our backyard last
year (Feb 2008). We haven't seen it back this year and we are curious if
anyone has reported seeing this bird. It was confirmed via the Audubon (David
Sibley agreed) that this was a lucistic hairy. (report and photo from Scott Corazzini).
- 1/3/09 -- South Quabbin, Quabbin Reservoir
-
A brief trip to Quabbin Park, off Rt. 9, with my eldest grand daughter
Samantha (8 yrs old) produced stunning close views ( for 30 minutes) of an
adult Bald Eagle attempting to catch a fish, seen from in front of the
Administration Building. Periodically this eagle would perch in a pine
mostly out of sight, but at other times it would precariously balance on the
end of a small branch of a decidious tree right in front of us. It would
soar low over the water and a few times dove down and created a splash, but
we never saw the eagle actually catch a fish. It was quite a show, and Sam
paid no attention to the cold temps and high winds as she learned to master
scope and bins. We saw a total of (3) adult eagles; (4) Wild Turkeys (also
very close views) ; (18) Common Mergansers and (9) Ring-billed Gulls. The
main body of Quabbin is still mostly ice-free.
(report from Mark Lynch).
- 1/3/09 -- Flint Pond, Shrewsbury
-
I stopped at Flint Pond this morning -- it is 90% frozen -- and there was a small
spot of open water at the Irish Dam with 56 Canada Geese and 4 Hooded
Merganser. At the Flint Pond boat ramp there were 22 C. Redpolls way over on
Oak Island, 6 Hooded Merganser, 49 Mallards and 1 Flicker. Lake Quinsigamond
is also 90% frozen; in a few open spot there were 10 C. Goldeneye, 1 C.
Merganser and 2 Bufflehead. I checked the Gulls at the pumping station
looking for the Iceland Gull Allen found on the Forbush club trip with no
luck. (report from John Shea).
- 1/2/09 -- Leominster
-
Yesterday, January 2nd, we were driving on the Leominster Connector, which
is behind the mall. A mature Bald Eagle was perched on a branch of a tree in
the Nashua River, very CLOSE to the road! How exciting! We circled around
and by the time we got through 3 sets of lights, it had flown off.
(report from Cindy Cringan).
- 1/2/09 -- Ramshorn Pond, Sutton
-
A pair(male and female) of Pilated woodpeckers were in the back yard 9:15
AM. First time I have ever seen them here (south end of Ramshorn Pond);.
Flew about from tree to tree for
about ten minutes before they flew off.
(report from Frankie Jensen).
- 1/2/09 -- Grafton
-
We are presently being visited by 50+ Pine Siskins at and under our
feeders in Grafton.
(report from John Liller).
- 1/2/09 -- Seekonk River, Providence-East Providence RI
-
- We spent the morning doing one of our standard point counts of the Seekonk
River, the southern end of the Blackstone National Corridor. These counts go
from the Pawtucket landing south to Bold Point, the very southern end of
the Corridor. Vantage points are from both sides of the river, and include
Swan Point. Conditions along the Seekonk were good for a variety of
waterfowl: sections were iced over, or at least slushy, keeping hunters out
of the area. We did see one hunter right off Bold Point: and he was so
close to shore I could have thrown a stone and hit him. I cannot believe it
is legal to hunt there. Because many of the ponds and lakes inland are
frozen, a larger than typical number of ducks retreat to the open patches of
the Seekonk, or head even further south in the state. There was even a
decent raptor showing, atypical for this location. Totals as follows:
Common Loon (2: off Bold Point);
Great Cormorant (6);
Great Blue Heron (1);
Canada Goose (573);
Mute Swan (9);
Gadwall (2);
A Black Duck (118);
Mallard (461);
Green-winged Teal (1);
Canvasback (13);
Greater Scaup (2);
Lesser Scaup (2);
Bufflehead (131);
Common Goldeneye (23);
Hooded Merganser (115);
Common Merganser (153);
Ruddy Duck (8);
Bald Eagle (1ad+1sub-ad);
N Harrier (1juv);
Red-tailed Hawk (5);
Peregrine Falcon (1ad);
Ring-billed Gull (1062);
Herring Gull (345);
Great Black-backed Gull (43);
E Screech Owl (1);
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1);
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (1);
N Flicker (3);
Carolina Wren (2);
A Robin (c.150+ gorging on Holly berries at Swan Point);
- We also birded Pawtucket : Slater Mem. Park with some stops along the Ten
Mile River. Highlights there included Mute Swan (5);; Canada Goose (102);; A
Black Duck (1);; Mallard (8);; Common Merganser (3);; Red-tailed Hawk (1);;
Hairy Woodpecker (1);; N Flicker (2);; Brown Creeper (1);; Yellow-rumped
Warbler (1);.
- East Providence (James Turner) Reservoir was 96% ice covered, but there and
in the immediate vicinity we had: Canada Goose (10);; Mallard (18);; Hooded
Merganser (7);; Common Merganser (13);; Fish Crow (6);. There were only a
smattering of gulls (compared to past winters? numbers); on the ice when we
were there, but we did have an Iceland Gull (1st W);. By far the most
unexpected bird, and weirdest sighting of the whole day, was a COMMON RAVEN
flying high and south on Rt. 1, right over our car, and then veering off in
the direction of the Seekonk. I have no idea what it was doing in such an
area, but there were a lot of corvids on the East Providence side of the
Seekonk.
(report from Mark Lynch).
- 1/1/09 -- Worcester
- The Forbush Bird Club held a trip during the afternoon of New Year's
Day.
Highlights included a brief look at a Peregrine Falcon sitting on the letter
'K' of the Flagship Bank in downtown Worcester, 3 Bald Eagles flying by
Regatta Point and an Iceland Gull on the south side of the bridge of Lake
Quinsigamond not far from White City and seen well from the pumping station.
Here is a
complete listing of the 33 species observed.
(report from Joan Zumpfe).
- 1/1/09 -- city of Worcester
-
We spent a fun and low-key January 1st birding predominantly in the city of
(and locations adjacent to) Worcester, something that has become a tradition
for us in the last several years. Temps were in the single digits with
wind-chills well below zero. There is no doubt, it was a tough day to be out
and about. The city was still pretty snowy from yesterdays storm. We birded
a few small urban cemeteries and parks and what open areas of water we could
find. We did hit the airport, but located as it is atop a hill, it was a
snow blown desert for birds despite a thorough search. We also did a quick
trip around Wachusett Reservoir and found some nice birds there. We were
sometimes in the footsteps of the Forbush Bird Club. Though we never
actually caught up with them, you could see spots in the snow where many
people stood overlooking water and set up scopes. Forbush also traditionally
does a city trip on the first of January. I'm sure they will turn up even
more species for the day. The great thing about birding your local patch is
you can have breakfast at home, and even stop in later for lunch and a check
of the feeders. We kept totals of everything, so here goes:
Canada Goose (836);
Mute Swan (15);
Wood Duck (4m+1f);
Gadwall (2);
A Black Duck (79);
Mallard (496);
Canvasback (1f: Wachusett);
Ring-necked Duck (4);
Greater Scaup (1);
Lesser Scaup (1);
Long-tailed Duck (2: Lake Quinsigamond: present in the Quinsigamond/Flint
Pond area for some time);
Common Goldeneye (33);
Barrow's Goldeneye (1f: Lake Quinsig);
Hooded Merganser (34);
Common Merganser (7);
Bald Eagle (1ad);
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1);
Cooper's Hawk (1ad: first bird of 2009: perched before dawn in small
ornamental maple in our backyard);
Red-tailed Hawk (5);
Peregrine Falcon (1ad: perched on the Flagship Bank sign. Sheila
took some photos, which I hope she will post later);
Ring-billed Gull (181);
Herring Gull (7);
Great Black-backed Gull (2);
Rock Pigeon (395: nb: at dawn, driving through downtown Worcester, we could
not turn up a single Rock Pigeon! Had First Night revelries sent them
fleeing?);
Mourning Dove (16);
Belted Kingfisher (1);
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2);
Downy Woodpecker (7);
Hairy Woodpecker (3);
Blue Jay (12);
A Crow (416: just a part of the local afternoon crow roost);
Black-capped Chickadee (40);
Tufted Titmouse (23);
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2);
White-breasted Nuthatch (5);
Carolina Wren (1);
Winter Wren (1);
A Robin (102);
N Mockingbird (3);
E Starling (748);
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1);
A Tree Sparrow (16);
Song Sparrow (3);
White-throated Sparrow (14);
Dark-eyed Junco (39);
N Cardinal (18);
House Finch (4);
Pine Siskin (5);
A Goldfinch (6);
House Sparrow (88: including a group trying to dust bathe in rock hard
solidly frozen ground);
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 1/1/09 -- Lunenburg
-
This afternoon I saw what, to me, looks to be a Nelson's Gull at Whalom Lake
in Luneneburg, Ma. I posted some
photos and comments on my blog --
any comments welcome. Nothing else, other than the 3 common species. was
present.
Yesterday (12/31/08) was a nice day at the home feeders, with 50 to 60 Pine Siskins,
inluding one yellow siskin, photo also on my blog under yesterday's post.
(report from Tom Pirro).
For previous sightings, see
December 2008 Archives or
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