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.
- 11/30/02 -- Howard St., Northboro
-
Here are highlights from leisurely birding on my Northboro property
during the 2 days following Thanksgiving. Cooper's hawk 1 imm (modeled
for 5 minutes twenty feet from the house), n.
flicker (1), red-bellied woodpecker (1), Carolina wren (2), cedar waxwings (19), white-throated sparrows (2), fox
sparrow (1).
(report from Jim Hogan).
- 11/30/02 -- Seekonk River, RI
-
We surveyed the Seekonk River this morning , the southern end of the
Blackstone National Corridor, and about 1.5 miles of very urban river:
Double-crested Cormorant (7);
Great Blue Heron (6);
Mute Swan (2);
Canada Goose (71);
A. Black Duck (252);
Mallard (150);
Gadwall (1m);
A. Wigeon (8);
Greater Scaup (1);
Long-tailed Duck (1);
Common Goldeneye (14: only 1 drake);
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE (1f: this bird was found by Jim Sweeney 2 days ago and is
still present. It took some doing to get a good look at it as birds were very
actively feeding. Finally we both got great looks.It was near the "cormorant
platform". This is possibly the bird that was seen last weekend by John
Liller in Burrillville during the waterfowl census. BTW: Last weekend there
were no goldeneyes on the Seekonk. Be aware that several B. clangula female
present have some yellow on their bill)
Bufflehead (203);
Hooded Merganser (56);
Common Merganser (29);
Red-breasted Merganser (8);
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1imm);
Cooper's Hawk (1ad+1imm);
Red-tailed Hawk (3);
Bonaparte's Gull (21);
Black-headed Gull (1adW);
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1);
N. Flicker (2);
Carolina Wren (10);
MARSH WREN (1);
Red-winged Blackbird (18).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/29/02 -- Lake Quinsigamond, Worcester
- Down by the pumping station on Lake ave. there were 8 A. Coot, 1
Wood Duck in with 11 Mallards, 5 Hooded Mergs. 2 Swans and 7 Canada
Geese. Also, at Institute Park there were 5 Hooded Mergs.
(report from John Shea).
- 11/29/02 -- downtown Worcester
-
An adult Peregrine Falcon was perched atop the church next to the courthouse
on Main Street at 11:10 AM this morning. An adult Red-tailed Hawk was atop
the old phone building.
(report from Mark Lynch).
- 11/28/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir and vicinity, Boylston/Clinton/Sterling
-
We visited a few stops in the Wachusett Reservoir IBA this morning:
WACHUSETT RESERVOIR (including a pretty cold short walk out to the Scar Hill
cliffs overlook):
Common Loon (17);
Horned Grebe (4);
Double-crested Cormorant (2imm);
Canada Goose (86);
Mallard (13);
A. Black Duck (9);
Bufflehead (5);
Common Goldeneye (25);
Hooded Merganser (34);
Common Merganser (2)
COACHLACE POND, CLINTON (most birds in the small adjacent spring fed pond
behind A-field);
Canada Goose (111);
Green-winged Teal (1);
Mallard (180);
A. Black Duck (42);
Hooded Merganser (19);
EAST WAUSHACUM POND, STERLING:(from eastern shore)
Canada Goose (25);
Mallard (117);
TUFTED DUCK (1m: the "Ruffy" of Worcester County waterfowl);
Greater Scaup (26);
Bufflehead (1f);
Hooded Merganser (12);
Common Merganser (134);
WEST WAUSHACUM POND:
Hooded Merganser (2);
STERLING PEAT:
Frozen but (1) Mute Swan was standing on the ice.
AND: while picking up pies in downtown WORCESTER:
Red-tailed Hawk (3);
A. Kestrel (1m);
Peregrine Falcon (2: perched together on ledge of AT&T building, easily
visible from Worcester Center Boulevard. They looked like they were sunning
themselves).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/28/02 -- Ramshorn Pond, Millbury
-
Today we had 73 Canada Geese. We have had similar groups fly in and out
daily for the past 2 weeks. Today there was a pair of Wood Ducks who
definitely stayed in the middle of the geese. We have never seen this
behavior before but felt they were using the flock as protection.
(report from Dan & Deb Berard).
- 11/26/02 -- Quabbin Reservoir Gate 40, Petersham
- By bicycle to Dana Common
and Graves Landing and on foot north to Rattlesnake Hill and on to
Soapstone Hill and Womens Federated State Forest and return. Birds seen
included: 3 common loons, 1 great blue heron, 2 wood ducks, 2 bufflehead,
5 common goldeneye, 45 hooded mergansers, 1 bald eagle, 2 red-tailed
hawks, 2 ruffed grouse, 2 pileated woodpeckers, 2 common ravens, 20
golden-crowned kinglets, 12 horned larks, 40 dark-eyed juncos, Also seen
were 4 otters, 2 on a beaver pond and 2 on the reservoir itself. Very
fresh moose tracks, I'd say less than a day old, were seen about 200
yards north of the Graves Landing monument. In spite of all the rain,
Quabbin Reservoir's water level has dropped another 6 inches or so since
my last visit about 10 days ago, exposing vast amouts of new mud flats; I
saw no shorebirds. Deer hunting opens at Quabbin in a few days, I won't
retrn until January. (report from Richard Spedding).
- 11/26/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 26, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 1 5 22
> Northern Harrier 0 3 35
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 35 739
> Cooper's Hawk 4 6 67
> Northern Goshawk 5 7 26
> Red-shouldered Hawk 6 28 83
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 49 167 349
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 67 257 2728
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Observation start time: 09:30:00
> Observation end time: 15:00:00
> Total observation time: 5.5 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, Donna Schilling, Tom Carrolan
>
> Observations:
Steady movement of rapors all day. Excellent views of a pair of adult
Northern Goshawks, a Sharp-shinned hawk diving on a Red-shouldered Hawk
and an adult Bald Eagle.
>
> An immature Northern Shrike spent the day in the area and a young
Red-winged Blackbird dropped in for a seed or two.
There were 59 crows migrating.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/26/02 -- Off Salisbury Street (near Assumption College), Worcester
- Since November 18th we have had a Fox Sparrow at our feeder. A second Fox
Sparrow appeared on November 24th. Along with the Fox Sparrows we have a
flock(!) of 20 Juncoes plus 4 or 5 White-throated Sparrows. (report from Lisa Hennin).
- 11/26/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- At noon there were approx. 150 Hooded Mergansers on Salisbury Pond.
Other birds of note included 1 Belted Kingfisher (m), 1 YELLOW-BELLIED
SAPSUCKER, 1 Carolina Wren, and 2 Am. Tree Sparrow. (report from Rick
Quimby).
- 11/25/02 -- Leesville Pond, Worcester
-
A lunch-time visit to Leesville Pond today turned up the following; Am
wigeon (8), with the males in beautiful plumage, Canada geese (14+),
mallards (dozens), green -winged teal (2), hooded mergansers (8), these
are also in stunning plumage and are quite close to shore, gadwall
(1). Land birds were absent except for crows (7) and blue jays (3).
Yesterday with my wife Kathie and John Shea we counted over 140 hooded
mergansers at Salisbury Pond.
(report from Jim Hogan).
- 11/25/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- The pond continues to be a "Hoodie Hotspot", with approx. 175 Hooded
Mergansers present today at noon. Also of note were 1 Belted Kingfisher,
1 Carolina Wren, 1 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET, and 2 Am. Robin. (report from
Rick Quimby).
- 11/25/02 -- Maple St., West Boylston
- A Fox Sparrow continues at our feeder, and provided a good opportunity for photos. Pointing a digital camera through a Kowa scope yielded these photos:
photo 1|
photo 2.
(report and photos by Rick Quimby).
- 11/24/02 -- Blackstone Corridor waterbird census
-
On Sunday, determined teams from Broad Meadow Brook MAS fanned out through
the MA and RI areas in the Blackstone National Corridor counting waterbirds
at almost all ponds, lakes, reservoirs et. This is part of a wide series of
monitoring schemes organized by the sanctuary of the Corridor. We conduct a
spring and fall standardized count of waterbirds in the Corridor and it
offers a "snapshot" of waterbird movements in a small area of interior
(non-coastal) southern New England. Many teams reported much lower numbers of
waterfowl than is typical for this time of the year, underscoring Tom
Gagnon's earlier post from East Quabbin about low waterfowl numbers there.
That said, the CITY of Worcester had some of the best variety and numbers of
waterfowl in the MA section as did the very small section of Providence/East
Providence that is in the Corridor!
Complete report here
- 11/24/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston
- In the morning, I found two mature bald eagles at Wachusett Resevoir on the
east side. One perched in a white pine along the shore, the other sailed over
the treetops. Before I left, they were both airborne and soaring upward.
(report from Andrea Burke).
- 11/24/02 -- Wompanoag MAS, Gardner
-
Hilites from a little Hawkwatching at the Wompanoag MAS in Gardner from
10am to noon and then again from 1PM to 2:30PM
(Strong west winds seemed to keep these birds "pinned down low"):
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1;
Bald Eagle 1 juv.;
Red-tailed Hawk 14 all adults;
total raptors 16;
also Horned Lark 6.
Later at Crystal Lake:
Long-tailed Duck 1 (the 3rd of the year!);
Common Goldeneye 5;
Common Merganser 4 males;
Hooded Merganser 14;
D.E. Junco ~100 feeding inbetween the grave
stones in the cemetery.;
Just the 3 common species of gulls present (Herring, Ring-billed and
Grt. Blk-Backed).
Also this morning, a handsome Ermine (all white with a black tipped tail)
crossed in front of my car on Rte 101 in Ashburnham.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/24/02 -- South Quabbin Park, Quabbin Reservoir
-
After going to New Haven CT to see the Cave Swallows (good looks) we
stopped at Quabbin Park -- just the areas around Winsor Dam and
Goodnough Dike -- and had some nice birds:
Common Loon 4;
Horned Grebe 2;
Long-tailed Duck 9;
Bald Eagle 2;
Wild Turkey ~10;
Eastern Bluebird 7;
Common Raven 2-3.
(report from Glen Tepke & Carol Chetkovich -- birding with Martijn "Eagle-Eye" Verdoes)
- 11/24/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 24, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 0 4 21
> Northern Harrier 1 3 35
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 33 737
> Cooper's Hawk 1 2 63
> Northern Goshawk 0 2 21
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 77
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 17 118 300
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 19 190 2661
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 10:00:00
> Observation end time: 14:00:00
> Total observation time: 4 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Donna Schilling
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, David Grant, Donna Schilling, Tom
Carrolan
>
Observations:
>
>
> 100's of gulls were migrating. A flock of 10-15 Horned Larks flew over the
site.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/23/02 -- Crystal Lake, Gardner
-
Hilites from a little afternoon birding in North Worc. County:
Templeton:
Canada Goose ~125;
Wild Turkey 133;
Horned Lark 2;
Dark-eyed Junco ~200;
Crystal Lake Gardner:
Common Goldeneye 5;
Hooded Merganser 10+;
Iceland Gull 1 first winter. (report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/23/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 23, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 0 4 21
> Northern Harrier 0 2 34
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 33 737
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 62
> Northern Goshawk 1 2 21
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 77
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 20 101 283
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 21 171 2642
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 11:00:00
> Observation end time: 14:00:00
> Total observation time: 3 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp
> Observations:
> Hawks were moving at or below tree top level.
>
> A flock of over 100 Juncos and a few Tree Sparrows were feeding around the
> edge of the parking lot.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/23/02 -- Kettlebrook Reservoir #4, Paxton
-
A cold and blustery walk monitoring the City of Worcester Kettlebrook
Reservoir#4 (entrance with PERMIT ONLY) today had only a few birds. This is
not surprising as there was a lot of tree damage during the last ice storm.
Water levels here are still low:
Hooded Merganser (4);
Red-tailed Hawk (2);
Downy Woodpecker (1);
Hairy Woodpecker (1);
Horned Lark (1 calling overhead);
Blue Jay (7);
A. Crow (3);
Black-capped Chickadee (12);
Tufted Titmouse (2);
White-breasted Nuthatch (1);
Golden-crowned Kinglet (7);
A. Robin (3);
NASHVILLE WARBLER (1: this bird was spotted by Sheila as it literaly dove
into a dense clump of weeds in the small field on the right just as you walk
in. It took some manoevering before we got great looks at the bird finally
feeding atop some weeds);
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1 in some hemlocks);
Song Sparrow (2);
A. Goldfinch (1);
Later at Kettlebrook#2: 4 Common Mergansers;
at Holden Reservoir#1, also part
of the Blackstone Watershed:(2) Hooded Mergansers, (20) Common Merganser and
(1) Hermit Thrush.
When we returned home there were (2) Fox Sparrows at our feeder.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/23/02 -- Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton/Holden
- Hilights of a windy walk on ice storm ravaged
Asnebumskit Hill were: 1 Common Raven, 1 Hermit Thrush, 1 Red-tailed
Hawk, and a pair of Hairy Woodpeckers both working a tree together.
(report from Brian Mulhearn)
- 11/22/02 -- Hidden Meadow Lane, Southboro
- A Red-bellied Woodpecker showed up at our feeder for the past two days.
(report from Pat Mountain).
- 11/22/02 -- Quabbin, Gate 40
-
Highlights from an evening walk include a calling
Barred Owl, a Winter Wren and 2 Fox Sparrows. (report
from Chris Buelow)
- 11/22/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- In the drizzle at noon there were 2 Am. Wigeon (m&f), and approx. 70
Hooded Mergansers. (report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/22/02 -- Maple St., West Boylston
- There was a Fox Sparrow under our feeder this morning, and also
yesterday morning.
(report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/20/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 20, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 0 4 21
> Northern Harrier 0 2 34
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 33 737
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 62
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 20
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 22 77
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 2 81 263
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 2 150 2621
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Observation start time: 09:45:00
> Observation end time: 14:00:00
> Total observation time: 4.25 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, Tom Carrolan
>
> 45 Crows were migrating. An Eastern Phoebe was catching insects at the
edge
of the field and 2 Snow Buntings flew by.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/20/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- At noon highlights included approx. 130 Hooded Mergansers and 1 Belted
Kingfisher. (report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/20/02 -- Maple St., West Boylston
- There were 2 Fox Sparrows scratching about under the feeder this morning.
(report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/19/02 -- Bartlett Pond, Northboro
- In addition to the regular assortment of Mallards and Black Ducks
normally seen at Bartlett Pond there were three Gadwalls along the Ridge
Road area of the pond. I was able to
obtain a
photo
of one of the Gadwalls. A Black Duck also appears in the
photo though somewhat out of focus.
(report and photo by Bob Ricci).
- 11/19/02 -- Hadwen Park, Worcester
- Today at 1:30 PM cloudy and cold, 2 Roughed-legged Hawks flew
by heading in a southerly direction over the river from Curtis Pond
towards Leesville Pond. They were a couple hundred yards apart from each
other, and both stopped and hovered on beating wings several times. They
were both light phase. Also 1 Belted Kingfisher, 2 Mute Swans, 4 Black
Ducks, and many Mallards flying around. (report from Brian Mulhearn)
- 11/19/02 -- off Salisbury St., Worcester
-
A FOX SPARROW has spent this morning at our feeder in the company of
White-throats and juncos.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/17/02 -- Maple St., West Boylston
- A Fox Sparrow has been frequenting our feeder the past two days.
(report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/17/02 -- Cumberland Reservoirs, RI
-
We finally got out to do some birding Sunday early afternoon and went to the
Diamond Hill/Arnold's MIll Reservoirs in Cumberland RI, part of the
Blackstone National Corridor. These two small reservoirs are separated by a
driveable causeway.
Great Blue (1);
Mute Swan (2);
Canada Goose (251);
Mallard (22);
A. Black Duck (5);
Bufflehead (1f);
C. Goldeneye (1m+2f);
Hooded Merganser (78);
Common Merganser (353);
Killdeer (9);
Greater Yellowlegs (1);
DUNLIN (2);
Snow Bunting (3);
Later, at WOONSOCKET RESERVOIR in Smithfield RI:
Canada Goose (44);
Mallard (3);
A. Black Duck (2);
C. Goldeneye (2f);
Hooded Merganser (7);
Common Merganser (18).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/16/02 -- Leesville Pond, Worcester
-
The section of Leesville pond along the south side of the
entrance road to the Swedish Cemetery is one of the most consistent and
convenient locations in
Worcester to find puddle ducks. The stockade fence and the grave stones
along the waters edge serve as effective blinds. Recently, I was able to
get close enough to an American Widgeon to take the accompanying
photograph.
(report and photo from Bob Ricci).
- 11/16/02 -- Indian Lake, Worcester
-
A morning check in cold and wet of Indian Lake this morning revealed a large
number of waterfowl still. As has been typical the last few years, the water
level has been lowered in the late fall. This concentrates the fish, gets the
boats off the lake and therefore attracts the mergs.
Double-crested Cormorant (2);
Great Blue Heron (2);
Canada Goose (101);
A. Wigeon (2);
Mallard (310);
A. Black Duck (27);
Hooded Merganser (132);
Common Merganser (282);
Ring-billed Gull (170+);
Great Black-backed Gull (2 adW).
We then quickly checked Cook's Pond. The Yellowlegs had left and there were
some ducks still there:
Great Blue Heron (1);
Mallard (79);
A Black Duck (2);
Hooded Merganser (3);
Belted Kingfisher (1).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/15/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston
-
This morning Joan Zumpfe and I checked the Wachusett Reservoir for the
Western Grebes that were reported yesterday. We made stops at South Bay,
Scar Hill, Mile Hill, and Gate 36. We did not find the grebes, but did
see the following species: Common Loon 8, Horned Grebe 12, Red-necked
Grebe 1, Double-crested Cormorant 3, Common Goldeneye 15, and Common
Merganser 15. At East Waushacum Lake we saw, Common Loon 1, Tufted Duck
1, Greater Scaup 50, Lesser Scaup 12, Bufflehead 5, Common Goldeneye 3,
Hooded Merganser 17, and Common Merganser 15. On the way home, just
before dark, we stopped at Leesville Pond an saw the following species,
Great Blue Heron 1, Gadwall 1 male, American Wigeon 24, Pintail 2
females, and Green-winged Teal 2 males. (report from Fran McMenemy).
- 11/15/02 -- Westboro Wildlife Management Area, Westboro
- While we were pheasant
hunting this morning, a Carolina wren was singing throughout the morning. We
also observed a flock of 10-15 bluebirds and 30-40 cedar waxwings. These
birds were all seen and heard around the fruit trees to the west of the model
airplane flying field near the junction of 2 roads--one of which leades down
from the MassWildlife Field Headquarters building. Woodcocks are reported
regularly by MassWildlife staff including 5 birds seen during the lunch hour
today.
(report from Marion Larson, MassWildlife Outreach Coordinator).
- 11/15/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- Highlights at noon included approximately 50 Hooded Mergansers, and 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler. (report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/15/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston
-
A "before work" check of South Bay, the area where the Western Grebes were
reported yesterday found NO grebes of any kind. I even walked in Gate 17 to
get a complete view of the southeastern inlet. We then checked the
northeasten end of Wachuset from Rt. 70 and Prescott Cove from Rt. 110. We
had (7) Common Loons, (1) drake Common Goldeneye and (4) Rusty Blackbirds.
We did not have time to check from Scar Hill Cliffs, which birders should
definitely check today. To get to Scar Hill Cliffs:
Take Scar Hill Road off. Rt. 70 in Boylston center (runs wnw). Follow this
road till it dead ends, a cemetery will be on your right. Park under the
white pines, being sure to not block the driveway or gate.
Do not walk through the gate to the water. Instead: Walk to the far
northwestern corner of the cemetery and you will find an entrance to a wide
and obvious path. Some logging was done here last year. Follow the path to
the right (north). In a about 500 yards or so, you will see an obvious trail
to the left. DON'T TAKE THIS TRAIL, instead continue a pretty short distance
on, and look for a narrow, rough and barely visible trail to the left. This
will lead to a commanding view of the water from above Scar Hill Bluffs.
Though South Bay will not be visible, you will see a huge area of the
reservoir including all the way to the causeway on Rt. 110, Davenport Point,
Sholan Point et. This is one of the more important overlooks of the
reservoir, well-known to long-time County birders. If the birds are still
here, they should be in this area. Morning light is by far the best.
Just a reminder that Western Grebes are EXTREMELY rare inland, and the report
of 2 is very extraordinary, SO PLEASE send complete documentation to the MARC
(Massachusetts Avian Records Committee).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/14/02 -- High Ridge WMA, Gardner
-
Hilites from a short walk into the Smith St. gate to High Ridge WMA late
yesterday:
Great Blue Heron 1;
Canada Goose 24;
Rusty Blackbird 2 "fly-bys";
Song Sparrow 3;
Am. Tree Sparrow ~15;
White-throated Sparrow 2;
From Crystal Lake:
Mallard ~75-100;
Common Goldeneye 6;
Hooded Merganser 18;
Ring-billed Gull ~40;
Herring Gull ~20;
Iceland gull 1 (1st winter);
Great Black-backed Gull 5;
Very few gulls for the evening, but sometimes more come in after dark,
as do many of the puddle ducks.
Also, an early morning Pileated Woodpecker woke me.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/14/02 -- Elm Park Area, Worcester
-
This may be old news, but last evening at dusk I
witnessed at least 1,000 crows coming into roost just
a bit east of Elm Park on Highland Street. About a
week ago I also noticed a large roost just a bit east
of last night's spot. Looks like the immediate area
might be regularly used. (report from Chris Buelow)
- 11/14/02 -- Wallis Pond, Dudley
-
This afternoon, around 4 p.m. there was a
beautiful drake Long-tailed Duck. He wasn't feeding but was doing something
with his foot to cause a spray of water behind him. Also, there were 138
Ring-necked Duck, 1 Ruddy Duck, 2 Northern Pintail and several Greater Scaup.
Mosquito Pond had 8 Wood Duck and 70 Canada Goose. (report from Joan Zumpfe).
- 11/14/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 14, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 1 4 21
> Northern Harrier 0 2 34
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 32 736
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 62
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 20
> Red-shouldered Hawk 6 22 77
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 5 77 259
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 16 145 2616
> Observation start time: 08:30:00
> Observation end time: 15:00:00
> Total observation time: 6.5 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Donna Schilling
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, David Grant, Donna Schilling, Tom
Carrolan
>
> Observations:
> A young Northern Shrike appeared about 2 and was still hunting around the
field when we left. A lone Orange Sulphur Butterfly was feeding on
dandilion pollen. (report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/14/02 -- Quabbin Reservoir Gate 40, Petersham
- From 9:00 AM to 4:15 PM I
birded this area by bike (6 miles ) and by foot (8 mile). Birds seen
included: common loon 4 (one had his feathers badly damaged on his back,
some were facing the wrong way, perhaps a raptor struck his back), 1
turkey vulture, 15 hooded mergansers, 1 bald eagle, 1 sharp-shinned hawk,
2 red-tailed hawks, 5 ruffed grouse, 8 black-bellied plovers, 1 American
golden plover, 5 greater yellowlegs, 6 dunlin, 3 pileated woodpeckers, 2
common ravens, 12 golden-crowned kinglets, 30 American Pipits; 6 tree
sparrows. Also seen was a very large deer with antler rack; animal tracks
seen were deer, coyote, otter and moose . The moose tracks were quite
fresh, I'd say one or two days old. The moose tracks were about as far
away from civilization as you can get in Eastern Quabbin and to my
disappointment ATV 4 wheeler tracks were in the same area. I was luck
with the dunlin; they were several hundred yards away and unidentifiable
when I first spotted them; I was able to walk to within 100 yards of
them, and to my good luck they flew to some flats only 25 yards away, and
then came to within 12 feet of where I was sitting ( I guess they thought
I was another stump of which there were many).
(report from Richard Spedding).
- 11/14/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir, Boylston
- I just got home from school and my father told me he found two
Western Grebes in the southeasternmost corner of wachusett reservoir
along Rt-140 near the intersection of rt-140 and rt-70 at around 1-2 pm
today 11/14/02. The birds were back in the corner away from the road, so
my father went down the path to get a better view to make sure of what he
was seeing.
He also saw one Red-breasted merganser female.
(report from Nickilas Paulson).
- 11/14/02 -- Asnebumskit Hill, Paxton/Holden
- On the Red Trail we had a Pileated
Woodpecker fly past. Later, at the beaver swamp which is about 30 months
old and has lots of bushes with red berries that the Robins, Hermit
Thrushes, and Cedar Waxwings love to feed on, about 20 Cedar Waxwings
flew out of the swamp in a big hurry right by us, and we saw why right
away, an adult Northern Goshawk landed in a tree reasonably close to us
and we had excellent views for a minute before it flew off. We also had a
few Red-breasted Nuthatches. Later at Hadwen Park, Worcester, we had 4
Hooded Mergansers, 4 Black Ducks, 6 Mallards, and 2 Mute Swans.(report
from Brian Mulhearn)
- 11/13/02 -- Leesville Pond, Worcester
- At mid-day in the rain, there were 26 A.
Wigeon, 1 N. Pintail, 2 Mute Swans, 30+ Mallards, 8 Canadian Geese,2 Song
Sparrows, 1 Tree Sparrow, and 30+ Juncos. I did not see the 6
Green-winged Teals that have been here all week.
(report from Brian Mulhearn)
- 11/12/02 -- Crystal Lake, Gardner
-
Hilites from a quick stop by Crystal lake yesterday morning:
Common Golden-eye 5;
Oldsquaw 1;
Common Merganser 6;
Hooded Merg. 10;
The Oldsquaw (or Long-tailed Duck) appeared to be feeding (diving),
which is unusual as typically the sea ducks I've seen up here are just
resting with a few exceptions. I checked this morning but the Oldsquaw
was gone.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/12/02 -- Groton
-
I have seen a possible Great Egret in the swamp across the street from my house twice
in the last week. I
am not sure that it is really a Great Egret, it might be an albino
Great Heron. From what I remember, it had a smooth head and neck, dark legs and
a yellow beak, and was all white.
The bird is large, the size of the adult [Great Blue] Herons we see there. It showed
up Saturday (Nov. 9),
it flew over me today (Nov. 12) at about 7am.
The area is on the Gibbet Hill farm, below Angus hill. The roads that
boarder the swamp
are Lowell road (RT 40), School House Rd, Martin Ponds Rd. and Shattuck
St. Found
about a mile out of Groton center heading East on RT40 (towards Lowell).
(report from Matt Novak).
- 11/11/02 -- Downtown Worcester
-
This afternoon at about 3:45 we saw (without binocs) 2 peregrine
falcons flying around just outside the office windows here at the Worcester
Office Tower (formerly Mechanics Tower) - on the side facing the Medical
Center. (report from Jo-Ann Ferrie).
- 11/11/02 -- Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner
- There was a first year Iceland Gull on the front lawn of Mount Wachusett
Community College in Gardner this morning , patroling for worms with
mixed flock of the 3 common gull species.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/10/02 -- Glocester, RI
-
I recorded the following in Glocester, RI this morning (11/10/02) while
doing some scouting in preparation for a waterfowl survey being done in
the entire Blackstone Corridor in a couple of weeks. Glocester is located
in the northwestern part of the state.
Bowdish Reservoir - Canada Goose (23), American Black Duck (1), Herring
Gull (1), Cooper's Hawk (1)
Lake Washington - Mallard (30), American Black Duck (45), Hooded Merganser
(27)
Burlingame Reservoir - Hooded Merganser (21)
Cherry Valley Pond - Bufflehead (3)
Keach Pond - Ring-billed Gull (3)
Smith + Sayle's Reservoir - Ring-billed Gull (1)
Waterman Reservoir - Canada Goose (42), Mallard (2), Ring-billed Gull (2)
small pond on Anan Wade Road - Canada Goose (21)
other species - Rock Dove, Red-bellied Woodpecker (1), Blue Jay, American
Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Carolina Wren,
American Robin, European Starling, Dark-eyed Junco, Northern Cardinal,
American Goldfinch, House Sparrow
NOTA BENE: Hunting is allowed in Rhode Island EVEN on Sundays. It is a
state law that in areas where hunting is allowed that you must be wearing
a minimum of 200 square inches of orange blaze.
(report from John Liller).
- 11/10/02 -- Worcester City Pond Survey
-
We conducted one of our standard surveys of all ponds in and contiguous with
the city of Worcester. Nothing too strange. It is still a bit early for some
species of diving ducks to appear in any numbers. Also, because of the mild
weather, boats were out in numbers on some of the larger lakes, keeping
waterfowl numbers low. In fact, on Lake Quinsigamond, we watched two idiots
racing small ultra-fast cigarette-type speed boats back and forth. Burncoat
Pond and "Biotech" Pond had NO waterfowl on them, though the cattails at
Biotech certainly look like they could hide a rail or even a migrating
bittern. It was amazing to see that they are building yet another mega-house
on the shores of Indian Lake. The trail into Patch Reservoir off Mill Street,
a city park and a nice green area, was badly overgrown and very much in need
of maintainance and a clean-up. Flint Pond had an amazing amount of trash
along the trail at the north end. . No Ruddy Ducks was a disappointment.
Totals:
Pied-billed Grebe (4);
Double-crested Cormorant (4);
Great Blue Heron (10);
Mute Swan (12);
Canada Goose (448);
Wood Duck (4);
Green-winged Teal (10);
A. Black Duck (61);
Mallard (783);
N. Pintail (2f+1m at Leesville);
A. Wigeon (9);
Ring-necked Duck (1f at Cook's dabbling with the Mallards);
Hooded Merganser (302: huge numbers at Indian at dawn);
Common Merganser (242: all at Indian at dawn. We watched part of this huge
flock apparently "herd" fish into a small bay and go into a feeding frenzy
with Ring-billed Gulls);
A. Coot (2);
Greater Yellowlegs (2 juv at Cook's);
Ring-billed Gull (512);
Herring Gull (22);
Great Black-backed Gull (2);
Belted Kingfisher (4);
ALSO seen at the ponds only:
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1);
Cooper's Hawk (1);
Red-tailed Hawk (3);
Peregrine Falcon (1 or 2: just after dawn, we had great views of one atop the
spire of City Hall; later at 1:30PM we had one soaring over the art museum);
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3);
Carolina Wren (7);
Winter Wren (1);
Golden-crowned Kinglet (7);
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (4);
Yellow-rumped Warbler (8);
Fox Sparrow (1);
SNOW BUNTING (1 calling and seen overhead);
LAPLAND LONGSPUR (1 calling and seen overhead);
Red-winged Blackbird (17);
Brown-headed Cowbird (38);
ALSO: several Spring Peepers calling; many E. Painted Turtles and a pair of
Yellow-legged Meadowflies mating.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/9/02 -- Wachusett Reservoir, Sterling
-
Today at the Wachusett Reservoir I had 36 Common Goldeneyes from Scar Hill Bluffs. At gate 36 in Sterling there was a Red-necked Grebe, just off the roadway. The Tufted Duck was at West Waushacum today, along with 30 Greater Scaup, 12 Lesser Scaup, and 1 female Canvasback. (report from Fran McMenemy).
- 11/8/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 08, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 1 235
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 2 3 20
> Northern Harrier 0 2 34
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 28 732
> Cooper's Hawk 0 1 62
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 20
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 16 71
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 6 72 254
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 1 28
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 3 26
>
> Total: 11 129 2600
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Observation start time: 09:00:00
> Observation end time: 14:00:00
> Total observation time: 5 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, David Grant, Donna Schilling
>
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/8/02 -- Institute Park, Worcester
- Highlights at 1:00 pm included 18 Hooded Mergansers, a
Sharp-shinned Hawk (chasing a Monarch, unsuccessfully), 2
Carolina Wrens, 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglets, and 2 Am. Robins.
(report from Rick Quimby).
- 11/8/02 -- Indian Lake, Worcester
-
A quick "before work" count of Indian Lake had the following:
Double-crested Cormorant (2);
Great Blue Heron (6);
Canada Goose (75);
Mallard (225);
A. Black Duck (36);
Hooded Merganser (153);
Common Merganser (144);
Ring-billed Gull (180+);
Herring Gull (6);
Great Black-backed Gull (1adW);
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/6/02 -- Devens, Harvard
-
The following were on the soccer fields at Devens this AM:
Canada Goose 140;
Brant (pale-bellied) 2 adults;
Herring Gull 1;
Killdeer 1.
I checked Crystal Lake in Gardner, but except for 4 Hooded Mergs it was vancant.
(report from Tom Pirro).
- 11/5/02 -- Fitchburg and Westminster
-
During the afternoon I observed 2 large flocks of horned larks. One
flock of 22 was on a recently plowed field in Fitchburg. The second was
about 1/2 mile away on a recently mowed hayfield in Westminster and contained
about 35 birds. I had seen the flock in Fitchburg on the previous day as
well. I am curious if there has been a widespread movement/invasion of
horned larks in the area. I have been checking these field for species such
as horned larks for many years and have never seen any in these locations
before.
I had my first fox sparrow at my feeder today, which has also been invaded
by a flock of about 200 grackles. In addition, I have had a palm warbler
skulking in the shrubs around the house for about a week and was still
present on the 5th. It is getting very late for one to still be hanging out
in this area of northern Worcester County. I have not seen in this morning
and wonder if it survived the snow (about 4").
(report from Chuck Caron).
- 11/5/02 -- Unitarian Church, Indian Lake, Worcester
-
As we were entering the church (on the north shore of Indian Lake) this
morning at 6:58AM to vote, an adult Sharp-shinned Hawk (possibly a female)
sped out from the building low overhead in hot pursuit of a crow.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/5/02 -- Louisa Lake, Milford
-
Richard Hildreth reports that Lyn Lovell has found a winter plumaged
Black-headed Gull at Louisa Lake in Milford. This is probable the same
bird that spent the winter in this location last year. Louisa Lake is
located on Dilla St., which is off Rt. 85 just South of the Rt. 495
interchange and runs to Purchase St. From Purchase St., turn on to Dilla
St. at the Purchase St. Market. Louisa Lake is one quarter of a mile on
the left. The bird is often in the parking lot associating with
Ring-billed Gulls. (report fide Fran McMenemy).
- 11/4/02 -- Mosquito Pond, Dudley
- At 10 this morning, I spotted a Greater White-fronted Goose in Mosquito
Pond in Dudley. It was accompanied by several hundred Canada Geese. Fran
McMenemy also saw it this afternoon. He then checked Wallis Pond across the
street and had several more hundred Canada Geese. He estimates about 600 in
all. In Wallis Pond he had 15 Wood Duck and 2 Greater Scaup and 3 Northern
Pintail in Mosquito Pond.
> To get to Mosquito Pond(on Dudley-Oxford Road), take Rte. 395 to Oxford
Center (Sutton Ave. exit). Cross Rte. 12 at the lights. This will bring you to
Charlton Street. About 1 mile down, take a left onto Dudley Road, opposite a
vegetable stand. Stay on this road, which becomes Dudley-Oxford Road(in
Dudley), for about 3 1/2 miles. The pond is after the second right after the
Audubon sign(Pierpont Meadow Sanctuary) at Marsh Road. (Go past Marsh Road,
don't turn onto it). You can park across the street from the pond which is
somewhat hidden from this direction till you're almost past it. Dudley-Oxford
Road curves right just past Mosquito Pond. Part of Wallis Pond is along the
side where you can park. Wallis Pond extends up past the triangle on your left
which is Charlton Road.
(report from Joan Zumpfe).
- 11/3/02 -- Louisa Lake, Milford
- Bev and I found a dark immature snow goose, a.k.a., a
blue goose, at Louisa Lake in Milford. Dick Hildrith tells me that a blue
goose was first reported there in early September among a large flock
of Canada Geese, but none have been reported as being seen since then. I
was able to get a
photo of the goose while it was hanging out with the
big guys at the Lake parking lot on Dilla Street. (report and photo by
Bob Ricci).
- 11/3/02 -- Barre Falls, Barre
-
> Barre, MA, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 03, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 234
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 0 1 18
> Northern Harrier 0 0 32
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 10 15 719
> Cooper's Hawk 1 1 62
> Northern Goshawk 0 1 20
> Red-shouldered Hawk 10 13 68
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 42 48 230
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 0 27
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 1 1 24
>
> Total: 64 81 2552
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 09:00:00
> Observation end time: 16:00:00
> Total observation time: 7 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, David Grant, Donna Schilling, Paul
Pinault,
> Tom Carrolan
> Observations:
> 75% of the birds were counted between 10 and 12.
>
> 230 Crows and 34 Canada Geese were migrating.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/3/02 -- Seekonk River, RI
-
We surveyed the southern end of the Blackstone National Corridor and had the
following:
Double-crested Cormorant (54);
Great Blue Heron (7);
Mute Swan (5);
Mallard (58);
A. Black Duck (202);
Bufflehead (25);
Red-breasted Merganser (2);
Ruddy Duck (5);
Greater Yellowlegs (11);
There was a massive concentration of gulls at low "tide":
Ring-billed (1558); Herring (430); Great Black-backed (166).
At nearby TURNER RESERVOIR, also part of the Corridor:
Double-crested Cormorant (3);
Mute Swan (107);
Canada Goose (72);
Green-winged Teal (8);
A. Wigeon (11);
Mallard (75);
Lesser Scaup (2);
Ring-necked Duck (5);
Ruddy Duck (40);
A. Coot (11);
Fish Crow (2).
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/3/02 -- Northbridge
-
We surveyed the ponds of Northbridge this morning, including the sewer beds
(see below). We had the following totals:
Pied-biled Grebe (1);
Great Blue Heron (2);
Mute Swan (2);
Canada Goose (325);
Wood Duck (18);
Green-winged Teal (8);
A. Wigeon (5);
Gadwall (1m);
Mallard (111);
A. Black Duck (22);
Greater Scaup (6);
Ring-necked Duck (13);
Hooded Merganser (22);
Wilson's Snipe (12);
ALSO: Sharp-shinned Hawk (1); Red-tailed Hawk (3); American Pipit (2);
Yellow-rumped Warbler (3); Palm Warbler (2).
Nota bene: the Northbridge sewer beds is in the midst of some changes and is
still under construction. The big weed mound in the back near the outflow
building is now capped with sand and now looks like a capped landfill. Still,
several of the back beds were still in use.
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/2/02 -- Barre Falls Dam, Barre
-
> Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2002
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
> ------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
> Black Vulture 0 0 0
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 234
> Osprey 0 0 92
> Bald Eagle 1 1 18
> Northern Harrier 0 0 32
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 5 709
> Cooper's Hawk 0 0 61
> Northern Goshawk 1 1 20
> Red-shouldered Hawk 3 3 58
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 852
> Red-tailed Hawk 5 6 188
> Rough-legged Hawk 1 1 2
> Golden Eagle 0 0 5
> American Kestrel 0 0 159
> Merlin 0 0 27
> Peregrine Falcon 0 0 8
> Unknown 0 0 23
>> Total: 15 17 2488
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Observation start time: 09:00:00
> Observation end time: 14:00:00
> Total observation time: 5 hours
>
> Site Coordinator: Barton D. Kamp
>
> Observers: Barton D. Kamp, David Grant, Donna Schilling, Tom
Carrolan
>
> Visitors:
> Denis Mahoney
> Observations:
The Bald Eagle was a juvenile. The Rough-legged Hawk was a light phase
bird. It paused to hunt several times before leaving the area.
>
> 52 crows, 2 Common Loons and 11 Common Mergansers were migrating. In spite
of the cold the daily flock of Bluebirds was finding plenty of insects in
the field. 1 Belted Kingfisher and 12 Common Ravens passed the site.
(report from Bart Kamp).
- 11/2/02 -- Quabbin Park, Quabbin Reservoir
-
Apres le Cassin's [see below] (which was first seen by us 7:15AM), we headed to Ashley
Reservoir in Holyoke, where we could NOT turn up the Lark Sparrow . We did
have an Osprey, Ruby and Golden-crowned Kinglets, a Palm Warbler and the
usual sparrow suspects We then birded Quabbin Park, south Quabbin. There
weren't many birds there, but it was a very nice selection:
Red-throated Loon (1);
Common Loon (4);
Horned Grebe (3);
Wood Duck (4);
Mallard (3);
A. Black Duck (2);
Long-tailed Duck (20);
Surf Scoter (1imm);
Black Scoter (1f);
Bufflehead (20);
Common Merganser (21);
Bald Eagle (2ad);
Red-tailed Hawk (5);
Golden Eagle (1 imm: nice views);
Greater Yellowlegs (1);
Pileated Woodpecker (2);
Common Raven (3);
Eastern Bluebird (12);
Hermit Thrush (4);
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1);
Tree Sparrow (3);
White-throated Sparrow (5);
Dark-eyed Junco (73);
Snow Bunting (flock of 60 flying across the water);
(report from Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll).
- 11/2/02 -- Whately/Deerfield
-
The CASSIN'S KINGBIRD (3rd state record) found Friday (11/1) by Bob Packard, was
still on the Whately-Greenfield Road this morning all morning allowing
amazing views. I first found the bird this morning at 7:15AM in an area of
fields across from the White Birch Campground. Many times it was right next
to the road, sometime perching on the orange barrels along the road. At first
Sheila Carroll, Denny Abbott and I were the only folks there and only
eventually did other folks start to show up. This bird is about an hour and
15 minute drive from Worcester at the most.
From WORCESTER: Rt. 2 west to Rts 5&10 south; turn right at Rt. 116
(Deerfield), cross Rt. 91 and take your next left. This is the Whately Road.
Follow this south, it will bend to the right, continue on till you get to the
Whately/Deerfield line, an area of open fields across from the White Birch
Campground. The bird perches low and often very close on both sides of the
road offering stunning views.
(report from Mark Lynch).
- 11/2/02 -- Ramshorn Pond, Millbury
-
Today we found a Snow Goose in with a group of Canada Geese. We usually
get 1-3 per fall migration. (report from Dan & Deb Berard).
- 11/2/02 -- Great Blue Heron photos
-
I caught this
Great Blue Heron by surprise. The GB was so angry he
stuck his tongue out at me.
(photo by Bob Ricci).
For previous sightings, see
October 2002 Archives or
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