Hitchcock Center Birding Class- 5-2-09

We left the Hitchcock Center and headed straight to West Whately in hopes of finding the Painted Bunting at the home of Bill Benner & Joe Wicinski. Not long after we arrived the Bunting made an appearance- to the delight of all. After our fill of the Painted Bunting, we headed to various birding locations around the valley. .


Rose-breasted Grosbeak-female. Whately Yellow-bellied Sapsucker- Uncommon Migrant in Amherst.

Y.B. Sapsucker-Amherst

House wren-Larch Hill, Amherst.

Location: LARCH HILL CONSERVATION AREA-AMHERST

Observation date: 5/2/09

Number of species: 32

Rock Pigeon X

Mourning Dove X

Chimney Swift 3

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1

Downy Woodpecker 1

Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1

Blue Jay X

American Crow X

Tree Swallow 3

Barn Swallow 1

Black-capped Chickadee X

Tufted Titmouse 3

Carolina Wren 1

House Wren 2

American Robin X

Gray Catbird 1

European Starling X

Nashville Warbler 1

Yellow-rumped Warbler 35

Black-and-white Warbler 2

Northern Waterthrush 1

Common Yellowthroat 1

Chipping Sparrow 3

Song Sparrow X

Northern Cardinal 2

Red-winged Blackbird X

Common Grackle X

Brown-headed Cowbird X

House Finch 1

Pine Siskin 5

American Goldfinch 7

House Sparrow X

Good birding,

Scott