Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Quabbin Park-Belchertown Areas. May 3rd.

Spent a few hours Sunday, birding around Quabbin Park on an overcast morning. The park was fairly active, but no noticeable waves of migrants. If fact, most birds observed were probably breeders. From Quabbin- Headed to the Small Farms Institute on Jackson street and then to Warren Wright Rd. both locations in Belchertown. Again, nice birding, but no noticeable waves of new migrants. Trip list below....

Location: Quabbin Park/H.Q.
Observation date: 5/3/09
Number of species: 53
Wild Turkey 9
Common Loon 5
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
House Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling X
Nashville Warbler 1
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 8
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Ovenbird 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 8
Baltimore Oriole 4
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 10






Spillway-Quabbin Reservoir

Enfield Lookout-Quabbin

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher- Quabbin Park

Wild Turkey- Front lawn, Quabbin H.Q.

Wild Turkey
Location: Belchertown
Observation date: 5/3/09
Notes: Areas covered-Small Farms Ins & Warren Wright Rd.
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 3
Wild Turkey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
House Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 2
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Blue-winged Warbler 2
Nashville Warbler 1
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Ovenbird 3
Common Yellowthroat 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Baltimore Oriole 2
American Goldfinch X
Good birding,
Scott

Yellow Warbler- Small Farms Institute, Belchertown


Sorry- Breeding location can not be disclosed at this time.