Western Massachusetts RBA
May 12, 2008
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Subject: [BIRDEAST] RBA, Western MA 05/12/08
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-RBA
* Massachusetts
* Western
* May 12, 2008
* MAWE0805.12
- Birds mentioned
Common Loon
Red-necked Grebe
American Bittern
Green Heron
Northern Goshawk
Virginia Rail
Sora
COMMON MOORHEN
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Wilson's Snipe
Northern Saw-whet Owl
Fish Crow
Cliff Swallow
Winter Wren
Swainson's Thrush
Tennessee Warbler
Northern Parula
Cape May Warbler
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Bay-breasted Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
CERULEAN WARBLER
PROTHONOTARY WARBLER
WORM-EATING WARBLER
Wilson's Warbler
WESTERN TANAGER
Grasshopper Sparrow
Orchard Oriole
Evening Grosbeak
- Transcript
hotline: Western Massachusetts
date: May 12, 2008
number: 1-781-259-8805 x2
to report: 1-781-259-8805 x2 (leave message after report)
compiler: Seth Kellogg, skhawk@comcast.net, sponsored by MA Audubon
transcriber: Trudy Tynan, ttynan@sprynet.com
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
This is the Western Voice of Audubon for Monday, May
12, 2008
A WESTERN TANAGER was present for a half hour in a
yard in Amherst today. Also seen in Amherst were a
GREEN HERON, a WILSON’S SNIPE, a SWAINSON’S THRUSH, a
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, a CAPE MAY WARBLER, a BAY-BREASTED
WARBLER, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE.
Seen in Robinson State Park in Agawam were a FISH
CROW, 4 SWAINSON’S THRUSH, 2 CAPE MAY WARBLERS, and a
WILSON’S WARBLER.
Seen in Lenox were 2 COMMON MOORHENS, a VIRGINIA
RAIL, and a SORA. An AMERICAN BITTERN and GREATER and
LESSER YELLOWLEGS were reported in Sheffield, and 5
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS were in Lanesboro.
Noted in the hilltown of Hawley were a NORTHERN
GOSHAWK, 2 NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWLS, 24 WINTER WRENS, a
SWAINSON’S THRUSH, a CAPE MAY and a BLACKPOLL
WARBLER, and 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS.
A COMMON LOON, 14 NORTHERN PARULAS, and a TENNESSEE
WARBLER were at Quabbin Park, a WILSON’S WARBLER was
seen in Belchertown, and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was at
Turners Falls airport.
In Hadley there were 13 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, a
WILSON’S SNIPE, and an ORCHARD ORIOLE, while on Mt.
Holyoke there were WORM-EATING WARBLERS and 5 CERULEAN
WARBLERS.
A BLACKPOLL and a TENNESSEE WARBLER were in
Springfield, a GREATER YELLOWLEGS in Longmeadow, and
a TENNESSEE WARBLER in Westfield.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was reported at the Arcadia
sanctuary last Wednesday, has not been relocated.
A PROTHONOTARY WARBLER was reported last Tuesday at a
brook one-half mile in from Gate 15 of the Quabbin
Reservoir.
Seen in Southwick were 4 RED-NECKED GREBES, a CLIFF
SWALLOW, a WORM-EATING WARBLER, and 2 ORCHARD ORIOLES.
Thank you for calling
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