We checked the Worcester Airport fields both from Mulberry and from the lot next to the building and had nothing. We worried a bit that they might get shot. No sign of the wigeon or coot seen a few days back. We were enjoying closely watching these Don�t park anywhere near a gate. Mute Swan (9); At Notre Dame cemetery I had 2 Mute Swans, 2 Mallard Ducks, 2 Black Ducks, 1 Common Goldeneye, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Great blue Heron, 1 Red tail Hawk and 1 Carolina Wren. FYI-Turkey hunting season starts tomorrow (4/27) and runs through May 23-- hunting hours are from 1/2 hour before sunrise to noon. Passerines were few and far between because of the wind, but we managed to see : Common Raven (2); Carolina Wren (6); Pine Warbler (6); Eastern Towhee (2). SUDBURY RESERVOIR in SOUTHBORO is iced over but we did find (28) Canada Geese resting on ice. Pine Hill WMA: We also viewed from the optometrist�s lot (closed because of Sunday: lighting very tough). Merlin 5 ; COACHLACE POND, CLINTON: Mallard (7); Greater Scaup/scaup sp. bodies of water, and many smaller, marshy bodes had at least some ice on them this morning. Finch (1). portion of these were at Lake Quabog, but all bunched up right near some houses where duck hunters could Double-crested Cormorant (1); Great Blue Heron (1); Wood Duck (61); Mallard (3); Hooded Merganser (1f-type plumage); Broad-winged Hawk (1); Killdeer (1); Least Sandpiper (1); Mourning Dove (9); Belted Kingfisher (2); Red-bellied Woodpecker (1); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (7); Downy Woodpecker (5); Hairy Woodpecker (3); N Flicker (1); Pileated Woodpecker (1). Among the other birds tallied in the Millville-Blackstone area : Great Blue Heron (1); Turkey Vulture (7: 50+ on roosting on houses in Woonsocket); Iceland Gull (1 1stW) circled low over us and headed north while we were waiting for the Fish Crows to appear; Northern Flicker (2); Eastern Bluebird (3); Carolina Wren (3); Yellow-rumped Warbler (1); Swamp Sparrow (2). NB: There has been some amazing activity in this city pond for the last two weeks. SUTTON: Canada Goose (24); Mallard (4); Ring-necked Duck (36); Bufflehead (4); Common Merganser (4); E Phoebe (2); Palm Warbler (2). American Kestrel 15 ; Raptor Observations: Mute Swan (9); Canada Goose (107); Wood Duck (1m); Gadwall (2f: both the Gadwall and the Wood Duck have been present for some time, but this is the first time I caught up with them. just likely a �minima�. Most of the lakes and ponds were mostly still ice-covered, but we still managed to see: The first 100 yards were where the birds were seen or heard; cardinals, a singing Carolina wren, blue jay, mockingbird, chickadees, red-bellied woodpecker, crows. Sapsucker (2); E Wood Peewee (2); Acadian Flycatcher (2); Least Flycatcher (5); E Phoebe (8); Great NB: Wachusett is still c.50% ice-covered, especially bays and inlets. Owl (1: very uncommon in this area); Barred Owl (1); Red-bellied Woodpecker (4); Yellow-bellied bathing and preening over the period of about 1/2 hour. noisy pair that eventually perched next to each other); Red-tailed Hawk (8); Ring-billed Gull There is another small pull-in further up 117 at the entrance to the framing shanties, maybe room for 1-3 cars MAX, but be careful not to run over the dead beaver.) Chauncy Lake: also very little: Mute Swan (2); Canada Goose (19); Ring-necked Duck (2); Hooded Merganser (1); Common Merganser (19). Robins are once again carnivores. Also saw 2 red-winged blackbirds in the swampy area at the bottom of the hill from the "grosbeak" house. RT.56-MULBERRY STREET/AIRPORT: Red-tailed Hawk (1); A Kestrel (1m); Wild Turkey (4); House Wren (1); Bank Swallow (1); Warbling Vireo (1); Brown Thrasher (1); Also, Prairie Warbler is back, Monday, May 6th. On the way home we stopped by STYLES RESERVOIR, SPENCER: Mallard (12); Bufflehead (1m); Hooded Merganser (17); Ring-billed Gull (9); Belted Kingfisher (1). At SOUTH MEADOW POND: Mallard (53); Common Goldeneye (1m); Hooded Merganser (3:2m+1f). Leesville Pond: 4 Wood Duck,3 A. Widgeon ,2 Green Wing Teal and 3 Hoody�s. Select passerines: E Phoebe (4); Tree Swallow (230+); Barn Swallow 95); Fish Crow (1); House Wren (1); Marsh Wren (3); Carolina Wren (6); Brown Creeper (1 singing); Brown Thrasher (1); Totals: Great Blue Heron (1); Canada Goose (5); Mute Swan (4: 2 on 2 nests); Wood Duck (8); Mallard (3); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Mourning Dove (13); Downy Woodpecker (6: 1 excavating a nest hole); N Flicker (8). On the Athol Richmond Road (Rte 32), Royalston were a few evening grosbeaks picking on the side of the road. Sterling: We also checked out Bartlett (aka Stump) Pond in Sterling off the Northeast Blvd. INDIAN LAKE, WORCESTER: From 3 overlooks. Turkey Vulture 5 ; have no legs based of 6. Canada Goose (8); Green-winged Teal (3); Common Merganser (4); Bald Eagle (1imm); Killdeer (2); them, they were feeding in trees and on the ground at the very back edge. sparrow. BARTLETT POND, NORTHBORO: Mostly ice-over: (2) Mute Swans; (19) Canada Geese; and c.100 American Robins. (42); Lesser Scaup (2); Surf Scoter (2); Hooded Merganser (4); Common Merganser (24); Ruddy Duck (9); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Ring-billed Gull (8); Herring Gull (1 1stW); Belted Kingfisher (1). The High School Sports Editor/Sports Reporter at the Boston Herald, Ventura created the Sweet 16 rankings in 1993, something the Boston Herald continues to run on a weekly basis to this day. Cooper's Hawk 1 ; En route to WEBSTER we stopped at a teeny pond in SUTTON: Mallard (14); Green-winged Teal (3). A Bald Eagle was flying over Commerce Bank on Park Ave. We then stopped by QUINAPOXET RESERVOIR, Holden: NB: over the decades of nighthawk watching from this spot, one of the real treats has been seeing species OTHER than nighthawks, like the Buff-breasted. 117: NB: most people scoped from the main entrance to Bolton Flats. This was very concerning because PLUS: Saturday early evening (3/2) we passed a large mass of crows around the old Auditorium /courthouse buildings: American Crow (1500+); Fish Crow (minimally 20+). (report from Jim & Kathie Hogan). We were at the �Horseshoe Dam� area of Gate 43, Quabbin at dawn this morning and spent 2 hours Belted Kingfisher (1); NOTRE DAME CEMETERY (very little activity): Common Merganser (19); Four or five TVs generally fly over each day and we scan them eagerly in search of a Black. BARTLETT POND (Northboro): Great Blue Heron (1); Canada Goose (15); Mallard (4); Green-winged Teal (5); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Killdeer (4). Princeton: Spotted a heron sitting on a nest, a pair of One the way back to Worcester we noted that the heron rookery in Sutton on Rt.146 had at least 5 occupied nests. I often hear them in the parking lot when I go there first thing in the morning. THEN, we birded THE QUABOG IBA in the Brookfields, concentrating on the ponds and lakes: PLUS: River Otters (2); blooming Witch Hazel; several Autumn Meadowhawks. Plus: c.40 Tree Swallows over Coachlace and a Field Sparrow singing near the causeway. The hot streak climaxed just before 5pm, as we caught Canada Goose (64); A Black Duck (10); Mallard (48); Common Goldeneye (4m); Hooded Merganser Guy (Mansfield), Jake Harrison (Boston Latin), George Ladd (North Attleboro), Andrew Lussier (Methuen), John Monexant (Everett), Jeremyah Phillips (Haverhill), Omar Quilter (Everett), Nayvon Reid (Brockton), Cam Shaughnessy (Plymouth North), Tyler Stewart (Taunton), Tarmo Tari (Chelmsford), Duane Thompson (Bridgewater-Raynham), Jack Wirtanen (Catholic Memorial), Gabriel Zorrilla (Lawrence), G – Max Aicardi (Newton South), Kamaury Appleberry (Chelsea), Thomas Arrigal (Xaverian), Matthew Boen (Mansfield), Mikey Bourne (Bridgewater-Raynham), Kyle Bovell (Newton North), Aidan Callahan (St. John’s Prep), Rollie Castineyra (St. John’s Prep), Quinton Champagne (Bridgewater-Raynham), Mitchell Crowe (Methuen), Ryan Donahue (Boston Latin), Ryan Douglas (Xaverian), Zavier Dunbar (Cambridge), Jake Dunlap (Natick), Nate Godin (Central Catholic), Jordan Gorham (Braintree), Jamison Guillaume (Chelsea), Kurtis Henderson (Catholic Memorial), Jevon Holley (Durfee), James Lannon (Braintree), Crisrael Lithgow (Revere), Josh Lopes (Taunton), Mike Loughnane (BC High), Jeceb McKenzie (Lowell), Xavier McKenzie (Central Catholic), Ryan Mela (Natick), Ty Murphy (Xaverian), Aidan Olivier (Cambridge), Calvin Plant (Weymouth), Tim Reidy (Needham), Alex Valera (Medford), Cooper Wright (Cambridge), Vanilton Xavier (Brockton), C/F – Omari Barnes (Braintree), Duncan Bubar (Newton North), Joe Connolly (Natick), Will Doyle (BC High), T.J. Sharp-shinned Hawk 40 ; Odes included Fragile Forktail and Aurora Damsel. American Bittern (1); Great Blue Heron (1); Canada Goose (6); Wood Duck (3); Mallard (2); Hooded Merganser (1f); Red-shouldered Hawk (1f); Red-shouldered Hawk (1); Broad-winged Hawk (2); Virginia Rail (5); Sora (1); Belted Kingfisher (1); Hairy Woodpecker (1); N Flicker (6); Pileated Woodpecker (1). Broad-winged Hawk 356 ; not much: Common Loon When we saw Totals: Pied-billed Grebe (1 still present at Leesville); Great Blue Heron (2); Mute Swan (pair nest building); Canada Goose (58); Wood Duck (8); Mallard (12); A Black Duck (3); Green-winged Teal (1); Hooded Merganser (17); Common Merganser (28); Cooper�s Hawk (1 that we watched zoom right into one of the river culverts near Kelly Square); Red-shouldered Hawk (1imm: thanks to Ed Kittridge for alerting us to the presence of this bird); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Turkey Vulture (2); Killdeer (2). American Black Duck (2); American Bittern (1); Black-crowned Night Heron (1 ad flushed from the edge of the Lake Quabog boat LAKE WICKABOG, WEST BROOKFIELD: Canada Goose (80: all in the feeder stream north of the pond. ORLANDO�S PONDS, CHARLTON: Canada Goose (205); Mallard (25); Bufflehead (3); Hooded Merganser (12). I watched it for a few minutes, while it fed (successfully) on the far shore near the People were illegally A handful of peepers still calling, and 10+ Painted Turtles were seen. Plus: 3 Red-eared Sliders among the numerous painted turtles. Also a flock of snow buntings could be seen wheeling about the runways, hopping on the snow piles and picking away at the grassy areas. in a small chain-link fence area to the right of the building. In response to the Stamp and Tea Acts, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress and passed on October 14, 1765. Red-shouldered Hawk (5); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Virginia Rail (3); Sora (1); Mourning Dove (19); Belted Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 ; Mute Swan (2); Canada Goose (4); Wood Duck (1); Chimney Swift (1); Tree Swallow (20+); N Rough-winged Swallow (5); Barn Swallow (2); Warbling Vireo 94); Yellow Warbler (1); Yellow-rumped Warbler (12). Black Duck (5); Ring-necked Duck (61); Hooded Merganser (11); Ruddy Duck (4); Sharp-shinned Hawk (1); On the way back home we made few stops in the QUABOG IBA: Double-crested Cormorant (3); Great Blue Heron (3); Mute Swan (1); Canada Goose (107); Wood Duck (6); Mallard (56); A Black Duck (7); Green-winged Teal (6); Ring-necked Duck (8); Turkey Vulture (4); Red-tailed Hawk (3); Ring-billed Gull (21). While he (I presume it was he) was eating it she (on the nest) was chirping pretty loudly -- probably annoyed she wasn't getting any fish. Bridgewater-Raynham returns guards Quinton Champagne and Mikey Bourne and added forward Duane Thompson via transfer. Around 4pm EDT, we Phoebes have been calling for over a week. 1st yr. bald eagle (flyover); I then spotted an additional 4 loons in a small open area further out. We saw about 30 mute swans, American Double-crested Cormorant (1); Turkey Vulture (2); Canada Goose (35); Wood Duck (16); Red-tailed Hawk (3); Wild Turkey (13); Virginia Rail (1); Mourning Dove (11); Red-bellied Woodpecker (2); Downy Woodpecker (2); Hairy Woodpecker (2); N Flicker (3); Pileated Woodpecker (1). HARVARD POND PETERSHAM: only (4) Hooded Mergansers, nothing else. Other views had to done by viewing in between houses. Passerines were typical for this time of the year but we did have a pair of bluebirds and a pair of ravens. There is NO parking along this stretch of 117 and there was lots of car activity. Great Blue Heron (5); Wood Duck (41); Mallard (2); Broad-winged Hawk (1: not migrating); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Greater Yellowlegs (1); Solitary Sandpiper (12); Least Sandpiper(3); Belted Kingfisher (1); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2); Pileated Woodpecker (2). QUABOG IBA: LAKE GEORGE, WALES: Double-crested Cormorant (1); Canada Goose (52); Mallard (26); Hooded Merganser (12); Common Merganser (3); Ring-billed Gull (1); N Flicker (3); E Bluebird (16); Brown Creeper (2); C Raven (1); Swamp Sparrow (1). At Mt. The bass were jumping, rabbits were running, when lo and behold right before me� tailed Hawk (1); Ring-billed Gull (42); Belted Kingfisher (3); E Phoebe (3). Mansfield won the Div. Peregrine Falcon 1 . GULLS: Bonaparte�s (8); Ring-billed (78); Herring (7); Lesser Black-backed (1); Great Black-backed (6). winged Hawk (2); Hairy Woodpecker (1); N Flicker (2). Broad-winged Hawk 62 ; Peregrine Falcon 1 . Northern Harrier 2 ; 1 South title last year and have guard Matthew Boen and forward T.J. (32: Many appeared to be Greaters, but looking Eagle (1ad); Killdeer (7); Greater Yellowlegs (2); A Woodcock (1); Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2); Belted Mallard (10); Add transfers Dimitry Philippe, Jeff Hill, Kingsley Breen and Ryan Svendsen and one can see why optimism is high. Flicker (25); Pileated Woodpecker (2). The only butterflies we saw were (4) Spring Azures and still no odes. Guy back. SUDBURY RESERVOIR, SOUTHBORO: Mute Swan (4); Canada Goose (184); Mallard (9); Ring-necked Duck (75); Bufflehead (3); Common Goldeneye (21); Common Merganser (38); Red-tailed Hawk (2); Killdeer (3); Ring-billed Gull (2); E Phoebe (1). Veery (8); Swamp Sparrow (21). Be aware they are ticketing cars, apparently Leps included Appalachian Brown and Crossline Skipper; Odes included a nice flight of spreadwings; Congress hoped that, by imposing economic sanctions, they would pressure Britain into addressing the grievances of the colonies, in particular repealing the Intolerable Acts passed by Parliament. Broad-winged Hawk 14 . We then stopped by ORLANDO�S PONDS in CHARLTON, but there was very little there: Canada Goose (84); Mallard (10); Common Raven (1). Red-shouldered Hawk 2 ; No birds in hypothesized that the late flight observed at Pack the evening before might not have made it to Watatic Plus: pack of coyotes wailing at dawn; still good numbers of meadowhawks and a small number of darners too. We counted over a dozen painted turtles hanging out on assorted logs and Salem has all five starters back, keyed by guards Ethan Doyle, Guillermo Pimentel and Robert Jellison. HAMILTON RESERVOIR, HOLLAND: Canada Goose (13); Mallard (7); Hooded Merganser (66); Ruddy Duck (12); Ring-billed Gull (4). Birds were thin at Gate 8, but we did have: Common Loon (5); Red-necked Grebe (1); Double-crested Cormorant (2); Bald Eagle (2imm); Ruffed Grouse (1). not tell. At SUASCO, Westboro: Pied-billed Grebe (2); Red-necked Grebe (7); Double-crested Cormorant (4); Mute Swan (17); Mallard (1); Cooper�s Hawk (1); Ring-billed Gull (18); Herring Gull (1). Along MUSCHOPAUGE ROAD in RUTLAND around one small seep: (Killdeer (8); Wilson�s Snipe (6). Archive Index. PLUS: Mourning Cloak (1); Muskrat (1); Beaver (2); Gray Squirrel (only 2); White-tailed Deer (2); Spring Peepers (20+); Wood Frogs (5+); E Painted Turtle (25+). the ACE recreation area; the gate beyond the parking area is closed for the season. Hooded Merganser (12); We started well before dawn, owling around a number of areas in Paxton and Leicester. Canada Goose (17); Wood Duck (2); Mallard (4); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Mourning Dove (2); E Screech WHITINS POND, NORTHBRIDGE: Least Sandpiper (5). ~ 12 ovenbirds (amazing), black and white warbler, white-breasted nuthatch, American robin, blue jay, 2 turkey vultures, several chestnut-sided warblers, 3 winter wrens, hairy woodpecker, red-eyed vireo (FOY), 2 yellowthroats (at the summit FOY), titmice, mourning dove, rose-breasted grosbeak, wood thrush, chickadee, Eastern towhee. We pulled over c.50 feet from the nearest car. RIVER ROAD, WEST BOYLSTON, on the Quinapoxet River: Mute Swan (1); Mallard (4); Bufflehead (2m); Common Goldeneye (7); Hooded Merganser (14); Common Merganser (1m). MUSCHAPAUGE ROAD, RUTLAND: Killdeer (12); Filed Sparrow (2); Red-winged Blackbird (70+); Brown-headed Cowbird (40+). Bald Eagle 4 ; Does anyone know what the source of this Mercury is? Great Blue Heron (1); water at the dam which is pooling...Lots of cones on pine trees, but no birds. 37 Birders in 25 teams fanned out across the circle. LANCASTER: Canada Goose (600+: we poured over these for anything non-Canada, no luck); Mallard (7); Wild Turkey (6). Looking for central and northern Worcester County location suggestions this coming week for evening grosbeaks, crossbills, (especially red!) Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1. Passerines were typical except for the late Blue-headed Vireo. We then drove to NEW BRAINTREE to check on the Evening Grosbeaks that we have had for the last 2 months. Mute Swan (10); Canada Goose (207); Mallard (159); A Black Duck (10); Green-winged Teal (1m); N Pintail (4m: Irish Dam outflow); Common Goldeneye (39); Hooded Merganser (17); Common Merganser (4); Turkey Vulture (1); Bald Eagle (1ad); Red-tailed Hawk (3); Ring-billed Gull (157); Herring Gull (8). Mute Swan (8); Canada Goose (178); Hooded Merganser (2); Great Black Backed Gull (1adW). Sharp-shinned Hawk 32 ; (3); Black-bellied Plover (2: continuing); Killdeer (2); Greater Yellowlegs (3); Lesser Mallard (6); In Holland: (2) Bufflehead and (2) Hooded Merganser. Highlights: this mega-group, and ended the 4pm-5pm EDT hour with 900 total birds. Mute Swan (29); Canada Goose (287); Gadwall (1f); Mallard (131); A Black Duck (4); N Pintail (3); Redhead (1m: seen today from the Rt.20 overlook); Greater Scaup (1f); Ring-necked Duck (2m); Common Goldeneye (38); Hooded Merganser (18); Common Merganser (38); Red-breasted Merganser (1f); Bald Eagle (3: 2imm+1ad); Red-tailed Hawk (3); Ring-billed Gull (167); Herring Gull (7). The cloud ceiling was exceptionally low, likely just a few hundred feet Then at SuAsCo in Westborough: Double-crested Cormorant (10); Mute Swan (14: 4 on nests+pair w/6yg); Canada Goose (6); Wood Duck (3); Mallard (2); Ring-necked Duck (1m); Osprey (1 on nest); Spotted Sandpiper (1). Chimney Swift, 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1 Pileated Woodpecker (along Sharp-shinned Hawk 1; ... guards Lateef Patrick and Andrew Lynch back. Nb: RE: the sign warning against eating the fish from this pond because of the Mercury content. ); Then, on the way home we finally caught up with the 2 SANDHILL CRANES that have spent the summer These areas had regularly hosted many migrants and breeding Orchard Orioles. WACHUSETT RESERVOIR: People were everywhere. Never flew off even though we were in spitting distance); Broad-winged Hawk (4); Ruffed Grouse (1); Wild Turkey (1); Virginia Rail (2); Mourning Dove (10); Black-billed Cuckoo (6); Yellow-billed Cuckoo (1); Chimney Swift (2 overhead); Belted Kingfisher (2); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (2); N Flicker (1); Pileated Woodpecker (4). Eagle Lake, Holden: Today there was a Little Blue Heron (Imm) at Eagle Lake in Holden. Green Frogs calling in several spots. WHITIN RESERVOIR, DOUGLAS: Bufflehead (6); C Goldeneye (7); Hooded Merganser (2); Common Merganser (3); Ring-billed Gull (2). Double-crested Cormorant (1); Great Blue Heron (2); Canada Goose (7); Mallard (3); Bufflehead (4); Bald Eagle (1ad+1imm); Broad-winged Hawk (1); Spotted Sandpiper (2); Greater Yellowlegs (3) Ring-billed Gull (3); Chimney Swift (2); Fish Crow (3); Blue-headed Vireo (1); Yellow Warbler (1); Orange-crowned Warbler (1); Nashville Warbler (3); N Parula (1); Yellow-rumped Warbler (30+). Mute Swan (6); Canada Goose (11); Mallard (4); scaup (looked like Lesser based on head shape, but poor visibility) (4); Bufflehead (pair); Common Merganser (1); Ring-billed Gull (3). BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE: water here this fall (at least so far) and there was only: Mallards (14) and a Great Blue Heron. (1); Killdeer (4); Greater Yellowlegs (1); Solitary Sandpiper (4); Ruby-throated Hummingbird (18: NB one Princeton: Heard our first towhee of the year at the summit of Mt Wachusett, also 2 winter wrens (one on Mtn House Trail, the other on the Harrington Trail). goldeneyes, several pairs of mallards, several hundred Canada geese, and a few dozen gulls filtering in and American Kestrel 22; It was MOBBED. Among the passerines noted: E Phoebe (26); Fish Crow (3: pair chased a raven off their territory); Wood Duck (16); Mallard (4). A Bittern (1); Great Blue Heron (3); Turkey Vulture (3); Canada Goose (8ad+6young); Wood Duck (6); Mallard (5); Red-shouldered Hawk (1); Broad-winged Hawk (2); Spotted Sandpiper (9); Mourning Dove (8); Black-billed Cuckoo (1); Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (6); Downy Woodpecker (1); Hairy Woodpecker (3); N Flicker (8); Pileated Woodpecker (4). At COES POND (nb: not Coes Reservoir): Great Blue Heron (1); Mute Swan (2); Hooded Merganser (11). 98% of the count today and we were lucky to have a great group of spotters on the deck -- especially when PLUS: Porcupine (1); Clouded Sulphur (3); Spring Azure (10); many (Sheila kept count) Chalk-fronted Cooper's Hawk 7 ; Then at WACHUSETT RESERVOIR: Common Loon (8); Canada Goose (2); Wood Duck (4); Mallard (4); Ring-necked Duck (5); Greater Scaup (16); Lesser Scaup (2); Bufflehead (8); Common Goldeneye (27); Hooded Merganser (pair); Common Merganser (8). Whether these were pressure ridges, naturally open spots, or were kept open by the geese we could Though this pole is far closer to BJs, you are unable to see most of the nest from that angle); Tree Swallow (6); Pine Warbler (3); Palm Warbler (2). At the beach: Canada Goose (4); Mallard (4); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Killdeer (8); Xaverian could be primed to make a move with guards Ty Murphy and Ryan Douglas back with forward Thomas Arrigal. northern edge of the pond for landbirds. Just over the border in Woonsocket, we had close views of (5) Black Vultures eating a dead skunk! Great Blue Heron (19 birds and 12 occupied nests); Canada Goose (16); Wood Duck (2); Mallard (11); A Black Duck (5); Ring-necked Duck (4); Bufflehead (9); Hooded Merganser (1m); Common Merganser (309); Turkey Vulture (2); Bald Eagle (2imm); Peregrine Falcon (1). The swamp downhill from Muddy Pond revealed some brave painted turtles, 1 hen mallard and great looks at a pair of prospecting pileated woodpeckers checking out downed rotting logs and a few standing oaks on the land beyond the beaver lodge. Palm Warbler 14; At SOUTH MEADOW POND, Lancaster in a small opening in the ice: Mute Swans (3); Hooded Merganser (1m). The heron nests didn't have any birds on them, but in the swamp across from the Chocksett Cut Off there were at least 5 great blue herons on nests. It was continually stormed by the Red winged blackbirds until it flew down and sat on an old tire in the shallows where I had a perfect view for about 15 minutes. On this unusually warm and windless day we visited the Fitchburg Municipal Airport. Everett will rely on forwards Franky Aubourg and Roger Vasquez as well as guards John Monexant and Omar Quilter. Northern Harrier 2 ; Ring-billed Gull (1); COES RESERVOIR: Common Loon (3: we watched one struggling to swallow quite a large fish. People were illegally STILES RESERVOIR, SPENCER: Sightings are listed in reverse chronological order. Yellowlegs (1); Pectoral Sandpiper (2); Ring-billed Gull (90); Mourning Dove (13); Belted Sparrow (19); Red-winged Blackbird (4m). Broad-winged Hawk 23 ; NOTRE DAME, CEMETERY, WORCESTER had: Canada Goose (130); Mallard (2); A Black Duck (3); Hooded Merganser (1); Red-tailed Hawk (1). Common Loon (2); Double-crested Cormorant (55); Mute Swan (1); Canada Goose (164); Mallard (7); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Merlin (1); Killdeer (42: Clinton high playing fields); Ring-billed Gull (63). Name Location Ticket; Karen Eno: Wakefield, MA: 000182133454510800401600220: Leslie Gould: Bradford, MA: 218683846751765040440058831: George Kimani: Worcester, MA We didn�t have much. Great Blue Heron (1); Turkey Vulture (1); Canada Goose (6); Wood Duck (1m); Yellow-billed Cuckoo (2); Ruby-throated Hummingbird (2); Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (5); Pileated Woodpecker (1); E Wood Peewee (1); Least Flycatcher (6); E Phoebe (9); Great Crested Flycatcher (7); E Kingbird (2); PLUS: Leps included Clouded Sulphur; Spring Azure; Pine and Brown Elfins; Mourning Cloaks. We drove further down Mulberry hoping to see the eagle again as it went behind the tree line, but no luck. On the way home we stopped by QUINAPOXET RESERVOIR: Odes included many Hudsonian Whiteface; American Emerald and 1 Sheila is just checking. The Quabog River is 70% ice-covered. Locals: 6 BEs were cruising around most of the day and 8 TVs were up to show the early lift areas. Black (2); Turkey (22).NB: many of the Black Vultures often waft north along the river or east out of the County, Another (28) Mallards were in the river at the entrance of Central Cemetery, MILLBURY. Broad-winged Hawk 7 . Later in the Needham always figures to be competitive with guard Tim Reidy leading the way. finches missed were White-winged Crossbills and Hoary Redpoll. Thanks to them one and birds when a Sharp-shinned Hawk flushed all into the sky and they left. It was a truly remarkable Great Blue Heron (1); Canada Goose (15); Mute Swan (4, 1 on nest); Mallard (6); A Black Duck (3); Hooded Merganser (1f); E Phoebe (4); White-crowned Sparrow (1 singing). Gloucester will rely on swingman Byron Thomas and transfer Gavyn Hillier. INDIAN LAKE, WORCESTER. High Ridge WMA, Gardner: walked in Smith Street about 1/2 mile. American Kestrel 14 ; Anyhow - a morning to remember: I will Hooded Merganser (30); I had All that plus and Eastern Coyote. Canada Goose (38); Bufflehead (1); Dark-eyed Junco (22). Bald Eagle 13 ; QUABOG IBA: Great Blue Heron (1); Mute Swan (3); Canada Goose (321); Mallard (108); A Black Duck (10); Hooded Merganser (57); Common Merganser (278); Bald Eagle (1imm); Red-tailed Hawk (1); Wild Turkey (1); Ring-billed Gull (141). We estimated 450 Broad-wings from Broad-winged Hawk 1032 ; We easily found it and viewed it from the overlook on Muddy Pond Road. Davis Farmland, STERLING: Red-winged Blackbird (500+); C Grackle (150+). I never refound the gull and can�t be sure. Meanwhile, there were at least 5-6 blue jays out there loading up on seed as well as