Brookline Village T Station, Norfolk, MA, USA, 15-Mar-2013

8:15 AM

Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Waiting for the train to work.
2 species

European Starling X
Common Grackle 3 FOY singing from nearby trees then flew off towards the village.

Highlands Ranch to Denver Airport, Arapahoe, CO, USA, 14-Mar-2013

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Protocol: Traveling
40.0 mile(s)
Comments: In a taxi from my hotel to the airport.
Weather: bright, sunny, cool.
7 species

Canada Goose X
Red-tailed Hawk X - a few seen along the way including one western dark-morph on a fencepost off the highway.
Ring-billed Gull X
Northern Flicker 1 on a lamppost in the carpark of the cinema next door to the hotel, drumming & calling.
Black-billed Magpie 6 in a small tree on a rough patch of unspoiled land seen from the highway.
American Robin X
Red-winged Blackbird 2 in the same patch of land as the magpies.

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Interstate 470--Intersection 177, Douglas, CO, USA, 11-Mar-2013

5:30 PM
Protocol: Incidental
Comments: Heading to hotel on business trip with work colleagues, seen from the car.
Weather: cold and grey but with some blue.
2 species

Black-billed Magpie 1 flew up on to a bush next to the road. Life-tick.
American Crow X - also seen at various points along the road to the hotel.

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Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk, MA, USA, 10-Mar-2013

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: With Kim, Christina & Brian for Maple Sugaring event along with several other people in the 2 foot deep snow. The sanctuary put on a nice event & I was even able to see a few species as we wandered the trails although the woods were very quiet, the best activity was on the centre's feeders.
Weather: cloudy then out bright; cold; 2 feet of snow on the ground.
10 species

Downy Woodpecker 1 on the feeders, viewed from the canteen as we ate pancakes with maple syrup.
Blue Jay X - heard.
Common Raven 2 flew over individually as I put my snow boots on in the carpark. Wonderful unmistakable call & large size.
Black-capped Chickadee X - mainly on the feeders but also heard in the woods.
Tufted Titmouse X - feeders.
Red-breasted Nuthatch X - several on the feeders; easy to identify with red breast & black head stripes. Along with the chickadees it was the most numerous bird on the feeders. Life-tick.
White-breasted Nuthatch 1 on a tree in the carpark next to our car.
Dark-eyed Junco X - a few flitting around, mainly under the feeders or within nearby bushes.
Northern Cardinal 2
Pine Siskin X - a few, or maybe even just one, coming in & out to the sunflower seeds. I only saw one at a time so it may have been just one, or a few taking turns.

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Apponagansett Beach & Bay inc. Knowles Beach & Marsh, Bristol, MA, USA, 2-Mar-2013

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Protocol: Traveling
1.5 mile(s)
Comments: Usual walk with Kim when visiting the in-laws.
Weather: bright, cool, breezy.
13 species

Bufflehead X
Red-breasted Merganser X
Great Northern Diver X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Downy Woodpecker 1 on a garden feeder right next to the road.
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
European Starling X - with the blackbirds & grackle.
Dark-eyed Junco X - several flying low in the same garden as the woodpecker.
Red-winged Blackbird 2 singing from high trees off the road on the way back. It took me a while to remember the song as winter has felt so long! They were with a grackle & a starling; first of year.
Common Grackle 1 with the blackbirds; first of year.

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Boston Nature Center Wildlife Sanctuary, Suffolk, MA, USA, 19-Jan-2013

13:50 - 15:00
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)

Comments: With Kim for a Sunday walk around the centre, using our new Audubon membership. A lot of activity was around the feeders but there were some good-sized flocks at a couple of spots in the sanctuary.
Weather: partially cloudy, blustery, cold.

17 species

Mallard X
Wild Turkey 25 approx. walked across the path in front of us, mostly unhurried & unconcerned!
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3 not all seen together, but at various places as we walked.
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco 20 + all around the sanctuary.
Northern Cardinal X
American Goldfinch X

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