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October 3rd, 2005. East Meadows, Northampton, MA.
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Ammodrammus nelsoni
(interior form).
| Another great morning in the East Meadows, highlighted by another
Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow of one of the interior forms A.n. nelsoni or A.n. alterus. This was almost certainly the same bird found by Harvey Allen's scheduled club trip to the meadows yesterday.
East Meadows highlights, Northampton (07:45 - 12:00hrs);
Canada Goose - 35
Northern Harrier - 3 juveniles.
American Golden PLover - 1 flew SW at 10:45hrs.
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER -1 (trees by swan pool)
Blue Jay - 65 flew SW.
Tree Swallow - 9+.
Barn Swallow - 2
Bank Swallow - 1
Cliff Swallow - 1
Northern Mockingbird - 1
American Pipit - 36
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 130+.
Western Palm Warbler - 8
Eastern Palm Warbler - 6
Blackpoll Warbler - 2
Common Yellowthroat - 8
House Wren - 1
Song Sparrow - 85+
Savannah Sparrow - 120+
Lincoln’s Sparrow - 16
Swamp Sparrow - 28
White-throated Sparrow - 23
Indigo Bunting - 4
American Goldfinch - 65
PINE SISKIN - 1 flew SW at 08:40hrs.
LAPLAND LONGPSUR
- 4 calling birds. Circling the big field just east of the Swan Pool at
10:24 hrs. Managed to get a poor shot of two of these as they flew over
me.
Bobolink - 45
| | Taken using Canon Powershot A-95 through Swarovski HD telescope . |
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Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow. The 'cloudy' effect in the images is caused by early morning fog.
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Lapland Longspurs, two of four birds in flight over the East Meadows this morning.
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