MA - more thrushes in Gill - 10/09

The morning began cold (37 deg F) and foggy. A Hermit Thrush calling from the yard was a sign of things to come. A quick check of the powerline cut on Mountain Road in mid-morning once again provided some real interest with a fresh influx of thrushes including five Hermit Thrushes together and a rather late Wood Thrush. As far as I can recall I don't remember seeing any Wood Thrush locally as late as this though I did have two at the Northfield boat ramp in late September.

Wood Thrush - Mountain Road, Gill, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

 

Hermit Thrush - Mountain Road, Gill, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

Hermit Thrush - Mountain Road, Gill, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

Hermit Thrush - Mountain Road, Gill, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.



With Barton Cove and the Turner's Falls power canal both being fairly quiet, I concentrated on the bike path access road at Depot Street in Turner's Falls/Montague City. Only a few days ago, the focus here was on warblers but today was very much about sparrows with a clear incursion of Song Sparrows (60+) and with them a fantastic variety in a relatively small area;

Savannah Sparrow (3), White-throated Sparrow (45), White-crowned Sparrow (2 - ad and juv), Chipping Sparrow (8), Swamp Sparrow (5) and Field Sparrow (2).

Field Sparrow - Depot Street, Turner's Falls/Montague City, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

Chipping Sparrows - Depot Street, Turner's Falls/Montague City, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

 

White-crowned Sparrow - rather dull first-winter, Depot Street,

Turner's Falls/Montague City, Franklin Co., MA.

October 9th, 2013. Canon Powershot G10.

 

Once again, finding a local Clay-colored Sparrow eluded me as it does most fall seasons!