MA - Honey Pot - 01/11

Northern Harrier - sub-adult male, Hadley Honey Pot, Hampshire Co., January 11th, 2010.

Snow Buntings - Hadley Honey Pot, Hampshire Co., January 11th, 2010.

Lapland Longspur and Horned Lark - Hadley Honey Pot, Hampshire Co., January 11th, 2010.

Drove through the Hadley Honey Pot this morning finding some nice species close to the road. Felt very cold (about 20 deg F) but there was some genuine, spring-like warmth once the sun broke through. Highlights included a fine sub-adult male Northern Harrier, c.100 Horned Larks, 45 American Tree Sparrows, 12 Snow Buntings and at least 2 Lapland Longspurs. I couldn't find the large flock of Snow Buntings (c.200) that I briefly saw the previous day, but it sounds like they moved to the Aqua Vitae road in Hadley, with a similar sized flock being reported there by Nancy Eaton today.