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Another very
hot and humid day. Checked out Mount Holyoke this morning, driving to
the summit parking lot and walking down the road, and then along the
Taylor Notch trail for a short while. Quite a few birds around but
perhaps it's getting a little late in the season for Cerulean and
Worm-eating Warblers, both of which were missed. The best bird was an Olive-sided Flycatcher seen from the Taylor Notch trail, working along the ridge towards the east. Sadly, this one eluded the camera.
Highlights from the morning (08:45 - 13:00hrs);
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 at Halfway House
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Chimney Swift - 10
Hairy Woodpecker - 6
White-breasted Nuthatch - 17
Tree Swallow - 30
Cliff Swallow - 1
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER - 1 at 10:30hrs. Taylor Notch trail.
Eastern Wood-Pewee - 6
Eastern Phoebe - 2 (including one juv, on Taylor Notch trail).
Blackburnian Warbler - 3, just below summit parking lot.
American Redstart - 1 male.
Black and White Warbler - 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1
Winter Wren - 1 singing just below summit parking lot.
Dark-eyed Junco - 13 (including several streaked juveniles).
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