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Black-capped Chickadee
Birds around Crane Swamp
Sighting Date:
November 26, 2011 Gregory Billingham submitted this list of birds he saw during a hike around Crane Swamp in Northborough and Westborough, including SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and Sawink Farm Reservation.
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 6
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) 1
- Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 1
- Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 6
- Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) 3
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) 27
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 21
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) 8
- Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 1
- Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) 4
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) 9 2 seen at Sawink; 7 near the top of Cedar Hill that has bluebird houses in the vicinity.
- Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 1
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius) 12
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 1
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 26
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) 11
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) 4
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 22
Wildlife at Heard Farm in Wayland
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June 19, 2011 
Craig Smith photographed the following at Heard Farm in Wayland: Baltimore oriole, black-capped chickadee, bobolink, cotton-tailed rabbits, downy woodpecker, great blue heron, northern cardinal, tree swallow.
Read More Chickadee Nest in Lincoln
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May 13, 2011 
This black-capped chickadee nest, with eggs, was photographed inside a nest box in Ron McAdow's yard in Lincoln.
Read More Leucistic Black-capped chickadee in Medway
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February 14, 2011 
Paul Atwood photographed this leucistic black-capped chickadee in Medway. The bird has more white feathers than is typical in most of our black-capped chickadees. Learn a bit more about geneitc variations in color at Project Feeder Watch's web site. Coincidentally, we've also received photos of an albino squirrel this morning, as well as a melanistic squirrel.
Read More Wildlife at SVT's Memorial Forest
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June 4, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed the the following species during a visit to SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury: American bullfrog, American toad, black-capped chickadee, common whitetail dragonfly, common yellowthroat, ebony jewelwing, river jewelwing, and white-breasted nuthatch.
Read More Birds at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard
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April 19, 2010 
Craig Smith photographed a black-capped chickadee, a common grackle, a pair of mourning doves and a tree swallow at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard.
Read More Backyard Birds in Sudbury
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March 27, 2010 
Lydia Pastuszek photographed a black-capped chickadee, downy woodpeckers and a northern cardinal at her bird feeder in Sudbury.
Read More Birds at Memorial Forest
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March 5, 2010 Gregory Billingham reports the following birds from his walk at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury:
- Ring-billed Gull - 3
- Mourning Dove - 4
- Downy Woodpecker - 1
- American Crow - 3
- Black-capped Chickadee - Many
- Tufted Titmouse - Many
- Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1
- White-breasted Nuthatch - 4
- Eastern Bluebird - 1
Birds at Crane Swamp
Sighting Date:
March 2, 2010 Gregory Billingham reports the following list of birds from a walk around Crane Swamp in Westborough and Northborough, including SVT's Cedar Hill Reservation and Sawink Farm Reservation:
Read More - American Robin - 10
- Black-capped Chickadee - 4
- Downy Woodpecker - 2
- Hairy Woodpecker - 1
- Mallard - 30+
- Dark-eyed (Slate-colored) Junco - 6
- White-throated Sparrow - 4
- Song Sparrow - 9
- American Goldfinch - 3
- Falcon sp. - 1 (Peregrine?)
Duration: 9:30 - 12:45
Weather: Calm, mostly sunny, mid-40s
Birds at Hamlen Woods and Reeves Hill Conservation Areas
Sighting Date:
November 29, 2008 Barbara Howell reports seeing the following birds at Hamlen Woods and Reeves Hill Conservation Areas:
12 mallards, 2 hairy woodpeckers, 2 American crows, 1 black-capped chickadee, 1 white-breasted nuthatch, 1 Carolina wren
Read More Birds at Upper Mill Brook
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November 11, 2008 Barbarah Howell saw the following birds on a recent walk at Upper Mill Brook in Wayland:
Great Blue Heron (1), Am. Black Duck (4), Mallard (3), Red-tailed Hawk (1), Red-bellied Woodpecker (2), Blue Jay (2), Am. Crow (2), Black-capped Chickadee (5), White-breasted Nuthatch (3), Eastern Bluebird (1), Swamp Sparrow (1), Dark-eyed Junco (6), Am. Goldfinch (8)
Black-capped Chickadee
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September 5, 2008 
Donna Moy-Bruno photographed this black-capped chickadee in Framingham.
Read More Black-capped Chickadee
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March 17, 2008 Anne Dykiel photographed this Black-capped Chickadee in Acton (click on image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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January 3, 2008 Anne Dykiel photographed this Black-capped Chickadee in Acton (click on image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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October 9, 2007 Craig Smith photographed this Black-capped Chickadee at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard (click on an image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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April 11, 2007 Craig Smith photographed this Black-capped Chickadee at Memorial Forest in Sudbury (click on image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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March 7, 2006 Craig Smith photographed these Black-capped Chickadees at Memorial Forest in Sudbury (click on an image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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January 12, 2006 Craig Smith photographed these Black-capped Chickadees at his feeder in Hudson (click on an image for a larger view).
Black-capped Chickadee
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October 6, 2005 Craig Smith photographed this Black-capped Chickadee at Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
