Nature Sighting

Robins in Sudbury

Sighting Date: 
March 11, 2010
Gwen Beaven reports that a flock of 20-30 American robins visited her yard in Sudbury to feed on berries from an ornamental cherry tree.
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Birds at Memorial Forest

Sighting Date: 
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
 
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Ducks on the Sudbury River

Sighting Date: 
February 6, 2010
A tufted duck (middle) and two lesser scaup photographed by Ben Clark
Ben Clark photographed this tufted duck (middle) and two lesser scaup on the Sudbury River in Wayland.
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Eastern Chipmunk at Memorial Forest

Sighting Date: 
March 2, 2010
An eastern chipmunk photographed by Craig SmithAn eastern chipmunk photographed by Craig Smith
Craig Smith photographed this eastern chipmunk at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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Bald Eagle in Concord

Sighting Date: 
March 4, 2010
A bald eagle photographed by Ben Clark
Ben Clark photographed this immature bald eagle feeding on a fish, on the ice near Route 117 in Concord.
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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:
  • 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
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Bald Eagle in Sudbury

Sighting Date: 
March 1, 2010
Ron McAdow saw a bald eagle over route 27 in Sudbury, near the Sudbury River.
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Bald Eagle in Framingham

Sighting Date: 
February 1, 2010
Susie Duff photographed this bald eagle along the Sudbury River in Framingham
Susie Duff photographed this bald eagle being mobbed by American crows near SVT's Centennial Place Reservation, along the Sudbury River in Framingham.
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Carolina Wren at Wolbach Farm

Sighting Date: 
February 17, 2010
Gregory Billingham saw a Carolina wren during a walk at SVT's Wolbach Farm in Sudbury.
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Merlin in Wayland

Sighting Date: 
February 19, 2010
A merlin in Wayland, photographed by Greg Dysart.A merlin in Wayland, photographed by Greg Dysart.A merlin in Wayland, photographed by Greg Dysart.
Greg Dysart photographed this merlin in Wayland, just south of the Sudbury River, near the parking lot of Wayland Country Club on Route 27.
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