Results Migratory Way, Turners Falls, July 8, 2026

Patter and I took a walk yesterday morning - July 8 - at Migratory Way. Honestly, I wasn't expecting much of a birding experience on a hot morning. I was wrong. Here's what we saw and heard

Canada Geese SH

Female Wood duck with six babies (some of them clambering over lily pads in the water) SH

Mallard families SH

Great Blue Heron S

Watched an Osprey catch a fish and fly off (presumably to its nest) SH

Eastern Kingbird SH

Eastern Warbling Vireo H

Red-eyed Vireo H (of course!) H

American Crow SH

Black-capped Chickadee H

Northern Rough-winged Swallow S

Barn Swallow S 

White-breasted Nuthatch H 

European Starling SH

Male Eastern Bluebird and fledgling (the latter taking a bath in a puddle) SH

American Robin SH

House Finch H

American Goldfinch H

Cedar Waxwing H

Chipping Sparrow H

Field Sparrow H

Song Sparrow SH

Red-winged Blackbird SH

Ovenbird H 

Common Yellowthroat H

Northern Yellow Warbler S

Northern Cardinal H

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