WCAS field trip to Bradley Woods

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Leader: Scott Wright

At Bradley Woods on a damp morning, we enjoyed a visit to the impoundment which has become part of Bradley Woods Reservation due to the building of Crocker-Bassett Road.  The area is surrounded by a 12-foot fence, to keep deer out, except for the occasional falling of a tree.  Our trip leader Scott Wright has moved many native plants out of the road area into the new park area, where they will thrive in the swamp forest habitat that they require.  Ferns and club mosses flourish. Woodpeckers abound and wood ducks nest in the protected area. Muddy shoes, a successful trip!

Six birders

33 Species

Wood Duck
Red-shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Eastern Wood Pewee
Acadian Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Veery
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Ovenbird
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose Breasted Grosbeak
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
American Goldfinch