Longmeadow and Agawam

Seven members gathered for this morning’s field trip, which started at Pynchon Pt.  The river was high, so activity there was low. We counted Mallards, Wood Ducks and European Starlings.  From there we headed to Stebbins Refuge and walked up Pondside Rd, finding the water was also high in the ponds and recent storms had cleared a lot of the waterfowl out.  The nesting Bald Eagles were very active and there was at least one eaglet in the nest.  For other species identified along Pondside Rd, see list below.