| species |
presence |
habitat
value |
nr/priority |
mounting |
location details |
done |
species |
monitor a) for presence |
b) for predators |
c) for imposters |
|
|
|
location details |
arrival dates |
| alewife |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
Alewife |
weekly May-June |
April-June |
|
| barn swallow |
no |
poor |
|
low |
|
under bridges,eaves |
|
barn swallow |
|
| bat |
nearby |
poor |
|
low |
|
near pond |
|
bat |
|
Mass. Aud. Reports no successes for houses |
|
| blueback herring |
see |
alewife |
|
|
bluebacked herring |
weekly May-June |
Apr-July |
|
| bluebird |
nearby |
fair |
|
low |
|
apple tree |
orchard; country roadside |
|
bluebird |
|
east end of reservation |
|
| carolina wren |
nearby |
good |
|
med |
|
post |
|
Box on post in orchard |
chickadee-south |
weekly May - July * |
April |
May-June |
|
|
| chickadee |
yes |
good |
|
high |
|
birch,apple tree |
orchard, woodlands |
Box on post in orchard |
chickadee-north |
weekly May - July |
April |
May-June |
|
painted to look like birch trunk |
|
| crested flycatcher |
nearby |
fair |
|
med |
|
edge of clearing |
|
crested flycatcher |
|
| downy woodpecker |
yes |
excellent |
|
med |
|
dead tree |
lightly wooded,deciduous; orchard |
|
downy woodpecker |
|
| flicker |
yes |
fair |
|
high |
|
tree trunk |
lightly wooded,deciduous; orchard |
box on tree near Little R and Little Pond |
flicker |
weekly April -July |
Apr.-July |
March |
|
30 yrds into woods may help avoid starlings |
|
|
|
|
|
| house wren |
yes |
excellent |
|
high |
|
post or hanging |
woodland borders |
|
house wren |
|
| kestrel |
recent |
good |
|
high |
|
pole, bldg |
treeless area; 20 yrds fm tree; 1 box/acre |
Minuteman bikepath marsh |
kestrel |
weekly April - July |
2 times a year |
March-April;evict |
|
|
|
treeless area, 20 yrds from dead tree; facing S or SW |
Mar.-Apr |
| screech owl |
recent |
good |
|
high |
|
pole, bldg |
|
uplands meadow toward Perch Pond |
screech owl |
weekly April - July |
2 times a year |
March-April;evict |
|
|
|
|
| kingfisher |
yes |
good |
|
high |
|
gravel, sand, clay, near water |
|
kingfisher |
|
formerly nested on larger dirt pile here |
|
| meadow vole |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
meadow vole |
|
|
| muskrat |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
plant chamber |
water not more than 2' deep |
|
muskrat |
|
| phoebe |
nearby |
good |
|
med |
|
under dock or bridge |
next to water |
|
phoebe |
|
| rabbit, Cottontail |
yes |
excellent |
|
high |
|
ground |
sumac, briars |
wood structure in orchard |
rabbit |
winter; tracks in snow |
|
structure of wood beams, logs with openings |
|
| robin |
yes |
excellent |
|
med |
|
|
robin |
|
| rough-winged swallow |
yes |
excellent |
|
med |
|
|
roughwinged swallow |
|
| screech owl |
yes |
good |
|
high |
|
tree trunk |
woodland border, mixed; orchard; near houses |
Perch Pond NW side on tree |
screech owl |
monthly; weekly Apr-Jun |
|
see also, wood duck and kestrel houses |
|
| snake, Garter |
yes |
excellent |
|
high |
|
ground |
open sandy area; fissures in rock |
|
snake |
|
|
| song sparrow |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
song sparrow |
|
moist land |
|
| titmouse |
yes |
good |
|
low |
|
woods, orchards |
|
titmouse |
|
| tree swallow |
yes, until- |
good |
|
high |
|
metal pole |
open wooded swamp; old orchard |
Blair Pond peninsular |
tree swallow |
Apr-June |
Apr.-June |
March-June |
install trap or relocate |
|
|
sparrows took over, 2003 |
|
| tree swallow |
driven out- |
good |
|
high |
|
metal pole |
open wooded swamp; old orchard |
Wyeth east |
tree swallow |
|
put up post in Little P n. end |
|
|
| tree swallow |
by sparrw |
good |
|
high |
|
open wooded swamp; old orchard |
Wyeth west |
tree swallow |
|
install trap or remove |
|
|
| wh breastd nuthatch |
yes |
good |
|
low |
|
woodland; orchard |
|
nuthatch |
|
| wh footed mouse |
nearby |
excellent |
|
med |
|
woodland; borders; brushy area |
|
white footed mouse |
|
|
ask Mass. Aud. Andrea Jones 781 834 7545 re grass |
|
| wood duck |
recent |
good |
|
medium |
|
post |
river timber; apple orchard; shade tree near bldgs |
Perch Pond NW on stand |
wood duck |
weekly April- June |
Apr.-June |
March-June |
Dec. clean, replace shavings |
|
|
| short-tailed shrew |
nearby |
excellent |
|
|
| tree frog |
yes |
good |
|
|
*only when young are hatched |
|
| "organ pipe" wasp |
yes |
|
see Chickadee house north |
|
and first 12 days |
|
| grey squirrel |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
see flicker, screech owl, wood duck houses |
|
| woodchuck |
yes |
excellent |
|
|
| bumble bee |
|
| painted turtle |
yes |
|
| snapping turtle |
yes |
|
high |
|
|
| invasive House Sparw |
|
see Tree Swallow Blair Pond house |
|
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