Was being mobbed by more than two dozen chickadees and nuthatches
Dark brown speckled color. Some have orange beaks. May be european starlings. Found in western MA.
Black/melanated eastern great squirrel
A large adult porcupine was just outside an old traditional den when I walked up to the base of a forested 25-foot tall cliff face. It immediately went inside and is just visible at the far end in photo #1 when enlarged. It had been on a small rock platform where the fresh droppings are in photos #2 and 3. It was continually vocalizing in protest.