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Subject: Re: White-breasted Nuthatch Question
From: Richard Marchant <rmarchant31(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 10:06am
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Massbirders - We, like Eddie, have had our one pair of W-B Nuts since about
Dec., and did have, for awhile, an R-B Nut, but we haven't seen it lately. I
know the latter are still around, though, because I can hear them in the very
tall, very old, Eastern White Pines down the street.
Food for thought:
We were away for 5 years and have since returned and re-bought our old
house and have noticed the composition of our feeder birds has changed. Before
we left, we remember very few Am. Goldfinches wintering over. Now they make up
about 50% of our feeder birds and they do not just stick to the niger seed. They
empty the Black Sunflower tubes as well.
In addition, we nearly always have 2 Carolina Wrens at our suet feeders.
Before leaving, we remember the one Carolina Wren that would hang out to the
right of the entrance path to Halibut Point State Park as being the only one
around one could count on during the winter. "Our" wrens like to come into our
back mud-room when it gets particularly cold and windy outdoors. Last year,
before the mud-room, I found one huddled up against the windowpane of the back
door. Looking to absorb some heat, perhaps?
[Other suet feeder birds we nearly always have are a pair of Hairy and a pair
of Downy Woodpeckers, and a R-C Kinglet.]
Before moving to Newburyport in 1984, I also had lived in west central Mass.
in the little town of Shutesbury on the western side of the Quabbin .There, in
addition to the B-C Chicks and Tufted Titmice, about 60% of my feeder birds were
Evening Grosbeaks, which I seldom see here. There were also more W-B Nuts, but
not 30%'s worth.
I don't know what all that means except for noting changes in feeder bird
composition due, at least to my unscientific assessment, climate change and
geography/topography and probably some other factors of which I'm not aware.
(Like the Tufted Titmice and landscape shrubs connection.)
I think it also means that there is a dramatic change in feeder bird
composition from that of the coast, where we are now, to the interior, where I
once lived. Could that perhaps account for the numerous W-B Nuts at this persons
feeders? Still, I agree, 30% is a lot.
DD&W
Dick and Donna Marchant
Gloucester, MA
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Subject: Great Horned Owl, Plymouth
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 11:14am
I am posting this on behalf of Sharla Fenwick.
"On various dates throughout February and on March 3rd
at dusk, I have seen and heard a pair of Great Horned
Owls in and near the Wildlands Trust Conservation Area
located off of Rte. 80 on the Plymouth/Kingston line."
On March 3rd, I had the pleasure of joining Sharla,
and was able to hear and briefly see the owl.
Kathy
Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: 03/02/2008, Turners Falls power canal
From: "Palmer, Ralph" <rpalmer(AT)keene.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 11:20am
Greetings -
Yesterday afternoon, around 3:00 p.m., at the power canal in Turners
Falls:
2 Turkey Vultures
3 Mute Swans
~100 Canada Geese
~100 gulls
29 Common Goldeneyes
1 Ring-necked Duck (hanging out near the Goldeneyes)
Just 2 Mallards
Ralph
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ralph Palmer
Keene, NH and Greenfield, MA
rpalmer(AT)keene.edu
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Subject: distribution of species at feeders
From: Lynette Leka <lynetteleka(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 11:12am
it is interesting to compare year-to-year, and yard-to-yard feeder populations,
to note how much
variability there can be
e.g., my feeders this year have been used by lots of Redpolls, Goldfinches, Song
Sparrows,
White-throated Sparrows, Tree Sparrows, and more Mourning Doves than the local
raptors care to
think about, but only one lone male Junco
whereas I have heard from birders whose feeders are not that distant from mine
mention low numbers
or absence of the more-expected species
the various Feeder Watch studies (MassAudubon, Cornell Lab) will show data that
demonstrate the
variability, but I don't know if there has been any speculation as to why...
Lynette Leka
Newbury, MA 01951
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February 25, 2008, p.47
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Subject: RE: massbird-digest V8 #82
From: "Steven Rudnick" <Steven.Rudnick(AT)umb.edu>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 12:38pm
At least two resident white-breasted nuthatches at my feeder in Sharon
which is the same as always. What I did see earlier this year were a
couple of red-breasted for the first time in twenty years of watching.
The mix seems typical here so far this year, with titmice added to the
list below.
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 08:12:51 -0500
From: <anhinga(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] White-breasted Nuthatch Question
Hi Mass Birders -
A colleague of mine and I were talking about feeders birds the other day
and
he told me that he has observed a change in composition of birds
visiting
his feeders this winter. Typically, he sees about 30% Black-capped
Chickadees, 30% Dark-eyed Juncos, 30% White-breasted Nuthatch, and 10%
others at his feeders. This year he has noticed that White-breasted
Nuthatches have been almost absent. He still sees about the same
percentage
of chickadees, juncos, and others but no nuthatches. He lives in
Townsend,
MA and has had snow cover in his yard since early December.
We were wondering if anyone else has noticed a change in composition of
birds visiting your feeders this winter, especially with regard to
White-breasted Nuthatches? If so - it would be interesting to know what
that change is? Maybe my colleagues nuthatches have moved on down to
your
feeders?
Take care and good birding,
Laura H. de la Flor
Salem, MA
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"So much to learn about Mother Nature ...
. always racing with father time." (lhf)
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 05:58:07 -0800 (PST)
From: Ian Parsons <icpcircular(AT)yahoo.com>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Clay pit pond, Belmont
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Dear Massbird,
Just as the snowstorm was dying down on Saturday morning (11.30am), I
counted 107 common mergansers on claypit pond in Belmont, MA. As many
of you may know, this pond often attracts common, red-breasted and
hooded mergansers during the winter, but I have never seen so many there
before. I got the impression that perhaps they had been sitting out
the storm there, and once the storm died down, they started to disperse.
In addition, there were 2 red-breasted mergansers.
Ian Parsons,
Belmont, MA
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<div><FONT color=#0000ff>Dear Massbird,</FONT></div> <div><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#0000ff>Just as the
snowstorm was dying down on Saturday morning (11.30am), I
counted 107 common mergansers on claypit pond in Belmont,
MA. As many of you may know, this pond often attracts
common, red-breasted and hooded mergansers during the winter, but I have
never seen so many there before. I got the impression
that perhaps they had been sitting out the storm there, and once the
storm died down, they started to disperse.</FONT></div> <div><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#0000ff>In addition,
there were 2 red-breasted mergansers. </FONT></div> <div><FONT
color=#0000ff></FONT> </div> <div><FONT color=#0000ff>Ian
Parsons,</FONT></div> <div><FONT color=#0000ff>Belmont,
MA</FONT></div><p>
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:01:05 -0500
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Sittidae
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I live in mixed pine/oakwoods. Red nuts have been at my feeders all =
winter........2, 1 m, 1 f, all winter I have seen 1 white nut at my =
feeders. I have a box 12' up in a white oak that has white nuts nesting
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every year for 5 years, but they were absent in '07. Red nuts have been
=
more prevelent than usual on the cape this winter. That's my opinion.
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:54:11 -0500
From: Eddie <emgiles(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] White-breasted Nuthatches.
*I also agree with Jim and Betty. During the winter, I never have more
than my resident M/F pair of WB Nuthaches at any one time. Summer is a
different story when their fledglings are around. Earlier in the winter
I had a single RB Nuthatch hanging around, but I haven't seen him in a
couple of months. As I was reading all of these postings this
afternoon, I was observing my male WB Nuthatch hard at work cleaning out
one of the nest boxes in my yard. Over the course of 30 minutes he made
repeated trips, removing the pine shavings I had lined the box with one
at a time...
Eddie
*
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Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
emgiles(AT)verizon.net*
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:19:19 -0500
From: <anhinga(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Thank you! W-b Nuthatch Question
Hi Mass Birders -
Thanks to all who responded to my White-breasted Nuthatch question. I
will
consolidate all of the responses I have received and send them along to
my
colleague. He will have plenty to mull over.
Thanks again!
Laura H. de la Flor
Salem, MA
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"So much to learn about Mother Nature ...
. always racing with father time." (lhf)
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:19:05 -0500
From: ECOC Mail <vze2xrsu(AT)verizon.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] ECOC Meeting - March 7, 2008 - The Great Marsh with
Dorothy Monnelly
Essex County Ornithological Club
Friday, March 7, 7:45 p.m.
The Great Marsh
Plus ECOC meeting, 7:30-7:45 p.m.
Explore the unique beauty and dynamic nature of The Great Marsh, the
most significant ecological feature on the North Shore. Award-winning
photographer, Dorothy Monnelly shares her striking images of this
20,000-acre treasure, shot over 20 years in all seasons. Franz
Ingelfinger, Northeast Regional Ecologist for The Trustees of
Reservations, follows with a presentation on the remarkable vitality of
the Marsh, including its critical role as a nursery for fish, nesting
birds and other wildlife as well as a stopover area for migrating
shorebirds. Co-sponsored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
Phillips Auditorium, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. Free and open to the
public. See the ECOC web site for directions at:
http://massbird.org/ecoc/
Phil Brown
Essex, MA 01929
ecocmail(AT)verizon.net
Webmaster for
The Essex County
Ornithological Club
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:30:54 -0500
From: "John Nelson" <jnelson(AT)NORTHSHORE.EDU>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Wingaersheek Beach, West Gloucester
A few highlights from an early afternoon walk with my wife Mary at
Wingaersheek:
7 Common Loons (in a line at the river mouth)
4 Brant
1 Long-tailed Duck
20 Wild Turkeys (in campground on Atlantic Street a mile or so from the
beach)
1 Cooper's Hawk
1 KILLDEER
15 Horned Larks
2 Yellow-rumped Warblers
We heard an Eastern Screech Owl in our yard last night.
John Nelson
Gloucester
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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 18:00:50 -0500
From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Cape Ann 3/2/08
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William Freedberg and I birded Cape Ann today for a few hours, between
1015 and 1410, seeing some fairly good birds. The best bird of the
day, although not a very good experience, was hearing only the
Townsend's Solitaire doing its 'sonar' call. The area was checked for
mimicking birders, with none found. Also nice were 6 Glaucous Gulls.
Niles Pond was nothing short of depressing today, with 6 gulls there.
Some activity at the Fish Pier, but nothing that great today.
Highlights below:
Cape Ann (1015-1440):
Brant (Atlantic) 5 UMass Marine Station.
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 15
American Black Duck 23
Mallard 6
Harlequin Duck 28
Surf Scoter 6
White-winged Scoter 1
Black Scoter 5 Niles Beach.
Bufflehead 17
Wild Turkey 3 Eastern Point neighborhood.
Common Loon 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 Town Hall.
Purple Sandpiper 75 Andrew's Point.
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull 1700
Iceland Gull (Kumlien's) 7 All 1W's
Glaucous Gull 6 All 1W-2W birds.
Great Black-backed Gull 300
Townsend's Solitaire 1 Rockport Country Club. Heard only.
21 species.
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Ian Davies
Medford, MA
goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net
www.pbase.com/daviesphoto
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:18:50 -0500
From: Paul Roberts <phawk254(AT)comcast.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Newburyport Bald Eagles 3.2.08
Surveying the Merrimack River in Newburyport this morning for three
hours
had a total of 5 (min) subadult Bald Eagles, no adults. They were in a
playful mood, occasionally doing limited sky dancing with each other and
duetting, ranging from Deer Island to Cashman Park. A second year male
was
usually the protagonist dropping talons on his temporary companions.
Also had 3 pairs of Red-tailed Hawks soaring as pairs. Though they were
soaring much higher than the eagles, they attracted a squadron of crows
who
harassed them repeatedly but the crows did not harass the much lower
eagles.
Paul
Paul M. Roberts
Medford, MA
phawk254(AT)comcast.net
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Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:54:46 -0500
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Subject: [MASSBIRD] CT Report 03/02/2008 TUNDRA SWAN
From Frank Mantlik
3/02 - Stratford, Long Beach Blvd., Lewis Gut/Great Meadows
marsh -- 12:45, TUNDRA SWAN continues.
From Jim Dugan, Patrick Dugan, Mary Ann O'Leary:
3/02 - Stratford -- 10:00AM, Tundra Swan flew from one of the center
estuaries west to the large flats on the north side of the railroad
trail. Stayed there 5 minutes. Flew south west.
From Bill Asteriades and Rick Macsuga:
3/02 Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- 2 BLACK VULTURES
Stratford, water channel on left at end of Long Beach Boulevard --
TUNDRA SWAN
Stratford, McKinney NWR -- 3 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES
From Ken Elkins
3/02 - Essex to Chester, CT Audubon Eagle Viewing Cruise aboard the
RiverQuest -- 1 GOLDEN EAGLE, 18 BALD EAGLES, 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, 37
GREAT CORMORANTS.
3/02 - Milford, Milford Point -- 1 IPSWICH SAVANNAH SPARROW (at the
feeder's)
From Tim Antanaitis and Carolyn Cimino:
3/02 - Stratford, Long Beach -- TUNDRA SWAN with an immature Mute Swan
only a few feet off shore of the marsh side, 4:30-5:15.
From Chris Loscalzo:
3/02 - Simsbury, at Simsbury Park -- 16 PINE GROSBEAKS, eating from
the fruiting trees behind the ice rink.
From Mike and Wanda Moccio:
3/02 - Stamford Cove Island Park -- Female REDHEAD continues in same
area next to bridges.
From Marty Moore:
3/02 - Wallingford -- One very early Broad-winged Hawk headed north
over Veterans' Park on East Center Street today at about 2 p.m.
From Diane Tucker:
3/02 - Farmington -- 3:00, Broad-winged Hawk at Hill-Stead Museum.
From Bruce Fellman:
3/02 - North Stonington, Denison Hill Rd (approx 1/2 mile north from
Rt 216 -- at least two, possibly three Greater White-fronted Goose.
Also Northern Pintail.
From Marty Swanhall:
03/02 - Woodbury, home feeder -- one RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH
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Subject: Outer Cape 3/2
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 1:02pm
Margo and I spent a windy Sunday on the Outer Cape and managed to tally 63
species with the following highlights:
1 PIED-BILLED GREBE, Herring Pond
1 great blue heron, Eastham
1 turkey vulture, Wellfleet
300+ brant
1 EURASIAN WIGEON, Herring Pond
8 American Wigeon, 6 Herring Pond, 2 Pilgrim Lake
1 green-winged teal, Herring Pond
2 REDHEAD, Pilgrim Lake
1 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, beautiful male at bridge, Chequessett Neck Rd, Wellfleet
4 red-bellied woodpeckers
1 northern shrike, Fort Hill
1 brown creeper, Tonset Rd.Orleans
5 E. bluebirds, Tonset Rd
2 yellow-rumped warblers, Tonset Rd
12 common redpolls, WBWS
2 HOARY REDPOLLS, WBWS
I also had a possible RAVEN, in flight, on our way off the Cape around 5pm along
Route 6 near Exit 4. I've never heard of ravens on the Cape and it was a quick
look at 60mph, but I don't know what else it could have been.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at JoppaFlats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: Re: White-breasted Nuthatch Question
From: Richard Danca <rdanca(AT)ix.netcom.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 1:16pm
For what it's worth, in the Newton portion of the Boston circle of the
Christmas Bird Count the *total* numbers of White-breasted Nuthatches were.
2004: 40
2005: 26
2006: 31
I assume the totals were similar for 2007 and relatively the same for
the other Boston-area circles. I couldn't find those records but they
must be easily available.
I don't recall ever seeing more than one or two of these birds at my
feeders, and it's usually only a single male.
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Newton, MA
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Subject: Russell Biomass project will affect nesting Bald
Eagles
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 1:28pm
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Dear Jim D. Bumgardner,
I have been living in the Westfield area for about 10 years now. I have
spent considerable time along the Westfield River from Rt 20 in Russell to
the inlet into the CT River in Agawam. For at least 2 years now, Bald Eagles
have successfully nested along a portion of the Westfield River between the
two points I have indicated above. These magnificent birds, which are a
symbol of our country, rely on the abundance of fish along this river. The
draw down of the Westfield River allowing the Russell Biomass to take up to
885,000 gallons from the river daily, will have a devastating affect on the
nesting Bald Eagles that were recently removed from the Endangered Species
listing!
Division of Migratory Bird Management - Bald Eagle
HYPERLINK
"http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/baldeagle.htm"http://www.fws.gov/migrator
ybirds/baldeagle.htm
This significant design for cooling the Russell Biomass facility
(water-cooled technology) should not be allowed! There are other
alternatives that will not threaten the fragile species within the river,
which in turn will not threaten the recently delisted Bald Eagles that now
use this river as a food source for their fledgling Eagles!
The Russell Biomass must not be allowed to build a facility that will have a
devastating & degrading effect on such a valuable natural resources, as the
Westfield River represents! This facility must not be allowed to build this
massive utility project at the expense of our National symbol or at the
expense of all the wildlife that will, without question be affected by the
removal of thousands and thousands of gallons of water on a daily basis!
Please require the Russell Biomass project to implement a dry cooling system
to ensure that our National Symbol will continue to flourish along the
Westfield River!
Sincerely,
Scott Ricker
Southwick, MA.
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Subject: Feeder Birds
From: "jamoos(AT)earthlink.net" <jamoos@earthlink.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 3:12pm
I have about 4 WBNuthatches - always here.
2 RB Nuthatches - been here all winter and eating suet.
It's the Goldfinches that are way down in numbers - usually 10-12 here
all winter except a month or two.
This year there's only been one around - sometimes two but that's it.
Lately I have ONE Pine Siskin eating sunflower hearts - I have never seen
only one Pine Siskin. I don't get them often,
but they appear in small flocks - don't they???
jamoos(AT)earthlink.net
Jane Moosbruker, Ph.D.
Bolton MA 01740
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Subject: Upper Cape
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 4:28pm
Today I did some birding in Falmouth with a couple of
stops in Bourne and a few stops in Barnstable focusing
mainly on waterfowl.
Location: Falmouth, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date: 3/3/08
Number of species: 44
Brant 8
Canada Goose 71
Mute Swan 4
Wood Duck 10
Gadwall 4
Eurasian Wigeon 1
American Wigeon 9
American Black Duck 38
Mallard 54
Canvasback 9
Redhead 4
Ring-necked Duck 13
Greater Scaup 375
Lesser Scaup 27
Common Eider 3
Bufflehead 35
Common Goldeneye 8
Hooded Merganser 18
Common Merganser 56
Red-breasted Merganser 65
Ruddy Duck 28
Common Loon 1
Horned Grebe 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Ring-billed Gull 25
Herring Gull 75
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 31
Black-capped Chickadee 22
Tufted Titmouse 9
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 20
European Starling 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler 4
Song Sparrow 13
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 3
House Finch 22
American Goldfinch 2
House Sparrow 30
Location: Bourne, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date: 3/3/08
Number of species: 25
Canada Goose 25
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 8
American Black Duck 21
Mallard 13
Northern Pintail 2
Ring-necked Duck 65
Common Eider 5
Bufflehead 55
Red-breasted Merganser 17
Turkey Vulture 9
Ring-billed Gull 15
Herring Gull 32
Great Black-backed Gull 5
American Crow 26
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 5
Carolina Wren 2
American Robin 18
European Starling 1
Song Sparrow 6
Northern Cardinal 2
Common Grackle 1
House Sparrow 12
Location: Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date: 3/3/08
Number of species: 30
Canada Goose 16
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 55
Mallard 45
Northern Pintail 1
Ring-necked Duck 175
Lesser Scaup 6
Common Eider 8
Surf Scoter 1
Bufflehead 110
Common Goldeneye 95
Hooded Merganser 2
Red-breasted Merganser 16
Common Loon 7
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Black-headed Gull 1
Ring-billed Gull 32
Herring Gull 125
Great Black-backed Gull 9
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 13
Black-capped Chickadee 5
Tufted Titmouse 2
American Robin 35
Song Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 55
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org)
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: Hoary redpoll in Ashfield and my hand!
From: Steve Sauter <Steve(AT)stevesauter.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 4:06pm
I just came in from a walk and found a hoary redpoll walking around
under my bird feeder. I walked up and it seemed curious so a knelt
down in the snow and he hopped over to me. I put my hand out and
scooped him up. He stood on my palm for a minute and then perched on
the edge of my finger tips. In another minute he flew off and landed
on a branch stub and spent about five minutes looking around before
flying off.. This is one of three hoary redpolls that was at the
feeder this weekend, alone, separated from the flock of Commons.
The Barred owl still visits the yard each day.
Steve Sauter
Ashfield, Ma
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Subject: Fish Crows - Tewksbury, MA 3/2/08
From: Steven M Arena <Steven_M_Arena(AT)raytheon.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 5:00pm
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Tewksbury: Just east of Route 495 on Route 38, I had a flock of nine (9)
Fish Crows.
They were moving NNE and calling. They briefly lit into an Oak and
resumed movement.
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Subject: Sparrow at the feeder
From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 7:02pm
Massbirders.
It flew in to the base of the far feeder pole at late dusk. There was
just enough light to see that it was smaller than the Cardinal that fed
there. We get several Cardinals at dusk, sometimes up to nine. The small
bird immediately started to forage at the base of the feeder and my first
impression was of a Song Sparrow. There had been a Song Sparrow out there
earlier. I have learned by hard experience not to let an open bird go half
identified so I brought my binoculars to bear. The bird was feeding with
its back to me. The heavy streaking at the side seemed, at first, to confirm
my original impression. Yet I wasn't convinced. The bird seemed rather
big, and my natural instinct was to turn it into something else; something
more exotic. This usually doesn't work, still I waited for the bird to move,
to give me a better look. In the dim light there was no discernable color
but as soon as the bird lifted its head I recognized it to be a Fox Sparrow.
We always get a Fox Sparrow in the spring ; it's arrival is one of our
welcome heralds of the onset of spring. But this wasn't our first Fox
Sparrow of the year. We had another one at our feeders in the twilight back
in January 9th. So I cannot know if this one tonight is the same one of
winter or a new one of the coming spring.
Feeders have been very much a topic in this forum so I might as well add
my observations to the mix. Our feeders have been quite active this year.
House Sparrows being the most numerous; there have been up to fifty at a
time, pillaging our hanging feeder and loitering in the Euonymus bush. It's
also been a big year for Goldfinches. We have up to thirty at a time. The
rest has been fairly standard. a handful of Junco's, three Downy
Woodpeckers, a Hairy Woodpecker, about a half dozen White-throated Sparrows
and more Cardinals than you can shake a stick at. The Chickadees - up to
four, and Titmice and House Finches visit regularly, but we get
White-breasted Nuthatch only occasionally; about the same frequency as the
Coopers Hawk.
There have also be some more exotic visitors this winter. Redpolls,
Pine Grosbeaks (maybe this year not so exotic) a Goshawk, and a single visit
from a Red-breasted Nuthatch. Yet I think that the bird that comes to our
feeders, fairly regularly, that fills me with the greatest joy is the
Carolina Wren. This brilliant, warm brown, little bird brightens up a snowy
day and seems to carry with it a fire of enthusiasm to deny the cold dead
hand of mid winter. It calls, and postures and boldly goes about its
business and exudes a spirit that justly belongs in spring.
There was a time, not so long ago that there were virtually no Carolina
Wrens in our part of the state. We get this one regularly and this is a
change that is good.
Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekie(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: BBC walk/ PRNWR cleanup 3/29/08
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 6:56pm
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*Spring Cleanup On The Parker River National Wildlife Refuge - March 29,
2008
*It has been a well-appreciated tradition for club members to
participate in a BBC-sponsored birding trip to Newburyport and vicinity
and break for a couple of hours to participate in the Spring cleanup on
Plum Island.
Come join Bill Drummond ( 978-975-1167, WCDrummond(AT)aol.com ) and Linda
Ferraresso (617-926-3615, tattler1(AT)verizon.net) on March 29 for a day of
birding and some time spent cleaning up the beach. Bring your family
and friends and some work gloves; trash bags provided!!!
*Meeting Place:* Parking Lot #1, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge,
Plum Island, *8:00 a.m*.
*Public Transportation*: If you are taking the train, take the first
train of the day to Newburyport. It arrives Newburyport train station
at 10:30 AM. Someone will meet you at the train station. Look for
someone with binoculars in the parking lot on the EAST side of the
tracks. Contact one of the leaders at least two days in advance if
taking the train.
See you there!
--
Linda Ferraresso
Watertown, MA
tattler1(at)verizon(dot)net
"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" -
Tagore
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Subject: 5 Bald Eagles-Weir Hill Rd, Sudbury
From: Leslie Kramer <lfkramer(AT)massed.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 8:24pm
A friend called to report seeing two adult and three juvenile Bald
Eagles at 4PM today, in the marsh across from the Great Meadows NWR
Headquarters, Weir Hill Rd., Sudbury.
Leslie Kramer
Medford
lfkramer AT massed.net
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Subject: Audubon's Birds of America at the University of
Pittsburgh
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 8:19pm
Thanks to Pam Perry for the following post.
Barbara Volkle
Northboro, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
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From: Pamela Perry <perrypd(AT)bc.edu>
Subject: Fwd: [DIGLIB] News Release: Audubon's Birds of America at
the
University of Pittsburgh
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:46:38 -0500
FYI -- this came on one of my library newsletters.
Pam Perry
Watertown, MA
From: "Galloway, Edward Andrew" <edwardg(AT)pitt.edu>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:17:34 -0500
Subject: [DIGLIB] News Release: Audubon's Birds of America at the
University of
Pittsburgh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Edward Galloway
(412) 244-7524
edwardg(AT)pitt.edu
Pittsburgh, PA - March 3, 2008
The University of Pittsburgh Library System digitizes Audubon's Birds
of America
The University Library System (ULS) at the University of Pittsburgh
has digitized and mounted online its rare and complete set of John
James Audubon's Birds of America
(http://digital.library.pitt.edu/a/audubon/). Each of the 435 plates
link to their respective narrative within Audubon's companion
publication, his Ornithological Biography, also digitized as part of
this project. No other complete set of the double elephant folio
edition of the Birds of America is publicly available online in such
high detail.
The University of Pittsburgh acquired a complete set of the Birds of
America in 1918 when the daughters of William M. Darlington donated
their father's personal library to the University. Since then, the
plates have undergone significant preservation work and have been on
exhibit in Hillman Library. In late 2007, the Birds of America
collection and the accompanying Ornithological Biography were scanned
as part of a larger effort to digitize and make accessible contents
from the Darlington Memorial Library.
The ULS Digital Research Library scanned each of the 435 hand-colored
plates at a high resolution by using its A0 DigiBook SupraScan
device. Each plate, measuring 26 x 38 inches, was digitized at 400
ppi in 24-bit color using a linear array 14000 pixel CCD camera. The
capture of such high quality images has produced master files in
excess of 500 MB each. For displaying the images online, the DRL
created derivative images using the flash-based Zoomify application.
This viewing tool enables users to easily move around an image while
viewing portions of the plates at 100%.
Each of the 435 plates is accompanied by a brief descriptive record,
which includes the engraved plate number, the name of the bird as
designated by Audubon, the common name of the bird, the size of the
engraved plate, and the plate caption, including the Latin scientific
name of the bird. Rather than supply a detailed and lengthy
description of each plate, the project team capitalized on connecting
to Audubon's rich narratives presented in his Ornithological
Biography.
The digitization of this five-volume set by the DRL enabled each
plate to be linked from its brief descriptive record to its
respective narrative in the Ornithological Biography. This
functionality supports a key relationship for those desiring to read
Audubon's observations and notes that he penned on each bird while
examining the plates in great detail. Likewise, the digital version
of the Ornithological Biography contains links to each plate image.
Individual plate reproductions are available for sale produced from
the digital source using a giclE9e process and printed to scale on
archival quality fine art mould-made paper.
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Subject: Slaty-backed Gull
From: "Tom Martin" <hthomasm(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 10:31pm
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The Slaty-backed Gull was on the ice at Niles Pond today from 3:00 to =
3:30 and was still there when I left. Earlier in the afternoon I had the =
Townsend's Solitaire and a Hermit Thrush at the Rockport golf club.
Tom Martin
Boxford
hthomasm(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: CT Report 03/03/2008 TUNDRA SWAN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 3 Mar 2008 10:18pm
From Olaf Soltau:
3/03/08 - Stratford, Long Beach -- at 2:30 p.m., Tundra Swan (with 4
Mute Swans) in Lewis Gut continues. Easy viewing from end of Long
Beach parking area in good lighting conditions.
From Jack Wells:
3/03 - Stratford, Long Beach -- TUNDRA SWAN close to shore, marsh
side, west end, near houses 11:45 am
3/03 - Riverside -- 3 BLACK VULTURES circling over house.
From Meredith Sampson w/ Penny Solum, Charles Barnard, then Greg
Hanisek, Bill Banks, Randy Domina:
3/03 - Stratford, Lewis Gut, by Pleasant Beach cottages -- TUNDRA
SWAN (10:30-11:15).
Long Beach -- 15 SNOW BUNTINGS.
From Steve Ballentine
3/03 - Simsbury -- Pine Grosbeaks continue at Simsbury Farms, north of
ice rink. I saw 10, incl one male, between 11am-11:45am. Also
aNorthern Shrike teed up at top of tree 25 yards southwest of rink.
From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/03 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 first winter ICELAND GULL.
From Bill Asteriades:
3/03 - Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows -- 4 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS (3
Juv.'s)
From Bill Asteriades and Rick Macsuga:
3/02 - Milford, Mondo Pond -- Female NORTHERN PINTAIL
From Meredith Sampson w/ Penny Solum:
3/03 - Southport Beach -- 6 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
From Rollin S. Tebbetts
3/03 - Windsor Locks, Bradley International Airport -- 5 LAPLAND
LONGSPUR.
From John Maynard
3/03 - Madison, Hammonasset Beach State Park -- NORTHERN GOSHAWK
(imm.) feeding on freshly dead gull on ground near entrance to Nature
Center lot; 75+ BONAPARTE GULLS; LAPLAND LONGSPUR on Nature Center
grass parking lot, 1:30 p.m.
From Donna Lorello:
3/03 - New Haven, Pearl Harboer Memorial ("Q") Bridge -- juvenile
Peregrine Falcon about 7:15 am. Magnificent sight!
From Steve Broker:
3/03 - Woodbridge, West Rock Ridge (4:08 P.M.) -- 7 BLACK VULTURES,
kettling over the southern portion of the ridge (Wintergreen Notch/
West Rock Tunnels).
From Bob Marra:
3/02 - Hamden/New Haven, West Rock Ridge State Park -- Peregrine
Falcon.
3/03 - New Haven, Albertus Magnus College -- three Black Vultures
circling over track.
From Meredith Sampson, w/ First Sundays birding group:
3/02 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- BROWN CREEPER.
From Meredith Sampson with Penny Solum, Henrietta (sorry, don't know
last name) & Mike Warner:
3/02 - Stamford, Holly Pond -- 101 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
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