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MASSBIRD for Monday, March 10, 2008

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 Subject From Time 
 Fri. 3/7 Westport - A. Oystercatcher, Prob. 'Ipswich' Savannah Sparrow, etc.  Kevin Bourinot   5:26am 
 Greenfield Vulture Roost  David Mako   6:08am 
 Odd Gull - Jodrey Pier, Gloucester - March 9, 2008  Phil Brown   6:26am 
 Recent Sightings-W. Mass  mjw22(AT)comcast.net  6:08am 
 Friday, March 7 - Marshfield and Duxbury  John Galluzzo   8:16am 
 Sunday, March 9 - Marshfield and Duxbury - Woodcock mating displays!  John Galluzzo   8:16am 
 Norfolk Bald Eagles.  Mark London   9:00am 
 Great lists and greatfulness  malcolm bruce  9:40am 
 Juvenile American bitterns  Barbara Spencer   9:54am 
 Duxbury Northern Shrike  Charles Nims   10:30am 
 Hermit Thrush, Belmont Habitat  Fred Bouchard  10:58am 
 Canvasbacks at Pondside Rd. Longmeadow & Forest Park Springfield Ma.  Chris Surprenant  11:54am 
 RFI Wellfleet Bohemians  Peter Capobianco  11:46am 
 Millbury - 3/10  Dan Berard   12:26pm 
 Birder's Meeting - 3/15  Barbara Volkle and S  1:00pm 
 Hooded Merganser on land -- question  Pamela A. Perry  1:56pm 
 Canvasback in W Newbury  Bird Watcher's Suppl  2:54pm 
 Fox Sparrow, Blair Pond, 3/10/08  Fred Bouchard  3:48pm 
 Bohemian Waxwing, Pine grosbeaks- UMass-Amherst Campus Pond (3/10)  Regina Martel   3:05pm 
 Lincoln Grossbeaks  john  4:32pm 
 Turner's Pond in Milton: hooded and common merganser  Bruce Larson  4:32pm 
 Male Harrier, Hundred Acre Lot, Uxbridge  Beth Milke   4:58pm 
 Misc. Sightings 3/09  Tom Pirro   4:56pm 
 Merlin in Quincy  HARRY ROBINSON  5:54pm 
 Great Meadow, Concord: hoodies, pintails, ring-necks, goldeneyes, wood ducks, ..  Bruce Larson   6:58pm 
 East Providence RI, Falmouth MA, Plymouth MA 3/10/08  Ian Davies   7:46pm 
 Cherry Hill Reservoir, W. Newbury ~ 3/10  newburyportbirders(AT)c  7:29pm 
 East Providence RI, Falmouth MA, Plymouth MA 3/10/08  Ian Davies   8:02pm 
 Raptor Toys With Food  Gene Harriman  7:56pm 
 CT Report 03/10/2008  Roy Harvey   8:34pm 
 Grosbeaks, Robins - New Salem  lafleywg(AT)crocker.com  9:50pm 
 Barred Owl  Tom Martin  10:22pm 
 Acoaxet birds  Mike Tucker  10:42pm 
 Canvasback-Gloucester MA   11:26pm 
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[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Fri. 3/7 Westport - A. Oystercatcher, Prob. 'Ipswich' Savannah Sparrow, etc. From: Kevin Bourinot <kevinbourinot(AT)hotmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 5:26am Rebecca and I birded GOOSEBERRY NECK in Westport for 2 hours on Friday morning. We were treated to a huge number of displaying Common Goldeneyes as well as an American Oystercatcher seen at the extreme Southern end of the peninsula. Along the path, we saw many Song Sparrows staking out territory as well as 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers passing through. At the Parking lot Rebecca pointed out a probable Ipswich form Savannah Sparrow. We saw an Ipswich on Gooseberry Neck last year - 31Mar07 during one of Mark Lynch's trips. I digiscoped some photos of the Oystercatcher and the Savannah - http://www.pbase.com/kevbourinot/birds Full trip list: Red-throated Loon (2) Common Loon (12) Horned Grebe (7) Great Cormorant (1 Fly-by) Common Eider (34) Surf Scoter (7) White-winged Scoter (10) Common Goldeneye (145) Bufflehead (2) Red-breasted Merganser (14) Turkey Vulture (3 - overhead across from Allen's Pond) American Oystercatcher (1, eventually flew to the rocks off the southern shore) Ring-billed Gull (30+) Great Black-backed Gull (35+) American Herring Gull (110+) Rock Pigeon (3) Yellow-rumped Warbler (2) American Tree Sparrow (3) 'Ipswich' Savannah Sparrow (1) Song Sparrow (18) Red-winged Blackbird (1 Fly-by) Kevin Bourinot W. Boylston kevinbourinot(AT)hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Greenfield Vulture Roost From: David Mako <massmakos(AT)yahoo.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 6:08am The large number of turkey vultures in downtown Greenfield this past week (and previous years) prompted me to spend some time this afternoon searching for a roost. Perhaps this is old news, but I was thrilled to find a stand of tall pine trees just off the southeast corner of the YMCA parking lot with more than 40 turkey vultures at 5:30 - 6:00 pm. Better viewing can be gained by going around the block to a tall apartment building where the visitor parking is right at the base of the pine grove. It was quite a sight when most of the birds took flight together on a strong gust of wind, soared, and then settled back down a few minutes later. Good birding, Dave Mako South Deerfield, MA
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Odd Gull - Jodrey Pier, Gloucester - March 9, 2008 From: Phil Brown <nebirds.plus(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 6:26am A stop at the Jodrey Fish Pier in Gloucester at noon yesterday did not turn up the Slaty-backed Gull David Bates and Jan Smith had seen earlier in the day. The tide was in at this point covering the rocks. Most of the gulls in attendance were on the roof across the harbor and the winds kept me from setting up the scope. As I drove along the sheltered portion of the pier a large, dark backed gull caught my attention. Something we haven't seen much of with all the gulls around this winter, an apparent hybrid, Herring X Great Black-backed Gull. Not something to add to the list but an interesting (and cooperative) bird non the less. A note to Rick Heil confirmed my suspicions, photos at: http://www.nebirdsplus.org/Dark_Gull_3_9_08.htm Enjoy, Phil Brown Essex, MA 01929 nebirds.plus(AT)verizon.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Recent Sightings-W. Mass From: mjw22(AT)comcast.net Date: 10 Mar 2008 6:08am Hello All, I'm in the area for a week or so visiting family and working. This past Friday (3/7), we went to the Smith College bulb show. At the pond near the show at the greenhouses off College St., there were a few Common Mergansers and a nice flock of Robins (I've seen a few big flocks in the valley over the past few days). I was surprised to see a Pileated Woodpecker fly in to some trees near the pond. As we were leaving a Downy Woodpecker was also seen. Also on Friday, at the Whole Foods parking lot off of Rt 9, I heard and saw a Killdeer flying over. During the rains on Saturday, we went for a drive and saw 2 male Hooded Mergansers on the pond just north of the Rt 47/63 intersection in Mondague. Today, there were 3 Hoodies (2m, 1f) and ~20 Mallards at Chard Pond on River Rd in Sunderland. Lots of crows (~100) were at some silage? piles along Whitmore Ferry Rd. in Deerfield. Good Birding, Matt Williams Sunderland, MA (usually Midvale, UT)
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Friday, March 7 - Marshfield and Duxbury From: John Galluzzo <johnjgalluzzo(AT)hotmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 8:16am ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Friday, before the rains came, Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries' Frid= ay Morning Birders hit several spots in Marshfield and Duxbury, picking up = 48 species, the highlights of which are below: =20 North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield 1 wild turkey 1 red-bellied woodpecker =20 Martinson Elementary School, Marshfield 2 killdeer =20 Webster's Wilderness/Cherry Hill Reservation, Marshfield 1 yellow-bellied sapsucker 1 Carolina wren common grackles =20 Careswell Street Ponds, Marshfield 1 common merganser =20 Brant Rock 2 white-winged scoters 1 common loon great cormorants (with breeding patches) black guillemots (one full breeding, one full winter, one mixed plumage) =20 Duxbury Bogs Conservation Area 1 Gadwall 35 ring-necked ducks long-tailed ducks common goldeneyes red-breasted mergansers 1 northern flicker 5 American tree sparrows =20 Keene Street, Duxbury 1 hairy woodpecker =20 John Galluzzo Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries 2000 Main Street=20 Marshfield MA 02050 781-837-9400 www.massaudubon.org/southshorejournal jgalluzzo(AT)massaudubon.org =20 _________________________________________________________________ Need to know the score, the latest news, or you need your Hotmail=AE-get yo= ur "fix". http://www.msnmobilefix.com/Default.aspx= ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Sunday, March 9 - Marshfield and Duxbury - Woodcock mating displays! From: John Galluzzo <johnjgalluzzo(AT)hotmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 8:16am ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Sunday, after the rain left, I had the opportunity to co-lead two birding t= rips on the South Shore. First, from 1:30-3, Tim O'Neil and I led 15 teache= rs on a trip along Duxbury Beach. Then, from 3:30 to 7:45, Kathy Clayton an= d I led a "Daniel Webster at Dusk" program. =20 Due to the high winds, Duxbury Beach was very quiet. Our best sighting of t= he day was of three HORNED LARKS just beyond High Pines. There were COMMON = GOLDENEYES and RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS out at Gurnet Head. =20 In between trips, while driving from Duxbury Beach to the North River Wildl= ife Sanctuary, Tim and I scored a COOPER'S HAWK and a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK. =20 Although the winds were still as harsh later in the day, Daniel Webster Wil= dlife Sanctuary proved much more productive: =20 5 northern harriers (including 2 males) 4 red-tailed hawks 1 rough-legged hawk 14 American woodcocks (several performing mating displays) 1 short-eared owl 1 northern shrike 6 American tree sparrows 5 common grackles =20 John Galluzzo Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries 2000 Main Street=20 Marshfield MA 02050 781-837-9400 www.massaudubon.org/southshorejournal jgalluzzo(AT)massaudubon.org _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging.=A0You IM, we g= ive. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=3Dtext_hotmail_join= ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Norfolk Bald Eagles. From: Mark London <mrl(AT)psfc.mit.edu> Date: 10 Mar 2008 9:00am If anyone gets a chance to go to Norfolk Virginia, there is a great view of a bald eagle nest from a very close observation tower that faces it, in the botanical gardens there. Why I mention that, is that this year there was a bit of an interesting problem, in that a young unmated female fought with and temporarily displaced the resident female, causing the already laid eggs to be unincubated and left in the cold for a long enough period that the eggs were deemed no longer viable and were removed. The original female eventually returned, and they are hoping that she will lay eggs again this spring. Also interesting (at least to me) is that when they removed the eggs, they discovered that squirrels were building a nest UNDER the eagle nest, using eagle down for their nest. Squirrels are fearless! They expect the squirrels probably weren't going to stay around too long. :) http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/eaglecam/ Mark London Natick, MA
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Great lists and greatfulness From: "malcolm bruce" <bruce3333(AT)msn.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 9:40am This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Massbirders, thanks for your support and thoughtful replies. Malcolm Danvers Ma ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Juvenile American bitterns From: Barbara Spencer <bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 9:54am --Apple-Mail-1--779780008 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Here is a selection of photos of juvenile American Bitterns that I took last August. They represent breeding confirmation for this species in Goshen Block 5 in Cummington. http://homepage.mac.com/spencerbarbara/Juvenile%20American%20bitterns/ index.html Barbara Spencer Cummington, MA bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com --Apple-Mail-1--779780008 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII ----DELETED HTML-ENCODED SECTION---- --Apple-Mail-1--779780008--
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Duxbury Northern Shrike From: Charles Nims <cwnims(AT)comcast.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 10:30am > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Just wanted to add to John Galluzzo=B9s recent post on the MAS South Shore Sanctuaries Friday Morning Birders trip, that we also had a Northern Shrike at the Duxbury Bogs Conservation area. Charlie Nims Norwell, MA cwnims(AT)comcast.net ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Hermit Thrush, Belmont Habitat From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 10:58am ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Mary Ellen Rigano discovered a Hermit Thrush by Turtle Pond in Habitat, Belmont; about 1/4 miles from where she found one (same?) in December on Somerset Road. -- frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com 78 farnham st belmont 02478 ma 617-484-6692 www.fredbouchard.com ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Canvasbacks at Pondside Rd. Longmeadow & Forest Park Springfield Ma. From: casey322(AT)comcast.net (Chris Surprenant) Date: 10 Mar 2008 11:54am Chris Patterson and I went to Pondside rd in Longmeadow and saw a single Canvasback in with the usual Mallards and Canada Geese. It was in the 1st pond after Barkhaul rd., where the feeding pole is.After there we went to Forest Park, Where we had a 2nd Canvasback, about 10 male and female hooded Mergansers,a pair of common mergansers, 6 male and female Ring-necked Ducks.They were in Fountain pond, which is the pond next to Porter lake across from the log lodge. Chris Surprenant Springfield, MA. Casey322atcomcast.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: RFI Wellfleet Bohemians From: "Peter Capobianco" <peter.capobianco(AT)gmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 11:46am ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- I was planing on heading either to Plymouth, NH tomorrow or Wellfleet to look for Bohemian Waxwings before it's too late. Does anybody know if the Wellfleet Bohemians have been seen in the last couple of days? Thanks in advance for any help. Good Birding, Peter Capobianco Riverside, RI www.pbase.com/petercapob Peter.Capobianco(AT)gmail.com ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Millbury - 3/10 From: Dan Berard <frostedcorncrakes(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 12:26pm Before I get to today's sightings, I just want to mention that I have a new e-mail address. It's frostedcorncrakes(AT)verizon.net. I didn't do a very good job of informing people about the change so if you have e-mailed me in the past few weeks, I am not ignoring you, I have not received the e-mail. I apologize if this has effected anyone on this list serve (and I guess people off the list serve too...) Okay, now on to the sightings. I spent the day keeping an eye on the feeders/yard and doing some school work. To not feel guilty about not getting outside I'm gonna consider it a "Big Sit". So far (12:25) it's been pretty successful with 11 species of sparrow (not including House Sparrow), a decent amount of redpolls, a few surprises and the ever growing mass of blackbirds (~800). The main surprise is an Eastern Meadowlark that has been under the front feeder with the blackbirds yesterday and today. The other potent potables include Pine Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, phoebe, sapsucker, woodcock, and Killdeer. Here is the full list of species seen/heard from/in the yard (as always numbers are estimates and based on highest # seen at once): Canada Goose - 2 Wood Duck - 1 (flyover at ~ 7) American Black Duck - 2 Mallard - 6 Bufflehead - 2 Hooded Merganser - 1f Great Blue Heron - 1 Turkey Vulture - 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 Cooper's Hawk - 2 (1ad, 1 imm) Red-tailed Hawk - 2 Killdeer - 1 (running around the back lawn) American Woodcock - 1 (calling from the field at the end of the road) Ring-billed Gull - 5 Herring Gull - 2 Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Mourning Dove - 5 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 3 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 Downy Woodpecker - 5 Hairy Woodpecker - 2 Northern Flicker - 5 (flock o' flickers w/ the robins) Pileated Woodpecker - 1 (fly by) Eastern Phoebe - 1 Blue Jay - 6 American Crow - 7 Common Raven - 2 (I was wondering where they were this season) Black-capped Chickadee - 2 Tufted Titmouse - 1 White-breasted Nuthatch - 7 Carolina Wren - 2 Eastern Bluebird - 5 American Robin - 20+ Northern Mockingbird - 1 European Starling - 50++ Cedar Waxwing - 3 Pine Warbler - 1 (here for the past few days, occasionally at one of the sunflower feeders) American Tree Sparrow - 16 (lowest its been all season) Chipping Sparrow - 1 Field Sparrow - 1 (sporadic visiter all season) Lark Sparrow - 1 (present for 3 months today) Savannah Sparrow - 1 Fox Sparrow - 2 Song Sparrow - 6 Swamp Sparrow - 1 White-throated Sparrow - 2 White-crowned Sparrow - 1 (in the thicket across the street) Dark-eyed Junco - 23 (lowest its been all season) Northern Cardinal - 7 (also low) Red-winged Blackbird - 500+ (extreme estimate) Eastern Meadowlark - 1 Rusty Blackbird - 3 (maybe more) Common Grackle - 300+ (extreme estimate) Brown-headed Cowbird - 30+ Purple Finch - 1m (singing at 6 this morning) House Finch - 3 Common Redpoll - 50+ (3 rostrata) Hoary Redpoll - 1 redpoll sp - 2 American Goldfinch - 19 House Sparrow - 30+ - Dan Berard Millbury/Wellfleet Naturalist Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary Mass Audubon
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Birder's Meeting - 3/15 From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 1:00pm Thanks to Wayne Petersen for the following reminder. It's not too late to sign up for this event! Barbara Volkle Northborough, MA barb620(AT)theworld.com * * * * * Massachusetts Birds: Our Common Wealth and Natural Heritage Saturday, March 15 Bentley College in Waltham Anyone interested in birds is invited to attend this special event being co-hosted by Mass Audubon and the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. All proceeds will go toward supporting Mass Audubon's Important Bird Area (IBA) program and Mass Wildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. With topics ranging from factors that have influenced birds and other wildlife in Massachusetts since the arrival of the Pilgrims, to global climate change and its effects on New England birds, there is certain to be information that will appeal to everyone. Thanks to support from Houghton Mifflin, a keynote presentation will be given by world-renowned natural sound recorder, Lang Elliott. Attendees will get to choose from an array of presentations, including updates on Mass Audubon's Birds to Watch and Breeding Bird Atlas II programs, summaries of recent Northern Saw-whet Owl and Bohemian Waxwing invasions, and profiles of bird conservation activities that can benefit both birders and land owners. Lunch will be provided and a variety of exhibitors and vendors will be on hand for everyone's enjoyment. For full program details and to register for this event, visit Mass Audubon's web site at: <http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=917&type=news>http://www.massaudubon.org/news/index.php?id=917&type=news
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Hooded Merganser on land -- question From: "Pamela A. Perry" <paperry6(AT)yahoo.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 1:56pm Saturday afternoon I had to venture out in the pouring rain and happened to go by Clay Pit Pond in Belmont, so I took a drive by the high school. At the end of the road that leads into the school, I saw the usual Canada Geese out on the lawn (mud) plus a few Mallards ... and then I screeched to a halt because there was a beautiful male Hooded Merganser out there with them! I don't ever recall seeing Merganser legs before! He'd stand around, then preen, then walk around, chase a few Mallards, etc. Is this common behavior? I thought Mergansers had a hard time walking on land, but this guy was doing just fine and didn't look awkward at all. Pam Perry Watertown, MA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Canvasback in W Newbury From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 2:54pm Sue McGrath called the store at 2:20 to report an adult male Canvasback at Cherry Hill Reservation in West Newbury. The recent rains have created a few areas of open water. Barrett Bacall for SG Steve Grinley Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at JoppaFlats Newburyport, MA BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net 978-462-0775
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Fox Sparrow, Blair Pond, 3/10/08 From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 3:48pm ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Location: Blair Pond, Alewife Reservation, Cambridge Observation date: 3/10/08 Notes: 4 of the geese and 6 mallards were at little pond, belmont. kingfisher fide donna (espresso express employee who feeds the birds faithfully). Number of species: 13 Canada Goose 6 Mallard 30 Belted Kingfisher 1 Blue Jay 4 Black-capped Chickadee 2 American Robin 1 Northern Mockingbird 1 Fox Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 6 (high, migrating, 1 naarly as large and rusty as the FOSP) Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird 1 Common Grackle 4 House Sparrow 18 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com 78 farnham st belmont 02478 ma 617-484-6692 www.fredbouchard.com ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Bohemian Waxwing, Pine grosbeaks- UMass-Amherst Campus Pond (3/10) From: Regina Martel <rmartel(AT)library.umass.edu> Date: 10 Mar 2008 3:05pm Hi, At 1:45pm (3/10) there was at least 1 Bohemian waxwing with a flock of about 12 Cedar waxwings in the 4 crabapple trees bordering the UMass-Amherst Campus Pond. These trees are on the 28-story Library/Old Chapel side of the pond. Also present were 4 Pine grosbeaks (1 male, 3 females). A Peregrine falcon was perched on the metal rod extending out from the gray metal area just below the UMass Library roof line. Two crows were delivering sticks to the large pine tree to the north of the crabapple trees. Gina Martel Amherst, MA rmartel(AT)library.umass.edu
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Lincoln Grossbeaks From: "john" <johncrooks(AT)comcast.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 4:32pm Today from about 9:00 am until 10 am there were seven female Pine Grosbeaks visiting the crabapples in front of the fire and police station on Lincoln Rd. Also saw a Eastern Bluebird pair checking out the area from the police station over to Codman Farms. No Male Grosbeaks noted John Crookes Waltham MA johncrooks(AT)comcast.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Turner's Pond in Milton: hooded and common merganser From: "Bruce Larson" <brlarson(AT)alcatel-lucent.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 4:32pm This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- There were 4 hooded merganser (2m,2f) and 5 common merganser (2m, 3f) at Turner's Pond in Milton at around 1pm today. It was treat to find these birds practically in my back yard. Also present were 32 canada geese, 81 ring-billed gulls, one black duck and a handful of mallards. Bruce Larson Milton, MA Bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Male Harrier, Hundred Acre Lot, Uxbridge From: Beth Milke <saw-whet(AT)charter.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 4:58pm A male northern harrier was seen late in the afternoon Mar 6, 7, and 10 gliding above the fields on the east side of Sutton Street at the area called Hundred Acre Lot. Sutton St. runs between W. Hartford Ave. and Lackey Dam Rd. east of Rte 146. Vantage point was the soccer field behind a stone wall that runs parallel to the road. Beth Milke Uxbridge MA
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Misc. Sightings 3/09 From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 4:56pm I finnally got some birding in yesterday, hilites only: Westminster: Turkey Vulture 1 Red-shouldered hawk 1 just off rte 2a near round meadow pond. Red-winged Blackbird 2 Common Grackle 3 Orange, Ma. Turkey Vulture 3 Bald Eagle 1 Raven 6 Am. Crow 150 all the above were enjoying a dead cow. Branch bridge Rd. New Salem, Ma. Mute Swan 2 (I didn;t think they were allowed there!) no other waterfowl Barton's Cove (Gill, Ma.) Bald Eagle 2 (1 adult on nest, one 3rd yr in flight) Green-winged Teal 1 female Canvasback 3 (2 ad. drakes, 1 1st yr drake) Hooded Merganser 6 Common Merganaser 22 Gulls in decending abundance..Ring-billed, Herring and Great Black-backed .... I saw no other species of gull. Turner's Falls: Pine Grosbeak 9 Anadromous Fish Park (Power Canal) Bald Eagle 1 juv. Red-tailed hawk 2 Ring-necked Duck 3 Common Goldeneye 14 Hooded Merganser 4 Common Merganser a few Eastern bluebird 2 (M + F) Turner's Falls Fish and game club: Mute Swan 23 and lots of Ringed-billed Gulls. Finnally, over the past week I have found 2 dead Barred Owls along Rte, one in Westminster and one in gardner. I will work with Mass F+W to find them a home, and reclam some freezer space. I saw another (DOR) today near Jackson gate (near Devens, off rte2), but it look very "flattened" and too dangerous to stop. Apparently this species continues to "suffer". Also was what appeared to be a dead Fisher in the meadian strip just west of jackson "gate". Tom Pirro Westminster, Ma. http://tpirro.blogspot.com/
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Merlin in Quincy From: "HARRY ROBINSON" <ridetheheights(AT)yahoo.com> Date: 10 Mar 2008 5:54pm Hey Birders, I was just walking into my house in Quincy (I have some feeders on the front lawn) and was buzzed by a Merlin. It came right over my roof passed my face, (felt the breeze) passed the feeders, and then just as fast it was gone down the street. I got a 4 second sighting before he was out of sight. He was a strong fast flyer. I have not had any seed touched in my feeders for a while. I know we have Red tails and Coopers in the Neighborhood. And I have seen Kestrels and Sharpies within a few miles of my home. But now I know this guy also knows birds hang around my house. He must have come by before for a meal. No wonder the Grackles were silent this afternoon. I wonder if he will stay in the area or continue to move on. Harry Robinson Quincy Ride the Heights at yahoo dot com
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Great Meadow, Concord: hoodies, pintails, ring-necks, goldeneyes, wood ducks, .. From: Bruce Larson <bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 6:58pm I stopped at Great Meadows after work today. I scoped from the observation platform because the road between the upper and lower parts was flooded. I counted 18 hooded merganser (mostly drakes), 21 common goldeneye (roughly equal numbers), 4 wood ducks (3m,1f), 5 northern pintail (3m2f), 24+ ring-necked ducks, and about a dozen bufflehead. Most of these birds were in the upper part of the refuge. Red-winged blackbirds and common grackles were plentiful, and the shrubs surrounding the parking lot were filled with american tree sparrows. Bruce Larson Milton, MA bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: East Providence RI, Falmouth MA, Plymouth MA 3/10/08 From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 7:46pm --Apple-Mail-57--747518854 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sean Williams, Ida Giriunas, and I birded the above locations today between 0740-1630. We ended up with a respectable 74 species for the day, split across two states, with the best birds being the continuing Tufted Duck in East Providence, a lifer for Sean, the Hoary Redpoll at Bold Point in RI, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 9 Canvasback, the Eurasian Wigeon in Falmouth, also a lifer for Sean, and 2-3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Plymouth. All birds below, except for highlights only for Falmouth. A good day to be out and about! East Providence, RI (0740-0945): (Bold Point, Watchemocket Cove, Central Pond) Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 27 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 53 American Black Duck 14 Mallard 12 Canvasback 9 5m off of Watchemocket Cove, 3m 1f in Central Pond. Ring-necked Duck 3m Tufted Duck 1m Central Pond. Greater Scaup 890 Lesser Scaup 70 Bufflehead 25 Common Goldeneye 8 Hooded Merganser 3 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Great Cormorant 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 juv Cooper's Hawk 1 juv Black-headed Gull 1ad in partial breeding plumage, 1 1-W Watchemocket Cove. Ring-billed Gull 350 Herring Gull 80 Great Black-backed Gull 8 Rock Pigeon 20 Mourning Dove 10 Belted Kingfisher 1 Horned Lark 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 3 American Robin 12 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 30 American Tree Sparrow 6 Fox Sparrow 1 Bold Point. Song Sparrow 7 White-throated Sparrow 14 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinal 11 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Common Grackle 21 Common Redpoll 7 Bold Point. Hoary Redpoll 1 Exilipes subspecies at Bold Point. American Goldfinch 15 House Sparrow 10 43 species. Falmouth (1100-1145): (Salt Pond, Great Pond) Eurasian Wigeon 1m American Wigeon 10 Greater Scaup 35 Bufflehead 5 Common Goldeneye 5 Hooded Merganser 9 American Coot 4 Carolina Wren 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 10 species. Plymouth (1215-1630): (Bartlett Pond, Manomet Point, Chiltonville, Plymouth Beach, Jenney Pond, Plymouth Harbor, Billington Sea, Deep Water, Nelson's Beach) Brant 177 Plymouth Harbor from Stephen's Rd. Canada Goose 350 Mute Swan 13 Gadwall 14 American Wigeon 1pr American Black Duck 85 Mallard 60 Ring-necked Duck 1m Greater Scaup 2 Plymouth Harbor. Common Eider 755 Surf Scoter 36 White-winged Scoter 6 Long-tailed Duck 18 Bufflehead 47 Common Goldeneye 98 Common Merganser 7 Billington Sea. Red-breasted Merganser 55 Common Loon 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 16 Red-necked Grebe 1 Manomet Point. Great Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 1 Deep Water. Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Jenney Pond. Turkey Vulture 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 juv Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Coot 8 Dunlin 440 Breakwater in Plymouth Harbor. Ring-billed Gull 550 Herring Gull 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2-3ad One bird seen in Plymouth Harbor, with extensive head streaking, another bird was seen first at Jenney Pond, with less streaking, and then seen later on at Deep Water, off of Billington Rd. Presumably two birds, perhaps three. Great Black-backed Gull 15 Rock Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 11 American Crow 83 Black-capped Chickadee 11 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 6 Winter Wren 1 Nook Rd. Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Jenney Pond. Hermit Thrush 1 Nook Rd. American Robin 8 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 30 Cedar Waxwing 8 Bartlett Pond. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3 Song Sparrow 23 Swamp Sparrow 1 Jenney Pond. White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 21 Red-winged Blackbird 27 Common Grackle 22 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 18 61 species. 74 species total. These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good birding, Ian Davies Medford, MA goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net www.pbase.com/daviesphoto --Apple-Mail-57--747518854 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----DELETED HTML-ENCODED SECTION---- --Apple-Mail-57--747518854--
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Cherry Hill Reservoir, W. Newbury ~ 3/10 From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net Date: 10 Mar 2008 7:29pm Birders, The drake Canvasback aggressively chased a Common Merganser out of the small open area of water opposite the horse farm. A Turkey Vulture was rocking and tilting as a Red-tailed Hawk soared overhead. Good birding, Sue Sue McGrath Newburyport Birders Newburyport, Ma 01950 978-462-4785 newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net www.newburyportbirders.com
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: East Providence RI, Falmouth MA, Plymouth MA 3/10/08 From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 8:02pm --Apple-Mail-57--747518854 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sean Williams, Ida Giriunas, and I birded the above locations today between 0740-1630. We ended up with a respectable 74 species for the day, split across two states, with the best birds being the continuing Tufted Duck in East Providence, a lifer for Sean, the Hoary Redpoll at Bold Point in RI, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 9 Canvasback, the Eurasian Wigeon in Falmouth, also a lifer for Sean, and 2-3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in Plymouth. All birds below, except for highlights only for Falmouth. A good day to be out and about! East Providence, RI (0740-0945): (Bold Point, Watchemocket Cove, Central Pond) Canada Goose 30 Mute Swan 27 Gadwall 6 American Wigeon 53 American Black Duck 14 Mallard 12 Canvasback 9 5m off of Watchemocket Cove, 3m 1f in Central Pond. Ring-necked Duck 3m Tufted Duck 1m Central Pond. Greater Scaup 890 Lesser Scaup 70 Bufflehead 25 Common Goldeneye 8 Hooded Merganser 3 Red-breasted Merganser 6 Great Cormorant 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 juv Cooper's Hawk 1 juv Black-headed Gull 1ad in partial breeding plumage, 1 1-W Watchemocket Cove. Ring-billed Gull 350 Herring Gull 80 Great Black-backed Gull 8 Rock Pigeon 20 Mourning Dove 10 Belted Kingfisher 1 Horned Lark 1 Tufted Titmouse 1 Carolina Wren 3 American Robin 12 Northern Mockingbird 4 European Starling 30 American Tree Sparrow 6 Fox Sparrow 1 Bold Point. Song Sparrow 7 White-throated Sparrow 14 Dark-eyed Junco 3 Northern Cardinal 11 Red-winged Blackbird 12 Common Grackle 21 Common Redpoll 7 Bold Point. Hoary Redpoll 1 Exilipes subspecies at Bold Point. American Goldfinch 15 House Sparrow 10 43 species. Falmouth (1100-1145): (Salt Pond, Great Pond) Eurasian Wigeon 1m American Wigeon 10 Greater Scaup 35 Bufflehead 5 Common Goldeneye 5 Hooded Merganser 9 American Coot 4 Carolina Wren 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 Red-winged Blackbird 10 10 species. Plymouth (1215-1630): (Bartlett Pond, Manomet Point, Chiltonville, Plymouth Beach, Jenney Pond, Plymouth Harbor, Billington Sea, Deep Water, Nelson's Beach) Brant 177 Plymouth Harbor from Stephen's Rd. Canada Goose 350 Mute Swan 13 Gadwall 14 American Wigeon 1pr American Black Duck 85 Mallard 60 Ring-necked Duck 1m Greater Scaup 2 Plymouth Harbor. Common Eider 755 Surf Scoter 36 White-winged Scoter 6 Long-tailed Duck 18 Bufflehead 47 Common Goldeneye 98 Common Merganser 7 Billington Sea. Red-breasted Merganser 55 Common Loon 6 Pied-billed Grebe 1 Horned Grebe 16 Red-necked Grebe 1 Manomet Point. Great Cormorant 6 Great Blue Heron 1 Deep Water. Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 Jenney Pond. Turkey Vulture 3 Cooper's Hawk 1 juv Red-tailed Hawk 4 American Coot 8 Dunlin 440 Breakwater in Plymouth Harbor. Ring-billed Gull 550 Herring Gull 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull 2-3ad One bird seen in Plymouth Harbor, with extensive head streaking, another bird was seen first at Jenney Pond, with less streaking, and then seen later on at Deep Water, off of Billington Rd. Presumably two birds, perhaps three. Great Black-backed Gull 15 Rock Pigeon 10 Mourning Dove 6 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Blue Jay 11 American Crow 83 Black-capped Chickadee 11 Tufted Titmouse 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 4 Carolina Wren 6 Winter Wren 1 Nook Rd. Golden-crowned Kinglet 2 Jenney Pond. Hermit Thrush 1 Nook Rd. American Robin 8 Northern Mockingbird 2 European Starling 30 Cedar Waxwing 8 Bartlett Pond. Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3 Song Sparrow 23 Swamp Sparrow 1 Jenney Pond. White-throated Sparrow 8 Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 1 Northern Cardinal 21 Red-winged Blackbird 27 Common Grackle 22 House Finch 4 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 18 61 species. 74 species total. These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Good birding, Ian Davies Medford, MA goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net www.pbase.com/daviesphoto --Apple-Mail-57--747518854 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----DELETED HTML-ENCODED SECTION---- --Apple-Mail-57--747518854--
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Raptor Toys With Food From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 7:56pm Hi Massbirders, Samantha heard this on NPR and thought we'd be interested... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88074725&sc=emaf Good Birding! Gene 'BigWingBoy' Harriman Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA vze2brn7atverizondotnet
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: CT Report 03/10/2008 From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 8:34pm From Andrew Dasinger: 3/10 - Vibert Rd., South Windsor -- 32 Northern Pintail. (note: Road is currently flooded at the bridge over Newberry Brook.) From Brian Taol: 3/10 - Avon, Fisher Meadows Recreation Area, soccer fields. -- 3 dark morph SNOW GEESE with large flock of Canada Geese. From Paul Cianfaglione: 3/10 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- 1 imm. NORTHERN SHRIKE, 2 LESSER SCAUP. 3/10 - Canton, Canton Feeder -- 30+ COMMON REDPOLL (daily). From Valinn Ranelli: 3/10 - Old Lyme, Watch Rock Preserve --3 drake NORTHERN PINTAIL (hens possibly also present). From Ralph Amodei: 3/10 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- 42 BONAPARTE'S GULL From Steve Broker: 3/10 - Woodbridge, West Rock Ridge -- pair of COMMON RAVENS. From Dave Rosgen: 3/10 - Litchfield, N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Outlet) -- 3 drake Northern Pintails (Pt. Folly) -- 1 Common Raven White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Mattatuck Trail @ Chickadee Bridge) -- 44 Rusty Blackbirds, 3 Fox Sparrows (Museum Feeders) -- 2 Fox Sparrows From Donna Lorello: 3/10 - Branford yard - my mom reported seeing the White-winged Dove #1 this morning around 8am in the company of 5 MoDos. Stayed for about 20 minutes before flying off. From Jim Bair: 3/10 - Shelton, Exit 12 of Rt. 8 -- 1 Black Vulture. From Robert S. White: 3/10 - Guilford, Guilford Lakes -- There has been a flock of 4-5 BLACK VULTURES hanging out around. They roost in trees near the lake. I saw them this afternoon on the golf course near the Lakes. From Sue Fitch: 3/09 - Roxbury, River's Edge Preserve Roxbury -- male American Woodcock displaying. Lower River Rd yard -- 6 Fox Sparrows From Scott Henckel: 3/09 - Shelton -- 2 Black Vultures flying over Sear's Hardware. Trumbull, Twin Brooks Park -- 2 Rusty Blackbirds From Dave Rosgen, w/ Daren Jacklin: 3/08 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) -- 2 Fox Sparrows From Gerri Griswold: 3/08 - Litchfield, Rt. 202 (Main Course Restaurant) -- 2 American Woodcock displaying behind the building From Carol Parent: 3/08 & 09 - Winchester, 105 Laurel Way -- 55 Common Redpolls at the feeders each day until a large Black Bear stole 2 of the feeders on the 9th ********************************************************************** This CTDailyReport list is sponsored by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA). It is primarily meant to meet the informational needs of the active CT birder. Any other use requires written authorization from the board of directors of the COA. ********************************************************************** Visit the COA web site at http://www.ctbirding.org Reports should be sent to CTBirdReport(AT)msbx.net. Reports should include sender's name, date, location of sightings and species of note at each location. Reporting Guidelines are available at: http://www.ctbirding.org/ecommittee.htm#reporting To change your subscription options, or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctdailyreport_lists.ctbirding.org Archives of these reports may be found at either of these locations: http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/ctbird/latest.html http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctdailyreport_lists.ctbirding.org/
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Grosbeaks, Robins - New Salem From: lafleywg(AT)crocker.com Date: 10 Mar 2008 9:50pm Hello, On Saturday and Sunday a large flock of Robins was around the house and on Saturday 2 Evening Grosbeaks were with them feeding in a crabapple tree in the yard and on Sunday 4 Pine Grosbeaks were in the same tree most of the day. Bill Lafley New Salem lafleywg(AT)crocker.com
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Barred Owl From: "Tom Martin" <hthomasm(AT)comcast.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 10:22pm This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- Late this afternoon I was watching 10 Cardinals feeding in the yard when = they all took off in a panic. I looked up and there was a Barred Owl = flying by the feeders. Tom Martin Boxford hthomasm(AT)comcast.net ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Acoaxet birds From: "Mike Tucker" <mtucker(AT)asri.org> Date: 10 Mar 2008 10:42pm This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ----INCLUDING text/plain MIME SECTION---- I birded a small section of the Westport River today in Acoaxet with Jack Sullivan. We had a flock of 110+ Northern Pintail and 2 Bald Eagles (both 2nd year). Mike Tucker Seekonk, MA ----DELETED text/html MIME SECTION----
[ << | >> | ^^ ] Subject: Canvasback-Gloucester MA From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net> Date: 10 Mar 2008 11:26pm Location:01930 Gloucester MA Observation date: 3/10/08 pleasant sights in Gloucester today-1 Red-breasted Nuthatch at the suet, my first two Brown-headed Cowbirds at my feeders, and 1 male Canvasback at Niles Pond along with 36 Ring-necked Ducks. Black Guillemots in a variety of plumages Number of species: 38 Canada Goose X Mute Swan X American Black Duck X Mallard X Canvasback 1 Ring-necked Duck 36 Common Eider X Surf Scoter X White-winged Scoter X Black Scoter X Bufflehead X Common Goldeneye X Red-breasted Merganser X Common Loon 6 Horned Grebe 3 Red-necked Grebe 6 Great Cormorant 2 Purple Sandpiper 2 Ring-billed Gull X Herring Gull X Glaucous Gull 1 Great Black-backed Gull X Black Guillemot 5 Rock Pigeon X Mourning Dove X Downy Woodpecker X American Crow X Black-capped Chickadee X Tufted Titmouse X Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin X American Tree Sparrow X Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X Northern Cardinal X Red-winged Blackbird X Common Grackle X Brown-headed Cowbird 2 House Finch X This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) winterwren2(AT)verizon.net Susan Hedman, Gloucester "I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright

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