B-Mail(sm): MASSBIRD for Tue, 18 Mar 2008

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Subject: Mystery Bird near Boston Harbor
From: "Jerry Berrier" <jerry.berrier(AT)townisp.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 5:10am

Hello mass.Birders,

Please listen to Sound 01 on http://www.birdblind.org/mystery.htm

Any ideas on what it is?  I have been sent two recordings by a person who
lives in Boston.  He hears these birds all the time near the harbor.

Jerry Berrier
Shrewsbury, MA
(508) 735-4420
http://www.birdblind.org

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Subject: No. Andover & Groveland Ponds
From: "Dana" <danafox(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 5:44am

Yesterday afternoon, Bob and I visited Lake Cochicawick (Sp?) in North 
Andover - the Rt. 133 side is still iced in, later we went to the south side 
where the wind has opened up a big swatch.  We got close to the lake via the 
Rolling Ridge Center - we had 40 Common Mergansers - only two females and 10 
Buffleheads.

Hovey'e Pond in Boxford was still iced in, Johnson's Pond in Groveland was 
almost entirely iced in - on the north side off where the small marsh 
begins, we had 9 Ring-necked Ducks. On the south side just a small opening 
but no ducks.  On the small pond south of there (Name???) there were 30 
Ring-necked Ducks, 1 male Hooded Merganser, 3 Black Ducks and a Male 
Goldeneye.

Springish conditions are slower to arrive here.
Dana and Bob Fox

Dana Duxbury-Fox
No. Andover, MA
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Subject: Lakeville ponds and environs 3/17
From: james sweeney <assawompsett(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 5:48am

Hello Massbirders,

     This afternoon I spent some time birding around
the ponds of Lakeville and Rochester.  I also made a
brief stop at Tispaquin pond in Middleboro.  The
following birds were observed:

Assawompsett

Canvasback              (13)        observed from
                                   Rt. 18 near the
                                   pump house
Bufflehead              (24)
Lesser Scaup            (27)
Scaup sp.               (220+)
Common Merganser        (5)
Common Goldeneye        (10)

Tamarack Park  

Tree Swallow            (5)

Pocksha

Bufflehead              (19)
Common Goldeneye        (10)
Hooded Merganser        (2)
Common Merganser        (16)
American Black Duck     (2)
Mute Swan               (2)

Great Quittacas

Greater Scaup           (6)
Lesser Scaup            (4)
Common Goldeneye        (1)

Little Quittacas        

Bufflehead              (5)
Common Merganser        (4)

Snipatuit Pond, Rochester

Greater Scaup           (15)
Hooded Merganser        (4)
Ring-necked Duck        (2)
Ruddy Duck              (2)
Canada Goose            (5)

Leonard's Pond, Rochester

Hooded Merganser        (5)
American Black Duck     (3)
Mute Swan               (1)

Tispaquin Pond, Middleboro

Common Merganser        (14)
Bufflehead              (8)
Common Grackle          (39)

Jim Sweeney
assawompsett(A)yahoo.com
Middleboro, Ma

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Subject: Cumberland Farm field  Middleboro/Halifax  3/17
From: james sweeney <assawompsett(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 5:48am

Hello Massbirders,

      Late this afternoon I birded around the
Cumberland Farm field in Middleboro/Halifax. Most of
the birds were observed along Wood St., but I did
spend some time on the main road into the field from
River St.

American Black Duck        (54)
Mallard                    (29)
Green-winged Teal          (10)
Canada Goose               (102)
Rough-legged Hawk          (4)     three light morph,
                                   one dark
Northern Harrier           (2)
Horned Lark                (120+)
Red-winged Blackbird       (55)
Killdeer                   (1)
American Robin             (100+)
Song Sparrow               (1)

In the fields on Fuller St. in Middleboro (these
fields are contiguous with the Cumberland Farm field):

Green-winged Teal          (71)
American Wigeon            (7)
Northern Pintail           (1)
Mallard                    (34)
American Black Duck        (55)
Turkey Vulture             (1)

Jim Sweeney
assawompsett(A)yahoo.com
Middleboro, Ma

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Subject: Common merganser in Hobbs Brook Basin in
         Lincoln/Waltham
From: Bruce Larson <bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:52am

I changed my route home yesterday afternoon and turned
from Route 2 East onto Old Country Road in Lincoln. 
This road gives good views of  the Hobbs Brook Basin.

Between Rt 2 and Trapelo Road there were
 59 common merganser (48m,11f) mostly near Rt 2

Cross over the Basin at Trapelo Road and look on the right:
   4 hooded merganser (2m,2f)
 13 ring-necked ducks (4m, 1f, 8 were  in shadow)
   2 common goldeneye  (1m,1f)
   2 bufflehead  (1m,1f)

Cheers,

Bruce Larson
Milton, MA
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Subject: Re: dead Swallow-tailed Kite - Chappaquiddick
         Island Martha's Vineyard
From: Eddie <emgiles(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 8:42am

Jeremiah Trimble wrote:
> Hello MASSBIRDERS,
>
> Word from Lanny McDowell that a Swallow-tailed Kite was found dead on
> Chappaquiddick Island on March 14.  It was first sighted on March 10
> near Katama on Martha's Vineyard but not seen again until it was found
> dead on the 14th on Chappaquiddick I.
>   

*Rumor has it the bird was found in the back seat of a submerged vehicle...

Eddie
*  
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Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
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Subject: Saint Zonotrichia
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 8:52am

I came across this story in the latest issue of BRITISH BIRDS:

Under NEWS AND COMMENT pp. 170 British Birds 101. March 2008 166-170

"That Blessed Sparrow!

The arrival of a North American White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia
leucophrys) in Cley, Norfolk, was manna from heaven for British listers, as
this handsome bird, although the fourth British record, is the first
�twitchable� individual. It has also proved to be a blessing to the village
church, St. Margaret�s. So far during it�s lengthy stay in the village
(still present at the time of writing, frequenting the driveway of retired
clergyman Richard Bending and his wife, Sue), a collection from twitchers
for the church restoration fund has amassed a staggering �5, 650 (to date).

It is proposed that these funds will be used to renovate the big west window
that overlooks the site where the sparrow feeds. And a new pane will be
created that features an etched or stained glass White-crowned Sparrow. A
worthy commemoration of the stripey visitor�s stay in Cley�and of birder�s
generosity.�

Accompanied by a great photo of the sparrow and a photo of the usual cheek
by jowl group of twitchers twitching (looking at it). One can only imagine
what could have been accomplished if the sparrow appeared in front of a pub.

Mark Lynch
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Subject: White-crowned Saprrow in England
From: "naturalhistoryservices" <naturalhistoryservices(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 11:10am

Mark Lynch's post regarding the White-crowned Sparrow in Britan prompted me 
to forward it to a friend in Britan who has been to the bird three times. 
His response regards the nearby pub rather than the church - but we all have 
our favorites.......

David, Actually, and perhaps you can spread this news too, it was (is) about 
20
yards from the village pub in Cley. The name of the pub, incidentally, is
the Three Swallows - I kid you not! And I have seen a Red-rumped Swallow (a
rare migrant up from the Mediterranean) in the past from the pub.

David Clapp

David E. Clapp
Natural History Services
Post Office Box 664
Brewster, MA 02631
www.naturalhistoryservices.com

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Subject: Pepperell Birds 3/18
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 12:46pm

The following were seen and/or heard from the west side of the Nashua River
behind the horse track this noon (3/18/2008):

Species	Number reported
Canada Goose	50
Mute Swan	2
Wood Duck	16
American Wigeon	1
American Black Duck	4
Mallard	4
Canvasback	5 (4 M , 1 F)
Ring-necked Duck	14
Common Goldeneye	15
Hooded Merganser	48
Common Merganser	20
Great Blue Heron	1
Red-tailed Hawk	2
Ring-billed Gull	1
Great Black-backed Gull	4
Belted Kingfisher	1
Tree Swallow	2 (skimming the river headed north)
Black-capped Chickadee	2
Tufted Titmouse	1
White-breasted Nuthatch	1
Brown Creeper	1
Eastern Bluebird	1
Song Sparrow	1
Northern Cardinal	1
Common Grackle	2

Tom Pirro
Westminster, Ma.
http://tpirro.blogspot.com/

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Subject: Redpolls and siskins
From: Bonnie & Bob Buxton <bbxt(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 1:50pm

We enjoyed two common redpolls and two pine siskins at our feeders today in 
Merrimac.

Bonnie & Bob Buxton
Merrimac, MA

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Subject: Red-shouldered Hawk-PI 3/18
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 2:03pm

Dave Shaw was in and reported a RED-SHOULDERED HAWK that was flying high over
the Salt Pannes.  The bird was id'd by Steve Haydock. Great Plum Island bird!
Dave also had a Wilson's snipe at the North Pool Overlook.  There was also a
RAVEN reported from Lot 1, E. meadowlarks,  and up to 4 northern shrikes (1 at
Pannes, 1 near Pines, 2 at Stage Is /Sandy Point area) on the Island today.

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
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Subject: Stony Brook WS, Norfolk 3/18
From: "Taylor Yeager" <tyeager(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 3:30pm

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We had a wonderful turnout of birds with our Tuesday morning group. We =
enjoyed a number of waterfowl, even though the cold put a layer of ice =
back on the water. The highlight for me was a group of Hooded Mergansers =
courting females, rearing their heads up and making their froglike call =
for us to enjoy. See you all next week. A full list is below.
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Location:     Wildlife Sanctuary - Stony Brook
Observation date:     3/18/08
Number of species:     31

Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     X
Wood Duck     X
Gadwall     X
American Wigeon     X
American Black Duck     X
Mallard     X
Green-winged Teal     X
Ring-necked Duck     X
Hooded Merganser     X
Common Merganser     X
Mourning Dove     X
Downy Woodpecker     X
Northern Flicker     X
Blue Jay     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
White-breasted Nuthatch     X
Eastern Bluebird     X
American Robin     X
Cedar Waxwing     X
American Tree Sparrow     X
Fox Sparrow     X
Song Sparrow     X
Swamp Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
Dark-eyed Junco     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
House Sparrow     X

This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(  <http://ebird.org/massaudubon/> http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)

Taylor Yeager
Naturalist
Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
108 North St
Norfolk, MA 02056
(508) 528-3140 x124
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Subject: South Cape Beach State Park , 3/18/08 - American
         Oystercatcher, Purple Sandpiper
From: Matt Malin <hossfeldt(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 3:54pm

Birders-

I walked out to the jetty and back at South Cape Beach SP.  Low and behold, the
American Oystercatcher was back - a sure sign of Spring.  Now all we need are
his buddies the Osprey. Piping Plover, and Eastern Phoebe and it will be Spring
on the Cape - at least by the bird calender.  Also Purple Sandpipers were a
plesant surprise.  Work continues on improving the flow into the salt marsh from
 Sedge Lot Pond at the culverts that feed the marsh behind the Mashpee Town
Beach parking lot.

Location:    South Cape Beach State Park
Observation date:    3/18/08
Notes:    Walked for the SEANET observation for the month of March, 1245-1445,
dropping to low tite.  AMOY was the FOY and seen on the jetty over on the
Washburn Island side, as well as w/ 3 PUSA, 1 SAND, and all of the eiders.

Number of species:    21

Brant    60
Mute Swan    18
American Black Duck    5
Common Eider    20
Bufflehead    37
Common Goldeneye    67
Hooded Merganser    10
Red-breasted Merganser    20
Red-throated Loon    6
Common Loon    1
Horned Grebe    5
Great Blue Heron    2
Northern Harrier    1
Red-tailed Hawk    2
American Oystercatcher    1
Sanderling    20
Purple Sandpiper    14
Herring Gull    17
Great Black-backed Gull    6
American Crow    3
Song Sparrow    2

This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)

Matt Malin
Mashpee, MA
hossfeldt (at) yahoo.com

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Subject: Fwd: [capecodbirds] Osprey in Hyannis
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 5:14pm

Thought I'd forward this along.

--- Mary Richmond <mbrichmond89(AT)yahoo.com> wrote:

To: capecodbirds(AT)yahoogroups.com
From: "Mary Richmond" <mbrichmond89(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:39:45 -0000
Subject: [capecodbirds] Osprey in Hyannis

Actually 2 ospreys

Seen first on Sunday, March 16 within 5 minutes of
each other, different locations and a return trip to
first area after seeing the second bird showed first
bird still there so seems to be two different birds.
one in vicinity of old nest off Rt.28 by Strawberry
Hill Rd. on Centerville/Hyannis line (someone has
cleared old nest from communication tower)

Second at nest area by playing field off Old Colony
Blvd. behind what is now the Catholic High School.

Also, northern harrier at Kalmus Beach (in field area)
for the last week or so---female. 

Mary Richmond,
Hyannis, MA

Mary Keleher 
Mashpee, MA

  Cape Cod Bird Club
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Subject: woodcocks - west boxford
From: mexczech(AT)aol.com
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:00pm

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Sunday night, between 7pm and 7:20 pm, watched with my 2-year old daughter the
woodcocks behind the West Boxford Library.? If you go, just stand on the grass
behind the library.? The woodcocks are behind the trees, you'll here them
'pheenting' and then they'll do some aerial displays.

Tim Zajic
Boxford, Essex County

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Subject: Tree Swallows, Pelham Island Rd, Wayland, 3/17
From: Leslie Kramer <lfkramer(AT)massed.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:26pm

Yesterday, there were 6+ Tree Swallows flying over the flooded marsh  
alongside Pelham Island Road, Wayland.

Leslie Kramer
Medford

lfkramer AT massed.net

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Subject: Jamaica Plain Falcons, 3/18: Peregrine and
         Kestrel
From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:08pm

Birders--

On my way to pick up my son at day care this afternoon I spotted a  
raptor on the UMass Boston/State Forensics Lab building between  
Forest HIlls T and the Arboretum. It's a common hangout for the local  
redtails, but when I got the bird in my binoculars, it was a  
Peregrine Falcon.  It had flown off by the time we got our son suited  
up and strapped into his carriage.

We walked home via Forest Hills Cemetery, where, on Lake Hibiscus  
there were 4 Hooded Mergansers and 5 Mallards (including one sullen  
bachelor--there have been some pretty fantastic, aggressive  
"courtship" flights the last few days and he seems not to be doing  
very well in the aerial pursuit and combat department).

Yesterday (3/18) there were 200+ American Crows in the cemetery, but  
they just seemed to be mobbing one another, playing tag, chasing from  
tree to tree. I keep hoping that one of the noisy flocks of crows I  
see there will lead me to a Great Horned Owl. I know they must be in  
there somewhere,  but so far no luck. Today there were less than a  
dozen crows around.

When we were nearly home, I heard an American Kestrel calling as it  
flew overhead--it was a nice adult male. First I can remember seeing  
in this little corner of the neighborhood.

Good birding!

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain

fiatlux at interport dot net

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Subject: Brewster,
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:40pm

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massbirders,
The Canvasbacks, Scaup and common mergs persist at Walkers Pond on =
Slough Rd, Brewster,
Tuesday, 3/18

7 Canvasbacks
23 Scaup
4 Bufflehead
9 Common Mergansers
Also
on the mill pond today on the Keveney Lane loop off=20
6-A in Cummaquid, up against the road across from the thatched roof =
barn, in 12 inches of water (almost but not quite catchable) about 1 =
mile from CC Bay was an adult Thick-billed Murre, swimming weakly,  I =
tried to catch this lothargic alcid but it kept casually eluding me.  It =
was weak and sick.
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
petrull(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: N. Shrike-Newton, MA
From: "Paula McFarland" <saltpannes(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 6:46pm

As I left work tonight at 6:30 p.m., there was a 1st winter Northern
Shrike teed up in the marsh area behind 95 Wells Avenue.
When I got home to Newton, NH, our resident Woodcock was peenting and
displaying!

Paula McFarland
Newton, NH
saltpannesatgmaildotcom
3/18/08 7:43 p.m.

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Subject: Greater White-fronted Goose - Sharon
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 7:07pm

Paul Peterson reports the Greater White-fronted Goose in Sharon at 
Wolomolopoag Pond.  Later in the day it was on other side of West 
Main Street in the corn field with several Canada Geese.

At the Heights Elementary School, also in Sharon,  there were 150 
Horned Larks and 40 Snow Buntings.  Also present were several Fish 
Crows and 4 Killdeer.

Thanks to Paul Peterson for this report.

Barbara Volkle
Northborough, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com

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Subject: I'm Convince It Was Starlings
From: "Jerry Berrier" <jerry.berrier(AT)townisp.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 8:06pm

Hi all,

Thanks to all who responded to the mystery bird inquiry.  I got at least a
half dozen responses saying it was starlings.  I'm convinced beyond any
doubt.

Jerry Berrier
Shrewsbury, MA
(508) 735-4420
http://www.birdblind.org

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Subject: CT Report 03/18/2008 LITTLE GULL
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 8:42pm

----->  Important Reminder!
----->     COA Annual Meeting!
----->        Saturday, March 29!
----->           8:00 AM to 4:00 PM!

The COA annual meeting is being held again at Middlesex Community
College in Middletown, Connecticut.

Do you find identifying shorebirds a challenge?  Kevin Karlson,
co-author of The Shorebird Guide has a different approach that may
make the difference for you!

Do you care about bird conservation?  Two presentations deal with it.
Jack Wells is the author of the recently published Birder's
Conservation Handbook, while Robert Askins relates our local
challenges to those seen in Japan.

Does the idea of travelling to the far reaches of the earth to see a
Black-and-white Warbler seem a bit odd?  Julian Hough will talk on one
of the United Kingdon's most serious birding destinations.

There is more than just preseentations of course.  There are faces to
put to names, frienships to make and renew, raffles, vendors selling
all sorts of birding items, and more.  And it is a chance to support
the COA, sponsor of this daily report.

There is still time to pre-register if you act in the next couple of
days.  (If you want the catered lunch you HAVE to pre-register!)  The
form, and all the details of the meeting, are on the COA web site at:
http://www.ctbirding.org/08meeting.htm
http://www.ctbirding.org/08docs/08COAmeeting.pdf

Hope to see you there!

Roy Harvey

(Now we return to our regularly scheduled bird report.)

 From Meredith Sampson w/ Penny Solum:
3/18 - West Haven, Woodmont Beach -- LITTLE GULL with at least 200
BONAPARTE'S GULLS feeding on plankton at about 1:00.

 From John & Linda Clancy:
3/18 - Suffield -- 2 TUNDRA SWANS in same location as yesterday, off
rte 159 at 10:30 AM

 From Tim Antanaitis:
3/18 - South Windsor, Newberry Road, Station 43 -- 6:15-7:25pm, 2
NORTHERN SHOVELER (m+f), 3 AMERICAN WOODCOCK

 From Lorraine Gundersen:
3/18 -- Guilford, West Woods, near Peddler Lane entrance -- 2 American
Woodcock.

 From Robert Batterson:
3/18 - Kent, Geer Mountain Rd -- pair COMMON RAVENS calling to each
other, flying south towards New Milford.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/18 - Hartford, Hartford Landfill -- 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS grappling
and screaming over the landfill. One bird went north and the other
headed back towards the Travelers tower. 
3/18 - Wethersfield, Wethersfield Cove -- 1 first winter ICELAND GULL.
 From Don Lukaszek:
3/17 - Middletown, near Arragone Bridge -- around noon, Peregrine
Falcon seen flying west toward Middletown

 From Carolyn Cimino:
3/18 - Old Saybrook, North Cove -- 15 LESSER SCAUP.
CT River just north of Dock and Dine -- 19 LESSER SCAUP.

 From Tim Antanaitis:
3/17 - Mansfield, intersection of Mansfield City Rd & Stearns Rd -- 1
CACKLING GOOSE (body mass half that of surrounding Canadas, neck very
short and thick when extended, bill tiny and stubby, breast not as
pale as most Canadas) 6:30 - 7:00 pm

 From Dave Rosgen:
3/17 - Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial's Little Pond
Boardwalk) -- 1 NORTHERN PINTAIL, 14 American Woodcocks displaying, 13
Rusty Blackbirds.
White's Woods Rd. (White Memorial's Hamill Marsh) -- 3 additional
American Woodcocks displaying
15 White Hall Rd. (White Memorial) -- 1 Brown Creeper
80 White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Feeders) - 4 Fox Sparrows

 From Dave Rosgen, w/ John Eykelhoff:
3/17 - Litchfield, Litchfield Town Beach -- 4 Common Redpolls
Pt. Folly Marsh -- 4 Rusty Blackbirds, 2 Common Redpolls

 From Gerri Griswold, w/ James Fischer:
3/17 - Torrington, Rt. 272 & Marshall Lake Rd. -- 1 Common Raven

 From Frank Mantlik, wth Mike Moccio
3/16 - Stratford, Long Beach -- 4:30pm, TUNDRA SWAN continues in salt
marsh, viewed with scopes from dune near end of parking lot.  Also
present in marsh were a foraging flock of 22 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES. 
And on the water (Sound) feeding on plankton were 2500 gulls (75%
Ring-billed, 25% Herring, only 6 Bonaparte's).

 From Mike Doyle:
3/16 - Litchfield, Webster Rd. (White Memorial's Cranberry Pond Trail)
-- 1 NORTHERN SHRIKE, 1 Common Raven
N. Shore Rd. (Bantam Lake's Pt. Folly) -- 1 SNOW GOOSE.

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Subject: Kestrel, Snow Geese in W MA
From: David Mako <massmakos(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 9:23pm

A male American kestrel was seen perched on a wire along River Rd in
Deerfield at 4:15pm today.

The large flock of snow geese near the interesection of Russelville and
Meadow Rds in Amherst continues as of 6pm today.

Good birding,
Dave Mako
South Deerfield, MA

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Subject: To See Every Bird On Earth
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 18 Mar 2008 9:34pm

Hi Massbirders!

Samantha just finished the book 'To See Every Bird on Earth' by Dan Koeppel.
She's offering it to
whomever wants it. Drop us a message with your mailing address and we'll send it
 out.

Good Birding!

Gene Harriman
'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, Massachusetts
vze2brn7atverizondotnet

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