B-Mail(sm): MASSBIRD for Sat, 22 Mar 2008

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Subject: Re:West Bridgewater birds, 3-21 - snipe, etc.
From: Goshawk3(AT)aol.com
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:02am

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Re the Morgans' post regarding the Lincoln St. fields south of Rte 106,  this 
is in West Bridgewater next to Rte 24, to help anyone who wants to find  
Snipe. I usually see them in the shallow pools in the hay field on Walnut St.,
but I haven't seen any yet this year. Not a single Woodcock calling, and no  
Spring Peepers, either. Too cold!

The Hooded Mergansers continue on New and Old Ponds in Easton, on Rte 106,  
and there were also Hooded Mergansers on the cranberry bog ponds east of Rte 95
 in Sharon yesterday.

Juncos continued at the Mansfield Post Office yesterday morning. Getting a  
little late for them.

Denise Cabral
Walnut St., West Bridgewater
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Subject: Gr. Wh. Fronted Goose- Hadley
From: "Bill Lafley" <lafleywg(AT)crocker.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:48am

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Hello,

On my way home from work yesterday (Fri) I stopped at Russellville Rd =
and checked out the large flock of geese.  The 90-100 Snow Geese were =
still there and there was one Greater White-fronted Goose in the group =
of Canada Geese closest to Russellville Rd.

Bill Lafley
New Salem
lafleywg(AT)crocker.com
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Subject: Barnacle and White-fronted Geese, Hadley
From: "Allan Richards" <birdman38(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 9:00am

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Hi All,

I just got a phone call from Scott Surner who was at the Russellville
Rd.site in
Hadley-Amherst looking at a Barnacle Goose found by David Peake-Jones.
Also present were two White-fronted Geese and many Canada Geese. Scott
was checking for other species such as Cackling Goose.

Scott indicated that the best viewing was from the road which eventually
leads
past the Umass horse farm to the South ( I believe this is Russellville Rd)

Good Luck to all (including me)

Al Richards
Sunderland

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Subject: Canvasbacks at Cherry Hill Res, West Newbury
From: "Joe Sutherland" <sutherlandbirds(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 9:08am

Massbird,

Did a quick pass at Cherry Hill Reservoir, in West Newbury.  There
were 3 drake Canvasbacks.  Also a good number of Common Mergansers
with some Ring-necked ducks, Buffleheads, Mallards, and Canada Geese.

Joe Sutherland
Byfield, MA
sutherlandbirds(AT)gmail.com

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Subject: Short-eared Owl, Belle Isle Marsh--IBA , 3/22/08
From: "Matt Garvey" <mattpgarvey(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 10:22am

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I accidentally flushed a Short-eared Owl in Belle Isle Marsh while digging
around (unsuccessfully) for Sharp-tailed Sparrow.  Also nearby were two
Wilson's Snipes.  Folks wanting to see the owl would probably have a good
shot watching from one of the platforms (particularly the one with the
boardwalk) a little before dusk.  Full list below.
Matt Garvey
Brookline, MA
mattpgarvey(AT)gmail.com

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Subject: eBird Report - Belle Isle Marsh--IBA , 3/22/08
To: garv(AT)alum.dartmouth.org

Location:     Belle Isle Marsh--IBA
Observation date:     3/22/08
Notes:     Exhaustive walk w/ Syd through marsh, hoping for sparrows or
early migrants; SEOW a very nice surprise, a Suffolk County first for me.
Number of species:     23

Canada Goose     12
American Wigeon     2     in large creek separating Winthrop
American Black Duck     65     in large creek separating Winthrop
Mallard     8
Green-winged Teal (American)     4     in large creek separating Winthrop
Bufflehead     18     in large creek separating Winthrop
Red-breasted Merganser     2     in large creek separating Winthrop
Northern Harrier     1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     1
Wilson's Snipe     2     flushed from wet area south of boardwalk towards
main platform
Ring-billed Gull     1
Herring Gull (American)     25
Rock Pigeon     4
Mourning Dove     3
Short-eared Owl     1     pale bird, with distinctly patterned back and
wings, and noticeably pale window at end of long, thin wings; flushed from
wet area south of boardwalk towards main platform; flew over marsh, towards
Winthrop.
American Crow     3
Black-capped Chickadee     1
American Robin     1
Song Sparrow     8
Northern Cardinal     1
Red-winged Blackbird     17
Common Grackle     2
House Sparrow     2

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Subject: Northshore Bird Sighting
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 10:56am

3 Male Common Mergansers at the Shoe pond in Beverly 3/20

Summary of Turkey Vultures seen this week
3/13 in my yard first of year 1
3/18 Blackburn Industrial Park 1
3/20 Great Hill Rockport 2
3/20 Manchester MA 1

Subject: eBird Report - Cape Ann-Gloucester & Rockport ,3/20/08 
Peregrine Falcon     1
Notes:     Peregrine Falcon was on a lower section of the City Hall staying out
of the brisk wind. This bird had a full crop. 2 Turkey Vultures in Rockport-
Great Hill area.
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Location: Home West Gloucester01930
Observation date:     3/19/08
Notes:     Female Red-bellied Woodpecker came to suet feeder a few times.
Red-breasted Nuthatch has been a regular visitor to the suet feeder this week.
17 Tree Sparrows on the ground at once by back yard feeders. Cardinals at least
4 males at once at feeder. Plenty of Juncos
Number of species:     21

Mourning Dove     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     2
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
American Robin     X
European Starling     X
American Tree Sparrow     17
Song Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     6
Northern Cardinal     5
Red-winged Blackbird     25
Common Grackle     75
House Finch     6
American Goldfinch     4
House Sparrow     X

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

winterwren2(AT)verizon.net 
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
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Subject: Early Sparrows--Chipping and Towhee-- Jamaica
         Plain
From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:16am

Birders--

This morning 3/22 on my run through the Arboretum, mixed in with  
numerous Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles singing in the  
Bussey Brook Meadow, I heard a singing Eastern Towhee. Several full  
"drink your tea"s and lots of drrrinks over the course of a few  
minutes. I stopped running to listen and look but couldn't see the  
bird w/o binoculars and had to keep running so I didn't get too cold.

The bird was in the wet, woody section nearest Washington Street,  
right where the path curves. Other highlights from the run included  
two singing Carolina Wrens at opposite ends of the meadow and about a  
dozen singing Song Sparrows.

Earlier this week, on Thursday the 19th, I had two Chipping Sparrows,  
one at my feeder and one  in the malus sp trees on the south shore of  
Lake Hibiscus. The bird in the cemetery was singing.

Haven't been back to check the cemetery since then.

Good birding.

--Jake

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain
fiatlux dot interport at rcn dot com

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Subject: Longmeadow Tundras--YES
From: NEaton <nancyeaton(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:38am

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3/22/08 (11 a.m.):  The two Tundra Swans found earlier in the week have returned
 to the largest pool in the fields at the end of West Rd., Longmeadow.  On
Pondside Rd., Longmeadow, were two pair of Pintail among a good number of
Ring-necked Ducks.  Also, a single Coot (reported earlier by Chris Suprenant)
was present in the reeds near the road.

  Nancy Eaton
  Enfield, CT

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Subject: Early Sparrows--Chipping and Towhee-- Jamaica
         Plain
From: Jake Miller <jakemiller(AT)mac.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:38am

Birders--

This morning 3/22 on my run through the Arboretum, mixed in with  
numerous Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles singing in the  
Bussey Brook Meadow, I heard a singing Eastern Towhee. Several full  
"drink your tea"s and lots of drrrinks over the course of a few  
minutes. I stopped running to listen and look but couldn't see the  
bird w/o binoculars and had to keep running so I didn't get too cold.

The bird was in the wet, woody section nearest Washington Street,  
right where the path curves. Other highlights from the run included  
two singing Carolina Wrens at opposite ends of the meadow and about a  
dozen singing Song Sparrows.

Earlier this week, on Thursday the 19th, I had two Chipping Sparrows,  
one at my feeder and one  in the malus sp trees on the south shore of  
Lake Hibiscus. The bird in the cemetery was singing.

Haven't been back to check the cemetery since then.

Good birding.

--Jake

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain
fiatlux dot interport at rcn dot com

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Subject: Turners Falls - Canvasbacks
From: Marcy Marchello <marcymarchello(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:38am

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Last evening (Friday) there were 5 male and 1 female Canvasbacks in Turners
Falls along Riverview Drive in the shallow cove there, along with a smattering
of Hooded Mergs, Common Mergs, Ring-necked Ducks, a pair of Buffleheads, a lone
female Scaup, about a dozen Mallards and a hundred Canada Geese. Beautiful
sunlit looks at that time of day!

  Marcy Marchello
  Northfield, MA
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Subject: Saturday, March 22 - Osprey at Daniel Webster
From: "John Galluzzo" <jgalluzzo(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:26am

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That's all the news to report! A pair of volunteers walking the trails =
this morning found a pair of ospreys building a nest on the platform =
beyond Fox Hill at the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary. This is the =
first recorded data for our South Shore osprey monitoring program this =
year. If anybody's interested in helping us out with this project, =
please contact me directly.
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Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries

2000 Main Street

Marshfield MA 02050

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Subject: Saturday, March 22 - North Hill Marsh Wildlife
         Sanctuary
From: "John Galluzzo" <jgalluzzo(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 11:33am

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Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries has begun a waterfowl monitoring =
project on North  =
<http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/North_Hill/inde=
x.php> Hill Marsh in Duxbury. Our goal is to document what species of =
ducks, geese and swans use the pond throughout the year, or at least as =
long as it's not frozen. Today's report, taken between 9:30 and 10 this =
morning, includes:
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8 Canada geese
2 mute swans
17 ring-necked ducks
9 wood ducks
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If anybody's interested in helping us out with this project, it requires =
very little in the way of time commitment (less than an hour on the =
sanctuary) and comes with complete instructions from me!
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Subject: Plymouth beach, this morning
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 12:34pm

I walked to the end of the beach this morning again in
search of Piping Plovers.  I was only able to find
one.  I regret not making the loop and walking along
the bay side because I spoke to a gentleman, as I was
leaving, who told me that he saw a few on the bay side
last week.  Highlights today were

200-250+ Brant
1 Northern Harrier, flying over the dunes
1 Piping Plover
75-100 Sanderlings, scattered here and there
20+ Dunlin, mixed with Sanderlings
1 Horned Lark, very vocal
4 Snow Buntings, walking along the dunes

                                Kathy

Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird(AT)verizon.net

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Subject: Suffolk County birding 3/22
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 12:48pm

This morning along with Karsten Hartel and Ian Davies we birded in Boston,
Revere and Winthrop. We started the morning with both the adult and immature
Lesser Black-backed Gull at Christopher Columbus Park. On the Custom House we
watched a pair of Peregrines copulate. No sign of Piping Plovers at Revere, but
three AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were noted on Snake Island and 60 Red- necked
Grebes were along Winthrop Beach. In South Boston we did NOT see the EARED GREBE
 though we met Ronnie Donovan who had seen the bird. 48 species
Highlights:
Red-necked Grebe  60 Winthrop
Double crested Cormorant  1  
Black-crowned Night Heron 2 Winthrop
Turkey Vulture 1 Charlestown
Red-tailed Hawk nesting pair at Moakley Field light pole in S. Boston
ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK--Spectacle Island
Peregrine Falcon--2 adults copulating on Custom House , Downtown
 and another adult that just snatched an Ring-billed Gull and took it to the top
 of the JFK Museum and plucked away while two crows sat a foot away and a third
crow attempted (unsuccessfully) to interupt it by dive bombing
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER  3 at Snake Island
Lesser Black-backed Gull- 1 adult, 1 imm at Christopher Columbus Park

There were good numbers of Greater Scaup in Winthrop and especially South
Boston, including several Lesser Scaup, a great number of Goldeneye, Bufflehead
and Red bresated Mergansers as well as scoter, eider and Black Ducks all in
courtship display

Bob Stymeist
Arlington
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Subject: Saturday
From: Pamela Knight <pammyk48(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 4:36pm

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World's End, Hingham, MA
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1 belted kingfisher
5 cedar waxwings
1 northern flicker
30 mallards
1 white breasted nuthatch
4 red breasted merganzers
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Weir River Estuary Park
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2 osprey  at the platform  (no one occupied the platform last year, I belie=
ve, possibly due to the windmill)
3 Canada geese
2 red breasted merganzers
4 mourning doves
1 robin
2 unidentified small merlinlike, hawklike birds swiftly chasing each other
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Does anyone know how to access the Govenor Long Bird Sanctuary that is visa=
ble from 3A in Hingham across from the harbor? The website says Cottage Str=
eet which has fence leading down to the area which may or may not belong to=
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Subject: 3/22 Duxbury Beach - Great Egret, Am. Pipit et al
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:05pm

3/22 Sat. 12:15-4:15, HiTide 12:22,Clear; Temp 41F, Wind 5-20 NNW, 
Bay choppy, Ocean small waves.

Today's mission was to find Piping Plovers, and that didn't happen 
despite checking all the haunts from last summer.  In fact nary a 
shorebird did I see; no Dunlin or Sanderlings even though they are in 
the area.  My guess is that they are over on Saquish's Crescent Beach today.

A great thing about birding is that you so often see things you don't 
expect - especially when you start out as narrowly focused as I was 
today. Highlights follow:

Loons:   Both Common and Red-throated loons were almost always in 
view the length of the Beach - sometimes in groups of 3 or 4.  My 
guess is that there were at least 20 Commons and 30+ Red-throated.

Great Egret (1):  As I was heading home frustrated by the absence of 
Pipers, I rounded High Pines (HP) and there in the marsh right ahead 
of me as about 50 yards was a Great Egret.  It was very purposefully 
working the tidal stream in the marsh, pulling out something edible 
every time it put its head down.  I saw it eat 4 small items (2 were 
decent sized fish) in less than 2 minutes.  I guess for egrets the 
saying should be "the early bird gets the fish".  This it the 
earliest I've seen this species anywhere in Duxbury.

Greater Scaup (pr):  I vary rarely see this species from the beach on 
either side.  Nice view of a pair today swimming adjacent to a small 
eider flock on the bay side 100+ yards offshore half way down to the 
1st crossover.

Horned Lark (2) :   Only 2 today but one was standing atop the big 
gravel pile just north of HP singing its heart out.  The yellow on 
the face was bright  and the "horns" were perked straight up as this 
little beauty swaggered back and forth along the crest of its little 
mountain and serenaded all listeners.  He deserved a bigger audience of larks!

American Pipit (1):   While perusing the grassy dunes south of HP for 
Pipers I spotted a lone Pipit walking about.  Nice but brief look at 
this early visitor.

Ipswich (Savannah) Sparrow (2):  In the same area as the Pipit I also 
found two Ipswich Sparrows.  One had quite a bit of yellow on the 
face while the other had very little.  I assumed that the yellow one 
was the male and that the two were a pair.  According to the Cornell 
book, the sexes look alike so I'm not sure if there is any 
significance to the variation after all.  These two were right near 
the road and I could study them from the car while they scurried 
about occasionally making a thin tseeeet call that sounded like a 
"regular; Savannah.
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com

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Subject: Whately Meadowlark, kestrel, shrike
From: David Mako <massmakos(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:28pm

Some of today's highlights included an eastern meadowlark in the fields
near the White Birch Campground in Whately.  Further to the south along
North Rd an American kestrel and northern shrike were found.  

Also seen were the 6 canvasbacks this morning at Barton Cove in Gill
and the barnacle goose, snow geese and the large flock of Canadas at
the intersection of Meadow and Russelville Rds in Amherst.

Thanks to all those who post the news!

Dave Mako
South Deerfield

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Subject: Buffleheads at Great Meadows/Concord
From: Cherrie Corey <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:28pm

 From the tower, I saw two very active male Buffleheads in the 
company of one female around 10:30 am along with three wading birders 
making their way along the submerged dike trail.  Flood waters still 
to high to walk the circuit.

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Subject: Scituate Spring Birds
From: steve(AT)maguirepresentations.com
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:42pm

Eastern Bluebird at the Widow's Walk Golf Course in Scituate today

Also... 4 Fish Crows in Scituate Harbor...

Best Regards,

Steve

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Subject: Plum Island Vicinity Highlights
From: Paul Roberts <phawk254(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 5:52pm

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A rather quiet but gorgeous, windy day on the island & vicinity.

Bald Eagle (3 ads, Cashman Park)

Northern Harrier 1 (subad)
Piping Plover 7
Sanderling  2
Northern Shrike 1
American Coot 1 (browsing on land)

Paul 

Paul M. Roberts
Medford, MA
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Subject: Osprey for lunch
From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:40pm

Massbirders:
    Whenever Lois Cooper and I have our Saturday lunch at Michael's 
Harborside in Newburyport she takes her binoculars with us.  At least we do 
so in the winter when the river isn't crowded by boats. In winter we can 
always get a table with a great view of the river, and a reasonable 
certainty of winter ducks.  At least winter ducks; for sometimes we get 
more.  We had our first Bald Eagle of 2008 from here, although getting a 
year bird from Michaels is unusual. Usually what we see while eating lunch 
is modest.  Today was one of the good days.
    It started before we had ordered when two Loons popped up very close; 
probably less than a hundred feet away. The tide was just past high and the 
flow outward was quite robust.  We also began finding several Goldeneye and 
some Oldsquaw surfacing and diving in the turbulent eddy's just past the 
bridge. A Turkey Vulture swaying a dipping as he struggled in the wind and 
Bald Eagles.  At one point we had three Bald Eagles flying over the houses 
on the far side of the river.  Two of them in some sort of interplay; diving 
and chasing each other.  All juveniles. Even when meal had been served the 
activity on the river kept our attention. I had been keeping my eye on a 
flurry of activity of Gulls down river, and unfortunately out of Lois' line 
of sight.  They seemed to be feeding at the surface of the water, and were 
slowly drifting towards us; as if following a school of fish up river. 
Nothing spectacular, but activity nonetheless.  I barely noticed when a 
large bird,one that I first took to be a gull, separated from the flock 
gained altitude and flew directly towards the restaurant. It wasn't until 
the bird was almost directly above us that I could see it wasn't a gull, but 
an Osprey.
    First Osprey of the year.  I don't remember ever finding one so early. 
I had seen reports of Osprey on Massbird, and earlier Nancy Landry told us 
that she was fairly sure she had seen one that morning.  Still I was taken 
by surprise.  A Good bird to spot from inside a restaurant.
    Actually this isn't the best bird I have seen while eating in a 
restaurant.  A few years ago Lois and I watched a Barrows Goldeneye in the 
waters off the bass rocks area in Cape Ann as we took lunch in the Ocean 
Edge Restaurant.  Good looks there too.

Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekei(AT)comcast.net

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Subject: Sudbury River Valley
From: Glenn Long <hdtwblg(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:34pm

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  Birds seen along the Sudbury River Valley between Pelham Island Road(off =
Route 20) in Wayland and Water Row(off Route 27) in Sudbury between 7:30 A.=
M. and 10:30A.M.:

Canada Goose (80+)
Wood Duck (25+)
American Black Duck (7)
Mallard (20+)
Northern Shoveler (m)
Green-winged Teal (30+)
Ring-necked Duck (12)
Hooded Merganser (17)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Red-tailed Hawk
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove(5)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2)
Northern Flicker (2)
American Crow (20+)
Blue Jay (2-3)
Common Raven (heard)
Tufted Titmouse
Black-capped Chickadee (4)
Eastern Bluebird (4)
American Robin (5-7)
American Tree Sparrow (5-6)
Song Sparrow (2-3)
White-throated Sparrow=20
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird (20-30)
Rusty Blackbird (5)
Common Grackle (25-30)
American Goldfinch
                           Glenn Long and Barbara Howell

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Subject: Gill, Hadley & Southwick
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:44pm

MassBirders,

Cheryl & I stopped in at the Boat ramp in Gill that overlooks the CT River,
on the way home from Worcester today. We also went to Russellville Rd in
Hadley which didn't give us a whole lot of time to scrutinize the large
group of Canada Geese because the sun was setting fast. 

At Gill boat ramp;

Mallard
6-Northern Pintail
11-Ring-necked Ducks
2-Common Goldeneye
4-6-Hooded Merganser
5-Common Merganser
2-Bald Eagle-1 on nest the other perched and souring
6-10-Red-tail Hawk many along Rt 190 and Rt 2
1-Dead Barred Owl-in the left breakdown lane just past Leominster exit

Russellville road in Hadley;

30-Snow Goose
2000-Canada Goose -this is a conservative estimate

Feeder in Southwick;

1-Brown-headed Cowbird

South Pond in Southwick;
7-Ring-necked Duck
Canada Geese

Sheep Pasture Rd in Southwick;

I was able to clearly ID 15 Cedar Waxwings but there were about 25-30 birds.
The other 15 or so were hidden in a Crab-apple tree and didn't come out
until the home owner came out with her dog; at that point all birds flew
into the wetland area behind the house. 

I watched two Cedar Waxwings do the, Pass the berry routine! One gave the
other a berry then the bird with the berry would hop away one space from the
other bird, turn its head away as thou it was picking a berry, then hop back
next to the other Waxwing and pass the berry! They repeated this about 10
times, I mean, do ya really think the birds were fooling each other! Well I
guess they were! It was quite neat to watch.

I went around Middle Lake before 7:30 and went to South Pond but didn't have
time to scan both lakes thoroughly;

5-Ring-necked Duck-other waterfowl were on the lakes, but no time.

Scott Ricker
Southwick, MA.
Ptbagger(at)Verizon(dot)net 

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Subject: "White Eye-browed" Canada Goose
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:40pm

Margo and I struck out on 2 tries for the red-headed woodpecker on water Row 
today.  Our consolation prize was a beautiful male shoveler there.

On our way back, we stopped in Watertown to view the Canada goose with white 
eyebrows.  Though the white chin strap was larger and wider than in normal 
Canada geese, and this bird did exhibit white "eyebrows", it was no larger 
than any of the other geese present.  In fact, there was at least one goose 
larger than this bird.  The photos don't show a good size comparison.  I don't 
believe that this bird is the giant subspecies described by Marshall, but 
could be, at best, a hybrid.  Upon close examination (this bird walked up to 
us, begging for food). I, rather, think that this bird is a "normal" Canada 
goose with some leucistic characteristics exhibited by the white over the 
eyes.

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: BBC Trip 03/22/08
From: <anhinga(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 6:32pm

Hi MassBirders -

Today Christopher, Pamela, Sabrina, and Mark joined me on my Brookline Bird
Club - Vernal Equinox Walk.  We birded Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
(IRWS), Crooked Pond, Cherry Hill Reservoir, Scotland Road, and Parker River
National Wildlife Refuge (PRNWR).  The temperatures ranged from 29df to 46df
and the winds from 5mph to 25mph but we had unlimited sunshine.  We tallied
46 species between 8:00am and 4:30pm.  Following are the trip details:

Canada Goose - 180
Wood Duck - 2 (IRWS)
Gadwall - 35 (Salt Pannes at PRNWR)
American Black Duck - 40
Mallard - 120
Northern Pintail - 30 (Salt Pannes at PRNWR)
Green-winged Teal - 1 (Cherry Hill Resi)
Canvasback - 3 (Cherry Hill Resi)
Ring-necked Duck - 15 (Cherry Hill Resi)
Bufflehead - 12
Hooded Merganser - 2 (IRWS)
Common Merganser - 250 (Cherry Hill Resi)
Ruddy Duck - 1 (Cherry Hill Resi)
Red-tailed Hawk - 12
Killdeer - 4 (Scotland Road)
Bonaparte's Gull - 50
Ring-billed Gull - 100
Herring Gull - 150
Great Black-backed Gull - 30
Rock Pigeon - 40
Mourning Dove - 18
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 (IRWS)
Downy Woodpecker - 8 (IRWS)
Pileated Woodpecker - (IRWS)
Northern Shrike - 1 (IRWS)
Blue Jay - 17
American Crow - 60
Black-capped Chickadee - 75
Tufted Titmouse - 12
White-breasted Nuthatch - 9
Brown Creeper - 6 (IRWS and Crooked Pond, several were singing)
Golden-crowned Kinglet - 3
Eastern Bluebird - 11 (IRWS and 1 near Cherry Hill Resi)
American Robin - 200
European Starling - 35
American Tree Sparrow - 5
Song Sparrow - 7
White-throated Sparrow - 5
Dark-eyed Junco - 2
Northern Cardinal - 9
Red-winged Blackbird - 120
Common Grackle - 50
Brown-headed Cowbird - 2
House Finch - 1
American Goldfinch - 2
House Sparrow - 7

Wishing you all a Happy Spring!

Laura H. de la Flor
Salem, MA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"So much to learn about Mother Nature ...
. always racing with father time." (lhf)

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Subject: Woodcocks
From: Barbara Spencer <bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 7:30pm

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While scouting for Woodcock locations in Atlas block Goshen 7, we  
found at least five Woodcocks peenting and flying in a field in
Cummington this evening.

Barbara Spencer
Cummington, MA
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Bolton Flats WMA  , 3/22/08
From: "S Sutton" <bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 8:06pm

Here's a quick report from the Bolton Flats this evening. I hope to get a 
more complete picture on Monday. At any rate, woodcocks are back, and 
overall waterfowl numbers are way up.

Steven Sutton, Lancaster
bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com

>
> Location:     Bolton Flats WMA
> Observation date:     3/22/08
> Notes:     6:10 tp 7:30 PM; 38 degrees F, sunny and windy<br>The Spring 
> "flood" of waterfowl has arrived here.
> Number of species:     18
>
> Canada Goose     300     +
> Wood Duck     54
> American Black Duck     32     roughly
> Mallard     700     +  Most counted at dusk as they flew into the marsh 
> (open water sections) for the night
> Northern Pintail     30     exact count; fairly high number for BF
> Green-winged Teal (American)     88     maybe more
> Ring-necked Duck     8     +
> Hooded Merganser     4     (2m+2f)
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Killdeer     1
> American Woodcock     2     started calling at 7:15
> Ring-billed Gull     100     +  also may have been a few Herring mixed in; 
> I didn't get a chance to sift through them
> Mourning Dove     3
> American Robin     6
> Song Sparrow     4
> Northern Cardinal     1
> Red-winged Blackbird     50     +
> Common Grackle     300     +
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: CT Report 03/22/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 8:40pm

Note 1:  I mentioned a couple of days ago that we have a new email
address for rare bird reports, ctbirdreport(AT)ftml.net.  Unfortunately
the problems with the old address are getting worse.  Reports to the
old address might be lost, so please use the new address.  Thanks!

Note 2: Frank Mantlik posted a timely reminder over on the CTBirds
list that I think is worth repeating here.

"Just a reminder that March 23 marks the one year anniversary that
Larry Flynn photographed a SMITH'S LONGSPUR at Sherwood Is. S.P. (a
great rarity in CT).  It may not be a bad idea to check some grassy
fields, coastal or inland, this weekend, given all the big west winds
of the past 2 days."

Note 3: When I visited Long Beach in Stratford today there weren't any
of the No Trespassing signs  at the end of the parking area reported
about ten days ago, and there were people taking the long walk west.

 From Karen Fiske:
3/22 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- pair of NORTHERN SHOVELER, 3 pairs
of NORTHERN PINTAIL, 9:00 - 10:00am.

 From Paul Cianfaglione and Tom Sayers:
3/22 - Farmington, Farmington Meadows -- 1 SNOW BUNTING, 2 EASTERN
MEADOWLARK, 1 imm. WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW.
3/22 - Canton, Canton feeder -- 32 COMMON REDPOLL. 

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
3/22 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 8 BLUE-WINGED TEAL (4 male, 4
female), 9 NORTHERN SHOVELER (7 male, 2 female), 1 female LESSER
SCAUP.

 From Bruce Finnan:
3/22 - Bridgeport, Seaside Park -- Drake Eurasian Wigeon in the duck
pond.
Stratford, Long Beach -- Tundra Swan in the marsh behind Long
Beach.  The Tundra Swan was not initially visible when I arrived at
Long Beach.  I noticed it an hour or so later when I was leaving at
approx 2:30.  Also at Long Beach were 12 Boat-tailed Grackles, and a
large flock of Bonaparte's Gulls too far out to discern anything mixed
in with them other than a few large gulls.

 From Rick Macsuga:
3/22 - Madison, Hammonassett State Park -- Megs Point, Iceland Gull;
Nature center Field, Eastern MeadowLark; 
Old Saybrook, North Cove -- Rough-Legged Hawk.

 From Olive Wysocki:
3/22 - Milford,  Audbon Centre -- Common Redpolls.
Stratford, Marshes (from Long Beach Car Park) -- Boat Tailed Grackles
(close to Sand Dunes), Tundra Swan

 From Frank Mantlik:
3/22 - Westport, Hillspoint Rd., Sherwood Millpond from town Canoe
Launch (old Allen's), 4:20 pm -- at least 7 NORTHERN SHOVELERS (5
male).
3/22 - Stratford, foot of Cove Pl. (Park Blvd.) 5-6 pm -- 1000's of
gulls (3000?): 1000 BONAPARTE'S, 2000 Ring-billed, 1000 Herring -
swimming/feeding on ?plankton, as well as larger gulls using bills to
scape food (barnacle spat?) off recently-exposed rocks. Several
thousand more gulls resting on low-tide bars off Short Beach.  Despite
looking through all this larid biomass, I could not find any unusual
species.  But still quite a sight.

 From Paul Nyhan:
3/22 - Orange, Club Rd -- 3 FOX SPARROW under my feeder. First
appeared about ten days ago.

 From Paul Carrier:
3/21 - ?????, Nepaug reservoir -- 4 BLACK SCOTERS.

 From Ted Gilman (for Brian Bielfelt):
3/20 - Greenwich, Audubon Center -- COMMON RAVEN  2 flying over
Kimberlin Nature Center building.

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Subject: Barnacle/Gr.White-fronted Geese.
         Hadley/Amherst/Turners Falls
From: SSURNER(AT)aol.com
Date: 22 Mar 2008 8:44pm

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Hello Massbirders,

The highlight of the Hitchcock Center's Spring Birding Class was was  the 
Barnacle Goose found by David Peake-Jones this morning in the fields along  
Meadow Street & Russellville Rd on the Amherst/Hadley town line. We watched  the
bird for over an hour before we headed north to Barton's Cove. The Barnacle  
Goose is only the second one I've seen in Western Mass, and although a ways out,
everyone in the group was afforded satisfying looks. Also present besides a  
couple of thousand Canada Geese were (2) Greater White-fronted Geese, and 
about  50+ Snow Geese.

At the Canal in Turners Falls- We found two more Greater White-fronted  Geese 
and an Iceland Gull. From there we headed over to Barton's Cove and caught  
up with (5) Canvasbacks that had been perviously reported. The Geese and the  
lack of wind made for a most enjoyable day in the Valley.

Highlights...

North Hadley Pond
Canada Goose (400+)
Mute Swan (2)
Wood duck (8)
Ring-necked Duck (28)
Hooded Merganser (4)
Common Merganser (2)

Amherst/Hadley- Meadow Street
G.W.F. Goose (2)
Snow Goose (50+)
Canada Goose (2000+)
Barnacle Goose (1)

Turners Falls-Canal
G.W.F. Goose (2)
Canada Goose ((600+)
Ring-necked Duck (2)
Common Goldeneye (14)
Iceland Gull (1-1w)

Barton's Cove-GILL
Canvasbacks (5)
Ring-necked Duck (18)
Common Goldeneye (2)
Hooded Merganser (5)
Common Merganser (29)
Bald Eagle (2)-Nest

Turners Falls-Rod & Gun Club
Canada Goose (125)
Mute Swan (20)
Ring-necked Duck (12)
Scaup Sp (3)
Bufflehead (5)
Common Goldeneye (6)
Hooded Merganser (6)
Common Merganser (102)
Bald Eagle (1 Imm)

Scott Surner
Belchertown, MA
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Subject: Newburyport & Salisbury ~ 3/22
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 22 Mar 2008 9:22pm

Birders,

Susan Sellers and I this evening birded in the Newburyport Industrial Park.  We
had Killdeer, Red-tailed Hawk and more than a dozen, displaying American 
Woodcock.  At the Parker Street Train Station, we had heard the "ski-ape" of
Wilson's Snipe
that flushed, saw an American Kestrel and several Eastern Cottontails.

At Salisbury Beach State Reservation this morning, we saw three Killdeer, a 
Northern Harrier and a Merlin on the prowl in the campground.

No sign of the waxwings on Carey Avenue in Newburyport today...  Today I heard
that
six Cedar Waxwings and one Bohemian were seen in the parking lot at Michael's 
Harborside on Friday at 1:30pm which is just north of where Susan and I saw them
later that afternoon.

Best wishes,
Sue

Sue McGrath
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, Ma 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: hawk
From: Raymond Marr Jr <rmarr2(AT)cox.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 9:22pm

  Crestwood Country Club, Rehoboth MA
   One red shouldered Hawk

Raymond Marr jr
Pawtucket RI

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Subject: White Eyebrowed Canda Goose
From: Sherry Leffert <sleffert(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 9:44pm

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My husband and I were at Watertown at around 9:30 in the morning and saw th=
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white =B3eyebrowed=B2 Canada Goose. I have some pictures but don=B9t know if
they
will help to clarify the identification.
http://gallery.mac.com/sherryleffert#100111
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Cambridge, MA
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Subject: Plum Island and W. Newbury , 3/22/08
From: "Robert Furrow" <robertfurrow(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 22 Mar 2008 10:50pm

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Had a nice day birding Plum Island, Cherry Hill Reservoir, and the Artichoke
Reservoir.

Some highlights were a Short-eared Owl from the Lot 1 boardwalk at 7:40am, a
Snowy Owl due west from the Pines trail overlook, 2 Wood Ducks at North Pool
(from Hellcat), and an American Coot and 2 Ruddy Ducks at Stage Island Pool.

Also, 3 Canvasbacks at Cherry Hill, and 2 more Wood Ducks at Artichoke
Reservoir (seen from Rogers St.).

Location:     Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
Observation date:     3/22/08

Canada Goose     180
Wood Duck     2
Gadwall     19
American Wigeon     2
American Black Duck     70
Mallard     60
Northern Pintail     12
Green-winged Teal (American)     38 (All seen in the sound and inlets just
north of Stage Island Pool)
Common Eider     12
White-winged Scoter     4
Long-tailed Duck     3
Bufflehead     35
Common Goldeneye     20
Hooded Merganser     2
Red-breasted Merganser     10
Ruddy Duck     2 (Stage Island Pool)
Common Loon     1
Bald Eagle     1
Northern Harrier     2
Cooper's Hawk     1
Rough-legged Hawk     1 (light adult)
American Coot     1
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     40
Herring Gull     50
Great Black-backed Gull     25
Rock Pigeon     10
Mourning Dove     15
Snowy Owl     1 (fairly white bird)
Short-eared Owl     1
Northern Shrike     1
American Crow     25
Horned Lark     9
Black-capped Chickadee     3
American Robin     8
European Starling     1
American Tree Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     5
Northern Cardinal     3
Red-winged Blackbird     16
Common Grackle     25

This report was generated with the help of eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Cherry Hill Reservoir highlights:
Ring-necked Ducks 5
Canvasbacks 3
Common Mergansers 43
Hooded Mergansers 3
Bufflehead 15

Artichoke Reservoir highlights:
Wood Duck   2
Ring-necked Ducks   3
Hooded Mergansers   6
Northern Pintail   4
Mute Swan   3

Good Birding!

-- 
Robert Furrow
25 Gorham St.,
Somerville, MA 02144
robertfurrow(AT)gmail.com

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