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Subject: Brewster
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 5:46am
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Phynally a Phoebe here in Brewster!
Peter Trull
Brewster, Mpetrull(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Fenway Victory Gardens (Emerald Necklace, 4/1/08)
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 7:02am
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Location: Emerald Necklace, Fenway Victory Gardens
Observation date: 4/1/08, 4pm
Notes: 2 x 2 fosp might be duplicates; woodcock at row G, where flushed last
year; geese chasing mallards from phragmites nesting spots; all in garden
rows A-X betw. muddy river and boylston st. (fenway park visible). Number of
species: 24
Canada Goose 16
Mallard 9
American Woodcock 2
Ring-billed Gull 2
Herring Gull 3
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 8
Blue Jay 4
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 26
Northern Mockingbird 3
European Starling 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Fox Sparrow 4
Song Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco 2
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 36
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 17
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Subject: Saturday 4/,5 Woodpecker Walk at Bald Hill
Reservation
From: "Christopher Ciccone" <CNCiccone(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 7:18am
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Good Morning,
Just a quick note to anybody that is considering joining me this =
Saturday 4/5, I would highly suggest wearing Wellies or Muck-boots or =
some similar waterproof boot as it will make things much more =
comfortable and easy-going. I did some scouting last weekend and the =
trail gets pretty wet and muddy in spots on the trail around Crooked =
Pond.
Cheers,
Christopher
Christopher N. Ciccone
Woburn, MA
Photos: www.pbase.com/bluegoose
Blog: http://www.picusblog.com/
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Subject: Waterbird Survey - Concord Impoundments, 4/2/2008
From: Jason_StSauver(AT)fws.gov
Date: 2 Apr 2008 8:46am
The following species of waterfowl were counted during a recent waterbird
survey conducted at the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge â~@~S Concord
Impoundments on Tuesday, March 25, 2008:
Species Amount
Canada Goose 360
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 9
American Black Duck 4
Blue-winged Teal 2
Green-winged Teal 7
Common Goldeneye 6
Ring-necked Duck 69
Common Merganser 2
If you have any questions regarding management at the Concord
Impoundments, please contact the Refuge biological staff at
978-443-4661at ext 37 or 24.
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Jason St. Sauver, Bio Intern
for
Eileen McGourty
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Eastern MA NWR Complex
73 Weir Hill Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
978-443-4661 ext. 37
978-265-7467 cell
978-443-2898 fax
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Subject: A. Golden Plover-Yes
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 9:18am
I checked on the A. golden plover this morning before work. It is still there,
but this morning it was back to a wet area on the north (left) side of the road
after the curve along the Plum Island Airport. It was directly out from the only
small deciduous tree next to the road on that side. There were eight killdeer
just before the hanger on the right side.
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: sad news - Barbara Walker
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)TheWorld.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 9:26am
Many of you remember Barbara Walker, Worcester county birder and
butterfly enthusiast. Barbara lost her long struggle with cancer on
Saturday, March 29th. In the words of Bill Benner "Her passing is a
tremendous loss to all of her many friends and to the Massachusetts
butterfly and birding communities. She was a very talented
naturalist, as well as... a very gentle soul".
From the Worcester Telegram and Gazette "Barbara loved to travel,
but her favorite wild places were at home. She was a long time
volunteer and a member of the advisory committee at Broad Meadow
Brook Audubon Sanctuary in Worcester. She was also an officer of
Forbush Bird Club and the Massachusetts Chapter of the North American
Butterfly Association, and a member of the Athol Bird and Nature
Club. Barbara believed that every trail was a loop trail. There's no
point in seeing what you've already seen, and if you walked far
enough, you'd end up back where you started."
Calling hours will be from 6-8 Wednesday, April 2 & Thursday, April 3
in CASWELL-KING FUNERAL HOME, 474 Grove St., Worcester. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Broad Meadow
Brook Audubon Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Rd., Worcester 01604 or Susan
Koman For The Cure, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250, Dallas, TX 75244.
Additional information is available at www.telegram.com. Use the
search function for the past 7 days.
Barbara's enthusiasm and zest for life was contagious. She will be
missed by all of us who knew her and whose lives she touched.
Barbara Volkle
Northborough, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
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Subject: Squantum/Neponset 4/1
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 10:48am
Paul Peterson called and asked me to post the following birds that he saw
yesterday:
1 American Bittern, Squantum, wet area along Seaport Blvd.
300 Brant, E. Squantum St,
In Salt Pans near Dunkin Donuts:
3 gadwall
2 A. widgeon
23 green-wg teal
1 greater yellowlegs
Neponset River Gorge:
7 black-cr night herons
1 great egret
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: Durham NH, Plum Island 4/2/08
From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 12:18pm
Ida Giriunas and I went up to New Hampshire this morning to try for
the previously reported Ross's Goose up there, but in the almost hour
we were there it was a no-show. On the way back down we stopped for a
couple hours at Plum Island, and managed to find some good birds even
with constant 30+ MPH winds..
I spent ~45 mins doing a migration watch from Lot 1, not much moving
at all. Lists below:
Durham fields (0800-0850):
Canada Goose 691
American Black Duck 8
Wild Turkey 2
Turkey Vulture 2
Killdeer 57
Ring-billed Gull 203
Herring Gull 8
Eastern Meadowlark 4
8 species
Plum Island (0930-1120):
Snow Goose 4 - Marsh behind Pines
Canada Goose 112
Gadwall 4 - Pines platform
American Wigeon 1m - Salt pans
American Black Duck 90
Mallard 8
Blue-winged Teal 1pr - Salt pans
Northern Pintail 66
Green-winged Teal (American) 35
Ring-necked Duck 2m - Pans w of s-curves
Common Merganser 2m - Lot 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Northern Harrier 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 - Mainland from Lot 1, PI lifer
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1 - migrant, Lot 1
Wilson's Snipe 5 - North Field
Ring-billed Gull 3
Herring Gull 13
Great Black-backed Gull 7
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 3
Great Horned Owl 1 - Usual bird, on nest
Northern Flicker 1 - S-curves
Eastern Phoebe 1 - Pines
American Crow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 1
American Robin 48
European Starling 15
American Tree Sparrow 4
Fox Sparrow 1 - Pines, PI lifer
Song Sparrow 31
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 27
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 6 - Few migrants.
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 1
House Sparrow 5
41 species
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Ian Davies
Medford, MA
goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net
www.pbase.com/daviesphoto
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Subject: Spring in Cummington
From: Barbara Spencer <bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 1:08pm
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Although there is a foot and a half of snow out in the woods in back
of my house, a few new birds have shown up. A Cardinal was singing
in the misty rain from the top of a sugar maple yesterday. Today the
pair of White-breasted Nuthatches are cleaning out last year's nest
hole and several Purple Finches have returned from where ever they
spend the winter bringing a few goldfinches with them.
Barbara Spencer
Cummington, MA
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Subject: 4/3 Duxbury misc.
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 2:48pm
A quick pass down the bay side of the Beach this morning (8:00-9:30
with high tide at 8:54) revealed most of the seasonal regulars but
the stiff wind made scoping impossible except from within the car and
created so many whitecaps on the bay that birds were hard to see. No
shorebirds in evidence though I wore out my eyes checking every rock
along the 3+ mile shoreline for a huddled traveler. I did get at
least 3 Killdeer in the marsh near the Gurnet guard shack.
For me today is the first "real" spring day as a first-of-year Phoebe
appeared on the fence outside our window at home. Other arrivals are
welcome harbingers of the season, but for me the arrival of the
plucky Phoebe makes it official.
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com
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Subject: Ipswich Broad-winged Hawk
From: James MacDougall <jm3(AT)mac.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 3:55pm
Hi,
While working today at the office of the Ipswich River Watershed in
Ipswich, I had a Broad-winged Hawk fly by.
This is the earliest date for me to see such in Essex County.
Jim MacDougall
Biodiversity Consulting, LLC
29 Campmeeting Road
Topsfield, MA 01983
978-857-6826
http://web.mac.com/jm3/
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Subject: Plum Island - 04-02-08
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 4:08pm
Alex Ratelle and I led Wednesday Morning Birding out of Joppa Flats
Education Center today. The surf was up as the weather gods once again
dealt Wednesday Morning Birding another contrary blow -- this in the literal
sense! But at least the sun was shining. The surf was up on the big pans
and the little pans (complete with foam), on the Plum Island River, on Plum
Island Sound -- everywhere you looked -- with the winds huffing and puffing
out of the west northwest15-25 mph with gusts approaching 40. The sky was
clear with temps in the low 40s. (Ian, thanks for the tip on the
Blue-winged Teal at the main pan -- somehow they eluded us. Must have
become hidden behind the vegetation.)
Here's our rather sparse list:
Snow Goose (4) - s. end Bill Forward Pool (BFP).
Canada Goose
American Wigeon (4) - pr. main pan; pr. BFP.
American Black Duck
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Common Eider (4) - Bar Head (BH).
Scoter sp. - BH.
Common Goldeneye (3) - BH.
Osprey (1) - Pines platform.
Northern Harrier (2)
Killdeer (8) - 6, PI Airport; 2, pans.
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pigeon - PI Bridge.
Mourning Dove (4)
Great Horned Owl (1) - nest pines s. new blind (thanks, Tom).
Eastern Phoebe (1) - Susan Gurkus/Ben Flemer, Bird Banding Station (BBS).
American Crow
Horned Lark (6) - South Field.
Tree Swallow (2) - seen over main pan on pre-program scout.
Black-capped Chickadee (1) - Hellcat restrooms.
American Robin - many migrants at roadside.
Northern Mockingbird (2) - 1, PI Bridge; 1, S-curves.
European Starling
Song Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Northern Cardinal (1) - Hellcat restrooms.
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark (2) - 1, PI Airport; 1, South Field.
Common Redpoll (1) - Susan Gurkus/Ben Flemer, BBS.
We will meet again next week back at Joppa Flats Education Center at 0930
for Wednesday Morning Birding. For more information about Joppa Flats
programs, call Bill Gette or Dave Larson at 978-462-9998.
Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
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Subject: Pine warblers, phoebes in Newton
From: maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
Date: 2 Apr 2008 5:08pm
Folks,
This AM at 7:30 (4/2/08) the first two male pine warblers are
back on turf, singing in the pines along the aqueduct west of
Cold Spring Park.
The first Phoebes were in and have been singing for three days
in the same areas.
Pete Gilmore
Newton, MA
maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Barnacle Goose-Northfield-yes
From: "Oakes Spalding" <ospalding(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 5:32pm
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Herman D'Entremont and I saw the Barnacle Goose at Bennett Meadow =
WMA in Northfield at about 3 P.M. today. A Snow Goose was also there.
Another Snow Goose was at the Turner's Falls Power Canal, along =
with a couple of thousand Canada Geese.
Oakes Spalding
Cambridge
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Subject: Great yard bird...
From: "George W. Gove" <gwgove(AT)charter.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 7:20pm
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especially for our condo yard. Late this afternoon, there was a BOHEMIAN =
WAXWING sitting in the crabapple eating the crabapples outside of our =
window. It stayed for about 15 minutes until someone drove by. Film at =
11.=20
George Gove & Judy Gordon
Southboro
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Subject: Watertown Dam tonight 4/2/08 wood duck couple and
hybrid (green w teal -NO)
From: "brightondude04(AT)yahoo.com" <brightondude04@yahoo.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 8:46pm
Hello birders,
Went back to find the green winged teal with that nice
setting sun light tonight.
Didn't see em, but got a gorgeous wood duck couple on
the bank, 10 feet from the ped bridge. And the usual
large hybrid duck is still there with his adopted
flock of mallards.
Photo's:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhode2boston/
(please remove any spaces at the listerve may add to
this link.)
Thanks,
Sean McMahon
)brightondude)
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Subject: CT Report 04/02/2008 BULLOCK'S ORIOLE
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 8:28pm
From Ingrid & Tom Schaefer:
4/02 - Canaan, 60 Orchard Street -- Bullock's Oriole came to feeder at
6:00pm (1st time today).
From Glenn Williams:
4/02 - Canaan, 60 Orchard St -- 6pm, BULLOCK'S ORIOLE & BLACK VULTURE.
From Phil Asprelli with NHBC group:
4/02 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- Fox Sparrow (2), Boneparte's
Gull (20?), Northern Gannet (5), Snow Goose (1).
From Frank Mantlik
4/02 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- 230 SNOW GEESE, feeding on Spartina
roots in marshy salt lagoon.
New Haven, East Shore Park -- 35 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.
Milford, creek outlet just east of Bayview Beach -- 175 BONAPARTE'S
GULLS.
Stratford, Long Beach -- 260 BONAPARTE'S GULLS, feeding close in along
2nd jetty past end of lot. (I looked thoroughly for the less-common
small gulls, with no success).
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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (02 Apr 2008) 11 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 2 Apr 2008 9:06pm
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 02, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 6 6 6
Osprey 0 0 2
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 0 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 0 1
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 0
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 1
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 5 13
Merlin 0 0 0
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 1
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 0 0
Total: 11 11 28
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Observation start time: 14:45:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 2.25 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers:
Weather:
Wind -- NW (3-4), 7-6°C, Cloud cover -- 7-10%
Raptor Observations:
First kestrel came in close over dunes and up coast; all other raptors were
flying well to the west of the site along the hills
Several harriers and kestrels not moving
Non-raptor Observations:
one Eastern Phoebe at site
Predictions:
west winds may bring migrants close to site
========================================================================
Report submitted by Craig Jackson (crleja(AT)yahoo.com)
Plum Island, Parker River NWR, MA information may be found at:
http://massbird.org/EMHW/
Site Description:
coastal barrier island
Directions to site:
Site is Parking Lot #1 of the Parker River National Wildlifee Refuge on
Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Take Plum Island Turnpike, cross bridge and take first right onto road
leading to refuge. Parking Lot 1 is on left, shortly after passing refuge
entrance
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Subject: FW: eBird Report - Bolton Flats WMA , 4/1/08
From: "S Sutton" <bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 9:28pm
This report is from yesterday evening, but I think it's still worth posting.
Steven Sutton, Lancaster
bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com
>Location: Bolton Flats WMA
>Observation date: 4/1/08
>Notes: Bolton Flats WMA, 4:55 - 7:50 PM; 61 degrees F, cloudy with
>light showers. Checking Entrances 6,3,&4. Water levels moderate (fields
>still partially flooded).
>Number of species: 35
>
>Canada Goose 110 +
>Mute Swan 1 same spot where 2 seen a week ago
>Wood Duck 85 + All in one field. The expected dusk flight into the
>marsh never materialized (only ~35 came in), so they apparently stayed in
>the other fields & marshes for the night. This is probably a very low
>estimate.
>American Wigeon 6
>American Black Duck 38 +
>Mallard 630 +
>Blue-winged Teal 2 pair
>Northern Pintail 5 incl. 3m/2f
>Green-winged Teal 70 +
>Ring-necked Duck 88 may have even been more hidden. High count for
>BF.
>Hooded Merganser 18
>Common Merganser 3 low flyovers
>Red-tailed Hawk 1
>hawk sp. 1 probably a (the?) Peregrine, but look was too brief and
>imperfect.
>Killdeer 30 +
>GREATER YELLOWLEGS 2 First of the season
>Wilson's Snipe 40 +
>American Woodcock 8 + incl. several visible displays
>Ring-billed Gull 8
>Mourning Dove 2
>Great Horned Owl 1 calling around 7:30 PM
>Northern Shrike 1 in same spot where one has been reported over the
>past week
>Blue Jay 1
>American Crow 2
>Black-capped Chickadee 1
>Tufted Titmouse 1
>American Robin 4
>European Starling 3
>Song Sparrow 19
>Dark-eyed Junco 1
>Red-winged Blackbird 60
>EASTERN MEADOWLARK 1 Finally! Bolton Flats Bird #183, thanks to a
>report & tip from Strickland Wheelock. Although listed on the checklist
>(1987) as "Common", they've been quite rare in the 7 years I've been
>birding here, and this is my first.
>Rusty Blackbird 5 + possibly 20 or so, but there were also
>Red-Winged BB's & Grackles in the same spot, and fairly distant, making
>exact count tricky. Yellow eyes, short tail, and solid black wings visible
>on the few I got a good scope look at.
>Common Grackle 135
>Brown-headed Cowbird 2
>
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Subject: RRR (Rusty Roost Report)--Millennium Park, W.
Roxbury, Boston
From: "Marshall J. Iliff" <miliff(AT)aol.com>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 10:48pm
All,
I checked my local Rusty Blackbird flock this evening (2 April) and was
thrilled to find triple-digit numbers staging in the saplings. At about
6:45-7:05 they were all sitting out in the tree and calling, just prior to
dropping down in the reeds.
I ran into some birders at Millennium at 4:30 yesterday and it is worth
reiterating that timing is everything. I would not look for these birds
earlier than 6:20, and again, the boat ramp is the place to get distant
looks. I don't recommend walking down the railroad tracks, but that is where
the birds are.
Location: Millennium Park
Observation date: 4/2/08
Notes: Rusty Blackbird Survey.
Number of species: 8
Canada Goose 4
American Crow 1
American Robin 7
Song Sparrow 1
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Rusty Blackbird 131 I watched these birds staging in trees just
above the Phragmites where they were roosting. A few other blackbirds were
scattered among them, but the majority were Rusties. Males vastly
predominate, as I had suspected from my earlier views. Many were already in
the roost when I arrived at 6:50, even though it was quite bright. My
previous counts of 36 and 58 were not thoroughly counted, but tonight I do
think I got a sense for the true magnitude of the roost, although there may
have been some birds that had already 'gone to bed'.
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
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Subject: Littleton Heron Rookery , 4/2/08
From: Bruce Larson <bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 2 Apr 2008 11:10pm
There were six great blue heron sitting on nests tonight at the
Littleton rookery.
Canada Goose 5
Wood Duck 6 (5m,1f)
Mallard 2 (1m,1f)
Green-winged Teal 4 (2m,2f)
Ring-necked Duck 2 (1m.1f)
Hooded Merganser 3 (2m,1f)
Common Merganser 3 (2m,1f)
Great Blue Heron 6
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Robin X
Red-winged Blackbird X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Bruce Larson
Milton, MA
bruce.r.larson(AT)verizon.net
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