B-Mail(sm): MASSBIRD for Fri, 11 Apr 2008

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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (10 Apr 2008) 41 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 11 Apr 2008 12:00am

Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 10, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               4             12             12
Osprey                       2              3              5
Bald Eagle                   0              0              0
Northern Harrier             4              4              8
Sharp-shinned Hawk           3              3              4
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              1              1              2
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            25             40             48
Merlin                       1              2              2
Peregrine Falcon             1              1              2
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:                      41             66             83
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Observation start time: 09:30:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 6.5 hours

Official Counter:        Craig Jackson

Observers:        David Goodine, Rick Heil, Ted Mara, Ursula Goodine

Weather:
Wind was light changing from SW-NW; temperature --18-20�C; sunny , clear
skies 

Raptor Observations:
good Kestrel movement -- Finally!!

Non-raptor Observations:
No observations made by official counter; Tom Graham also counted for one
hour

Predictions:
Flight may continue
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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: Osprey
From: Richard Marchant <rmarchant31(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 6:50am

Hi All,
   First Osprey of the season over Little River this
afternoon. Last year's date, 6/18/07.
   Fire across River this evening very frightening. 60
years ago a similar fire 'jumped the River' and
proceeded to burn this part of Woodward, including
Dick's parents' home. The house we now live in is its
replacement. 
DD&W

Dick and Donna Marchant
  Gloucester, MA
  rmarchant31(AT)verizon.net

  "If you think your dog can't count, put 3 treats in your pocket, and only give
 him 2."

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Subject: Mandarin Duck Continues in Deerfield
From: David Mako <massmakos(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 6:50am

The Mandarin Duck was observed again at the Stillwater Rd puddle in
Deerfield today at 3:20 pm.  It was with 8 wood ducks.  The puddle is
getting smaller, perhaps the reason for the birds being a bit more
skittish today than when seen on previous occasions. They flushed
shortly after my arrival and flew to the small stream hidden in the
trees behind the puddle.

Good birding,
Dave Mako
South Deerfield

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Subject: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding on?
From: "Dana" <danafox(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 7:06am

Massbirders -

I am attempting to more deeply understand what specific fruit trees the 
waxwings particularly the Bohemian (BOWA) have been feeding on this winter 
in the northeast - and maybe the sequence of their choice.  Recent posts by 
Jim Berry, Steve Mirick and Doug Chickering on Massbird have commented on 
the fact that the current crab apples the BOWA have been feeding on have the 
fruits strongly attached to the stem.  I agree with Steve that they are 
likely to be feeding on this variety so late in the season - it is April - 
since that variety of crab apple is one that does not seem to get mushy and 
clings tightly to the stem even after a long, cold winter.  It also seems to 
be a variety chosen by Dunken Donuts and commercial plantings.

What variety is it?

What is the order that these birds choose to eat the fruits throughout the 
season?  Which specific varieties do they like in what order?

I have assembled a list of recommendations of fruiting trees attractive to 
birds - the Mass Audubon one and Rick Heil's specific list posted on 
Massbird and would like to keep refining it. All additions are appreciated 
and I will forward them to any and all.

Thanks in advance for your help,
Dana

Dana Duxbury-Fox
No. Andover, MA 01845
danafox(AT)comcast.net

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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
         on?
From: Timothy Spahr <tspahr(AT)cfa.harvard.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 7:40am

Hi Dana, birders:

The Marlborough Bohemian Waxwings were eating
Maple buds.  I've seen Cedar Waxwings do similar
things.  Perhaps someone with more experience can
chime in, but I think waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks
can sustain themselves on leaf buds before insects and
other foods are available to them early in the season.

good birding

Tim Spahr
Marlborough
tspahr(AT)cfa.harvard.edu

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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
         on?
From: "Dana" <danafox(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 7:56am

Tim and all birders,
Steve and Jane's Bradford Bohemians we eating maple buds too up high when 
the activity was to great on the Dunkin Doughnuts crab apple trees.
Being April those buds were now available.
Dana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy Spahr" <tspahr(AT)cfa.harvard.edu>
To: "Dana" <danafox(AT)comcast.net>
Cc: "Massbird post" <massbird(AT)TheWorld.com>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding on?

>
>
> Hi Dana, birders:
>
> The Marlborough Bohemian Waxwings were eating
> Maple buds.  I've seen Cedar Waxwings do similar
> things.  Perhaps someone with more experience can
> chime in, but I think waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks
> can sustain themselves on leaf buds before insects and
> other foods are available to them early in the season.
>
> good birding
>
> Tim Spahr
> Marlborough
> tspahr(AT)cfa.harvard.edu
>
>
>

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Subject: Flight Path Show Announcement ~ Plimoth
         Plantation
From: jfenton(AT)natureandwings.com
Date: 11 Apr 2008 8:10am

Last year, I was afforded the opportunity to be an Artist in Residence
at the Goldenrod Foundation cottage on Plymouth Long Beach in Plymouth
MA. This wonderful location allowed me to be inately in touch with what
was occuring on the beach and surrouinding areas constantly literally at
any given moment while I was there. This was a great part of the reason
I wasn't out photographing in my typical haunts in Northeastern MA and
posting much on Massbird.

This year, Plimoth Plantation will host an exhibit of migratory
shorebirds, terns and Piping Plovers which use this barrier beach
throughout the year....be it for breeding and raising their young,
resting and refueling stops on their season migrations, etc. Hundreds of
hours were spent observing how the birds related to the weather, tides
and food sources and photographing these activities.

As I was granted a permit buy the Town of Plymouth to work in the dunes,
it gave me an up close and personal opportunity to observe the mating
rituals, nesting activities and offspring raising of Least, Common and
and Arctic terns, Laughing Gulls and Piping Plovers.

The exhibit was developed in partnership with the Manomet Center for
Conservation Sciences, the Goldenrod Foundation and the Massachusetts
Audubon Society. 

The exhibit features 85 framed images, wall murals up to 14' x 9',
several different films, lectures by noted bird specialists regarding
migration routes and population status / struggles and activities are
being planned at the beach proper in conjunction with Plimoth Plantation
and MA Audubon. 

The show opens to invited guests the evening of May 1, the general
public May 3 and it will continue through the close of the Plimoth
Plantation season of November 30. If you'd like to attend the invited
guests opening, drop me an email and I will forward your contact
information to the folks at Plimoth.

I think that this will be a great take for all birders and non birders
alike. My greatest hope is that by showing intimate details of these
wonderful birds, that we can educate both the youngsters and adults by
showing them things they wouldn't typically see on a day trip to the
beach and by doing so, bring an appreciation and respect for these vital
areas and the birds which depend on them.

The following is a link to a small poster announcement which the folks
at Plimoth Plantation have provided:

http://www.pbase.com/soonipi1957/image/95371189

Thanks...and I hope to see you there!

Jim Fenton
42 11th Ave
Haverhill, MA 01830

Cell: 978-420-6363

Images at: www.pbase.com/soonipi1957

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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
         on?
From: "Karen S. Haley" <fledgling3(AT)juno.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 8:32am

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We have had a flock of Cedar waxwings around the neighborhood
for the last couple of months.  They stripped the rest of the tiny pears
from the Bradford pear in front and yesterday were gobbling up tons 
of holly berries from my garden.  Maybe the Hollys are less desirable 
because they are eating them in April after most of the crab apples at 
the church across the street & pears near my house are gone.  

Karen Haley
Marblehead
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Subject: Wednesday Morning Birding addendum - 04-09-08
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 8:48am

Massbirders/PI Birders:

I'm reminded by Rick's Thursday PI/Nbpt post that I neglected to include in 
my earlier post a light morph Rough-legged Hawk seen by our Wednesday 
Morning Birding group perched atop a deciduous tree on the north side of the 
grassland just east of and across the road from the PI Airport.  Oh, me, the 
memory is sliding!

Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net

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Subject: Templeton Birds 4/10
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 9:08am

Birds seen and/or heard from the Gardner Airport area last evening 4/10, in the
BBA Athol Block #11:

Canada Goose	14
Wood Duck	2
American Black Duck	2
Mallard	16
Hooded Merganser	1
Wild Turkey	9
Great Blue Heron	5 (occupied Nests (3), there has been a small colony in the
wetland on the east side of the airport for 20+ years. Some years a GH Owl
occupies one, but not this year)
American Kestrel	2 (2 females, there is suitable habitat for nesting here, so
lets hope!)
Killdeer	1
Mourning Dove	4
Belted Kingfisher	2 (M + F , the male was beating a small fish to death...and
beyond, against a tree branch)
Blue Jay	3
American Crow	2
Horned Lark	4 (while migrants are still coming through, I saw a huge flock of
approx. 1500 in West Moreland, NH last Saturday, this species nests at the
airport and 3 of these were singing males)
Tree Swallow	60
Black-capped Chickadee	3
American Robin	12
European Starling	14
Song Sparrow	2
Red-winged Blackbird	50
Rusty Blackbird	3
Common Grackle	50
Brown-headed Cowbird	4

Also, 21 Bohemian Waxwing were still in Groton Center yesterday 4/10, in front
of the Stage Coach Steakhouse...on a side note...a co-work tried to have lunch
at the steakhouse a number of years ago...and they had run out of steak! I
beleive they're under new management now.

57 Bohemian Waxwings were perched atop a maple tree across the street from
Boutwell-Owens in Fitchburg this morning 4/11. This is right on my commute to
work, so like "train wreck", I am compelled to stop and look no matter how many
times I've seen this species before!

I drove past Gardner High School last night, there are still several crable
apple trees with a ample fruit, but no birds though.

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

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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
From: "Young, John (DPU)" <John.Young(AT)state.ma.us>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 9:22am

Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding on?

Good question, Dana.  A flock of waxwings (all but one were cedars) were
at the south corner of Jamaica Plain on Tuesday, mostly feeding on the
ground on tree seeds of, I believe, some exotic tree species.  The seeds
are a bit like scabrous soybean pods.  Now I have to figure out what
trees they are.  Maybe cork, but nobody seems to have put cork tree seed
pods on Google image for my edification.  I didn't see the Bohemian on
the ground, or eating anything.  

Anyway, three snipe, a greater yellowlegs, and a crew of green-winged
teal at Belle Isle Marsh, East Boston, this morning.  

John Young
Jamaica Plain
Skyrations at yahoo dot com

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Subject: Wompatuck SP birding\interior Osprey nest
From: Charles Nims <cwnims(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 10:20am

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Yesterday morning, I spent some time birding at Wompatuck State Park
(Hingham, Norwell, et al) while I was hoping to hear a Louisiana
Waterthrush, no luck yet.  But, the woods were alive with Pine Warblers as I
had 5+ along what I call the the Holly Pond loop.  Interestingly, in 2.5
hours, I only one woodpecker (Downy); normally, I would have 2-4 species and
6-8 individuals.

On the non-birding front, there were hundreds of Eastern Painted Turtles
basking in our first warm spring day.  The sounds of the frogs were
wonderful and I even able to watch an Eastern Wood Frog mating episode.

Some of the species seen included:

Red-shouldered Hawk
Wild Turkey
Wood Duck
Eastern Phoebe 5
Tree Swallow
Pine Warbler 5+
Chipping Sparrow 2
Purple Finch (brilliant male with sun shining on it)

About a half mile beyond the park boundary, on Judges Hill in Scituate,
there was an Osprey on a nest on the top of a communication tower.  I first
discovered this nest during my atlasing and it had a pair that successfully
bred.  It is ~4-5 air miles from the ocean but ~0.5 miles from Aaron
Reservoir.

Charlie Nims
Norwell, MA
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Subject: accipiter ID question
From: Jim McCoy <jfmccoy(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 10:36am

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This morning while negotiating tight curves on 128, I got a two-second look=
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me).  It seemed to be intermediate in size, so probably a male Cooper's or =
female Sharp-shinned, but the tail seemed narrow, and I immediately thought=
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that sharpy tails were any narrower than Cooper's tails.  Is this a reliabl=
e characteristic, an unreliable but perhaps real characteristic, or am I ma=
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Jim
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Melrose, MA
jfmccoy(AT)hotmail.com
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Subject: Fw: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings
         feeding
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 10:22am

The tree that John refers to is the Japanese Pagoda Tree (Sophora japonica)
which is a fairly common tree around Boston. At Mt Auburn there have been over
200 Cedar (at least one Bohemian) Waxwings feeding on the seed pods of every one
 of these trees in the cemetery and several have been seen feeding in the same
trees in the Harvard Yard in the past.

Chinese Scholar Tree or Japanese Pagoda Tree A native of China, this medium
sized tree grows to 65 feet in height, usually with a broad round crown.  It has
 a rapid growth rate and tolerates city conditions, heat, and drought. When
grown in a yard, the Japanese Pagoda Tree can reach a height ranging from 50 to
75 feet; however, when grown along the road in compact soil, it only grows to 30
 or 40 feet. Sophora has a height and spread of from 40 to 60 feet. It is hardy
in zones 4 to 8  and prefers an open, sunny location.

   Foliage The 6- to 10-inch, bright-green, pinnate leaves are fern-like and
consist of 9 to 15, elliptic leaflets. The leaves are extremely pest-free. Fall
color is yellow.

   Bloom This tree begins to bloom when 10 to 15 years old. In late summer and
early fall, 10- to15-inch upright panicles of mildly fragrant, creamy-white,
pea-like flowers are produced at the ends of branches and live about a month.

  Seeds Flowers are replaced by ornamental yellow seed pods, 6 to 8 inches long,
 which persist well into the winter and resemble strings of beads.

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Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding on?

Good question, Dana.  A flock of waxwings (all but one were cedars) were at the
south corner of Jamaica Plain on Tuesday, mostly feeding on the ground on tree
seeds of, I believe, some exotic tree species.  The seeds are a bit like
scabrous soybean pods.  Now I have to figure out what trees they are.  Maybe
cork, but nobody seems to have put cork tree seed pods on Google image for my
edification.  I didn't see the Bohemian on the ground, or eating anything.

John Young
Jamaica Plain
Skyrations at yahoo dot com
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Subject: Spring migrants---Holyoke
From: Tombwhawk(AT)aol.com
Date: 11 Apr 2008 10:48am

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Good Morning:

     This morning at Ashley Ponds in Holyoke I had the  following:

          Horned  Grebe   3
          Green-winged  Tel   1 pair
          Bonaparte's  Gull   1
          Wild  Turkey   1 heard calling
          Great Horned  Owl   1
          Pileated  Woodpecker   2
          Tree  Swallow   15
          Northern  Rough-winged Swallow   1
          Barn  Swallow   1
          Northern  Raven   1
          Carolina  Wren    1
          Golden-crowned  Kinglet   1
          HERMIT  THRUSH   5
          LOUISIANA  WATERTHRUSH   1
          Pine  Warbler   5
          Swamp  Sparrow   1

     The area just south of Ashley Ponds appears to  have become a real "Play 
ground"  for many 4-wheel vehicles and  ATV's.  I believe it could be very 
wild there on the weekends.  

     On a lighter note, I could not help but think  of found memories of 
Henry Wiggin as I stood looking at Round-leaved Hepatica  about to bloom.   It
was
one of Henry's favorite wild flowers.  

Tom Gagnon, Florence, Massachusetts 

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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
         on?
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 11:10am

I had to run over to the Hardware store in Groton this morning, it just happens
to be across the street from the Stage Coach Steakhouse (Inn), there was at
least 40 to 50 Bohemian Waxwings. Some were feeding on the crab apple trees in
front of the inn and other were in the thicket behind Ace Hardware.
I counted 31 in a Poplar tree, behind ACE, carefully feeding on the "catkins",
whether they were eating the catkins or insects that may have been on/in the
catkins, I don't know.

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

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Subject: Spencer 4/11
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 11:52am

We got out before dawn (and the rain) this morning to do some atlasing in
the NORTH BROOKFIELD 12 block, a good portion of which is in SPENCER. While
tallying owls and lots of woodcock, it was nice to hear a substantial
pre-dawn chorus, though still limited in the variety of species represented.
Complete list below:
Great Blue Heron (1: low fly-over)
Canada Goose (12+ pair w/nest)
Wood Duck (2 pair: we watched 1 pair flew up into trees, perch on branches
and search for suitable nesting cavities)
Mallard (13)
Ring-necked Duck (20)
Bufflehead (6: 3 pair)
Common Merganser (pair)
Osprey (1)
Ruffed Grouse (2 drumming)
Wild Turkey (26: toms in full display)
American Woodcock (41: all males displaying)
Rock Pigeon (23: some on nests)
Mourning Dove (17)
Great Horned Owl (5)
Barred Owl (pair)
N Saw-whet Owl (1)
Belted Kingfisher (3: a pair that drove off an interloper and then proceeded
to harass a pair of Pileateds at a nest hole)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (5)
Downy Woodpecker (8)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
N Flicker (3)
Pileated Woodpecker (pair)
Eastern Phoebe (22)
Blue Jay (32)
A Crow (14)
Black-capped Chickadee (29: some nest building)
Tufted Titmouse (31)
White-breasted Nuthatch (8)
Brown Creeper (4: 1 seen nest building)
Carolina Wren (1 singing: seems very low)
A Robin (112)
E Starling (35: some on nests)
Pine Warbler (7m)
Field Sparrow (2)
Song Sparrow (96)
Swamp Sparrow (1 singing)
Dark-eyed Junco (14)
N Cardinal (60)
Red-winged Blackbird (127)
C Grackle (145)
Brown-headed Cowbird (31)
Purple Finch (1)
House Finch (4)
A Goldfinch (11)
House Sparrow (45: some on nests).
PLUS: Coyote (pack howling pre-dawn); Red Fox (1); Muskrat (1); White-tailed
Deer (1); Spring Peepers (many).

Later we stopped by LAKE QUABOG in showers and had:
Canada Goose (2); A Black Duck (14); Common Merganser (2); Bald Eagle (1ad);
Tree Swallow (40+); N Rough-winged Swallow (1); Barn Swallow (2).

Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
Moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Re: What variety of fruits are Waxwings feeding
From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 11:52am

The waxwings (both species) I observed in Hadley were eating primarily
American Cranberrybush (Viburnum trilobum).  At home in Amherst, I've only
seen Cedars.  They eat the bittersweet and crabapples (mixed varieties)
first, then cranberrybush,  and then sometimes sumac.  The other
fructavores seem to skip the cranberrybush.

Henry Lappen
Amherst
heron(at)henrylappen.com

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Subject: Boston, Arnold Arboretum Fri. 4/11
From: Robert Mayer <rgmayer(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 1:26pm

Highlights of a few hours in the AA this morning before the rains began 
were Pine Warblers, Chipping Sparrows, Y-B Sapsucker and a flock of 
waxwings, all Cedars, eating Pagoda Tree seed pods,  as well as a 
Cooper's Hawk on nest.  Full list follows:

Location:     Arnold Arboretum
Observation date:     4/11/08
Number of species:     29

Mallard     1
Turkey Vulture     3
Cooper's Hawk     1
Herring Gull (American)     4
Rock Pigeon     12
Mourning Dove     8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Northern Flicker     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     13
American Crow     6
Black-capped Chickadee     6
Tufted Titmouse     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
American Robin     200
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     20
Cedar Waxwing     45
Pine Warbler     2
Chipping Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     6
White-throated Sparrow     7
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     25
Northern Cardinal     2
Red-winged Blackbird     4
Common Grackle     15
American Goldfinch     3
House Sparrow     8

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

Bob Mayer
Jamaica Plain
rgmayer(AT)comcast.net

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Subject: rockport 4/11
From: John Robinson <johndrobinson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 2:04pm

I was at Halibut Point today around noon time and I believe I saw 2  
Pine Grosbeak in the top of a bare deciduous tree in the back 40.  I  
see in Veit this is a very uncommon species for this location and  
this time of year; nevertheless, I don't know what else these  
individuals could have been--they were bigger than the Cowbird  
perched nearby for size comparison, they had pinkish/red breasts and  
gray bellies with a  horizontal demarcation (not a triangle) line  
between the pink and the gray, the wings were darker gray with two  
white bars, the beak was thick and dark, and the head pinkish red.   
The only thing that doesn't seem to fit the pictures I found in the  
guides is that one of these birds seemed to have black on the top of  
the head.

John Robinson, Rockport
johndrobinson at verizon dot net

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Subject: Wayland/Sudbury - 4/11/08
From: Mark Daley <mbkm(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 2:18pm

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Massbirders,
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I came across a couple of new year birds while lunchtime birding in the Sud=
bury River Valley today:
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Pelham Island Road, Wayland)
Pied-billed Grebe (Water Row, Sudbury)
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Other birds noted:
Red-winged Blackbird - My 1st substatial flock (30+) comprised predominatel=
y of female and young male birds (Water Row). I have yet to find Rusties ye=
t in this area.
Northern Flicker - 1 excavating a cavity on Water Row.
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 calling Water Row. Seen/heard here regularly. Wi=
ll keep searching for nesting activity.
Ring-necked Duck - 1 pair (River Road, Wayland).
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Good Birding,
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Mark Daley
Reading, MA
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Subject: Bohemian Waxwings, Newburyport Industrial Park
From: "Joe Sutherland" <sutherlandbirds(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 3:08pm

Massbird,

Finally got over to the Industrial Park in Newburyport before work
this morning.  Had to make a few loops, and finally found the flock on
Opportunity Way.  There were 150+ birds.

Wanted to share this one photo.

http://www.sutherlandbirds.com/BOWA.html

Best Regards,

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

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Subject: FW: eBird Report - Great Meadows N.W.R., Concord,
          MA , 4/11/08 (Pete Gilmore)
From: maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
Date: 11 Apr 2008 3:38pm

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From: do-not-reply(AT)ebird.org
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Subject: eBird Report - Sudbury/Concord River Valley--IBA , 4/11/08
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:32:05 +0000
> 
> 
> Location:     Sudbury/Concord River Valley--IBA
> Observation date:     4/11/08
> Notes:        45 degrees Fahrenheit, calm, overcast, beginning to rain
steadily
> by the end. <br>   Rusty blackbirds down to the southwest, along the river, in
> the trees. Eight were different singing males, sometimes two at a time. There
> were two close pairs feeding on the ground, one female still with traces of
rust
> in her back feathers.<br>   Nice, close flock of tree swallows, landing on a 
> wood duck nest box near the dike.
> Number of species:     26
> 
> Canada Goose     X
> Wood Duck     X
> Gadwall     1
> American Black Duck     2
> Mallard     X
> Green-winged Teal (American)     4
> Ring-necked Duck     2
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Killdeer     4
> Wilson's Snipe     1
> Ring-billed Gull     1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Hairy Woodpecker     1
> Northern Flicker     1
> Tree Swallow     20
> Black-capped Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> Golden-crowned Kinglet     3
> Savannah Sparrow     1
> Song Sparrow     X
> Red-winged Blackbird     X
> Rusty Blackbird     10
> Common Grackle     X
> American Goldfinch     X
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird 
> v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)

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Subject: Groton Bohemians still there Friday 2 pm
From: rmschs(AT)comcast.net
Date: 11 Apr 2008 3:42pm

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Over two dozen Bohemian Waxwings were still present in the trees at the Old
Carriage House Inn today at 2 pm.  They were feeding as described by Julie and
were not disturbed by either the cars on 119 or my presence taking photos.  They
 gave great close up views.  The only time they flushed is when a woman walked
by with her boxer.

Bob Stevens
Littleton, MA

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To: Massbird(AT)theworld.com 
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Groton Bohemians still there 
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:22:42 +0000 

At 7:00am today, Julie Lisk called to say she saw the Bohemian Waxwings across
from the Dunkin Donuts on Main St. in Groton. The fruit trees are in the Coach
House Inn yard, right near the street.

Tom Murray
Groton, Ma.

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Subject: 4/11 - BBC Spring Meeting - The Purple Martins of
          Plum Island
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 4:00pm

Just a reminder from Laura de la Flor -

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

* * *

Please join us for our ANNUAL SPRING MEETING this Friday, April 11, 
2008 at
7:30 p.m. at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology - Geological 
Lecture
Hall located at 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA.

Following the meeting, Alison O'Hare, part-time staff and volunteer 
at Mass
Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center and staff at Newburyport 
Birders,
will present a fascinating talk about THE PURPLE MARTINS OF PLUM 
ISLAND.
Ms. O'Hare conducted a two year Independent Study Project on the 
Purple
Martin colony at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge as part of her 
Joppa
Flats Education Center's Birder's Certificate Program.  She has since
continued her studies and co-authored an article with her colleague, 
Sue
McGrath, in the April 2007 edition of Bird Observer.

Members and guests are cordially invited.  Admission is 
free.  Parking is
free at the 52 Oxford Street garage, which is to the left of the 
guardhouse
and former parking lot.  Tell the guard you are attending the BBC 
meeting.

I hope to see you there!

Laura H. de la Flor
President
Brookline Bird Club

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Subject: B. Waxwings-Cashman Pk, Nbpt 4/11
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 4:16pm

Brian Krisler called at 4:10pm to report a flock of 50 Bohemian waxwings at
Cashman Park in Newburyport.  The  birds are feeding on small fruit trees
bordering the ball field near the end of the parking lot.

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: Birds and Art lecture Thursday April 17
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 4:12pm

On THURSDAY APRIL 17, FROM 10AM-11AM, I will be giving a talk titled:

DEBAUCHERY, DRUNKENESS, OWLS AND BITTERNS: BIRD SYMBOLISM IN HONDIUS� �REST
ON THE HUNT�.

At the Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center in Canton, Massachusetts. Directions
can be found BELOW.

This slide lecture will focus on how different artists use of birds and
other creatures as symbols of sin and death in paintings from 17th Century
Holland, focusing on a painting by Abraham Hondius that can be found in the
collection of the Worcester Art Museum.

This is an informal program with no registration required. Look, how often
do you get to hear about debauchery AND bitterns in the same talk? Not that
often I�m willing to bet.

Visual Arts Center and Mildred Morse Allen Wildlife Sanctuary
963 Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
781-821-8853
Hours: Gallery: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Trails: Open
Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Directions:
From Rt I-93:Take exit 2A (Rt 138 south). After 0.7 miles, turn right at the
traffic lights onto Washington Street. The sanctuary is 2.4 miles ahead on
the left, across from Canton High School.
By public transportation: Take the MBTA commuter rail from South Station in
Boston to the Canton Center stop. Turn left out of the station onto
Washington Street. The sanctuary is 0.5 miles ahead on the right, across
from Canton High School.

MARK LYNCH
Instructor and docent at the Worcester Art Museum.
Moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: NPS Trail, Concord
From: Cherrie Corey <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 5:08pm

Took a mid-day walk in the cool rain along the NPS trail from the 
Meriam Corner eastward:

Canada Geese/2
Mallards/2
Red-tailed hawk/1 (on low branch over trail preening)
Killdeer/1
1 Woodcock/1 (flushed as I walked across the first field)
Red-bellied Woodpecker/2 beautiful males
Northern Flicker/1
Eastern Phoebe/1
Blue Jays
Crows
Chickadees
Robins
Cardinals
Song Sparrows/singing
White-throated Sparrow/1 singing
Red-winged Blackbirds
Grackles

Also, male Pussy Willows (Salix discolor) in these fields about 1/2 
way through their bloom cycle.  They're about a week behind according 
to my records for these particular bushes over the last 8 years.

Cherrie Corey
Concord, MA

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Subject: 4/11 Duxbury - Semi Plover, Gr. YLegs,  late
         Ipswich, breeding plumage Oldsquaw
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 5:36pm

Fri. 4/11  9:30-11:00; Low tide 10:22; Overcast; Temp: 48; Lt SE 
breeze; Bay flat;Ocean calm

At Bluefish River west of Washington St bridge -  A solo Semipalmated 
Plover (quite bedraggled and lethargic) and a high energy, well 
marked Greater Yellowlegs.  Quite a behavioral contrast between the 
two first-of-year individuals.  Still haven't had either on the Beach.

Of note:  2 Ipswich Sparrows (not sure when they normally leave for 
Sable Island, but this is my latest record).

The Beach's birdlife is reflecting the march of the season.  Winter 
birds are getting into breeding plumage (see below) and numbers are 
up.  Small flocks are assembling and becoming increasingly active as 
their hormones appear to be kicking in.  In short the annual exodus 
is beginning, and before long the big waters will sport only gulls 
and an occasional transient or over-summerer.  Today representatives 
from most wintering species (scoters, long-tails, loons, grebes, 
eiders, and red-br mergansers) could be seen offshore headed 
northward in small flocks - generally 10 or less.

An annual treat in the Spring season is getting to see some of these 
birds in full breeding glory very close to shore.  The Horned and 
Red-necked Grebes are incredibly transformed from their winter 
grayness.  The highlight of the season so far, was today's amazingly 
close look at one of the most beautiful of the waterfowl - a breeding 
plumage male Long-tailed Duck (Oldsquaw).  The bird and his mate were 
only 15 feet offshore (at most 150 feet from the car) on the bay side 
where the surface of the water was like a pane of glass and too 
shallow for diving.  The ducks sat still as if posed as if for a 
portrait.   I got my scope on the male, and it nearly filled the 
lens; it was almost as good as having the bird in my hand!   At such 
close range the breeding plumage is unbelievably rich.  While not as 
flashy as the winter plumage, I think  this plumage is even more 
beautiful because of the subtleties of the many shades of browns and 
the richness of the dark brown velvet of the neck, chest and head - 
and the pink-orange bill makes a brilliant accent.  This bird really 
rewarded long lingering looks, and it was hard to tear myself 
away.  Pictures of this plumage aren't common since the bird is 
usually seen in winter, but check out this link for a sense of what 
I'm talking about:  http://www.birdsasart.com/bn66.htm scroll to the 
3rd pix.  While this is a great photo, it can't begin to speak to the 
vibrance of the feathers that just pop when seen on a living, 
breathing bird.

Also of note was a tight flock of 580 Dunlin (average of 3 estimates) 
feeding on the flats between High Pines and Plum Hills.  They were 
very skittish and were seldom on the ground for more than a couple of 
minutes.  This may be the big flock I've seen on occasion this 
winter, but they were acting far more like transients.  A second 
group opposite the second crossover were calmly feeding and never 
took flight permitting me to make an actual count (181).   Some in 
this group (10% or so) have begun moulting and two already had 
considerable black on the belly.

Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com

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Subject: My First Laughing Gull of the season
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 7:10pm

Hi Fellow Birders!

I hope this note finds you and yours well.

Stopped by Nelson Field in Plymouth on my way home from work and spotted my
first Laughing Gulls of
the season.  Here's the summary...

Location:     Nelson Beach
Observation date:     4/11/08
Number of species:     8

Brant     40
American Black Duck     30
Common Eider     5
Bufflehead     3
Red-breasted Merganser     3
Laughing Gull     2
Ring-billed Gull     50
Herring Gull     20

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

Good Birding!

Gene 'BigWingBoy' Harriman
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet

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Subject: Bohemian Waxwing @ Arboretum and other Boston
         highlights 4/11
From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 7:33pm

Birders--

This afternoon around 3:30 pm I encountered a flock of waxwings in  
the maple section of Arnold Arboretum, feeding on Red Maple blossoms  
and on the catkins of a small tree whose name I wrote down but now  
cannot decipher. I counted approximately 60 birds, and was able to  
find a single Bohemian, briefly, when it alighted on the edge of the  
slough leading out of the wet meadow.

Earlier in the afternoon I checked the Olmstead/Downes park area and  
Jamaica Pond did not find any waxwings.

This morning there was a flock of ~50 Cedar Waxwings at Forest Hills  
Cemetery, feeding on the seedpods of the Scholar's tree. Some also  
seemed to be gleaning insects from the crevaces of the tree's bark,  
including what looked like a small caterpillar/inchworm.

I wonder how many Bohemians have been present in Boston in the last  
few weeks. Anyone know how these early spring flocks forage? Is it  
more likely that there have been several individuals embedded with  
distinct flocks of Cedar Waxwings or that the same birds have been  
flying between South Boston and Jamaica Plain?

Other highlights from the day included:

Brown Creeper 	2	 Arboretum
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 	1 	Olmstead Park (my first of the season)

Non-avian highlights:
2 muskrats in Willow Pond in Olmstead Park
scylla, crocuses, azaleas, magnolias, forsythia, cornel dogwood and  
malus sp. flowering at the arboretum (some of the best scylla I've  
seen in years)

After recording Phoebes in the double digits the last few days, I  
heard a single Eastern Phoebe at Forest Hills cemetery and didn't  
find another anywhere else all day.

Good birding!

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain

fiatlux at interport dot net

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Subject: Provincetown - 4/11 (gannet & whale show)
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 9:55pm

There was a spectacular gannet and whale show in Provincetown early 
this morning.  Conditions were ideal with no wind and calm seas; the 
many whale blows were clearly audible from the beach.  I had a full 
house on whales (4 species plus many dolphins).  Highlights were:

Race Point Beach (0620 - 0640 hrs.):
250 Surf/Black Scoters (all coming out of Cape Cod Bay heading NE)
320 Red-breasted Mergansers
4000 N. Gannets (feeding close to shore; 95% adult)
2 Iceland Gulls (1W)
2+ Humpbacks, 4+ Fin Whales, 1 Minke, 40+ dolphins (presumably White-sided)

Herring Cove (0650 - 0705 hrs.):
900 Red-breasted Mergansers
350 N. Gannets (most heading south into the bay)
1 Iceland Gull (1W)
4 Right Whales (feeding at the surface and some apparent mating 
activity), 2 Fin Whales, 25+ dolphins

Beech Forest (0715 - 0750 hrs.):
2+ Wood Ducks
2 Eastern Phoebes
2 Red-breasted Nuthatches
3 Golden-crowned Kinglets
10 Yellow-rumped Warblers
1 Swamp Sparrow
3 Dark-eyed Juncos
2+ Rusty Blackbirds
1 Com. Redpoll

Blair Nikula

2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
web site: http://www.odenews.org/

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Subject: CT Report 04/11/2008 BOHEMIAN WAXWING
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 9:54pm

 From Tim Antanaitis:
4/11 - Storrs, UConn campus, off Glenbrook Road -- 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING
low in the lone coniferous tree just across the one-way street that
parallels the west side of the CLAS building.  Seen from 4:45-5:00pm.
4/10 - Windham Airport, dike off Rte 6 -- 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 3
WILSON'S SNIPE

 From Steve Morytko:
4/11 - Storrs, UConn campus -- 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING.
4/11 - Ashford, 288 Varga Rd. -- 1 RED-HEADED WOODPECKER.

 From Kevin Burgio with UConn Ornithology Class:
4/11 - Storrs, UConn Campus (CLAS Building) -- 1 BOHEMIAN WAXWING
continues in large flock of Cedar Waxwings (around 8:10 am)

 From Sandy Breslin via Donna-Rose Smith:
4/11 � Southbury, Audubon Center at Bent of the River �- 1 American
Pipit.

 From Darryl Rathbun:
4/11 - Stratford, Long Beach - 4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS (Long Island
Sound).

 From Christopher Lovell:
4/11 - Stratford -- 5 Yellow-crowned Night-Herons, 2 pair and a
single.

 From Paul Carrier:
4/11 (or 4/10?) - ?????, yard -- one Common Redpoll today, "beating my
1995 late record of April 9th by a day".

 From Bob Bitondi:
4/11 - Pomfret, yard -- only one female Common Redpoll left.  The last
day I saw the flock was Tuesday.

 From Christopher Lovell:
4/10 - Trumbull, yard -- 2 or 3 Common Redpolls still hanging around.
(Today I wasn't around much but I did not see any.)

 From Ken Elkins:
4/11 - Milford, Milford Point -- 1 male EURASIAN WIDGEON with 40-50
American Widgeons.  No signs of the Common Redpolls today, there were
4 here yesterday.

And the first report of Yellow Warbler came in today.   8-)

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Subject: Plum I-4/11
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 10:14pm

Some highlights from a few hours on the Island today:

1 pine warbler-n of Lot 2
1 ruby-cr kinglet -Hellcat
1 brown thrasher-Pines
40+ golden-cr kinglets, 2o Pines, 20 var.
1 Yellow-bellied sapsucker-1st yr, Pines
1 rb nuthatch-Pines
1 wb nuthatch-Pines
4 snow geese- South Dike
2 flicker, 1 Pines, 1 Hellcat
1 coot, SIP
1 marsh wren-SIP
20 brant, SP
1 hermit thrush-Hellcat
1 merlin - s of Lot 1

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
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Subject: Crooked Pond 4/11/08
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 11 Apr 2008 11:04pm

A walk around Crooked Pond with Linda Pivacek and Davis Noble this 
morning had some nice birds:

Turkey Vulture
Great Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
Mallard
Red Shouldered Hawk
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Phoebe
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Winter Wren
American Robin
Pine Warbler
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch

Later in the morning, the American Golden Plover was still being seen in 
the wet field across from the Newburyport Airport. Eastern Meadowlarks 
in the area could be heard all along the area - and one was seen in the 
far eastern section of the airfield. At 1:30 there were still well over 
100 Bohemian Waxwings being seen on Opportunity Way.

Cheers!
Linda

-- 
Linda Ferraresso
Watertown, MA
tattler1(at)verizon(dot)net

�Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" -
 Tagore

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