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| Subject | From | Time |
| Woodcock display in Deerfield; Bluebird nest
complete | Rob Ranney | 7:40am |
| Bluebirds | Peter Trull | 7:44am |
| BOHEMIAN WAXWING 4/12/08 | Michelle W. Cook | 8:02am |
| Purple Finchs, Stow MA | Dee Stewart | 8:30am |
| Golden crowned kinglet, Canton | Michael Ross | 9:02am |
| Menotomy Rocks Park Phoebes | stevensimpson(AT)comcas | 9:54am |
| Oxford area - 4/13 | Dan Berard | 10:38am |
| Grafton + Sutton - 4/13/08 | John Liller | 10:36am |
| Groton Bohemian | Jason Forbes | 10:42am |
| Acton Purple FInches | Paul Cozza | 10:50am |
| Pittsfield Today | Mark+Deb Hilling | 11:04am |
| Fitchburg/Westminster 4/13 | caronenv(AT)aol.com | 12:04pm |
| mystery bird help please? | Paul Maher Jr. | 12:04pm |
| Chipping Sparrows | George W. Gove | 12:04pm |
| Broad-winged Hawk, Arnold Arboretum, Boston | Jake Miller | 11:48am |
| Yard Birds | jamoos@earthlink.net | 12:12pm |
| RFI: Birding the upper Charles River,
Medfield/Sherborn/Millis | William Hutcheson | 1:38pm |
| Petersham 4/13 | Mark Lynch | 1:20pm |
| Pine Tree Brook, Milton | pattyoneill(AT)juno.com | 1:32pm |
| Pine Warblers | Mark Taylor | 1:48pm |
| [Fwd: eBird Report - Ipswich River Wildlife
Sanctuary , 4/13/08] | | 2:32pm |
| Ring-necked Pheasant Gloucester 4/13/08] | | 2:32pm |
| Warblers & Merlin, Jamaica Plain | Stuart Walker | 2:46pm |
| Red-shouldered Hawks Correction | Chris Surprenant | 3:08pm |
| Red-shouldered Hawks | Chris Surprenant | 3:06pm |
| spring migrants, Lincoln | Gwyn Loud | 3:34pm |
| rockport and gloucester 4/13 | John Robinson | 4:10pm |
| Nahant - Winter Wren and.. | Linda Pivacek | 4:28pm |
| Lincoln Feeder Birds | Nsoulette(AT)aol.com | 4:58pm |
| Color-banded Bluebirds Msex County | Nsoulette(AT)aol.com | 5:14pm |
| Bird Island, Marion | Ian Nisbet | 5:26pm |
| Purple Finches, Fish Crows Wilmington | Michael Emmons | 6:14pm |
| Red-shouldered Hawks | Chris Surprenant | 6:12pm |
| Plum Island 4/13 | Bird Watcher's Suppl | 6:44pm |
| Plum I. Lot One Migration Watch; 13 Apr. 2008:
376 Am. Kestrels. | Richard Heil | 7:06pm |
| BIRD SONG RECORDINGS | Lorraine Gundersen | 7:34pm |
| nesting Red-tailed Hawk, Plymouth | Kathryn Doyon | 7:24pm |
| BBC Crooked Pond to Plum | WCDrummond(AT)aol.com | 7:58pm |
| Ptown (4/13): seabirds & whales continue | Blair Nikula | 8:12pm |
| Scituate Migrants | steve(AT)maguirepresent | 8:26pm |
| spring has sprung | David Larson | 9:00pm |
| Boston & Plymouth Sightings 4/12-4/13 | stint98(AT)aol.com | 9:14pm |
| The Art of Bird Identification ~ PRNWR ~ 4/18/08 | newburyportbirders(AT)C | 9:14pm |
| Springfield-Longmeadow | NEaton | 9:14pm |
| Glossy Ibis Ipswich | Daan Sandee | 9:10pm |
| My So-Called Bohemian Lifer | stevensimpson(AT)Comcas | 9:30pm |
| CT Report 04/13/2008 BOHEMIAN WAXWING | Roy Harvey | 9:42pm |
| Hadley/Hatfield- Eurasian G.W.Teal | SSURNER(AT)aol.com | 9:14pm |
| HSR: Plum Island MA (13 Apr 2008) 468 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 9:50pm |
| Sharon Birds | John Baur | 11:26pm |
| Scituate Kestrel; Osprey nest | Charles Nims | 11:34pm |
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Subject: Woodcock display in Deerfield; Bluebird nest
complete
From: "Rob Ranney" <rranney(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:40am
Saturday evening, 3 American Woodcock started their displays in the fields
between Lee and Sand Gully North Roads in Deerfield.
Our one box of Eastern Bluebirds has a completed nest, but no eggs yet.
Rob Ranney-Blake
Deerfield, Mass.
rranney(AT)rcn.com
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Subject: Bluebirds
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:44am
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Massbirders,
bleary eyed at first light this morning, looking out the kitchen window =
to see female bluebird on the box and male with beak and face looking =
out the hole. This box in my yard each year has either chickadees, tree =
swallows or Bluebirds. Elbow Pond is within sight but pine oak woods =
are closer. I always hope for the bluebirds to stay, but we're never =
sure they will.
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
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Subject: BOHEMIAN WAXWING 4/12/08
From: "Michelle W. Cook" <mcook1966(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 8:02am
4/12/08 3:44 pm, Flock of about 20 Bohemian Waxwings - corner of Washington
Street and Archibald Avenue in Methuen. Here only briefly as the hail storm
caused them to fly away.
Back Yard first for me.
Michelle in Methuen
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Subject: Purple Finchs, Stow MA
From: "Dee Stewart" <haberlea(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 8:30am
Clearly the migration is on. We occasionally get 1 or 2 purple finches at
our feeder. This morning I spotted a female on the deck railing, followed by
a male, followed by... In short order we had 8 purple finches on our
feeders. They didn't stay long, just 5 or 10 minutes. As they took off, more
joined them out of the tree tops. There were at least 20 in the disappearing
flock.
Dee Stewart
Stow MA
haberlea(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Golden crowned kinglet, Canton
From: "Michael Ross" <michaeleross(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:02am
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Yardbirds:
A golden crowned kinglet, feeding in a maple next to the driveway.
A wild turkey in the next door neighbors driveway
Male red bellied woodpecker, calling from a dead tree with multiple =
large excavations 30 to 50 feet up.
What a great way to start the day!
Good birding to all
Mike Ross
Canton
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Subject: Menotomy Rocks Park Phoebes
From: stevensimpson(AT)comcast.net
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:54am
Had 4 Phoebes at Menotomy Rocks Park (Arlington) this morning, a park high for
me.
1 Lone Pine Warbler (male) still singing his heart out — giving great, low-down
views.
1 Golden-crowned Kinglet
. . . and too many cowbirds.
Yesterday I scored a new yard bird, a Turkey Vulture soared over Eastern Ave.
--
Steven A. Simpson
Arlington
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Subject: Oxford area - 4/13
From: Dan Berard <frostedcorncrakes(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 10:38am
This morning, my parents and I headed out to a few
spots in Oxford predawn to check for owls in one of
their BBA blocks and then spent a half hour or so
walking around Greenbrier Park in Oxford.
We had a fair number of owls and a few diurnal
highlights which include two Ruffed Grouse, an
American Bittern, singing Warblers (Pine, Palm,
Yellow-rump, and Black-and-white) and a Blue-headed
Vireo.
At home in Millbury, there are still 17 Common
Redpolls, a Lark Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Great Blue
Heron and a pair of bluebirds checking out a nest box.
Here is the list from owling in Oxford:
Great Horned Owl - 5
Eastern Screech-Owl - 3
and
Southern Flying Squirrel - 1
And the Greenbrier List (courtesy of eBird)
Location: Greenbrier Park
Observation date: 4/13/08
Number of species: 51
Canada Goose 9
Wood Duck 17
Mallard 3
Hooded Merganser 4
Ruffed Grouse 2
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 2
Virginia Rail 2
Killdeer 1
Mourning Dove X
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 6
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 11
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 21
Pine Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 4
Black-and-white Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Purple Finch 1
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
- Dan Berard
Millbury/Wellfleet
Naturalist
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon
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Subject: Grafton + Sutton - 4/13/08
From: "John Liller" <John.Liller(AT)worcesteracademy.org>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 10:36am
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GRAFTON (in our yard):
Red-tailed Hawk (1 adult)
COMMON REDPOLL (10 still coming to our feeders)
SUTTON (Milford 3)
I spent a couple of hours atlasing in Milford 3 this morning. Milford 3
is almost completely contained in the town of Sutton, and the major
conservation area is Purgatory Chasm State Park (PCSP). Here is the list
of species:
Canada Goose (several pairs)
Wood Duck (1 male)
Mallard (1 pair)
Rock Pigeon (bird on nest under Rt. 146)
Mourning Dove
Belted Kingfisher (female)
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
[Pileated Wodpecker - I did not see or hear one, but I bumped into a man
who said that he had seen one on his walk in PCSP]
Eastern Phoebe
Blue-headed Vireo (1 in PCSP)
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Carolina Wren (new species in block, as there was no report from BBA 1)
Hermit Thrush (2 in PCSP)
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Pine Warbler
Field Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Purple Finch (5 in PCSP)
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
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John Liller
Grafton, MA
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Subject: Groton Bohemian
From: Jason Forbes <jason(AT)brewsterslinnet.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 10:42am
There was at least one Bohemian Waxwing still hanging around the trees
by the Dunkin' Donuts in Groton this morning. It wasn't feeding, but
was perched at the very top of the tall dead tree next to the fruit
trees (which still had a small bit of fruit remaining). I also had 4
waxwings fly over the road by the church a block away, but was still
in the car and can't say whether they were Bohemian or Cedar.
Jason
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Jason Forbes
Waltham, MA
jason(AT)brewsterslinnet.com
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Subject: Acton Purple FInches
From: Paul Cozza <pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 10:50am
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I have 5 Purple FInches (3m, 2f) at my window feeder this morning.
Paul Cozza
Concord, MA
pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu
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Subject: Pittsfield Today
From: Mark+Deb Hilling <hillman39(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 11:04am
St Joseph Cemetery on Peck's Rd-
N Flicker-2
American Kestrel-1
Red Tailed Hawk-1
E Bluebird-3
Parking area across from the Reserves Station on
Valentine Rd-
Red Tailed Hawk-2
Brown Creeper-1
A fresh ongoing hole being started by a Pileated.
Hermit Thrush-2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker-1
Mark&Deb Hilling
Pittsfield MA
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Subject: Fitchburg/Westminster 4/13
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 12:04pm
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Location: BBA Fitchburg 8- Fitchburg & Westminster
Observation date: 4/13/08
Number of species: 45
Canada Goose 19
Wood Duck 8
Mallard 8
Green-winged Teal 2
Ring-necked Duck 4
Common Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Great Blue Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
American Kestrel 1
Killdeer 2
Ring-billed Gull 91
Herring Gull 106
Iceland Gull 1
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 4
Mourning Dove 13
Barred Owl 1 (being mercilessly chased by crows and jays)
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 6
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 7
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 33
Tree Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 21
Tufted Titmouse 14
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
American Robin 40
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 36
Bohemian Waxwing 86
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 17
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 8
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 57
Common Grackle 70 (CN)
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
House Finch 15
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 98
Also in Westminster in BBA Fitchburg 4, Woodcock 6 (at least four doing
courtship flight)
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: mystery bird help please?
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 12:04pm
I saw this bird perched atop a crabapple tree in
Fitchburg singing away . . . but I could only get
underside shots. Any guesses? A goldfinch? Warbler?
http://bp2.blogger.com/_72sXVwGJ-aU/SAIcTwnnILI/AAAAAAAAAXw/kypkY49qUz8/s1600-h/mystery+bird.jpg
Paul Maher Jr.
Fitchburg, MA.
paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com
--- Jason Forbes <jason(AT)brewsterslinnet.com> wrote:
> There was at least one Bohemian Waxwing still
> hanging around the trees
> by the Dunkin' Donuts in Groton this morning. It
> wasn't feeding, but
> was perched at the very top of the tall dead tree
> next to the fruit
> trees (which still had a small bit of fruit
> remaining). I also had 4
> waxwings fly over the road by the church a block
> away, but was still
> in the car and can't say whether they were Bohemian
> or Cedar.
>
> Jason
> --
> Jason Forbes
> Waltham, MA
> jason(AT)brewsterslinnet.com
> www.brewsterslinnet.com
>
>
>
>
>
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Subject: Chipping Sparrows
From: "George W. Gove" <gwgove(AT)charter.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 12:04pm
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Two CHIPPING SPARROWS returned to our complex yesterday, Saturday April =
12, 2008, and were lustily singing from the fruit trees here. First of =
the season for us.
George Gove & Judy Gordon
Southborough
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Subject: Broad-winged Hawk, Arnold Arboretum, Boston
From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 11:48am
Stuart Walker just called to report a Broad-winged Hawk soaring over
Bussey Brook Meadow at the Arboretum this morning around 9:30.
Good birding!
Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain
fiatlux at interport dot net
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Subject: Yard Birds
From: "jamoos(AT)earthlink.net" <jamoos@earthlink.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 12:12pm
They are definiely coming through in Bolton
Purple Finch - male
White throated Sparrow - male
at and under my feeders, respectively, this morning
jamoos(AT)earthlink.net
Jane Moosbruker, Ph.D.
Bolton MA 01740
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Subject: RFI: Birding the upper Charles River,
Medfield/Sherborn/Millis
From: William Hutcheson <jeccawilly(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 1:38pm
Hi Massbirders,
I'm trying to become rapidly familiar with an atlasing block that includes
portions of the Charles River and associated wetlands of the Bridge Island
Meadows area--essentially everything inside the triangle formed by 27, 109, and
115 in Medfield, Millis, and Sherborn. Does anyone have experience or access
tips that they'd like to share with me off-list?
Thanks in advance.
Willy Hutcheson
Concord, MA
jeccawilly AT yahoo.com
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Subject: Petersham 4/13
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 1:20pm
We got up before dawn to atlas two of our current blocks which are (mostly)
in Petersham and New Salem: Barre 1 and Shutesbury 10. A good deal of both
blocks is inside the Quabbin gates, but we decided this morning to bird only
the areas outside of Quabbin. Pre-dawn, it was very dark and quite cold, no
moon visible and black as pitch. Most owls and woodcock did not start
calling/displaying till an hour before dawn. The rest of the morning was
cool and overcast. Combined list:
Great Blue Heron (1)
Canada Goose (6, 1 on nest)
Wood Duck (10: we watched a pair searching up and in trees for a suitable
nesting cavity)
American Black Duck (pair)
Mallard (3)
Green-winged Teal (pair)
Ring-necked Duck (pair)
Bufflehead (2 pair)
Common Goldeneye (5)
Hooded Merganser (9)
Common Merganser (4)
Osprey (2)
Bald Eagle (1imm)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
N Goshawk (1)
Red-shouldered Hawk (3)
Ruffed Grouse (3)
Wild Turkey (13)
Wilson’s Snipe (2)
American Woodcock (19)
Mourning Dove (9)
Great Horned Owl (4)
Barred Owl (9)
N Saw-whet Owl (9)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (7: all drumming, many calling. One male used the
metal plate atop a power stanchion to get an especially loud version of his
drumming to echo down the power line cut-through)
Downy Woodpecker (4)
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
N Flicker (1)
Pileated Woodpecker (3)
Eastern Phoebe (16: some observed nestbuilding)
BLUE-HEADED VIREO (1 singing)
Blue Jay (41)
A Crow (15)
C Raven (2)
Tree Swallow (7)
Black-capped Chickadee (52: nest building observed)
Tufted Titmouse (19)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (4)
White-breasted Nuthatch (11)
Brown Creeper (13)
Winter Wren (3)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (22)
Hermit Thrush (12)
A Robin (66)
E Starling (17)
Pine Warbler (13)
Chipping Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (11)
Dark-eyed Junco (91)
N Cardinal (16)
Red-winged Blackbird (46)
C Grackle (41)
Brown-headed Cowbird (26)
Purple Finch (20)
House Finch (2)
A Goldfinch (9)
Evening Grosbeak (pair)
PLUS: a number of Beavers; while driving down a very dark road in the pitch
black, we came across a Muskrat just ambling down the side of the road, no
marsh nearby. It was unfazed by out presence. At one small vernal pool we
came across (15+) Wood Frogs laying eggs; and many more egg masses, (1)
large Spotted Salamander and a pair of Red-bellied Newts mating.
Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
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Subject: Pine Tree Brook, Milton
From: pattyoneill(AT)juno.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 1:32pm
Dog-sitting without a functioning car has the good effect of getting you
out in your own neighborhood. I didn't keep numbers because dealing
with a notebook, pen, binoculars and leash gets a bit awkward.
Here's the results of an hour plus walk Sunday a.m. along Pine Tree Brook
from Thacher St. across Blue Hills Parkway to Pope's Pond, along the pond
and back via the Parkway and the new Milton HS back to the brook.
Great Blue Heron 1
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 (in the area where I had hairy's last year)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER 1
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker 2, one being chased off by one of the red-bellieds
Eastern Phoebe 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Carolina Wren
American Robin 20+ in one flock
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
American Goldfinch
PALM WARBLER 1 yellow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow several, all very scruffy
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Patty O'Neill
Milton, MA
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Subject: Pine Warblers
From: Mark Taylor <birdnorth(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 1:48pm
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Hello Massbirders,
Had several (3) Pine Warblers singing in the large White Pines along
the access road to Stevens Swamp in Warwick yesterday (4/12).
Mark Taylor
Northfield, MA
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Subject: [Fwd: eBird Report - Ipswich River Wildlife
Sanctuary , 4/13/08]
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 2:32pm
Subject: eBird Report - Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary , 4/13/08
John Nelson and I walked around ISWR for about 3 hours, also some birds along
the way. Great looks at a singing Ruby-crowned Kinglet in low shrubs by the
Rockery. Palm Warbler by Waterfowl pond. Swamp Sparrows, seen and singing.
Pine Warbler seen and singing. Rusty Blackbirds by the canoe landing. On the
trip, near Moraine Farm in Beverly,Tree Swallows, Wood Duck, Red-tail Hawk on
nest and 1Killdeer. Heading back through Ipswich, Great Egret at Ipswich
River. Turkey Vultures in West Gloucester.
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Green-winged Teal X
Ring-necked Duck 20
Bufflehead X
Great Blue Heron 2
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Tree Swallow 25
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2
Eastern Bluebird 8
American Robin X
Pine Warbler 4
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 4
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 2
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
winterwren2(AT)verizon.net
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
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Subject: Ring-necked Pheasant Gloucester 4/13/08]
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 2:32pm
Location:Bond St. Gloucester 01930 Observation date: 4/13/08
Notes: WOW! A fabulous male ringed-neck pheasant at my bird feeder. This is
yard bird #63. I missed this species last year, as they are becoming less
common in Massachusetts.
Ring-necked Pheasant 1
A great surprise :-)Susan
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Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
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Subject: Warblers & Merlin, Jamaica Plain
From: "Stuart Walker" <stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 2:46pm
In addition to the Broad-winged Hawk and a pair of Wood ducks at Bussey
Brook, I found Pine and Palm warblers, a Kingfisher, and a small flock of
Cedar waxwings amongst the regulars at the Arboretum this morning.
At the Forest Hills Cemetery lake a Merlin blasted across the treetops and
disappeared toward Franklin Park. One of the Tree swallows was
investigating a birdhouse, and the Phoebes appear to be pairing up.
Stuart Walker
Jamaica Plain
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Subject: Red-shouldered Hawks Correction
From: casey322(AT)comcast.net (Chris Surprenant)
Date: 13 Apr 2008 3:08pm
I forgot to say that the hawks are nesting in Forest Park in Springfield, Mass.
Sorry for the confusion.
Chris Surprenant
Spfld.,MA.
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Subject: Red-shouldered Hawks
From: casey322(AT)comcast.net (Chris Surprenant)
Date: 13 Apr 2008 3:06pm
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I have been following a pair of Red-shouldered Hawk for the past year. They are
nesting in a pine tree at the end of the parking lot next to the lodge on Porter
lake.I don't think they were successful last year. The female has been around
the past month, building up the nest. Yesterday the male showed up, and
reportedly mated several times. The male seems to be of the Florida subspecies.
I was able to get better photos of this bird this year than last years. Here is
a link to these photos,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25619566@N07/
I have gone thru countless field guides and web sites to research this,And feel
confident that this is the Florida subspicies. I have been very reluctant to
share this info for fear of pressure being put on the pair nesting, seeing the
nest is relatively in the open.But thought that it should be reported and
hopefully made note of this species nesting this far north.
Chris Surprenant
casey322atcomcast.net
Spfld.,MA.
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Subject: spring migrants, Lincoln
From: Gwyn Loud <gwyn_loud(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 3:34pm
Early this morning at Drumlin Farm my birding group had a palm
warbler and and couple of pine warblers-
first of the season for me. We were amazed to also see at least 15
American kestrels perched in trees on the back side of the drumlin in
the area which is being cleared of invasvie species. A couple of
kestrels were also flying around a bird box down in the field.
The chipping sparrow returned to our feeder at home here in Lincoln
on Wed. April 9, pretty much the usual date.
Gwyn Loud
Lincoln
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Subject: rockport and gloucester 4/13
From: John Robinson <johndrobinson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 4:10pm
Halibut Point:
Great Blue Heron 2 (flyover)
Niles Pond:
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Ring-necked Duck 10
Thatcher Road Marsh:
Great Blue Heron 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Snowy Egret 2
John Robinson, Rockport
johndrobinson at verizon dot net
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Subject: Nahant - Winter Wren and..
From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 4:28pm
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Nahant
Boneparte's Gulls returned in good numbers to Long Beach, Nahant on 4/11.
4/13: today's highlights were: singing Winter Wren, a group of always
cheery Golden-crowned Kinglets, Hermit Thrush, and at my feeders, the
over-wintering Brown Thrasher continues.
selected sightings:
RT Loon 1
Common Loon 3
Horned Grebe 2
Brant 455
Surf Scoter 173
WW Scoter 192
Bufflehead 154
Red-br Merganser 15
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2
RT Hawk 1
Kestrel 1
Killdeer 2
G Yellowlegs 2
Dunlin 64
BONAPARTE'S GULL 124
Flicker 4
Phoebe 3
GC Kinglet 7
Cedar Waxwings 112
Carolina Wren 5
WINTER WREN 1 singing
BROWN THRASHER over-wintered
Hermit Thrush 2
WB Nuthatch 4
Song Sparrow 10
SWAMP SPARROW 1
WT Sparrow 14
RW Blackbird 15
C. Grackle 35
Cheers!
Linda
Linda Pivacek
Nahant, lpivacek(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Lincoln Feeder Birds
From: Nsoulette(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 4:58pm
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Just to add my two cents to the spring migration reports--3 purple finches,
2 chipping sparrows, 1 white-throated sparrow, 10 juncos, 1 common redpoll, 1
pine siskin (plus my regulars) all struggling to snatch food out of the
mouths of hundreds (slight exaggeration) of grackles and blackbirds at my house
today.
A pine warbler arrived April 8 and is singing in the woods nearby. Several
phoebes are around.
Nancy Soulette
1 Woods End Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
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Subject: Color-banded Bluebirds Msex County
From: Nsoulette(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 5:14pm
Responding to Mike's post asking about bluebird nesting progress in other
locations...
Several pairs of Lincoln's bluebirds are well underway. If any are behind
schedule, the delay is very slight. The first egg to be laid was on March 22,
which is actually several days earlier than last year. That particular nest
failed, but there are others with eggs and things seem to be on schedule.
All of which brings up a subject which I have been meaning to write about.
Last year I did a study of Lincoln's bluebirds during the 2007 nesting season
and banded most of the chicks with unique sets of color bands. I am trying
to track these individuals. To date, 25 of them have been sighted around
town, many of which wintered over, and 4 of which have decided to nest in
Lincoln, so far. Any massbirders who come across bluebirds, if you are close
enough to them, check out their legs! In addition to a silver band, they could
have up to three colors. I would be thrilled to hear where they are and what
they are doing. I doubt they would appear outside Middlesex County, but if
they do, I would love to hear about it. Even if you just notice that they
have color bands and you can't tell for sure what colors, I would still love to
know.
Thanks!
Nancy Soulette
1 Woods End Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
NSoulette(AT)aol.com
781-259-0604
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:15:31 -0400
From: treeswallow5(AT)aol.com
Subject: [MASSBIRD] bluebirds a little behind behind
After checking 68 of my 95 nestboxes yesterday,I found only five complete
bluebird nests, a few partial nests, and no eggs yet. I generally have one or
two nests with eggs around the first of April. Oh well, it's probably just as
well, since most years many the early nesters take a hit?when cold,
wet?weather occurs at end of month and early May. Anyone else have any eggs
yet? Of
the remaining boxes, one site has 16 and never gets bluebirds for some
reason...the other site has 11 boxes and generally has one pair. Perhaps she'll
have
eggs when I check tomorrow morning.
Mike
Mike Maurer
Marion, MA
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Subject: Bird Island, Marion
From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 5:26pm
I went to Bird Island today for the annual spring clean-up, mostly
cutting and removing last year's tangles of woody vegetation from the
tern nesting areas. Birds seen included:
Am. Oystercatcher: 5, two pairs, one with a single egg (early date for laying).
Killdeer: one pair, no nest.
Common Eider: about 5 pairs around the island; no sign of coming onto
the island to nest yet.
Non-breeding birds:
1 Brant
about 300 Surf Scoters
about 200 Oldsquaws
8 Common Loons flying high to the NE (first migrating birds of the year)
3 N. Gannets (all adult)
2 Laughing Gulls
2 Black-bellied Plovers
4 Dunlins
1 Purple Sandpiper
Ian Nisbet
North Falmouth
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Subject: Purple Finches, Fish Crows Wilmington
From: "Michael Emmons" <michael.emmons(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 6:14pm
There were seven Purple Finches at our feeders
this afternoon (4/13) in Wilmington today.
As with other reports, they hung around for about ten minutes or so.
There were a couple of fish crows
seen and heard along routes 129/38 this afternoon as well.
Dotty and Mike Emmons
Wilmington, MA
michael.emmons(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Red-shouldered Hawks
From: casey322(AT)comcast.net (Chris Surprenant)
Date: 13 Apr 2008 6:12pm
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I have been following a pair of Red-shouldered Hawk for the past year. They are
nesting in a pine tree at the end of the parking lot next to the lodge on Porter
lake.I don't think they were successful last year. The female has been around
the past month, building up the nest. Yesterday the male showed up, and
reportedly mated several times. The male seems to be of the Florida subspecies.
I was able to get better photos of this bird this year than last years. Here is
a link to these photos,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25619566@N07/
I have gone thru countless field guides and web sites to research this,And feel
confident that this is the Florida subspicies. I have been very reluctant to
share this info for fear of pressure being put on the pair nesting, seeing the
nest is relatively in the open.But thought that it should be reported and
hopefully made note of this species nesting this far north.
Chris Surprenant
casey322atcomcast.net
Spfld.,MA.
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Subject: Plum Island 4/13
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 6:44pm
It was a fabulous migration day for kestrels and great blue herons. From the
North End of PI, we even watched a great blue heron fly in off the ocean and
land on the Salisbury Jetty.
Margo Goetschkes and I saw the following birds on Plum Island today:
Location: Plum Island
Observation date: 4/13/08
Number of species: 75
Snow Goose 4
Brant 150
Canada Goose 35
Mute Swan 2
Gadwall 4
American Wigeon 1
American Black Duck 75
Mallard 20
Northern Pintail 6
Green-winged Teal 22
Common Eider 24
White-winged Scoter 20
Long-tailed Duck 250
Bufflehead 2
Common Goldeneye 48
Common Merganser 8
Red-breasted Merganser 28
Red-throated Loon 1
Common Loon 8
Horned Grebe 1
Northern Gannet 7
Double-crested Cormorant 125
Great Blue Heron 29
Great Egret 15
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 6
Northern Harrier 14
American Kestrel 43
Merlin 1
Peregrine Falcon 1
Killdeer 4
Greater Yellowlegs 16
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Purple Sandpiper 2
Dunlin 60
American Woodcock 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 15
Great Horned Owl 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1 (Steve only)
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 8
Blue Jay 9
American Crow 35
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 2
Golden-crowned Kinglet 14
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 37
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling X
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1
Eastern Towhee 1
American Tree Sparrow 4
Fox Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 22
White-throated Sparrow 4
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 6
American Goldfinch 23
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Also:
2 wild turkeys, Scotland Rd,, Newbury
1 ad. Bonaparte's gull, Newburyport harbor
1 red-tailed hawk, Salisbury
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
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978-462-0775
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Subject: Plum I. Lot One Migration Watch; 13 Apr. 2008:
376 Am. Kestrels.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:06pm
SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2008:
PLUM ISLAND: Lot One Migration Watch (0640-1215, 1230-1350, 1415-1600 hrs.)
Weather: Mostly cloudy, WNW winds 5-15 mph, 40-49 F.
Richard S. Heil, Jeremiah Trimble & in part, Craig Jackson and hawk watchers.
An excellent kestrel and harrier flight materialized on today's
Westerly winds. All observations from refuge Lot One.
'Pale-bellied' Brant (8)
Canada Goose (110)-Migrating.
Mute Swan (2)
Gadwall (8)
American Wigeon (4)
American Black Duck (90)
Mallard (4)
Northern Pintail (3)
Green-winged Teal (6)
White-winged Scoter (4)
Common Goldeneye (1m.)
Common Merganser (29): 21 migrating.
Red-breasted Merganser (7)
Common Loon (3)-Migrating.
Northern Gannet (12 ads.)
Double-crested Cormorant (182)-Migrating.
Great Cormorant (1 ad.)-Migrating.
Great Blue Heron (10): 6 migrating.
Great Egret (7)
Turkey Vulture (13): Most probably migrating.
Osprey (16)-Migrating.
Bald Eagle (2-4th yr.): One taking prey in the air from a Rough-legged Hawk!
Northern Harrier (46)-Most migrating. Including about 6-7 adult males.
Sharp-shinned Hawk (5)-Migrating.
Cooper's Hawk (2-3): Over mainland.
Red-tailed Hawk (4)
Rough-legged Hawk (3): 2 light, 1 dark.
American Kestrel (376)-Migrating; remarkable flight most of the day,
beginning at 0640.
Merlin (6)-Migrating.
Peregrine Falcon (2 imms.)
Killdeer (3)
Greater Yellowlegs (26)-Migrating.
Least Sandpiper (1)-Migrating.
Dunlin (17)
Ring-billed Gull (20)
Herring Gull (90+)
Great Black-backed Gull (15+)
Rock Pigeon (3)
Mourning Dove (8)
Northern Flicker (5)-Migrating.
Eastern Phoebe (6)
Blue Jay (2)
American Crow (32): 14 migrating.
Horned Lark (20)
Purple Martin (1m.)
Tree Swallow (106)-Migrating.
Barn Swallow (8)-Migrating.
WHITE-BREASTED NUTHATCH (3)-Migrating!; singles flying N up over Lot One.
Golden-crowned Kinglet (9)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1-2)
American Robin (12)-Migrating.
European Starling (19)-Migrating.
"Yellow" Palm Warbler (3)
Savannah Sparrow (1)
Song Sparrow (6+)
Red-winged Blackbird (30)-Migrating.
Eastern Meadowlark (1)-Migrating.
Common Grackle (360+)-Migrating.
Brown-headed Cowbird (385+)-Migrating.
Common Redpoll (1)-Migrating (calling).
American Goldfinch (24)-Migrating.
House Sparrow (5)
NEWBURYPORT HARBOR vic.
Great Cormorant (1 imm.)
Green-winged Teal (22)
Oldsquaw (500+)
Common Goldeneye (60+)
Glossy Ibis (12): Tucked into the marsh edge at Joppa Flats MAS
AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER (1) By airport.
Greater Yellowlegs (41)
Dunlin (150+)
Bonaparte's Gull (2)
Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
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Subject: BIRD SONG RECORDINGS
From: Lorraine Gundersen <raineg(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:34pm
I am hoping MASSBIRD might be of some. I have recently come across a
series of old recordings of bird calls by Edward Avis-Bird Mimic,
Springfield Ma. There are three 78 record albums.
I have checked Google & e-bay looking for clues. All albums carry
labels of the recording company and the year is 1921.
Thanks.
Lorraine
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Subject: nesting Red-tailed Hawk, Plymouth
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:24pm
While birding in a conservation area that's part of my
Breeding Bird Atlas block, I found a pair of
Red-tailed Hawks. One bird was on a nest. Although
the nest is high in a tree, alongside an old cranberry
bog, and stands out like a sore thumb, the bird on the
nest was hard to see. All that showed was her face,
with an eye on me!!!
Kathy
Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: BBC Crooked Pond to Plum
From: WCDrummond(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 7:58pm
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Dear Friends,
=A0 Crooked Pond , Boxford produced no Louisiana Waterthrush (probably one d=
ay=20
too early) but we had a fine selection of great sightings including Winter=20
Wren and Brown Creeper.=A0 Wellies are necessary.
=A0 Newburyport and Plum Island featured a great movement of American=20
Kestrels.=A0 We saw 8 at once.=A0 The raptor report from parking lot one sho=
uld be off the=20
charts!=A0 The American Golden Plover continues opposite the Plum Island=20
Airport.
=A0 On the THIRD trip to Oppontunity Way in Newburyport, we found the flock=20=
of=20
40 to 50 Bohemian Waxwings.=A0 The flock came in to the fruit trees at the=20
junction of Opportunity Way and Malcolm Hoyt.=A0 They kept dropping down fro=
m the=20
trees onto the ground to get water from a puddle.=A0 The light was perfect.=
=A0=A0=20
Sometime between 2:30 and 3:30 PM there were more birders than Bohemian Waxw=
ings!=A0=A0=20
Most were people I had never seen before but they all=A0 had high powered=20
cameras.=A0=A0 Many did not even have binoculars!=A0=A0 One guy come up in a=
taxi!=A0 I never=20
saw anything like it!=A0=A0 I wonder if some camera club put the word out!=
=A0 I=20
must say that they knew the rules.=A0 They either stayed in their car, as I=20=
did, or=20
they sneaked out of the car on the opposite side of the birds and crawled=20
around their cars for the best view, slowly and quietly.=A0 It was a wonderf=
ul=20
example of correct behavior.=A0
Good birding, everyone!
Bill Drummond
North Andover, MA
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Subject: Ptown (4/13): seabirds & whales continue
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 8:12pm
The seabird and whale extravaganza continues in Provincetown. If you
wish to see Right Whales, you may never have a better opportunity: I
saw no fewer than a dozen today, far and away my highest count ever
from land. Most years you're lucky to see one or two per day. I
also saw more dolphins that I can remember ever seeing
before. Gannets and sea ducks continue in abundance as
well. Selected highlights:
Race Point parking lot (0730 - 0755 hrs.; seas nearly calm):
650 Red-breasted Mergansers
20 Red-throated Loons (all migrating NW)
8 Common Loons (all migrating NW)
1500 N. Gannets (98% adults)
4+ Right Whales, 3+ Humpbacks, 1 Fin Whale, 100's of dolphins
(presumably White-sided: they were everywhere; I saw several leap
completely out of the water)
Herring Cove Beach (0805 - 0835 hrs.):
7 Green-winged Teal (migrating N)
225 Surf Scoters (most migrating N)
200 Black Scoters (most migrating N)
1800+ Red-breasted Mergansers
900 N. Gannets (98% adult)
8+ Right Whales (including two groups of 3-4 engaged in apparent
mating behavior), 4+ Fin Whales, 30+ dolphins
Hatches Harbor, Provincetown (0840 - 0935 hrs.):
10 Turkey Vultures
6 Laughing Gulls
30+(!) Iceland Gulls (17+ ad., 3 - 2/3W, 10 - 1W; an exceptional
mid-April concentration, all the more so in that over half were adults)
Head of the Meadow Beach, Truro (0955 - 1005 hrs.):
375 Surf/Black Scoters (all migrating N)
900 N. Gannets (98% adults)
West Harwich conservation area (Bell's Neck Road):
6 N. Pintal
99 Green-winged Teal (yes, 99 - I counted them twice!)
115 Am. Black Ducks
1 Hooded Merganser
1 Pied-billed Grebe
1 Killdeer
14 Greater Yellowlegs
2 Lesser Yellowlegs
63(!) Wilson's Snipe (a record high count for Cape Cod, where the wet
fields they prefer are essentially lacking)
Blair Nikula
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
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Subject: Scituate Migrants
From: steve(AT)maguirepresentations.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 8:26pm
During that "window of sunlight" this morning from 8:15 - 9:00... the bird life
"burst"...
From the widow's walk golf course in Scituate...
5 "Yellow" Palm Warblers
1 Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
3 Eastern Phoebes
9 Eastern Blue Birds
89 Double-crested cormorant migrating North
6 Red Tailed Hawks
8 Chipping Sparrows
4 Killdeer
12 Juncos Singing
Best Regards,
Steve
Stephen Maguire - Speaking Professional
www.maguirepresentations.com
steve(AT)maguirepresentations.com
781.545.5266 x 1
24 Hatchet Rock Road
Scituate, MA 02066
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Subject: spring has sprung
From: "David Larson" <redpoll(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:00pm
4/13 sightings of note:
11 Glossy Ibises and
2 Bald Eagles in Newburyport at Joppa Flats Education Center
100 Bohemian Waxwings in Newburyport Industrial Park
6 Purple Finches in Bradford (at our feeders)
1 Palm Warbler singing in Bradford (first of the year for our yard)
David Larson
Bradford, MA
mailto:redpoll(AT)comcast.net
http://www.larsonweb.org
"The classification of living birds, or, for that matter, any other large group
of
animals, is full of hopeless difficulties and insoluble problems." Ludlow
Griscom
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Subject: Boston & Plymouth Sightings 4/12-4/13
From: stint98(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:14pm
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All,
A few sightings from this weekend.
On Saturday (4/12), my girlfriend and I ventured to Plymouth Beach in the
afternoon. Between rain showers and sunny breaks we found some large flocks of
birds-- though not much diversity. The coolest sighting was 3 Gannets well
inside of the beach, soaring near the tip of the Plymouth Harbor jetty then
moving even further south and deeper into the harbor. A few were also seen
outside the beach, diving near Brown's Bank.
Other Highlights below:
220 Brant (in water near the tip, carefully counted)
Ducks included Surf & Black Scoter (few), Black, Mallard & 3 Long-tailed Ducks
500 Dunlin (spectacular flock, moving into alternate plumage)
50 Sanderling (mixed in with Dunlin)
10 Purple Sandpipers (usual birds on jetty at tip)
10+ Piping Plovers-- setting up territories & many flight displays
25+ Laughing Gulls (already into courtship)
1 Ipswich Savannah Sparrow
We also stopped at Jenny Grist Mill Pond where we found the Lesser Black-backed
Gull (still) feeding with Ring-billed Gulls in the parking lot.
Today (Sunday), on a break during a run at Chestnut Hill Reservoir I found a
flock of 7 Palm Warblers in trees on the east end of the reservoir, and then
another single in bushes closer to Boston College. 2 Ruddy Ducks and 7 Common
Mergansers were also on the lake. There were a few Eastern Phoebes and Pine
Warblers in the area as well.
Overall, much better weekend than expected.
Good Birding!
Chris Dalton
Brookline, MA
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Subject: The Art of Bird Identification ~ PRNWR ~ 4/18/08
From: newburyportbirders(AT)Comcast.Net
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:14pm
Birders,
When I arrived on the Refuge this morning, I found Rick and Jeremiah scanning
the sky; I
became very hopeful...
The kestrel flight was underway... Paula McFarland and I with our small,
gregarious group
gathered at Lot # 1 for our fourth Focus On program ~ today's was The Art of
Bird Identification.
The Northern Harriers, American Kestrels and Merlins were aflight.
At the boat ramp, Common Mergansers were in pairs, and the drakes were
cocking up their tails. A Song Sparrow was our morning chorus.
We saw several species from the boardwalk ~ three Piping Plovers were together
at
the water's edge; four Common Loons, rafts of Long-tailed Ducks and Scoters and
a lone,
stunning Horned Grebe were in the surf. Six Great Blue Herons were migrating
oceanside
along with several Northern Harriers. Merlins were a flight but not in the same
number as the
smallest of our falcons, the American Kestrel. We had wonderful views of several
male
"gray ghosts" along with Tree and Barn Swallows headed north.
At the salt pannes, Mute Swans took flight; American Black Ducks and a drake
Hooded Merganser assumed the "pseudo-rock" positions. Green-winged Teal,
Northern Pintail and a pair of Gadwall became study birds. We saw a Greater
Yellowlegs and a Killdeer. Strands of cormorants were headed north, and several
flocks of blackbirds were overhead.
We saw a Great Egret sporting green lores and flowing "aigrettes". This
long-legged wader was foraging in a pool, and the emerging, verdant grass was
hosting small fish. We saw a nesting Osprey and a nesting Great Horned Owl.
At the path to Camp Sea Haven, we studied a small cup nest from last year's
breeding season filled with seeds. An American Kestrel was resting on the old,
cedar flagpole. We saw Snow Geese and nine American Kestrels along with an
Eastern Meadowlark the Pines Field. We found the American Kestrels to be very
cooperative, and we focused on their hovering, the plumage differences and the
ocelli or "false eyes".
This morning's program was filled with delightful moments, and our group had
some
knock-out looks at plumages, field marks and migrating birds. I'm certain the
posts from
hawkwatchers and sage birders that will follow later today will provide everyone
with the
flavor of the impressive migration show at Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge. I was
thrilled for our participants today as they witnessed a piece of the migration
puzzle...
Good birding,
Sue
Paula McFarland
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
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Subject: Springfield-Longmeadow
From: NEaton <nancyeaton(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:14pm
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Springfield (Forest Park):
Pine Warbler (2)
Hermit Thrush(1)
Longmeadow (Stebbins Refuge):
Barn Swallow (1)
E. Bluebird (1)
Palm Warbler (10-12)
Savannah Sparrow (2)
Nancy Eaton
Enfield, CT
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Subject: Glossy Ibis Ipswich
From: Daan Sandee <sandee(AT)TheWorld.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:10pm
.. and not just one bird. In the geese field at the corner of Northgate Rd
and Rte 133 in Ipswich were just under a hundred Glossy Ibis.
Daan Sandee
Gloucester, MA sandee(AT)theworld.com
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Subject: My So-Called Bohemian Lifer
From: stevensimpson(AT)Comcast.Net
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:30pm
After enduring the postings about the MILLIONS of Bohemian Waxwings swarming
over Massachusetts in the last week I finally found myself today within striking
distance of the mythically vast Newburyport flock. I had previously tried for
the one bird mixed into a huge flock of Cedars in Boston, but unfortunately I'd
chosen let's-clean-up-the-park-as-noisily-as-possible day with its orchestra of
leaf blowers and yelling men — no bird.
All the amazing pictures I had seen online of these gorgeous birds dripping from
the fruit trees, tossing berries into the air and catching them, having berry
food fights with their friends flashed through my mind as I feverishly drove
north on 95. I looked forward to recording this life bird, telling and
re-telling the story of how these rare creatures from the far north had flashed
in the sun mere feet away from me.
I arrived at the NBPT Industrial park and patrolled the prescribed fruit trees,
came across some other birders pulled over at the crossroads of Hoyt and
Opportunity. I jumped out and was directed to a SINGLE BIRD in a tall tree just
off the intersection. I brought my binos up to it, examined it for maybe a
minute (certainly enough for my ID) then it flew away. When I say it flew way, I
don't mean to another nearby tree, but up, high and fast like it had suddenly
decided that Maine was the place to be.
My birder mates next to me said, "Oh, you should have been here this morning,
there were 50 of them . . ."
I got the bird, but man, it just didn't feel that great.
Sometimes it's just the way it goes.
--
Steven A. Simpson (Arlington)
Fine art site: GallerySimpson.com
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Subject: CT Report 04/13/2008 BOHEMIAN WAXWING
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:42pm
IMPORTANT NOTE: This will be the last daily report until (at least)
Saturday, 4/19. I will be away for the week. If you need to know
what is happening you can read CTBirds, where most of the reports come
from in the first place. You can read the CTBirds archives at either
of these locations:
http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html
The second on is only the recent messages, but is easier to read.
Roy Harvey
Beacon Falls, CT
From Steve Broker:
4/13 - Storrs, UConn campus -- Bohemian Waxwing at the two crabapple
trees on the west side of the CLAS Building at 8:35 A.M., n the
deciduous tree next to the Norway Spruce, and at 8:41. For the next
hour it remained in near-continuous view, in the crabapples, on the
ground below, and in several different deciduous trees in the
immediate vicinity and in the Norway Spruce. On this morning, it
favored the top of the deciduous tree in line with Glenbrook Road
(CLAS "quadrant") and mid-level of the deciduous tree just left of the
Norway Maple (parking lot "quadrant") when not feeding right at the
crabapples. It also tucks itself into the Norway Spruce for periods,
then drops to the ground here. (Directions are based on viewing from
the entrance doors to CLAS. This bird is not hard to see.)
From Mark Szantyr:
4/13 - Mansfield(?) -- Bohemian Waxwing at 7:30.
From Karen Fiske:
4/13 -Durhan, Durham Meadows, White's Farm -- 14 WILSON'S SNIPE.
Durham, Skating Pond Route 68 -- AMERICAN BITTERN
Durham, Greenbacker Farm Pond Route 68 -- 4 BLACK VULTURES, 1 in the
air, 3 on the ground by the pond, one feeding on a dead Canada Goose
From Fran and Tom Holloway
4/13 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 2 Little Blue Herons in
Boulder Pond at Meigs Point, around 8:30.
From Ernest S Harris:
4/13 - Bolton backyard-PURPLE FINCH(male-2, female-1)
From Bill Asteriades:
4/13 - Portland, Wangunk Meadows -- 1 male BLUE-WINGED TEAL, 1 COMMON
RAVEN (flyover). Access the Meadows via the Glastonbury entrance.
Teal was noted in a pool of water with 15+ Green-winged teals about
1/4 mile from the entrance.
From Jan Collins:
4/13 - Somers Yard -- 4 male PURPLE FINCHES and 1 female at the feeder
this morn.
From Pat Dufour:
4/13 - East Hampton. yard -- 2 pair PURPLE FINCHES. There have been
these pairs and more most of the winter at this feeder
From Angela Dimmitt:
4/13 - New Milford yard -- PURPLE FINCHES; yes there seems to be a
movement - male last night at my feeder and three pairs this morning,
plus report of 10 at a feeder in Sherman.
From Paul Degennaro:
4/13 - Naugatuck yard -- one BROWN THRASHER and one Purple Finch.
From Carolyn Cimino:
4/13 - Waterford, Harkness State Park -- mid-afternoon, 13+ COMMON
SNIPE ( wet field in between Harkness and Camp Harkness).
From Kevin Burgio:
4/13 - Hamden yard -- 3 PURPLE FINCH in stunning plumage at my nyjer
feeder and sunflower seed feeder @ 9:00am.
From Bill Asteriades:
4/13 - South Glastonbury, Private Farmland -- 4 WILSON'S SNIPE
4/12 - South Glastonbury, Private Farmland -- 4 WILSON'S SNIPE,
From Mark Jankura:
4/13 - Shelton Yard -- 2 Male Purple Finches.
From Frank Mantlik:
4/12 - Stratford, railroad trail off Long Beach Blvd -- 1 PECTORAL
SANDPIPER, 1 Wilson's snipe.
Warehouse pool -- 2 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES.
From Susanne Shrader and Alan Lurie
4/12 - Avon Back Yard - 1 male PURPLE FINCH
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Subject: Hadley/Hatfield- Eurasian G.W.Teal
From: SSURNER(AT)aol.com
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:14pm
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Birded the areas of Hadley, Northampton and Hatfield the past couple of
days, the highlight was an Eurasian Green-winged Teal in Hatfield, (Great
Pond)
a first for me in Western Mass. Selected highlights.
Hadley
Wood Duck (18)
Am.Wigeon (1) Farm Lane
Am.Black Duck (34)
Green-winged Teal (213) Aqua Vitae Rd. 4/13
Ring-necked Duck (14)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Northern Harrier (1 male)
Am.Kestrel (6)
Gr.Yellowlegs (1-Farm Lane 4/12) (6-Aqua Vitae) 4/13
Lesser Yellowlegs (2-Aqua Vitae) 4/13
Hatfield-Great Pond/River Rd.
Wood Duck (12)
Green-winged Teal (85) 4/12
Eurasian Green-winged Teal (1-Great Pond)
Am.Black Duck (10)
Northern Shoveler (1)
Osprey (3) 4/12
Northern Harrier (5) 4/12
Broad-winged Hawk (1) 4/12
Am.Kestrel (10)
Vesper Sparrow (1) 4/12
Rusty Blackbird (7) 4/13
Amherst
Snow Goose (2) 4/13
Northampton-East Meadows 4/13
Great Blue Heron (4)
Am.Kestrel (3)
Horned Lark (160)
Palm Warbler (1)
Savannah Sparrow (2)
White-cr.Sparrow (6) Bumped into a visiting birder from New York who put me
onto these birds. (A.Gilbert)
Belchertown-Goodell St.
No.Harrier (1 male)
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Raven (1)
Pine Warbler (1)
Good Birding,
Scott
Scott Surner
Belchertown, MA
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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (13 Apr 2008) 468 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 13 Apr 2008 9:50pm
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 13, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 13 25 25
Osprey 16 20 22
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 46 50 54
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 8 9
Cooper's Hawk 2 2 2
Northern Goshawk 0 0 0
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 2
Rough-legged Hawk 3 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 376 438 446
Merlin 6 10 10
Peregrine Falcon 1 3 4
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: 468 560 577
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Observation start time: 05:45:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 8.67 hours
Official Counter: Rick Heil
Observers: Craig Jackson, David Goodine, Jeremiah Trimble,
Ursula Goodine
Visitors:
25-50 individuals came to the watch site to witness this amazing flight
Weather:
At beginning of day, skies were fairly clear, but by 9 AM they became very
ovecast (80-90%) for rest of day, temperature started at 12°C, moved up to
15° before cooling down again as wind increased. Wind was northwest all
day increasing from level 2-4 throughout day.
Raptor Observations:
The best migration day by far for several years and possibly, according to
one observer, the second best day ever hawkwatching at Plum Island!! 376
Kestrels were streaming up the coast, some heading up the dunes, others
over the watch site, and many over the marsh. At times there were more
than 6-7 kestrels visible in one binocular field. The majority of
migrating harriers were in mid-morning, many heading up the coast. Two
non-migrating Bald Eagles seen flying together. One harassed a Rough-legged
Hawk into surrendering its prey and then snatched it out of the air. Also
of great interest was a Peregrine that kept on swooping down toward a group
of duck trying unsucessfully to put them up.
Non-raptor Observations:
Predictions:
If winds stay out of northwest flight may continue, though doubtful it
would be as strong
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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: Sharon Birds
From: John Baur <john_baur(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 11:26pm
My first Chipping Sparrows of the year were under the feeder this morning, as
were a couple of Field Sparrows.
At Borderland State Park, the highlight was a single Palm Warbler. Other birds
of interest seen there were about 30 Ring-necked Ducks, 2 female Common
Mergansers, a pair of Wood Ducks, and a couple of Golden-crowned Kinglets.
John Baur
Sharon, MA
john_baur(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Scituate Kestrel; Osprey nest
From: Charles Nims <cwnims(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 Apr 2008 11:34pm
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This afternoon, I saw an American Kestrel off of Rte. 123 in the blueberry
farm fields at the Scituate\Norwell town line.
A couple of days ago, I reported an active interior Osprey nest on a
communication tower on top of Judges Hill in Scituate. Katrien Robinson
e-mailed me a note indicating that this is the third season for that nesting
location.
Charlie Nims
Norwell, MA
cwnims(AT)comcast.net
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