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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (16 Apr 2008) 18 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 17 Apr 2008 12:56am
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 25 25
Osprey 2 24 26
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 1 53 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 14 15
Cooper's Hawk 0 4 4
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 0 3 3
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 14 509 517
Merlin 0 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 3 4
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 0
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 1 1 1
Total: 18 648 665
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4.75 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: David Goodine, Ted Mara, Ursula Goodine
Visitors:
Scott Colter and Plover Warden
Weather:
Winds shifted from NW to SE after first hour --relatively light (2);
Temperature -- 11°C - 16°C; Cloud cover 5% throughout watch
Raptor Observations:
Given SE wind, surprising number of kestrels
Non-raptor Observations:
Official counter was not on site -- only reporting; all observations by
observers -- kestrels flying low (1); other birds much higher (3)
Predictions:
Very poor winds
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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: 4/16 Duxbury Beach - Lesser B-b Gull
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 2:06am
Wed 4/16 8:25-12:30pm; HiTide: 9:12; Temp: 45; Clear sky; no wind;
bay and ocean both flat
Perfect conditions resulted in 46 species despite several surprising
misses. The highlight came as I scoped a mixed gull flock looking
for my first Laughing Gull of the year (still no luck). Sitting
among 50 or so Herring, Ring-billed and three Great Black-back Gulls
roughly 100 yards from the road opposite Plum Hills was an adult
Lesser Black-backed Gull - my first on the Beach.
Other than the "regular" bird at Jenny's Pond in Plymouth, I've not
seen one of these for several years - and it is always very
satisfying to discover an unusual bird that hasn't been staked
out. Despite not being able to see the legs, the identification was
not difficult because of the other gulls right with it. The bird was
a tad smaller than the nearby Herrings, its charcoal back stood out
among its lighter gray neighbors, and the yellow bill with the red
spot was clearly visible through the scope.
Others of note:
Harrier - 1 Handsome adult male hunting up the beach, very low
to the ground.
Kestrel - 1 migrating up the beach on the bay side near Plum Hills
Flicker - 1 in High Pines
Phoebe - 1 In Plum Hills area
Shorebirds:
Black-bellied Plover - 24 5 small flocks three of which were
intermingled with Dunlins
Piping Plover - 8 3 pairs all on bay side, 2 singles on ocean side
Killdeer - 2 a pair in the Gurnet marsh
Greater Yellowlegs - 1 first of year on the beach. Several
perviously in Bluefish River estuary.
Sanderling - 2 1 by itself on ocean side,1 with Dunlin on bayside
Dunlin - 875 6 flocks of 500,200,100, 50, 15, 10
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com
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Subject: Status of Gloucester Eared Grebe
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 17 Apr 2008 6:58am
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Yesterday, Denny Abbott and I discovered an Eared Grebe
in near breeding plumage at Bicentennial Park in Hampton, NH.
This last winter NH had an Eared Grebe, nicknamed "Earl"
a couple of miles north in North Hampton. But he or she
disappeared in mid-January. We are wondering if this could
be the same bird.
We are also wondering if the Gloucester Niles Beach
Eared Grebe is still around, since there is a possibility it
could be that bird. If anyone has any recent sightings, or
knowledge of the last date the Gloucester Grebe was
sighted, we'd appreciate knowing. Or if anyone in
Gloucester could do a quick check to see if it is still
there, that would be even better.
Eared Grebe in NH is a documentation species, so we'd
like to get our ducks--er, Grebes--in a row, so to speak,
before submitting the documentation.
Thanks very much for any information that anyone can
provide.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
Secretary, NH Rare Birds Committee
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Subject: Re: massbird-digest V8 #149
From: derek brown <devananga(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:48am
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Subject: Re: massbird-digest V8 #149
From: derek brown <devananga(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:48am
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Subject: Rufous-sided Towhee, Forest Hills
From: stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:12am
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A male Towhee (Bigby 87) was calling in the Forest Hills Cemetery this morning
around 7:45, and a Barn Swallow (88) joined the pair of Tree Swallows on their
perch above the cemetery lake. The latter tolerated the former pretty well and
I enjoyed comparing the two side by side in great light.
Otherwise not too much action, a few Pine warblers, a couple of Palms, and an
increasing but still small number of Chipping Sparrows.
Stuart Walker
Jamaica Plain
stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Dykes Pasture Road, West Gloucester
From: "John Nelson" <jnelson(AT)NORTHSHORE.EDU>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:54am
Highlights from 7-8 this morning at Dykes Pasture Road off Laurel St. in West
Gloucester:
3 Common Mergansers
1 Pileated Woodpecker (inside fresh hole, just beside Laurel St. in parking
area)
1 Hairy Woodpecker
4 Northern Flickers
2 Eastern Phoebes
18 Palm Warblers
4 Pine Warblers
John Nelson
Gloucester
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Subject: Ashburnham 4/17
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:43am
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Location: BBA Ashburnham 2
Observation date: 4/17/08
Number of species: 37
Note: Lakes are now ice free, and the snowpack has almost
disappeared in the last week, with only scattered patches left.
Canada Goose 8
Wood Duck 2
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 10
Ring-necked Duck 16
Common Merganser 46
Wild Turkey 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 11 (all migrating)
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 13
Tree Swallow 4
Black-capped Chickadee 27
Tufted Titmouse 6
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 13
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Pine Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Common Grackle 23
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Purple Finch 5
American Goldfinch 2
Evening Grosbeak 16
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: Provincetown/Truro
From: GuildNarbis(AT)webtv.net (Chris+Carol)
Date: 17 Apr 2008 11:42am
Great day at the tip of Cape Cod (4/16) -
HERRING COVE (Provincetown)
- 500+ Red breasted Mergansers
- 2 Common Loon - dressed out in breeding plumage and yodeling
- uncountable numbers of Northern Gannets
-2 Humpback whales and 20-30 spouts off in the distance
BEECH FOREST (Provincetown)
- 1 Brown creeper
- 4-5 Yellow Warblers
- 2 Palm Warblers
- 8-10 Yellow-rumped warblers
HIGH HEAD (Truro)
- 5 Brant
- small raft of Surf Scoters (30 -40)
Carol Narbis
Falmouth
Guildnarbis(AT)webtv.net
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Subject: Warwick Sandhill Crane
From: "Mark Fairbrother" <bogelfin(AT)crocker.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 11:58am
The previously reported Sandhill Crane at Bass Swamp in Warwick was still
present at 10:00 this AM.
Mark Fairbrother
Montague, MA 01351
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Subject: Ashley Res Holyoke today
From: carpist <carpist(AT)charter.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 12:34pm
I walked in from the east entrance at 8am and had mixed flock of 20 or
so warblers near the " brush dump ". The flock was dominated by PALM
WARBLERS and had few YELLOW RUMPED WARBLERS and at least four RUBY
CROWNED KINGLETS. The island on the south end had seven CORMORANTS in
the trees. Perhaps they are planning a rookery?
Chris Carpist
Chicopee
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Subject: Mt. Auburn Cemetery, late morning
From: stevensimpson(AT)comcast.net
Date: 17 Apr 2008 2:04pm
I took my bike to Mt. Auburn this morning to embrace this beautiful day and get
some exercise, got there about 9:00.
It seemed pretty quiet — there were few birders. Chipping Sparrows everywhere.
Highlights:
Heard a Ruby-crowned Kinglet on Indian Ridge (I think).
2 Palm Warblers on the slope between the tower and the Dell (nice golden
individuals).
Kingfisher at Willow Pond
Flock of 20-30 Cedar Waxwings on the ground, off Crystal Ave.
The bird of the day was a Blue-headed Vireo in low at the smaller of the
Spectacle Ponds, at times mixing it up with the perennial Phoebes nesting under
the bridge. He was silent for the first 15 minutes, then in true vireo fashion,
started singing, wouldn't stop. I followed him around the pond, low and high for
half an hour until I could hand him off to another birder.
In a month I'll be saying, "Ho, hum, another B-H Vireo." Today, I had to follow
— he seemed the very essence of Spring.
--
Steven A. Simpson (Arlington)
Fine art site: GallerySimpson.com
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Subject: Varied thrush at Victory Garden?
From: hrm(AT)math.mit.edu (Haynes Miller)
Date: 17 Apr 2008 2:14pm
Heads up:
A non-birding but observant friend saw what sounds like
a Varied Thrush at the Victory Gardens in Boston on Sunday.
Haynes Miller
Newton
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Subject: Stebbins Refuge and Ponside Rd, Longmeadow
From: "Janis LaPointe" <janlan2(AT)cox.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 3:00pm
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Along Pondside Road, Longmeadow, Thursday, April 17, 2008, 1:30 to 2:30 =
pm.
2 Flicker
1 PalmWarbler
2 DC Cormorants
inside Stebbins Refuge
3 Palm Warblers
3 E Bbluebirds
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
Janis LaPointe
Enfield, CT
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Subject: 4/17 Duxbury - Little Blue Heron
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 3:31pm
4/17 While checking the Bluefish River estuary at about 2:45 (1.5
hrs before low tide) I found I beautifully plumaged adult Little Blue
Heron east of the Washington Street bridge near the raft on the way
out toward Powder Point.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Rick Bowes
rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com
PO Box 1637, Duxbury, MA 02331
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Subject: Deerfield arrivals: Chipping Sparrow, Flicker,
Kestrel
From: "Rob Ranney" <rranney(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 3:56pm
Today's arrivals in Deerfield include Yellow-shafted Flickers and Chipping
Sparrows.
It was nice to see a Kestrel working over the back fields. A common sight
in the late 1990's, I hadn't seen one there in several years. The wintering
Sharp-shinned Hawk has been replaced by presumably nesting Coopers Hawks,
typical of the last three years.
Rob Ranney-Blake
Deerfield, Mass.
rranney(AT)rcn.com
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Subject: Brave new world
From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 3:58pm
Massbirders:
It seems so long ago. Yet it was only last week that I was still
following the mad ritual of going to work. It was only a handful of days
ago that I was spending my days in a large windowless, loud machine shop,
chatting, and laughing and breaking bread with the same people - more or
less - who I had been spending most of my days with for the last thirteen
years. They were my associates, my colleagues and my friends. And yet there
was always something that separated us. Our work, our experience and our
thoughts were bent upon the same goal and there was general level of
understanding that made for genuine camaraderie. We were close but not
close, had so much in common but so little in common. When I started to talk
about birds and the passion of birding a silent barrier crept in between us.
They would smile, inquire tolerantly and even show some interest. Yet they
regarded this as an eccentricity and I was now a stranger; probably
harmless, but peculiar, perhaps a little crazy. I reveled in it
Now that has all changed and now I can get on with what is important.
This morning, as the sun was rising I was on Plum Island; as I was
yesterday morning, and as I will be countless mornings in front of me. Lois
and I drove upon the refuge in the chill of the early morning just as the
birds
were becoming active and anticipating the string of small adventures and
discoveries that we knew lay ahead. We were not disappointed.
There is something special about birding in the chill of April; before
the crescendo of the waves of migration come. Something stirring, something
quiet; serene. The winter is over. The sun warms the day and the last birds
of the long winter mingle with the first edge of the migration. There were a
lot of birds, but not a large variety. Down the length of the road from the
gate to Stage Island we encountered Flickers in ones and twos; mostly
heading north, but with a cluster of about ten in the fields by the Old
Pines. Also we found numerous Song Sparrows and Junco's and Robins, flying
up from the roadside, or scattered across the fields. There were
Ruby-crowned and Golden-crowned Kinglets in even numbers at Hellcat; and
Hermit Thrushes everywhere. I am amused and fascinated by the way the
Hermit Thrushes leap from hiding, dart a few feet into the thickets and find
a prominent branch to stop motionless to regard you with wide and innocent
eyes. A peculiar mixture of boldness and timidity.
Yesterday I had great looks at a Pine Warbler, that dropped down from a
tree to forage almost literally at my feet; brightly colored and seemingly
fearless. Today Lois and I heard and saw our first Towhee, and at the
Wardens we witnessed a brutal no holds bared barroom brawl between two
Mockingbirds. Wings flailing and talons grasping they grappled and rolled
in the dirt while a third Mocker looked on. Usually it seems as if an
aggressive avian encounter quickly turns into a chase; but not this one. I
do not know what the quarrel was about but they were both serious about it.
My new life has arrived, my old life vanished, almost without a trace
and it seems so long ago.
Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekie(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (16 Apr 2008) 54 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 17 Apr 2008 4:40pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 16, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 23 165 198
Osprey 0 11 13
Bald Eagle 0 0 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 4 22 31
Cooper's Hawk 1 9 12
Northern Goshawk 1 1 2
Red-shouldered Hawk 3 11 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 1 31 52
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 20 53 54
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 54 316 405
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers: Ed Hoopes, Michael Brokenshire
Visitors:
4 visitors
Weather:
Light west-northwest winds shifted to the north-northeast, bright blue
skies.
Raptor Observations:
Northern goshawk and good looks at peregrine falcon highlights of day.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 blue-winged teal, 1 Iceland gull, 1 barn swallow (1st of season), 1 river
otter
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Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
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Subject: Weston fish crow/raven/fox sparrow/ BOWA question
From: "William Freedberg" <4mrfish(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 4:32pm
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Massbirders,
I just had a great four-corvid day out in Weston. Highlights only from the
past couple of days out near Cat Rock Park include:
Turkey vulture- 3
Cooper's hawk thats been hanging around the same area for a while... I
think there's a pair.
Red-tailed hawk-2
FISH CROW- 1- voice a tad deep, but with the same nasal, short, not raspy
quality.
COMMON RAVEN- 2- I posted about these guys (I think) back in winter. I
believe the pair hangs out more often in Waltham
American Crow- 11
Blue jay- 1
Red-bellied woodpecker-1
Fox sparrow- 2 possible by call, only one verified.
One chickadee that gave me a snazzy buzz cut when I did a screech owl call.
Four spring peepers started peeping a few seconds later.
Also.... can anyone tell me if the Bohemian waxwings are in Newburyport
anymore- or anywhere for that matter? I've struck out thrice on those bloody
birds. According to the ebird arrival date archives which I just
checked, there were some on April 9th I believe in the Mt Auburn in
Cambridge (minutes from my house).... Can't see why nobody posted that on
a listserv earlier
Good birding,
William Freedberg
Belmont MA
4mrfish(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (15 Apr 2008) 92 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 17 Apr 2008 4:28pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 15, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 56 142 175
Osprey 7 11 13
Bald Eagle 0 0 2
Northern Harrier 2 6 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 3 18 27
Cooper's Hawk 3 8 11
Northern Goshawk 0 0 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 8 15
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 9 30 51
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 10 33 34
Merlin 0 2 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 1 2
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 92 262 351
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Observation start time: 08:00:00
Observation end time: 13:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers:
Weather:
Clear skies, light to moderate north then north-northeast winds.
Raptor Observations:
Highest count to date with 92 migrants counted.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 right whales
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Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
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Subject: Black Vulture at Pilgrim Heights, Truro
From: "Melissa Lowe" <mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 4:58pm
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Hi Massbirders,
A black vulture was recorded at the Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch in North
Truro today, April 17. Another highlight of the day was a Northern
goshawk.=20
The Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch is sponsored by Mass Audubon's Wellfleet
Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Since March 1 primary counter Don Manchester has
put in 28 days and 112 hours and the season hasn't even really picked
up!
Directions to the site is on our website
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch and the season's totals to
date can be found at www.hawkcount.org
In related news: Dr. Keith Bildstein of Hawk Mountain will be presenting
at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Sat, May 3. Please join us.
For more details in press release below.
Thanks! Melissa Lowe
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
The View from Hawk Mountain Brought to Cape Cod:=20
Special talk hosted by Mass Audubon to honor 10 years of local hawk
watching=20
South Wellfleet, MA - For the past 10 years, Mass Audubon's Wellfleet
Bay Wildlife Sanctuary has been conducting a hawk watch at Pilgrim
Heights in North Truro during the spring months. Volunteers and staff
annually spend over 300 hours in the field counting migrating raptors
between the months of March to June. Recently described as the "envy" of
spring hawk watches by the Hawk Migration Association of North America,
the coverage at Pilgrim Heights has greatly increased our understanding
of the movements of birds of prey over the Outer Cape. To celebrate this
milestone and the value of studying hawk migration, the Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary is hosting a special presentation by Dr. Keith
Bildstein of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.
On Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Keith Bildstein, Hawk Mountain's
Sarkis Acopian Director of Conservation Science, and author of the book
Migrating Raptors of the World, will present at the Wellfleet Bay
Wildlife Sanctuary. His talk will highlight recent findings in the field
of raptor research and explain how increased knowledge of birds of prey
and their migrations helps conservationists better protect these
long-distance travelers. =20
The past 20 years have brought important new insights into the patterns
and processes of raptor migration. Newly discovered migration flyways in
the Far East, a deeper appreciation of the magnitude of the raptor
migration along the Mesoamerican corridor between southern Texas and
northeastern Colombia, and a better understanding of both soaring and
flocking behavior, together with new techniques of study including
satellite telemetry, are helping scientists better understand and
appreciate the long distance movements of the world's birds of prey. =20
Bildstein' presentation will include news of recent findings on the
long-distance movements of eastern North America's Broad-winged hawks,
western North America's Swainson's hawks and Turkey vultures, Griffon
vultures migrating across the Strait of Gibraltar, Chinese sparrowhawks
island-hopping across the South Pacific, and an isolated and
non-migratory population of Turkey vultures on the Falkland Islands.
Cost for the talk is $8 for Mass Audubon members and $10 for
non-members. Registration is required; please call 508-349-2615.
***********************************************************
Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107
Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (17 Apr 2008) 23 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 17 Apr 2008 4:52pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 17, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 1 1 1
Turkey Vulture 6 171 204
Osprey 0 11 13
Bald Eagle 0 0 2
Northern Harrier 0 6 9
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 24 33
Cooper's Hawk 1 10 13
Northern Goshawk 1 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 18
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 0
Red-tailed Hawk 0 31 52
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 11 64 65
Merlin 1 3 3
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 0 0
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 23 339 428
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers:
Visitors:
4 visitors
Weather:
Light variable winds, clear skies.
Raptor Observations:
Black vulture and northern goshawk highlights of day.
Non-raptor Observations:
4 fish crows, 8 common loons, 10 northern flickers, 1st carpenter bee of
season
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Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
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Subject: Forked-tailed Flycatcher in SC first?
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 5:34pm
Thanks to Gretchen Nareff for the following message.
Was it the same bird?
Barbara Volkle
Northboro, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
* * *
>Gretchen E. Nareff" <marshbirder(AT)yahoo.com>
>Subject: the Mass FT Flycatcher
>
>
>Hello! I used to be on Massbird but I'm a southern
>now...I stay in contact with a birder in Boston and on
>April 7th, I sent him a text message alerting him to
>the fact that we had a Fork-tailed Flycatcher on our
>property (Nemours Wildlife Foundation in Yemassee,
>SC). The bird was only seen by one person and for
>only a minute. The viewer is a birder and a wildlife
>biologist. He did not have enough time to get a
>camera so we never reported the bird because we didn't
>want to cause chaos on our property. My Boston friend
>sent me a text when the Mass FTFL arrived. I emailed
>someone on your list to tell them that the bird was in
>SC a few days earlier (I mistakenly told him April
>9th), but never heard back from him. I thought your
>readers/birders might be interested to know that this
>bird did make an appearance in SC. I'm going on the
>assumption that this was the same bird--the biologist
>was only 10 ft from the flycatcher when he spotted it.
> He originally thought it was a young bird because the
>tail was shorter, but now we see that it was a worn
>adult.
>
>Gretchen E. Nareff
>Athens, GA/Yemassee, SC/Granby, CT
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Subject: Re: Forked-tailed Flycatcher in SC first?
From: Scott Spangenberg <scottspangenberg(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 6:10pm
For what it's worth, there was a Cape May report of a Fork-tailed
Flycatcher as a flyover on April 12 (no photos were obtained as far
as I know), and there was a Fork-tailed Flycatcher that spent a while
in south Texas near Santa Ana NWR and was last seen on March 30.
Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH
On Apr 17, 2008, at 5:33 PM, Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore wrote:
>> April 7th, I sent him a text message alerting him to
>> the fact that we had a Fork-tailed Flycatcher on our
>> property (Nemours Wildlife Foundation in Yemassee,
>> SC). The bird was only seen by one person and for
>> only a minute. The viewer is a birder and a wildlife
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Subject: another Great Horned Owl nest in Plymouth
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:28pm
While surveying part of my Breeding Bird Atlas block
this morning, I found my second Great Horned Owl
nesting. I could see one Owlet in the nest.
Kathy
Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Longmeadow-Stebbins
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 7:54pm
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MassBirders,
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I went to Stebbins this afternoon. I had two Blue-gray Gnatcatchers & 3
pairs of Wood Duck. I also found the biggest Snapping Turtle I have ever
seen. It was in the water that is on the left just before the Burt & =
Helen
trail. When I first saw it it was sticking its head out of the water, I
thought it was a large fish then I could see the shell. It had to be at
least 20=94 across, it was close to the road and had wandered into the =
area of
saplings. The Snapper slowly worked its way back out into the open water =
and
disappeared.=20
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Scott Ricker
Southwick, MA.
Ptbagger(at)Verizon(dot)net
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Subject: various locations - 4/17
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 8:54pm
Thanks to Paul Peterson for the following reports:
Belle Isle Marsh -
Eastern Meadowlark
Gray Catbird
Rufous-sided Towhee
Northern Harrier
Snowy Egrets - 6
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wilson's Snipe - 3
Greater Yellowlegs - 3
Ospreys - 2 on platform near train yard
Green-winged Teal - 28
Barn Swallow - 1
Tree Swallow - 7
Belted Kingfisher
Palm Warbler - 1
Phoebe - 1
Savannah Sparrow - 3
Revere Beach -
Piping Plover - 1
White-winged Scoter 50
Brant - 40
Common Loon - 5
Horned Grebe - 2
Barbara Volkle
Northboro, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
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Subject: Merlin- Sandwich
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 9:58pm
I spotted and watched a Merlin zipping around from pylon to pylon at
the Otis AFB flight path where it crosses Rt. 130 at about 1130 today
(4/17). A really big transport (C130?) came roaring over the horizon
on takeoff and didn't faze the bird a bit!
Al Curtis
Harwich, MA
killdeer89 "at" comcast.net
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Subject: Work Day Bird List Mid-Cape - Kestrels
From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz(AT)nec.edu>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 10:32pm
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Hi everyone, here is my list for birds I had while working today.
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Ashumet Holly Sanctuary, East Falmouth 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Downy Woodpecker
1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Barnstable Airfield across fromm Old Barn. Fairgrounds Golf Course 2:15 =
pm
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3 Turkey Vultures
1 Red-tailed Hawk - Adult
3 American Kestrels- all female
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MAS Property, Main St. West Barnstable 3:30 pm
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2 Osprey
UKN # Cedar Waxwings
1 Downy Woodpecker - female
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Long Pasture Sanctuary, Cummaquid 8:00 pm
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1 Red-tailed Hawk -Adult (3:00 pm)
3 American Woodcock peenting and performing
1 Osprey
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Chris Walz=20
West Barnstable, MA
Property Manager
Mid-Cape Sanctuaries
CWalz(AT)nec.edu
CWalz(AT)massaudubon.org
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Subject: Re: Merlin-Sandwich
From: Eddie <emgiles(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 Apr 2008 11:08pm
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Does it taste like chicken?
Eddie
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Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
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