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Subject: Red-Breasted Nuthatch and Purple Finch in Granby
From: "Lori Rogers" <lorir56(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 6:44am
A Red-Breasted Nuthatch visited out peanut feeder briefly yesterday evening
and a Purple Finch visited the sunflower feeder. This is the first RB
Nuthatch I've seen in my yard this year.
Lori Rogers
Granby, MA
Lorir56(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Snipe at Arboretum, Boston
From: "Stuart Walker" <stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:00am
This morning I found 4 Snipe in the Bussey Brook wet meadow area of the
Arnold Arboretum.
I couldn't find the Brown Thrasher reported yesterday.
Stuart Walker
JP
stuarttwalker(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: cooperative breeding by American crows; Coop nest
From: "Jim Berry" <jim.berry3(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 11:58am
On a site visit to Clark Pond in Ipswich this morning, Brian O'Neill, Mike
Derosa, and I witnessed American crows building a nest about 30 feet up in a
small white pine on the north edge of the pond. The nest is largely
complete and they were lining it with mouthfuls of soft material. The neat
part is that on one occasion three crows took material to it in quick
succession, and all three were on the nest at the same time.
This is an instance of cooperative breeding, which I looked up in the Birds
of North America account. It is well documented in this species, though
some populations have been found to engage in it and others not. Apparently
it is widely practiced in Massachusetts, because June Chamberlain-Auger is
cited as having found it at 95% of crow nests in her study of breeding crows
on Cape Cod, published in the Wilson Bulletin in 1990. The helpers are
thought to be the young from previous years, and their number would depend
on such things as how many surviving offspring there are and whether those
birds have been able to find their own territories and mates. Apparently
the more young crows that are unable to find same, the more there are who
stay with their parents and help them at the nest--not surprising in birds
of such intelligence.
In this case we know so far of only one helper; maybe future visits to the
nest will reveal more. This is the first time I have been able to observe
this interesting behavior in crows.
On another atlas front, I found a Cooper's hawk incubating on a nest
thursday in a white pine in northern Beverly next to a busy parking lot!
Though no dwellings are too near the nest and the site is partially wooded,
the setting is quite suburban, showing once again how this species is
rebounding so well by adapting to habitats modified and populated by humans.
When I left, the male of the pair was on a branch of another tree by the
parking lot with a robin he had just killed, presumably to be taken to his
sitting mate.
Jim Berry
Ipswich, Mass.
jim.berry3(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: rockport and gloucester 4/19
From: John Robinson <johndrobinson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 2:14pm
Kieran Nature Preserve:
Hermit Thrush 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Carolina Wren 1 (nice view)
Eastern Towhee 1
Niles Pond:
Common Yellowthroat 1
Seaside Sparrow 2 (in the tall grass between Brace Cove and Niles
Pond)
Tree Swallow 2
Laurel St. Parking area:
Downy Woodpecker 1
Fish Crow 1 (flying over and calling)
John Robinson, Rockport
johndrobinson at verizon dot net
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Subject: red-eyed vireo in Ashfield
From: Steve Sauter <Steve(AT)stevesauter.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 2:22pm
The big surprise out of 20+ species in the yard this morning was a
singing red-eyed vireo- crazily early!
There were also singing creepers, purple finches, and winter wrens.
The snow in the woods has patches up to 24 inches deep- exhausting to
walk through.
Steve Sauter
Ashfield, Ma
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Subject: Mt. Auburn (04/18 & 04/19)
From: "Dany Sloan" <danymsloan(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 3:46pm
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After this last week, it seems that I've fallen back into my spring
tradition of spending nearly every morning at Mt. Auburn. Overall, it's
still pretty quiet over there, and by reference other lists further south
down the coast, it seems that we're at least a week away from real migrant
movement. Although the birds may not have been that active, at least I can
practice waking up early for when getting up at 500 will be a necessity.
Highlights from the past two days include Pine Warbler (both days), Palm
Warbler (today), Baltimore Oriole (today), Red-breasted Nuthatch
(yesterday), Fish Crow (today), Carolina Wren (2 today), Ruby-crowned
Kinglet (both days) and Hermit Thrush (all over yesterday, nowhere to be
found today).
Plus, I've added 6 or 7 birds to my BIGBY list as well!
I'll be back out again tomorrow.
Cheers,
Dany
Location: Mt. Auburn Cemetery--IBA
Observation date: 4/18/08
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Great Blue Heron X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
Hermit Thrush X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing X
Pine Warbler X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
Location: Mt. Auburn Cemetery--IBA
Observation date: 4/19/08
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose X
Mallard X
Red-tailed Hawk X
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker X
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Eastern Phoebe X
Blue Jay X
Fish Crow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
Carolina Wren X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet X
American Robin X
European Starling X
Pine Warbler X
Palm Warbler X
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Baltimore Oriole X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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Dany Sloan
Planetary Group/Stranded in Stereo/Exitfare
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Subject: Black Vulture - Chatham (4/19)
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 3:56pm
Bob Clem called to report a Black Vulture with several Turkey
Vultures over the Morris Island causeway in Chatham around noon today (4/19).
Blair Nikula
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
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Subject: Kentucky Warbler - P'town (4/19)
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 4:22pm
A decent variety of birds in the Beech Forest, Provincetown, today
(4/19) was highlighted by a very early Kentucky Warbler, which was
right around the parking lot mid-morning. This is a record early
date for Cape Cod, and I can find only two earlier dates for the
state, the earliest on Martha's Vineyard 29 March - 15 April,
2005. A White-eyed Vireo was another pleasant surprise.
Beech Forest, P'town (0740 - 0905 hrs.):
2 Wood Ducks
2 E. Phoebes
4 Red-breasted Nuthatches
2 Brown Creepers
4 Golden-crowned Kinglets
8 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
1 Brown Thrasher
1 White-eyed Vireo
1 Blue-headed Vireo
30 Yellow-rumped Warblers
4 Pine Warblers
10 Palm Warblers
1 KENTUCKY WARBLER (sang infrequently and rather weakly)
1 Eastern Towhee (1st of the year)
1 Dark-eyed Junco
1 Purple Finch
Although there were large numbers of dolphins still present off Race
Point Beach early this morning, the whales mostly seemed to have
moved farther offshore (visible but very distant). I did not go to
Herring Cove, however.
Blair Nikula
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
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Subject: A point of interest
From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 4:38pm
Massbirders:
Lois Cooper and I found a flock of at least 45 Glossy Ibis feeding in
the degraded Salt marsh at the Rowley Dump Road, near telephone pole #16, in
Newbury. Last year at this time a White-faced Ibis was observed here. Lois
and I looked the flock over very closely and they were all Glossy's. But
there is a chance we couldn't see them all. Another point of interest,
Colts-foot are blooming at the edge on the Rowley Dump road in great
profusion.
Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekie(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: BigWingBoy - Cape Cod Journal
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 4:56pm
Hi MassBirders,
My trip to the Cape this weekend was breathtaking. I hope you don't mind I
penned some thoughts I
think you may find interesting.
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Journal Thursday, April 17, 2008
How do I start this...let's see, I've never been very good at keeping a journal.
There have been so
many times in my life where I should have penned my thoughts and didn't. Now
those thoughts and
moments are lost.
Today I must write something. I've experienced something I don't want to
forget.
One of our MassBird newsgroup folks mentioned he went to Provincetown,
Massachusetts; specifically
to the Race Point beach to look at birds.
He also mentioned seeing whales and dolphins just off the beach.
This report coincides with a Coast Guard notice to mariners reporting endangered
Northern Right
Whales in the area of Cape Cod Bay.
I couldn't resist going out to have a peek. I left the house at 5:00am. I
arrived at the Race at
about 6:30am.
Although there have been news reports about this wildlife there were only two or
three other folks
on this beach.
I dressed in layers topped off with my heavy parka, watch cap and lined leather
gloves. Although the
temperature at sunrise was 32f, the wind was out of the north and created a wind
chill. Turns out I
didn't use the parka, but I'm glad I had it. I wore my cap and gloves the whole
time I was there.
I packed a blanket, tripod and no-name scope, Orion 10x50 binoculars and camera
in my little day
bag.
Personal note..up to now I've been a 'by car' birder. That is, I frequent places
where I can watch
birds from my car. There is nothing wrong with this, however, if I didn't get
out of my car today I
would have missed the show.
The Race is within the Cape Cod National Seashore. The road is paved right up to
the paved parking
area. You get out of your vehicle, walk about 200 feet in beach sand, and you're
there. Look north
and east and all you see is Atlantic Ocean. This beach is easily accessible.
I set my gear down on my blanket 20 feet from the high tide line. Immediately I
heard the 'whoooosh'
of a whale blow. I set my tripod to 'short' and set the no-name scope on it. I
sat on the blanket
cross legged with the scope just in front of me.
Right away I found a Northern Right Whale on the surface about 200 yards
offshore. This animal was
just bobbing around...not diving deep. You can tell the Northern Right Whale
apart by the 'bonnet'
callosities on the head, lack of dorsal fin or hump, finger-like pectoral fins,
and smooth, pointy
tail fins with no markings.
Between views of the whale I watched birds. I'll tell you...I never believed the
reports of
'hundreds, or thousands of birds' I'd read on MassBird. I believe them now!
The most numerous birds were Red-breasted Mergansers and Northern Gannets.
Massachusetts Audubon
says if you can't get an exact count then estimate. Well dang...there had to be
500 Red-breasted
Mergansers and 200 Northern Gannets in my field of view at any one time. They
seemed to be
everywhere on the water. The gannets were diving on fish from the air. The
mergansers dove for fish
from the surface.
Visibility was clear to the horizon so I saw birds way out and birds close in.
Here's the other birds I saw...100 Common Loon, 10 Double-crested Cormorants,
200 Common Eider, 50
Herring Gulls, 10 Great Black backed Gulls.
I saw 4 Humpback, 10 Fin, and 5 Northern Right Whales. I estimate there were 150
or so Atlantic
White-sided Dolphin in the vicinity. The dolphins were darting about this way
and that. Occasionally
two or three would jump clear out of the water like they do in the aquarium
shows.
The one Northern Right Whale nearest me turned out to be two...rolling in their
backs, vocalizing,
and swimming side by side. I could tell when they were on their backs when both
pectoral fins came
out of the water in a 'v' shape.
It's awe inspiring to see these big animals. I think the most special part for
me is seeing the blow
holes open and seeing the whale breathe, or 'blow'. That reminds me these are
living, breathing
animals, and not a writer's far away ideas. Seeing them together tells me they
socialize, and at
their low numbers, that every relationship is so important.
A woman was standing nearby watching the show. She had no optics so I offered
her my binocs. She
kept me company and we had a nice chat as we watched the wildlife.
I moved down to Herring Cove Beach. Here I watched Common Loon, Northern Gannet,
and Red-breasted
Mergansers fish. Many thanks to our National Parks for the new all season
facilities located here!
The day is so clear I can see back to the power plants in Sandwich and
Plymouth.
The yodeling of the loons was clear from Herring Cove Beach.
It's now 11:50am. In the past ten minutes, two slow scans of the arc of open
ocean visible from
Herring Cove beach revealed seven blows on the horizon and two tail flukes. Two
whale watch boats
are out there poking about. The friend I met on the beach earlier wondered if
whale watch boats were
really whale stalk boats. I suppose that's one way to look at it. If we didn't
go out to see the
wildlife we wouldn't learn about them, right? Still, I enjoyed whale watching
from the Race Point
Beach of Cape Cod.
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I hope you found this journal interesting. Visit the Cape Cod National Seashore
if you can.
There's lots to see and do!
Good Birding Everyone!
Gene 'BigWingBoy' Harriman
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet
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Subject: Sandhill Crane Images - Northfield/Warwick
From: "Axel Hildebrandt" <ahildebr(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 5:24pm
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The Sandhill Crane was still present this morning. I posted some images on
my website: http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/sandhillcrane
Axel Hildebrandt
Northampton, MA
ahildebr AT gmail.com
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Subject: Colrain/Shelburne
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 Apr 2008 5:24pm
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Location: BBA Bernardston 6- Colrain, Shelburne, Greenfield, Leyden
Observation date: 4/19/08
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose 7 (P)
Wood Duck 2
Common Merganser 1
Ruffed Grouse 1 (C)
Wild Turkey 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
American Kestrel 1
Mourning Dove 6 (P)
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 10
Eastern Phoebe 6 (NB)
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 31
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 15
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 20
Tufted Titmouse 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
American Robin 66 (CN)
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 18
Bohemian Waxwing 1 (Peckville Rd, Shelburne)
Cedar Waxwing 65
Pine Warbler 3
Louisiana Waterthrush 7
Chipping Sparrow 13
Field Sparrow 9
Savannah Sparrow 8
Song Sparrow 47
Dark-eyed Junco 15
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 37
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 12
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: East Gloucester by bicycle
From: "John Nelson" <jnelson(AT)NORTHSHORE.EDU>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 5:12pm
From 8:15 to 10:45 this morning I went birding by bicycle around Eastern Point
and East Gloucester neighborhoods--a good day for wrens and flickers.
Highlights:
1 Belted Kingfisher
6 Northern Flickers
1 Barn Swallow
2 Tree Swallows
10 Carolina Wrens
5 Cedar Waxwings
4 RC Kinglets
4 Savannah Sparrows
2 Swamp Sparrows
15 Dark-eyed Juncos
A Great Horned Owl has been calling in our yard every night this week, and we
have a pair of Purple Finches at our feeders. Last year, we had two pair of
Purple Finches breeding in our yard, and we watched the adults teaching young to
"forage" for sunflower seeds at our window feeder.
John Nelson
West Gloucester
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Subject: BigWingBoy - Cape Cod EBird Entries
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 4:46pm
Hi MassBirders,
I hope all's well with you and yours. 'Having a sunny cool day here in
Plymouth.
Here's my weekend Cape Cod excursion EBird entries. I'll submit a journal entry
for you in a
separate message...it's a bit long.
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Location: Race Point Beach, Provincetown
Observation date: 4/17/08
Number of species: 7
Common Eider (Atlantic) 200
Red-breasted Merganser 500
Common Loon 100
Northern Gannet 200
Double-crested Cormorant 10
Herring Gull (American) 50
Great Black-backed Gull 10
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Location: High Head, Pilgrim Heights
Observation date: 4/19/08
Notes: Joined Melissa from Wellfleet MassAudubon on her Hawk Watch at the
second overlook for a
half hour.
Number of species: 3
Northern Harrier 4
American Kestrel 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
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Location: Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Observation date: 4/19/08
Notes: Also saw 5 red squirrels, 1 chipmunk at the feeders. Red-breasted
Nuthatch and
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker are lifers! Woohoo!
Number of species: 8
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
American Crow 10
Black-capped Chickadee 7
Tufted Titmouse 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 20
Common Grackle 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)
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Good Birding Everyone! Get out and enjoy the migration!
Gene 'BigWingBoy' Harriman
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet
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Subject: A few new sightings
From: Barbara Spencer <bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 6:40pm
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There were several birds seen today which were first for the year here:
Blue-headed vireo singing,
Winter wren singing.
Broad-winged hawks over head (2).
In addition, two Phoebes were carrying nest material as they
constructed their nest under a bridge.
Purple Finches and Gold Finches are back in force at the feeders.
They and the Juncos are also eating niger seed off of my railing the
way Red Polls did during the winter. Blue Jays are vocally in
evidence again, and the Ravens keep up their conversations.
Barbara Spencer
Cummington, MA
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Subject: Horn Pond Woburn
From: "Rob Finch" <sprucegrouse(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 7:18pm
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Massbirders,
A nice warm early spring day today gave some nice birds at Horn Pond in =
Woburn. Cory & I recorded the following species during our walk. =
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was a pleasant surprise
to me. First record of that bird this year that I have seen anyway. =
Avery nice littel spot that I have never birded before.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 (heard)
Northern Flicker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebee 2
Palm Warbler 10+
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATHER 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Double-creasted Cormorant 4
Tree Swallow 20+
GB&GB
Rob Finch
East Bridgewater, MA
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Subject: Mashpee Sightings
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 7:31pm
The following were seen around Mashpee early this
morning.
Canada Goose - 6
Brant - 14
Mute Swan - 5
American Black Duck - 14
Mallard - 17
Hooded Merganser - 2
Red-breasted Merganser - 5
Common Loon - 2
Double-crested Cormorant - 1
Osprey - 8
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Red-tailed Hawk - 1
Killdeer - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 4
Herring Gull
Mourning Dove - 15
Eastern Screech Owl - 1 (Red Phase)
NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL - 1 (calling)
Belted Kingfisher - 3
Downy Woodpecker - 4
Hairy Woodecker - 2
Northern Flicker - 3
Easter Phoebe - 2
Blue Jay - 22
American Crow - 16
Fish Crow - 1
Tree Swallow - 4
N. Rough-winged Swallow - 5
Barn Swallow - 4
Black-capped Chickadee - 18
Tufted Titmouse - 9
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 4
White-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Carolina Wren - 3
Winter Wren - 2
Hermit Thursh - 7
American Robin - 24
Northern Mockingbird - 1
European Starling
Pine Warbler - 21
Eastern Towhee - 7
Chipping Sparrow - 12
Song Sparrow - 15
Northern Cardinal - 14
Red-winged Blackbird - 28
Common Grackle - 20
Brown-headed Cowbird - 12
House Finch - 18
American Goldfinch - 17
House Sparrow
Mourning Cloak - 1
Spring Azure - 4
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: Nahant, 4/19/08
From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 7:38pm
Location: Nahant, Essex County, MA
Observation date: 4/19/08
Notes: temperatures reaching the 60's - a gorgeous day to be in Nahant!
20 enthusiastic participants on this trip co-sponsored by the Brookline Bird
Club and the Nahant Open Space Committee.
Number of species: 50
Brant 38
Canada Goose 4
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal 5
Common Eider 16
Surf Scoter 11
White-winged Scoter 4
Black Scoter 2
Bufflehead 8
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Red-throated Loon 2
Common Loon 6
Red-necked Grebe 2
Double-crested Cormorant 180
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Merlin 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon 20
Mourning Dove 12
Downy Woodpecker 2
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
American Crow 9
Tree Swallow 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Brown Creeper 1
Carolina Wren 6
House Wren 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 40
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 5
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
House Finch 4
American Goldfinch 13
House Sparrow 16
Cheers!
Linda
Linda Pivacek, Nahant, lpivacek(AT)comcast.net
This report was assisted by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: Horn Pond Woburn
From: "Rob Finch" <sprucegrouse(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 7:36pm
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Massbirders,
A nice warm early spring day today gave some nice birds at Horn Pond in =
Woburn. Cory & I recorded the following species during our walk. =
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher was a pleasant surprise
to me. First record of that bird this year that I have seen anyway. =
Avery nice littel spot that I have never birded before.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 (heard)
Northern Flicker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebee 2
Palm Warbler 10+
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
BLUE-GRAY GNATCATHER 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Double-creasted Cormorant 4
Tree Swallow 20+
GB&GB
Rob Finch
East Bridgewater, MA
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Subject: Short-billed Dowitcher-Rowley 4/19
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 7:54pm
Margo and I had a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER this afternoon at Stilt Pond in Rowley
along with 11 greater and 1 lesser yellowlegs. No glossy ibis when we were
there. We did have 11 glossy ibis behind Shea Bros. in Essex and 2 snowy egrets
across from Woodman's.
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: Sandhill Crane, Warwick 4/19
From: Mark Taylor <birdnorth(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 8:12pm
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Hello Massbirders,
The Sandhill Crane, originally found by Ann Kendall, (not Sue
O'Reilly, who was at the the site today and corrected me) was still
present in Bass Swamp in Warwick at 5:00 p.m. this evening. The bird
seems quite comfortable in its surrounding, which is quite
extraordinary considering the length of time this bird is hanging
around at this location. It should be interesting to see if it moves
out after the next weather front or stays long enough for a mate to
drop in. Good habitat so anything is possible. This is one of my
blocks for the BBA so you can call it wishful thinking.
Mark Taylor
Northfield, MA
birdnorth(AT)hughes.net
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Subject: Osprey, Brant, Yellowlegs
From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 8:32pm
The female Ospreys at both nests near my house in North Falmouth
started incubating today. This is the earliest egg date I have
recorded in 15 years. The older nest blew down in the hurricane in
November. We put up a new platform in January, but the male has had
to build a completely new nest since he arrived on 26 March.
This morning I saw a flock of 18 Brant flying high overhead, going SE
towards Vineyard Sound. This is a new yard bird, though I see them
regularly close by.
About 20 minutes before sunset this evening a flock of 14 Greater
Yellowlegs took off from the Wild Harbor River and flew off to the NW
across Buzzards Bay, rising steadily.
Ian Nisbet
North Falmouth.
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Subject: Glaucous Gull at Turner's Falls and other w. MA
birds
From: "Marshall J. Iliff" <miliff(AT)aol.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 8:42pm
Massbird,
I wandered west today and struck out on late lingering Bohemians in
Fitchburg and Northfield. I did get to see the SANDHILL CRANE at Bass Swamp,
which was nice. As Axel's excellent photos show, the bird has an extensive
cap and is thus not G. c. canadensis and almost certainly G. c. tabida (G.
c. rowani could be similar though). The habitat where this bird is hanging
out is, in my estimation, a perfect breeding site. When I saw the bird it
was flying overhead calling, as though searching for a mate. Those looking
for this bird should be attentive to see if it attracts another--Sandhill
Cranes are becoming widespread enough in the Northeast that it may very well
pair up. This could be a migrant, but I'd say that it bears watching.
Other highlights for me were my first-of-the-spring Louisiana Waterthrushes
(2) and Broad-winged Hawks (2; together) in Athol and Northfield,
respectively. Pine Warblers were everywhere. A heard-only WOOD THRUSH at
Hinsdale in New Hampshire was very early.
On my return I stopped off at Turner's Falls, where a sizeable flock of
immature gulls (~200) were present. Among them was a late first-winter
GLAUCOUS GULL (photos). Two (of many collected) eBird lists for Turner's
Falls and Bass Swamp below.
Location: Barton's Cove--boat ramp
Observation date: 4/19/08
Number of species: 20
Canada Goose 8
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 1
Ring-necked Duck 3
Lesser Scaup 4
Hooded Merganser 2 females
Common Merganser 48
Double-crested Cormorant 8
Bald Eagle 2 pair at nest
Ring-billed Gull 2 ad
Herring Gull (American) 125 almost all immatures, and at least 70%
SYs, and just one or two full adults
Glaucous Gull 1 SY; photos; late!
Great Black-backed Gull 65 all SY birds (I did not notice any older
individuals)
Rock Pigeon 25
Eastern Phoebe 1
Black-capped Chickadee 2
American Robin 5
European Starling 15
Common Grackle 5
House Sparrow 20
Location: Bass Swamp
Observation date: 4/19/08
Number of species: 15
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 18 migrant flock
Sandhill Crane (Greater) 1 This bird has been present for several
days and was my overdue state bird; when I arrived Axel Hildebrandt told me
it had just flown off, but a minute later it called and flew back in,
dropping down to the back of the bog on the left side of the road. Very good
breeding habitat; if it can only find a mate! Axel's photos confirm that it
is G. c. tabida, based o nthe long neck, long bill, and extensive cap (or at
least tabida/rowani). See photos by Axel (before I got there) here:
http://www.pbase.com/axelhi/image/95810346
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1 soaring
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1 singing
Pine Warbler 1 singing
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 2 singing
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
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Marshall J. Iliff
West Roxbury, MA
miliff AT aol.com
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eBird/AKN Project Leader
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
http://www.ebird.org
http://www.avianknowledge.net
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Subject: CCBC Walk- Harwich
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:18pm
I led a Cape Cod Bird Club walk this morning (4/19) to Hawksnest Four
Ponds State Conservation Area in Harwich. Technically the area we
birded was around Oliver's Pond which is on town land bordering the
state forest. I was joined by 8 others on a gorgeous morning for
birding. There were no real surprises. Highlights were my first
towhees of the year and a probable breeding pair of Wood Ducks on the
marshy end of the pond. Seen from 0800-1015:
Wood Duck (2)
Black Duck (1)
Mallard (1)
Red-breasted Merganser (1)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Turkey Vulture (2)
Herring Gull (1)
Mourning Dove (4)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2)
Downy Woodpecker (2)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Northern Flicker (4)
Blue Jay (20)
American Crow (10)
Black-capped Chickadee (25)
Tufted Titmouse (10)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (6)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
American Robin (4)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (4)
Pine Warbler (4)
Eastern Towhee (2)
Song Sparrow (3)
Northern Cardinal (4)
Red-winged Blackbird (22)
Common Grackle (15)
House Finch (2)
American Goldfinch (4)
Al Curtis
Harwich, MA
killdeer89 "at" comcast.net
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Subject: Chickadee house-nesting
From: "Martha Schwope" <schwopes(AT)msn.com>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:40pm
I left a wren house on the edge of our picnic table last week, and a pair
of chickadees has expressed a lot of interest.
The very first hour the box was there, they started investigating it,
checking out the scenery and hopping back and forth to a nearby holly.
The next few days there was a flurry of putting things into the box.
Nada for a few days, unless I missed them.
Then for the past few days they've been back in the morning and at night,
going in and out, not bringing anything in anymore, but definitely
interested. They take turns getting in and spending a minute or so inside,
then fly off. One of them practically put a part in my hair when I was
hanging out the wash.
We're willing to forego the use of the picnic table if we get to have a
chickadee family, but we'd really rather have the house somewhere else.
It's hard to know if it's a good-enough place for them, but if they like it,
but we don't want to gamble on losing them!
Just writing this, I'm more sure that I won't move the house. Will let you
know!
Martha Schwope
Concord, MA
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Subject: Westminster Birds 4/19
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:40pm
Birds seen and/or heard from some bicycling around Westminster today, 11 miles
in the AM and 5 Miles PM. (most of this riding was in the Fitch 5 block I
covered in 2007 but I was able to add a few new species (within safe dates)
while doing some "green" birding this year.
From 0530 to 0830
Canada Goose 1
Wood Duck 7 (one female was inspecting a nest hole in a tree at a busy
intersection (busy by Westminster standards) and on the front lawn of residence.
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Duck 5
Common Merganser 5
Common Loon 1 call near Meetinghouse Res.
Double-crested Cormorant 13
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 12
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 both druming
Downy Woodpecker 15
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 6
Eastern Phoebe 15
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 10
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 20
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 3
American Robin 40
European Starling 10
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Pine Warbler 8
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 1
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) 15
Northern Cardinal 15
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 15
Brown-headed Cowbird 15
Purple Finch 12 good numbers continue at my residence feeding on Red Maple
flowers
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 15 (some feeding on Black Bird catkins)
House Sparrow 20
1730 to 1900
Canada Goose 2
American Black Duck 1 (female paired with drake Mallard)
Mallard 3
Ring-necked Duck 7
Ruffed Grouse 1 (male displaying its ruff)
Double-crested Cormorant 9
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue Jay 6
American Crow 5
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 6
American Robin 20
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Chipping Sparrow 5
Field Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 6
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 24
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 6
Tom Pirro
Westminster, Ma.
http://tpirro.blogspot.com/
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Subject: Gloucester 01930 , 4/19/08]
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:36pm
Location: Bond St. Gloucester01930 Observation date:4/19/08
Jim,
The nesting crows by my yard are frequently in a group of three. This threw me
off at first, but I knew offspring sometimes helped a nesting pair. I just
didn't know how frequent this situation is. It turns out to be very common. I
also heard a Fish Crow calling. First chipping sparrow and first mockingbird in
yard for 08. First Cabbage White butterfly
Number of species: 24
Double-crested Cormorant X
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove X
Downy Woodpecker X
Hairy Woodpecker X
Blue Jay X
American Crow 3
Fish Crow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch X
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 2
Chipping Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 5
Dark-eyed Junco X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle 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: Crooked Pond 4/19
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 9:56pm
Spent a few hours midday at Crooked Pond with the following highlights:
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 2
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2 (carrying nesting material)
Tree Swallow 4
Brown Creeper 1
Winter Wren 1
Pine Warbler 6
Conspicuously absent: Louisiana Waterthrush
Also seen: Garter snake, Spring Azure
Cheers!
Linda
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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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Subject: CT Report 04/14/2008 RUFF, HARLEQUIN, BOHEMIAN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 19 Apr 2008 10:14pm
Note 1: As I resume the daily report I am not going to try to cover
the entire week, just the last day or two, and probably just the
highlights.
Note 2: Ruff or Reeve? A great discussion on sorting out the boys
from the girls is going on on CTBirds.
From Frank Mantlik:
4/18 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park - RUFF found and reported at
7:10am.
4/19 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park - RUFF continues berweeen
7:00-7:30am showing well.
From Brian Bielfelt:
4/19 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park - When I arrived this morning the
Ruff had flown north 2 coves up to a mudflat just below the Saugatuck
railway parking lot. Still present at this spot at 8:30.
From Thomas Baptist:
4/19 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- A female Harlequin Duck was
present at 11:00 a.m. The bird was found 15 feet from the south shore
of the Park approximately 100 yards west of the Eagle Pond tidal
exchange gate. It was diving regularly. Photos were taken. The bird
was present for the duration of the observation, which concluded at
11:45 a.m.
From Sara Zagorski with Luke Tiller and Sunrise Birding group:
4/19 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- The female Harlequin Duck
continues at 2PM. There is no entry fee to get into the park until
May 1.
From Meredith Sampson:
4/19 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- The Ruff was present the entire
hour I was at Grace Salmon Park, from 1:15-2:15, in the cove off the
north side of the park. More mud flats became exposed during the
hour, and at one point, the Ruff was about 50-60 feet away.
Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- emale Harlequin Duck was at the same
location as described by Tom Baptist. Observed at about 3:30-4:00,
diving a few feet from the shoreline.
From Brian O'Toole:
4/19 - Greenwich, Greenwich Point Park -- The female Harlequin Duck
ontinued to be seen with the Brant flock at the location Tom Baptist
described earlier.
From Mike Warner:
4/19 - Westport -- The Ruff has moved a ways upstream from Grace
Salmon Park and was viewed best from the parking lot behind Klaffs, 14
Post Road East. Klaffs is at the southeast corner of the Rt 1 bridge
over the Saugatuck River. When I left at 6:18 pm it was in the
company of a few Yellowlegs.
From Joanne Luppi, Judy Bothwell, and Phyllis Peterson:
4/19 - Storrs, UCONN Campus -- 2 Bohemian Waxwings.
From Rick Gedney:
4/19 - Storrs, UCONN Campus -- 12:00-1:30 PM, One Bohemian Waxwing
with approx 20 Cedar Waxwings seen in large tree in front of Batterson
Hall at Northwest Residence halls front parking area. An additional
6 Cedar waxwings were in the berry (crab apple) tree in front of
Goodyear Hall nearby and another dozen or so were picking at the
flowing buds of the trees in front of North Parking Garage. Cedars
would fly back and forth from these trees to the Northwest Residence
Hall area which is across the street (North Eagleview Road). After a
while the Bohemian Waxwing few off with a group of Cedars toward the
parking garage area. Could not relocate. Finally got as chance to get
up there and see this bird and don't think it was a minute too early
as this could be it with the temps rising.
From Claudia Longmore:
4/19 - Storrs, UConn campus -- Bohemian Waxwing continues.
From Greg Hanisek, Neil Currie
4/18 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- RUFF in basic plumage 9:30 a.m.
Still present with c 12 Greater and 1 Lesser Yellowlegs despite tide
near high; in bay just north of park loop pathway; mixes in well with
flock; browner than yellowlegs with plump body, relatively small head,
stouter bill with droop; greenish legs, coarser back markings; some
dark scallopig on breast sides and flanks. Thanks Frank
From Mike and Wanda Moccio
4/19 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- 1 GRASSHOPPER
SPARROW in the meadow with the Savannahs about 9:30 AM
From Carol and Jim Zipp:
4/18 - Hamden yard, feeders -- one Pine Siskin
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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (18 Apr 2008) 10 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 19 Apr 2008 10:46pm
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 18, 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 26 28
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 1 54 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 15 16
Cooper's Hawk 2 6 6
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 4 513 521
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 0 1 1
Total: 10 658 675
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Observation start time: 07:15:00
Observation end time: 13:15:00
Total observation time: 6 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: David Goodine, Ken McEneney, Ted Mara, Ursula Goodine
Weather:
Winds shifted from NNW to East to SE very rapidly
Raptor Observations:
small movement
Non-raptor Observations:
Official counter only reporting count; not present on site; Scott Kalter
observed for 265 minutes as well
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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: HSR: Plum Island MA (19 Apr 2008) 17 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 19 Apr 2008 11:54pm
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 19, 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 0 26 28
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 54 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 17 18
Cooper's Hawk 0 6 6
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 13 526 534
Merlin 2 13 13
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 0 1 1
Total: 17 675 692
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 7.75 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Jim Barton, Scott Kalter
Visitors:
Several including Tom Wetmore, Tim Spahr, Kathryn Chihowski, and Chris
Costanzo
Weather:
Wind -- light NE(2)( turned to stronger East (3-4); Temperature warmed from
13°C to 17°C before dropping to 15°C; Cloud cover was 0% throughout day
Raptor Observations:
Moderate movement surprising given wind direction. One Sharp-shinned Hawk
was seen migrating north by official counter prior to official start of
watch. 14 out of the 17 raptors were seen by 11:00 AM.
Two resident Turkey Vultures and one resident Northern Harrier also seen
Non-raptor Observations:
Approximately 180 Double-crested Cormorants migrating
Predictions:
Don't expect much given predicted east 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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