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| Subject | From | Time |
| eBird Report - Emerald Necklace (Hall's Pond),
4/23/08 | Fred Bouchard | 6:46am |
| 22 White-throated Sparrows / Newbury | Lynette Leka | 7:28am |
| Ell Pond, Melrose: Prothonotary Warbler | Linda Pivacek | 8:40am |
| Marblehead Neck rocks: Worm-eating, L.
Waterthrush | Linda Pivacek | 8:34am |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow Courtship | Mary Keleher | 8:46am |
| Reliable 4th hand report of Prothonotary warbler | Naeem Yusuff | 8:32am |
| Prothonotary warbler in Melrose | David Williams | 8:48am |
| Nahanton birds | Haynes Miller | 9:24am |
| Forest Hills Cemetery / BBC Walk | Andrew Birch | 10:40am |
| No Kentucky- Beech Forest | Al Curtis | 11:52am |
| Melrose Prothonotary Warbler | Paul Cozza | 12:34pm |
| New Hampshire Audubon field trips to Star Island
and Seavey Island | Eric Masterson | 1:26pm |
| Cattle Egret | | 1:48pm |
| HSR: Pilgrim Heights (23 Apr 2008) 72 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 1:54pm |
| 6/19 - Saving Shorebirds and Their Habitats | Barbara Volkle and S | 2:16pm |
| HSR: Pilgrim Heights (24 Apr 2008) 15 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 2:03pm |
| RE: Melrose Prothonotary Warbler | Floyd, Chris | 3:36pm |
| Interesting Red-winged Blackbird behavior | Ken Blackshaw | 6:22pm |
| 4/24 Duxbury: Little Blue (yes), Dunlins, empty
waters, House Wren | Rick Bowes | 6:40pm |
| Chatham Oyster Catchers 20+ | Richard Messer | 6:54pm |
| Do Horned Larks Mate In MA? | Richard Messer | 7:36pm |
| Falmouth - spring arrivals and departures | Ian Nisbet | 8:02pm |
| Birding with the Red Sox | Walz,Christopher | 8:30pm |
| Another bird for todays list - Bobwhite | Walz,Christopher | 9:08pm |
| What's this Sparrow in Fairhaven??? | bvm1290(AT)comcast.net | 9:32pm |
| CT Report 04/24/2008 | Roy Harvey | 9:28pm |
| black billed cuckoo in Acton | Henry Lappen | 10:24pm |
| Prothonotory warbler still in Melrose | Tonya Tromblee | 10:24pm |
| Re: Do Horned Larks Mate In MA? | Richard Danca | 10:24pm |
| Garfield Woods, Berlin 4/24/08 (BBC walk) | S Sutton | 10:46pm |
| RE: What's this Sparrow in Fairhaven??? | Marshall J. Iliff | 10:52pm |
| Parker River NWR - 4/24 evening | Mark Daley | 10:48pm |
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Subject: eBird Report - Emerald Necklace (Hall's Pond),
4/23/08
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 6:46am
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Location: Emerald Necklace
Observation date: 4/23/08
Notes: hall's pond only. most migrants at eye level. too many geese in
close quarters: there will be blood.
Number of species: 28
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 4
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Merlin 1
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 5
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 5
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Song Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 1
Common Grackle 10
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 15
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: 22 White-throated Sparrows / Newbury
From: Lynette Leka <lynetteleka(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 7:28am
there are at least that many under my feeders this morning - the sounds of all
the scoot-scratching is just wonderful!
Lynette Leka
Newbury, MA 01951
email: lynette.leka(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Ell Pond, Melrose: Prothonotary Warbler
From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:40am
Dana Jewell reported a Prothonotary Warbler seen this moring at Ell
Pond, Melrose. It was on the Tremont St side.
Linda Pivacek,
Nahant, MA
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Subject: Marblehead Neck rocks: Worm-eating, L.
Waterthrush
From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:34am
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Fay Vale asked me to report the following highlights at Marblehead Neck
(MNWS):
Worm-eating Warbler (heard only by Jan Smith, Fay)
Louisiana Waterthrush 1, possibly 2 (Jan Smith)
Black-throated Green
So far NO sign of the Prothonotory Warbler seen yesterday (there may
have been two, male and female plumages)
Cheers!
Linda
Linda Pivacek, Nahant
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Subject: Northern Rough-winged Swallow Courtship
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:46am
This morning I watched a pair of Northern Rough-winged
Swallows copulate on the ground here in Mashpee. This
is well before the safe date of 5/20. Could the near
perfect weather be encouraging earlier nesting this
year?
Unfortunately they appear to be attracted to the
openings underneath a parked commercial truck trailer.
I watched them go in and out several times.
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
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Subject: Reliable 4th hand report of Prothonotary warbler
From: Naeem Yusuff <naeem.yusuff(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:32am
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Linda F. phoned to report a prothonotary warbler in Melrose-
at Ell Pond, at the "swimming pool end", sorry I don't have
more info...
Naeem Yusuff
Cambridge, MA
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Subject: Prothonotary warbler in Melrose
From: "David Williams" <dave.williams6(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:48am
Dana Jewell just called me to say that he had a Prothonotary wabler at
Ell Pond in Melrose. Ell Pond is off the Fellsway, across the street
from Melrose High School. The bird was at the end of the pond nearest
to the MDC swimming pool.
Dave Williams
Reading, MA
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Subject: Nahanton birds
From: hrm(AT)math.mit.edu (Haynes Miller)
Date: 24 Apr 2008 9:24am
First Baltimore Oriole of the year at Nahanton Park this morning,
April 24. Also: 6 Chipping Sparrows, 1 Savannah Sparrow, 1 White-throated
Sparrow, 8 Song Sparrows; and the Eastern Bluebird pair continues to
associate with the left box in front of the upper garden.
On Apr 20 there I found a Field Sparrow, a Blue-headed Vireo, a Palm Warbler,
4 Yellow-rumped Warblers, and a Brown Thrasher.
I did not see those birds this morning, however.
Haynes Miller
Newton
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Subject: Forest Hills Cemetery / BBC Walk
From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:40am
Hello All,
Very nice but quiet morning at Forest Hills Cemetery. The only new
arrivals were a single Warbling Vireo and Yellow Warbler. The "Lake"
was dripping in Yellow-rumps, Palms, and Ruby-crowned Kinglets! eBird
list follows!
Location: Forest Hills Cemetery
Observation date: 4/24/08
Number of species: 36
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 12
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 7
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 4
Eastern Phoebe 3
Warbling Vireo 1
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 16
Tree Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 10
American Robin 38
Northern Mockingbird 2
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 18
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 14
Pine Warlber 1
Chipping Sparrow 22
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 19
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 12
American Goldfinch 15
House Sparrow 6
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: No Kentucky- Beech Forest
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 11:52am
I walked Beech Forest in Provincetown twice this week (4/22 and 4/24)
and dipped on the KEWA both times. Not much migrant activity
happening yet. Seen today 0830- 0930:
Canada Goose (10)
Wood Duck (2)
Wild Turkey (1)
Turkey Vulture (11) quite low circling the parking lot
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Mourning Dove (6)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (2)
Downy Woodpecker (4)
Northern Flicker (1)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Blue Jay (12)
American Crow (8)
Tree Swallow (5)
B-c Chickadee (30)
T Titmouse (20)
American Robin (6)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (10)
Pine Warbler (2)
Eastern Towhee (2)
Song Sparrow (1!)
White-throated Sparrow (16)
Northern Cardinal (4)
Red-winged Blackbird (30)
Common Grackle (24)
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
American Goldfinch (6)
As noted in another post, the whale show on Tuesday the 22nd at Race
Point was quite spectacular. When I stopped by today (4/24) there was
not a whale to be seen.
Al Curtis
Harwich, MA
killdeer89 "at" comcast.net
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Subject: Melrose Prothonotary Warbler
From: Paul Cozza <pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 12:34pm
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As of 10:30 or so this morning, the Prothonotary Warbler was still
present at Ell Pond in Melrose. It was working the western edge of the
pond.
Paul Cozza
Concord, MA
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Subject: New Hampshire Audubon field trips to Star Island
and Seavey Island
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 1:26pm
Birders:
New Hampshire Audubon is sponsoring a field trip to Star Island off the coast of
Rye, NH on May 18th and May 31st. May 18th with Eric Masterson and Becky
Suomala, May 31st with Eric Masterson and Steve Mirick.
There are four places left for the trip on the 18th and seven for the 31st.
Cost is $40 per person for members, $45 for non-members. The trip will leave
Rye Harbor 7am and return to dock at 4pm. Fee covers boat, landing fee, but
does not cover parking ($5 per vehicle in Rye Harbor State Park).
In addition, NH Audubon is sponsoring a trip to the Seavey Island tern
restoration project, Sat. July 5th, 9am-3pm. Cost $50 members, $55 non-members.
If you are interested or want further details of expected species etc., please
contact me asap.
Eric
Eric Masterson
Vice President, Development
New Hampshire Audubon
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 224-9909 ext. 307
New Hampshire Audubon
Protecting New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people
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Subject: Cattle Egret
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 1:48pm
One cattle egret was present in Ipswich around noon. It was on rt. 133 just past
Buttonwood Farm and Raymond Fields heading into Ipswich. The field has cattle
and is largely obscured by arborvitae. Behind Shea Brothers Upholstery in Essex,
30 Glossy Ibis, 5 Snowy Egrets, a few Green-winged Teal and one Tree Swallow
staking claim to a birdhouse.
Susan Hedman
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Susan Hedman, Gloucester
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (23 Apr 2008) 72 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 24 Apr 2008 1:54pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 23, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 19 230 263
Osprey 2 15 17
Bald Eagle 0 1 3
Northern Harrier 0 7 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 15 50 59
Cooper's Hawk 3 19 22
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 18
Broad-winged Hawk 6 6 6
Red-tailed Hawk 0 34 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 24 117 118
Merlin 1 4 4
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 2 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 72 505 594
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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:
Visitors:
9 visitors
Weather:
Light to moderate southwest winds, warm, and blue skies -- made for a nice
day of hawkwatching.
Raptor Observations:
First broad-wingeds showed up at Pilgrim Heights today.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 common snipe, 5 barn swallows, 15 common loons, 1 eastern coyote
========================================================================
Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
Site Description:
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch is conducted by staff and volunteers of Mass
Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, with permission from Cape Cod
National Seashore and with support from Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch.
Directions to site:
Pilgrim Heights is located within the Cape Cod National Seashore in North
Truro on the east side of Route 6, just north of the Truro and Provincetown
town line. Park in the first parking lot and take the Small's Swamp Trail
to the second overlook.
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Subject: 6/19 - Saving Shorebirds and Their Habitats
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 2:16pm
Thanks to Rob Kluin of the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
for the following announcement.
Barbara Volkle
Northboro, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
* * *
June 19 - West Falmouth
Saving Shorebirds & Their Habitats
Join Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (www.manomet.org) for a
presentation on the Shorebird Recovery Project at West Falmouth
Library, West Falmouth, MA on Thursday, June 19, 7:30 p.m. Charles
Duncan, Director of the Shorebird Recovery Project, will discuss what
Manomet and its partners are doing on a hemispheric-scale to halt the
decline of shorebirds and protect their habitats. For directions to
the West Falmouth Library, visit www.westfalmouthlibrary.org. For
more information, call Manomet at 508-224-6521 or email
rkluin(AT)manomet.org.
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (24 Apr 2008) 15 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 24 Apr 2008 2:03pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 9 239 272
Osprey 0 15 17
Bald Eagle 0 1 3
Northern Harrier 0 7 10
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 50 59
Cooper's Hawk 1 20 23
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 11 18
Broad-winged Hawk 1 7 7
Red-tailed Hawk 0 34 55
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 2 119 120
Merlin 2 6 6
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 3 3
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 15 520 609
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers:
Visitors:
13 visitors
Weather:
Moderate north-northwest winds, blue skies, warm.
Raptor Observations:
Migration was weak today.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 purple finch
========================================================================
Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
Site Description:
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch is conducted by staff and volunteers of Mass
Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, with permission from Cape Cod
National Seashore and with support from Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch.
Directions to site:
Pilgrim Heights is located within the Cape Cod National Seashore in North
Truro on the east side of Route 6, just north of the Truro and Provincetown
town line. Park in the first parking lot and take the Small's Swamp Trail
to the second overlook.
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Subject: RE: Melrose Prothonotary Warbler
From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf(AT)mitre.org>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 3:36pm
And still there at 2:00, although it took a couple of passes to locate
it and it vanished into some of the denser lakeside bushes after I
watched it for a while. Parking on Tremont Street is easy. Walk to
the pond along a little inlet stream that comes from under Tremont
Street. I saw the bird foraging low in lakeside bushes about 50 yards
to the left (north) of the green bridge over that inlet. Not
vocalizing.
Chris Floyd
Lexington
chrisf(AT)mitre.org
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[mailto:massbird-approval(AT)world.std.com] On Behalf Of Paul Cozza
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 12:34 PM
To: Massbird(AT)world.std.com
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Melrose Prothonotary Warbler
As of 10:30 or so this morning, the Prothonotary Warbler was still
present at Ell Pond in Melrose. It was working the western edge of the
pond.
Paul Cozza
Concord, MA
pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu
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Subject: Interesting Red-winged Blackbird behavior
From: "Ken Blackshaw" <kenandcindy1(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 6:22pm
On the 22nd of April I observed a male Red-winged Blackbird examining the
entry hole of a birdbox on my property. Since we all know that Red-wings are
not hole nesters I can only assume he was up to no good. I'm guessing he was
thinking of an egg breakfast or even some chicks. The birdhouse is as yet
unoccupied this season.
Wondering if any of you have observed Red-wings doing anything similar to
this.
Ken Blackshaw -- (Better, Better & Better)
Amateur Radio W1NQT (Never Quits Talking)
Nantucket Island -- 30 miles at sea
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Subject: 4/24 Duxbury: Little Blue (yes), Dunlins, empty
waters, House Wren
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 6:40pm
4/24 8:20-10:40 (Low tide 8:48). Clear 58deg. Ocean choppy, bay mostly flats.
Non-Beach locations:
Little Blue Heron - continues in Bluefish River estuary only 30-40
yds west of the Washington St. bridge. I've seen it every day for a
week now always at low to mid tide and for the last few days in
essentially the same spot. It provides excellent looks including
plumes. I've no idea where it goes at high tide, but it regularly
returns. Having been here so long, I'm wondering if it has decided
to make this its summer home; probably not if there's only one, I suppose.
House Wren - While walking our dog yesterday (4/23) I heard my first
House Wren of the season bubbling from behind a neighbor's house.
Duxbury Beach:
Dunlin - several large flocks continue to feed busily on the exposed
flats. The large flocks were near enough to the road that I tried to
count them individually, and with reasonable confidence I can say
that I tallied (without estimating but being conservative about
double counting) 1,343 (+/- 50) individuals. There were plenty more
too far out on the flats to count or even estimate reliably. Overall
I would say that there are at least 1,700 and possibly as many as
2,200 birds in the bay area. Almost all that I counted (90% at
least) were still in basic plumage and none that I saw were more than
50% into breeding plumage. They were very vocal and I actually
located 2 decent flocks way out on the exposed flats by the sound
which traveled toward me on the northwest wind.
Great Cormorant - at least 3 still remain
Waterfowl - the bay lacked water, hence no waterfowl (duh!) but the
ocean was empty too. I saw only 9 scoters (sp. flying without white
in wings) 2 Bufflehead, a couple of dozen Red-br Mergansers and two
flocks of about 15 Common Eiders. The choppy water on the ocean and
early morning glare made it difficult to spot birds but even when
struggling through it I found only a few loons and some D-c cormorants.
Gannets - while scoping for ducks saw 9 (8 ad, 1 imm) hunting way offshore.
Shorebirds - Black-b Plover (23), Piping Plover (4), Sanderling
(17), Gr. Yellowlegs (2)
Tree Swallows - squabbling over the many new birdhouses that are up
this year. Oddly 6 were scrapping over one house while 2 nearby
houses were being ignored..... insufficient curb appeal I guess
though the difference was invisible to me!
Horned Lark - They continue in full song in several places along
the road. One was no more than 20 feet away - a real treat. I
counted 8 individuals in 6 locations.
Chipping Sparrow - they arrived earlier in the week in town and I got
my first on the beach today
Dark-eyed Junco - haven't seen any on the beach for a few weeks, but
got 2 today
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com
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Subject: Chatham Oyster Catchers 20+
From: Richard Messer <pi_birder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 6:54pm
All,
Stopped by Chatham today and saw many Oyster Catchers
at mutiple locations on the east coast side. Best
views at the boat launch at Barcliff ave ext. See link
to one shot with 9 birds in field of view. At least
20+ in the area.
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL732/3230416/7228728/314624561.jpg
Richard Messer
pi_birder(AT)yahoo.com
Lawrence Ma.
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Subject: Do Horned Larks Mate In MA?
From: Richard Messer <pi_birder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 7:36pm
All,
At West Dennis beach this morning I observed two
Horned Larks. One was busy feeding and the other was
gathering nesting material and flying of with it. Do
these birds nest around here? Got a pic of the one
that was feeding on teh beach...
http://pic4.picturetrail.com/VOL732/3230416/10080356/314628855.jpg
Richard Messer
pi_birder(AT)yahoo.com
Lawrence Ma.
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Subject: Falmouth - spring arrivals and departures
From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:02pm
Two Red-breasted Nuthatches that came to my feeder daily from
mid-November to April were last seen on 20 April. New arrivals include:
Night of 22-23 April: Whip-poor-will calling near Davisville
(reported by a reliable resident who has them every year).
23 April. Laughing Gull in the Wild Harbor River. Male Eastern
Towhee at my feeder in North Falmouth (rare here), several at
Davisville (common there).
24 April. 6 Snowy Egrets in the Wild Harbor River.
Ian Nisbet
North Falmouth
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Subject: Birding with the Red Sox
From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz(AT)nec.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 8:30pm
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Hi All,
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Had a trip to Boston today, specifically Fenway Park and decided to keep =
a list for the day, sightings are max number of birds at one time
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West Barnstable 1015am-1100am
2 COPULATING OSPREY!
1m Eastern Bluebird
4 Tree Swallows
2 Black-capped Chickadees
3 Northern Cardinals
7 Blue Jays
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1m Northern Cardinal (exit 6)
2 Cooper's Hawks (exit 2)
1 Turkey Vulture (exit 1)
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Roadkill female Turkey - exit 3
1m Brown-headed Cowbird - Plymouth rest stop
2 Red-tailed Hawks one in tree, other circling (Duxbury)
1 Cooper's Hawk (Norwell)
1 Cooper's Hawk - near exit 16
1 Common Grackle - exit 17
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1 Pair Canada Geese with 4 chicks
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1 Adult Red-tailed Hawk - came back over multiple times from and to =
every direction, seen as far as Prudential
1 Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk - appeared only once
1 Cooper's Hawk
3 European Starling
3 House Sparrows
3 Herring Gulls
4 Common Grackle
2 Mourning Doves
1 Turkey Vulture
1 Double-crested Cormorant
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1 Mute Swan on Nest - Route 3 right side just before East St Bridge in =
Duxbury=20
1 Osprey - Route 6 exit 3
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Home but still from the car
2 Osprey flying overhead
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CWalz(AT)massaudubon.org
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Subject: Another bird for todays list - Bobwhite
From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz(AT)nec.edu>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 9:08pm
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Sorry to post again so soon but I just went to close the parking lot =
gate at Long Pasture, and found a roadkill female Northern Bobwhite on =
Bone Hill Road. Beautiful condition she hadn't been crushed yet by =
oblivious drivers. I'm no member of a CSI team but she likely hit a car =
rather than got hit, sometime between 6am and 6pm rigor already set in =
by time I found her at 830pm.
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West Barnstable, MA
Property Manager
Mid-Cape Sanctuaries
CWalz(AT)massaudubon.org
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Subject: What's this Sparrow in Fairhaven???
From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
Date: 24 Apr 2008 9:32pm
Okay, I give up.
I was in Fairhaven at my fave birding spot and heard a strange buzzing sound. I
spotted this little sparrow that looked kind of like a Chipping in nonbreeding
plumage....well, I thought so at the time.
Anyway it alternated between singing a trilling song at the top of a tree and
gleaning around the buds of the tree making a buzzing sound. It also pecked
around on the ground a while, then went to the top of the tree and trilled and
then buzzed again.
I went to the car and listened to my CD. The trilling was kinda like a
Chippie, but the buzzing sounded just like a Clay-colored Sparrow. I went back
and recorded it.
Any ideas?
The pictures are at:
http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4786686_CTimC#284207447_agmUt
and the sounds are at:
http://home.comcast.net/~bvm1290/birds/sparrow-short.wav
What throws me off is the combination of trills and buzzes.
--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm
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Subject: CT Report 04/24/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 9:28pm
From Ken Elkins and Frank Gallo:
4/24 - Milford, Milford Point -- Two male Eurasian Wigeon were feeding
in the marsh off the end of Smith Point?at low tide this morning.
From Andrew Dasinger:
4/14 - South Windsor, Vibert Road -- 15 Wilson's Snipe, 1
White-crowned Sparrow
From Rollin S. Tebbetts:
4/24 - Windsor Locks, Bradley International Airport -- 2 BROWN
THRASHER
From John Marshall:
4/24 - Derby, Kellogg Environmental Center -- BROWN THRASHER.
From Provencher:
4/24 - Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 1 Rusty Blackbird
From Dave Rosgen, w/ Patti & Rich Clarke, et. al.:
4/22 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial's Museum Area,
Windmill Hill, & Interpretive & Ongley Pond Trails) -- 7
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.
(Museum Area, only) - 2 CLIFF SWALLOWS flying around the yards, 8
Purple Finches at the feeders.
(N. Shore Marsh) - 2 Rusty Blackbirds.
From Dave Rosgen:
4/22 - Litchfield, S. Lake St. (White Memorial's Little Pond
Boardwalk) -- 2 Virginia Rails, 2 American Woodcock, 1 WINTER WREN, 2
Rusty Blackbirds.
Winchester, 121 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 5 Purple Finches
4/23 - Winchester, 121-126 Laurel Way (Rosgen Wildlife Sanctuary) -- 2
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers, 8 Purple Finches
105-110 Laurel Way -- 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, 9 Purple Finches.
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Subject: black billed cuckoo in Acton
From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:24pm
I had a Black Billed Cuckoo and a Harrier at Jenks Conservation Area this
afternoon around 4 PM. I was along the far right hand edge next to the
farm fields.
Henry Lappen, Amherst
heron(at)henrylappen.com
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Subject: Prothonotory warbler still in Melrose
From: Tonya Tromblee <cabsavvy2(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:24pm
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We had great views of the warbler as he foraged at the north east end of Ell
Pond and into the culvert from 5:45-6:30 this evening. He was glorius in the
evening sun.
Tonya Tromblee
Middleton, MA
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Subject: Re: Do Horned Larks Mate In MA?
From: Richard Danca <rdanca(AT)ix.netcom.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:24pm
Horned Larks are "Locally uncommon to common breeder[s]" in
Massachusetts, according to "Birds of Massachusetts," by Veit and Petersen.
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Subject: Garfield Woods, Berlin 4/24/08 (BBC walk)
From: "S Sutton" <bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:46pm
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Here's the report from the Brookline Bird Club walk I led in Berlin this =
morning. We had some nice returning breeders, though not much for =
migrants. The Louisiana Waterthrushes were there, as expected, as well =
as Blue-Headed Vireo and Black-Throated Green Warbler. The Evening =
Grosbeak was a big surprise, though unfortunately heard only, by me.
One word of caution, though, if you venture into the Berlin area: it =
turns out there has been a series of car break-ins around Berlin, so be =
very alert & careful, and don't leave anything of value in your car.
Aside from that, it's a beautiful area with great birds.
Steven Sutton, Lancaster
bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com<mailto:bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Location: Garfield Woods, Berlin (SVT)
Observation date: 4/24/08
Notes: 6:50-9:05 AM; 59-64 degrees F.=20
A very pleasant morning, though rather quiet in terms of migrants. This =
was a Brookline Bird Club walk. It also gave me a start on the Hudson 6 =
block for the Breeding Bird Atlas.
Number of species: 32
Canada Goose 1 heard only (Observed - O)
Wood Duck 3 together
Turkey Vulture 2
Accipiter sp. 1 imm.; at first I thought Goshawk, and it looked =
like there was a white supercilium, but the tail pattern matched =
Cooper's Hawk, not Goshawk. It looked large, but there was nothing to =
compare it to at the moment.
Red-tailed Hawk 1 adult (Possible - X)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 calling & possibly drumming a couple =
times
Downy Woodpecker 4 incl. one drumming
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1 male; flew into a dead tree ~25ft from us, =
stayed a minute, then flew a short distance away and called once. =
(Possible - X)
Eastern Phoebe 5 singing (s)
Blue-headed Vireo 1 s
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1 heard (Possible - X)
Black-capped Chickadee 5 s, also a pair together, with one seen =
carrying a mouthful of nesting material of some sort (Confirmed - CN)
Tufted Titmouse 5 s (Possible - X)
White-breasted Nuthatch 2 s
Hermit Thrush 1 s
American Robin 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3 s
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 s, local breeder - one or two =
always return in late April to this spot
Pine Warbler 2 s
Louisiana Waterthrush 2 both s
Chipping Sparrow 2 s
Song Sparrow 4 s
Northern Cardinal 1 s (Possible - X)
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 4
Purple Finch 1 s
House Finch 2 s (Possible - X)
American Goldfinch 4 s
EVENING GROSBEAK 1 heard only; 1-2 flew over just south of the =
Garfield Woods entrance on Lancaster Rd; but they were not visible =
through the trees, nor were they relocated.
This report was generated automatically by eBird =
v2(http://ebird.org<http://ebird.org/>;)
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Subject: RE: What's this Sparrow in Fairhaven???
From: "Marshall J. Iliff" <miliff(AT)aol.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:52pm
Carolyn,
Your bird is indeed a Clay-colored Sparrow--nice job getting photos AND
recordings!
I don't have a ready explanation for the odd song. As you note, the trills
in the beginning are not part of the typical song that Clay-coloreds give. I
don't hear enough Clay-coloreds typically to be able to say whether they
have Chippy-like trills as a regular part of their repertoire. (I won't be
surprised if that is actually true, but can't attest to it personally.)
Songs in most passerines are variable though, and Pine Warblers can
sometimes sing like Common Yellowthroats, Eastern Meadowlarks can sometimes
sing perfect Western Meadowlark songs, etc. This is because most oscine
passerine songs are learned, so a bird may learn the "wrong" song.
Chipping and Clay-colored Sparrows have been known to hybridize, and as
Clay-coloreds continue to move their breeding range eastward this may become
more common around here at the fringes of the range. However, this bird
(although a bit ratty or wet?) does not show any intermediate characters
that I see.
Nice bird. Given the numbers of sparrows on the move now I suspect it is a
migrant, but we should keep an eye on ALL SINGING Clay-coloreds in
Massachusetts, since the first Massachusetts breeding was confirmed last
year on western Cape Cod! In case it sticks around it might be worth
clarifying where you had the bird, in case others would like to see it (if
your fave birding spot is open to the public!).
Best,
Marshall
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West Roxbury, MA
miliff AT aol.com
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
http://www.ebird.org
http://www.avianknowledge.net
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Subject: [MASSBIRD] What's this Sparrow in Fairhaven???
Okay, I give up.
I was in Fairhaven at my fave birding spot and heard a strange buzzing
sound. I spotted this little sparrow that looked kind of like a Chipping in
nonbreeding plumage....well, I thought so at the time.
Anyway it alternated between singing a trilling song at the top of a tree
and gleaning around the buds of the tree making a buzzing sound. It also
pecked around on the ground a while, then went to the top of the tree and
trilled and then buzzed again.
I went to the car and listened to my CD. The trilling was kinda like a
Chippie, but the buzzing sounded just like a Clay-colored Sparrow. I went
back and recorded it.
Any ideas?
The pictures are at:
http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4786686_CTimC#284207447_agmUt
and the sounds are at:
http://home.comcast.net/~bvm1290/birds/sparrow-short.wav
What throws me off is the combination of trills and buzzes.
--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm
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Subject: Parker River NWR - 4/24 evening
From: Mark Daley <mbkm(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 24 Apr 2008 10:48pm
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Massbirders,
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My daughter Meghan joined me tonight for a very nice evening on Plum Island=
. Highlights being a nice kestrel flight, meadowlarks chasing around north =
field and rails and American Bittern calling from the old blind. My daughte=
r enjoyed seeing the fresh beaver cuttings, the Great Horned on nest, the d=
rake teal, the marsh birds calling and the Woodcocks heard and then seen in=
the headlights. Full listing:
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Thursday, 24 April 2008:PRNWR South to Pines Trail (1730-2000 hrs.)Weather:=
Clear, Breezy, 5-15 mph, 68-62F.
Double-crested Cormorant - 7American Bittern - 1 (heard from old blind)Grea=
t Egret - 3Turkey Vulture -2 (mainland)Canada Goose - 5Brant - 25+ (20+ nor=
th from PI bridge, 5 from pines deck)Mute Swan - 5Gadwall - 13American Blac=
k Duck - 9Mallard - 17Blue-winged Teal - 5 (marker field)Green-winged Teal =
- 11 (marker field)Osprey - 1 (on nest)Northern Harrier - 1f (marker field)=
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2 (hellcat lot)American Kestrel - 7King Rail - 1 possi=
ble (grunting at old blind)Virginia Rail 2-3 (heard from old blind, forward=
dike and across marker field)Sora - 3-4 (heard from old blind, forward dik=
e and across marker field)Killdeer - 3Greater Yellowlegs - 3American Woodco=
ck - 6Great Black-backed Gull - 1Mourning Dove - 5Great Horned Owl - 1 (on =
nest)Blue Jay - 2American Crow - 5Tree Swallow - 3Black-capped Chickadee - =
3Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1Marsh Wren - 2 (heard old blind)Ruby-crowned King=
let - 2 (marsh trail)American Robin - 15Northern Mockingbird - 2Brown Thras=
her - 2 (both NPO)European Starling - 8Eastern Towhee - 7Savannah Sparrow -=
7 (NPO)Song Sparrow - 5White-throated Sparrow - 18Red-winged Blackbird - y=
esEastern Meadowlark - 3 (great display, 2 continually singing and chasing =
one another from NPO. 3rd awaiting the victor?)Common Grackle - yesBrown-he=
aded Cowbird - 2American Goldfinch - 4
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Good Birding,
Mark Daley
Reading, MA
mbkm (at) hotmail (dot) com
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