B-Mail(sm): MASSBIRD for Fri, 25 Apr 2008

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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (24 Apr 2008) 90 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 25 Apr 2008 6:18am

Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 24, 2008
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0             25             25
Osprey                       0             26             28
Bald Eagle                   0              0              0
Northern Harrier             0             53             57
Sharp-shinned Hawk           8             25             26
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              4              4
Golden Eagle                 0              0              0
American Kestrel            74            600            608
Merlin                       5             18             18
Peregrine Falcon             3              6              7
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:                      90            765            782
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Observation start time: 05:30:00 
Observation end   time: 18:00:00 
Total observation time: 12 hours

Official Counter:        Craig Jackson

Observers:        Bob Secatore, Fay Vale, Peter Vale, Sue McGrath, Ted Mara,
                  Tim Factor, Tom Graham

Visitors:
Many visitors, Susan Lee and Tom Wetmore among them stopped and watched for
a short time.  Other visitors stopped and then got more involved and stayed
longer than 1/2 hour, so became observers.

Weather:
Strong (3-4) NW-NNW all day; almost no cloud cover all day; 14-25�C

Raptor Observations:
Very good flight -- 2nd best this year.  89 total birds, with 74 kestrels,
8 sharp-shinned hawks, 5 merlins, and 3 Peregrines.  Most birds flying low
-very low with SS hawks nearly hugging the ground, with several almost at
our feet.  Of identifiable kestrels I would say more than 2/3 were male.
Over 2/3 of kestrels seen going up dune side esecially in morning.  
Several resident harriers, osprey, and turkey vulture noted

Non-raptor Observations:
Best non-raptor was a Tricolored Heron, flying out to sea very late in the
day.  About 70 Grackles migrating as well as numbers of golfinch, but
aalmost no cormorants.  Singing brown thrasher, territorial killdeer and
numerous savannah sparrows near watch site

Predictions:
Winds will be less strong, so should continue but fewer birds
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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: willit
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:10am

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Hello massbirders,
Willet, will-willet,  will-willet, will-willet...... at west dennis =
beach Thursday, 4/25.
re: breeding horned larks,  In my work with terns, I found many lark =
nests, often amongst least terns, but also in common tern colonies, =
Nauset to Mashpee.
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
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Subject: EssexCounty 4/24
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:06am

Location:Marblehead MA Observation date:4/24/08
Notes:MHNeck, Stramsky's and behind Tower School-prothonotary warbler from
yesterday not present,reports of Waterthrush earlier
Flicker                1
Sharp-shinned Hawk     X
Downy Woodpecker     X
Blue-headed Vireo     1
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
Brown Thrasher     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
Eastern Towhee     1
White-throated Sparrow     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
American Goldfinch     X
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Location: Ipswich, Essex County, MA, US
Observation date: 4/24/08
Notes:one cattle egret on Rt.133 in field with cattle
Cattle Egret     1
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Location:Essex MA Observation date:     4/24/08
Notes: birds mostly in salt marsh behind Shea Bros.Upholstery
Green-winged Teal     X
Great Egret     1
Snowy Egret     5
Glossy Ibis     30
Tree Swallow     1
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Eastern Point-Gloucester 4/24/08 Afternoon 
Notes:On bike and walking-lots of savannah sparrows in saltmarsh near lighthouse
 and sandy area Brace Cove, white throated sparrows more interior working in
brush, breeding plumage male turkey at feeder and gobbling loudly thought I
heard a Green Heron, but never saw it. Blue-headed Vireo,House Wren, Savannah
Sparrows and Barn Swallow are first of year birds
Number of species:     44
Mute Swan     2
American Wigeon     1
American Black Duck     3
Mallard     X
Ring-necked Duck     7
Common Eider     X
Bufflehead     X
Wild Turkey     1
Double-crested Cormorant     10
Killdeer     1
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull     X
Great Black-backed Gull     X
Downy Woodpecker     2
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Fish Crow     X
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Brown Creeper     2
Carolina Wren     3
House Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     2
American Robin     X
Northern Mockingbird     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     3
Pine Warbler     1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     3
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     3
Savannah Sparrow     50
Song Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     30
Dark-eyed Junco     1
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
House Finch     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

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

winterwren2(AT)verizon.net 
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
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Subject: Westminster Birds 4/25
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:34am

Seen and/or heard from my neighborhood this AM.

>Wood Duck     2 
>Double-crested Cormorant     3
>Mourning Dove     2
>Downy Woodpecker     4
>Hairy Woodpecker     2
>Eastern Phoebe     3
>Blue-headed Vireo     1
>Blue Jay     1
>American Crow     3
>Black-capped Chickadee     2
>Tufted Titmouse     5
>White-breasted Nuthatch     5
>House Wren     1
>Hermit Thrush     3
>American Robin     8
>Northern Mockingbird     1
>European Starling     2
>Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     5
>Black-and-white Warbler     1
>Eastern Towhee     3
>Chipping Sparrow     10
>Song Sparrow     2
>White-throated Sparrow     3 (not a big influx yet)
>Northern Cardinal     3
>Red-winged Blackbird     4
>Common Grackle     4
>Brown-headed Cowbird     6
>Purple Finch     4
>House Finch     3
>American Goldfinch     6
>House Sparrow     8

Last evening I had a very nice look an adult Northern Goshawk as passed close by
 the edge of a field on West Princeton Road.A Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was
drumming ("broacasting") on the "rotor" portion of a TV antenna, on the roof of
a house.

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

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Subject: Piping Plover, Plymouth, MA
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:55am

Hi Fellow Birders!

Here's some pix of the petite piping plovers plodding on Plymouth Beach.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4150033a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4150047a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4150049a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4150061a.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4150030a.jpg

I hope you enjoy these.

Good Birding!

Gene Harriman
'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet

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Subject: any birding suggestions for Fitchburg area?
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:54am

Thanks, 

Paul Maher Jr.
paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com

"I'm the one that's gonna die
When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to"

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Subject: First Common Yellowthroat 4/24
From: KAWOLFTRAP(AT)aol.com
Date: 25 Apr 2008 8:20am

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A Common Yellowthroat sang early in the morning along the edge
of our little pond, continuing to sing most of the day.  The  first
House Wren, which appeared 4/19, now has competition from
a second singing male, and female Wood Ducks are slipping
in and out of the barrel and the box located on posts out in the
pond so I am sure they are on eggs.  For the first time in years  (?)
I had 5 Purple Finches at the feeders, 2 colorful males, 1 very
heavily streaked dark brown individual and 2 paler almost gray-
tan individuals.   All with heavy pale streaks above the  eyes.
One of the brown ones sang, so who knows how many were
males?  Purple Finches have sparse here in recent years.  

Kathleen S.  Anderson
Wolf Trap Hill Farm
22 Winter Street
Middleboro, MA  02346

Tel.: 508-947-0218
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Subject: White Throated Sparrow, Plymouth, MA
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:58am

Hi MassBirders,

Here's a pic of a little White-throated Sparrow visiting our back yard.  Enjoy!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i298/genebearpix/P4240052a.jpg

Good Birding!

Gene Harriman
'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet

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Subject: Ruffed Grouse in Falmouth
From: ghirth(AT)whoi.edu
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:10am

Yesterday evening around 6:30 PM I saw a ruffed grouse along Rt151 in Falmouth
(about a 1/2 west of the Nickelodeon theater - a lifer "commuting" bird i
think).

Cheers, Greg Hirth

East Falmouth & Providence RI
ghirth(at)whoi.edu

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Subject: Winchendon 4/25
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:56am

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Location:     BBA Ashburnham 2
Observation date:     4/25/08
Notes:     Winchendon section of the block, mostly walking the power line.
Number of species:     21

Wild Turkey     3
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     3
Pileated Woodpecker     1
Blue-headed Vireo     3
Blue Jay     6
Black-capped Chickadee     10
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Winter Wren     1
Hermit Thrush     3
American Robin     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     3
Pine Warbler     6
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Eastern Towhee     2
Song Sparrow     3
Swamp Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
American Goldfinch     1

Pretty quiet in the woods still, except for the black flies that are now out in
force.

Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA  01473

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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Minuteman Trail - Meriam's
         Corner , 4/25/08
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 10:14am

This morning on a Menotomy Bird Club walk along the Minuteman Trail we were
treated with great looks at Great Horned Owl, Blue- headed Vireo and heard two
Virginia Rails

Location:     Minuteman Trail - Meriam's Corner
Observation date:     4/25/08
Notes:     06:30-9:30am 41-56F
Number of species:     38

Canada Goose     5
Wood Duck     2
Ring-necked Pheasant     1
Great Blue Heron     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Virginia Rail     2
Killdeer     1
Mourning Dove     5
Great Horned Owl     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     4
Downy Woodpecker     7
Northern Flicker     3
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     14
American Crow     12
Tree Swallow     4
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     17
Tufted Titmouse     11
White-breasted Nuthatch     6
Carolina Wren     2
American Robin     26
Northern Mockingbird     2
European Starling     10
Pine Warbler     3
Chipping Sparrow     12
Savannah Sparrow     49
Song Sparrow     27
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     10
Red-winged Blackbird     11
Common Grackle     7
Brown-headed Cowbird     10
House Finch     4
American Goldfinch     9
House Sparrow     6

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

Bob Stymeist
Arlington

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Subject: Parula, Marblehead
From: Daan Sandee <sandee(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 11:10am

The Marblehead Neck sanctuary had a Northern Parula (Friday 7 a.m.) but not
much else.  There may have been two - first we had a brief glimpse of one
at the main pond, then much better looks of one at the back pond.

Daan Sandee
Gloucester, MA                                        sandee(AT)theworld.com

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Subject: Two upcoming lectures on bird research and
         conservation
From: "Melissa Lowe" <mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 11:56am

Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is hosting two presentations in
early May that birders, hawkwatchers, and those interested conservation issues
and nature travel, will not want to miss!

MIGRATING RAPTORS: THE VIEW FROM HAWK MOUNTAIN
Saturday, May 3, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Keith Bildstein, Director of Conservation Science, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

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 migration between southern Texas
 and northeastern Columbia, and a better understanding of both soaring and
flocking behavior, coupled with new technology like satellite telemetry, are
helping scientists better understand the long distance movements of the world's
birds of prey. Learn about these new insights and conservation measures in this
presentation by Dr. Keith Bildstein, the Sarkis Acopian Director of Hawk
Mountain Sanctuary and author of "Migrating Raptors of the World." Cost for the
talk is $8 Mass Audubon member, $10 non-member.

PERU TAKES FLIGHT: BIRDING AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN PERU
Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m.
Robert Williams, Conservation Ecologist, Frankfurt Zoological Society

Peru, located on the west coast of South America, is diverse in habitats and
extraordinarily rich in bird species-with over 1800 species found there! And new
 species are discovered every year in its cloud-forests and Amazon jungles, as
well as in the rugged mountains and valleys of the Andes. Travel to this
birder's paradise in an illustrated presentation by Robert Williams. Rob is a
Conservation Ecologist for the Frankfurt Zoological Society and lives in Peru
where his work focuses on studying and conserving the birds of Peru. He is also
a photographer, author and birding tour guide. Rob's talk will focus on several
diverse themes including why there are so many bird species in Peru, where to go
 birding,� and the conservation challenges this country faces. Cost for the talk
 is $5 for Mass Audubon members and $7 for non-members.

Registration is requested for both talks. For more information or to sign-up,
please call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at 508-349-2615 or contact
Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator, at mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
Thanks!

***********************************************************
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
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Subject: Palm Warbler Duxbury Bogs (East Street)
From: WE LACKEY <w.e.a.lackey(AT)prodigy.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 12:04pm

This morning while walking my dog in the Duxbury Bogs
between Mayflower and East Street I saw the following:
a single Palm Warbler (yellow)First of year (foy)
Yellow-rumped Warblers (foy)
Savannah Sparrow (foy)
Chipping Sparrow
along with a collection of robins, grackles,
blackbirds,Black Ducks, Mute Swans, Canada Geese etc.
 Woodie and Elaine Lackey
w.e.a.lackey(AT)prodigy.net
Duxbury, MA

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Subject: Heard Farm, Wayland 4/25 - Rose-breasted Grosbeak
From: Mark Daley <mbkm(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 12:48pm

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Massbirders,
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I just returned from a lunchtime bird stop at Heard Farm Conservation Area =
in Wayland. The highlight was a singing Rose-breasted Grosbeak. I don't rec=
all seeing any previous reports from MA and this is about 5 days or so earl=
ier than most of my FOY records. Other birds of interest:
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Eastern Bluebird - 1m in the old orchard - I didn't have time to wait and s=
ee if he went into a nesting cavity.
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Flicker
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Good Birding,
Mark Daley
Reading, MA
mbkm (at) hotmail (dot) com
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Subject: 4/30 - Assabet Osprey - Sudbury
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 1:12pm

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 7:00 PM
David Griffin, photographer - "Assabet Osprey"

Join the Friends of Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge for our 
monthly meeting and speaker.

In 2002, on the edge of a heron rookery, in a pond at the headwaters 
of the Assabet River, was something that was very unique to the area: 
a thriving Osprey nest. The nest had been there for a few years 
beforehand, but it was then Dave Griffin began a love affair with 
these magnificent birds. Osprey spend their summers with us, raising 
a family, and then migrating to South America for the winter. The 
program documents the past five years of how the Osprey have been 
making a home on the Assabet River - and what the future may hold for 
this unique raptor.

The program contains over 250 photos of Osprey, Great Blue Heron, and 
other species that make up the changing landscape where the Osprey 
struggles each year to raise a new generation.

Dave Griffin is a photographer and multimedia producer. His 
photographic work concentrates on conservation projects for both 
environmental and historical organizations utilizing digital imaging, 
video, and audio recording technologies. Dave's presentations blend 
the storytelling power of photojournalism with the visual impact of 
fine art photography and tosses in a bit of dry wit. Dave has been 
photographing since age 9 and has been working in the digital 
photography world since 1995.

Dave has been a board member for the Organization for the Assabet 
River since 2001, and currently serves as its President. He is also 
President of the Board of Trustees for the Maynard Historical 
Society, a Corporator for Emerson Hospital, and a Consulting Software 
Engineer for Novell, Inc. An avid kayaker, you'll often find Dave and 
his wife Betsy on a nearby river or lake - with camera in hand. For 
more information about Dave and his work, see his website 
www.dmg-photography.com .

A short business meeting at 7 PM will be followed by our guest 
speaker. The meeting will be held at the Great Meadows NWR 
Headquarters on Weir Hill Road in Sudbury.

Barbara Volkle
Friends of Assabet RIver National Wildlife Refuge
Northborough, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com

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Subject: Indigo Bunting, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -
         Northampton
From: "Axel Hildebrandt" <ahildebr(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 12:54pm

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Today I had a beautiful Indigo Bunting at my feeder as well as Purple
Finches and White-throated Sparrows. There was also the first Blue-gray
Gnatcatcher in the backyard.

Axel Hildebrandt
ahildebr AT gmail.com
Northampton, MA

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Subject: Otis Airforce Base, Cape Cod - Upland Sandpipers
         25 April 2008
From: "Jeremiah Trimble" <jtrimble(AT)oeb.harvard.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 2:14pm

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Hello All,=20

Peter Trimble reports 3+ pairs of Upland Sandpipers on Otis Airforce
Base on Cape Cod today.  Unfortunately, this area is off limits to the
public but it remains a stronghold for this species in the state.  Also
present in this area was  singing Brown Thrasher and at least 10 Eastern
Meadowlark on display.  Elsewhere, on Cape Cod there were 2 Blue-gray
Gnatcatchers on Wed. and Thursday that appeared to be on territory at
Wakeby Pond in Mashpee.

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Good birding,

Jeremiah

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Subject: Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:39:20 -0400
From: "John Gavin" <hump7(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 2:40pm

Inscribe Massbird  hump7(AT)comcast.net

John Gavin

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Subject: bird question
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 3:12pm

Hi, I took this picture today; I am puzzled, if it was
a Catbird, it'd have a rusty vent, right? If it was a
Northern Mockingbird, it'd have wing bars, right? So,
this bird has neither that I can see . . . so what
gives then?

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When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to"

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Subject: band info
From: Brandi Van Roo <bvanroo(AT)frc.mass.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 4:06pm

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Someone passed along to me a strange silver band (not USF&W) that was found in
2003 on a bird described as possibly a
magpie (possible captive?) in Milford.  The band is round, not flat, and the
number on it is IGF 877.  Is anyone familiar with this band number or captive
corvids in Milford?
Brandi Van Roo

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Subject: THREE Manx Shearwaters at Revere PLUS
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 4:18pm

This afternoon I had good fortune to see THREE Manx Shearwaters in close to
shore at Revere Beach- about  less than a quarter mile before the PINK Apartment
 building. Others, including Jeremiah Trimble and Marshall Iliff saw two this
morning- following up on Andrew Birch's first report this year. The sea was a
bit choppy and made it difficult to get great pictures from the flat beach- but
I was especially pleased to capture two manx Shearwaters COUPULATING, while the
third bird watched a foot or two away!!

To see the photos go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstymeist

Bob Stymeist
Arlington

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Subject: Rose-breasted GB in Lincoln
From: Gwyn Loud <GWYN_LOUD(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 4:42pm

This morning I heard/saw a gorgeous male Rose-breasted Grosbeak  
singing near our house.
I've been recording arrival dates for migrants to our neighborhood  
for 17 years and this is the earliest RB Grosbeak.
In 2002 one arrived on April 30 but for all other years the average  
date was May 8.
A single junco still hangs out in our feeding area, but our favorite  
red-breasted nuthatch, a daily visitor all winter
left on April 17. It's such a season of hellos and good-byes.....

Gwyn loud
Lincoln

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Subject: Re: 
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 6:15pm

I live in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, the bird was
photographed today at Burbank Hospital. I have
pictures of the bird at other angles with no visible
wing bars. That is why I was confused.

Paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com
Fitchburg, Ma.

--- Don Gould <DonGould(AT)dagoulds.com> wrote:

> Paul, I have no idea where you live, but you may
> have seen and photographed
> a Bahamas Mockingbird.  They are a 'wing bar less'
> mocker, but otherwise,
> tend to resemble the Northern Mockingbirds we see
> regularly.  If so, you
> have hit a home run-I have no idea how many, or if
> there are any, records in
> Mass.
> 
>  
> 
> Don gould
> 
> 

"I'm the one that's gonna die
When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to"

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Subject: Ell Pond, Melrose 4/25/2008
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 6:58pm

Thanks to Paul Peterson for this report from Ell Pond in
Melrose today:

Prothonotary Warbler - east end and at the channel at the east end
Osprey - 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Tricolored Heron - possible - flyover  Folks in the area should
     be aware of this

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

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Subject: Falmouth - correction
From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 7:45pm

In my post yesterday about Whip-poor-wills and Towhees in Falmouth, I 
wrote Davisville when I meant Hatchville.  Davis and Hatch are 
distinguished local ornithologists, but they should not be confused 
with each other.  My apologies.

Ian Nisbet
North Falmouth

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Subject: more Mockingbord pics up
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 8:04pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25601874@N04/?saved=1

Let it be said, I am sort of rim on Northern
Mockingbird, but just questioning the lack of
noticeable white wing bars and it doesn't have the
thin, dark eye line.

Is there a transitional plumage that makes it lose its
wing bars? They were definitely not visible under an
almost-noon sun on a grassy lawn when it flew away.

Location of sighting:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?batch_geotag=1&ids=2442059664

Paul Maher Jr.
paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com
Fitchburg, MA. 

"I'm the one that's gonna die
When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to"

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Subject: Horn Pond today
From: "Marj. Rines" <marj(AT)mrines.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 8:18pm

Nice walk at Horn Pond in Worburn this morning on my way to work.
Highlights included:

Ruddy Duck - 5 (this seems a good spot for late Ruddies)
Northern Bobwhite - 1 (OK, OK, so someone raises them nearby)
Osprey - 1 (diving for fish)
Warbling Vireo - 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - 3
Brown Thrasher - 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 14
Palm Warbler - 8
Eastern Towhee - 7
Field Sparrow - 1

--
Marj. Rines
Arlington, MA
marj(at) mrines.com

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Subject: CT Report 04/25/2008 RUFF, HARLEQUIN
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:16pm

 From Ken Elkins and a CT Audubon Birding Group via Frank Gallo:
4/25 - Westport, Imperial Ave, Grace Salmon Park, Saugatuck River
mudflats -- The Ruff was still present this am between 9:15 and 10 am.

 From Meredith Sampson:
4/25 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK continues in
same location, just off the parking lot at the southwestern end of the
point.  This is the last weekend the point is open to non-residents
without fees.  As of May 1, resident beach passes and stickers are
required, and for non-residents:  $5 for a day pass, and another $20
for parking.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
4/25 - Farmington, Farmington Meadows -- 2 EASTERN MEADOWLARKS, 3
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 3 PURPLE FINCH.

 From Frank Mantlik
4/24 - Westport, Imperial Ave, Grace Salmon Park, Saugatuck River
mudflats -- RUFF continues at 7:10am, along with increased number (48)
of yellowlegs (greater & lesser).

 From David Schonfeld:
4/25 - West Hartford, Westmoor Park -- 1 RUSTY BLACKBIRD.

 From Lorraine Gundersen:
4/25 - Guilford, Anne Conover  Nature Preserve -- Yellow-bellied
Sapsucker.

 From Len Kendall and Roger Preston:
4/25 - Simsbury -- BROWN THRASHER was still near the Simsbury Farms
golf course across from the old Apple Barn. 

 From Carolyn Cimino:
4/24 - East Lyme,  Rocky Neck State Park -- 3 BROWN THRASHERS, 

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Subject: Southwick
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:24pm

 MassBirders,

Cheryl & I went out into the tobacco fields and other fields adjacent to
South Longyard Rd. 

2-Whip-poor-wills
5-American Woodcock
2-Field Sparrow 3
2-Eastern Meadow Lark
1-Savanah Sparrow 

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Subject: posting
From: "Emily Eaton" <eceaton(AT)townisp.com>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:28pm

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I would like to post the following for feedback:

 I have been watching the pair of peregrine falcons that live in Worcester
for several years now.  The last two years they nested on my work building
at 10 Chestnut Street, Worcester.  The people from Mass Wildlife came to our
building on Wednesday, April 23rd only to find that there were no eggs in
the nest box.

 If anyone has any idea of where they may be nesting this spring, please
email me, I will alert the Mass Wildlife folks as well.  I know they are
around the area, but I do not know for sure if they have nested.  I saw the
pair last in late March.

Please help me find them!

Emily Eaton

Shrewsbury

eceaton(AT)townisp.com 

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Subject: Bohemian Waxwings at UConn & Red-headed
         Woodpecker in Ashford, CT ... from 04/18/2008
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Date: 25 Apr 2008 10:02pm

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Subject: 2 Cattle Egret-Ipswich 4/25
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 9:56pm

Margo Goetschkes had 2 cattle egret at Buttonwood Farm on Rt 133 in Ipswich at
4:30pm today.  This is the same location reported by Susan Hedman previously.

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: Mt Auburn Cemetery 4/25
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 25 Apr 2008 10:02pm

This report is a little tardy - and pretty uneventful at that. The 
highlights include:

1 Red-bellied Woodpecker
3 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
10 Cedar Waxwing
2 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Palm Wartbler

Also seen were one Opposum and 2 coyotes!

Ciao,
Linda

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

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

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Subject: screech owl, Cold Spring park, Newton:4/25/08
From: maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
Date: 25 Apr 2008 10:58pm

Folks,

   Cold Spring park had an infusion of 

   yellow-rumps
   Palms
   ruby-crowns
  Overnight. 

All of them singing behind the Zervas School this AM.
in the morning sun.

Pine warblers setting up as many as 5 territories along the 
aqueduct west of Plymouth Road.

A gray phase screech owl roosting, fully (ahem) exposed,
on the west side of the park, south of the large cottonwoods.
hard to spot.

Pete Gilmore
Newton, MA
maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net

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