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| HSR: Plum Island MA (25 Apr 2008) 2 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 7:06am |
| HSR: Plum Island MA (25 Apr 2008) 2 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 7:06am |
| Caspian Terns ~ Plymouth Long Beach Saturday
4/26/08 | jfenton(AT)natureandwin | 7:02am |
| Yardbird activity: signs of spring. Canton | Michael Ross | 8:16am |
| Ornithology Workshop | Mary Lincoln | 9:30am |
| HSR: Plum Island MA (26 Apr 2008) 9 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 9:38am |
| Plymouth, MA Sunday morning wander | Gene Harriman | 9:54am |
| northern goshawk, barred owls, and winter wren -
Carlisle | Tom Brownrigg | 10:20am |
| Hubbardston/Westminster 4-27 | caronenv(AT)aol.com | 11:42am |
| Hummer! | alice morgan | 12:08pm |
| Yellow Warblers arrive in Norton | jshea | 1:32pm |
| late post | Peter Trull | 1:42pm |
| Mashpee River Woodlands | Mary Keleher | 2:26pm |
| HSR: Pilgrim Heights (25 Apr 2008) 59 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 2:52pm |
| Northern (var. Baltimore) Oriole - Norton | Ken and Eileen Sejko | 3:14pm |
| HSR: Pilgrim Heights (27 Apr 2008) 7 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 3:18pm |
| Spencer and Worcester Airport 4/27 | Mark Lynch | 3:12pm |
| HSR: Pilgrim Heights (26 Apr 2008) 36 Raptors | reports(AT)hawkcount.or | 3:08pm |
| Summer tanager reported today, Cape Cod | Melissa Lowe | 3:50pm |
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge , 4/27/08 | Warren Tatro | 3:54pm |
| rockport 4/27 | John Robinson | 4:52pm |
| Chimney Swifts: Longmeadow | NEaton | 5:20pm |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Barbara Spencer | 5:24pm |
| 4/26-27 Duxbury B & environs: Willet, B-c NHeron,
ISS esp. Sanderlings | Rick Bowes | 5:22pm |
| Low-Impact Birding | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 5:20pm |
| Birding in Pepperell | Erik Stromsted | 5:20pm |
| late juncos and other feeder birds | Henry Lappen | 5:22pm |
| Prothonotary Warbler | kirk marshall | 5:22pm |
| Mt. Auburn | Bates, David Westfal | 5:22pm |
| Parker RiverNWR & Crooked Pond | | 5:56pm |
| Revere 4/27 | Linda Ferraresso | 6:04pm |
| No Prothonotary in Melrose | Jim McCoy | 6:02pm |
| Wareham eagle, ID doubts | Msylvia1pa(AT)aol.com | 6:06pm |
| RE: Mt. Auburn | Soheil Zendeh | 7:28pm |
| Melrose Prothonotary | Paul Cozza | 7:54pm |
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ 4/27/08 | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 8:42pm |
| Bird Biology Course ~ Fall 2008 | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 8:44pm |
| Point of Pines, Revere | BrianRFG(AT)aol.com | 8:42pm |
| Cattle Egret & FOY yard | Marjorie Watson | 8:52pm |
| Roughwing breeding | pattyoneill(AT)juno.com | 9:18pm |
| CT Report 04/27/2008 Harlequin Duck | Roy Harvey | 9:38pm |
| Arlington Res | Marj. Rines | 10:02pm |
| Fw: eBird Report - Boston, Suffolk County, MA, US
, 4/27/08 | rstymeist@juno.com | 10:12pm |
| 4-27 Sun. Mt Auburn, Hermit Thrush(photo), & the
BCNH returns to Watertown Dam! | brightondude04@yahoo | 11:00pm |
| Wompatuck & other areas on South Shore - 4/27/08 | gdentremont(AT)juno.com | 10:54pm |
| Re: Revere 4/27 | Donald Wilkinson | 11:38pm |
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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (25 Apr 2008) 2 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 7:06am
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 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 29 31
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 1 54 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 28 29
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 0 605 613
Merlin 0 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 2 777 794
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Fay Vale, Peter Vale, Ted Mara
Weather:
Moderate NNW wind changed rapidly to light East wind; 11-15°C; 0-10%
(wispy)
Raptor Observations:
Only two birds -- Harrier believed to be migrating since it headed out
across the ocean
2 local Ospreys and 1 Turkey Vulture
Non-raptor Observations:
100 DC Cormorants, 1 Common Loon, and 45 Grackles migrating; Purple Finch
male singing
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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 (25 Apr 2008) 2 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 7:06am
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 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 29 31
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 1 54 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 28 29
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 0 605 613
Merlin 0 18 18
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 2 777 794
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 4 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Fay Vale, Peter Vale, Ted Mara
Weather:
Moderate NNW wind changed rapidly to light East wind; 11-15°C; 0-10%
(wispy)
Raptor Observations:
Only two birds -- Harrier believed to be migrating since it headed out
across the ocean
2 local Ospreys and 1 Turkey Vulture
Non-raptor Observations:
100 DC Cormorants, 1 Common Loon, and 45 Grackles migrating; Purple Finch
male singing
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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: Caspian Terns ~ Plymouth Long Beach Saturday
4/26/08
From: jfenton(AT)natureandwings.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 7:02am
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Subject: Yardbird activity: signs of spring. Canton
From: "Michael Ross" <michaeleross(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:16am
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Good morning!
While eating breakfast and looking out the windows this AM:
* A pair of mourning doves, building a nest in a conifer about five =
feet off the ground
* A pair of robins actively building a nest in an arborvitate, right at =
the edge of the back deck
* a pair of male cardinals, chasing each other for approximately an hour =
in a circular pattern around the yard, presumably fighting over =
territory (or a female?)
Michael Ross
Canton
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Subject: Ornithology Workshop
From: Mary Lincoln <mlincoln(AT)highpondfarm.org>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 9:30am
Ornithology Workshop in Plymouth, NH
Avian Ecology: Populations and Communities
June 19-22 Leonard Reitsma
This 3-day workshop will combine lecture and discussion of key principles and
theories concerning bird morphology, behavior and ecology, together with
experience in the field. The field component will include bird identification
and observation on visits to two active avian ecological research sites near
High Pond Farm: the Bear Pond Natural Area in Canaan, NH, and the Hubbard Brook
Experimental Forest in Campton, NH. The research being undertaken at each site
will be thoroughly discussed. There will also be time to explore the environs of
High Pond Farm and to spend time in the classroom reviewing what weâ~@~Yve
learned in the field.
Fee: $350, includes instruction in field and classroom, lodging for 3 nights,
and all meals from Thursday evening supper through Sunday lunch.
Len Reitsma received his B.S. in Biology from William Patterson University and
his Ph.D. in Biology from Dartmouth College. He has been professor of Biology
at Plymouth State University since 1992, and is currently chair of the Biology
Department. Len is an active researching avian ecologist specializing in
migrating songbirds; in particular American Redstarts, Black-throated Blue
Warblers, Norther Waterthrushes, Louisiana Waterthrushes, and Canada Warblers.
His research takes him to New Hampshire, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. He is the
recipient of PSUâ~@~Ys Distinguished Teaching Award,
and is President and Co-Founder of NEILE (New England Institute for Landscape
Ecology).
For more information, visit our website at http://www.highpondfarm.org
High Pond Farm is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Plymouth, New
Hampshire, whose mission is to provide educational opportunities for amateur and
professional naturalists. Our email address is info(AT)highpondfarm.org.
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Subject: HSR: Plum Island MA (26 Apr 2008) 9 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 9:38am
Plum Island MA
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 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 29 31
Bald Eagle 0 0 0
Northern Harrier 0 54 58
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 30 31
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 5 610 618
Merlin 2 20 20
Peregrine Falcon 0 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: 9 786 803
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Observation start time: 07:45:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 4.25 hours
Official Counter: Craig Jackson
Observers: Jim Barton
Visitors:
Tom Wetmore, Cris Costanzo
Weather:
Strong (3-4) East wind throughout watch; 10-13°C; extensive (50%) but wispy
clouds changed to 10% regular clouds
Raptor Observations:
Better than expected; all but one bird flying low (1); all but 2 birds
flying over the marsh side of the site. First SS soared from 3-6 before
being lost. Of the 6 kestrels seen, 5 were identifiable and all were
female. Female Merlin flew 2 feet above the ground and 20 feet away from
the watch site at 9:22.
Local fishing Osprey and hunting Harrier
Non-raptor Observations:
80 migrating DC Cormorants; 4 Purple Martins (3 males, 1 female)
Predictions:
winds don't look any better
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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: Plymouth, MA Sunday morning wander
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 9:54am
Hi Fellow Birders,
How's trix? Good I hope.
Here's the Nelson Beach report...Very ragged ring-billed gulls...looked like
they flew through a
hurricane. Weather 47f, calm, gray overcast, scattered showers, tide receding. 3
Osprey showing
interest in the nest platform! One landed on the platform but didn't plant. Stay
tuned! Jim Fenton
came by. Nice to meet him! We had a nice chat about Plymouth Beach birds.
Location: Nelson Beach
Observation date: 4/27/08
Number of species: 15
Brant 82
American Black Duck 18
Common Eider 1
Surf Scoter 10
Bufflehead 6
Red-breasted Merganser 12
Common Loon 5
Osprey 3
Killdeer 1
Laughing Gull 2
Ring-billed Gull 63
Herring Gull 3
American Crow 2
Red-winged Blackbird 5
Common Grackle 20
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Here's the Jenney Pond report...First wooley bear caterpillar I've seen this
season on the walkway
by the bridge.
Location: Jenney Pond, Plymouth
Observation date: 4/27/08
Number of species: 11
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2
American Black Duck 3
Mallard 7
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Blue Jay 10
American Crow 3
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 12
Common Grackle 9
These reports were generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/)
Good Birding Everyone!
Gene Harriman, 'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet
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Subject: northern goshawk, barred owls, and winter wren -
Carlisle
From: "Tom Brownrigg" <brownriggs(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:20am
Alan Ankers called us at 7:45 AM today and said he had seen a northern
goshawk and a barred owl at Great Brook Farm State Park. We met him at the
boat launch and walked the trail to the log cabin. Amazingly, we saw the
goshawk at 8:15 AM exactly where Alan first saw it at 7:15 AM - on the
ground near a small stream with a pile of feathers nearby. It was a
beautiful adult goshawk and we watched it from a distance of 30 feet for
about 5 minutes during which time it appeared to be frozen! A pair of
barred owls was dueting in the same area, and we finally saw one of them
perched near North Rd. We also heard and saw a winter wren around fallen
trees on the south side of the mill pond.
Tom
Tom & D'Ann Brownrigg
5 Acton Street
Carlisle, MA 01741
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Subject: Hubbardston/Westminster 4-27
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 11:42am
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Location: BBA Fitchburg 3- Hubbardston/Westminster/Gardner
Observation date: 4/27/08
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 12
Hooded Merganser 2
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Wild Turkey 1
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 5
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 12
American Crow 2
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 25
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 5
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Brown Creeper 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 17 (CN)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 64
Pine Warbler 3
Palm Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Northern Waterthrush 1
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 6
Swamp Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 1
Red-winged Blackbird 47
Common Grackle 45
Purple Finch 3
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 12
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: Hummer!
From: "alice morgan" <morgan.alice(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 12:08pm
A hummingbird (presumably Ruby-Throated) just flashed by the area
where our feeder is usually installed -- we are putting it out now, as
apparently we already have a customer.
--
Alice & Dane Morgan
Brookline & S. Dartmouth, MA
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Subject: Yellow Warblers arrive in Norton
From: jshea <thesheas(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 1:32pm
First YELLOW WARBLERS have arrived at the Norton Land Preservation Misty
Meadows Wildlife Preserve today. Had a pair of WOOD DUCKS yesterday!
J. Shea
Norton, MA
thesheas(AT)rcn.co,
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Subject: late post
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 1:42pm
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Hi all,
Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird at my feeder Friday 4/25 6:50 PM.
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA=20
www.wildcapecod.com
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Subject: Mashpee River Woodlands
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 2:26pm
Location: Mashpee River Woodlands
Observation date: 4/27/08
Number of species: 44
Canada Goose 2
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 4
Wild Turkey 1
Common Loon 2 (flyovers)
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Osprey 3
Accipiter sp. 1
Virginia Rail 1
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Herring Gull 4
Mourning Dove 7
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 13
American Crow 20
Fish Crow 9
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 33
Tufted Titmouse 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Carolina Wren 2
Marsh Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 9
Yellow-rumped Warbler 3
Pine Warbler 23
Eastern Towhee 10
Chipping Sparrow 7
Song Sparrow 13
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 10
Red-winged Blackbird 35
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
American Goldfinch 19
Elsewhere in Mashpee:
Brant - 4
Greater Scaup - 6
Wilson's Snipe - 1
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org)
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (25 Apr 2008) 59 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 2:52pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 25, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 17 258 291
Osprey 2 18 20
Bald Eagle 0 3 5
Northern Harrier 0 8 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 14 68 77
Cooper's Hawk 4 25 28
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 1 12 19
Broad-winged Hawk 2 9 9
Red-tailed Hawk 3 37 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 15 155 156
Merlin 1 7 7
Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 59 612 701
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers:
Weather:
Light southwest winds, blue skies, warm - a beautiful day for hawkwatching!
Raptor Observations:
A nice diversity of species today.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 northern bobwhite (calling), 1 wild turkey (gobbling), 1 American bittern
still present.
========================================================================
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: Northern (var. Baltimore) Oriole - Norton
From: "Ken and Eileen Sejkora" <esejkora(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:14pm
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First of the season male Northern/Baltimore Oriole singing in the top of =
an oak tree at the side of the yard this morning, Sun:27-Apr-2008.
Ken Sejkora, WB0OCV
Norton, MA 02766
Lat/Lon 41.95955=B0N 71.16400=B0W
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (27 Apr 2008) 7 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:18pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 27, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 2 263 296
Osprey 0 20 22
Bald Eagle 0 3 5
Northern Harrier 0 8 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 77 86
Cooper's Hawk 0 26 29
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 19
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 37 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 5 173 174
Merlin 0 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 0 5 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 7 655 744
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Observation start time: 09:00:00
Observation end time: 11:00:00
Total observation time: 2 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers:
Visitors:
0 visitors
Weather:
Light northeast winds, cloudy, cooler. Chance of rain in forecast.
Raptor Observations:
Weather not promising for migration, a handful of kestrels were birds of
note before watch was aborted.
Non-raptor Observations:
1 humpback whale (breaching), 1 finback
========================================================================
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: Spencer and Worcester Airport 4/27
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:12pm
We spent the morning atlasing in NORTH BROOKFIELD 12, which in fact is
mostly in SPENCER. It was a poor migration day, and there was only a
sprinkling of “new arrivals”, very few warblers and little song. The weather
was overcast, very cool with periodic showers.
American Bittern (1: pumping)
Great Blue Heron (2: we have searched in vain for a rookery in this block)
Canada Goose (1)
Mallard (3)
Hooded Merganser (1f)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Wild Turkey (24)
Rock Dove (7)
Mourning Dove (28)
Eastern Screech Owl (1)
Belted Kingfisher (3)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (7)
Downy Woodpecker (16)
Hairy Woodpecker (6)
N Flicker (4)
Pileated Woodpecker (1)
Eastern Phoebe (1 on nest: otherwise, extremely low count for this block)
Blue-headed Vireo (2)
Blue Jay (42)
A Crow (33)
Tree Swallow (2)
Black-capped Chickadee (49)
Tufted Titmouse (29)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1)
White-breasted Nuthatch (11)
Carolina Wren (1: this species seems surprisingly uncommon in this block,
which appears to be full of suitable habitat)
House Wren (2)
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (3)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (1)
Eastern Bluebird (3)
American Robin (92: in nesting mode)
N Mockingbird (4)
Brown Thrasher (6)
E Starling (68: some carrying food to nest already)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (58)
Pine Warbler (9)
Black and White Warbler (1)
Northern Waterthrush (2: a Louisiana Waterthrush was found JUST outside the
block)
Eastern Towhee (8)
Chipping Sparrow (80)
Field Sparrow (7)
Song Sparrow (43)
Swamp Sparrow (17)
White-throated Sparrow (29)
N Cardinal (28)
Red-winged Blackbird (86: a number seen nest building)
Common Grackle (99: see comment above)
Brown-headed Cowbird (17)
Purple Finch (11: it will be interesting to see how many, if any, stay to
breed)
House Finch (7)
A Goldfinch (34)
House Sparrow (36)
THEN: on the way home, we stopped by the Worcester Airport fields from Rt.
56 (Leicester) to the airport and had the following:
Canada Goose (5)
Mallard (2m)
Common Merganser (3f at Kettlebrook#2)
A Kestrel (1)
Killdeer (3)
Wilson’s Snipe (2 around a small seep)
Eastern Towhee (2)
Field Sparrow (3)
Savannah Sparrow (24: we watched a pair display some fascinating courtship
behavior)
E Meadowlark (2)
Plus: an Eastern Coyote running down one of the runways.
Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
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Subject: HSR: Pilgrim Heights (26 Apr 2008) 36 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:08pm
Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Apr 26, 2008
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 1 1
Turkey Vulture 3 261 294
Osprey 2 20 22
Bald Eagle 0 3 5
Northern Harrier 0 8 11
Sharp-shinned Hawk 9 77 86
Cooper's Hawk 1 26 29
Northern Goshawk 0 2 3
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 12 19
Broad-winged Hawk 1 10 10
Red-tailed Hawk 0 37 58
Rough-legged Hawk 0 1 4
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 13 168 169
Merlin 4 11 11
Peregrine Falcon 3 5 6
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 3
Unknown Buteo 0 4 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 1
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 1 1
Total: 36 648 737
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Observation start time: 07:00:00
Observation end time: 12:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Donald Manchester
Observers: Michael Brokenshire
Visitors:
19 visitors
Weather:
Light to moderate north-northwest winds, clear skies, warm.
Raptor Observations:
Non-raptor Observations:
2 Iceland gulls
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Report submitted by Melissa Lowe (mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org)
Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch information may be found at:
http://www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay/hawkwatch
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: Summer tanager reported today, Cape Cod
From: "Melissa Lowe" <mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:50pm
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Hello Massbirders,
We just received a call today at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
about a female Summer tanager observed in Yarmouth. The bird was hanging
out in the caller's backyard (in Yarmouth approximately one miles south
of Bass River) all morning feeding on his honeybees. The bird would land
on the hive to feed, as well as take bees from mid-air. He watched the
tanager repeatedly fly to a branch with a bee and remove the stinger
before swallowing! He joked that he hopes she doesn't stick around too
long because his hive is only so big! :-) He also got a photograph of
the bird.
Melissa Lowe
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
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Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
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Subject: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge , 4/27/08
From: Warren Tatro <wtatro(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 3:54pm
Hello Massbirders,
I led a program at Parker River NWR today for Mass Audubon's
Ipswich River Sanctuary in Topsfield. The weather was cool a cloudy,
with a light rain during the last hour of the program. The following
species were seen and/or heard
during the 4 hours we were there. Our next program is the annual
Warbler Workshop at the sanctuary on Mother's Day, May 11. Spaces
are available, please join us. (978) 887-9264.
Warren Tatro
Peabody, MA
wtatro(AT)verizon.net
>
>
> Location: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
> Observation date: 4/27/08
> Number of species: 49
>
> Brant 50+
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 2
> Gadwall 10
> American Black Duck 15
> Mallard 15
> Northern Shoveler 1
> Green-winged Teal 6
> Long-tailed Duck 100+
> Red-throated Loon 2
> Common Loon 3
> Red-necked Grebe 1
> Double-crested Cormorant ~50
> Great Egret 2
> Osprey 2
> Northern Harrier 1
> Virginia Rail 1
> Piping Plover 2
> Killdeer 3
> Greater Yellowlegs 7
> Dunlin 4
> Wilson's Snipe 2
> Herring Gull X
> Great Black-backed Gull X
> Rock Pigeon 1
> Mourning Dove 3
> Great Horned Owl 1
> Blue Jay 3
> American Crow 5
> Purple Martin 5
> Tree Swallow X
> Barn Swallow 15
> Black-capped Chickadee 1
> Marsh Wren 3
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> American Robin X
> Northern Mockingbird 1
> Brown Thrasher 1
> Palm Warbler 1
> Eastern Towhee 2
> Chipping Sparrow 1
> Savannah Sparrow 4
> Song Sparrow X
> White-throated Sparrow 1
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird 2
> Purple Finch 2
> American Goldfinch 1
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org
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Subject: rockport 4/27
From: John Robinson <johndrobinson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 4:52pm
Yesterday my neighbor called to tell me that while walking her horse
in the fields behind Charlie Lane's Farm, the horse flushed 'a
strange looking bird, which was sitting on a nest with three brown
eggs.'
Today I went up there and watched for a couple of minutes at about
12 feet distance an American Woodcock nesting in some medium-height
grass growing around a wooden post in a small field.
John Robinson, Rockport
johndrobinson at verizon dot net
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Subject: Chimney Swifts: Longmeadow
From: NEaton <nancyeaton(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:20pm
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4/27/08 Approximately 12-15 Chimney Swifts flying over and among the swallows
on Pondside Rd., Longmeadow. Also, 4-5 Barn Swallows among the Tree Swallows
this morning. Two singing Yellow Warblers, Stebbins Refuge.
Nancy Eaton
Enfield, CT
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Subject: Broad-winged Hawk
From: Barbara Spencer <bspencer(AT)mapinternet.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:24pm
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The local resident Broad-winged Hawk returned to its haunts today.
Barbara Spencer
Cummington, MA
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Subject: 4/26-27 Duxbury B & environs: Willet, B-c NHeron,
ISS esp. Sanderlings
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:22pm
Non-ISS notes:
Little Blue Heron - still present Saturday late morning
Willet - Missed on the ISS route (4/26), but had 2 birds (FOY)
together on flat opp Plum Hills about 10:30am today (4/27). Nice to
see the flashy black and white wings back in town!
Black-crowned Night Heron - (4/26) a lone individual was hunched down
out on the marsh at the edge of a panne opposite Plum Hills. (FOY for Beach)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - previously seen in same general area as
BCNH ..not seen yesterday or today.
Many more gulls present offshore and on the ocean beach than usual,
especially Black-backs (4/26). At least a dozen Gannets were
hunting roughly 200 yards offshore (most adults) and giving a very
active close up diving show. Spectacular with the low afternoon sun
and the deep blue water covered with whitecaps.
Osprey nests - for the first time that I'm aware of we appear to
have 4 nests in town. (1) Bay road, (2) north of Powder Point Bridge,
(3) in marsh north of Saquish (at limit of my scope), and (4) a new
one being built on a very short pole just south of the bridge on
Marshall Street. The nest on (4) looks incomplete and I missed the
bird(s), but the neighbors say they are regularly seen.
Turkey Soap Opera: (4/27) While looking at nest (4) I became aware of
a Turkey in full display out in the middle of the small marsh with
three females ostensibly ignoring him and picking away at the
grasses. The tom was facing away from the females and he seemed
agitated. His head was bright blue and the red wattles were almost
iridescent - both much brighter than when I've see them at other
times. His impressive tail was sadly missing a feather giving a
gap-toothed effect. His display was clearly directed at someone and
it didn't appear to be the ladies. Sure enough, at the edge of the
marsh coming into view were two more toms, one every bit as big and
on display as the one in the middle of the marsh and the other, also
big, but with much less coloring on the head and not nearly so prone
to display. The second (younger?) male was occasionally bullied a
bit by his companion. The two seemed to be trying to outflank the
bird with the entourage moving slowly perhaps hoping he wouldn't
notice what they were up to, but they never quite figured out how to
fool him as the original bird always seemed to stay between the
females and the intruders. I couldn't stay to watch as the
slow-moving chess game continued and had to leave in frustration
wondering how it all turned out!
As for the Shorebird survey:
Sat 4/26 2:50-6:15 (HiTide: 3:41pm - only 8.8ft); clear; Temp 54;
Wind: N-10; Water: bay quiet,ocean light surf.
The story of the day was the arrival of many Sanderlings. Small
groups were scattered along the ocean beach from the first crossover
all the way down to the Gurnet, and virtually all were still in basic
plumage. I counted 387 in flocks of 170, 110, 40, 20, with the rest
being interspersed in Dunlin flocks. I have never had numbers like
this in the Spring, presumably they have been wintering on the Cape
and just happened to be passing through. I've only seen occasional
individuals this past winter so these must have been migrants making
a brief pit stop on their way north because I checked the same places
today (4/26) and found only 6.
A member of the Beach conservation staff told me of two Piping Plover
nests that they've found so far one of which has 3 eggs. The good
news is that the nests are above the reach of next week's expected 12
foot tides.
Shorebirds on 4/26:
Black-bellied Plover - 15
Piping Plover - 1
Killdeer - 1 (heard not seen)
Greater Yellowlegs - 2 (pr.) (Note: flock of 28 by Bluefish
River bridge earlier in day)
Sanderling - 387 (very high count - all up and down the ocean beach)
Dunlin - 389 (many small flocks on bay side; area's larger
flocks not in evidence during count)
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Rick Bowes
rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com
PO Box 1637, Duxbury, MA 02331
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Subject: Low-Impact Birding
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:20pm
Birders,
I came across "A New Website for Low-Impact Birding" in "Winging It" July/August
2007again today and thought I'd share it with the listserves.
Best regards,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
~~Swww.comfortablebirdingforall.com is a new online resource with the goal of
providing a central index for low-impact birding locations worldwide where
birders with restricted mobility or endurance can continue to enjoy their hobby.
The new website is intended to serve birders with all types of limitations, from
those with moderate limitations to those who use wheelchairs. Please visit the
website & check to see whether your favorite low-impact destinations are listed;
if they are not, please send any information you have so that these locations
can be added to the central index. The index includes birding locations of
three types: sites where the walking is easy, sites that offer some significant
wheelchair access, and sites where birding is possible from a car. Submitting
even just one location is a great service to other birders.
Please submit your locations to
Ezbirdingadventures(AT)comfortablebirdingforall.com,
and ask your friends and fellow birders throughout the birding world to do the
same.~T
Darlene Smyth
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Subject: Birding in Pepperell
From: "Erik Stromsted" <siskin(AT)charter.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:20pm
Birding in Pepperell Apr 23-Apr 27
Gardner Farm-Pepperell Apr 23-Apr 27 weather warm until near end of period
Participants E Stromsted, John Ganem-Gardner Farm
Double Crested Cormorant-1 Apr 27 perched mid-stream on post (Nashua River)
Mute Swan-2 one on nest.
Mallard-4
Wood Duck-3, Apr 23, 8 on Apr 27
Kestrel- Apr 27 overhead, excellent view
Red-Tailed Hawk-1 soaring over field.
N. Bluebird-6
Robin-45
Yellow-rump Warbler-6 in tree branches over edge of river
Savannah Sparrow-8 edge of plowed field
Song Sparrow-by service rd near water.
Common Grackle-10
Red-Winged Blackbird-8
Elliott St- Beaver pond ,Apr 26 E Stromsted
Canada Goose-12
N Osprey-2 One on nest (tel pole in water )
Hooded Merganser- pair
Erik Stromsted
Pepperell, Ma
Siskin(AT)charter.net
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Subject: late juncos and other feeder birds
From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:22pm
This morning I had 2 juncos, a towhee, a white crowned sparrow, and
several white throated at my feeders.
Henry Lappen, Amherst
heron(at)henrylappen.com
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Subject: Prothonotary Warbler
From: kirk marshall <no6km(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:22pm
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The prothonotary was still present at Ell Pond in Melrose today. I saw it down
near the fence with the yellow tape foraging on the ground along the water
around 8:45 AM. Also present were numerous field sparrows, song sparrows,
yellow-rumped and palm warblers.
Kirk Marshall
Wakefield, MA
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Subject: Mt. Auburn
From: "Bates, David Westfall,M.D." <DBATES(AT)PARTNERS.ORG>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:22pm
Was there from 7-9 this a.m. until it started drizzling. Fairly quiet, usual
suspects.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35 (one big flock near Halcyon)
Palm Warbler 2 (also near Halcyon)
Pine Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1 (female, at Spectacle)
Hermit Thrush 5 (Dell)
Most surprising was a mammalian sighting--large, gray canid which I am fairly
sure was a Coyote on Indian Ridge! Was only a 10-second look and was going
away, but I don't think it was a fox. Have others seen coyotes in Mt. Auburn?
My wife saw one outside the cemetary but not far away about a year ago.
David Bates
Watertown, MA
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Subject: Parker RiverNWR & Crooked Pond
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 5:56pm
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Observation date:4/26/08
Notes:great looks at Woodcock sitting in leaves, snipe sleeping,
FOS-Rough-winged swallow,Purple Martin, Marsh Wren
Profusion of Towhees calling
1 Virginia Rail and 1 Marsh Wren calling on marsh loop,
3 Meadowlarks in field,calling displaying & carrying nest materials
Purple Finch female singing, male responded flew close to her
Butterflies: Henry's Elfin on boardwalk at Hellcat
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose X
Gadwall X
American Black Duck X
Mallard X
Green-winged Teal X
Double-crested Cormorant X
Snowy Egret X
Northern Harrier 1
Merlin 1
Virginia Rail 1
Killdeer 1
Greater Yellowlegs 3
Least Sandpiper 3
Wilson's Snipe 1
American Woodcock 1
American Crow X
Purple Martin 1
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
Marsh Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin X
Northern Mockingbird 3
Palm Warbler (Yellow) 2
Eastern Towhee X
Savannah Sparrow X
White-throated Sparrow X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Eastern Meadowlark 3
Common Grackle X
Purple Finch 2
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Location:Boxford Crooked Pond Observation date: 4/26/08
Notes:John Nelson and I saw a pair of Goshawks near the entrance to Crooked
Pond. Much vocalization, several brief views of large accipter overhead and
flying away, briefly perched once and hunting
Northern Goshawk 2
Blue-headed Vireo X
Fish Crow X
Winter Wren 1
winterwren2(AT)verizon.net
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
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Subject: Revere 4/27
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 6:04pm
One Manx Shearwater was still present in front of the pink apartments on
Revere Beach around 10 a.m. on Sunday 4/27. As well, 2 Piping Plover
were observed within the enclosures further up the beach.
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: No Prothonotary in Melrose
From: Jim McCoy <jfmccoy(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 6:02pm
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I spent 45 minutes working Ell Pond today, and there was no Prothonotary Wa=
rbler in sight. I worked the west and north sides pretty thoroughly, and c=
arefully scanned the relatively barren east and south sides.
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There wasn't much there that hadn't been there for the last several days. =
I had 23 species total, including three Palm Warblers, several Yellow-rumpe=
d Warblers, a couple of Mute Swans, a Killdeer calling from the high school=
, and a fly-over Great Blue Heron. The most interesting sighting was a big=
Snapping Turtle that came up for some air.
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Jim McCoy
Melrose, MA
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Subject: Wareham eagle, ID doubts
From: Msylvia1pa(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 6:06pm
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About 4:45 today, I observed an eagle circling over Wareham center and
drifting westward, until I lost it behind the "skyline" of the village. I
could
not relocate it over the Weweantic estuary two miles to the west, where bald
eagles have been seen a number of times.
Seen from below only, this individual had no discernable white plumage, and
I took it to be a young bald eagle such as I had seen in the past, and was
going to leave it at that. Now, checking Sibley and the National Geographic
guides, I see that they both show a certain amount on the under side of even
first year bald eagles.
I had further noted that the Wareham bird had what I would call the shadow
of a cape on the leading edge of the wings, a la a turkey vulture, though not
nearly so pronounced as the vulture's. This appears on the illustrations of
the golden eagle. Sibley says the golden eagle soars with a "slight
dihedral." If 5 degrees is enough to qualify as a slight dihedral, okay, but I
was
really looking at this bird for any possibility of turkey vulture dihedral,
and that was an easy rule-out.
So I'm not sure if this was a bald eagle whose plumage characteristics were
somewhat disguised by lighting conditions, or the long shot golden eagle.
Had I been more experienced, or prepared for the possibility of golden eagle, I
would have looked at head size and proportion.
Marc Sylvia
Marion
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Subject: RE: Mt. Auburn
From: "Soheil Zendeh" <szendeh(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 7:28pm
Coyote has been quite regular in MtA. We saw a beautiful individual with
gleaming coat on the BBC walk on Thursday.
Coyote is now a totally normal part of the Boston fauna. There are regular
and established populations in Revere and Winthrop as well as many other
neighborhoods. A Revere high school science teacher started a science
project almost a decade ago where his students trap, radio-mark and study
coyotes at Belle Isle Marsh and Rumney Marsh. In Lexington, where I live,
coyote pups often can be heard yelping and their parent howling at night.
Foxes, squirrels and feral cats have decreased sharply. Songbirds are up.
Coyote rules!
Soheil Zendeh
42 Baker Ave
Lexington, MA 02421
home phone 781-863-2392
cell phone 617-763-5637
office phone 617-528-4013
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Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 11:59 AM
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Subject: [MASSBIRD] Mt. Auburn
Was there from 7-9 this a.m. until it started drizzling. Fairly quiet,
usual suspects.
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35 (one big flock near Halcyon) Palm Warbler 2 (also
near Halcyon) Pine Warbler 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 (female, at Spectacle)
Hermit Thrush 5 (Dell)
Most surprising was a mammalian sighting--large, gray canid which I am
fairly sure was a Coyote on Indian Ridge! Was only a 10-second look and was
going away, but I don't think it was a fox. Have others seen coyotes in Mt.
Auburn?
My wife saw one outside the cemetary but not far away about a year ago.
David Bates
Watertown, MA
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Subject: Melrose Prothonotary
From: Paul Cozza <pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 7:54pm
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A few of us observed the Prothonotary Warbler at Ell Pond in Melrose
this morning from about 10:30 to 11:45. It was working the north side
of the pond, and was occasionally singing.
Paul Cozza
Concord, MA
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Subject: Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ~ 4/27/08
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:42pm
Birders,
Today was the field component for the North Shore Community College's
Introduction
to Birdwatching class at PRNWR. We headed oceanside to study Long-tailed Ducks,
Common
Loons and
Horned Grebes. The beach was scanned for Piping Plover, and we discussed their
breeding strategy.
We studied the gulls in the intertidal zone and their population fluctuation.
Large movements of Double-crested
Cormorants and scoters were northbound and set the tone for our topic ~
migration. We saw Purple Martins
at the Lot # 1colony.
We headed to the salt pannes and focused our attention on the warblers ~
Yellow-rumped and Palms ~ and the
arrival of our largest sparrow, the Eastern Towhee. The students listened to
the "drink your tea" and had stunning
looks. The Gadwall drake was in his finery, and we witnessed pair bonding.
American Black Ducks were preening,
and we reviewed the topic of feather structure and maintenance. A Killdeer pair
foraged on the edge of the pannes,
and Savannah Sparrows were in good numbers.
We proceeded to the North Pool Overlook to study the Eastern Meadowlarks and
Northern Harriers. Tree Swallows migrated overhead, and two Rough-winged
Swallows were accompanying them. The Northern Harrier coursed the area and
pounced
on prey. The Eastern Meadowlarks were vocal and showed off their white, outer
tail feathers. Green-winged Teal were in the
field and became full-scope, study birds.
We stopped briefly at the Great Horned Owl, and "Mama" was higher in the nest
than I have seen previously. We discussed
breeding biology and studied her field marks carefully. The facial discs,
asymmetrical ears, their cervical vertebrae [C 1-14] and "mufflers" on the
leading edge of the owls flight feathers were all appreciated by the class.
As we headed back to Lot # 1, we stopped for a female Merlin. I saw a
Blue-headed Vireo roadside. At Lot # 1, the students conducted a summary of
birds, field marks, migration and feather structure. It was their opportunity
to "strut their stuff" and review the two days of the introduction to their new
hobby, birding!
Best wishes,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Bird Biology Course ~ Fall 2008
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:44pm
Birders,
One of my mentors, Steve Haydock, will be teaching a Bird Biology Class starting
September 3rd. The details are below, and early registration is encouraged.
Good birding,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
Bird Biology (Ornithology) Course at North Shore Community College
Course: Introduction to Bird Biology, Bio-150
Semester: Fall 2008: September 3 - December 13
Credits: 3 semester (course may be audited for no credit)
Campus: Danvers, 1 Ferncroft Road 978-762-4000
Times: Lectures Wednesdays, 6:30pm-8:15pm
Labs/Field Trips Saturdays, 8am-10am
Description: A survey course in avian biology with an emphasis on
birds of North America.
Topics include
field techniques, taxonomy, evolution, anatomy & physiology,
feathers &
flight, migration, behavior, vocalizations, distribution, reproduction
& development &
populations & conservation.
Registration: Proof of a communications proficiency
is required. Visit or call the Enrollment
Office [Danvers Campus] at 978-762-4000
x. 4315, 4458, or 4336. Early registration
is strongly encouraged.
Additional Information: Steve Haydock, Instructor
Telephone: 978-363-5457
Email: SHAYDOCK01(AT)northshore.edu
North Shore Community College:
www.northshore.edu
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Subject: Point of Pines, Revere
From: BrianRFG(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:42pm
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Hi,
This morning at Point of Pines there were six Willets and a Piping
Plover.
Brian Cassie, Foxboro
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Subject: Cattle Egret & FOY yard
From: "Marjorie Watson" <marjwtsn(AT)msn.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 8:52pm
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Subject: Roughwing breeding
From: pattyoneill(AT)juno.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 9:18pm
To follow up on Mary Kelleher's observation of copulating Northern
Roughwings, I observed a pair of Northern Roughwings collecting and
carrying nesting material into a drain pipe in a wall along the Neponset
River at the wharf in Milton Village on April 18, 2006.
Patty O'Neill
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Milton, MA
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Subject: CT Report 04/27/2008 Harlequin Duck
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 9:38pm
From Meredith Sampson:
4/27 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK, 11:00 in same
spot as previously reported, SNOW GOOSE in cove just off first parking
lot on right.
From Steve Beal:
4/27 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- stopped to see the Harlequin
Duck which was still there.
From Greg Hanisek:
4/27 - Plymouth, Rt 262 at the Waterbury line -- 3 WHIP-POOR-WILLS.
Calling started just after 8 p.m.
4/27 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER
continues.
From Tim Antanaitis:
4/26 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 1 or 2 WHITE-RUMPED
SANDPIPERS. First seen in Nature Center pool hanging out with 3 Least
Sandpipers. Then seen in Restoration area just before sunset. Maybe
two different birds. This is a very early date!
From Jerry Connolly:
4/27 - Hammonasset SP -- BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE (male singing) near
outhouse at entrance to Willard's Isle trail
From Karen Fiske:
4/27 - Madison, Hammonasett, Willard's Island -- male BOAT-TAILED
GRACKLE from 3:00 to 3:30.
From Carl Ekroth:
4/27 - Ellington, Green Rd -- two BROWN THRASHERS.
From Amy Hopkins:
4/27 - Guilford, feeders -- White-crowned Sparrow.
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Subject: Arlington Res
From: "Marj. Rines" <marj(AT)mrines.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:02pm
I went to Arlington Reservoir this afternoon for a walk, and without
great expectations, but was pleasantly surprised. There were
Yellow-rumped Warblers all along the western edge, and lots of swallows
and swifts. A single Ruddy Duck was really ruddy, and had a gleaming
blue bill. Highlights included:
Green-winged Teal - 4
Ruddy Duck - 1
Chimney Swift - 10
Tree Swallow - 25
Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1
Barn Swallow - 4
Carolina Wren - 4
House Wren - 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 65
Palm Warbler - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 21
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Arlington, MA
marj(at) mrines.com
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Boston, Suffolk County, MA, US
, 4/27/08
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:12pm
On Sunday, Karsten Hartel and myself attempted for a April Big Day in just the
city of Boston. There was NO migration and for the most part was pretty slim in
overall numbers. We had more "late" birds than new migrants.
Location: Boston, Suffolk County, MA, US
Observation date: 4/27/08
Notes: Began the day at 4:45AM in JP, then to BNC,W. Roxbury, PO SQ, Public
Garden, Fens, Jam. Pond, Belle Isle, Deer I., Logan, S. Boston,Neponset, Mt Hope
& Forest Hills Cemeteries, Franklin Park, Arnold Arboretum, W. Roxbury Quarry,
Brook Farm, Millenium Park and finished up along Charles River in Brighton at
8:10PM (125 miles by car)
Number of species: 84 + Manx Shearwater- Revere- (Suffolk County)
Brant 220
Canada Goose 50
Wood Duck 5 (W. Roxbury High School)
GADWALL 2 (Belle Isle- very good Boston bird)
American Black Duck 18
Mallard 16
Green-winged Teal 28 (Belle Isle)
Ring-necked Duck 1 (Jamaica Pond)
Common Eider 80
Surf Scoter 7
White-winged Scoter 22
Bufflehead 16
Red-breasted Merganser 30
Ruddy Duck 1 (Jamaica Pond)
Ring-necked Pheasant 2 (Boston Nature Center)
Wild Turkey 3
Red-throated Loon 11
Common Loon 6
Double-crested Cormorant 28
Great Blue Heron 2
Snowy Egret 2
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Cooper's Hawk X (at nest- AA)
Red-tailed Hawk 7
American Kestrel 1 (Logan)
Killdeer 3
American Oystercatcher 6 (Logan)
Greater Yellowlegs 5 (Logan)
Wilson's Snipe 2 (Belle Isle)
American Woodcock 3 (BNC)
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove 25
Eastern Screech-Owl 1 (Jam. Plain-Allandale)
Great Horned Owl 2 (1 at Forest Hills, 1 at Franklin Park)
Northern Saw-whet Owl 1 (PO Sq)
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 10
Northern Flicker 8
Eastern Phoebe 5
Blue-headed Vireo 1 (Forrest Hills)
Blue Jay 15
American Crow 22
Fish Crow 3 (Mt Hope, W Rox. quarry)
Common Raven 1 (W. Rox. Quarry)
Tree Swallow 35
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 18 (Mill. Park)
Bank Swallow 3 (Mill Park)
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 26
Tufted Titmouse 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 (Mill. Park)
Eastern Bluebird 1 (Brook Farm)
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 90
Gray Catbird 1 (Mill. Park)
Northern Mockingbird 7
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 14
Yellow Warbler 4 (Mill. Park)
Yellow-rumped Warbler 35
Pine Warbler 10
Palm Warbler 2
Chipping Sparrow 25
Savannah Sparrow 40
Song Sparrow 55
Swamp Sparrow 12
White-throated Sparrow 14
Dark-eyed Junco 3 late- Forest Hills)
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird X
Rusty Blackbird 1 (late- Mill. Park)
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 14
House Finch 12
American Goldfinch 25
House Sparrow 18
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Bob Stymeist
Arlington
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Subject: 4-27 Sun. Mt Auburn, Hermit Thrush(photo), & the
BCNH returns to Watertown Dam!
From: "brightondude04(AT)yahoo.com" <brightondude04@yahoo.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 11:00pm
<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td style='font:
inherit;'><P>Hello everyone,</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Spent a few hours at Mount Auburn Cemetery this afternoon.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>A hermit thrush, anything BUT a hermit, proudly posed on top
of a gravestone for me:</P>
<P>(please remove any spaces in the link that the listserve might add)</P>
<P><A
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhode2boston/2447034633/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhode2boston/2447034633/</A></P>
<P> </P>
<P>Also seen:</P>
<P>northern waterthrush</P>
<P>yellow rumped warblers (6)</P>
<P>lotsa cardinals, chickadees, several tufted titmice.</P>
<P>northern flicker PAIR</P>
<P>bluejay PAIR</P>
<P>love is in the air. :-)</P>
<P> </P>
<P>And spring must REALLY be here: I'm happy to say the black crowned
night heron is back, hopefully for his nightly perch on the Watertown side of
the Charles River at the Watertown Dam. Which should mean the
herring or alewife have begun to run?</P>
<P> </P>
<P>A dozen gulls battling over the best rocks there were also evidence of
this.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Thanks, Happy Birding,</P>
<P>Sean McMahon</P>
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Subject: Wompatuck & other areas on South Shore - 4/27/08
From: gdentremont(AT)juno.com
Date: 27 Apr 2008 10:54pm
A few surprises and a few missing. No Louisiana Waterthrush. Low water
levels so no running streams; waterways just a trickle and some ponds at
levels normally at early summer. The constant wind plus no rain has left
the area dry.
BR-Brant Rock, B-Burrage Pond WMA, W-World's End-Hingham, D-Duxbury,
DWWS-Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary (Marshfield), P-Pembroke,
M-Marshfield remainder at Wompatuck (selected counts from areas other
than Wompatuck)
SNOW GOOSE 1 imm - DWWS (borders on rare on the South Shore, especially
in the spring)
Canada Goose 5
Brant 7 (pale bellied) - W
Mute Swan ***-D
Wood Duck 3
American Black Duck 4 - W
Mallard ***
Green-winged Teal 5 - DWWS
Common Eider 5 - BR
White-winged Scoter 2 - BR
Black Scoter 3 - BR
Bufflehead 10 (2-W, 8-P)
Common Goldeneye 1 f - P
Red-breasted Merganser 17 (7-B, 10-D)
Ruddy Duck 19 - P
Wild Turkey 3 m - DWWS
Common Loon 7 - BR
Northern Gannet 30 - BR
Double-crested Cormorant 25 - BR
Great Blue Heron 4 - B
Great Egret 10 - W
Snowy Egret 1 - W
Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 - W
Osprey 2 - DWWS
Northern Harrier 1 - DWWS (migrating)
Cooper's Hawk 1 - M
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2 - DWWS
American Kestrel 3 (2-B, 1-DWWS)
Killdeer 1 - B
Greater Yellowlegs 20 -(5-W, 15-D)
Laughing Gull 16 - D
Ring-billed Gull *** - D
Herring Gull *** - D
Great Black-backed Gull *** - D
Black Guillemot 4 - BR
Rock Pigeon ***
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 1 - W
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3 (2-W)
Downy Woodpecker 5
Hairy Woodpecker - 3
Norther Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Phoebe 10
GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER 1 - W (perhaps my first April report)
Eastern Kingbird 1 - P
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 15
American Crow *** - W
Fish Crow 1 - P
Purple Martin 2 - DWWS
Tree Swallow 125 - P
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 4 - P
Barn Swallow *** - P
Black-capped Chickadee 41
Tufted Titmouse 33
Carolina Wren 1-M
Winter Wren 6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2 (1-M)
Hermit Thrush 4
American Robin 10
Northern Mockingbird 3 (2-B, 1-P)
Brown Thrasher 3 (2-B, 1-W)
European Starling ***
Yellow-rumped Warbler 25
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 22
Palm Warbler 3 (yellow)
Black-and-white Warbler 7
Ovenbird 2 (1-B)
Northern Waterthrush 1
Eastern Towhee 14
Chipping Sparrow 34
Field Sparrow 2 - B
Savannah Sparrow 1-W
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1 - DWWS
White-throated Sparrow 8 (7-W)
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 1 - DWWS
Northern Cardinal 12
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 2
Brown-headeed Cowbird 8
Purple Finch 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 8
House Sparrow ***
Glenn
Glenn d'Entremont, gdentremont(AT)juno.com, Stoughton, MA
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Subject: Re: Revere 4/27
From: Donald Wilkinson <singingbirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 27 Apr 2008 11:38pm
I saw 2 Manx Shearwaters in front of the Pink building at about 12:30pm today.
My first Manx from land.
Best, Don
--- Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net> wrote:
> One Manx Shearwater was still present in front of the pink apartments on
> Revere Beach around 10 a.m. on Sunday 4/27. As well, 2 Piping Plover
> were observed within the enclosures further up the beach.
>
> Cheers!
> 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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Nahant MA 01908
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