B-Mail(sm): MASSBIRD for Tue, 29 Apr 2008

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Subject: Re: Mockingbird
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 6:54am

At 09:29 PM 4/28/2008, brightondude04(AT)yahoo.com wrote:
>I didn't feel qualified to offer an opinion in the mockingbird.  But 
>I we should.

Neither did I, but since no one more knowledgeable has spoken up...

That doesn't look quite right for a Northern Mockingbird to me, 
especially not a spring Mocker.  There's no bold facial coloring, and 
overall it looks too gray and plain.  The Northern Mockers I've seen 
in spring always have a bold black eye-line and generally more 
contrasty coloring.

>Started thinking a Blue Jay / Mockingborod cross???  Probably never happen.

Not possible, by what I know of biology.  Jays are corvids, 
mockingbirds are mimids.  I've never heard of a cross-family hybrid, 
in birds or any other higher lifeform.   Cross-genus is as high as it 
goes, and even that's rare.

>Maybe another South American species, a mimid, blown off course like 
>the Fork Tailed.  A bird with more blue and black than we see here, 
>but with heavily worn feathers from his trip.
>
>Who's proficient with S.A. bird species?

The Smithsonian's coffee-table book BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA shows a 
Bahama Mockingbird that looks a great deal like Paul's mystery 
bird.  I took a closer look at the photograph he posted, and realized 
that much of the wing is not visible at all, not even the wrist 
area.  It appears that somehow the bird folded its wing so that body 
feathers cover the majority of the wing, including where the wing 
bars should be.  I have absolutely no idea how it did this, I didn't 
know back feathers were that large, but that's clearly what it 
did.  If the wing was folded in the normal way it would show the full 
length of the outermost primary, but it doesn't.

-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH

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Subject: RE: Mockingbird
From: "Jeremiah Trimble" <jtrimble(AT)oeb.harvard.edu>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:22am

I could not agree more.  This is a perfectly normal Northern
Mockingbird.

Jeremiah Trimble
Cambridge, MA
jtrimble(AT)oeb.harvard.edu

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From: massbird-approval(AT)world.std.com
[mailto:massbird-approval(AT)world.std.com] On Behalf Of Richard Heil
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 7:14 PM
To: Leslie Bostrom; Ian Nisbet; MASSBIRD
Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] Mockingbird

It looks like a perfectly fine Northern Mockingbird to me.

Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
rsheil(AT)comcast.net

At 02:02 PM 4/28/2008, Leslie Bostrom wrote:
>I agree this does not look like a Northern Mockingbird. But it does 
>not look like my National Geographic picture or description of a 
>Bahama Mockingbird either. Any other ideas out there? Leslie Bostrom
>
>
>On 4/28/08 10:57 AM, "Ian Nisbet" <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net> wrote:
>
>I am surprised that only one MASSBIRDer has responded to Paul Maher's
>photo of a "mockingbird" on Friday.  I have nothing to add myself,
>but it did not look like a Northern Mockingbird to me.  Don Gould
>suggested Bahama Mockingbird, and then silence through the
>weekend.  Didn't anyone think it was worth following up, or even 
>commenting on?
>
>

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Subject: Re: Mockingbird
From: "Robert Furrow" <robertfurrow(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:44am

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The first thing that I noticed from Paul's photos was the fact that the wing
feathers are largely obscured by the back feathers.  From the photos it is
impossible to determine the presence or absence of wing bars.  And although
the face may not be as well marked as some Northern Mockingbirds, from my
experience it is well within the range of variation for this species.

As for any other likely species, note that Bahama Mockingbirds have
streaking on the nape and on the flanks and undertail coverts.  Paul's bird
does not show these features.

The other species that people might consider is Tropical Mockingbird.  But
Tropical Mockingbirds do not have entirely white outer tail feathers.
Although these photos do not show the tail perfectly, you can see a glimpse
of white in the outermost tail feather near the base of the tail, where a
Tropical Mockingbird would show gray coloration.

From my understanding, this bird is entirely consistent with Northern
Mockingbird and not consistent with any other species that I can think of.
-Rob Furrow

-- 
Robert Furrow
25 Gorham St.,
Somerville, MA 02144
robertfurrow(AT)gmail.com

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Subject: Odd Goose in Fairhaven....maybe hybrid?
From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:12am

A friend sent a photo of this odd goose at the Mill Pond in Fairhaven.  It looks
 like a Brant with its shortish bill, but with some Canada coloring.  Do they
hybridize???

http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4553137_nbaA3#287035143_Z6r6m

--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm

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Subject: Melrose prothonotary, yes 4/29
From: maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:22am

Folks,

   At 10:15 today, Tuesday, the prothonotary
was singing loudly and feeding in the northeast corner
of Ell Pond in Melrose. it was in a willow tree by 
the water's edge, over by the tennis courts, along 
the place where a waterway leaves the pond.

  Dana Jewell came with the Hoyts as I was leaving.  
The bird had gotten quiet then.

  Thanks Dana for the original spot, and Marshall for 
yesterday's post.

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

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Subject: April 24-27, Finger Lakes
From: "John Galluzzo" <jgalluzzo(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:34am

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Subject: Re: Mockingbird plumage
From: "Scott Haber" <scotthaber1(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 11:58am

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I was going to comment on the feathering of the bird, but Rob already beat
me to it.  Just in agreement with what he said though, this bird's wing-bars
are not missing, they're simply covered by the breast and scapular
feathers.  I believe several folks are mistaking the scapulars for the
remiges, as they're spread out to a unusual location...still a perfectly
normal Northern Mockingbird though.  A quick Google Images search results in
many photos of similar-looking (and perfectly usual) Mockingbirds, with the
wing-bars obscured by scapular or breast feathers.

Also, a few people have mentioned the fact that this bird is not as "bright"
in its facial pattern as a spring Mockingbird should be.  This species
however undergoes only one molt per year in the late summer, as is typical
of Sylvioid passerines.  Northern Mockingbirds therefore do not molt into
any sort of alternate plumage in spring, and their facial pattern remains
constant year-round.

Cheers,
Scott Haber, Boston
-- 
Scott Andrew Haber
Center for Energy and Environmental Studies
Boston University, Boston, MA

Cell: 201-615-3307
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Subject: Re: Odd Goose in Fairhaven....maybe hybrid?
From: Jim Moore <epiphenomenon(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:24pm

Hi Carolyn,

That bird appears to be a Nene, or Hawaiian goose 
(Branta sandvicencis).  It is endemic to the 
Hawaiian Islands and an endangered species.  There 
are captive breeding programs and this bird 
presumably escaped from one.  (I was not aware 
there were captive breeding programs on the 
mainland though, but apparently there are).

Best,
Jim Moore
Quincy, Massachusetts
epiphenomenon AT EarthLink dot net

> From: bvm1290 AT comcast.net
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:11:55 +0000
> 
> A friend sent a photo of this odd goose at the Mill Pond in Fairhaven.  It
looks like a Brant with its shortish bill, but with some Canada coloring.  Do
they hybridize???
> 
> http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4553137_nbaA3#287035143_Z6r6m
> 
> --
> Carolyn Longworth
> Acushnet, MA
> bvm1290atcomcast.net
> Bird Pages at:
> http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm
>

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Subject: RE: Odd Goose in Fairhaven....maybe hybrid?
From: "Marshall J. Iliff" <miliff(AT)aol.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:12pm

Carolyn,

Your odd goose is a Nene or Hawaiian Goose (Nesochen sandvicensis). It is a
very endangered bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (populations are
recovering), but is also popular in collections of exotic waterfowl. This
bird is certainly an escapee and there is essentially no chance that this
non-migratory goose would occur in Massachusetts as a vagrant. Wikipedia has
some photos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Goose. 

Sometimes Hawaiian Geese have been hybridized with other taxa but I don't
see any obvious signs in this individual. Reporting escapees such as this is
helpful for those of us that pull our hair out in trying to decide whether
the latest Barnacle Goose or Cinnamon Teal is an escapee. When obvious
escapee birds like this appear it reminds us that such things do happen and
helps us understand the likelihood of some of the more 50-50 cases (like the
goose and teal).

Thanks for the report!

Best,

Marshall

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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:12 AM
To: Massbird
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Odd Goose in Fairhaven....maybe hybrid?

A friend sent a photo of this odd goose at the Mill Pond in Fairhaven.  It
looks like a Brant with its shortish bill, but with some Canada coloring.
Do they hybridize???

http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4553137_nbaA3#287035143_Z6r6m

--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm

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Subject: Seabird & Whale Tales excursion on June 8th,
         pre-sale ticket price
From: Carol Carson <krillcarson(AT)mac.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:08pm

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Subject: RE: Mockingbird
From: "Baker, Stephen" <Stephen.Baker(AT)umassmed.edu>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:24pm

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It's hard to say from the photo but the breast and face seem a  little
streaked,  so =20

juvenile northern mockingbird seems likely to me.  I don't know if the
timing is right for that though. =20

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I doubt it is possible and it seems way too grey but if someone who
knows can rule out sage thrasher that would be helpful

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Subject: Long-billed Dowitcher-Newburyport 4/29
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:56pm

Rick Heil called at 12:50pm to report a LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER in Newburyport
Harbor, from the Transformer on Water Street (between the Clam Shack and MAS
Joppa Flats).

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: Re: Fairhaven Goose
From: "Marchant, Colin D" <cdmarcha(AT)bu.edu>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 12:58pm

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Looks like a NeneGoose (Hawaii). ? Escaped bird
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Colin Marchant
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Needham MA

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Subject: Eastern Meadowlarks - Mashpee
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 1:50pm

While out working in Mashpee today I spotted 2 EASTERN
MEADOWLARKS. 

Location:     Mashpee, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date:     4/29/08
Number of species:     19

Common Loon     4 (flyovers)
Red-tailed Hawk     1
American Kestrel     1
Mourning Dove     5
Northern Flicker     1
American Crow     5
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Tufted Titmouse     1
Eastern Bluebird     1
American Robin     2
European Starling     X
Chipping Sparrow     2
Savannah Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     2
Eastern Meadowlark     2
House Finch     2
American Goldfinch     3
House Sparrow     X

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: Re: Fairhaven Goose
From: "John Liller" <John.Liller(AT)worcesteracademy.org>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 2:50pm

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My wife and I are concerned about this "Nene".  Having spent some time on
Hawaii (my brother-in-law is the president of UH), we know of the plight
of the Nene.  Nenes are not fairing well at all.  Is this bird an escapee
from a captive breeding program?  (I would doubt that this is the case.) 
Is this an escapee from a waterfowl collection, and if so, was it legally
obtained and/or kept?  Or, I hate to say it, was this bird illegally
captured and brought to the mainland?  Before we poo-poo this as just an
escaped goose from a collection, I think it important that its origin be
determined if possible.

John Liller
Gratfton, MA

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Subject: Fairhaven/Hawaiian Goose
From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
Date: 29 Apr 2008 3:52pm

I don't mean to beat this to death, but the guy who saw the goose is very
concerned about it too.  He said that last week a coop burned down killing a lot
 of poultry that included some kind of exotic birds.  He is also afraid that
since it is very tame, the coyotes that prowl the pond might get the bird.

I sent him the phone numbers of the local environmental center (The Lloyd
Center) and the local zoo, but I wondered if anyone would know of how else we
could help this animal.

If you have any ideas, please send me an email directly (not on the forum)

Thanks so much

--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm

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Subject: Re: Melrose prothonotary, yes 4/29
From: "tim factor" <tfactor.usenet(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 4:30pm

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..and present at ~3:00 PM as well. First spotted in brush at west end of
pond (behind little league field) then it worked its way east in loose
association with a small band of Yellow-rumped and Palm Warblers. It stayed
low the whole time, never more than six feet off the ground. It called (a
clear "tweet") but didn't sing.
-- 
Your soggy correspondent,
Tim Factor
Boston
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Subject: brown thrasher, wood thrush in Amherst
From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 5:09pm

I had 2 brown thrashers at my feeder this morning, and heard a wood thrush
behind Amherst College yestereday.

Henry Lappen, Amherst
heron(at)henrylappen.com

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Subject: Leverett Pond Spotted Sandpiper, Jamaica Pond
         Ring-necked Duck 4/29
From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 7:04pm

Birders--

Around 1:30 pm on 4/29, a single Spotted Sandpiper was fluttering  
from shore to shore on Leverett Pond. It spent nearly as much time in  
the air as on land, perhaps because it was having some trouble  
finding exposed rocky/sandy stretches with the pond's rather high  
water. At one point I was watching the Spotted Sandpiper fly when a  
Black-crowned Night Heron flew into view. It settled in to the trees  
on one of the small islands on the side of the pond and was still  
there an hour later when I walked by again. A pair of Green-winged  
Teal continue on the pond, as well.

One other highlight from my walk was a single Ring-necked Duck on the  
north end of Jamaica Pond. There were also a single female Ruddy  
Duck, a Pied-billed Grebe and four DC Cormorants diving in the area.

Good birding!

--Jake

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain
fiatlux AT interport DOT net

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Subject: Andrew's Point, Rockport Seawatch; 29 April 2008.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:16pm

TUESDAY, 29 APRIL 2008:
ANDREW'S POINT, ROCKPORT Seawatch (0635-1030 hrs.)
Weather: Overcast, fog, rain; winds ESE 10-20 mph, 49 F.
Visibility: poor to fair in rain and fog which hindered observations.
Seas: 3-6 feet
Richard S. Heil

'Pale-bellied' Brant (10)
Mallard (2)
Common Eider (5)
Surf Scoter (2)
Oldsquaw (21)
Red-breasted Merganser (2)
Red-throated Loon (3)
Common Loon (2)
MANX SHEARWATER (1): Earliest Spring record and first April record 
here.  In fact there are only a few prior published April records for 
Massachusetts prior to the birds seen recently off Revere Beach this year.
Northern Gannet (269): Mostly sub-adults.
Double-crested Cormorant (24)
Purple Sandpiper (40)
Ring-billed Gull (4)
Herring Gull (73)
Great Black-backed Gull (50)
Black Guillemot (5): Regular throughout the Spring, e.g., 31 on 
4/16/07, 4 on 9 June 1999, among many other counts, yet no MA breeding records.
Brown Thrasher (1): Shrubs near seawatch.

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Subject: Newburyport Long-billed Dowitcher; 29 April 2008.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:32pm

TUESDAY, 29 APRIL 2008
NEWBURYPORT HARBOR (1245-1345 hrs.)
Weather: Overcast, fog, occ. rain, NNW winds 20 mph, 52 F.
Richard S. Heil

'Pale-bellied' Brant (40)
Oldsquaw (125+)
Double-crested Cormorant (20)
Greater Yellowlegs (45)
'Eastern' Willet (9)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1)
Dunlin (450)
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER (1): Along the marshy harbor front with 
yellowlegs; Breeding plumaged bird repeatedly uttering high, sharp 
"peek" calls; An uncommon, very local, and declining Fall migrant in 
Massachusetts, Long-billed's are decidedly rare in Spring, there 
being just a dozen or so prior records.   Photos of today's bird 
here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsheil/2453309212/in/set-72157604798701778/
Bonaparte's Gull (4)

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Subject: Plum Island; 29 April 2008.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 8:44pm

TUESDAY, 29 APRIL 2008:
PLUM ISLAND: Refuge (1410-1720 hrs.)
Weather: Cloudy, rain showers, NNW 10-30 mph, 48 F.
Richard S. Heil

Selective List:

Canada Goose (8)
Mute Swan (7)
Gadwall (7)
American Black Duck (16)
Mallard (6)
Green-winged Teal (4)
Common Eider (8)
White-winged Scoter (120)
Long-tailed Duck (2000): Large flocks off the north beach.
Red-breasted Merganser (4)
Wild Turkey (1): Ha!; In Ipswich, viewed from Sandy Pt.
Red-throated Loon (8)
Common Loon (5)
Red-necked Grebe (1)-Off Lot One.
Northern Gannet (18)
Double-crested Cormorant (60)
Great Cormorant (5)-Jetty.
Great Egret (3)
Snowy Egret (2)
TRICOLORED HERON (1): With a SNEG in pans behind 'Old Pines'.
Osprey (4): One nest building at Cross Farm Hill platform.
Northern Harrier (1)
American Kestrel (1)
Piping Plover (1)-Sandy Pt.
Killdeer (1)
Greater Yellowlegs (36)
Least Sandpiper (1)
Laughing Gull (1): Hooded adult flying North along the beach at Sandy Pt.
Tree Swallow (30)
Barn Swallow (9)
Brown Thrasher (3)
Eastern Towhee (9)
Savannah Sparrow (3)
Eastern Meadowlark (2): Pair observed copulating at North Pool meadow.

Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
rsheil(AT)comcast.net

This report was generated with the aid of eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

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Subject: CT Report 04/29/2008 Ruff
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 9:34pm

 From Janet Mehmel:
4/29 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- RUFF continues, in the rain, at
12:30.

 From Patrick Comins, Chris Field and Anthony Zemba:
4/29 - Southbury-Audubon Center at Bent of the River -- at least 3
CLIFF SWALLOWS among lot of Chimney Swifts.

 From Bill Banks:
4/29 - Plymouth, RT 262, powerline cut by Waterbury line -- 2
Whip-poor-wills  calling at 8:00PM.

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Subject: Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Westwood
From: "Walt Webb" <wwebb24(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 29 Apr 2008 10:38pm

I had a first-time visit by a male rose-breasted grosbeak today (Apr. 29) at 
my feeder. This makes a total of 25 species visiting my feeders this 
2007-2008 season--a record number since I began using a feeding station in 
Westwood 36 years ago.

Walt Webb
Westwood, MA
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Subject: Newbury, W. Newbury, Newburyport & PRNWR ~
         4/29/08
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 29 Apr 2008 10:38pm

Birders,

I birded this afternoon between moments of brightening skies and downpours with
the
following:

*Pine Island Road, Newbury:

7 American Kestrels, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Willet, Wood Duck & Black-crowned
Night-Heron [in the gravel pit
at the corner of High Rd. and Pine Island Rd.]

*Newman Road, Newbury:

Glossy Ibis, Snowy Egret

*Plum Island Airfield:

Eastern Meadowlark, Ring-necked Pheasant, American Kestrel

*Ash Street Swamp, West Newbury:

Wood Duck, Red-bellied, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, Palm Warbler, 
Eastern Phoebe, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Great Blue Heron

*Joppa area of the harbor:

Bonaparte's Gull, Brant, Lesser Yellowlegs, Dunlin, Long-tailed Duck, 
Double-crested Cormorant, Greater Yellowlegs, Willet, Least Sandpiper

*PRNWR:

Willet in flight over the sound, American Bittern at North Pool, Wild Turkey at
Crane Estate viewed from Sandy Point [Thanks to Tom's How to Find a Wild Turkey
Guide!!], Purple Martins at Lot #1 and northend of Plum Island are weaken due to
temperature and rain ~ I hope they'll forage in the morning...

Good birding,
Sue

Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com

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