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Subject: I must say
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 12:16am
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massbirders,
I made three (3) trips off shore today on a Dolphin Fleet vessel at =
10:30, 2:30 and 6:00.
I have reported such general descriptions as uncountable thousands in =
the past, loose I know, but more for effect in such situations as to =
help the reader visualize the scenario. After reading Blairs account =
earlier tonight and talking to Scott S. today I must say, I was amid =
shearwaters all day and there is no way to count the Greater Shearwaters =
off shore We were on the southwest corner of Stellwagen Bank, we were =
south and east off the Peaked Hills and we were north on the bank. =
There were a hundred thousand or more shearwaters, mostly greaters. At =
any time one could estimate a thousand birds or more visable, with no =
shipboard research protocol, one can only look around, scan with =
binoculars to the horizon in every direction, every minute for hours and =
see thousands of birds. Non stop streaming shearwaters, rafts of =
hundreds. On several occasions today I watched large numbers of greater =
shearwaters, propelling themselves, wings cranking, out of site under =
the surface, beneath the vessel chasing sandeels, while hundreds more =
crashed the water amongst rolling, splashing, schools of Giant Bluefin =
Tuna, Striped Bass and Bluefish, Finback whales were charging through =
the whole mass. Counting and estimating greater shearwaters is =
impractical from a vessel because there are never not hundreds to a =
thousand visble at any one moment, every moment for hours. It's Wild out =
there!
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
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Subject: ABA's BIRDING
From: ERUTMAN(AT)aol.com
Date: 5 Jul 2009 10:02am
This has been posted with the approval of the moderator.
I have copies of ABA's BiIRDING from 1991 to 2005 that I would like to
offer to a good home.
Please contact me off line if you are interested.
Thanks.
Eileen Rutman
Springfield, MA
**************It's raining cats and dogs -- Come to PawNation, a place
where pets rule! (http://www.pawnation.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000008)
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Subject: Greater Shearwater
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 10:16am
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Friends,
A recent Greater Shearwater portrait can be found at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26676688@N03/
It's a beautiful bu raucus species
Peter Trull
Brewster, MA
petrull(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Flora ID help
From: carpist <carpist(AT)charter.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 11:42am
While birding in NY on the fourth I saw a few of these formations.
Anyone know what they are?
http://picasaweb.google.com/carpist/Fungi?authkey=Gv1sRgCPibwoqapM-b7QE#
Chris Carpist
Chicopee
carpist(AT)charter.net
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Subject: Flora ID help
From: carpist <carpist(AT)charter.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 11:42am
While birding in NY on the fourth I saw a few of these formations.
Anyone know what they are?
http://picasaweb.google.com/carpist/Fungi?authkey=Gv1sRgCPibwoqapM-b7QE#
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Subject: Re: Flora ID help
From: chaspatt(AT)comcast.net
Date: 5 Jul 2009 12:36pm
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They are probably "Beech Drops".=C2=A0 There are several species so I'm not=
certain.=C2=A0 All are parasitic angiosperms related to wintergreen.=C2=A0=
They parasitise the roots of trees (hence beech drops for those that grow =
under beaches).=C2=A0 They seem to do no harm to the host and some species =
are rather pretty.=C2=A0 There is a very large pink to red species in the C=
alifornia Sierras.=20
Charlie=20
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From: " carpist " < carpist @charter.net>=20
To: "mass bird list" < massbird @ TheWorld .com>=20
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 11:41:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern=20
Subject: [ MASSBIRD ] Flora ID help=20
While birding in NY on the fourth I saw a few of these formations.=20
Anyone know what they are?=20
http :// picasaweb . google .com/ carpist /Fungi? authkey =3DGv1sRgCPibwoqa=
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Chris Carpist=20
Chicopee=20
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Subject: Re: Flora ID help
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 1:34pm
Looks like Indian Pipe.
Here are some links with info.
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/indian_pipe.htm
http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/plantoftheweek/articles/indian_pipe_01-12-07.htm
http://www.emilycompost.com/Indian%20Pipe.htm
Mary Keleher,
Mashpee, MA
--- On Sun, 7/5/09, carpist <carpist(AT)charter.net> wrote:
> From: carpist <carpist(AT)charter.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Flora ID help
> To: "mass bird list" <massbird(AT)TheWorld.com>
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:41 AM
> While birding in NY on the fourth I
> saw a few of these formations. Anyone know what they are?
> http://picasaweb.google.com/carpist/Fungi?authkey=Gv1sRgCPibwoqapM-b7QE#
>
>
> Chris Carpist
> Chicopee
> carpist(AT)charter.net
>
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Subject: Canada Warbler in Gloucester
From: John Nelson <jnelson(AT)northshore.edu>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 2:06pm
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Wednesday morning, while my wife Mary and I were walking our stir-crazy dog
during a drizzle, I heard a surprising Canada Warbler singing at the end of
Walker St. in West Gloucester. Despite some effort I was never able to see
the bird, and I've since revisited the spot twice without hearing it again.
John Nelson
Gloucester
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end of Walker St. in West Gloucester.=A0 Despite some effort I was never ab=
le to see the bird, and I've since revisited the spot twice without hea=
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<div>John Nelson</div>
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Subject: JOPPA FLATS - SEABIRD AND WHALE PROGRAM
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 2:22pm
Massbirders:
A reminder that the Joppa Flats Education Center and the Newburyport Whale
Watch are co-sponsoring the first of their Seabird and Whale trips tomorrow,
July 6, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or so. I will be leading on board to
spot birds and narrate. Captain Billy of the Prince of Whales reports
wonderful birding over the past couple of days out over Jeffries Ledge with
several shearwater species, storm-petrels, fulmars, gannets, and phalaropes,
among others. If you have been reading recent posts, Blair's and Peter's in
particular, you know that there are shearwaters aplenty out there.
The cost is $47 for adults. To register for this program, please call
Newburyport Whale Watch at 1-800-848-1111 or register online at
http://newburyport.rezgo.com/tour/1781/Bird-watching-and-whale-watch.
Please tell them that you are with the Joppa Flats Education Center.
The weather forecast is very favorable with temps in the low 70s, clear to
partly cloudy, and winds light E/SE. I hope that you will join us. Be sure
to bring your sunscreen!
Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Re: Flora ID help
From: Cherrie Corey <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 1:54pm
Those are Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora). They have no
chlorophyll and can't photosynthesize, so get they're nutrients from
decayed organic matter in the soil. They're popping up all over in
the woods and seem to be especially plentiful this year.
Cherrie
(Concord)
At 11:41 AM 7/5/2009, carpist wrote:
>http://picasaweb.google.com/carpist/Fungi?authkey=Gv1sRgCPibwoqapM-b7QE#
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Subject: Re: Flora ID help
From: chaspatt(AT)comcast.net
Date: 5 Jul 2009 3:14pm
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Yep,=C2=A0 Same group different species.=20
Charlie=20
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From: "Cherrie Corey" <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net>=20
To: "carpist" <carpist(AT)charter.net>, "mass bird list" <massbird(AT)TheWorld.co=
m>=20
Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 1:58:03 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern=20
Subject: Re: [MASSBIRD] Flora ID help=20
Those are Indian Pipes (Monotropa uniflora). =C2=A0They have no=20
chlorophyll and can't photosynthesize, so get they're nutrients from=20
decayed organic matter in the soil. =C2=A0They're popping up all over in=20
the woods and seem to be especially plentiful this year.=20
Cherrie=20
(Concord)=20
At 11:41 AM 7/5/2009, carpist wrote:=20
>http://picasaweb.google.com/carpist/Fungi?authkey=3DGv1sRgCPibwoqapM-b7QE#=
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Subject: Oystercatchers-Plum Island
From: "Oakes Spalding" <ospalding(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 3:10pm
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Herman D'Entremont and I saw two American Oystercatchers on Emerson =
Rocks at Parking Lot#7 of the Parker River NWR. This was Essex County =
bird #330 for me- the first time I have ever seen an Oystercatcher in =
Essex County.
Might they now be breeding somewhere north of Snake Island, Winthrop?
Oakes Spalding
Cambridge
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Subject: Birds on Jeffrey's Ledge
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 4:28pm
With all the excitement about the birds down off Race Point, there
hasn't been much reported from further north. Boats out of Newburyport
may do well for both whales and birds and Dave Weaver's trip tomorrow
for Joppa Flats should be good. Out on Jeffrey's Ledge along the NH and
MA state line, "good" (for Jeffrey's) numbers of shearwaters have been
reported recently including Cory's and Fulmar. And yesterday, 3 species
of jaegers! (but none today)
From today's morning boat out of Rye, NH here is a copy of my post to
NH.Birds.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
Jane and I went on the morning whale watch out of Rye, NH hoping for a
repeat of the excitement of yesterday. We had a great show again today,
but we missed out on the jaegers, which were the avian highlight from
yesterday. Apparently, the huge swarm of gannets and terns (and
accompanying jaegers) near the Isles of Shoals has dispersed with the
strong westerly winds today and the passage of the front. Hopefully
they'll return. Still a great show with pockets of birds here and there
and our first Cory's Shearwaters of the year.
The course of the boat took us to an area which has been productive
recently down toward "Old" and "New" Scantum along the NH/MA state line
and just on the inner sides of Jeffrey's Ledge as shown below:
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//whalewatch070509.jpg
Location: - Jeffrey's Ledge - NH
Observation date: - 7/5/09
Notes: - Morning Whale Watch on Granite State Whale Watch out of Rye
Harbor. With Jane, Mike Resch, Jason Lambert, Lauren Kras, and Al Maley.
Select list of birds deemed to be in NH waters only
(Similar, but fewer numbers were seen in MA waters)
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Common Loon - 1 - Inside Isles of Shoals.
NORTHERN FULMAR - 3 - One dark morph. Fulmars are normally rather rare
in summer months offshore.
CORY'S SHEARWATER - 6 - Excellent views of a couple. Normally rare in
the Gulf of Maine, Cory's Shearwaters are having the 2nd good year in a
row offhshore.
Greater Shearwater - 81 - Most concentrated along NH/MA state line, but
also an isolated raft of 3 species of shearwaters further north.
Sooty Shearwater - 29
Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 292 - Most concentrated around an incoming gill
netter crossing from MA into NH waters.
Northern Gannet - 110 - The swarms of Gannets and terns present
yesterday around the Isles of Shoals appear to have dispersed. Still a
good number for the date. Evenly dispersed along the entire route.
Glossy Ibis - 1 - Flyover inside Isles of Shoals.
Also.......
Fin Whale - 7
Minke Whale - 4
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin - 25 (first for the boat this year)
Steve Mirick (for group)
Bradford, MA
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Subject: May reports
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 5:52pm
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Hi Marj,
Here are my long-overdue May reports.
Blair
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
web site: http://www.odenews.org/
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Common Name Date Count Location Observers
Brant 5/16/2009 30 Brewster B.Nikula
Brant 5/3/2009 120 P'town B.Nikula
Wood Duck 5/25/2009 6 P'town B.Nikula
Gadwall 5/6/2009 4 W. Harwich B.Nikula
Gadwall 5/16/2009 2 W. Harwich B.Nikula
Green-winged Teal (American) 5/2/2009 2 Chatham B.Nikula
Ring-necked Duck 5/10-12/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Common Eider 5/3/2009 100 P'town B.Nikula
Long-tailed Duck 5/16/2009 11 Chatham B.Nikula
Red-breasted Merganser 5/3/2009 2150 P'town B.Nikula
Common Loon 5/20/2009 12 P'town B.Nikula
Common Loon 5/21/2009 11 N. Truro B.Nikula
Sooty Shearwater 5/31/2009 6 P'town B.Nikula
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 5/30/2009 8 P'town B.Nikula
Northern Gannet 5/10/2009 475 P'town B.Nikula
Double-crested Cormorant 5/3/2009 200 P'town B.Nikula
American Bittern 5/31/2009 1 N. Truro B.Nikula
Little Blue Heron 5/21/2009 1 N. Truro B.Nikula
Merlin 5/25/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Sandhill Crane 5/25/2009 1 Eastham (F.H.) B.Nikula #
Black-bellied Plover 5/16/2009 161 Chatham B.Nikula
Black-bellied Plover 5/27/2009 255 Chatham B.Nikula
Semipalmated Plover 5/19/2009 85 Chatham B.Nikula
Spotted Sandpiper 5/9/2009 5 P'town B.Nikula
Greater Yellowlegs 5/2/2009 21 W. Harwich B.Nikula
Willet 5/16/2009 35 Chatham B.Nikula
Lesser Yellowlegs 5/2/2009 10 W. Harwich B.Nikula
Semipalmated Sandpiper 5/19/2009 280 Chatham B.Nikula
Least Sandpiper 5/16/2009 230 W. Harwich B.Nikula
Short-billed Dowitcher 5/19/2009 67 Chatham B.Nikula
Black-legged Kittiwake 5/12/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Black-legged Kittiwake 5/31/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Bonaparte's Gull 5/23/2009 45 P'town B.Nikula
Laughing Gull 5/20/2009 250 P'town B.Nikula
Laughing Gull 5/16/2009 300 Brewster B.Nikula
Ring-billed Gull 5/16/2009 85 Brewster B.Nikula
Ring-billed Gull 5/3/2009 300 P'town B.Nikula
Herring Gull 5/3/2009 4000+ P'town B.Nikula
Herring Gull 5/31/2009 600 P'town B.Nikula
Herring x Glaucous Gull (hybrid) 5/3/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Iceland Gull 5/3/2009 50+ P'town B.Nikula
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5/30/2009 5 P'town B.Nikula
Lesser Black-backed Gull 5/3/2009 20+ P'town B.Nikula
Glaucous Gull 5/2/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Least Tern 5/23/2009 40 P'town B.Nikula
Caspian Tern 5/2/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Black Tern 5/30/2009 4 P'town B.Nikula
Black Tern 5/31/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Common Tern 5/30/2009 1500 P'town B.Nikula
Sandwich Tern 5/12/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Black Skimmer 5/10-31/2009 max=7 Chatham B.Nikula #
Black Skimmer 5/16/2009 1 Chatham B.Nikula
Blue-headed Vireo 5/16/2009 6 P'town B.Nikula
Blue Jay 5/21/2009 16 P'town B.Nikula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5/2/2009 6 P'town B.Nikula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5/9/2009 8 P'town B.Nikula
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5/15/2009 4 P'town B.Nikula
Eastern Bluebird 5/21/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Cedar Waxwing 5/21/2009 65 N. Truro B.Nikula
Cedar Waxwing 5/21/2009 70 N. Truro B.Nikula
Cedar Waxwing 5/21/2009 60 P'town B.Nikula
Northern Parula 5/16/2009 25 P'town B.Nikula
Northern Parula 5/8/2009 20 N. Truro B.Nikula
Northern Parula 5/16/2009 10 N. Truro B.Nikula
Yellow Warbler 5/8/2009 15 N. Truro B.Nikula
Yellow Warbler 5/31/2009 20 N. Truro B.Nikula
Black-throated Blue Warbler 5/9/2009 6 P'town B.Nikula
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5/2/2009 45 P'town B.Nikula
Yellow-rumped Warbler 5/8/2009 35 N. Truro B.Nikula
Black-throated Green Warbler 5/16/2009 20+ P'town B.Nikula
Black-throated Green Warbler 5/8/2009 12 N. Truro B.Nikula
Palm Warbler 5/9/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Blackpoll Warbler 5/16/2009 16 P'town B.Nikula
Blackpoll Warbler 5/31/2009 12 N. Truro B.Nikula
Black-and-white Warbler 5/9/2009 14 P'town B.Nikula
Black-and-white Warbler 5/16/2009 16 P'town B.Nikula
American Redstart 5/16/2009 12 P'town B.Nikula
American Redstart 5/31/2009 65 P'town B.Nikula
American Redstart 5/31/2009 10 N. Truro B.Nikula
Mourning Warbler 5/29/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Mourning Warbler 5/31/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Mourning Warbler 5/23/2009 1 N. Truro B.Nikula
Summer Tanager 5/16/2009 1 N. Truro B.Nikula
White-throated Sparrow 5/9/2009 400 P'town B.Nikula
White-crowned Sparrow 5/8/2009 10 N. Truro B.Nikula
Dark-eyed Junco 5/16/2009 1 N. Truro B.Nikula
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5/8/2009 4 N. Truro B.Nikula
Rusty Blackbird 5/11/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
Orchard Oriole 5/8/2009 4 N. Truro B.Nikula
Baltimore Oriole 5/8/2009 15 N. Truro B.Nikula
Purple Finch 5/8/2009 6 N. Truro B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/9/2009 2 Harwich Port B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/2/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/21/2009 2 P'town B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/8/2009 2 N. Truro B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/23/2009 2 N. Truro B.Nikula
Pine Siskin 5/25/2009 1 P'town B.Nikula
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Subject: Fairhaven July 4 weekend and need help with
Sparrow i.d.
From: Carolyn Longworth <bvm1290(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 6:52pm
Fairhaven, MA
On July 4, went to Priests Cove at the bottom of Hacker Street and then did a
SEANET walk of West Island State Reservation.
July 5 picked up 2 bags full of firecracker debris and watched Sharp-tailed
Sparrows.
On the way out, photographed this Sparrow. It had a definite yellow wash on the
face but hardly any streaking. Could it be Savannah Sparrow? I have been
hoping to catch them breeding in my block since I saw lots of them fighting
around the Atlas Tack area in April (too soon for the safe dates) but it got
overgrown and can't see the area.
http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/8757052_tQSi5#582677154_PVTay
click on the big picture to make it larger.
Thanks!
Location: West Island State Reservation
Observation date: 7/4/09
Notes: SEANET Counted 89 terns in the distance, but couldn't identify
them. Saw 2 Sharp-tailed Sparrows climbing on another one (mating? fighting?)
and knocking it over.
Number of species: 13
American Black Duck 2
Double-crested Cormorant 2
American Oystercatcher 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Willet 8
Herring Gull 13
Roseate Tern 2
Common Tern 12
Gray Catbird 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 1
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 10
Song Sparrow 4
American Goldfinch 6
Location: Hacker Street (Priests Cove)
Observation date: 7/4/09
Number of species: 26
Canada Goose 1
American Black Duck 4
Great Egret 3
Snowy Egret 3
Osprey 2
American Oystercatcher 2
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Willet 8
Herring Gull 5
Least Tern 1
Common Tern 2
Rock Pigeon 5
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 2
Northern Flicker 1
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 8
Barn Swallow 2
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 5
Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 18
Song Sparrow 9
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Common Grackle 15
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 46
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
bvm1290atcomcast.net
Bird Pages at:
http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/bvm1290&tag=Birds
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Subject: Royal Tern- Hatches Harbor
From: SSURNER(AT)aol.com
Date: 5 Jul 2009 7:40pm
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Hello Massbird,
As Blair pointed out in his post from yesterday- the "Shearwater Show" at
Race Point was exceptional, I would make a motion for "Beyond Exceptional"
but no matter what phrase you attach to it, it was just an amazing
experience. After saying goodbye to Blair and Carl Goodrich at Herring Cove
Beach,
Cassidy Ruge (on vacation from New Mexico) and I hiked out to Hatches
Harbor via the Fire Road. Our one unexpected surprise was an adult Royal Tern
in the back of the harbor. We were able to get a few photos before the Tern
took off and headed out to sea. Other highlights.....
8 Species of gulls
Laughing (300+)
Bonaparte's Gull (8)
Ring-billed (20)
Herring
Iceland Gull (1-1 cy)
Lesser Black-backed Gull (3- 2-2/3 cy/and a near adult Blair located)
Great Blacked-backed
Black-legged Kittiwake (4)
6 Species of Terns
ROYAL (1)
Roseate (6)
Common (400+)
Arctic (10+ 1 Ad/ the rest 1 cy)
Least
Black (1-Ad)
Scott Surner
Belchertown, MA
_SSURNER(AT)AOL.COM_ (mailto:SSURNER(AT)AOL.COM)
**************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the
grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)
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Subject: 7/5/09--MAS Graves Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, 8:06
- 11:49 A.M.
From: grosbeak21117(AT)yahoo.com
Date: 5 Jul 2009 7:50pm
Alder Flycatcher 1
American Crow 8
American Goldfinch 13
American Kestrel 1
American Redstart 2
American Robin 14
Baltimore Oriole 3
Barn Swallow 16
Belted Kingfisher 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Blackburnian Warbler 6
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Black-throated Blue Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Blue Jay 6
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3
Blue-headed Vireo 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Brown Creeper 3
Brown Thrasher 1
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Canada Goose 11
Canada Warbler 1
Carolina Wren 1
Cedar Waxwing 14
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Chimney Swift 9
Chipping Sparrow 2
Common Grackle 7
Common Raven 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Downy Woodpecker 2
Eastern Bluebird 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Towhee 1
Eastern Wood Pewee 2
European Starling 14
Field Sparrow 1
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Gray Catbird 2
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Hermit Thrush 4
House Finch 1
House Sparrow 1
House Wren 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Least Flycatcher 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Mourning Dove 6
Northern Cardinal 1
Northern Flicker 4
Northern Mockingbird 1
Ovenbird 3
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Pine Warbler 5
Purple Finch 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Red-shouldered Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Red-winged Blackbird 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Rough-winged Swallow 5
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Song Sparrow 2
Swamp Sparrow 1
Tree Swallow 15
Tufted Titmouse 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Veery 4
Warbling Vireo 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Winter Wren 2
Wood Duck 1
Wood Thrush 2
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
INSECTS:
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Common Green Darner (everywhere!)
Common Whitetail
Eastern Amberwing
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Ebony Jewelwing (like glowing, winged segments of obsidian! Outrageous!)
Mourning Cloak
Silver-bordered Fritillary
Small Milkweed Bug
Virginia Ctenuchid Moth
Widow Skimmer
Best,
Chris Ellison
Hardwick, MA
grosbeak21117(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Oops!
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 8:16pm
Sorry for the post that obviously was intended for Marj!
Blair Nikula
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
web site: http://www.odenews.org/
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Subject: Fw: eBird Report - Winchendon 6 - Breeding Bird
Atlas Block , 7/4/09
From: "S Sutton" <bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 9:44pm
Due to the weather, I ended up atlasing Saturday this week instead of
Thursday, and it was sure nice to have a clear day yesterday, even with the
wind! Numbers were low likely a result of the wind and the late-season
timing, but the atlasing results were quite good. Full list below.
Steven Sutton, Lancaster
bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com
> Location: Winchendon 6 - Breeding Bird Atlas Block
> Observation date: 7/4/09
> Notes: 9:10AM-2:55PM, and 3:35-8:35PM (10.75hrs total)<br>Mostly
> sunny, 68-74 degrees F, very windy most of the day.<br>This day of better
> weather (finally!) after many rainy/misty days produced good atlasing
> results, with 11 new breeding confirmations for this block, plus a couple
> overdue additions to the overall block list.
> Number of species: 73
>
> Canada Goose 9 five adults + 4 half-sezed young, Toney Rd (PY)
> Wood Duck 14 f+4young (about 1/3 grown) at Norcross Rd swamp;
> f+6yg (half grown) at Dyer Rd, Athol; +2 adults, Lawrence Bk
> Mallard 2 flew by at Dyer Rd swamps
> Hooded Merganser 1 flew by at Dyer Rd swamps; overdue addition to
> the block list (Possible - X)
> Great Blue Heron 16 at 14 nests, Toney Rd colony; the nest at Dyer
> Rd was now empty
> Green Heron 1
> Turkey Vulture 1
> Red-shouldered Hawk 1
> Broad-winged Hawk 3
> hawk sp. 1 I think a small accipiter (Sharp-Shinned), Stockwell
> Rd. Brief look as it glided through the forest.
> Rock Pigeon 1 came & landed at RR tracks, BH Dam entrance. Don't
> know why it was here - seemed to be just feeding (& maybe scouting for new
> nest sites?)
> Mourning Dove 8 fledgling at Toney Rd (Confirmed - FL)
> Chimney Swift 11
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 male still at his regular perches on
> Toney Rd (Probable - T)
> Belted Kingfisher 1 Stockwell Rd, same spot as on 6/24, and still
> very upset at my presence.
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3 BH Dam & Dyer Rd. Live aspen tree at BH
> Dam access Rd had sap wells, and 3-4 old nest holes. I've seen & heard
> sapsuckers here nearly every visit, incl. a pair on this tree. Don't know
> where they're nesting this year, though. (Confirmed - UN)
> Downy Woodpecker 2
> Hairy Woodpecker 5
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
> Eastern Wood-Pewee 3 singing (s)
> Eastern Phoebe 5 s
> Great Crested Flycatcher 4 incl. pair at Dyer Rd
> Eastern Kingbird 8
> Blue-headed Vireo 5 s
> Warbling Vireo 1 s, BH Dam
> Red-eyed Vireo 27 s
> Blue Jay 7
> American Crow 9
> Common Raven 2 BH Dam & Norcross Rd
> Tree Swallow 12
> Bank Swallow 1 Lawrence Brook
> Barn Swallow 7 haven't fledged yet at Toney Rd, but adults were
> making regular food trips into the barn (Confirmed - CF)
> Black-capped Chickadee 18 s
> Tufted Titmouse 3 s, interesting sighting at River Rd: titmouse
> plucked a wad of what looked like cottonwood down out of a pine tree, then
> poked around some more before flying off with it, so it's apparently
> starting a nest close by. Is this a second or third nesting? (CN)
> Red-breasted Nuthatch 3
> White-breasted Nuthatch 7 surprisingly, WB nuthatch outnumbered RB
> today!
> Brown Creeper 5 s, CF
> House Wren 3 s, couple fledglings at Gulf Rd (Confirmed - FL)
> Winter Wren 2 both s; Neale Rd & Stockwell Rd. Overdue addition to
> the block list - I was sure they must be here, but had only had one
> outside the safe dates (Possible - X)
> Eastern Bluebird 3 Dickley Rd
> Veery 7 s (Probable - A)
> Hermit Thrush 7 s (Probable - A)
> American Robin 21 s
> Gray Catbird 14 s, two fledglings at Neale Rd (Confirmed - FL)
> European Starling 28 flock of 25 flew over, but there's still a
> nest with young at Toney Rd (NY)
> Cedar Waxwing 33 saw a pair mate-feeding (Probable - C)
> Yellow Warbler 2 Stockwell Rd at Lawrence Bk: last atlas record of
> the day, an adult appeared at 8:33PM, giving a "bedtime snack" to its
> persistent fledgling (Confirmed - FY)
> Chestnut-sided Warbler 8 adult at Neale Rd feeding two fledglings
> (Confirmed - FY)
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 5 s
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6 s
> Black-throated Green Warbler 4 s
> Blackburnian Warbler 2 s, Toney & Dyer Rds; at Dyer Rd I finally
> got a good look at one, after basically only hearing them all season. I
> was able to follow it for ~4 minutes, but lost it without any breeding
> evidence.
> Pine Warbler 4 Adult feeding fledgling at Dyer Rd (Confirmed - FY)
> Black-and-white Warbler 5 Female feeding fledgling at Dickley Rd
> (Confirmed - FY)
> American Redstart 1 adult male singing at Gulf/Dickley Rd area. I
> realized today that that I could easily have missed it before, counting it
> as an aberrant Chestnut-Sided song. Oops! Maybe that's why I had so much
> trouble finding Redstart in this block.
> Ovenbird 17 s, several fledglings seen (FL)
> Northern Waterthrush 3 pair with begging fledgling at Norcross Rd.
> The parents were busy scolding me, so I moved on, very glad to have
> confirmed NOWA! (Confirmed - FL)
> Common Yellowthroat 20 s
> Scarlet Tanager 5 s
> Eastern Towhee 3 s
> Chipping Sparrow 11 s
> Song Sparrow 13 s (CF)
> Swamp Sparrow 13 s
> White-throated Sparrow 3 s (FY)
> Northern Cardinal 2 S.Royalston
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4 s
> Indigo Bunting 7 s
> Red-winged Blackbird 13 s, overdue confirmation of RWBB today at
> Norcross Rd (Confirmed - CF). These still seem to be in the middle of
> nesting, while Grackles are basicaly done.
> Common Grackle 82 flock of 70 overhead, + small groups in swamps;
> all appeared done with breeding activities
> Brown-headed Cowbird 3
> Baltimore Oriole 1
> Purple Finch 7 s
> American Goldfinch 9 s
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
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Subject: CT Report 07/05/2009
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 10:56pm
From Patrick and Jim Dugan:
07/05/09 - Roxbury, Topland Farm, Painter Hill Rd, at telephone pole
#834 south of road and east of white barns, SEDGE WREN singing in
hayfield, 630 am.
From Peter DeGennaro:
07/05/09 - Roxbury, Topland Farm on Painter Hill Road -- from 2:30 to
4:00 PM, no sign of the Sedge Wren. However, there were 3+ Bobolinks
in the field. I spoke with the farmer, and he said that he's seen
the wren for the past 3 weeks. Unfortunately, the field off telephone
pole # 834 and surrounding fields will be cut for hay in about a
week.
From Hank Golet:
07/05/09 - Old Lyme, Watch Rock area (kayak) -- 2 LEAST BITTERN, male
and female.
From Fran and Tom Holloway:
07/05/09 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- one TRICOLORED HERON, in
the marsh just behind the Pebble Beach; one LITTLE BLUE HERON in the
Boulder Pond; at the end of the Moraine Trail, the immature male KING
EIDER continues. 8:30 am.
From Chris Loscalzo:
7/05/09 - Westbrook, Menunkatesuck River Marsh -- 5 LITTLE BLUE HERONS
(4 adults, 1 immature).
From Arthur Shippee:
07/04/09 - Hamden, Lake Whitney -- ORCHARD ORIOLE.
From James Restivo:
07/04/09 - Groton, I-95, Exit 74 -- 1 BLACK VULTURE.
Guilford, private residence -- 1 or 2 calling NORTHERN BOBWHITES.
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Subject: delayed Block Island report
From: Gregory Finnegan <g.finnegan(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 Jul 2009 11:20pm
I'm catching up with e-mail after a week on Block Island. Mostly the
usual suspects around our place, but two worth noting:
3 July: around 1:35 pm. A White Winged Dove at the feeder at our
house. Left before I could get to a camera, but noted on the nearby
roof by another family member later in the day. No question about the
ID: the feeder was about 10 feet from me as I watched the bird for
several minutes, and I've seen many of them in S. FL and TX, not to
mention the Mt. Auburn vagrant a couple of years ago. It wasn't
associating with the resident Mourning Doves. Location is at the end
of Dunn Road, between Grace's Cove Rd. and Dorrie's Cove Rd., on the
west side of the island.
Also, running roughly parallel to the recent reports from Winthrop/
Deer Island: late on 2 July, around 5:30 pm, a likely Wilson's Storm
Petrel was visible by scope a few hundred yards offshore from our
place. Since the view is west, everything was backlit and no markings
were visible. But the tail wasn't forked. They're not unusual
around the half-way point from the Pt. Judith ferry (1 or 2 coming
over on the 28th, none late yesterday on the return,) but this is the
first I've noticed in years of scanning this stretch of the sound.
Only pelagic I've seen there previously was a single immature N. Gannet.
A sad note was a Yellow Warbler seen several times feeding a young
Cowbird.
Greg Finnegan
Cambridge
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