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MASSBIRD for Friday, May 9, 2008
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Subject: May 6th, 7th & 8th, New Arrivals on Plum Island
From: Thomas Wetmore <ttw4(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 9 May 2008 12:04am
Massbirders,
Not all new arrivals to Plum Island get posted to Massbird. So here is
a brief summary of the species that were seen for the first time on
the island during the last three days:
May 6
193 Ruddy Turnstone [heil]
194 Great Crested Flycatcher [tatro]
195 Eastern Kingbird [carroll, chickering, grinley, heil,
mcfarland, mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson]
196 Yellow-throated Vireo [heil]
197 House Wren [grinley, heil, tatro]
198 Blue-winged Warbler [chickering, grinley, mcfarland, mcgrath,
tatro, wetmore]
199 Chestnut-sided Warbler [carroll, grinley, landry, mcfarland,
mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson]
200 Magnolia Warbler [carroll, chickering, grinley, heil, landry,
mcfarland, mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson]
201 Blackburnian Warbler [heil, mcfarland, mcgrath, wetmore]
202 Prairie Warbler [chickering, grinley, mcgrath, tatro, wetmore,
wilson]
203 American Redstart [grinley, heil, wetmore, wilson]
204 Wilson's Warbler [heil, landry, mcfarland, mcgrath]
May 7
205 Green Heron [graham]
206 Common Nighthawk [gurka]
207 White-eyed Vireo [grinley, gurka, longman-marien, spahr,
weaver, wetmore]
May 8
208 Semipalmated Plover [landry]
209 Chimney Swift [daley]
210 Cape May Warbler [chickering]
211 Bay-breasted Warbler [nelson]
212 Canada Warbler [mcgrath, nelson]
For the details on these or any other recent sightings on Plum Island
browse to my website (see signature below) and then click on the
Recent Sightings link.
This total of 212 species is exactly the same as the current BIMBO
(Birds in Metro Boston Only) year list total, though each of our lists
have 23 species not on the other.
Good birding,
Tom Wetmore
Newburyport, MA
http://bartonstreet.com/tom/birds/
Think globally, bird locally
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Subject: Whip-poor-wills - Mashpee
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 5:12am
Last night between about 8:30pm & 9:00pm I found 4
separate Whip-poor-wills in an area of Mashpee where I
found two last year. I stopped at various points, 1
bird at the first stop calling, 1 bird at the second
stop calling and flying giving the chuck call, and 2
birds at the last stop calling, 1 flying and calling.
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: Fenway Victory Gardens, 5/8
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 7:40am
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Location: Emerald Necklace, Fenway Victory Gardens (part of)
Observation date: 5/8/08
Notes: garden rows near boylston bridge only.
plenty of ground activity despite gardeners, joggers, dogwalkers.
orioles singing males. 2 male COYE and a grazing flock of catbirds.
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 1
Herring Gull 6
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1
Warbling Vireo 2
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 2
Tree Swallow 7
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Hermit Thrush 3
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 11
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 4
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 6
White-throated Sparrow 17
White-crowned Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 3
Common Grackle 15
Baltimore Oriole 6
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 12
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Subject: Deafening Song
From: "Lesley Mattuchio" <leslm(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 9 May 2008 8:02am
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This morning in my backyard in Melrose, MA. the song was deliciously =
deafening in the tree tops. I dug out the binocs...I usually use my =
camera instead of binoculars, but the lighting was poor. So to my =
delight this is what I saw right in my backyard.
6- Black-throated Blues - super looks
Numerous- Black-Throated Greens - good looks
Magnolia Warbler- great close-up looks
Black and White Warbler
2-American Redstarts- fabulous looks at male
2- Northern Parulas- Good looks
Heavens knows what else was flitting in the really high tops for =
Warblers.
Also:
Baltimore Oriole
Scarlet Tanager
Cardinal
House Wren
Downy Woodpecker
It's a great morning when I can go birding in my pjs and see these =
jewels.
Lesley Mattuchio
Melrose, MA.
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Subject: Brookline Migrants 5/8-5/9
From: stint98(AT)aol.com
Date: 9 May 2008 9:24am
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All,
My post from yesterday did not go through, and since many of the same birds were
around today, I thought I'd post again.
Yesterday I birded the hill around Summit Drive in Brookline from 7:15-8:00 and
had a tremendous number of migrants. It had the feeling of a fall-out, with
dozens (30+) of Yellow-rumps, 12 or more Black-and-white Warblers and Parulas,
several Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Prairie,
Blackburnian, Magnolia, Palm and Yellow Warblers. There were also one each of
Chestnut-sided and Wilson's Warblers, Common Yellowthroat and Ovenbird, for 15
warbler species total. The other highlight was 1 female DARK-EYED JUNCO among
the throngs (20+ White-throated Sparrows).
Today (6:45-7:15) was very similar. Fewer birds overall, but similar diversity.
The highlight was 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER in the oaks at the top of the hill.
Nearly every other warbler species from yesterday was present, except now
including 2-3 American Redstarts as well. Other new arrivals included 2-3
Bobolinks (HO), 1 White-crowned Sparrow (singing), and a surprising Red-breasted
Nuthatch.
So far, surprising misses are Red-eyed Vireo and Scarlet Tanager. No sign of
either on the hill or nearby. After the slow start, it seems like it has really
shaped up into a good spring.
Good birding
Chris Dalton
stint98(AT)aol.com
Brookline, MA
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Subject: Lunenburg/Fitchburg 5/8
From: Tom Pirro <alurap(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 9 May 2008 9:31am
I made a few stops on the way to my folks house last night:
In Lunenburg:
Cliff Swallow 3 I didn't scan for too long but hopefully they will still
be a few pairs that nest here. Previously the bulk of the Cliff Swallows nests
were build inside an old barn, that barn has now been removed (it had survived a
fire, several years ago, and was in tough shape). However some pairs had also
nested on a few other older buildings, hopefully they still do.
Fitchburg Airport:
Horned Lark 2 Likely breeders, I beleive this species was a confirmed
breeder during the first Atlas project.
Eastern Meadowlark 1 heard singing.
Tom Pirro
Westminster, Ma.
http://tpirro.blogspot.com/
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Subject: Wood Thrush, Woods Hole
From: Greg Hirth <ghirth(AT)whoi.edu>
Date: 9 May 2008 9:50am
I forgot to note in the previous post that I also heard a Wood Thrush
singing from the woods next to the parking lot for the Quisset Campus of
the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
this morning around 9:15.
Cheers, Greg Hirth
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Subject: Long Pond, Falmouth
From: Greg Hirth <ghirth(AT)whoi.edu>
Date: 9 May 2008 9:46am
Spent ~45 minutes before the heavy rain started this morning (8-9AM)
leading a CCBC walk around Long Pond in Falmouth. One other birder also
ignored the weather forecast.
DC Corm (5)
Canada Goose (2)
Mallard (2)
R.B. Gull (3)
Hairy Woodpecker (1)
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1)
Tree Swallow (9)
Blue Jay (1)
American Crow (3)
B.C. Chickadee (4)
Am. Robin (6)
Gray Catbird (5)
Yellow Warbler (2)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (1)
Black-and-White Warbler (1)
Ovenbird (5)
Prairie Warbler (4)
Pine Warbler (5)
E. Towhee (1)
Chipping Sparrow (6)
Song Sparrow (4)
Cardinal (1)
R.W. Blackbird (1)
C. Grackle (2)
Orchard Oriole (1)
Baltimore Oriole (3)
Am. Goldfinch (5)
Cheers, Greg Hirth
East Falmouth
ghirth (at) whoi (dot) edu
Greg_Hirth (at) Brown (dot) edu
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Subject: Mashpee Sightings
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 10:18am
Got in a little birding at my favorite Oriole spot
this morning before the rain hit. Had several of both
species of Orioles and another nice variety of birds.
Location: Mashpee, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date: 5/9/08
Number of species: 52
Canada Goose 2
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 6
Common Loon 1
Great Blue Heron 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron 2
Osprey 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Herring Gull 15
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Mourning Dove 6
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 1
Eastern Kingbird 4
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 14
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 13
Tufted Titmouse 7
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 1
American Robin 11
Gray Catbird 13
Cedar Waxwing 2
Northern Parula 1
Yellow Warbler 1
Magnolia Warbler 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 16
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 6
Black-and-white Warbler 4
Ovenbird 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Eastern Towhee 3
Chipping Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 55
Common Grackle 35
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Orchard Oriole 10
Baltimore Oriole 19
American Goldfinch 11
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: White-Crowned Sparrow in Dartmouth
From: "alice morgan" <morgan.alice(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 9 May 2008 11:00am
To our astonishment, a brilliant WC Sparrow just arrived to eat
sunflower seeds under our feeder!
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Alice & Dane Morgan
Brookline & S. Dartmouth, MA
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