NH.Birds for Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Directions ~ Ross's Goose   newburyportbirders(AT)c   6:14am   Moore Fields   sayoung   7:56am   Jefferson Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks   David Govatski   8:11am   Map of Ross's Goose in Durham, NH   Steve Mirick    8:55am   Exeter Bohemian Waxwings at Power House Pond   Dick Hughes   9:04am   Re: Directions ~ Ross's Goose   David J. Blezard   9:02am   nashua Bohemians - yes   David S. Deifik   10:16am   American Woodcock in Nashua   James Besada    11:49am   Moore Fields, directions   gregtillman(AT)comcast.   11:58am   Ross Goose - YES   David J. Blezard   1:01pm   Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull - Moore Fields, April 1   Mark Suomala   1:02pm   Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull   Mark Suomala   1:38pm   Turkey Vultures and a carcass   Eddison, Debra - Con   2:15pm   Fox Sparrows and Carolina Wrens in Greenland   Daniel Kern   2:03pm   Re: Directions ~ Ross's Goose   Scott Spangenberg    2:59pm   NHBIRDS: Fox Sparrow, Barred Owl-Newton, NH   Paula McFarland   3:25pm   Snow Birds seen heading south?   Peter Manship   4:01pm   Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull   Chet   4:22pm   Bonaparte's Gulls + odd gull in Rochester   Steve Mirick    4:50pm   Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull   Scott Spangenberg    4:47pm   Wild Goose chase from Hinsdale to Charlestown on April Fool's Day   Terry Bronson   5:49pm   Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull   Chet   5:56pm   Beautiful Spring evening     8:01pm   Capital Chapter Field Trip-Concord Area Waterfowl   Stephanie Parkinson   8:20pm   Re: Wild Goose chase from Hinsdale to Charlestown on April Fool's Day   Eric Masterson   8:39pm   Thank You!   newburyportbirders(AT)c   8:58pm   Bird Species seen in NH so far in 2008   Terry Bronson/Nancy    9:29pm   Woodcock walk tomorrow (Wed)   Eric Masterson   9:18pm   Fw: Ross's Goose Locations   sayoung   10:03pm

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Subject: Directions ~ Ross's Goose
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 1 Apr 2008 6:14am

NH Birders,

Several MA birders have contacted me for a set of directions as they would like
to venture up to snowy NH for a life look.  Could someone please post a set of
direction to the Ross' s Goose again?

Best,
Sue

Sue McGrath
[south of the border]
Newburyport, MA


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Subject: Moore Fields
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 7:56am

    The Ross's Goose was still present at 5 PM yesterday. It was on the
farthest right hill near the big compost pile. Best viewed from the farm
stand. Turkeys gobbling in the forest, solitary Great Blue Heron out in field,
120 Horned Larks flitting about with 30 Snow Buntings , none of which were
males. It was a  challenge locating the bird in the fog!

Scott Young


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Subject: Jefferson Redpolls and Evening Grosbeaks
From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry(AT)wildblue.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:11am

180 common redpolls and 42 evening grosbeaks on Tuesday morning 1 April at
our feeders in Jefferson. The 3 inches of snow that came down on Monday have
attracted more birds to the feeders which are now out only in the daytime
when we are around. We have 100% snow cover on the ground but that will go
quickly once the sun comes out. I have a report from a friend in downstate
NH who had a bear tear his feeders down last week. 

 

David Govatski

Jefferson, NH


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Subject: Map of Ross's Goose in Durham, NH
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:55am

Sue and others.  Here's a google map for the Ross's Goose in Durham, 
NH.  It was first reported on Saturday by Scott Young and has been seen 
each day since.  The bird spends the night in the Oyster River and then 
flys over to feed in the corn stubble of the Moore Fields which are 
owned by the University of NH.  The bird has been foraging with a flock 
of approximately 900 Canada Geese.  The best viewing spot is usually 
with a scope from the elevated pull-off for the farm stand, however 
there is room for pulling off along the road to the west.  The bird has 
also been seen along the western edge of the field which is not visible 
from the farm stand pull-off.  Be careful of traffic along the road.

http://tinyurl.com/yvj7bq

While there, keep an eye out for a Black Vulture which was also seen on 
Saturday.

Here is a re-post of a few nice photos by Jason Lambert:

http://www.pbase.com/tucky13/ross_goose

Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA


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Subject: Exeter Bohemian Waxwings at Power House Pond
From: "Dick Hughes" <Dick_Hughes(AT)msn.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:04am

Rich Aaronian's Bohemian Waxwings seen around the PEA library & Spring St.
yesterday morning have moved to the Powder House Pond.
Arrived to find Len Medlock watching a flock of up to 100 BOWA's perched in
small trees near entrance gate.
A group were feeding on and under two berry bushes just before the gate and
occasionally washing down their meal with water from small puddles in the
road.
Most of the birds flushed & flew as a Cooper's Hawk flew overhead; those that
didn't fly froze in place.
About 20 remained & were still there at 8:45 when we left.
There was only one Cedar Waxwing with the group.

Dick & Karen Hughes, Exeter


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Subject: Re: Directions ~ Ross's Goose
From: "David J. Blezard" <djb1(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:02am

To access the Moore Fields in Durham, you...well...first need to get  
to Durham.

For those coming from a ways away who don't know the area, I'm going  
to assume that you are coming to Durham via Route 4 from Portsmouth  
from the east or Route 4 from Concord from the west.  If you are  
coming from north or south, just take Rt 125 to the Lee traffic circle  
and then head east on Route 4.

The UNH Admissions Office directions page actually would be quite  
helpful: http://admissions.unh.edu/visit/directions.html

 From Rt 4, you want to take the exit for Rte 155A.  Head east on Rt  
155A towards the center of Durham and UNH.  Take the first right-hand  
turn onto Mast Rd.  You will pass the facilities for Channel 11  
(NHPTV) on the left.  About 1/4 mile ahead on the right, you will see  
the fields.  They are huge and hard to miss.

I plan to spend my lunch break there today (noon to 1 ish) if anyone  
else is going to be in the area.

-David J. Blezard
  NH.BIRDS List Owner
  nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu

On Apr 1, 2008, at 6:14 AM, newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net wrote:

> Could someone please post a set of direction to the Ross' s Goose  
> again?


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Subject: nashua Bohemians - yes
From: David.S.Deifik(AT)Hitchcock.ORG (David S. Deifik)
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:16am

Walking over to the office this morning, there were just 2 Bohemians behind the
oxygen tanks at Southern NH Medical Center. They were just quietly perched.  I
assume that the larger flock had left or hadn't gotten there yet.
David Deifik
Nashua, NH


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Subject: American Woodcock in Nashua
From: James Besada <james_besada(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:49am

Hello Birders,
   
  Sunday afternoon, we had an American Woodcock in the backyard.  Here is a link
 to photos:
   
  http://picasaweb.google.com/james.besada/AmericanWoodcock 
   
  --Jim Besada
  Nashua, NH

       
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Subject: Moore Fields, directions
From: gregtillman(AT)comcast.net
Date: 1 Apr 2008 11:58am

I have updated the directions to Moore Fields on the NH Birds wiki site.  Feel
free to edit them yourself to make them clearer (that's what a wiki is for).
http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/Durham

- greg


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Subject: Ross Goose - YES
From: "David J. Blezard" <djb1(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:01pm

I just left the Moore Fields.  We saw the Ross Goose a very long way  
off.  Honestly, we are assuming that it is the Ross Goose, but I  
honestly can't say that we had enough of a good look to call it from  
what we saw.

The bird was in the northern section of the fields, more or less  
aligned with the Tecce Farms stand.  It was also almost as far away  
from the road as you would get.

I left a handful of other birders there looking so it is likely that  
people will be there for most of the afternoon.

-David J. Blezard
  NH.BIRDS List Owner
  nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu


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Subject: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull - Moore Fields, April 1
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:02pm

Last night I returned from guiding a bird-tour in Arizona, so this morning I 
finally had a chance to visit Moore Fields in Durham.

The ROSS'S GOOSE was in the right side of the field as you face them from 
Route 155A (although it had been at the left end when I first arrived).

Also present was an adult spring-plumaged (alternate plumaged) BLACK-HEADED 
GULL.

This is NOT an April Fool's joke!

Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com


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Subject: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 1:38pm

I have not seen my initial posting on NH.Birds yet so I am re-posting the 
following:

Last night I returned from guiding a bird-tour in Arizona, so this morning I
finally had a chance to visit Moore Fields in Durham.

The ROSS'S GOOSE was in the right side of the field as you face them from
Route 155A (although it had been at the left end when I first arrived).

Also present was an adult spring-plumaged (alternate plumaged) BLACK-HEADED
GULL.

This is NOT an April Fool's joke!

Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com


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Subject: Turkey Vultures and a carcass
From: "Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" <debra.eddison(AT)nh.usda.gov>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:15pm

Today in East Conway on the rt. 302 cut off to rt. 16 there were 15+
turkey vultures roosting in dead trees in a wetland area.  I pulled over
to get a good count and noticed the remains of a carcass that had been
exposed by the spring thaw.  By the size of the carcass rib cage, I
would venture to guess it belonged to a small moose at one point in
time.  The dense fog painted a surreal picture in addition to the
vultures roosting in dead trees and scavenging.

Debra Eddison
Soil Conservationist
Federal Women's Program Manager
Natural Resources Conservation Service
73 Main Street, P.O. Box 533
Conway, NH 03818
PH (603)-447-2771 X101
FX (603)-447-8945


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Subject: Fox Sparrows and Carolina Wrens in Greenland
From: "Daniel Kern" <info(AT)bear-paw.org>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:03pm

We had a couple of fox sparrows behind the house this morning along with:

 

Turkeys             20+

Mallards            4

Junco

Common Grackle

Crow

Chickadee

Hairy woodpecker

Etc.

 

We have also had a pair of Carolina Wrens in the yard all winter.
Interestingly, when we leave the garage door(s) open, we often find one
foraging in the garage (I suppose for bugs).  And, they are very reluctant
to leave.  This has happened at least 10 times over the winter months.

 

Dan, Sarah, and Samara Kern

Greenland


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Subject: Re: Directions ~ Ross's Goose
From: Scott Spangenberg <scottspangenberg(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 2:59pm

For those with a GPS device, the APPROXIMATE location is N 43.13637,  
W 70.95982

For those coming from Manchester and areas south or west of  
Manchester, you may find this to be the most efficient way to get there:

93N to exit 6
101E to exit 8
125N into Epping, NH (this is the same 125 that crosses route 495  
near Haverhill, MA)
Right onto 155 (AKA North River Road, which becomes Mast Road)
Right onto 155A in Lee (still Mast Road)
Pass Captain Parker Drive, Garrity Road, and Swaan Drive on the left.
The fields with the geese will be on your left immediately after you  
cross a small brook.
The farm stand (which offers the best elevation for scanning the  
fields) will be on the right, at the far end of the fields.

The NH Birding Wiki may also be of use: http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ 
Durham#moore

Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH

On Apr 1, 2008, at 9:02 AM, David J. Blezard wrote:
> To access the Moore Fields in Durham, you...well...first need to  
> get to Durham.
>
> For those coming from a ways away who don't know the area, I'm  
> going to assume that you are coming to Durham via Route 4 from  
> Portsmouth from the east or Route 4 from Concord from the west.  If  
> you are coming from north or south, just take Rt 125 to the Lee  
> traffic circle and then head east on Route 4.
>
> The UNH Admissions Office directions page actually would be quite  
> helpful: http://admissions.unh.edu/visit/directions.html
>
> From Rt 4, you want to take the exit for Rte 155A.  Head east on Rt  
> 155A towards the center of Durham and UNH.  Take the first right- 
> hand turn onto Mast Rd.  You will pass the facilities for Channel  
> 11 (NHPTV) on the left.  About 1/4 mile ahead on the right, you  
> will see the fields.  They are huge and hard to miss.
>
> I plan to spend my lunch break there today (noon to 1 ish) if  
> anyone else is going to be in the area.
>
> -David J. Blezard
>  NH.BIRDS List Owner
>  nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu
>
>
>
> On Apr 1, 2008, at 6:14 AM, newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Could someone please post a set of direction to the Ross' s Goose  
>> again?


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Subject: NHBIRDS: Fox Sparrow, Barred Owl-Newton, NH
From: "Paula McFarland" <saltpannes(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 3:25pm

Here are a couple of interesting birds from my yard:

April 1:
Barred Owl, calling, at 1:15 a.m.
Raven, fighting with crows in the same area I heard them on Feb 22nd
American Tree Sparrow, at least 22
Fox Sparrow, 4.  I've had 1 - 4 each day since March 15th.
Song Sparrow, 2.  OK-not too exciting, but I hardly ever get them.
Northern Flicker, calling.
Juncos are still here, but I haven't seen the Red-breasted Nuthatches lately.
Robin, several singing today
Grackles, Red-winged Blackbirds (m&f), Brown-headed Cowbirds (m&f), too many

March 30
FOY Eastern Phoebe
Tufted Titmouse, many, but 1 in submissive display, and calling.  She
sounded like a waxwing as she fluttered her wings, like a fledgling
does when begging.  Unfortunately for her, no one was paying
attention.
House Sparrow building nest in nest box (grrrrrr).  I've never had to
deal with this before.
Chickadees checking out a nest box.  No nesting material in box yet.
Last year, 'my' Bluebird pair started nest building on March 24th.
They have not started building yet this year.

And Gray Squirrels are a real problem this spring.  I've never had
them climb on the feeders before, but now I can't keep them off of
them!

Paula McFarland
Newton, NH
saltpannesatgmaildotcom


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Subject: Snow Birds seen heading south?
From: "Peter Manship" <maddog54l(AT)tds.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:01pm

At about 12:45pm today I spotted a flock of Snowbirds Heading south on RT 93
in Manchester. Now I know this is one of the tougher birds to ID because of
the unusually high rate of speed that they moving at trying to get out of
town! They were smiling and I hope you are to, happy 4-1-08

Peter Manship
Ludlow Vt


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Subject: Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:22pm

        I saw the Black Headed Gull as 
well as a few other birders who helped 
to identify it. Have one photo of it 
taking a nap. Hardly worth uploading.

        Here's a shot of the Ross 
Goose in flight with a couple Canadian 
pals.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2380306267/

Chet
Dover, NH

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark Suomala
  To: New Hampshire Birds
  Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:37 
PM
  Subject: Ross's Goose, Black-headed 
Gull

  I have not seen my initial posting 
on NH.Birds yet so I am re-posting the
  following:

  Last night I returned from guiding a 
bird-tour in Arizona, so this morning 
I
  finally had a chance to visit Moore 
Fields in Durham.

  The ROSS'S GOOSE was in the right 
side of the field as you face them 
from
  Route 155A (although it had been at 
the left end when I first arrived).

  Also present was an adult 
spring-plumaged (alternate plumaged) 
BLACK-HEADED
  GULL.

  This is NOT an April Fool's joke!

  Mark Suomala
  mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
  http://www.marksbirdtours.com


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Subject: Bonaparte's Gulls + odd gull in Rochester
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:50pm

Mark Suomala called me about the Black-headed Gull in Durham while I was 
in Maine.  So I decided to swing by the Rochester WWTP to see if the 
Black-headed Gull was there.  It was not.  So.....I guess the Durham 
bird may be the same bird that has been in Rochester.

I looked through well over 1,000 gulls in the plant and nearby at 
Pickering Ponds.  The highlight was 2 BONAPARTE'S GULLS.  Both adults in 
basic (winter) plumage.  Only my 3rd record for this location (1 on 
4/14/96 and 1 on 10/23/03).

Otherwise, the gulls were almost completely Herring Gulls.  No 
white-winged gulls or Ring-billed and very few Great Black-backed 
Gulls.  Very few ducks also.  Both of the Pickering Ponds were covered 
with ice.  I finally found a bird at Pickering Ponds that I first 
thought was a Lesser Black-backed Gull, but then began to wonder whether 
it might be a hybrid.  The mantle color was very pale in the field and 
not striking.  The bird was also rather large for a Lesser Black-backed 
Gull as shown in these photos.

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/photos/oddgull2.jpg

same photo enlarged:

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/photos/oddgull5.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/photos/oddgull3.jpg

and possibly the same bird from a distance:

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/photos/oddgull02.jpg

Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA


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Subject: Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull
From: Scott Spangenberg <scottspangenberg(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 4:47pm

Chet,

So did the Ross's Goose leave the fields completely at 4:01PM, or did  
it settle back down again.  I imagine that there are some folks who  
would like to swing by there after work, and I know of more than one  
person who won't be able to chase it until Friday or Saturday.

Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH

On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Chet wrote:
>         Here's a shot of the Ross
> Goose in flight with a couple Canadian
> pals.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2380306267/


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Subject: Wild Goose chase from Hinsdale to Charlestown on April
         Fool's Day
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 1 Apr 2008 5:49pm

The April fool, of course, would be me, since it was drizzly, foggy,
and misty all day long in the lower Connecticut River Valley, the
only break, fortuitously, being at Charlestown over the noon hour,
when I was there.

The goose tally:
Greater White-fronted Goose--zero
Cackling Goose--zero, or at least I couldn't find any among the
3,000 Canadas listed below.  20% were lying down with heads
tucked in, and another 10% were obscured by grass, shrubs,
buildings, and the fog.
Snow Goose--46, including 2 immature Blue morph types, and
a handful of immature-molting-to-adults White morph types.
About 40 were White morph adults.  First of year for me.  At
Great Meadow in Charlestown
Canada Goose--about 3,000 at Great Meadow, 350 in Walpole
at Rt. 12 and Main St., 36 along River Road in Walpole, and a few
others here and there.
Canada Goose--1 leucistic bird--all white except for normal neck
and head--at Great Meadow.  Previously reported.
Canada Goose--1 normal bird with neck tag #94MA at Great
Meadow.  Will report to Patuxent Bird Banding web site.

Ducks:
Mallard--800 at Great Meadow, 50 at River Road in Walpole,
20 at Rt. 12 and Main St.
American Black Duck--150 at Great Meadow, 41 at River Road
Green-winged Teal--5 at Great Meadow, 4 at River Road--no
Eurasian Common males
American Wigeon--2 at Great Meadow
Wood Duck--More than I've ever seen before.  69 at Rt. 12 and
Main St., 31 at River Road, 30 at Great Meadow, 3 in Hinsdale
along River Road
Common Merganser--3 in Hinsdale along River Road, 4 in
Chesterfield along River Road at Woodbury--these birds were
the only birds seen in the Connecticut River all day.

Other sightings:
Killdeer--10 at Great Meadow, 2 at River Road
Great Blue Heron--1 at Great Meadow
Turkey Vulture--3 in Walpole along Rt. 12 at Bellows Falls,
1 in Westmoreland at Rt. 63 at Goodrun Crossroads
Red-tailed Hawk--1 in Walpole at River Road, 1 at Great Meadow
American Kestrel--1 in Westmoreland at Rt. 63 & Rt. 12 (first of
year in NH for me), 2 (a pair) along River Road in Walpole
Wild Turkey--27 in Alstead along Rt. 123, 5 in Westmoreland
along River Road near the Canoe Meadow Cemetery
Eastern Bluebird--3 along River Road in Westmoreland
American Robin--everywhere the snow had melted--at least 1,000
Red-winged Blackbird--less than 100
Common Grackle--less than 100
American Crow--100 at Great Meadow, 25 at Rt. 12 and Main St.

You may notice from my signature that I now live in Hampton Falls
instead of Fremont.  I moved last week.

The week before that I was on vacation in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
If anyone is planning a trip there, I'd be happy to answer any questions
about the birding there.  Antillean Crested Hummingbird, Caribbean
Coot, White-cheeked Pintail, and Bananaquit are just a few of the
species I saw.

--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net


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Subject: Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 5:56pm

        It was a bit earlier than that. I left around 3:ish? and it hadn't 
returned.

Chet
Dover, NH

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Scott Spangenberg
To: New Hampshire Birds
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:47 PM
Subject: Re: Ross's Goose, Black-headed Gull

Chet,

So did the Ross's Goose leave the fields completely at 4:01PM, or did
it settle back down again.  I imagine that there are some folks who
would like to swing by there after work, and I know of more than one
person who won't be able to chase it until Friday or Saturday.

Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH

On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:21 PM, Chet wrote:
>         Here's a shot of the Ross
> Goose in flight with a couple Canadian
> pals.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2380306267/


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Subject: Beautiful Spring evening
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:01pm

My husband and I just walked down our road and heard no less than 20
American Woodcock - and Spring Peepers!  The Woodcock were very actively
displaying.  To think that I used to drive miles to find them and now I walk
out into my back yard and see them displaying - I'm in heaven!

 

Dot Sevigny

So. Hampton


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Subject: Capital Chapter Field Trip-Concord Area Waterfowl
From: "Stephanie Parkinson" <steph(AT)ttlc.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:20pm

CONCORD AREA WATERFOWL 
    Saturday, April 5, 7:30 AM 

Join Bob Quinn and spend the day searching for migrating waterfowl around
the Concord area. Sightings in prior years have included Northern Pintail,
American Widgeon, Northern Shoveler and Wilson's (f/k/a Common) Snipe. Meet
at the McLane Audubon Center. Trip goes rain or shine! 
   Contact Bob Quinn at 219-0536 or RAQbirds(AT)aol.com. 
Please note: This trip will be an all day trip this year but will have a
lunch break so that people can come for just half a day if they prefer.


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Subject: Re: Wild Goose chase from Hinsdale to Charlestown on April
         Fool's  Day
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:39pm

Terry:
You might have missed the goose but your posts do not lack for humor.  Much
better than "GWFG Hinsdale - no"

Eric Masterson
Vice President, Development
New Hampshire Audubon
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 224-9909 ext. 307

New Hampshire Audubon
Protecting New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people


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Subject: Thank You!
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 1 Apr 2008 8:58pm

NH Birders,

Thank you for the directions to the Ross's Goose!

Best wishes,
Sue

Sue McGrath 
Newburyport, MA


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Subject: Bird Species seen in NH so far in 2008
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson/Nancy Nelso)
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:29pm

Here is the updated composite list of bird species reported in New Hampshire in
2008
as of March 31, 2008.
Please advise me of any additions.

*=reported by T. Bronson in NH Big Year fundraiser (114 species)
Reported by other birders (49 species)
Total species reported (163 species)
#=may require acceptance by NH Rare Birds Committee

# Greater White-fronted Goose
* Snow Goose
*# Ross's Goose
# Cackling Goose
* Canada Goose
Brant
* Mute Swan
* Wood Duck
Gadwall
* Eurasian Wigeon
* American Wigeon
* American Black Duck
* Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
* Northern Pintail
* Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Redhead
* Ring-necked Duck
* Greater Scaup
Lesser Scaup
* King Eider
* Common Eider
* Harlequin Duck
* Surf Scoter
* White-winged Scoter
* Black Scoter
* Long-tailed Duck
* Bufflehead
* Common Goldeneye
* Barrow's Goldeneye
* Hooded Merganser
* Common Merganser
* Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
* Ruffed Grouse
* Wild Turkey
* Red-throated Loon
* Common Loon
Pied-billed Grebe
* Horned Grebe
* Red-necked Grebe
*# Eared Grebe
Northern Gannet
* Great Cormorant
* Great Blue Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
# Wood Stork
# Black Vulture
* Turkey Vulture
* Osprey
* Bald Eagle
* Northern Harrier
* Sharp-shinned Hawk
* Cooper's Hawk
* Northern Goshawk
Red-shouldered Hawk
* Red-tailed Hawk
* Rough-legged Hawk
* American Kestrel
* Merlin
* Peregrine Falcon
# Gyrfalcon
Sandhill Crane
* Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
* Sanderling
* Purple Sandpiper
Dunlin
Wilson's Snipe
American Woodcock
* Black-headed Gull
* Bonaparte's Gull
* Ring-billed Gull
* Herring Gull
* Iceland Gull
* Lesser Black-backed Gull
# Slaty-backed Gull
* Glaucous Gull
* Great Black-backed Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Dovekie
Thick-billed Murre
* Razorbill
* Black Guillemot
* Rock Pigeon
* Mourning Dove
* Eastern Screech-owl
* Great Horned Owl
Snowy Owl
# Northern Hawk Owl
#Great Gray Owl
* Barred Owl
Short-eared Owl
Northern Saw-whet Owl
* Belted Kingfisher
* Red-bellied Woodpecker
* Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
* Downy Woodpecker
* Hairy Woodpecker
Black-backed Woodpecker
* Northern Flicker
* Pileated Woodpecker
* Eastern Phoebe
* Northern Shrike
* Gray Jay
* Blue Jay
* American Crow
* Fish Crow
* Common Raven
* Horned Lark
Tree Swallow
* Black-capped Chickadee
* Boreal Chickadee
* Tufted Titmouse
* Red-breasted Nuthatch
* White-breasted Nuthatch
* Brown Creeper
* Carolina Wren
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
* Eastern Bluebird
Hermit Thrush
* American Robin
Gray Catbird
* Northern Mockingbird
* European Starling
* Bohemian Waxwing
* Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
* Pine Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
* American Tree Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
* Savannah Sparrow
Fox Sparrow
* Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
* White-throated Sparrow
* Dark-eyed Junco
* Lapland Longspur
* Snow Bunting
* Northern Cardinal
* Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Rusty Blackbird
* Common Grackle
* Brown-headed Cowbird
* Pine Grosbeak
* Purple Finch
* House Finch
Red Crossbill
White-winged Crossbill
* Common Redpoll
*# Hoary Redpoll
* Pine Siskin
* American Goldfinch
* Evening Grosbeak
* House Sparrow

--
Terry Bronson 
Hampton Falls, NH 
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net


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Subject: Woodcock walk tomorrow (Wed)
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 9:18pm

I will be leading a woodcock walk for the Capital Chapter of NH Audubon
tomorrow, 7pm from the McLane Center in Concord. Bring flashlight and boots.
Come one, come all.

Eric Masterson
Vice President, Development
New Hampshire Audubon
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 224-9909 ext. 307

New Hampshire Audubon
Protecting New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people


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Subject: Fw: Ross's Goose Locations
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 1 Apr 2008 10:03pm

Does anyone know how many species of birds have been seen in the state?
Thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: sayoung
To: NH Birds
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:24 AM

Subject: Ross's Goose Locations
Much earlier today (4/1/8)

I geotagged all of the photos at the two different locations. After you open
up a larger view of the pic, you'll see Additional Info on the lower right and
click on (map). I wouldn't mind hearing if this is easy/print or even useful
to anyone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/

Scott Young/Strafford