NH.Birds for Thursday, April 10, 2008

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   April 9 sightings--PB Grebes, G. Egret, G. Yellowlegs   Terry Bronson   5:55am   Re: April 9 sightings--PB Grebes, G. Egret, G. Yellowlegs   Jon Woolf    6:50am   Warner Sandhill Cranes--NO   Birds Etc   9:07am   Exeter turkeys   Aaronian, Richard S.   9:21am   woodcocks in Concord   RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state   11:42am   Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, April 10, 2008   Mark Suomala   11:51am   Keene BIGBY Fox Sparrow   Clifford Seifer   11:42am   Spring Birds in Lakes Region -- Fox Sparrow, Flicker, Osprey   Iain MacLeod   1:13pm   Mergansers in Fitzwilliam   Bruce Boyer    1:55pm   Re: Star Island Trips   Eric Masterson   3:20pm   FOY - Red-shouldered Hawk   d.skillman(AT)comcast.n   4:00pm   Dead Owl-   Daniel M. Keefe   5:26pm   Eliot Bridge/Rochester WWTP   Chet   7:29pm   Hummingbirds   New England Hummers   7:33pm   Re: Capital Chapter Field Trip-Morrill's Farm   PAMELA HUNT   10:47pm

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Subject: April 9 sightings--PB Grebes, G. Egret, G. Yellowlegs
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 10 Apr 2008 5:55am

Yesterday, April 9, I visited the Brentwood Mitigation Area
for the first time this year.  Mostly the same birds reported
by others in the last week.

Pied-billed Grebe--2, maybe 3, 1 in Pond 6, 1 in Pond 8,
and possibly 1 in Pond 5.  Just a very brief glimpse of
a neck sinking into the water at the last, never to reappear.

Great Blue Heron--13 on 13 nests.  Couldn't see anything
on the 14th.
American Kestrel--a pair flying together along the power line

On the way there along Route 1 in Hampton as it crosses
the marsh just south of Route 101:

Great Egret--1
Greater Yellowlegs--2

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


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Subject: Re: April 9 sightings--PB Grebes, G. Egret, G. Yellowlegs
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 6:50am

Terry, what condition are the trails in at Brentwood?  I was there a 
week ago and the trail by Pond 3 was completely flooded, inches deep, 
just like it was for much of last year.

-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH

At 05:54 AM 4/10/2008, you wrote:
>Yesterday, April 9, I visited the Brentwood Mitigation Area
>for the first time this year.  Mostly the same birds reported
>by others in the last week.
>
>Pied-billed Grebe--2, maybe 3, 1 in Pond 6, 1 in Pond 8,
>and possibly 1 in Pond 5.  Just a very brief glimpse of
>a neck sinking into the water at the last, never to reappear.
>
>Great Blue Heron--13 on 13 nests.  Couldn't see anything
>on the 14th.
>American Kestrel--a pair flying together along the power line
>
>On the way there along Route 1 in Hampton as it crosses
>the marsh just south of Route 101:
>
>Great Egret--1
>Greater Yellowlegs--2
>
>--
>Terry Bronson
>Hampton Falls, NH
>tbbirds(AT)comcast.net


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Subject: Warner Sandhill Cranes--NO
From: "Birds Etc" <BEtc(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 9:07am

As of 8:00 am this morning, no Sandhill Cranes were
present at the Pumpkin Hill Road field in Warner.  Joy
Bockius was on the scene before me, and hadn't seen
them either.

A quick driving tour northward into Salisbury, then
back through Webster found few fields where the
snow had melted, but no Cranes

Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH

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Subject: Exeter turkeys
From: "Aaronian, Richard S." <raaronian(AT)exeter.edu>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 9:21am

3 Wild Turkey this morning on PEA campus between student center and Art
Gallery. These are the first turkeys I've seen on the main campus and wonder
what corridor they are using to get here.

Rich Aaronian


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Subject: woodcocks in Concord
From: RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state.nh.us
Date: 10 Apr 2008 11:42am

Last night we had good luck on the Capital Chapter woodcock walk.  We saw a
woodcock up close IN THE SCOPE!  They say this has never been done before!
If you missed out, you can join us next week, when I'm sure Phil Brown will
top even this feat!  Wednesday at 7.

Interesting side note:  notice how almost every request from the list serve
moderator has been violated in just 24 hours!

Rob (a little cranky) Woodward
Concord, NH


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Subject: Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, April 10, 2008
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 11:51am

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, April 10th, 
2008.

A ROSS'S GOOSE was discovered at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on 
March 29th and was seen there for several days afterwards. It was last 
reported on April 5th. 1 or 2 SNOW GEESE have been reported from Moore 
Fields since then.

4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in Warner on April 9th but have not been 
relocated. The SANDHILL CRANE that has been spending summers in Monroe for 
more than 5-years running has returned. Traditionally, it has been seen in 
fields near Plains Road, and along the Connecticut River.

A EURASIAN WIGEON, 1 NORTHERN SHOVELER, and 35 AMERICAN WIGEON were seen in 
the southeast corner of Great Bay on April 6th.

3 CACKLING GEESE and 2 SNOW GEESE were seen along with approximately 1,500 
CANADA GEESE in Great Meadows in Charlestown on April 6th.

13 SNOW GEESE were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th, and a flock of 16 
BRANT were seen along the coast on April 6th.

2 GADWALL were reported on Great Bay from the Greenland area on April 5th.

4 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
April 5th, and 4 were seen on Great Bay on the 4th.

15 NORTHERN PINTAIL were seen in farm fields on Kingston on April 5th, 2 
were seen on fields on West Portsmouth Street in Concord on the 5th, 2 were 
seen in the fields on Krif Road in Keene on the 5th, and 2 were seen along 
the Winnesquam River in Tilton on the 6th.

4 LESSER SCAUP, a HORNED GREBE, 6 GADWALL, 7 NORTHERN PINTAIL, a BLUE-WINGED 
TEAL, 45 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 45 RING-NECKED DUCKS, 94 COMMON MERGANSERS, 154 
WOOD DUCKS, 6 BUFFLEHEADS and numerous other water birds were reported from 
along the Connecticut River and in nearby fields between Charlestown and 
Hinsdale on April 4th.

A RUDDY DUCK was seen on Lake Winnesquam on April 6th. 2 RED-BREASTED 
MERGANSERS were seen on Powdermill Pond in Hancock on April 6th. 53 COMMON 
GOLDENEYE were seen on the Androscoggin River in Errol on April 3rd. A group 
of 40 WOOD DUCKS was seen on the Merrimack River in Concord on April 5th. 
About 500 GREATER SCAUP were reported from Great Bay on April 4th.

A GLOSSY IBIS was reported from Manchester last weekend. A GREAT EGRET was 
reported from North Hampton on April 5th, and 4 were seen in Seabrook on the 
8th. A SNOWY EGRET was seen in Hampton Falls on the 8th.

2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were seen on River Road in Walpole on April 5th. An 
AMERICAN PIPIT, 4 SNOW BUNTINGS, and 25 HORNED LARKS were seen at the 
Laconia Airport on April 6th. 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS, 220 HORNED LARKS, and a 
SAVANNAH SPARROW were seen in Moore Fields on Route 155A in Durham on April 
5th.

16 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were seen at Krif Road in Keene on April 7th, 3 RUSTY 
BLACKBIRDS were reported from Bartlett Road in East Kingston on April 5th

A LESSER YELLOWLEGS was reported from the Krif Road fields in Keen on April 
6th, a pair of PIPING PLOVERS was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on April 
3rd, and 2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS were seen in Hampton Marsh on April 5th.

37 WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at Runnymede Farm in Hampton, 31 were seen at 
Great Bay Farm in Greenland, 21 were seen at the Krif Road fields in Keene, 
and 5 were seen in Moore Fields in Durham, all on April 5th.

60 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from Rye Harbor State Park on April 6th.

A BONAPARTE'S GULL was seen at the Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
April 7th.

NORTHERN SHRIKE sightings during the past week included 1 in Keene on April 
9th, 1 in Lee on the 6th, and 1 in Errol on the 3rd.

2 PINE GROSBEAKS were seen in Penacook on April 6th.

BOHEMIAN WAXWING sightings during the past week included 10 in Exeter on 
April 9th, 20 in Keene on the 9th, 70 in Nashua on the 6th, 89 in Belmont on 
the 6th, 35 in Greenland on the 6th, 40 in Raymond on the 6th, 20 in Enfield 
on the 6th, 50 in Hanover on the 6th, 16 in Hampton on the 5th, 70 in 
Portsmouth on the 4th, 20 in Stratham on the 3rd, and 30 in Littleton on the 
3rd.

COMMON REDPOLL sightings during the past week included 10 in Ashland on 
April 6th, 1 in Penacook on the 6th, and several in Enfield Center on the 
3rd.

A flock of 10 EVENING GROSBEAKS was reported from Hancock on April 9th.

A PINE WARBLER was reported from Exeter, and one was reported from East 
Kingston, both on April 9th.

Early-returning migrants reported during the past week included: BLUE-WINGED 
TEAL, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER, and PALM 
WARBLER.

Other early-returning migrants during the past week included: PIED-BILLED 
GREBE, EASTERN MEADOWLARK, NORTHERN FLICKER, BELTED KINGFISHER, EASTERN 
PHOEBE, TREE SWALLOW, OSPREY, AMERICAN KESTREL, NORTHERN HARRIER, AMERICAN 
WOODCOCK, KILLDEER, WINTER WREN, CHIPPING SPARROW, and FOX SPARROW.

This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and 
press 2 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any 
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the 
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: 
birdsetc(AT)nhaudubon.org. Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird 
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and 
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon 
web site, www.nhaudubon.org

Thanks very much and good birding.


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Subject: Keene BIGBY Fox Sparrow
From: "Clifford Seifer" <clifdisc(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 11:42am

Jogging affords opportunities to add to my human powered bird list and
also to hone my Birding Without Binoculars skills.  (Maybe I should
start a BIGBIWOBBY list.)  Yesterday I added the following species to
my Big Green list:

Fox Sparrow -- East Surry Rd
Raven -- East Surry Rd
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
Red-tail Hawk -- Green Wagon Farm
Northern Flicker -- Green Wagon Farm

-- Cliff Seifer
Keene NH


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Subject: Spring Birds in Lakes Region -- Fox Sparrow, Flicker, Osprey
From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 1:13pm

Glorious morning

Fox Sparrow -- 1 singing his lungs out at my house in Ashland -- FOY
Northern Flicker -- 1 singing - FOY
Evening Grosbeaks -- 2 FOY -- none all winter
Purple Finch -- several singing
Redpolls -- still large flock on the feeders
Cowbirds -- 2
Juncos -- huge jump in numbers yesterday and today -- at least 100
around my house
Phoebe -- singing

Osprey -- (virtual sighting) first at the Ayres Island Dam nest in New
Hampton (via PSNH webcam)
http://www.psnh.com/osprey/default.asp#livecam

Iain MacLeod
Executive Director
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
23 Science Center Road,
PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245
Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23  Fax: 603-968-2229
iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org
www.nhnature.org

Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world
Northern New England's only AZA*-accredited institution.
*Association of Zoos and Aquariums -- www.aza.org


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Subject: Mergansers in Fitzwilliam
From: Bruce Boyer <bboyer192(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 1:55pm

Saw 5 Common Mergansers at Scott Pd., which is still something like  
98% frozen. Also saw on otter who had hauled out completely onto the  
ice to eat a fish. Heard and saw a Brown Creeper singing.


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Subject: Re: Star Island Trips
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 3:20pm

Hi Dorothy:
I have a place on hold for you.  

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

>>> dorothy currier <dorothycurrier(AT)yahoo.com> 04/09/2008 9:59 PM >>>
I'm interested in the 18th.  Are you full yet?

Eric Masterson <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org> wrote:  Birders:
May 18th and May 31st I will be leading a one day trip to Star Island (with
Steve Mirick on the 18th) for New Hampshire Audubon hoping to cash in on spring
migration. If you are interested in beefing up your New Hampshire birdlist with
who knows what, send your registration asap. Space is limited to the first
nineteen to register. Please contact me if you are interested in previous
records from Star Island in May.

Cost $40pp members, $45pp non-members.
Checks payable to:
New Hampshire Audubon
c/o Eric Masterson
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301

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
Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around 
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Subject: FOY - Red-shouldered Hawk
From: d.skillman(AT)comcast.net
Date: 10 Apr 2008 4:00pm

FOY - Red-shouldered Hawk - heard calling then seen overhead from the backyard -
 East Kingston.

Dennis Skillman


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Subject: Dead Owl-
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <selchie(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 5:26pm

I am depressed- I found the cutest little owl that had somehow gotten into
our garage and managed to tangle itself up hoplessly in an old fishing net.
It must have only been a day or so ago. I think it is a Saw-whet.

Anyone at Audubon or anywhere that could use it for educational purposes? It
is still in pretty good shape.

Dan

Durham, NH


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Subject: Eliot Bridge/Rochester WWTP
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 7:29pm

        Eliot Bridge:

7 Bufflehead
11 Common Mergansers
1 Bald Eagle
1 Raven
1 Red Tailed Hawk

Rochester WWTP 

1 Cooper's Hawk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2404503786/

750 Gulls
2 Killdeer
1 Turkey Vulture

Chet
Dover, NH

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


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Subject: Hummingbirds
From: "New England Hummers" <nehummers(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 7:33pm

New Hampshire birders,

New England Hummers will again be recording arrivals of Ruby-throated
Hummingbirds in New England states. There are now two reports from southern
New England, so it is almost time to be putting feeders up!  Please report the
first male arriving at your yard or feeder, and the first female, or the first
hummingbird you see in the field. Report on line at http://www.nehummers.com .
Thank you for participating in the study.

Sharon Stichter
Newbury, MA
New England Hummers


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Subject: Re: Capital Chapter Field Trip-Morrill's Farm
From: "PAMELA HUNT" <biodiva(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 10 Apr 2008 10:47pm

Hey all,

Just an FYI on this given that the forecast calls for rain.  The trip will 
go if the rain is light or drizzle, since this is unlikely to affect the 
birds and may even ground some waterfowl. Heck, even bring an umbrella. If 
it's much heavier I'm guessing we'll not go, but I'll be at the meeting spot 
in any event since it's only a mile from my house. You can try calling, but 
if the rain is light, I might have opted to walk down, meaning I'll be 
leaving a little after 7.

Think drizzle!
Pam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephanie Parkinson" <steph(AT)ttlc.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:48 PM
Subject: Capital Chapter Field Trip-Morrill's Farm

> MORRILL'S FARM, PENACOOK
>    Saturday, April 12, 8:00-11:00 AM
>
>
> Explore this mix of grasslands, wetlands, and forest in the Merrimack 
> River
> floodplain with Pam Hunt. This is a good time for waterfowl migration, and
> perhaps we'll find some early songbird arrivals as well. The trip will be
> entirely on foot, and covers a distance up to 4 miles, all of it on level
> ground. Bring a scope if you have one and are willing to carry it around.
> Meet at the Hannah-Dustin Park-n-Ride just west of Exit 17 on I-93.
>   Contact: Pam Hunt at 753-9137 or biodiva(AT)verizon.net
>
>
>
> For a schedule of Capital Area Chapter field trips through June, Check the
> Chapter website at:
>
>
>
> http://www.nhaudubon.org/capital/calendar.htm