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Subject: brentwood happenings?
From: "Suzanne Smith" <zanne1(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 7:22am
Last year there was a lot of activity at Brentwood Mitigation Area rather
early but I am not seeing anything on the list. Wonder what's up there? pied
billeds back? pines? palms?
Thanks!
Suzanne
Suzanne J. Smith CCH, RS Hom.(NA)
New Found Healthworks LLC
Classical Homeopathy and Nutrition Counseling
20 Brookside Lane
Hebron, NH 03264
603-744-9064
----- Original Message -----
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:26 PM
Subject: Dole's Marsh, Northwood-Deerfield
> Louisiana Waterthrush in the exact same spot as last year.
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/
> Pretty quite there yet: Winter Wren, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ,Blue-headed
> Vireos, Palms, Butterbutts, Red-breasted Nuthatch-amazing FOY! I havn't
> come
> across a Brown Creeper yet
>
> My friend John called (twice) to let me know that Pickering Ponds was
> loaded this morning with hundreds of warblers-mostly Butterbutts and Palms
> and
> other things.....what are other things???????
>
> Scott Young/Strafford
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Subject: Re: brentwood happenings?
From: "Denis Parslow" <dgp(AT)ilk.org>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 8:06am
Hi Suzanne
Thanks for reminding me
I went over to Brentwood for a chunk of a most beautiful Saturday
morning, arriving a little late - I was there from around 10am to noon, I
think. I met up with some fellow birders, and had a great time.
It was a little quiet, but I saw the following:
Canada Geese, of course
Mallards
Ring-necked Ducks - 6 on the heron rookery pond
1 remaining Hooded Merganser
8+ Great Blue Herons in the rookery
2 Turkey Vultures soaring about (many more from 101 on the way
over)
1 American Woodcock, who was right by the trail, and just walked
back into the brush
1 Wilson's Snipe
3+ Belted Kingfishers
3+ Northern Flickers
a few American Crows
Black-capped Chickadees
Robins
2 Northern Mockingbirds
Starlings
American Goldfinches
2 Palm Warblers (by the first intersection)
7+ Yellow-rumped Warblers (both by the first intersection and back by
the rookery)
Field Sparrow - we were trying to id this fellow, who was singing quite
mightily from a distant tree. As soon as the other's attention was
turned to a distant raptor, the sparrow flew down and landed about 12
feet away, making identification much easier, and we all got nice looks
before he moved along
Northern Cardinal - next to the field sparrow, singing counterpoint
Red-winged Blackbirds
Common Grackles
I didn't find any Pied-billed Grebes yet, and sadly no nesting Great
Horned Owl. Still, several nice birds on that list, as well as my FOY
warblers
Denis Parslow / Londonderry
On 23 Apr 2008 at 7:21, Suzanne Smith wrote:
> Last year there was a lot of activity at Brentwood Mitigation Area
> rather early but I am not seeing anything on the list. Wonder what's
> up there? pied billeds back? pines? palms? Thanks! Suzanne
>
>
> Suzanne J. Smith CCH, RS Hom.(NA)
> New Found Healthworks LLC
> Classical Homeopathy and Nutrition Counseling
> 20 Brookside Lane
> Hebron, NH 03264
> 603-744-9064
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
> To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:26 PM
> Subject: Dole's Marsh, Northwood-Deerfield
>
>
> > Louisiana Waterthrush in the exact same spot as last year.
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/
> > Pretty quite there yet: Winter Wren, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
> > ,Blue-headed Vireos, Palms, Butterbutts, Red-breasted
> > Nuthatch-amazing FOY! I havn't come across a Brown Creeper yet
> >
> > My friend John called (twice) to let me know that Pickering
> > Ponds was
> > loaded this morning with hundreds of warblers-mostly Butterbutts and
> > Palms and other things.....what are other things???????
> >
> > Scott Young/Strafford
>
>
Denis Parslow
dgp(AT)ilk.org
http://world.std.com/~dgp/
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Subject: Albany birds (4/23)
From: "Joshua Potter" <jpotter(AT)tinmtn.org>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 12:26pm
Covered another area of our bird monitoring transects this morning on
Bald Hill Road in Albany.
Highlights include:
Louisiana Waterthrush
Pine Warbler (so many I started to "not hear them")
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Winter Wren
Blue-headed Vireo
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Northern Flicker
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (numerous)
White-throated Sparrow
Evening Grosbeak (5 on two flyovers)
Barred Owl (calling)
Broad-winged Hawk
Lot's of fresh moose sign, including tracks, scat, and a fresh itching
post covered in hair.
Happy birding,
Joshua Potter
Joshua Potter
Outreach Coordinator
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
1245 Bald Hill Road
Albany, NH 03818
(603)447-6991
www.tinmtn.org
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Subject: new warblers in Nelson & Harrisville
From: Phil Brown <downtownpab(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 1:22pm
This morning, I listened to the squeaky wheel of the black-and-white warbler
along Lead Mine Road in Nelson.
And Julie called to let me know she heard the first black-throated green warbler
near Child's Bog in Harrisville.
Phil Brown
Nelson, NH
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Subject: Walpole Birds
From: "Alan Johnson /R.N.Johnson, Inc." <alan(AT)rnjohnsoninc.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 2:36pm
This morning/noontime at various locations in Walpole- Savannah Sparrows,
Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Yellow Rump Warblers, Palm Warblers, and Brown
Thrashers. Last night at Herrick's cove Swamp Sparrows, Savannah Sparrows and
an estimated 500 Tree Swallows roosting at dusk...
Alan Johnson
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Subject: Windpower and Bird Resources
From: "FERGUS, Rob" <rfergus(AT)audubon.org>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 3:02pm
For folks interested in the impacts of windpower development on birds and other
wildlife, the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC) has a lot of
online resources that might be of interest.
NWCC is a U.S. consensus-based collaborative of agency, nonprofit, and business
interests formed in 1994 to identify issues affecting the use of wind power,
establish dialogue among key stakeholders, and catalyze appropriate activities
to support the development of environmentally, economically, and politically
sustainable commercial markets for wind power. Over the past 14 years, the NWCC
has developed a wealth of resources addressing the impacts of windpower on
birds and other wildlife, most of which are available on the NWCC website
(www.nationalwind.org).
Links to most of the NWCC wind and wildlife resources are here:
http://www.nationalwind.org/workgroups/wildlife/
These include the following recent publications:
* Assessing Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Nocturnally Active Birds and
Bats: A Guidance Document (the Journal of Wildlife Studies Paper November 2007)
* Critical Literature Review: Impact of Wind Energy and Related Human
Activities on Grassland and Shrub-Steppe Birds (October 2007)
* Songbird Protocol (Updated June 2007)
* NWCC Mitigation Toolbox (May 2007 - 962KB PDF)
The toolbox describes various mitigation measures or tools that can be used in
the decision-making process. To help guide future decision making, this toolbox
provides information about existing mitigation policies and guidelines, as well
as on whether strategies are based on sound scientific research. It indicates
the effectiveness of various methods of avoiding, minimizing, or compensating
for direct and indirect impacts on wildlife caused by wind power facilities. The
toolbox is a living document and is updating twice annually.
There are also minutes and reports from meetings, and powerpoint presentations
on a lot of issues, including a recent presentation on Lesser Prairie-Chicken
impacts in Texas
(http://www.nationalwind.org/workgroups/wildlife/LPCsandHabitatinTX-NWCCwebcast.pdf).
There's an embarrassment of riches here, one could easily spend a week just
reading all the great material here.
So bookmark the NWCC wind and wildlife resources page and make it a point to
check there as a starting point when looking for good information on wind and
wildlife issues.
NWCC puts out a brief bi-monthly email update, so if you want to keep up with
the latest NWCC happenings including events and resources under development, you
can subscribe by sending an email to Taylor Kennedy (tkennedy AT resolv.org).
Rob Fergus
Senior Scientist | Urban Bird Conservation
National Audubon Society
Warminster, PA
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Subject: Brentwood Mitigation Area on 4/23: Spotted Sandpiper, Brown
Thrasher
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 23 Apr 2008 3:15pm
I spent all morning at the Brentwood Mitigation Area, aka Deer Hill
Wildlife Management Area. While there, I encountered Dennis
Skillman, Warren Trested, and Jon Woolf, so additional reports
from them may be forthcoming--I know they saw a few species
I didn't.
Number of species: 31
Canada Goose 11, 2 on nests
Mallard 9
Ring-necked Duck 1 drake, perhaps unable to fly, since all others
have left
Hooded Merganser 3
Pied-billed Grebe 6, 2 on pond 2, 2 on pond 8, 1 on pond 5, 1 on pond 6
Double-crested Cormorant 21, 19 migrating
Great Blue Heron 14 on or at nests, didn't count those flying in and out
to avoid double-counting
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 1, first of year. Thanks to Jon Woolf for spotting the
Spotty. (Couldn't resist.)
Great Black-backed Gull 1 flyover, first ever recorded at Brentwood,
bringing the cumulative bird list to 128 species
gull sp. 9 flyovers, most likely Ring-bills from the nearby Wal-Mart
Mourning Dove 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker 1 heard
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue Jay 5
Tree Swallow 9
Black-capped Chickadee 5 heard
Tufted Titmouse 1 heard
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 heard
American Robin 12
Brown Thrasher 1, first of year, singing a medley of its greatest hits
Eastern Towhee 1 heard
Chipping Sparrow 4 heard
Field Sparrow 3 heard
Song Sparrow 5
White-throated Sparrow 2, tan-striped
Red-winged Blackbird 28
Common Grackle 20
American Goldfinch 9
Trail status: all trails are dry, except for the flooded area next to
pond 3, though that has receded dramatically, and you can get
by with no problem.
May 3 field trip notice: I will be leading a beginner bird walk,
though all are welcome, for NH Audubon's Seacoast Chapter
to the Brentwood Mitigation Area on Saturday, May 3, meeting
at 7:00 am at the entrance. Should conclude about 9:00, though
there will be another couple of hours spent after that touring the
remainder of the area. A more complete notice will be posted
late next week once the weather forecast becomes available.
For those not familiar with this wonderful area and for directions
on how to get there, see the article at the NH Bird Records web site:
http://www.nhbirdrecords.org/articles/Brentwood.pdf
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
603-929-1745
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Subject: Piping Plovers doing well
From: Leonard Medlock <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 4:22pm
A very brief time on the coast very early this morning. The Piping Plovers seem
to be doing well.
http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/96039909.
Other highlights:
Green-winged Teal-2 at Henry's Pool, Hampton
Long-tailed Duck-44 South of Boar's Head, Hampton
White-winged Scoter-17 South of Boar's Head, Hampton
Greater Yellowlegs-3 at Henry's Pool, Hampton
Purple Sandpiper-50+ flying between rocks South of Boar's Head, Hampton
Ruby-crowned Kinglet-2 Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton
Field Sparrow-1 Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton
http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/96040058
A Swallow sp. winged past me on the beach at Hampton State Park with blinding
celerity--I think I noticed a darkish throat--probably a Rough-winged?
Len
Exeter, NH
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Subject: First NH Hummer of year?
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 23 Apr 2008 4:16pm
Posted on NEHummers.com: Michelle Plunkett of New Boston
reported a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird on April 21 at
the spot where she had feeders last year.
Pending submissions of earlier sightings to NH Bird Records
or NH.Birds, this seems to be the first NH Hummer of 2008.
Time to get those feeders out!
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: Brentwood Mitigation Area on 4/23: Spotted Sandpiper,
Brown Thrasher
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 5:06pm
Terry,
At 03:14 PM 4/23/2008, you wrote:
>I spent all morning at the Brentwood Mitigation Area, aka Deer Hill
>Wildlife Management Area. While there, I encountered Dennis
>Skillman, Warren Trested, and Jon Woolf, so additional reports
>from them may be forthcoming--I know they saw a few species
>I didn't.
Add at least 2 more of the tan-morph White-throated Sparrows, for a
total of (at least) 4. I can also add:
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Turkey, probably wild, along the edge of Seacoast Mills Lumberyard
right next to the Brentwood trail
Nonavian sightings included 2 garter snakes, 1 large rabbit, and
numerous pond turtles, most of which looked like Painted Turtles.
After leaving Brentwood I wandered down to Brookside Audubon
Sanctuary, where I got a good look at several more GBH's in the GBH
rookery, an Osprey perched near one of the the heron nests, and (the
real prize) my first-ever good daylight look at a Great Horned Owl --
an adult on the nest there. An attempt to visit the coast was a
total bust, yielding only large herds of bare-skinned beach bums.
-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH
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Subject: Baltimore Oriole
From: "Peter Manship" <maddog54l(AT)tds.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 5:51pm
We had a Baltimore Oriole singing from a tree top in the back of the parking
lot for Discount foods in North Warpole NH. today
Carol and Pete
Ludlow Vt
http://carolandpets.blogspot.com
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Subject: Pickering Ponds/Rochester
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 6:18pm
I stopped by this morning to look for the other things with John. We didn't
relocate the Sora and Brown Thrasher. We did hear the Green Heron in the usual
spot. Lots of Palm (60+) and Butterbutts (100+), especially when the bugs
began to fly around 9 am. Good close encounters. Some Ring-necks, Savannah
Sparrows, YB Sapsucker, Winter Wren and an Eastern Meadowlark.
Scott Young/Strafford
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Subject: Nashua and Amherst (and Rye) --odd diver, arrivals.
departures
From: cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net (Chris Sheridan)
Date: 23 Apr 2008 8:06pm
Both at home in Nashua, and at the office off 101A in Amherst,
the influx of Slate Colored Juncos of last week has moved on.
A White-throated sparrow has been visiting the feeders in Nashua since
Saturday--not
FOY, though, that was January 25!
Vireos in Nashua, singing in the early morning--I wish I knew songs better,
can't say which one(s.)
Mourning doves are cooing.
A Merlin swooped by today as I talked with my neighbor after work. Various
Hawks seem to pass
through, Red tailed Hawks are regulars.
In Amherst at the office, Pine Warblers, Chipping Sparrows and a male Eastern
Towhee
have arrived, singing.
Two Killdeer were calling today--I haven't seen them yet, but they have been
raising a brood annually
on the grassy area in the cul-de-sac. I will never understand how they survive
the lawnmowers and the
kids from the small private schools playing games, but it happens every year.
The odd-looking diver off North Hampton was an immature, male, Common
Eider--there was quite a
difference of opinion in emails! Thanks to all! I went out and found some
Immature, Male Common Eiders off of Rye on Sunday, and agree that that's what it
was. I expected some white on the back, per Sibley--like all
the other immature, male Common Eiders!
Also in Rye, of note, a Mute Swan, in a wetland across from the ocean (Route 1)
and two Savannah Sparrows, edges of same wetland.
Chris Sheridan
Nashua
cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Rose-breasted Grosbeak?
From: Byard Miller <byard(AT)virtualflybox.com>
Date: 23 Apr 2008 9:56pm
I was just sitting out on the porch and heard a Rose-breasted
Grosbeak. It seems a bit early to me... could I be mistaking his call
for something else?
Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
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