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Subject: Re: Baltimore Oriloles and Hummingbirds return!
From: Luckyduck2001(AT)aol.com
Date: 7 May 2008 6:12am
Great - that duck is it rare? I looked it up and it looks like a black duck?
Have fun - r u staying in the camper?
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Subject: Walpole, American Redstart
From: "Alan Johnson /R.N.Johnson, Inc." <alan(AT)rnjohnsoninc.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:45am
This morning amidst the symphony of other songs and flitting birds was the FOY
American Redstart and White-crowned Sparrows.
Alan Johnson
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Subject: Bobolink in Newmarket
From: Lyn Rodger <deerfoot(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:55am
A FOY male bobolink looked splendid in his spring colors in the late
afternoon sun yesterday at the head of Great Bay.
Lyn Rodger
Moody Point
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Subject: warblers in N Barnstead
From: "allisons1(AT)juno.com" <allisons1@juno.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:11am
I found a mini-fallout mixed flock in my yard while leaving for work this
morning: black throated green warblers, yellow rumped warblers, black & white
warbler, blue headed vireo, & an ovenbird calling from the woods (all FOY for
me) as well as a hairy woodpecker drumming, a couple of chickadees & titmice,
robins, goldfinch, and a whiny blue jay. Made it hard to leave for work
.......
Hope to see the ruby throated hummers any minute (the feeders are filled and
ready). An oriole and rose breasted grosbeak would be nice, too.
S Allison, Barnstead
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Subject: Bobolinks in Deerfield
From: "Daniel Kern" <info(AT)bear-paw.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:48am
I hadn't seen any posted yet - we have our first Bobolinks of the year here
in Deerfield just off the Parade.
Daniel E. Kern
Bear-Paw Regional Greenways
Post Office Box 19
63 Nottingham Road
Deerfield, New Hampshire 03037
603 463-9400 / 603 230-2447
info(AT)bear-paw.org / www.bear-paw.org
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Subject: Recent Sightings - East Kingston
From: d.skillman(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 10:03am
Many new birds this week!
Starting this Monday thru Wednesday morning in East Kingston (heard or seen from
our yard): Barred Owl, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Red-breasted Nuthatch,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Whip-poor-will, Ovenbird, Wood Thrush, Black-throated
Green Warbler, Broad-winged Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Northern Flicker,
ChippingSparrow, Pine Warbler plus the usual suspects.
Debby and Dennis Skillman
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Subject: Whip-poor-will
From: Susan Hunter <slhunter(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:41am
At 8:30 last night A Whip-poor-will sang for a very short time ! He
was so loud and close it seemed he might be sitting on our deck.
Susan hunter, Bedford
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Subject: Goldfinch and Blue Jay MIGRATION!
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 11:53am
I got out to the coast this morning for a bit of birding and was hit
with an incredible migration of American Goldfnches. The cold front
last night brought NW winds which had more birds moving. I stopped at
Fantini's in Seabrook to search the dune scrub and before I could even
search for warblers, I had over 150 goldfinches migrating by! I was
fascinated by the composition of migrating birds, which was comprised
mostly of Goldfinches and Blue Jays. I was surprised that there were
few blackbirds, almost 0 hawks, and very few swallows. Swallows were
picking up as I left, but I couldn't afford to spend more time birding
and the rising sun was making it very difficult to search for
approaching birds from the south.
Winds - NW 10-15 mph
Sky - Partly cloudy and clearing to no clouds
50F - 60F
I planted myself and from 6:45 AM - 9:30 AM (2 3/4 hours), and counted the
following birds MIGRATING north overhead from Rt. 1A in Seabrook:
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Common Loon - 2 migrating.
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1. THE ONLY raptor of the morning!
American Kestrel - 0
Dunlin - 18. One high flying flock migrating north!
Chimney Swift - 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 1 moving north.
Blue Jay - 356. Wonderful flight (my largest ever). Blue Jays just
seem to float by you overhead in group sizes ranging from 7 to 20 birds
(largest flock of 52).
Tree Swallow - 44. Likely many more as there appeared to be some flying
to the east toward the beach and not readily visible. Picking up as I left.
Barn Swallow - 8+
European Starling - 10 birds moving north. MAY have been migrating.
Magnolia Warbler - 1 bird came out of nowhere and landed in shrub next
to Fantinis and moved on.
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - 3 moving out of dunes.
Red-winged Blackbird - 18
Common Grackle - 39
House Finch - 1 bird moving north overhead. MAY have been migrating.
PINE SISKIN - 3. There were almost surely more, but I only heard 1 for
the day. The other two were ID'd by sight.
American Goldfinch - 1,516. Incredible flight. My largest daily total,
and likely NH's largest migration count and one of the highest daily
totals. Rick Heil has been documenting these spring migrations down at
Plum Island, but I don't think this has ever been witnessed in New
Hampshire. The flight was practically non-stop. The birds flew by
relatively low, and right along Rt. 1A. Generally, right over my head
or over houses along Rt. 1A. Easiest early when there were some clouds,
however, it became EXTREMELY difficult to locate flocks when the sky
turned blue and bright. Often you would only hear a goldfinch overhead
and look up to see a flock of 5 to 20 birds moving by. Seemed to slow
down before I left, but they were still moving. I can't rule out Pine
Siskins being mixed in with this number, however, except for the 3 noted
above, all that could be identified were Goldfinches. Flock sizes were
generally between 10 and 30 in size with the largest flock of about 97
birds at about 7 AM.
Two other migrants noted included a Red-breasted Nuthatch in a small
shrub along Rt. 236 in the middle of the marsh and a Black-and-white
Warbler (female) in a tiny shrub in a parking lot near Great Boar's
Head. Birds are on the move!!!!!!!
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: The story of Harlequin Ducks and Purple Sandpipers, from
Maine to Greenland
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:26pm
Glen Mittelhauser has studied Harlequin Ducks and Purple Sandpipers
along Mainebs coast for twenty years, both of which are species of
concern. Satellite technology has enabled him to follow these two Maine
residents to other locations in the North Atlantic during the breeding
season, including Labrador and Greenland. Join Glen as he tells their
story.
Glen Mittelhauser is the Director of the Maine Natural History
Observatory, a non-profit organization dedicated to the inventory and
monitoring of species and habitats along the coast of Maine. He is also
Managing Editor for Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist.
Massabesic Center, Auburn, May 15th, 7-9pm
New Hampshire Audubon Members free
Non-members $5
Directions to the Massabesic Audubon Center
>From either 93 South or North take exit 7 to Route 101.
Go East towards the Seacoast. Take exit 1 off Route 101.
Turn right at the lights at the end of the ramp onto Route 28 bypass.
Travel mile to a traffic circle,
going half way around the circle
and exiting in the same direction as entering
(Lake Massabesic will be on your left).
Travel exactly 2 miles on Route 28 bypass to Spofford Road.
Turn left onto Spofford Road.
After B< mile the road will veer sharply to the right.
Look for a road on the left (Audubon Way).
Take this left and park after the first house on the left.
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: Hinsdale Setbacks - ORCHARD ORIOLE - 5/6/08
From: Byard Miller <byard(AT)virtualflybox.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:43pm
A good influx of migrants Monday night brought in 9 FOYs for me
including an Orchard Oriole. Spotted him about 100 yards north of
where the Rail Trail meets the path to the power lines. Also Blue-
gray Gnatcatchers were everywhere. My count is on the very
conservative side.
Location: Hinsdale Setbacks
Observation date: 5/6/08 - 5:30 - 7:10 PM
Number of species: 24
Canada Goose 4
Mute Swan 6
Turkey Vulture 1
Mourning Dove 2
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Kingbird 1 FOY
Warbling Vireo 1 FOY
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 10 FOY
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 1 FOY
Yellow Warbler 2 FOY
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 4
Blackburnian Warbler 1 FOY
Black-and-white Warbler 2
American Redstart 2 FOY
Song Sparrow X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Orchard Oriole 1 FOY
Baltimore Oriole 4 FOY
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
Bird Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802@N02/
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Subject:
From: MANDJ3030(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 12:41pm
We received our first hummingbirds yesterday. We had what looked like 2 males
and 1 female. The males are already fighting over the feeder.
Joyce Milligan
Loudon, NH
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Subject: Scarlet Tanager in Auburn
From: "Jane Hills" <jhbird(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 1:37pm
On a walk around Tower Hill Pond in Auburn this morning, I heard a Scarlet
Tanager singing. I have seen this species in the same vicinity in prior
years.
I also met a woman who said that a pair of Osprey had been hanging around
the pond for the past several days. I saw one of these birds myself this
morning. The pond is stocked with lots of fish, so there is a possibility
of nesting activity. I looked around but did not see a nest.
Jane
Jane Hills
Manchester, NH
jhbird(at)verizon(dot)net
"We are all environmentalists now, but we are not all planetists. An
environmentalist realizes that nature has its pleasures and deserves
respect. A planetist puts the earth ahead of the earthlings." --William
Safire
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Subject: Screech Owl Survey
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 2:03pm
Last night, Byard Miller and I set out to do a systematic survey of a five mile
section of the lower CT River Valley for screech owl. They have been reported
in this area for a few years, and we were interested to get a better sense of
how many birds were around. They are mainly known in New Hampshire from the
southeast of the state, but this may a factor of the "Patagonia principle" as
much as anything else.
Ideally, I would have preferred a full moon and a mid to late April date, but
otherwise the weather was perfect. The survey was a success, in so far that we
surveyed. Starting to get the picture?
Using the survey technique that Becky Suomala used for screech owls last year on
Great Bay, we began at 8:30pm at the gas station about three miles to the north
of the setbacks. We walked south 5.4 miles, stopping every half mile to play
tapes for three minutes and listen for three minutes. This involved eleven
stops. No owls of any kind were heard, and the only bird of note was a possible
Virginia Rail.
I have no doubt that they are breeding in the area and will try again.
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: Cerulean Warbler at Pawtuckaway
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 2:08pm
Birded Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham for several hours this morning.
Found at least one singing CERULEAN WARBLER on the Middle Mountain trail
just a few hundred yards from where it starts. It was singing the a "fast"
Black-throated Blue song. There may have been a second bird. I saw a
Cerulean Warbler from farther along the trail that was singing a completely
different song - one that I had heard before from a Cerulean Warbler several
years ago at Pawtuckaway. There was also a Black-throated Blue singing in
the same general area, which which added to the confusion. (see Birdsong
workshop reminder at bottom) Got great looks and a few not-so-great, but
identifiable pictures.
If you go looking for this bird(s), please do not broadcast Cerulean Warbler
recordings while you are there. This species is in decline, and there are
only a few in Pawtuckaway. They don't need the additional pressure that
hearing a recording would cause. If you are patient, the bird(s) is likely
to be seen in the area mentioned, although it may take a little while (it
took me about 45 minutes). They are often high up in the trees, causing
warbler-neck.
Highlights (43 species):
Common Loon 1 flying over
Wild Turkey 1
Least Flycatcher 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great-crested Flycatcher 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Wood Thrush 1
Hermit Thrush 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Winter Wren 1
Pine Warbler2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 10+
Northern Parula 2
Nashville Warbler 1
American Redstart 5
Yellow Warbler 2
Ovenbird 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
CERULEAN WARBLER 1
Common Yellowthroat 4
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Scarlet Tanager 1
Baltimore Oriole 2
White-throated Sparrow 8
Evening Grosbeak 2 flyovers
Flowers:
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Early Saxifrage
Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com
Workshop reminder:
May 10 BIRDSONG TUNE-UP: PAWTUCKAWAY STATE PARK
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the forests and
wetlands of Pawtuckaway State Park. We'll walk and drive to several sites in
the park to learn about and practice birdsong identification. Eastern
Towhee, Least Flycatcher, Cerulean & Blackburnian Warblers, American
Redstart, Northern Parula, Louisiana Waterthrush, and Yellow-throated Vireo
are all possible. "Walk-ins" are welcome, but in such case, payment by cash
only . Meet at the Reservation Road powerline corrider off of Route 107 in
Deerfield at 6:00 a.m., or contact me for directions if you are unsure of
the meeting site.
May 11 BIRDSONG TUNE-UP AT CLOUGH STATE PARK
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the forests,
wetlands, and shrublands of Clough State Park. We'll walk and drive to
several sites in the park to learn about and practice birdsong
identification. Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue-winged,
Chestnut-sided, Nashville, and Yellow Warblers are all possible. "Walk-ins"
are welcome, but in such case, payment by cash only. Meet at the
T-intersection at the end of Sugar Hill Road South off of Route 77 in Weare
at 6:00 a.m., or contact me for directions if you are unsure of the meeting
site.
Instructor: Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong I.D. for more than
10-years
Contact NH Audubon to Register for these Workshops (603) 224-9909
Cost: $20 M/$26 NM per day
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Subject: Health of finches
From: "corgis" <pembrokes(AT)ne.rr.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 3:14pm
Hello,
Just curious. For two years, I've been tracking mycoplasmal
conjunctivitis in the American goldfinches and house finches that visit my
home birdfeeders. I send the results to the Cornell School of Ornithology as
part of their House Finch Disease survey .
Is anyone else in NH Birds in that program?
Best,
Grace Lilly
Swanzey
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Subject: Orchard Oriole still hanging
From: david.h.arnold(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 3:50pm
The adult male Orchard Oriole is still hanging around our deck feeders here at
Moody Point, Newmarket. He does not seem to like to get up too early. Today he
started visiting just before 8:00 AM. After two or three visits he flew off
south across the bay, I thought. But when I checked one last time before
leaving to teach my class at about 10:00 AM there he was again. He has tried
the suet and the oranges but it is really the hummer sugar water that he seems
to go for. He loves hanging upside down on the hummer flowers and sipping away.
We also had a nice pair of migrating White-crowned sparrows this morning about
7:30 AM or so on the top of our deck arborvitae. Lovely but brief sighting for
a couple of minutes and then they were off.
dharnold
Newmarket
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Subject: Coast and Brentwood, 5/7/08
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:10pm
I spent much of the day out birding: first a walk at Brentwood, then
a walk at Odiorne Point, and finally some time on 1A between Odiorne
and Rye. Totaled about 42 species, most of them at Brentwood,
including 7 species of warblers and marvelous looks at both male and
female Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.
Species seen:
Brentwood:
Blackbird, Red-winged
Catbird, Gray
Chickadee, Black-capped
Crow, American
Dove, Rock
Flicker, Northern
Flycatcher, Least
Goldfinch, American
Goose, Canada
Grackle, Common
Grebe, Pied-billed
Grosbeak, Rose-breasted
Heron, Great Blue
Jay, Blue
Mallard
Merganser, Hooded
Oriole, Baltimore
Ovenbird
Robin, American
Sparrow, Field
Swallow, Tree
Thrasher, Brown
Vulture, Turkey
Warbler, Black-and-white
Warbler, Chestnut-sided
Warbler, Nashville
Warbler, Prairie
Warbler, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Yellow
Woodpecker, Downy
Yellowthroat, Common
At Odiorne and along the coast:
Cardinal, Northern
Cormorant, Double-crested
Eider, Common
Gull, Herring
Gull, Ring-billed
Plover, Black-bellied
Sandpiper, Purple
Sparrow, Song
Swan, Mute
Titmouse, Tufted
The Black-bellied Plover puzzled me for a while since it looked
somewhat ragged, with white mixed in with the black, as if in
mid-molt. I eventually figured out it was probably a female in
breeding plumage. However, there were three birds accompanying it
which looked like _winter_ plumage Black-bellies. No idea what those
were, unless perhaps they're yearling birds that won't mature until
next spring.
-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH
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Subject: Londonderry - 4 FOYs; 5 Bigbys
From: "Sandy" <slmolloy(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:58pm
FOYs for today are ruby-throated hummingbird (f) at the feeder,
black-throated blue warbler, several barn swallows and two gray catbirds.
There were also two male wood ducks hanging out at the beaver lodge where
the goose is nesting. All of these were seen in Century Village.
Sandy
Londonderry
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Subject: Effingham/Freedom
From: "Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" <debra.eddison(AT)nh.usda.gov>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:15pm
A great visit out to Jory & Brenda Augenti's in Effingham today. They
are participants in the NRCS's (EQIP) Environmental Quality Incentives
Program. An on-site inventory of the property through a wide variety of
different habitats (wetlands, mixed northern hardwood forests, hemlock
forest, pine/oak forests ) included the following species:
Mourning dove
Blue Jays
American Robin
Dark eyed Junco
Red winged Black birds
Pileated woodpecker
many Tree swallows (20+)
Broad winged hawk
Canada Geese
Mallards
Wood Ducks
Great Blue Heron
White Throated Sparrow
Black Throated Blue Warbler
Red Eyed Vireo
Chestnut Sided Warbler
Hermit Thrush
Also 2 porcupines in young maple trees
signs of moose and beaver
a morning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) in the woods
Tent caterpillars are busy building tents
Also Indian Poke or False Hellebore is coming up in low lying wet areas
ALSO on 153 on the Effingham/Freedom town line, there were at least 6-8
Purple Martins taking up residence in a house and fighting about 15+
tree sparrows off.
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: Green Herons nesting?
From: "Muffie" <MH(AT)Hendricks.mv.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:20pm
Saw 2 Green Herons in a tall cedar near the wetlands of our front yard.
Looks like a good nesting spot for them - I wonder?
Muffie
Dover Point
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Subject: Rail Trail being built in Derry?
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:22pm
This morning while heading toward Brentwood Mitigation Area (see
previous post), I had WGIR-AM's morning show on the car radio. The
majority of the 8-9AM hour was given to two people, one from Windham
and one from Derry. The Windham fella was from the Windham Rail
Trail Alliance; the Derry guy was talking about a plan now underway
in Derry to build a new Rail Trail there.
Apparently a Rail Trail is a stretch of old railroad roadbed that's
been paved over so that bicycles and pedestrians can use it
easily. I don't know much about them as I've never used one, but I
know that old gravel roads, farm drives, and railroad beds are often
great places for birding. Can anyone here offer more
information? Should New Hampshire's birders somehow try to get
involved in Rail Trail associations, perhaps by way of NH Audubon?
-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH
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Subject: Wood Thrush singing in Newmarket, and others
From: Hank Chary <hankchary(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 6:45pm
A Wood Thrush was singing this evening in my back yard.
Today, "my" orioles devoured the oranges set out for them. I counted at least
3 males and 1 female. Also, courtship displays and chasings.
Also today, a male Purple Finch; yesterday 2 females at the feeders.
Hank Chary
Newmarket
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Subject: Brown Thrasher, Baltimore Oriole Amherst FOYs
From: cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net (Chris Sheridan)
Date: 7 May 2008 6:59pm
Stepping outside the office for a few moments at lunchtime, I found two more
FOYs singing away today
beside the cut over PSNH easement in Amherst:
Brown Thrasher: (FOY for NH) http://www.pbase.com/cmsbirds/image/96741390
Baltimore Oriole: http://www.pbase.com/cmsbirds/image/96741362
Chris Sheridan
Nashua
cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Baltimore Orioles
From: "thunduh" <thunduh(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:20pm
Pictures of Baltimore Orioles taken this afternoon in my back yard in Nashua.
http://home.comcast.net/~thunduh2/oriole2008.html
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Subject: Merrimack Valley Cons. Area and Silk Farm Sanctuary today
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 7 May 2008 8:25pm
On my way to Concord today for my regular weekly workday
at NH Audubon headquarters, I spent almost 2 hours at
the Merrimack Valley Conservation Area on Concord's
East Side. This is the flood plain and forest area below
the headquarters for the Society for the Protection of New
Hampshire Forests.
28 species total, including:
Wood Duck--2
Hooded Merganser--2
Broad-winged Hawk--1
Solitary Sandpiper--3 (first of year)
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1 heard
Great Crested Flycatcher--1 heard (FOY)
Tree Swallow--10
Bank Swallow--15, flying over the river next to the tall
banks, where nesting has occurred in years past
Gray Catbird--1 heard
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--1 male singing with great joy
Field Sparrow--1
White-throated Sparrow--25
White-crowned Sparrow--1
Baltimore Oriole--1 heard
After lunch Becky Suomala, Margot Johnson, and I
walked around the field at the Silk Farm Audubon
Sanctuary, with the following highlights among 16 species:
Blue-headed Vireo--1 heard
Ruby-crowned Kinglet--1
Gray Catbird--2
Chestnut-sided Warbler--1 male (FOY)
Black-and-white Warbler--1 heard
American Redstart--2 males seen, 1 heard (FOY)
Eastern Towhee--2 heard
White-throated Sparrow--20
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Goffstown Birds
From: SusanKTucker(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 8:59pm
Today the Bobolinks returned to the Tipping Rock fields. Also the hummers and
the Rose breasted Grosbeaks are back.
Susan Tucker, Goffstown
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Subject: Pickering Ponds
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:02pm
Took my new lens out for a quick test drive today to Pickering
Ponds. Anyone have a neck brace I can borrow? lol
6 Eastern Kingbirds
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2474227653/
15 Yellow-rumped Warblers
3 Turkey Vultures
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2475042304/
1 Great Blue Heron
1 Red-tailed Hawk
1 Eastern Phoebe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2474227737/
Chet
Dover, NH
**GBA===
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150
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Subject: NH visitor looking for pelagic trips, etc...
From: "Jason Pietrzak" <jaypie77(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:20pm
Greetings,
I'm a former NH resident returning for a working-vacation. I have lived and
birded around the country but I was not a big birder when I actually lived
here so now I'd like to make up for that.
I'm interested in learning of any interesting birding opportunities in the
next two weeks (I'm here until May 23rd), but I'd especially like to go out
on the ocean and do some pelagic birding. If anybody knows of any must-do
trips in the next couple weeks, please let me know. Hope to see you out
birding!
Jason
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Subject: Pickering Ponds
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:17pm
An impromptu group assembled this morning (Dan Hubbard and John Tyler).Some
things of note:
Lesser Scaup 1 male
Common Merganser 1 female
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Bald Eagle 1 adult heading northerly
Spotted Sandpiper 10
Least Sandpiper 1 FOY
Yellow-throated Vireo 1 FOY
House Wren 1 and 2 more at home mixing it up with a Wood Thrush
Brown Thrasher 1
Louisiana H2O 1
Blue-winged Warbler 1
Palm Warbler 1 late
American Redstart 2 FOY
Common Yellowthroat 3 FOY
White-crowned Sparrow 1FOY
Bobolink 3 FOY
Orchard Oriole 1 1st summer male FOY
Added some more photos (really): http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/
Scott Young/Strafford
PS Upland Sandpipers don't mind the shadow big jets. And there is an Iceland
Gull with 50 Purple Sandpipers at Seal Rocks. 120 Purples at Rye harbor.
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Subject: Pemi Chapter meeting Tuesday, May 13
From: John Williams <john(AT)2young.us>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:32pm
Audubon Chapter to Host Avian Painter Cindy House
The Pemigewasset Audubon Chapter and Birding Club will have its next
meeting on Tuesday, May 13th , 7:00 pm at the Comman Man Inn in Plymouth
Our guest speaker, Cindy House is a well known painter of birds and
landscapes. Cindy will be bringing an interpretation of her
portraiture and illustrations as an astute observer of nature. She
has illustrated numerous books including the National Geographic
Society's Guide to the Birds of North America and a field guide for
warblers in the Peterson Field Guide Series. Her work resides in the
permanent collections of the prestigious Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art
Museum's "Birds in Art" show, the Rhode Island Audubon Society and
the Massachucetts Audubon Society.
Cindy considers the greatest gift given to her by her mother was the
ability to see and observe the splendor of the natural world. She now
uses that gift to express herself with pastels occasionally oils. Her
goals in painting are twofold to depict the beauty of commonplace
segments of the environment and to capture a particular moment in time.
Her choice of avian subjects reflects common species found in the
Northeast.
The Audubon Chapter meetings are open to the public and are free of
charge. For additional information you may contact Frank Benham at
726-3027 or fbenhham(AT)roadrunner.com. The chapter will have its next
meeting at the home of President John Williams on June 10th with a
wildflower, butterfly and bird walk.
John R Williams
Rumney
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Subject: Kenan Devan-Meetinghouse Pond Sanctuary
From: Geoffrey Gardner <anarkiss(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:26pm
Tuesday, 5/6/08, 6:30-7PM
Solitary Sandpiper - Pond at the picnic area out on the mud.
Two Osprey - Hunting at the east end of the pond, both striking the water
many times, but with no luck.
Geoffrey Gardner
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Subject: Peterborough area
From: Bruce Boyer <bboyer192(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:44pm
Sargent Center: Great Oaks Trail: Blackburnian Warbler, Ovenbird
walking on ground, moving its head somewhat like a chicken. More Y-R
Warblers. Dinsmore Pond Loop Trail: lots of warblers (Y-R, B-T Green).
Solitary Sandpiper at Nubanusit Brook.
McDowell Lake, boat launch area at NE end: Least Flycatcher, dueling
Warbling Vireos, F R-B Grosbeak who scrunched down on her perch
nervously as a Broad-winged Hawk coasted above. Road/trail along E
shore of lake appears completely dry now.
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