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Subject: FOY male hummer
From: paintedman(AT)webtv.net (painted man)
Date: 10 May 2008 8:32am
Decided to show up at our feeder yesterday (may 9th)
Frank & Lisa
Errol NH
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Subject: Indigo Bunting
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 8:57am
I have an Indigo Bunting at my feeders this morning - means that the lilacs
are about to explode!
Other yard birds:
Many Baltimore Orioles
RT Hummingbird
White Crowned Sparrow
White Throated Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Bluebirds
Cardinals
Blue Jays
Goldfinches
House Finches
Purple Finches
Black Throated Green Warbler
Black & White Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Grackles
Red Winged Blackbirds
Titmice
Pileated Woodpeckers
Red Bellies Woodpeckers
Hairy Woodpeckers
Downy Woodpeckers
Flickers
White Breasted Nuthatch
GBH Flyovers going to Brookside
Happy Spring!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: A few more yard birds
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 9:05am
I forgot a few on my yard list -
Wood Thrush
White Eyed Vireo
Ovenbirds
Red Tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Sharp Shinned Hawk
Many Robins
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: Injured Herring Gull, Wallis Sands.
From: Miedin <miedin(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 11:31am
There was a Gull with an injured wing walking around in the street
just outside of and about 100ft south of the gate at Wallis Sands in
Rye Thursday. I meant to report it right away but by the time I got
home I had completely forgotten about it until just now. It appeared
otherwise healthy but was dragging a wing and walking carelessly in
the middle of the road. Hopefully somebody else saw it and got it some
help but just in case if you're in the area keep an eye out.
Mike
North Hampton
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Subject: Re: Worm-eating Warbler
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 10 May 2008 12:39pm
New Hampshire Audubon's store in Concord has Monarchs 8x42 for sale @ 358.99 and
10x42 @ 389.99. All optics are on sale for the month of May at 15% off for
members and 10% for non-members.
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
>>> Melissa Miller <melmilart(AT)yahoo.com> 05/09/08 9:42 AM >>>
In Concord, yesterday morning (thursday, 5/8) I first heard, then saw a
Worm-eating Warbler (awful name for a wonderful bird). He was singing
his distinctive song from near the top of a tree in my backyard. No
sign of him this morning...
It was only two years ago that I discovered warblers pass through here
in the spring, so I am keeping my eyes and ears open, especially now as
the crabapple begins to blossom, and last year there were a couple
warblers there for a couple of weeks - a Yellow warbler, a Common
Yellow-throat, and a Yellow-rumped.
Wednesday morning saw a male Baltimore Oriole.
Several Chimney Swifts were flying around wednesday evening.
I need a better pair of binoculars. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Subject: Foss Farm, Durham
From: napap(AT)comcast.net
Date: 10 May 2008 1:04pm
Our Seacoast Chapter walk at Foss Farm this morning didn't yield anything rare
or unusual but we did have nice looks at some of the warblers.
Great Blue Heron
Red-tailed Hawk
Canada Goose
Morning Dove
Kingbird
Blue Jay
Crow
Phoebe
Tree Swallow
Titmouse
Chickadee
Northern Parula
Blue-winged
Yellow
Chestnut-sided
Black-throated Green (H)
Black-and-white
American Redstart
Ovenbird(H)
Common Yellowthroat
Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparow
White-crowned Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Baltimore Oriole
Goldfinch
We saw lots of my favorite birds and, even though it was quite cool, we had a
good time.
Ann Ablowich
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Subject: solitary sandpipers, Keene
From: hbreder(AT)comcast.net
Date: 10 May 2008 2:01pm
Today I saw a couple of solitary sandpipers in the marsh bordering the road to
the Keene
State College Athletic Complex, on the right side just past the gate at Krif Rd.
There were
also a couple of yellow warblers.
Here are some photos of the sandpipers:
http://www.onejackdaw.com/My%20NA%20Birds%20Gallery/Solitary_Sandpipers.html
Hilke Breder
Brattleboro, VT
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Subject: Cerulean Warblers at Pawtuckaway
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 3:08pm
At the Birdsong Tune-up Workshop that I taught at Pawtuckaway State Park in
Nottingham this morning, besides the usual birds, we heard and saw 2 singing
CERULEAN WARBLERS.
One warbler was alternating between 2 different songs, one song a bit like
like a fast Black-throated Blue Warbler, and one song a bit like a Magnolia
Warbler
The other Cerulean sang only one song, a bit like like a fast Black-throated
Blue Warbler.
Both birds were near the start of the Middle Mountain Trail, but about 200
yards apart. They were foraging mainly in trees with the leaves not fully
out, so other than being high up, causing "warbler-neck", they were
relatively easy to view.
Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: My FOY orioles - Chester
From: "Maureen Lein" <mmleinnh(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 4:21pm
Just had a pair of Baltimore orioles visit both oranges and suet feeders.
I've not noticed them eating suet in previous years. Is this common?
Maureen Lein
Chester
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Subject: Re: My FOY orioles - Chester
From: LadyMacro <LadyMacro(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 4:30pm
I always see them eat suet when they first arrive for the season,
after their migration trip as though they are trying to put back lost
weight from the trip.
Debbie Stahre
W. Nottingham
.
At 04:21 PM 5/10/2008, you wrote:
>Just had a pair of Baltimore orioles visit both oranges and suet feeders.
>I've not noticed them eating suet in previous years. Is this common?
>
>Maureen Lein
>
>Chester
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Subject:
From: split52(AT)aol.com
Date: 10 May 2008 4:39pm
My bobolink returned today on schedule to wish me a happy mother's day.? He is
very dependable and arrives the same weekend each year. Anna Pike North Hampton
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Subject: Goose replaced by Turtle
From: "Sandy" <slmolloy(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 5:15pm
I checked out the beaver lodge where the goose has been nesting and found
that the goose had been replaced by a large turtle. What does this mean?
Has the snapper eaten the goslings? Would a snapper lay its eggs on the
lodge? The two geese were on the edge of the pond. I didn't see any
evidence of young but they could have been hidden.
The only FOY seen today in Century Village was a common yellowthroat.
Sandy
Londonderry
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Subject: rose breasted grosbeak
From: "Muffie" <MH(AT)Hendricks.mv.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 5:41pm
My husband saw a male Rose Breasted grosbeak at our feeders this morning,
but I guess I got up too late to see it.
This afternoon we had:
1 Hummingbird
2 mourning doves
7 or 8 common grackles
2 common loons
Starling pair
Red winged blackbird pair
Baltimore Oriole pair. Got some good snaps of them at the orange:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/88555333@N00/
Heard: blue jay
We peeked at the green heron nest, saw only 1 heron sitting. We just don't
want to disturb them, although the cedar tree the nest is in is right on the
street.
Muffie
Dover Point
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Subject: Windham/Derry
From: Byrder101(AT)aol.com
Date: 10 May 2008 5:41pm
Hi
Took a walk along a section of the Windham rail trail. Took my shortcut and
started at Mitchell pond.
Besides the usual suspects I saw the following:
baltimore orioles
kingfisher
great blue heron
turkey vulture
blue gray gnatcatchers
yellow rumped warblers
yellow warbler
common yellow throats
black throated green warblers
black throated blue warbler
nashville warbler
black and white warblers
tree swallows
yellow throated vireo
warbling vireos
scarlet tanager
heard only:
blue headed vireo
northern parula
great crested flycatchers
oven birds
In my yard the following birds arrived this past week:
rose breasted grosbeak - M and F, hummingbird, baltimore oriole - M and F,
kingbird, common yellow throat, yellow rumped warbler and a blue winged warbler
last night. Been pretty slow here for warblers. The red bellied woodpeckers
continue to come to the suet feeder. Had a pair of house finches nest in a
glass globe in my breezeway and the babies fledged 3 days ago. The bluebird
babies must have hatched on May 2nd. That is when the parents started grabbing
as many meal worms as they could handle and flying to the box, usually
dropping a few and having to land and rearrange the load and take off again.
Had a
pair of wood duck on my pond again this morning. 3rd. visit.
Barb Horton Derry
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Subject: Southeastern NH (Little Blue Heron, Rusty Blackbirds)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 5:59pm
Jane and I poked around today, hoping to run into some of the flocks of
warblers that others have had over the last few days. We had mixed
luck. The coast was DEAD for landbirds. The church parking lot had
nothing and there was very little at Odiorne. Perhaps not surprising
with the northeast winds. Inland, we did OK, but not great. Decent
variety of warblers and lots of new year birds, but not large numbers
and nothing terribly unusual.
We covered the coast rather quickly and walked for about 1/2 hour around
Odiorne, and then worked inland around part of Great Bay, northward to
Pickering Ponds in Rochester (where we ran into Pat & Theresa Redmond)
and then southward along Rt. 125 toward Kensington and Kingston. Best
concentrations of warblers were at Pickering Ponds, but not as many as
Chet had yesterday.
We eked out 101 species for the day including 14 warblers and about 21
new year birds (FOY):
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
NE Winds - 10-20 mph
Cloudy to clearing
50F - 65F
Canada Goose
Mute Swan
Wood Duck
American Black Duck
Mallard
GREEN-WINGED TEAL - 10 birds lingering on Great Bay
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter - Good numbers of scoters still along the coast.
Long-tailed Duck - Still unusually high (for NH) numbers lingering from
Great Boar's Head.
COMMON MERGANSER - 1 female still at Pickering Ponds. Unusual in May in
this part of state.
Red-breasted Merganser
Common Loon
NORTHERN GANNET - 10+ in Seabrook/Hampton area. All appeared to be
sub-adults.
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant - At least one immature on Hampton Harbor jetty.
Great Blue Heron
Snowy Egret - 12 total along coast. No Great Egrets.
LITTLE BLUE HERON - 1 adult in Little River saltmarsh in North Hampton
with Snowys.
Green Heron (FOY) - 2 at Pickering ponds.
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
BALD EAGLE - 1 immature at Pickering Ponds. Put up all the gulls.
NORTHERN HARRIER - 1 female at Pickering Ponds. Unusual sighting for May.
RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - 1 at Chapman's Landing calling and seen. Unusual
location.
Red-tailed Hawk
Black-bellied Plover - 12 in Hampton Harbor
Semipalmated Plover (FOY) - 61 in Hampton Harbor
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs - 1 at Chapman's Landing
Solitary Sandpiper (FOY) - 2 at Chapman's Landing.
Willet
Least Sandpiper (FOY) - 30 along coast
Purple Sandpiper - 80 on Hampton Beach rocks
Dunlin - 19 in Hampton Harbor
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern (FOY) - 4 over Hampton marsh.
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 off Bay Road in Newmarket.
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher (FOY) - 1 along Bay Road in Durham.
Eastern Kingbird (FOY) - Several
Yellow-throated Vireo (FOY) - At least 3 for the day including 2 or 3 at
Pickering Ponds and 1 off Bartlett Road in Kensington.
Blue-headed Vireo (FOY) - A couple singing
Warbling Vireo - Several at Pickering Ponds
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven - 1 being attacked by 3 American Crows at Lee Traffic Circle.
Tree Swallow - Very few swallows for the day. And only 2 species!
Didn't search too much for them, however.
Barn Swallow - 15 at Eel Pond.
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren (FOY) - Several
Marsh Wren (FOY) - 1 or 2 at marsh at Odiorne.
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Gray Catbird (FOY) -Lots everywhere.
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher - 1 at Odiorne and 1 at Pickering Ponds.
European Starling
Blue-winged Warbler (FOY) - 4 total for the day. Male and female at
Pickering Ponds. Male off Bartlett Road in Kensington.
Northern Parula - (FOY) - A few
Yellow Warbler (FOY) - Lots
Chestnut-sided Warbler (FOY) - At least 3
Magnolia Warbler - At least 3
Black-throated Blue Warbler (FOY) - 2 males and 1 female.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - Not too many. Perhaps 12 for the day.
Black-throated Green Warbler - A couple
Pine Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler - LOTS.
American Redstart (FOY) - At least 3 at Pickering Ponds
Ovenbird - 1 only for the day.
Common Yellowthroat (FOY) - Lots
Wilson's Warbler (FOY) - 1 at Pickering Ponds
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Lots
Bobolink - A couple off Bay Road in Newmarket
Red-winged Blackbird
Eastern Meadowlark - One off Bay Road.
RUSTY BLACKBIRD - 5. 2 females and 3 males at least. Very vocal with
males singing and females giving some gurgling notes. With Grackles and
Red-wings in wooded swamp off Bartlett Road in Kensington. Foraging in
leaflitter along edge of swamp. Late date.
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole (FOY) - Lots
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Otter - 1 in Little River Saltmarsh
Eastern Garter Snake - 3
Eastern Ribbon Snake - 1 (caught and released)
Small snake sp. - 1 (possible Brown Snake)
Damsel fly sp. - 2 (first odonates of the year for me)
Spring Azure - 1
Eastern Comma, or perhaps Question Mark? - 2
Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Danville/Kingston
From: "Schotts" <ctschott(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 7:11pm
I had a female Rose Breasted Grosbeak at the feeder today as well as a Red
Bellied Woodpecker. I also saw an Orchard Oriole in a quince bush off Rte
111 in Kingston.
Chris - Danville
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Subject: White and Seavey, Isles of Shoals
From: Dan Hayward <d_hayward(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 7:15pm
This morning there were small groups of common terns coming in
from the south, ranging in number from 3 to 65, totaling around
150. They came in from over the water and circled Seavey Island a
few times and then head towards the coast.
There has been some debate as to what species of bird, raven or
barred owl, may have spent the winter using one of the porches on
Appledore Island. There are pellets, whitewash and an attempt at
a nest. With all the activity on Appledore, now that the Lab is
now up and running for the season, it looks like the birds in
question came over here. This morning there was a pair of ravens
and a barred owl on White and Seavey Islands . I have not seen
them since.
Dan
"For all at last return to the seato Oceanus, the ocean river, like the
ever-flowing stream of time, the beginning and the end."
Rachel Carson
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Subject: Keene & Hinsdale (NH) and Brattleboro & Westminster (VT)
birds today + 3 mystery birds
From: Julie Waters <julie(AT)riverartsproject.com>
Date: 10 May 2008 7:53pm
Photos for many of the birds listed below at:
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/_2008-05-10.php
This morning, I birded the Hinsdale setback and had some nice
sightings: two kinds of flycatchers (not sure which kind yet, but I
got photos) blue-gray gnatcatchers, a scarlet tanager, common
yellowthroats, yellow warblers, yellow-rumped warblers, one great
blue heron, many red-winged blackbirds and grackles, multiple
orioles, several canada geese and one eastern kingbird. The kingbird
photo, by the way, is a real treat: I got it just as it was
swallowing a bug:
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3357.php
Later, in Brattleboro, there were -many- chipping sparrows chasing
one another around, as well as a savannah sparrow and FOY bobolinks.
Again, multiple grackles & red-winged blackbirds, plus many starlings
and house sparrows. In that group, I got a very nice photo of one
chipping sparrow flying towards another:
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3359.php
We then checked out Krif Road in Keene in search of pipits. No luck
with the pipits but we got a sparrow I can't seem to figure out.
White eye ring and pink legs, streaking on chest and sides under
wings, (but not stomach), mostly white throat with two dark streaks
coming from the beak down and outwards. Got two very clear photos of
the bird, and after looking through my books, I decided it was best
to consult a panel of experts (that's where all of you come in):
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3363.php
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3362.php
Finally, at home, some nice feeder birds. Orioles, pine siskins,
american goldfinches, hairy woodpecker, a -huge- flock of tree
sparrows flying all over the neighborhood, a red-tailed hawk flyover,
a cooper's hawk flyover, grackles, red-winged blackbirds, mourning
doves, cardinals, rose-breasted grosbeaks, a ruby-throated
hummingbird, black-capped chickadees, blue jays.
Also, at Allen Brothers Marsh, there was an Eastern Kingbird which
couldn't be budged standing in the same tree where they nested last
year, so I suspect there will be another nest, plus the Sora is still
calling, though from further away than yesterday and still not
visible.
If anyone can help me out with the mystery flycatchers and sparrow,
I'd appreciate it. The sparrow did not vocalize.
--julie
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Subject: Re: possible REDSHANK in Weare
From: birdbrain05(AT)comcast.net
Date: 10 May 2008 8:23pm
Unfortunately, I had not been online yesterday and just saw this message at
3:30, but I did go out this afternoon from 4:20 - 5:40 to the Army Corps of
Engineers land in Weare to the flood plain area with the pool of water described
to look for sandpipers and the possible redshank with scope and camera, since I
live fairly close to the area. I did not find any sandpipers/sandpiper-like
birds at all. I ran into some people from the Soo-Nipi Chapter and they had just
come back from the area and they did not see anything either. Maybe the morning
will bring better luck, wish I could make it. This is what I did see there:
(1) Broad-Winged Hawk
(1) Belted Kingfisher
(1) Song Sparrow
(8) Am Goldfinches
(10) Common Grackles
(4) Common Mergansers
(2) Mallards
Sheri Pinkham
Weare, NH
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From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
> This morning, while scouting for my Birdsong Tune-up workshop (this Sunday)
> on the Army Corps of Engineers land in Weare, I briefly watched a shorebird
> with red legs walking in a wet grassy area next to a temporary water pool in
> an area that, up until a few days ago, had been completely flooded. In the
> pool of water were the red-legged shorebird, 2 Solitary Sandpipers and a
> Spotted Sandpiper. The bird was foraging and then abruptly took off. It flew
> a good distance away with one of the Solitary Sandpipers, and then returned
> by itself. I was still too far away to see much detail, and I did not have
> my scope or camera with me. The red legs were easy to again observe, as I
> inched forward. It was quite nervous and took flight again, flying out
> farther into the flooded area and did not return. I watched for about 20
> minutes and then went back home, got my camera and scope and spent the next
> 3-hours searching for it, with no luck. There were however, about 6 or more
> Solitary Sandpipers, about 10 Spotted Sandpipers, a Killdeer, and 3 Least
> Sandpipers.
>
> My overall impression was of a sandpiper that was similar in shape and size
> to a Lesser Yellowlegs, altough a bit stockier. The legs seemed red, and not
> orange or yellow. While a Lesser Yellowlegs seemed like a possible
> candidate, the legs still seemed too red. The back was a dark brown, and the
> bill seemed about as long as the width of the head from bill-base to back of
> head. I was not close enough to see any color on the bill. It vocalized once
> in flight, which sounded a bit like a one-syllabled "tew" of a Lesser
> Yellowlegs. It was slightly larger than the Solitary Sandpiper that stood
> near it. I could see barring on the tail when it flew, but I was unable to
> see the trailing wings, as it flew quite rapidly.
>
> It would be great if someone could get a picture of this bird. While a
> Lesser Yellowlegs with reddish legs is cetainly possible, it would be a
> shame to miss a Common Redshank!
>
> To get to where I saw the bird:
>
> Directions:
> Take Route 89 to Exit 2 (Route 13). Go south on Route 13 and past Silk Farm
> Road. Go 4 miles until you get to a flashing light at a 4-way intersection.
> Continue straight through the intersection on Route 77 (Route 13 turns left
> here). Follow Route 77 for 3 miles and watch for Sugar Hill Road South on
> your left (look for the Sugar Hill Speedway sign). Take Sugar Hill Road
> South to the end (2 miles). If the road is gated (near the end), you can
> park there, but don't block the gate. If the gate is open, continue a short
> distance to the end of the road to a "T"-intersection and park there. At the
> "T" intersection, go left and walk about one-half mile until the road grade
> starts to go up. You will see 2 concrete barriers on your right. Walk past
> the barriers (slowly!) and you will see a pool of water below on the
> floodplain. This is where I saw the "redshank".
>
> Good luck!
>
> Be sure to post the results of any effort (positive or negative).
>
> Mark Suomala
> mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
> http://www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: Relevant to Orioles on Suet
From: d.skillman(AT)comcast.net
Date: 10 May 2008 8:38pm
We were treated to this scene at home in East Kingston today:
http://www.pbase.com/dennissk/image/96862961
Dennis Skillman
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Subject: American Bitterns, Brown Thrashers, Ruffed Grouse, & more in
North Country
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 10 May 2008 9:06pm
I went north today to help celebrate International Migratory
Bird Day at Airport Marsh in Whitefield and the Pondicherry
Refuge/NH Audubon Sanctuary in Jefferson. I'll leave the
complete report to Dave Govatski, our fearless leader, who
organized a splendid day, with a little help from Mother Nature.
My personal highlights:
American Bittern--1 male and female at the airport in Whitefield
out in plain sight in the last grassy area going east before the
bogs and swamps. The female was in a breakfast mood, but
the male had other things in mind. We were treated to the full
display of puffed out chest and other displays of affections for
his dearly beloved. About an hour or so later at Pondicherry,
2 Bitterns flew over--most likely the same pair? First of year.
Brown Thrasher--4, at least, at Airport Marsh
Ruffed Grouse--at least 7 drumming along the trail into Pondicherry
from the south
Bank Swallow--2 at Airport Marsh
Northern Rough-winged Swallow--1 at Airport Marsh
Eastern Wood-Pewee--1 at Pondicherry parking lot as we returned
to our cars. Heard only by 3 people, but we all instantly came to the
same conclusion.
Nashville Warbler--5, at least, at Pondicherry with a couple giving
great views
Yellow-rumped Warbler--I listed 30 at Pondicherry, but there could
have been double that
Black-and-white Warbler--3 at Pondicherry
Northern Waterthrush--1 at Pondicherry posing obligingly for several
minutes while singing. My first sighting, though I had heard one a
few days ago.
Osprey--1 at Little Cherry Pond at Pondicherry
Bald Eagle-1 at Cherry Pond at Pondicherry
American Kestrel--1 male at Cherry Pond eating what may have been
a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, though it seemed small. Or maybe a
bird with blood on its head.
And on the way home, in Landaff on the Wild Ammonoosuc River:
Common Merganser--1 male and 1 female together sitting on rocks
in the fast flowing white water, another male about a mile upstream.
This seems a very odd location to me. Could they possibly be nesting
there?
And now the lowlights:
Black-backed Woodpecker--none at Pondicherry
Sandhill Crane--none in Monroe, either on Plains Road or Rt. 135
Purple Martin--none at the Funspot in Weirs Beach on the way home.
Only a couple of Starlings at the Martin houses, and many of the holes
were so stuffed with nest material that nothing could get in.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Tasker Property/Barnstead
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 10 May 2008 9:44pm
Part of the Blue Hills Foundation Lands. I got out for little over an hour
@4 pm. When I approached the first beaver pond this tree swallow decided to
keep me company. Three times it attempted to land on my scope. I think it was
imitating a blackfly. And it certainly wasn't helpful as I was trying to steal
up on a flock of 14 male Bobolinks bathing in the pond. Then they would fly up
to a tree to preen and practice their song. Only to return to bathing again.
That Tree Swallow was obnoxious. The Blandings Turtle was not.
The other bigger pond had 6 Common Mergs, only one male, and a flock of 7
motley Hoodies I'm guessing to be 1st yr males. Great looks at both male and
female Scarlet Tanagers. 3 active GB Heron nests and an immature
Red-shouldered Hawk, spotted sandpipers and a bunch of warblers and stuff.
Not bad for an hour in strong winds late in the day.
Scott Young/Strafford
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