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Subject: Horned Grebe?
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 8:35am
I just drove by the private pond at the top of Woodman Road in South Hampton
(down the road from Brookside). I saw a smallish Grebe - very rusty red
with a crest and a creamy white "stripe" on its face. The only bird that
looks similar is the Horned Grebe. If anyone is in the area it would be
great if they could confirm my idea.
Thanks!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: RE: Horned Grebe?
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 8:58am
Ok - water birds are not my forte - I just went down with my binocs and my
Sibley's and saw that there were two female Hooded Mergansers. Dot Sevigny
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu] On
Behalf Of dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:35 AM
To: New Hampshire Birds
Subject: Horned Grebe?
I just drove by the private pond at the top of Woodman Road in South Hampton
(down the road from Brookside). I saw a smallish Grebe - very rusty red
with a crest and a creamy white "stripe" on its face. The only bird that
looks similar is the Horned Grebe. If anyone is in the area it would be
great if they could confirm my idea.
Thanks!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: Chick-burrrr
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 8:59am
Just went down to feed the Alpaca and had both a male and female Scarlet
Tanenger moving through together.
It's been a very colorful week so far!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: Cerulean Warbler again on Monday
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:01am
Guided 2 birders in Pawtuckaway State Park yesterday and got excellent views
of a CERULEAN WARBLER. He was switching between two different songs, and was
again spotted near the beginning of the Middle Mountain trail. Saw all the
other birds that have been reported previously.
Made a quick run down the coast at the end of the day. Highlights included:
Laughing Gull 1 breeding (alternate) plumaged adult
Northern Gannet a few
Long-tailed Duck 2
Common Loon 2
Purple Sandpiper 25+
Black Scoter 1
Surf Scoter 2
Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: Re: RFI: trip to New England in June
From: High Pond Farm <birds(AT)highpondfarm.org>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:29am
Hello,
You may be interested in our Avian Ecology workshop June 19-22:
Ornithology Workshop in Plymouth, NH
Avian Ecology: Populations and Communities
June 19-22 Leonard Reitsma
This 3-day workshop will combine lecture and discussion of key principles and
theories concerning bird morphology, behavior and ecology, together with
experience in the field. The field component will include bird identification
and observation on visits to two active avian ecological research sites near
High Pond Farm: the Bear Pond Natural Area in Canaan, NH, and the Hubbard Brook
Experimental Forest in Campton, NH. The research being undertaken at each site
will be thoroughly discussed. There will also be time to explore the environs of
High Pond Farm and to spend time in the classroom reviewing what webve learned
in the field.
Fee: $350, includes instruction in field and classroom, lodging for 3 nights,
and all meals from Thursday evening supper through Sunday lunch.
Len Reitsma received his B.S. in Biology from William Patterson University and
his Ph.D. in Biology from Dartmouth College. He has been professor of Biology
at Plymouth State University since 1992, and is currently chair of the Biology
Department. Len is an active researching avian ecologist specializing in
migrating songbirds; in particular American Redstarts, Black-throated Blue
Warblers, Norther Waterthrushes, Louisiana Waterthrushes, and Canada Warblers.
His research takes him to New Hampshire, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. He is the
recipient of PSUbs Distinguished Teaching Award, and is President and
Co-Founder of NEILE (New England Institute for Landscape Ecology).
For more information, visit our website at http://www.highpondfarm.org
High Pond Farm is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Plymouth, New
Hampshire, whose mission is to provide educational opportunities for amateur and
professional naturalists. Our email address is info(AT)highpondfarm.org.
-----Original Message-----
>From: Craig Fischer <cfischeraz(AT)cox.net>
>Sent: May 12, 2008 10:29 PM
>To: New Hampshire Birds <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
>Subject: RFI: trip to New England in June
>
>Hello,
>
>My wife and I will be in New England in June visiting Vermont, New
>Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. While vacationing, we would like to get
>in some birding since we don't know when we'll be able to make this trip
>again.
>
>At this time, we plan to arrive in Bennigton, VT, from 6/13 through 6/16
>(Anne is in the Art and the Animal Kingdom show). We will then head through
>New Hampshire to Maine, visiting Acadia NP and heading out to Machias Seal
>Island from Cutler for the puffins and any pelagics we can find.
>
>At some point, we need to turnaround and head back to Arizona, probably
>across Massachusetts but maybe across the top of NH/VT/NY.
>
>I'm still trying to find seasonal charts, but would be interested in finding
>some birds that would be new for us, including:
>
>Great Cormorant
>Common Eider
>Harlequin Duck
>American Black Duck
>Spruce Grouse
>Yellow Rail
>Black Rail
>Hudsonian Godwit
>Purple Sandpiper
>Curlew Sandpiper
>Upland Sandpiper
>American Woodcock
>Black-billed Cuckoo
>Eastern Screech-owl
>Barred Owl
>American Three-toed Woodpecker
>Black-backed Woodpecker
>Pileated Woodpecker
>Eastern Wood-Pewee
>Yellow-bellied Flycatcher
>Acadian Flycatcher
>Alder Flycatcher
>Blue-headed Vireo
>Philadelphia Vireo
>Boreal Chickadee
>Bicknell's Thrush
>Wood Thrush
>Tennessee Warbler
>Nashville Warbler
>Cape May Warbler
>Blackburnian Warbler
>Bay-breasted Warbler
>Connecticut Warbler
>Mourning Warbler
>Canada Warbler
>Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow
>Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow
>Rusty Blackbird
>Pine Grosbeak
>Purple Finch
>White-winged Crossbill
>
>Any assistance or directions you can point me to would be absolutely a
>godsend.
>
>Best regards,
>
>Craig Fischer
>Phoenix, AZ
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Subject: Pawtuckaway Cerulean - Yes
From: "Daniel Kern" <info(AT)bear-paw.org>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:44am
Scott Young and I hit Pawtuckaway early this morning and got some pretty
good views, some bad pictures, and the great song of a Cerulean warbler
(near the trail to Middle Mountain?). At some points, we thought we may
have heard more than one but couldn't figure it out.
Dan
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: Cerulean in Concord
From: "PAMELA HUNT" <biodiva(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:59am
Greetings all,
Things started off pretty quiet on this morning's walk around the Island.
Almost nothing was singing including Chipping Sparrows. However, in the last
half hour things picked up rather nicely, culminating in the Cerulean Warbler
mentioned in the subject line. The bird in question was a male singing near
the northern end of the island, but not close enough to get on my yard list.
Other new arrivals for me included Louisiana Waterthrush, Tennesee Warbler,
and Warbling Vireo.
On the Penacook Census last Saturday, I tallied 64 species, a new record for
the first third of May. Nothing too dramatic, but lots of new arrivals.
My Bigby now stands at 123, with lots more goodies still to come in May!
enjoy,
Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH
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Subject: Re: trip to New England in June
From: "Dana" <danafox(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 10:32am
Craig,
I have appended some notes below.
Dana Duxbury-Fox
North Andover,MA
danafox(AT)comcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Fischer" <cfischeraz(AT)cox.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 10:29 PM
Subject: RFI: trip to New England in June
> Hello,
>
> My wife and I will be in New England in June visiting Vermont, New
> Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. While vacationing, we would like to
> get
> in some birding since we don't know when we'll be able to make this trip
> again.
>
> At this time, we plan to arrive in Bennigton, VT, from 6/13 through 6/16
> (Anne is in the Art and the Animal Kingdom show). We will then head
> through
> New Hampshire to Maine, visiting Acadia NP and heading out to Machias Seal
> Island from Cutler for the puffins and any pelagics we can find.
>
> At some point, we need to turnaround and head back to Arizona, probably
> across Massachusetts but maybe across the top of NH/VT/NY.
>
> I'm still trying to find seasonal charts, but would be interested in
> finding
> some birds that would be new for us, including:
Good field guides to finding birds in VT, NH and ME - available through ABA.
Bring recordings with you as they will help you identify what you hear -
birds will be nesting by then so they should be used very limitedly in the
field at the time of year you will be there.
We go up to the Connecticut Lakes to get northern boreal species the second
week-end of June to get best show so your timing in the north land should be
good. My husband and I are going to the Rangely Lake area May 26-28 - a bit
early for boreal nesters and can let you know where we find things. I email
you a very good article on where to find things in that area if you like.
>
> Great Cormorant - no trouble off the Maine Coast
> Common Eider - "
> Harlequin Duck - You might catch a very late one on the coast but not
> likely
> American Black Duck - Off the coast
> Spruce Grouse - Northern ME, Rangely Lake area, Connecticut Lakes (CL) in
> NH at East Inlet, Vt. Spruce Bog
> Yellow Rail - not a likely spring migrant
> Black Rail - not a likely spring migrant
> Hudsonian Godwit -
> Purple Sandpiper - off Maine coast
> Curlew Sandpiper - migrant off MA beaches
> Upland Sandpiper - nesting Kennebunk Plaines ME, Pease Air Force Base NH
> American Woodcock - will still be peating in NH, ME and VT
> Black-billed Cuckoo - migrant and local nester in all three states
> Eastern Screech-owl - will be nesting
> Barred Owl - nesting now, probably completed nesting when you arrive, can
> be called in in all three states
> American Three-toed Woodpecker - way up north in ME
> Black-backed Woodpecker - Pondicherry area and Conn. Lakes (east Inlet)
> Pileated Woodpecker - common in Northern woods in all three states
> Wood-Pewee - Woodland bird in all three states later arrival
> Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - East Inlet Connecticut Lakes NH, Scattered in
> boggy areas in VT, ME
> Acadian Flycatcher - local uncommon nester
> Alder Flycatcher - can be heard from most northern boggy areas in VT, ME
> and NH
> Blue-headed Vireo - common summer woodland vireo
> Philadelphia Vireo - Near East Inlet Conn Lakes - a northern nester
> Boreal Chickadee - all northern boggy area
> Bicknell's Thrush - best and easiest place last year was going up the
> first tram (9:00 ish) at Cannon Mt in the NW White Mts. of NH
> Wood Thrush - woodland nest in all three states - wonderful song
> Tennessee Warbler - migrant now in MA, nester in the far north
> Nashville Warbler - common nester in damper woods of northern states
> Cape May Warbler - migrant now in MA, southern NH - nests in CT Lakes
> Blackburnian Warbler - migrant now but nester in northern states in mature
> woods
> Bay-breasted Warbler - migrant now and nester in far northern woods (CL)
> Connecticut Warbler - not a New England spring bird - nests further west
> (Ohio etc.)
> Mourning Warbler - far northern bird of sapling areas CL, boggy areas of
> NE Vt and Rangely Lakes area of ME
> Canada Warbler - resident of moist areas in Northern states
> Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Scarborough Marsh (ME)
> Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - ""
> Rusty Blackbird - resident populations dwindling - nests in far northern
> woods
> Pine Grosbeak - wintering birds have moved back into Canada to breed
> Purple Finch
> White-winged Crossbill
>
> Any assistance or directions you can point me to would be absolutely a
> godsend.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Craig Fischer
> Phoenix, AZ
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Subject: North Country Birding Programs and Events
From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry(AT)wildblue.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 3:07pm
On Wednesday 14 May there will be an International Migratory Bird Day walk
at Weeks State Park in Lancaster, NH. Meet at the entrance gate at 0700 and
plan to walk 3 miles on a mountain road. A good variety of warblers is
expected on this walk which ends at 1100. Contact David Govatski at 586-7776
for more details.
On Thursday 15 May there will be a slide program on Birds of the Boreal
Forest at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods starting at 2030. This
is a free program. Contact David Govatski at 586-7776 for more details.
On Saturday 17 May there will be a Birdathon-Bloomathon with the Ammonoosuc
Chapter of NH Audubon in the Littleton area. That evening there will be an
annual meeting with a slide program on the Loons of New Hampshire by John
Cooley. Contact Mary Boulanger for more details at 444-6993.
David Govatski
Jefferson, NH
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Subject: Rochester -
From: "Chet" <c_farwell(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 5:22pm
Really slow at Pickering Ponds this afternoon -
1 Pied-billed Grebe
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2489891437/
1 American Redstart --Flubbed the photo-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2489891183/
1 Baltimore Oriole -- Wouldn't come out from hiding.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2490709706/
2 Yellow Warblers
1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
1 Palm Warbler
1 Yellow-rumped Warbler
1 Cooper's Hawk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150/2490733138/
--- No sign of the Gull that was untangled from the bag.
Chet
Dover, NH
**GBA===
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrc_5150
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Subject: Two Ceruleans and Tanagers at Pawtuckaway, Peregrine in
Exeter
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 13 May 2008 6:30pm
I spent 3 hours at Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham
this morning in search of a Cerulean Warbler. It only took
an hour and a half.
Echoing Dan Kern's posting, I believe there are indeed 2
singing male Ceruleans there. The first I found about 200
yards up the Middle Mountain Trail from Tower Road, near
the logged area. The second, about 15 minutes and 1/4
mile away later was on Tower Road about half-way down
the flat stretch of road south of the trail before it dips downhill
towards the wetland area and pond.
These were the first Ceruleans I have ever seen, and I
must say they were the most disappointing life birds I
have ever seen. In the dappled light of the understory,
the birds were maybe 25-30 feet away and 25 feet high,
but THE BIRDS WERE NOT BLUE! They just looked black
and white, and in fact, I thought they were Black-and-white
Warblers at first. Only the song gave them away.
And echoing Mark Suomala's posting, the song I heard today
was NOT the song I heard yesterday. Today's song wasn't
very musical and ended in a long-drawn out zzzzzzzz. The
song yesterday was more pleasant and somewhat musical,
without the zzzzzzzz, or at least a much more muted zzzzzzzz.
Other highlights:
Scarlet Tanager--1 male and 1 female (first of year). In fact,
I discovered the male by accident while looking at the Tower
Road Cerulean. There was a reddish blob in the background,
which on re-focusing turned out to be the Tanager. The female
was nearby and seen about a minute or two later.
Louisiana Waterthrush--1 (FOY) along the stream next to the
Middle Mountain Trail
Red-eyed Vireo--3 seen (FOY), 1 heard
Least Flycatcher--2 seen
Great Crested Flycatcher--1 seen, 2 heard
Ovenbird--2 seen, 3 heard
American Redstart--8 males, 1 female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--1 male seen
Swamp Sparrow--4
Baltimore Oriole--2 males
Evening Grosbeak--1 male and 1 female seen. Also, on the
way into the park on Reservation Road, 1 of each sex were
gritting on the road in Deerfield
In the afternoon, I visited Exeter's Powderhouse Pond, where
Bob Craven showed up almost simultaneously and joined me.
Highlights:
Peregrine Falcon--1 adult in pines behind the powderhouse.
Bob got some photos.
Osprey--1, made a quick circle over the pond and headed north
toward the wastewater treatment plant
Green Heron--1
Eastern Kingbird--2
Gray Catbird--4
Northern Parula--1 seen (FOY)
Yellow Warbler--9, at least
Palm Warbler--1
Yellow-rumped Warbler--5 or so
Savannah Sparrow--2, maybe more
Baltimore Oriole--1 seen, 1 heard
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: RE: Two Ceruleans and Tanagers at Pawtuckaway, Peregrine in
Exeter
From: "Craven, Robert" <r.craven(AT)snhu.edu>
Date: 13 May 2008 7:18pm
Here are photos of the peregrine falcon and one of the many yellow warblers
spotted by Terry Bronson today at Powderhouse Pond. Also a snapshot of a
kingbird taken when I stopped off at the Audubon Center in Manchester on the
way back home.
http://acadweb.snhu.edu/craven_robert/birds_5-13-08/birds_5-13-08.htm
Bob Craven
r.craven(at)snhu.edu
Manchester
________________________________
From: owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu on behalf of Terry Bronson
Sent: Tue 5/13/2008 6:27 PM
To: New Hampshire Birds
Subject: Two Ceruleans and Tanagers at Pawtuckaway, Peregrine in Exeter
I spent 3 hours at Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham
this morning in search of a Cerulean Warbler. It only took
an hour and a half.
Echoing Dan Kern's posting, I believe there are indeed 2
singing male Ceruleans there. The first I found about 200
yards up the Middle Mountain Trail from Tower Road, near
the logged area. The second, about 15 minutes and 1/4
mile away later was on Tower Road about half-way down
the flat stretch of road south of the trail before it dips downhill
towards the wetland area and pond.
These were the first Ceruleans I have ever seen, and I
must say they were the most disappointing life birds I
have ever seen. In the dappled light of the understory,
the birds were maybe 25-30 feet away and 25 feet high,
but THE BIRDS WERE NOT BLUE! They just looked black
and white, and in fact, I thought they were Black-and-white
Warblers at first. Only the song gave them away.
And echoing Mark Suomala's posting, the song I heard today
was NOT the song I heard yesterday. Today's song wasn't
very musical and ended in a long-drawn out zzzzzzzz. The
song yesterday was more pleasant and somewhat musical,
without the zzzzzzzz, or at least a much more muted zzzzzzzz.
Other highlights:
Scarlet Tanager--1 male and 1 female (first of year). In fact,
I discovered the male by accident while looking at the Tower
Road Cerulean. There was a reddish blob in the background,
which on re-focusing turned out to be the Tanager. The female
was nearby and seen about a minute or two later.
Louisiana Waterthrush--1 (FOY) along the stream next to the
Middle Mountain Trail
Red-eyed Vireo--3 seen (FOY), 1 heard
Least Flycatcher--2 seen
Great Crested Flycatcher--1 seen, 2 heard
Ovenbird--2 seen, 3 heard
American Redstart--8 males, 1 female
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--1 male seen
Swamp Sparrow--4
Baltimore Oriole--2 males
Evening Grosbeak--1 male and 1 female seen. Also, on the
way into the park on Reservation Road, 1 of each sex were
gritting on the road in Deerfield
In the afternoon, I visited Exeter's Powderhouse Pond, where
Bob Craven showed up almost simultaneously and joined me.
Highlights:
Peregrine Falcon--1 adult in pines behind the powderhouse.
Bob got some photos.
Osprey--1, made a quick circle over the pond and headed north
toward the wastewater treatment plant
Green Heron--1
Eastern Kingbird--2
Gray Catbird--4
Northern Parula--1 seen (FOY)
Yellow Warbler--9, at least
Palm Warbler--1
Yellow-rumped Warbler--5 or so
Savannah Sparrow--2, maybe more
Baltimore Oriole--1 seen, 1 heard
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: Two Ceruleans and Tanagers at Pawtuckaway, Peregrine in
Exeter
From: Bruce Boyer <bboyer192(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 8:09pm
The cone cells in your eyes, which are responsible for color vision,
are less sensitive than the rod cells which supply black & white
vision. Therefore when the light is dim, you can't see color as well.
That's why it's great when there's an opportunity to see birds in good
light. Unfortunately, these treetop warblers often hide amidst the
foliage, or are silhouetted against the bright sky, so their color is
not evident. That's the way it was the only time I ever saw Cerulean
Warblers.
On May 13, 2008, at 6:27 PM, Terry Bronson wrote:
> In the dappled light of the understory,
> the birds were maybe 25-30 feet away and 25 feet high,
> but THE BIRDS WERE NOT BLUE! They just looked black
> and white, and in fact, I thought they were Black-and-white
> Warblers at first. Only the song gave them away.
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Subject: Cerulean Blue
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:12pm
An interesting fact is that there are no blue pigments in bird
feathers. The blue coloration we see is an artifact of reflected light
rather than blue pigmentation. Pick up a Blue Jay feather and look at
it with a light source in back and the blue disappears! No doubt this
adds to the problem in trying to see the blue in a Cerulean Warbler high
in the trees with a bright back lit sky. Last year I got a "decent"
look at a Cerulean for the first time when I had one singing relatively
low (but slightly backlit) and got a look at it in a spotting scope in
western MA. I've never had a "great" look at a Cerulean.
http://www.kidwings.com/bodyparts/feathers/colors/index.htm
http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyard_birds/myths/blue_feathers.aspx
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: American Bittern - Surry
From: Byard Miller <byard(AT)virtualflybox.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 9:59pm
Birded the Keene Cemetery early today. Very quiet. Nothing of note
except for a House Wren with no tail. Looked pretty strange!
Then headed for Dort Rd in Surry... again fairly quiet. The expected
warblers were there, veery, oven birds, a bunch of house wrens... etc
etc. Of note was an American Bittern in the marshy area. A bugger of
a bird to see!
Hoping for some migration movement tonight.
Byard Miller
Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com>
Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
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Subject: More of the Black/Blue Warblers
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 13 May 2008 10:15pm
Dan and I climbed up the talus slopes about 6:45 from the Middle Mt. Trail
after we heard one do the classic song repeatedly. The bird we watched the
most was straight up from the Old Sugar Maple. We got up to the transition
zone between the Oak/Hickory/sugar Maple forest and the Hophornbeam. This bird
was feeding at the tops of the Hickory frequently pulling worms out of the
slowly emerging buds. When I pished after Dan departed I got a flurry of
other birds around, most of which the Cerulean tolerated-Blue-headed, BG
Gnatcatcher, B&W warbler. What he didn't care for at all was a Pine Warbler
and then one of his own.
Eventually I moved south down the slope maintaining the same altitude. I
believe I encountered two more Ceruleans (and maybe one more). All of them
were singing the classic song. Around 8:30 I followed one down to the lowlands
by the beginning of the Alder swamp. Guess I should have stuck around for the
tune change. They are obviously blue at the tops of the trees but black under
a leaf cluster. They frequently hang upside down. I should go back to that
area I was interpreting Blackpolls in a week past, which was around the North
Mt.
Scott Young/Strafford
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Subject: Nashua River - Mines Falls Park, Nashua NH , 5/13/08
From: "Kevin Klasman" <kevinklasman(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 13 May 2008 10:45pm
Location: Mines Falls Park
Observation date: 5/13/08
Notes: Lisa and I paddling our canoe up the Nashua River from the put
above the dam at Mines Falls Park in Nashua, NH. A nesting pair of Osprey
with a nest in the top of a dead tree near the south shore maybe 1/2 mile up
river from the put-in.
Number of species: 7
Mallard 4
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Osprey 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Tree Swallow 4
Red-winged Blackbird 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Subject: Whip-poor-wills at Mast Yard - Take 2
From: "Pamela Hunt" <PHunt(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 13 May 2008 11:38pm
Greetings all,
Four of us (myself, Rob Woodward, and Mark and Becky Suomala) conducted a pilot
survey of the Mast Yard State Forest this evening from 8-11, and estimate 6-8
Whip-poor-wills. I'll be plotting out locations later this week to get a better
idea, but it was definitely a fun time. Also heard were a couple of Barred
Owls, 1 American Woodcock, and what might have been a Black-crowned Night-Heron.
Although all four of us heard the latter from different locations, and all
independantly thought it was a BCNH, there is lingering doubt given the species
unlikelihood in Hopkinton in mid-May, plus the possible variation in Great Blue
Calls (especially since we were focusing on WPWI at the time).
In any event, let this message serve as a reminder that I will be leading a
nightbird trip to this site Friday night. The weather doesn't look ideal, but
we'll see what happens as the day approaches. We will meet at the River Hill
Market (corner of Bog Road and Carter Hill Road) in Penacook at 7:30 p.m. Bring
a compass, flashlight/headlamp, watch, and clipboard if you have them, since
one goal of the trip is to collect data and recruit possible volunteers for NH
Audubon's WPWI mapping project.
If you are interested, but the weather doesn't work out, by all means send me an
email. I'd like to build up a list of interested parties for the project, and
if we get rained out on Friday will try to reschedule a training session.
Potential volunteers should send me emails and phone numbers so I can get back
to you as needed.
Thanks,
Pam
Pamela D. Hunt, Ph.D.
Senior Conservation Biologist
Audubon Society of New Hampshire
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-9909 extension 328
phunt(AT)nhaudubon.org
FAX: (603) 226-0902
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