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Subject: Rochester NH website
From: Michael <nhsun100(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 8:18am
Ok folks, I have up and running the Rochester website for bird
species. This site will list birds seen and heard in Rochester, NH
from Sept 2008 to Sept 2009 to begin. I have included a virtual tour
of Pickering Ponds ponds and trails. Also, useful links can be found
for bird identification and audio in general. I will accept photos
only for pictures of birds taken in Rochester, depending on the
availability of my webspace. Photos may have to be resized.
For
those of you who have been to Pickering Ponds from mid September to
present please look at the bird list to see if I have missed any
species and let me know. Other locations will added over time for
Rochester. The link to the website which may have to be cut and pasted
is as follows and you may want to add it to favorites or bookmark it:
http://www.geocities.com/nhsun100/birdsrochesternh.html
Michael Pachomski
Rochester, NH
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Subject: Rochester Birding website
From: Michael <nhsun100(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 8:01am
Ok folks, I have up and running the Rochester website for bird species. This
site will list birds seen and heard in Rochester, NH from Sept 2008 to Sept
2009 to begin. I have included a virtual tour of Pickering Ponds ponds and
trails. Also, useful links can be found for bird identification and audio in
general. I will accept photos only for pictures of birds taken in Rochester,
depending on the availability of my webspace. Photos may have to be resized.
For those of you who have been to Pickering Ponds from mid September to
present please look at the bird list to see if I have missed any species and
let me know. Other locations will added over time for Rochester. The link to
the website which may have to be cut and pasted is as follows and you may want
to add it to favorites or bookmark it:
http://www.geocities.com/nhsun100/birdsrochesternh.html
Michael Pachomski
Rochester, NH
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Subject: Re: Possible Worm Eating Warbler
From: Justin <justin00hay(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 10:01am
Terry:
I saw a worm eating warbler (actually 2-3) last year at about this time of
year in downtown Portsmouth on Austin Street in front of the Beck House (the
one with the huge beach trees). It was a similar situation, in that the birds
were very close, 10-15 feet away, and I was fairly confident of the ID, though
I am admittedly a novice birder.
I tried to go back and find the date of my email to NH Birds last year but
could not track it down. It might be worth checking to see if it corresponds
to this year's sighting, not that it would be conclusive either way.
-Justin
--- On Wed, 10/8/08, New Hampshire Birds <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu> wrote:
From: New Hampshire Birds <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Subject: NH.BIRDS digest 4873
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 3:49 PM
NH.BIRDS Digest 4873
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Plaice Cove dowitcher
by "Len Medlock" <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
2) Identification help please
by "Timothy Charboneau" <charbs(AT)dca.net>
3) Re: Identification help please
by Julie Waters <julie(AT)riverartsproject.com>
4) Re: Identification help please
by "Timothy Charboneau" <charbs(AT)dca.net>
5) Re: Identification help please
by Julie Waters <julie(AT)riverartsproject.com>
6) Possible Worm-eating Warbler at Odiorne, White-eyed Vireo
Continues
by tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
7) Sandwich Area
by "Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" <debra.eddison(AT)nh.usda.gov>
For those curious: just a note that I received from a very skilled birder
that our dowitcher at Plaice Cove is indeed a short-billed due to its pale
internal markings on the tertials.
Len
----- Original Message -----
From: "Len Medlock" <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:32 PM
Subject: Seabrook ramp AM and Plaice Cove PM
> Very early this morning before work, some feeding activity at the boat
> launch in Seabrook:
>
> Black-bellied Plover-30+
> Semipalmated Plover-a few
> Hudsonian Godwit-1 (probably the same bird seen last Saturday?)
> Sanderling-a few (hard to count when packed tightly)
> Dunlin-about 20
> Semipalmated Sandpiper-x
> Bonaparte's Gull-about 60 (didn't see anything to raise my
eyebrows)
>
> I checked Plaice Cove, Hampton, after work as the sun was setting and
> happened upon a resting dowitcher. It has pale fringes of a Short-billed
> Dowitcher:
> http://mysite.verizon.net/lmedlock/images/dow01.jpg
>
> Then it flew with about 11 Black-bellied Plovers (no calls!) and settled
> behind a rock before the light completely faded. Managed to snap more
> shots with limited light to reveal some nice (and two curious) field
> marks.
>
> http://mysite.verizon.net/lmedlock/images/dow02.jpg (slight
"kink" on
> lower
> edge of bill can be seen here, apparently a Short-billed marker?)
> http://mysite.verizon.net/lmedlock/images/dow03.jpg
("grapefruit-like"
> bulge here reminiscent of Long-billed)
> http://mysite.verizon.net/lmedlock/images/dow04.jpg (bill looks longish
> here to me)
>
> So the learning continues for me...lots of fun though.
>
> Len Medlock
> Exeter, NH
We are seeing many "new" birds around the house but it is hard to get
pictures. We also visited the Quincy Bog for the first time since winter.
Lots of activity there. The wrens were everywhere and two smallish hawks
were chasing each other around the end of the pond.
Thanks
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23840695@N06/
Tim Charboneau
charbs(at)dca.net <mailto:charbs(AT)dca.net>
76 Hicks Hill Road
Ashland, NH 03217
At 7:59 AM -0400 10/8/08, Timothy Charboneau wrote:
>We are seeing many "new" birds around the house but it is hard to
get
>pictures. We also visited the Quincy Bog for the first time since winter.
>Lots of activity there. The wrens were everywhere and two smallish hawks
>were chasing each other around the end of the pond.
At first glance, I'd say Ruby-crowned kinglet. Did you manage to see
any other details on it that would support that or rule it out?
--julie
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this is not true.
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From: Julie Waters <julie(AT)riverartsproject.com>
Date: 8 Oct 2008 8:24am
At 7:59 AM -0400 10/8/08, Timothy Charboneau wrote:
>We are seeing many "new" birds around the house but it is hard to
get
>pictures. We also visited the Quincy Bog for the first time since winter.
>Lots of activity there. The wrens were everywhere and two smallish hawks
>were chasing each other around the end of the pond.
At first glance, I'd say Ruby-crowned kinglet. Did you manage to see
any other details on it that would support that or rule it out?
--julie
Those pictures are they best of the ones that I took. He was mostly right
overheard and I have a few belly shots. They only thing that I would say is
that I have seen golden crowned kinglets many times and this bird seemed
larger. My guide suggested that they should be = inch bigger on average but
the pics look very similar.
At 10:38 AM -0400 10/8/08, Timothy Charboneau wrote:
>Those pictures are they best of the ones that I took. He was mostly right
>overheard and I have a few belly shots. They only thing that I would say is
>that I have seen golden crowned kinglets many times and this bird seemed
>larger. My guide suggested that they should be = inch bigger on average but
>the pics look very similar.
I've seen Ruby- and golden-crowned kinglets in the same bunch of
trees, and the golden-crowned always -look- a bit smaller to me, even
though I know they're really not. Anyway, here's a link to a few of
my ruby-crowned kinglet photos if they might help you understand why
I think it might be a ruby-crowned:
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3244.php
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3243.php
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/3225.php
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/1616.php
http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/1453.php
--julie
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We've heard that a million monkeys at a million
keyboards could produce the Complete Works of
Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know
this is not true.
--Robert Wilensky
This morning at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, I found what
I believe to be a Worm-eating Warbler. I can't say I'm 100%
positive, but here's the scoop:
All-brownish-olive upperparts, all dirty-whitish underparts.
No wing bars or breast streaking. Thin, warbler-type bill.
Face basically whitish with a central black crown streak
and black eye stripes. The bird was only 10-15 feet away
at eye level.
The only troubling aspect is the field guides indicate the
bird should be rather buffy in the face and breast area,
which I did not see. Otherwise it seemed to match very well.
Comments welcome.
I've eliminated Ovenbird, Northern and Louisiana Waterthrushes,
Red-breasted Nuthatch, Golden-crowned Kinglet, White-
throated and White-crowned Sparrows. Swainson's
Warbler has a solid rusty cap instead of a black crown
stripe. No Vireo has a black crown stripe.
The bird was seen intermittently for 5 minutes behind the
white Parks Department Regional Headquarters building
across the road from the main part of the park. It was on
the right in the shrubs just past the lawn area along the
trail that passes to the right of the small cemetery.
After completing the trail loop, I tried to find it an hour later,
but without success.
The White-eyed Vireo seen last Saturday continues, or maybe
it's another bird. Seen in the shrubs between the end of the
parking lot and the playground on the right near the twisted
tree next to the grass. A dark eye indicates a juvenile.
Lots of birds at Odiorne this morning. I only did the shrubs
and trees between the Science Center and the playground
area and the area across the road behind the Regional
Headquarters.
Other highlights:
Double-crested Cormorant--nearly 500 migrating
Northern Harrier--1 at Fairhill Marsh just south of the park
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker--1
Red-bellied Woodpecker--1 at the cemetery
Downy Woodpecker--8
Yellow-rumped Warbler--22, undoubtedly more
Field Sparrow--2
White-throated Sparrow--13
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
In a hay field in Sandwich today:
A young coyote that was pouncing on grasshoppers for lunch and a flock
of 5 (very large and pushy) hen turkeys that got within 10 ft. of the
coyote. They almost pushed it right out of the field, but I guess there
were enough grasshoppers for all. Some other field birds included:
Palm warblers (tails wagging) a major wave of them migrating through
Large groups of Amer. Goldfinches
Blue jays
BC Chickadees
a couple of crows
a Northern Harrier hunting the fields
On the ride home, small flocks of Dark Eyed Juncos exploded from the
ditches of dirt roads into the woods.
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: Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, October 9, 2008
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 11:24am
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 9th,
2008.
A WHITE-EYED VIREO was discovered at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
October 4th and it was seen again on the 8th. It was seen near the south end
of the main parking lot.
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW was seen in the weedy field area along Route 13
opposite the Langley Parkway in Concord on October 5th.
A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen at Fort Stark in New Castle, and an EASTERN
SCREECH-OWL was heard at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, both on October
4th.
5 FORSTER'S TERNS were seen in Hampton Harbor on October 3rd.
An adult LITTLE GULL was seen in Portsmouth Harbor, a LESSER BLACK-BACKED
GULL was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, and 4 LAUGHING GULLS were
reported from along the coast, all on October 4th.
A HUDSONIAN GODWIT was found in Hampton Harbor on October 4th and it was
reported again on the 7th.
A STILT SANDPIPER, an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, 6
LESSER YELLOWLEGS, 1 SEMIPALMATED PLOVER, and a WILSON'S SNIPE were seen at
Moore Fields, located along Route 155A in Durham, on October 2nd, and a SNOW
GOOSE was seen here on October 6th.
A CERULEAN WARBLER was reported from Dover on October 3rd, an ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLER was seen in Pittsfield on October 6th, and a TENNESSEE WARBLER was
reported from Ashland on October 7th.
A possible WORM-EATING WARBLER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye
on October 4th.
Highlights from a birding trip to Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals,
included an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, a CAPE MAY WARBLER, a LEAST FLYCATCHER,
and a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, all on October 5th.
A NORTHERN SHOVELER and 18 GREEN-WINGED TEAL were seen at the Exeter
Wastewater Treatment Plant on October 4th.
20 BRANT were seen outside of Hampton Harbor on October 4th.
Over 50 BLACK SCOTERS were seen on Cherry Pond at NH Audubon's Pondicherry
Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on October 6th, and 15 BLACK SCOTERS and a
HORNED GREBE were seen on Spofford Lake in Chesterfield on October 7th.
8 PIED-BILED GREBES were seen on the Connecticut River at the Hinsdale
Setbacks on October 4th.
A GREAT EGRET was reported from Horseshoe Pond in Merrimack, and 92 were
reported from along the coast, all on October 4th. 3 AMERICAN BITTERNS were
seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on October 3rd.
Over 10 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in the fields located behind the Post
Office on Loudon Road in Concord on October 5th.
A flock of 100 PINE SISKINS was seen in Nelson on October 8th.
An EASTERN WOOD-PEWEE was seen in Durham, and a LEAST FLYCATCHER was seen in
Rye, both on October 4th.
54 KILLDEER were seen at Morrill's Farm in Penacook on October 4th, and over
100 were seen at Moore Fields in Durham on October 2nd.
A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES were seen on the Airline
Trail on Mount Adams in the White Mountains on October 8th.
HAWK migration continues, with over 8,000 raptors reported from the Pack
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough, and over 2,000 hawks
reported from the Carter Hill Orchard observation platform in Concord since
September 1st. Be sure to visit both observatories to help out with the
count! New Hampshire Audubon staffs both locations.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 2 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
birdsetc(AT)nhaudubon.org. Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Thanks very much and good birding.
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Subject: Sparrow Quiz Photos
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 12:26pm
Birders,
I have put together some photos on a Sparrow Quiz page.
http://www.marksbirdtours.com/Sparrow_Quiz.htm
Have fun working on your identification skills!
Mark Suomala
www.marksbirdtours.com
For more practice, join Rob Woodward for an
introduction to sparrow identification as he leads another joint field trip
of the Capital and Soo-Nipi Chapters to a local Concord hotspot. Up to 10
species possible, including Dickcissel. Meet at the McLane Center at 7:30
am. Contact: Rob Woodward (eves) at 224-0889.
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Subject: NH Coast (More Caspian Terns, Forster's Tern, etc)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 1:45pm
I hit the coast this morning for about 3 1/2 hours. Strong SW winds
didn't stop a few migrants including Caspian Terns, Geese and ducks, but
generally not a lot moving offshore. I ended at Odiorne where I
searched (in vain) for Terry's Worm-eating Warbler, but did find a few
lingering warblers.
Highlights:
Canada Goose - 14 migrating in one flock directly into wind.
Wood Duck - 12 on Eel Pond.
American Black Duck - 14 migrating with Pintail in one flock.
Blue-winged Teal - 1 on Eel Pond
Northern Pintail - 4 migrating with Black Ducks
Green-winged Teal - 50 on Meadow Pond.
Ring-necked Duck - 1 male on Eel Pond. Seems a bit early.
Pied-billed Grebe - 1 on Eel Pond.
Northern Gannet - Lots offshore milling about.
Greater Yellowlegs - 92 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
CASPIAN TERN - 2 migrating south together off Plaice Cove in Hampton.
Moving steadily and purposely southward into wind.
FORSTER'S TERN - 1 off Seabrook Beach feeding. None in harbor.
Red-eyed Vireo - 4. 2 at Odiorne, 2 off Church St. in Rye.
Winter Wren - 1 at Odiorne.
Nashville Warbler - 1 POSSIBLE WESTERN SUB-SPECIES near parking lot at
Odiorne. Seen wagging its tail (a good field mark for western ssp).
Unfortunately, I didn't stay on this bird long enough to get other field
marks or to gauge how often it wagged its tail. There is at least one
other record of the western subspecies of Nashville Warbler for NH,
found by Pam Hunt on 10/29/2000 in Enfield, NH.
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male at Odiorne.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 20 at Odiorne. More elsewhere along Rt. 1A.
Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 at Odiorne.
Pine Warbler - 1 at Odiorne.
Blackpoll Warbler - 4 at Odiorne.
Common Yellowthroat - 2 at Odiorne.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject:
From: Melissa Miller <melmilart(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 2:53pm
The goldfinches have been making alot of noise lately, and today I saw a female
feeding a fledgling. Isn't this rather late for them?
I'm glad to see a few other sightings of worm-eating warblers, as it makes my
spring sighting more probable.
Melissa
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Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (09 Oct
2008) 7 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 9 Oct 2008 6:32pm
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 09, 2008
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 1 1
Osprey 0 38 249
Bald Eagle 1 8 47
Northern Harrier 0 15 57
Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 175 892
Cooper's Hawk 0 41 110
Northern Goshawk 0 3 11
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 10 23
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 6835
Red-tailed Hawk 1 24 49
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 0
American Kestrel 0 41 148
Merlin 3 12 37
Peregrine Falcon 0 6 14
Unknown Accipiter 0 2 2
Unknown Buteo 0 1 4
Unknown Falcon 0 1 2
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 0 8 10
Total: 7 386 8491
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 17:00:00
Total observation time: 7 hours
Official Counter: Julie Tilden
Observers:
Visitors:
54 visitors. Thank you to Jen Mangieri for supporting the hawkwatch and
buying a hat!!
Weather:
Fog lingered around the summit until 11am, then clouds gradually cleared
throughout the day and we had lots of sun. Hazy and windy! 15-20mph in the
am and lessened a bit in the afternoon. Still too much wind for any
significant movement.
Raptor Observations:
You know its slow when we're taking turns watching a soccer game in
Peterborough through the scope.
Non-raptor Observations:
20 pine siskins to start the day
Monarchs:2
ravens, chickadees,blue jays, juncos and yellow-rumped warblers
Predictions:
Tomorrow should be a similar day, strong W winds and lots of sun. Mr Lance
Tanino will be filling in for me tomorrow. Come up and keep him company.
N winds for Saturday look good!
========================================================================
Report submitted by Julie Tilden (julie_tilden(AT)hotmail.com)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org
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Subject: Re: NH Coast (More Caspian Terns, Forster's Tern, etc)
From: "PAMELA HUNT" <biodiva(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 7:11pm
Just a correction to Steve's post:
My western Nashville Warbler was in NORTHfield, not Enfield.
Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Mirick" <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: NH Coast (More Caspian Terns, Forster's Tern, etc)
>I hit the coast this morning for about 3 1/2 hours. Strong SW winds
> didn't stop a few migrants including Caspian Terns, Geese and ducks, but
> generally not a lot moving offshore. I ended at Odiorne where I
> searched (in vain) for Terry's Worm-eating Warbler, but did find a few
> lingering warblers.
>
> Highlights:
>
> Canada Goose - 14 migrating in one flock directly into wind.
> Wood Duck - 12 on Eel Pond.
> American Black Duck - 14 migrating with Pintail in one flock.
> Blue-winged Teal - 1 on Eel Pond
> Northern Pintail - 4 migrating with Black Ducks
> Green-winged Teal - 50 on Meadow Pond.
> Ring-necked Duck - 1 male on Eel Pond. Seems a bit early.
> Pied-billed Grebe - 1 on Eel Pond.
> Northern Gannet - Lots offshore milling about.
> Greater Yellowlegs - 92 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
> Lesser Yellowlegs - 4 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
> Pectoral Sandpiper - 2 on Meadow Pond in Hampton.
> CASPIAN TERN - 2 migrating south together off Plaice Cove in Hampton.
> Moving steadily and purposely southward into wind.
> FORSTER'S TERN - 1 off Seabrook Beach feeding. None in harbor.
> Red-eyed Vireo - 4. 2 at Odiorne, 2 off Church St. in Rye.
> Winter Wren - 1 at Odiorne.
> Nashville Warbler - 1 POSSIBLE WESTERN SUB-SPECIES near parking lot at
> Odiorne. Seen wagging its tail (a good field mark for western ssp).
> Unfortunately, I didn't stay on this bird long enough to get other field
> marks or to gauge how often it wagged its tail. There is at least one
> other record of the western subspecies of Nashville Warbler for NH,
> found by Pam Hunt on 10/29/2000 in Enfield, NH.
> Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 male at Odiorne.
> Yellow-rumped Warbler - 20 at Odiorne. More elsewhere along Rt. 1A.
> Black-throated Green Warbler - 1 at Odiorne.
> Pine Warbler - 1 at Odiorne.
> Blackpoll Warbler - 4 at Odiorne.
> Common Yellowthroat - 2 at Odiorne.
>
> Steve Mirick
> Bradford, MA
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Subject: Boreal Chickadee irruption in Quebec May Hit New England
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 9 Oct 2008 7:29pm
Here is a fascinating post from Ontario about huge numbers of
Boreal Chickadees that truly boggles the mind! And they may be
moving our way.
Subject: Boreal Chickadee Irruptiuon in Quebec
From: Jean Iron <jeaniron AT sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:15:34 -0400
Germain Savard and Claudette Cormier report a huge irruption of
Boreal Chickadee is occurring at Saint-Fulgence (N48 26 33 W70 52 42)
in Quebec. Germain and Claudette report that "Today, October 8th, no
less than 2403 Boreal Chickadees passed in front of our house for a
grand total of 12,957 this autumn and the migration is not finished
yet!" The chickadees are going from east to west streaming on the
north side of the Saguenay River. They report that the chickadees
don't like to fly over large bodies of water.
Saint-Fulgence is about 215 km north of Quebec City on the north
shore of the Saguenay River about half way between Tadoussac and Lac
Saint-Jean. There have been no reports of Boreal Chickadees moving in
Ontario, but the magnitude of the Quebec irruption suggests that it
will spill over into southern Ontario and probably into bordering states.
Ron Pittaway and Jean Iron
Minden and Toronto ON
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: white crowned sparrow - Milton, NH
From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 9:23pm
My first white-crowned sparrow appeared in the yard this afternoon. I have
had glimpses of the white-throated sparrows for a week or more.
Pat Watts
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Subject: Eastern Screech Owl - Keene
From: Byard Miller <byard(AT)virtualflybox.com>
Date: 9 Oct 2008 10:57pm
Heard an Eastern Screech Owl vocalize twice at Horatio Colony Nature
Preserve in Keene between 6:30 and 7:00 PM tonight.
Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
Photos <http://www.byardmiller.com>
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