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Subject: Pitcher Mountain hawkwatch
From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 12:20pm
Yesterday (Sunday) I was joined by Ken Klapper, Cliff Seifer, Maki and
Nathan Briggs for a few hours at Pitcher Mountain for some November
hawkwatching. A total of 15 raptors from 11:45am to 3:00pm were observed
mostly far and high in the sky:
Red-tailed Hawk - 10; mostly adults
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 2
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1 adult
Northern Goshawk - 1 adult very close to the fire tower
Turkey Vulture - 1
Contact me if you are interested in joining others for some November
Monadnock Chapter hawkwatching from Pitcher or Pack Monadnock depending on
the weather of course.
Lance Tanino
Keene, NH
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Subject: (no subject)
From: JORYANDBRENDA(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 8:58am
Last Wednesday we had 175 canadian geese here at our pond which is a record
for us.
Jory and Brenda-Effingham
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Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (30 Oct
2009) 2 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 2 Nov 2009 10:05am
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 30, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 76 80
Osprey 0 23 182
Bald Eagle 0 15 50
Northern Harrier 1 44 84
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 455 1184
Cooper's Hawk 0 52 127
Northern Goshawk 0 15 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 99 105
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 4322
Red-tailed Hawk 1 312 361
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 6 6
American Kestrel 0 38 135
Merlin 0 16 56
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 7
Unknown Buteo 0 3 14
Unknown Falcon 0 4 8
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 26 74
Total: 2 1214 6850
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Observation start time: 08:15:00
Observation end time: 16:15:00
Total observation time: 8 hours
Official Counter: Lance Tanino
Observers: Cliff Otto, Tom Baillio
Visitors:
18 visitors. Thanks Cliff and Tom for persevering through those inactive
hours and empty skies.
Weather:
There was a high overcast for the entire day. Relatively comfortable light
winds out of the south. The temperature ranged 42-48F.
Raptor Observations:
The first raptor of the day (11:02 AM EDT) was a non-migrant adult Northern
Goshawk gliding off to the east and dived downslope into the forest.
The first migrating raptor of the day (1:55 PM EST) was a Northern Harrier
flapping frequently from the Lyndeborough Mountain area towards North Pack
over the saddle. It strugged to get any lift and finally disappeared to
the east side headed south.
Non-migrants: SS hunted through the trees below the observatory. RT
glided north towards North Pack.
Non-raptor Observations:
American Crow (5), American Robin (45), Blue Jay, American Goldfinch,
Common Raven (1), Dark-eyed Junco, Ruby-crowned Kinglet (1), Hairy
Woodpecker (1), Pileated Woodpecker (1), Yellow-rumped Warbler (1).
Predictions:
Very windy and low clouds
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Report submitted by Julie Tilden (julie_tilden(AT)hotmail.com)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org
Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation.
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader/founder is Iain MacLeod (pandiain(AT)myfairpoint.net)
Fall 2008 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Julie Tilden.
Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
>From Manchester, the Seacoast, Nashua, Concord, and other points north and
east, head west on NH-101 (from NH-101 in Manchester or NH-101 in Nashua)
past Milford towards Peterborough. Keep an eye out for Temple Mountain.
Miller State Park is just beyond this to the right. Once there, you can
take the access road to the summit by car or hike one of the two trails
(~1.5m) from the main parking lot.
>From Keene and Peterborough, take NH-101 East past Peterborough. Miller
State Park is to the left near the top of the steep rise. If youve reached
Temple Mountain youve gone too far. Once there, you can take the access
road to the summit by car or hike one of the two trails (~1.5m) from the
main parking lot.
Once at the summit pking lot, look for the sign for the Pack Monadnock
Raptor Migration Observatory. It is an easy walk, .2m down a gravel trail
to the north overlook and observatory.
There are primitive restrooms, water and shelter available at base and
summit.
Park is open for day use only. Fees as of 2008:Adults: $4.00; Children
ages 6-11: $2.00 Children ages 5 & under, NH residents age 65 & over: FREE
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Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (31 Oct
2009) Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 2 Nov 2009 10:19am
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 31, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 76 80
Osprey 0 23 182
Bald Eagle 0 15 50
Northern Harrier 0 44 84
Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 455 1184
Cooper's Hawk 0 52 127
Northern Goshawk 0 15 23
Red-shouldered Hawk 0 99 105
Broad-winged Hawk 0 10 4322
Red-tailed Hawk 0 312 361
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 6 6
American Kestrel 0 38 135
Merlin 0 16 56
Peregrine Falcon 0 14 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 4 7
Unknown Buteo 0 3 14
Unknown Falcon 0 4 8
Unknown Eagle 0 2 2
Unknown Raptor 0 26 74
Total: 0 1214 6850
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Observation start time: 08:30:00
Observation end time: 16:00:00
Total observation time: 3.5 hours
Official Counter: Julie Tilden, Lance Tanino
Observers: Julie Tilden, Katrina Fenton, Maki Briggs, Tom Baillio,
Wendy Ward
Visitors:
Hikers passed by with strange looks as hawk-watchers had a
end-of-the-season celebration under abnormal picnic-conditions.
Weather:
Fog, light drizzle, and wind gusts of 30-40mph as we waited patiently for
the clouds to clear on our last official day.
Raptor Observations:
Just the Great Horned Owl decoy on the pole. The Most Valuable Player of
the season.
Non-raptor Observations:
Black-capped Chickadee and Dark-eyed Junco.
Predictions:
None.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Julie Tilden (julie_tilden(AT)hotmail.com)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org
Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation.
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader/founder is Iain MacLeod (pandiain(AT)myfairpoint.net)
Fall 2008 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Julie Tilden.
Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
>From Manchester, the Seacoast, Nashua, Concord, and other points north and
east, head west on NH-101 (from NH-101 in Manchester or NH-101 in Nashua)
past Milford towards Peterborough. Keep an eye out for Temple Mountain.
Miller State Park is just beyond this to the right. Once there, you can
take the access road to the summit by car or hike one of the two trails
(~1.5m) from the main parking lot.
>From Keene and Peterborough, take NH-101 East past Peterborough. Miller
State Park is to the left near the top of the steep rise. If youve reached
Temple Mountain youve gone too far. Once there, you can take the access
road to the summit by car or hike one of the two trails (~1.5m) from the
main parking lot.
Once at the summit pking lot, look for the sign for the Pack Monadnock
Raptor Migration Observatory. It is an easy walk, .2m down a gravel trail
to the north overlook and observatory.
There are primitive restrooms, water and shelter available at base and
summit.
Park is open for day use only. Fees as of 2008:Adults: $4.00; Children
ages 6-11: $2.00 Children ages 5 & under, NH residents age 65 & over: FREE
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Subject: Black Vulture in Newmarket
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 2:44pm
Denny Abbott just called 20 minutes ago to report a BLACK VULTURE
circling with about 10 Turkey Vultures near the McDonald's along Route
108 in Newmarket. Keep you eyes up!
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Re: David Sibley in Portsmouth tonight at 7 pm
From: "Katie Towler" <katie(AT)katherinetowler.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 4:20pm
Hi folks,
The original posting of the Sibley event at RiverRun Bookstore tonight had
the time wrong. It is at 7 pm NOT 8 pm. I hope this reaches those of you
who may have the time wrong before this evening and apologize for the
mix-up!
Katie Towler
Portsmouth
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Subject: longspur on Capital trip
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 11:54am
Belated post from Saturday morning's re-scheduled Capital Area Chapter trip
in Concord.
Ten people joined me on a nice day for a decent array of late fall migants.
Highlights- Canada Geese- a total of about 300 with 200 on Horseshoe Pond.
Wood Duck- a pair seen well at South End Marsh.
Greater Scaup- one drake and two hens on Turee Pond in Bow (behind Bow High
School).
Wilson's Snipe- two or three zig-zagging away. In the field at Horseshoe
Pond.
Horned Lark- 50-75, maybe more. Ditto.
LAPLAND LONGSPUR- a very nice scope look for all, eventually. Ditto.
mystery warbler- a bird in the tangle near the road/gate at Horseshoe (that
I did not see) had a bright yellow throat/breast and was skulking in the
bushes. Most likely a Common Yellowthroat but worth looking for by anyone
birding that area.
Bob Quinn
Webstah, NH
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Subject: Snow Buntings- Concord and Webstah
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 11:55am
We also saw one Snow Bunting at Horseshoe Pond then I saw two more near my
house.
Bob Quinn
Webster, NH
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Subject: 1st year male King Eider
From: david.h.arnold(AT)comcast.net
Date: 2 Nov 2009 8:15am
Maine sighting -
Andra and I got good looks through the binoculars of a 1st year male King Eider
traveling north off the rocks of the Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine at about
12:30 PM yesterday. He was not far off shore at all and traveling with (sort of)
a group of Common Eiders, as would be expected. The beak was yellow as shown in
Sibley but a bit thicker than in the illustration. The head was noticeably grey
(unlike the painting in Sibley) and that color drew our attention to the bird.
Though his bill was thicker than shown, the rest of the markings were exactly as
in Sibley (2000).
dave and andra
Newmarket, NH
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Subject: Peregrine, Goshawk, Powdermill Pond, Snow bunting photos
From: Don and Lillian Stokes <stokesbirds(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 1:11pm
This morning we had a Peregrine Falcon, then shortly, a Northern Goshawk juv.
flew by our feeders.
Plus
Photos from the coast, of Snow Buntings in flight,
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/snow-buntings-in-flight.html
Lillian and Don Stokes
Powdermill Pond
Hancock
for more bird information and updates see our daily blog:
http://www.stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com
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Subject: Juvenile Red-necked Grebe- Silver Lake 11/2
From: jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
Date: 2 Nov 2009 5:52pm
After pishing up only a Junco and two Blue Jays in theB yard area,B I walked
down to Silver Lake.B There was a juvenile Red-neckedB Grebe swimming with
six Mallards fairly close to shore. They flew after a few minutes but the
grebe hung aroundB till the light left, activelyB diving and then swimming on
the surface at varying distances from the shore. B Also heard a Common Loon
call during that time. There were three Canada Geese as well.
Jean Mullen
Silver Lake
jmullen43@ comcast.net
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Subject: Eurasian Wigeon - yes
From: lauren.kras(AT)gmail.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 8:37am
This morning on a quick check of sunset farm Ben Griffith and I re-found the
Eurasian Wigeon. It is still being seen as of 8:35 am.
Lauren Kras
Dover, NH
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Subject: coast and exeter highlights- no murre
From: lee hansche <xxleeweexx(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 1:31pm
My buddy mike thompson and i did some birding today and had a few bird
highlights as well as running in to some other birders along the way, Len,
Lauren, Ben, nice to meet you...
Exeter WWTP:
4 american wigeon
5 lesser scaup
Great Bay:
500+ Greater Scaup
Ragged neck:
20-ish snow buntings
1 black bellied plover
1 Dunlin
8 White rumped sandpiper (looked like juviniles, the most ive seen at once in
NH)
2 Gannets
Hampton beach state park:
135 snow buntings
2 ruddy turnstones
1 gannet
We were not able to find the Murre that has been seen recently at rye
harbor...
Lauren tried very hard to relocate the Eurasian Wigion to show us but we didnt
get it... thanks for the effort lauren...
Lee Hansche
goffstown NH
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Subject: RE: Juvenile Red-necked Grebe- Silver Lake 11/2
From: "Kevin Klasman" <kevinklasman(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 6:14pm
May I ask where is this Silver Lake? There may be more than one.
Thanks,
Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu] On
Behalf Of jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 5:52 PM
To: New Hampshire Birds
Subject: Juvenile Red-necked Grebe- Silver Lake 11/2
After pishing up only a Junco and two Blue Jays in theB yard area,B I walked
down to Silver Lake.B There was a juvenile Red-neckedB Grebe swimming with
six Mallards fairly close to shore. They flew after a few minutes but the
grebe hung aroundB till the light left, activelyB diving and then swimming
on
the surface at varying distances from the shore. B Also heard a Common Loon
call during that time. There were three Canada Geese as well.
Jean Mullen
Silver Lake
jmullen43@ comcast.net
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Subject: Newington- Peregrine
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <daniel.keefe(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 6:30pm
Peregrine Falcon on the light poles of the General Sullivan Bridge this
afternoon- sighted three times from 2 to 4:ish .
Curiously no pigeons sighted in the vicinity.
Dan
Durham, NH
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Subject: Diving Mallards at Field's Grove, Nashua
From: Chris Sheridan <cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 6:39pm
I stopped by Field's Grove "just for a moment" to see what was around.
A (or the) Pied Billed Grebe was still there...unfortunately, it was near the
bank, hidden from my view, and when I walked down the bank, it was startled and
flew off. It flew barely above water level, landed among some floating leaves
and reeds, and quickly submerged like a submarine.
While watching for it to emerge, I began to notice a group of several Mallard
drakes off to my left, realizing that they were not just tipping and dabbling,
or quickly "ducking under", but were actually diving!
A hen which was observing the group from afar soon joined them. I watched four
ducks for over twenty minutes as they dove underwater until they were completely
submerged. Each duck would remain underwater for about 5-10 seconds or so (it
seemed longer) then pop to the surface, often several feet from where it
submerged. The water was too murky to see exactly what they were doing under
water. They would either quickly gobble down the smaller food items, or take a
few seconds to gulp down larger ones with some effort.
(It looked like snails to me; they could have been eating something else round
and obviously hard. I did find a reference to mallards diving for acorns, so
that could explain the larger items, but I'm pretty sure it was snails.)
One of the most successful divers looked like a Mallard-Black Duck hybrid.
Maybe this is not uncommon behavior among Mallards, but I've never seen it
before. I only saw this one group diving among 20+ Mallards in the area. The
three drakes and the hen eventually swam off together in a line.
In googling for information on this behavior, I found this article:
www.jl-studio.com/jlstudio/Observations/Mallards/index.html
which speculates that it is a learned behavior among a sibling group, and oddly
enough, a Nashua blog "Hiking with Chuck" that describes the behavior in Mine
Falls Park in Nashua: www.hikingwithchuck.com/stories/RobertDMallard.htm
(There's supposed to be a video there, but the link doesn't work for me.)
Mallards diving here: www.pbase.com/cmsbirds/diving_mallards
Chris Sheridan
Nashua
cmsbirds at comcast net
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Subject: Long-tailed Duck in Concord
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 8:48pm
A sunset stop at Long Pond (aka Penacook Lake) in Concord turned up a hen
Long-tailed Duck to go along with hundreds of other water birds, especially
Hooded Mergansers. Tough viewing as most of the birds came in after sunset.
Bob Quinn
Webster, NH
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Subject: How many blackbirds? (answer)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 8:55pm
Here's the photo again....
http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/118952550/original
I broke down the photo into sections and methodically counted the number
of birds (primarily grackles).
I concluded there were 676 birds in the photo (plus or minus a few)!
I had three people send me estimates of 725, 910, and 600. Not bad!
My quick guesstimate was closer to 500. Now how in the world do you
estimate when they are flying by from different directions and different
distances, and varying concentrations!? Maybe next time I'll try to get
some high speed video!
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Re: How many blackbirds? (answer)
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 9:08pm
Practice, practice, practice! raq
In a message dated 11/2/2009 8:56:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
smirick(AT)comcast.net writes:
Now how in the world do you
estimate when they are flying by from different directions and different
distances, and varying concentrations!?
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Subject: Re: How many blackbirds? (answer) Part II
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 2 Nov 2009 9:15pm
Seriously, an organized group count is about the only way.
As a special project while in school at UNH- "in the dim past" as Tudor
liked to say :), I studied the temperature regimes of a large blackbird roost
(in North Hampton) but back then I had no one to help me with finding the
roost, let alone doing accurate counting. Fun though.
But practicing really helps with counting birds. Lots of practice both in
the field and with images like Steve's and even using items at home like
rice and even pepper! Now there's a fun piece for NHBR- "Household items I
have used for estimating birds". Hmmm.
Bob Quinn
Webstah, NH
In a message dated 11/2/2009 8:56:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
smirick(AT)comcast.net writes:
Now how in the world do you
estimate when they are flying by from different directions and different
distances, and varying concentrations!?
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Subject: Seacoast Chapter NHA program for 11/11-Project Nighthawk
From: "Dan Hubbard" <danielhubbard(AT)peoplepc.com>
Date: 2 Nov 2009 9:43pm
Seacoast Chapter, NH Audubon Programs
Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye.
Contact: Dan Hubbard, 332-4093, danielhubbard(AT)peoplepc.com
Program: Project Nighthawk
Wednesday, November 11
7:00 pm: refreshments; 7:30 pm: meeting
The state-endangered Common Nighthawk has declined significantly in New
Hampshire. Becky Suomala of New Hampshire Audubon will discuss these birds
and New Hampshire Audubon's Project Nighthawk -- an experiment to see if
gravel patches on rooftops will serve as nesting sites in urban areas.
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