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Subject: Black Vulture in Newmarket - YES
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 8:00am
Lauren just called to say that the Black Vulture is now being seen (7:15
AM) in tree behind town hall in Newmarket with about 4 Turkey Vultures.
Apparently in a deciduous tree off South Street near Rt. 108 in the
vicinity of the town hall.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Re: Pitcher Mountain hawkwatch
From: "Stoodley's" <brandybrk(AT)tds.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 8:02am
Hey Lance,
Let me know when you guys are heading out and I may join you if I'm in
town.
Cheers,
Scott Stoodley
On Nov 2, 2009, at 12:19 PM, Lance Tanino wrote:
> 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: Black Vulture - Just flew
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 8:01am
Another call from Lauren to say that the Black Vulture just flew heading
toward Mississippi Kite nest tree.......I think she chased it away when
she heard I was heading up! :-)
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Clarification of juv. Red-necked Grebe locale
From: jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
Date: 3 Nov 2009 8:38am
Hi! A response to yesterday's posting regarding the juvenile Red-necked Grebe in
Silver Lake made me realize I wasn't precise in my posting. The Silver Lake
mentioned is in Madison, not Hollis. I didn't realize there was more than one
"Silver Lake". My apologies!
Jean Mullen
Silver Lake/Madison
jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: Clarification of juv. Red-necked Grebe locale
From: "Keith Gordon" <kmg(AT)myexcel.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 9:26am
There's also a Silver Lake in Harrisville (half in Nelson).. Anyone
reporting birds in SL should specify the town.
Cheers---Keith Gordon
Munsonville
----- Original Message -----
From: <jmullen43(AT)comcast.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:35 AM
Subject: Clarification of juv. Red-necked Grebe locale
> Hi! A response to yesterday's posting regarding the juvenile Red-necked
> Grebe in Silver Lake made me realize I wasn't precise in my posting. The
> Silver Lake mentioned is in Madison, not Hollis. I didn't realize there
> was more than one "Silver Lake". My apologies!
>
>
>
> Jean Mullen
>
> Silver Lake/Madison
>
> jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (02 Nov
2009) 43 Raptors
From: reports(AT)hawkcount.org
Date: 3 Nov 2009 9:45am
Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 02, 2009
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Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 0 0 80
Osprey 0 0 182
Bald Eagle 0 0 50
Northern Harrier 2 2 86
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5 5 1189
Cooper's Hawk 0 0 127
Northern Goshawk 1 1 24
Red-shouldered Hawk 15 15 120
Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4322
Red-tailed Hawk 20 20 381
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 0 6
American Kestrel 0 0 135
Merlin 0 0 56
Peregrine Falcon 0 0 30
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 7
Unknown Buteo 0 0 14
Unknown Falcon 0 0 8
Unknown Eagle 0 0 2
Unknown Raptor 0 0 74
Total: 43 43 6893
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Observation start time: 10:00:00
Observation end time: 15:00:00
Total observation time: 5 hours
Official Counter: Iain MacLeod
Observers:
Visitors:
Park is closed, so only a few hikers (maybe 10)
Weather:
Lovely day. North-east winds, good clouds. Cool, but not cold.
Raptor Observations:
Steady push of Red-shoulders and Red-tails in morning. A few of the
shoulders were eager to be double counted. They would circle up then head
towards me, then circle again overhead and double back north. One bird
(with distinctive tail feather wear)came up and overhead three times over
the space of 2 hours.
Non-raptor Observations:
Distance flock of 30 Scoters. Trickle of crows heading south (74). 1 Loon.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Iain MacLeod (pandiain(AT)gsinet.net)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org
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Subject: Fwd: Boreal Forest Presentation 11/4
From: joseagle(AT)aol.com
Date: 3 Nov 2009 10:30am
Just a reminder:
Evenings At Audubon Series
Life of the Boreal Forest
Wednesday November 4 at 7 pm
New Hampshire Audubon - Silk Farm Road off I-89 exit 2 in Concord
David Govatski, a celebrated naturalist, will present an illustrated slide
presentation about the northern forest and the extraordinary plants and
animals which survive there. The program will focus on adaptations that
plants and animals use to survive this extreme environment.
members - $6
nonmembers - $8
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Subject: Bald Eagle
From: Ron Cooper <Ron(AT)hightechnh.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 11:23am
Just had a mature bald eagle soaring over my office in Salem, NH.
I usually see one or two every year.
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Subject:
From: "judy flanders" <12meows(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 11:29am
We had the first red bellied woodpecker of the season. Judy Flanders,
Henniker
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Subject: Monadnock Chapter trip to Pack Monadnock tomorrow
From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 12:00pm
For anyone interested in joining a few of us at Pack Monadnock tomorrow, we
will be meeting at the gate at 10AM (for those that want to drive up).
We'll probably stay until 2 or 3PM. We'll see how much cold winds we can
take. The weather forecast for tomorrow is a high of 44F and WNW winds
10-15mph OR Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West wind between 3 and 9
mph.
Lance Tanino
Keene, NH
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Subject: Spotted sandpiper at DWWTP-yes
From: mthompson2100(AT)gmail.com
Date: 3 Nov 2009 1:22pm
Just stumbled across my little friend :) and he's is happy picking away at filth
:). I'm curious to know how late SPSA have been seen in nh?
Michael Thompson
Derry, NH
Sent on the Sprint. Now Network from my BlackBerry.
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Subject: Saw-whet owl in Ashland
From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 1:27pm
When I topped up my bird feeders this morning, I noticed a noisy group
of mobbing chickadees and titmice in the small white pines next to my
house. I followed the noise and there perched about 6 feet off the
ground and half hidden in the needles at the end of a branch was a
Northern Saw-whet Owl. I approached to within 6 feet. It glared at me
but initially did not move. As I backed away it took off and flew
through the pines to another perch and out of sight -- with an entourage
of mobbing chickadees in pursuit.
Iain MacLeod
Executive Director
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
23 Science Center Road,
PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245
Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229
iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org
www.nhnature.org <http://www.nhnature.org/>
Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world
TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1.
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Subject: Hollis Rufous hummer...
From: "Shel Michaels" <shel(AT)shel.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 4:35pm
...was last seen here yesterday Nov. 2 at 7:30 AM. God speed, little one!
...Shel Michaels
Hollis, NH
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Subject: Evening Grosbeaks and Gray Jay in Jefferson
From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry(AT)wildblue.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 4:51pm
On Tuesday afternoon I saw 5 Evening Grosbeaks near our home in Jefferson.
We don't have feeders up yet due to potential black bear conflicts but I
think these birds are scouting around for their winter food supply. At
Little Cherry Pond on Monday morning we saw a couple of small flocks of Pine
Siskins and several Red-breasted Nuthatches which are around in good numbers
this fall due to the cone crop. At Mud Pond in the Pondicherry NWR we saw a
Gray Jay while we were taking soil samples of soil type 992A Pondicherry
Muck, which is understandably one of my favorite soil types. We were using a
special auger for the samples and we would see methane bubbles boiling up
through the dark water of this bog. Quite fascinating.
The Presidential Rail Trail from Route 115A in Jefferson Meadows is now
passable by hikers. Several blocked culverts were replaced with two bridges
near Cedar and Moorhen Marshes. This is a popular route to Cherry Pond for
hikers. The Airport Marsh bridge and dam have also been replaced and are
open for traffic. Airport and Hazen Roads have now been paved.
I am presenting a slide program on Life of the Boreal Forest at the NH
Audubon Headquarters on Silk Farm Road in Concord on Wednesday evening at 7
PM. Hope to see you there.
David Govatski
Jefferson, NH
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Subject: reporting banded Gulls
From: Cliff Otto <ottoc.bb.etc(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 5:16pm
I saw two banded gulls at Lake Massabesic this afternoon. I think they are
first-winter Ring-billed Gulls. Each had bright orange circular bands
attached to each wing bearing a hand-written number: A 300 and A 301. Does
anyone know to whom this should be reported? This was at the park off the
Londonderry Turnpike just south of the traffic circle on Candia Road.
A picture of one may be seen at http://www.pbase.com/image/119027768
Cliff Otto
Manchester
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Subject: Black Vulture - yes AM and PM in Newmarket
From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 6:02pm
This AM as Steve reported I spotted the BLACK VULTURE in Newmarket.
Unfortunately it left before anyone else could get there. However,
this evening Len Medlock, Denny Abbott, Davis Finch, and I were lucky
and were able to relocate the bird after stalking vultures for over an
hour. Unfortunately we found the bird about 20 minutes after Steve
and Jane Mirick left Newmarket (doh!).
It was a state bird for Davis and myself, Len's second sighting, and
Denny's fourth!
I've constructed a google map marking the locations where I saw the
bird this morning along with locations numerous vultures were seen
tonight.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&ll=43.081631,-70.93591&spn=0.007993,0.014162&t=h&z=16&msid=116726294347820862610.0004777f101b8c251b178
The bird was seen after searching for quite some time and right before
we all were about to leave. At about 4:35 vultures started to fly
over Elm St as we watched from the Municipal Parking (marked on map).
They flew in a single file line and were easily counted. The Black
Vulture was easily picked out (bird #30) as the Turkey Vultures flew
by, single file. This bird had much shorter, stumpier tail (like the
end of a small broom) and shorter head. Wings seemed shorter and size
slightly smaller than the Turkey Vultures in front and behind it.
Overall we had 35 Vultures (34 Turkey, 1 Black).
The birds were very active throughout the evening and moved from spot
to spot and increased in number every time we looked. Spots where we
saw the birds move are noted on the map. The best advice I have is to
park at the municipal parking and walk around following the vultures
and BE PATIENT! They were moving a lot so don't give up until its too
dark to see as they may move roost sites and the Black Vulture may be
more visible in one than another and/or more visible in flight.
Lauren Kras
Dover, NH
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Subject: Odds & Ends
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 6:28pm
Tough day for us today. Got to Newmarket too late for the Black
Vulture, and at the end of the day, left too early! :-(
Anyhow.......while poking around, we saw the following:
Greater Scaup - 600 close to shore (they're usually far out) from Sunset
Farm on Great Bay
Lesser Scaup - At least 3 mixed in with Greaters.
Common Goldeneye - 17 on Great Bay from Great Bay Discovery Center.
First of fall for us.
Long-tailed Duck - 4 on Great Bay from Great Bay Discovery Center.
GREAT EGRET - 1 late bird continues from Sunset Farm on Great Bay.
Peregrine Falcon - 1 juvenile on water tower in Hampton
American Kestrel - 1 male in Hampton.
Semipalmated Plover - 16 on Seabrook Beach
Black-bellied Plover - 24 on Seabrook Beach
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 at Great Bay Farm in Greenland
White-rumped Sandpiper - 15 total along NH coast.
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3 on Seabrook Beach. Getting late.
Dunlin - 68 on Seabrook beach.
"IPSWICH" SAVANNAH SPARROW - 1 continues at Exeter WWTP. Rare for
location. My first record away from immediate coastline. 2 more along
coast.
Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Re: Newington- Peregrine
From: smbasile(AT)comcast.net
Date: 3 Nov 2009 7:14pm
Sorry about the late reply.
B
Bob and I were passing over the Little Bay Bridge around 1:30-1:45 pm in
Newington yesterday and I saw this same peregrine. When I first saw the bird
it was hunkered down on the light pole and looked as though it was resting.
B
Because it was so hunkered down, I could not tell what kind of bird it was
when I first spotted it. We turned around and stopped at Hilton Park. We
walked under the bridge and got on the General Sullivan Bridge where we
spotted the peregrine and saw it had just caught a rock dove and was eating
it.
B
Amazingly, there was still a group of about 10 rock doves perched on the rail
of the General Sullivan Bridge. Maybe they figured the falcon was
pre-occupied?
B
We got some nice pictures and left the bird to eat its catch. As we were
returning to the car, the falcon flew over us and toward a stand of pines
where it was mobbed by a group of about 5 crows. Then it appeared the falcon
started going after some of the crows. After a while, the peregrine returned
to the light pole on the Little Bay Bridge.
B
Here are some shots I digiscoped:
B
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvid01/4072723883/
B
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvid01/4072719539/
B
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvid01/4073472514/
B
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvid01/4073457546/
B
I took this shot of one of the rock doves that was still on the Gen. Sullivan
Bridge as the peregrine dined. Does this bird look nervous to you?
B
http://www.flickr.com/photos/corvid01/4072679971/
B
Siobhan Basile
Epping
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <daniel.keefe(AT)gmail.com>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Monday, November 2, 2009 6:30:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Newington- Peregrine
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: Hanover Merlins, Lyme Am. Tree Sparrows
From: John Williams <john(AT)2young.us>
Date: 3 Nov 2009 8:24pm
Today in Lyme at Post Pond there were 7 Mallards, an American Black
Duck, a winter plumage Common Loon, 20 plus American Robins, 2
American Tree Sparrows (My first of the fall) and 30+ Eu. Starlings.
At 2 PM, there was a Merlin perched in a tree top beside the rte 10
round-about and the golf course. I pulled into the COOP parking lot
and scoped it. While studying it, it suddenly took a pressed down
tail fanned posture as a second Merlin flew near it vocalizing. After
the flyby, it returned to the normal erect posture.
Along the Connecticut River on River Rd., Lyme, there were 50 or so
Canada Geese, 3 Hooded Mergansers and 7 Mallards.
Driving by Upper and Lower Baker Ponds in Orford and Wentworth I
noted zero waterfowl.
John R Williams
Rumney NH
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