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Subject: Western Kingbird - YES
From: bgriffith(AT)gmail.com
Date: 15 Nov 2009 7:47am
Jason Lambert just called to report the Western Kingbird at Pickering Ponds.
It's not visible now, but is still in the area.
Ben Griffith,
Dover, NH
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Subject: Western Kingbird - gone
From: bgriffith(AT)gmail.com
Date: 15 Nov 2009 9:40am
The Western Kingbird hasn't been seen for about an hour. It was last seen
flying to the west, towards Gonic Center.
When visible this bird is easily seen from Pickering Ponds, and those who are
looking for the bird are probably best off looking from the trail below the
fence. DO NOT ENTER THE TREATMENT PLANT TODAY, as it is closed on weekends.
Ben Griffith
Dover, NH
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Subject: Western Kingbird and Pickering Ponds
From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 3:31pm
As previously posted, Jason Lambert relocated the Western Kingbird
this morning at around 7:30am. Mike Harvey, Ben Griffith, Jane
Mirick, Steve Mirick, and myself were all afforded good views of the
bird.
Here are a few photos by Jason, Ben, and myself:
http://www.pbase.com/tucky13/unsorted_photos (at the bottom)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgriffith/4106883924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/4106096707/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/4106863458/
At about 8:30 the bird flew out of sight and was not relocated despite
efforts of 10+ other birders who tried repeatedly throughout the
morning and afternoon.
Also present at the treatment plant was an Iceland Gull this pales in
comparison to the 5 Iceland Gulls that Jason Lambert found in
Farmington this morning by the Guinea Fowl Farm.
Tomorrow the treatment plant will be open at 7:00AM for any one
interested in looking for the bird. Please remember to CHECK IN first
before walking around. Searching Pickering Ponds may also be well
worth your time as it provides views that are less likely to disturb
the bird and provides access along the field and river. Also, if
possible please get the word out to someone via cell phone so that the
bird can be posted immediately as many people have not seen the bird
and are interested in doing so if it is around. If you don't have
anyone's number you can email me off-list and I can give you my phone
number to call if you relocate the bird so that it can be posted.
Lauren Kras
Dover, NH
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Subject: Odds & Ends (Western Kingbird, Eurasian Wigeon, W-fronted
Goose)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 5:21pm
Thanks to a phone call from Jason Lambert, Jane and I got a chance to
see the Western Kingbird this morning. As opposed to missing the bird
by 2 minutes on Friday, today we barely got the bird by 2 minutes before
it flew off! Otherwise, we poked around Great Bay before finishing with
a quick trip down the coast where there were incredible numbers of
people out surfing and "surf watching", and the visibility was still bad
with offshore fog.
Peregrine Falcon - 1 on General Sullivan bridge (not sure if adult or not)
WESTERN KINGBIRD - 1 at Rochester WWTP, barely got it before it flew
off. Although regular in Massachusetts, this species is still quite
rare in NH with only a handful of records over the last 20 years. This
was only my 2nd record for the state with my first record from the Pease
Tradeport on 9/15/93!
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//photos/westernkingbird1.jpg
Iceland Gull -1 first winter at Rochester WWTP
Turkey Vulture - 1 at Moore Fields in Durham
American Black Duck - 426 counted off Bay Road in Newmarket near Durham
town line
Bald Eagle - 1 adult off Bay Road in Newmarket near Durham town line
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 immature continues from Runnymede Farm
on Rt. 111 in North Hampton.
Greater Yellowlegs - 8 in flooded field along Rt. 111 in North Hampton
Point count from Sunset Farm on Great Bay
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Canada Goose - 536 - Still, seemingly low numbers of Canada Geese on
Great Bay and in the area.
Wood Duck - 1 - Female. Getting late.
GADWALL - 1 - At least one male.
EURASIAN WIGEON - 1 - At least one male. At times, I thought I might
have had a 2nd bird, but not sure.
American Wigeon - 70 - Scattered, and mixed in with scaup flock.
American Black Duck - 742 - Good count. Combined with 426 seen along
Newmarket shoreline gives total of 1,168 for bay.
Mallard - 40
Northern Pintail - 1 - Male.
Green-winged Teal - 4
Ring-necked Duck - 8
Greater Scaup - 760 - No Canvasbacks or Redheads mixed in.
Lesser Scaup - 3 - At least 3 Lessers mixed in with scaup flock.
Possibly several more.
Bufflehead - 29
Common Goldeneye - 3
Hooded Merganser - 3
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Horned Grebe - 6
Double-crested Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 1
GREAT EGRET - 1 continues - Very late for bay. Personal late date for
me in NH.
Bonaparte's Gull - 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1
Northern Flicker - 1
Eastern Bluebird - 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1
also, Clouded Sulphur butterfly - 1 (getting late)
Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: NH Coast
From: Richard Bielawski <rbielawski(AT)mac.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 7:37pm
Today I led a field trip for the Nashaway Chapter on the NH Seacoast.
The tide was very high causing all the gulls to settle on roof tops or
parking lots, and the waves were large making it challenging to
identify sea birds.
At all stops in the ocean were Surf Scoters, Common Loons, Common
Eider and Surfers and Surf spectators.
Below is a listing of other species seen in the foggy and misty day.
Hampton Beach State Park (with half the parking lot flooded).
12 or so Horned Larks which were eventually chased off by a Merlin.
1 Black-bellied Plover
Seabrook Beach off of Hooksett St.
50+ Dunlin with 3 Sanderlings mixed in and 1 Black-bellied Plover.
Bicentennial Park
3 Long-tailed Ducks quite a distance off shore.
Eel Pond
4 Bonaparte's Gulls
Bufflehead
Rye Beach State Park (parking lot full of surfers and surf spectators)
1 Black-bellied Plover, 2 Dunlins, and 2 White Rump Sandpipers.
Across from Jenness Beach State Park Parking Lot.
Great Blue Heron
Seacoast Science Center
2 - Eared Grebe's, 2 Red-necked Grebe.
Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant
NO GULLS
Green-winged Teal
Lesser Scaup
Richard Bielawski
Merrimack, NH
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Subject: NH coast 11/15/09
From: Nick Barber <nabarber(AT)psis.umass.edu>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 7:52pm
I don't have much to add to Steve's and Richard's reports other than:
-Seal Rocks:
Long-tailed Duck, 6
White-winged Scoter, 6
Black Scoter, 1 female
-Hampton Beach:
Long-tailed Duck, 1
Iceland Gull, 1 1st winter
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Nick Barber
Dept. of Plant, Soil, & Insect Sciences
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
nabarber(AT)psis.umass.edu
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Subject: local coastal maps?
From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 8:53pm
Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the
little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems
very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess!
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Subject: Re: local coastal maps?
From: Jon Woolf <jsw(AT)jwoolfden.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 9:32pm
Pat,
At 08:52 PM 11/15/2009, you wrote:
>Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the
>little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems
>very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess!
Good question. I'd suggest that next time you're anywhere near
Concord, drop into the McLane Audubon Center (exit 2 off I-89 and
follow the signs) and buy a copy of Steve Mirick's very useful little
booklet "Birding the New Hampshire Seacoast and Great Bay." It's
chock-full of exactly this kind of information. With maps, even! :-)
-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH
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Subject: Hooded Mergansers
From: nanseagold(AT)aol.com
Date: 15 Nov 2009 9:53pm
Today at Field's Grove in Nashua we saw a family of Hooded Mergansers, one
male and one female, and about 6 to 8 young.
Also saw numerous mallards and Canada geese.
Nancy and Katie Murphy
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Subject: Re: local coastal maps?
From: dorothy currier <dorothycurrier(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 10:07pm
many of them are on the DeLorme Gazeteer map books for the states. They are
topograhic maps. I think they are in Staples and probably book stores that
carry maps.
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From: Pat Watts <pwatts(AT)metrocast.net>
To: New Hampshire Birds <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 8:52:33 PM
Subject: local coastal maps?
Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the
little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems
very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess!
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Subject: Re: local coastal maps?
From: Chris Sheridan <cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 15 Nov 2009 10:42pm
I've found this wiki site helpful.
http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/
Chris Sheridan
Nashua
cmsbirds at comcast net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts(AT)metrocast.net>
To: "New Hampshire Birds" <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:52:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: local coastal maps?
Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the
little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems
very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess!
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