NH.Birds for Friday, November 20, 2009

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Snow Buntings on Mt Mossilauke   Timothy Charboneau   10:25am   NHBirds: Western Kingbird - Rochester WWTP - 245 - 3pm - 20 Nov 2009   Jeremiah Trimble    3:02pm   Rochester WWTF (Western Kingbird and more)   Lauren Kras    9:00pm

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Subject: Snow Buntings on Mt Mossilauke
From: "Timothy Charboneau" <charbs(AT)dca.net>
Date: 20 Nov 2009 10:25am

I joined a group for a Mt Moosilauke sunset hike and I saw 3 or 4 snow
buntings browsing the summit. My pics aren't very good because I was setting
up for landscape shots. Although not a rare bird they were a first for me.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23840695@N06/

 

Tim Charboneau
charbs(at)dca.net <mailto:charbs(AT)dca.net> 
Home 603-968-7294
Cell 302-540-5286
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Ashland, NH 03217


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Subject: NHBirds: Western Kingbird - Rochester WWTP - 245 - 3pm - 20
         Nov 2009
From: Jeremiah Trimble <jtrimble(AT)oeb.harvard.edu>
Date: 20 Nov 2009 3:02pm

Hello All,
I just got a call from Clint Lapierre who reports the Western Kingbird still
present through 3pm at the Rochester WWTP. The bird was perched along the
perimeter fence as has been previously reported.

Good birding,
Jeremiah Trimble
Cambridge MA

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Jeremiah Trimble
Curatorial Associate - Ornithology
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
phone: 617-495-2471
fax: 617-495-5667
email: jtrimble(AT)oeb.harvard.edu


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Subject: Rochester WWTF (Western Kingbird and more)
From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 20 Nov 2009 9:00pm

Today I spent some time (10:30am - 12:30pm) at the Rochester WWTF.  Facility
operators officially think I'm "out of my mind" for showing up in the rain.
 I was joined for a short period by Jessie Knapp who's appearance magically
brought about sunshine.

A few notes/highlights below:

American Wigeon     1

Green-winged Teal    5

Lesser Scaup     2

Iceland Gull (Kumlien's)     1  Appears to be a different bird than was seen
earlier in the week/over the weekend.  MUCH more pale.

Iceland/Thayer's Gull     1     Seen in flight only.  Generally pale.
 Wingtips paler than Herring Gull, but darker than expected for an Iceland
Gull of the same "paleness".

Lesser Black-backed Gull     1  JUVENILE continues

WESTERN KINGBIRD     1   Juvenile male continues... more photos at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/sets/72157622694228153/ from today and
yesterday... the video (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/4117889678/) is
particularly adorable

Horned Lark     10

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Lauren Kras
Dover, NH