NH.Birds for Sunday, November 29, 2009

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch 11/29/09   Lance Tanino    4:00pm   am Sunset Farm, etc.   Len Medlock    4:30pm   NH Coast (OC Warbler, Palm Warbler, another Glaucous Gull)   Steve Mirick    5:13pm   walpole dickcissel continues   Eric Masterson   5:16pm   no great whiter fronted goose   fiddlinbill(AT)aol.com   5:47pm

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Subject: Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch 11/29/09
From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 29 Nov 2009 4:00pm

 Pitcher Mountain

Stoddard, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 29, 2009
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
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Black Vulture                0              0              0
Turkey Vulture               0              3              3
Osprey                       0              0              0
Bald Eagle                   3             14             14
Northern Harrier             0              4              4
Sharp-shinned Hawk           0              8              9
Cooper's Hawk                0              0              0
Northern Goshawk             0              3              3
Red-shouldered Hawk          0              4              4
Broad-winged Hawk            0              0              0
Red-tailed Hawk              8             95            106
Rough-legged Hawk            0              0              0
Golden Eagle                 0              2              2
American Kestrel             0              0              0
Merlin                       0              0              1
Peregrine Falcon             0              0              0
Unknown Accipiter            0              0              0
Unknown Buteo                0              1              1
Unknown Falcon               0              0              0
Unknown Eagle                1              4              4
Unknown Raptor               0              3              3

Total:                      12            141            154
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Observation start time: 10:15:00
Observation end   time: 14:00:00
Total observation time: 3.75 hours

Official Counter:        Lance Tanino

Observers:        David Deifik, Tom Baillio

Visitors:
Cliff Otto

Weather:
Beautiful day with excellent visibility:
45-49F
W-SW winds 7-10mph

Raptor Observations:
First raptor of the day: RT at 1035 hours

BE adult 1059 hrs.
UE 1111 hrs; It was far to the east with bad lighting getting harassed by
a small flock of Common Ravens.
BE adult 1118 hrs.
BE subadult I/II (non-migrant; white axillaries, whitish tail) flew north
low over Highland Lake.
BE adult 1340 hrs.

A great look at a close adult Northern Goshawk (non-migrant) west of the
fire tower.

Non-raptor Observations:
Blue Jay (1), American Crow (2), Common Raven (14), American Goldfinch (6)
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Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance.Tanino(AT)gmail.com)


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Subject: am Sunset Farm, etc.
From: Len Medlock <lenmedlock(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 29 Nov 2009 4:30pm

Brief stop at Sunset Farm this morning:

Canada Goose     450, more distant birds difficult to count 
American Black Duck     19
Greater Scaup     575     conservative number; gun fire scattered them a little
closer to shore but couldn't pick out anything unusual
Greater/Lesser Scaup     125     raft of mixed flock flew in front as hunters
left area
Bufflehead     9
Common Goldeneye     27
Red-necked Grebe     1

An Iceland Gull was visiting the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning
but didn't stay long. Waterfowl survey of Powwow late afternoon produced only 4
Mallards--where the fowl at?

This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/nh)

Len Medlock
Exeter, NH


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Subject: NH Coast (OC Warbler, Palm Warbler, another Glaucous Gull)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 29 Nov 2009 5:13pm

Jane and I hit the coast again today.  Still strong winds, but not as 
strong as yesterday and more out of the southwest with lots of sun and 
warmer temperatures making it to about 52F.  Unfortunately, no good 
goldfinch migration like last year, and it's not looking good for Cave 
Swallows unless we get one with the next cold front this week.  We were 
happy to get 3 species of warblers today, however no MacGillivray's 
Warblers! (there are 2 of them currently being seen in the Boston 
area).  Some photos and a list of highlights:

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//glaucousgull4.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//merlin1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//orangecrownedwarbler2.jpg

Pied-billed Grebe - 1 - On Eel Pond.
Double-crested Cormorant - 1 - At least one in Hampton harbor.
Bald Eagle - 1 - Almost full adult soaring over Odiorne.  Had thin dark 
tail band.
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1
Merlin - 1 perched on power lines at Hampton wastewater treatment plant.
Black-legged Kittiwake - 1 - Adult off Little Boar's Head.
Bonaparte's Gull - 36 - 36 adults off Jenness Beach.  A few more 
scattered elsewhere.
GLAUCOUS GULL - 1 - 1st winter bird in Hampton harbor from parking lot 
south of fisherman's coop in Seabrook.  DIFFERENT BIRD from Glaucous 
Gull seen yesterday.
Black Guillemot - 1 - One off Little Boar's Head.
Horned Lark - 22
Eastern Bluebird - 12 - 6 at Odiorne.  6 at Urban Forestry Center.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 4 at Hampton wastewater treament plant
Pam Warbler (western) - 1 at Hampton wastewater treatment plant
ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER - 1 off Rt. 111 at Little River saltmarsh 
overlook.  More than likely the same bird seen by Marshall Iliff on 
11/17.  My 4th (!) of the fall for NH and I missed the one on Star Island!

also.....

MEADOWHAWK SP. (dragonfly) - Seen off Spruce Road in North Hampton.  Not 
surprising given the very mild fall we've had so far.  The latest 
dragonfly record for the state is December 2nd of a meadowhawk in Rochester.

Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA

This report was generated with help from eBird v2(http://ebird.org/nh)


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Subject: walpole dickcissel continues
From: "Eric Masterson" <emasterson(AT)plcnh.org>
Date: 29 Nov 2009 5:16pm

I spent a few hours in the lower CT valley today.  VERY quiet, and I suspect
it will stay this way until the cold weather arrives to push birds south.

 

The Dickcissel found almost a month ago by Ken Klapper just north of the
Walpole/Westmoreland town line continues.  It is hanging out with a few tree
sparrows about fifty yards north of the line on the east side of the road,
exactly as Ken described in previous posts.  My first for the valley.

 

The only other birds of note were two red-necked grebes on Spofford, two
buffleheads at Hinsdale, and two Bald Eagles on Howe Reservoir.

 

Eric Masterson

Executive Director

Piscataquog Land Conservancy

www.plcnh.org

Phone: 487-3331


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Subject: no great whiter fronted goose
From: fiddlinbill(AT)aol.com
Date: 29 Nov 2009 5:47pm

Well for the 3rd time I went to runnymeade farm on route 111
and the Greater white fronted goose eluded me.
I thought I saw it scurry behind the house as my car
pulled into the parking lot.

A short trip down the coast--

red breasted Mergs 4 where 111 meets route 1A
A loon off ragged neck Rye.
Very beautiful today but quiet.
Bill Perry from Hampstead