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NH.Birds for Tuesday, December 8, 2009
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Subject: Exeter-VERY exotic bird
From: Patience Chamberlin <patiencechamberlin(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 1:00pm
I have an amazing exotic bird wandering around my yard. Obviously an
escapee. I have pix but haven't figured out how to upload them for the list
serve. Sorry. Will work on it.
Anyway, its body is sleek pheasant-size or larger, bright yellow body with
back of neck deep orange with black barring. Face area almost white. The
tail is at least two feet long, and looks like just several wide, long
feathers, not quite white, with black speckles. It's not South American,
and I have no Asian books. It seems plump and healthy. I've thrown some
bird seed at it. It may hang around--or not.
What do I do about it?? It's a big, beautiful bird that some foolish person
(i'm being polite) has obviously dumped or lost.
I'll be around all day if anyone wants to look for it. Or tell me what to
do about it.
patience chamberlin
Exeter
54 newfields rd.
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Subject: Re: Exeter-VERY exotic bird
From: David.S.Deifik(AT)Hitchcock.ORG (David S. Deifik)
Date: 8 Dec 2009 1:06pm
Sounds like a Golden Pheasant to me.
David Deifik
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Subject: Re: Exeter-VERY exotic bird
From: ezekieljakub(AT)gmail.com
Date: 8 Dec 2009 1:08pm
I would ditto that sentiment on the Golden
------Original Message------
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Subject: Re: Exeter-VERY exotic bird
Sent: Dec 8, 2009 1:05 PM
Sounds like a Golden Pheasant to me.
David Deifik
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Subject: Re: Exeter-VERY exotic bird
From: Batwrangler <batwrangler(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 1:11pm
It probably is a pheasant. As others have said, it sounds like a
golden pheasant, they come in a variety of color morphs and are kept
recreationally.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 12:52 PM, Patience Chamberlin
<patiencechamberlin(AT)gmail.com> wrote:
> I have an amazing exotic bird wandering around my yard. Obviously an
> escapee. I have pix but haven't figured out how to upload them for the list
> serve. Sorry. Will work on it.
>
> Anyway, its body is sleek pheasant-size or larger, bright yellow body with
> back of neck deep orange with black barring. Face area almost white. The
> tail is at least two feet long, and looks like just several wide, long
> feathers, not quite white, with black speckles. It's not South American,
> and I have no Asian books. It seems plump and healthy. I've thrown some
> bird seed at it. It may hang around--or not.
>
> What do I do about it?? It's a big, beautiful bird that some foolish person
> (i'm being polite) has obviously dumped or lost.
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Sheila
gmail: batwrangler, LJ & flickr: batwrangler
http://www.batwrangler.net
http://www.batwrangler.net
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Subject: Yes-Golden Pheasant
From: Patience Chamberlin <patiencechamberlin(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 1:29pm
Thanks to those who suggested a Golden Pheasant. It seems to be a yellow
mutation. See attached website.
They are apparently hardy, so that makes me feel a little better. pretty
amazing to see it run across the driveway!
Patience Chamberlin
Exeter
http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/golden_yellow.html
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Subject: Random Birds (Probable GWF Geese, Razorbills, LBBG)
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 6:18pm
I got an e-mail from Jerry Kelly saying that he may have had two GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GEESE in North Mill Pond in Portsmouth this morning with
about 15 Canada Geese. He had them from the bridge on Maplewood Ave,
and his description sounded good, but he wasn't positive. So I headed
up at about noon to check it out. Unfortunately the tide had gone out
and there were NO geese at all. I searched all around Portsmouth
including the harbor and South Mill Pond, but no luck with any geese at
all. Folks should keep an eye out for them, however, as well as for any
odd looking geese.
Otherwise, I headed down the coast where late afternoon lighting and
relatively calm seas allowed for some good scanning offshore.
Mill Pond
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Hooded Merganser - 1 female with assorted ducks
Swamp Sparrow - 1 along shoreline with White-throats
NH Coast
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Red-necked Grebe - 27 - In more or less one group off North Beach.
Northern Gannet - 10 - Scattered along northern coast. Nothing off
Seabrook/Hampton area. Mostly adults. One or two 1st winter.
Sanderling - 16 - Off Wallis Sands Beach in Rye.
Purple Sandpiper - 38 - On rocks off south end of Wallis Sand's Beach.
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - 1 - 3rd winter plumaged bird at Hampton Beach
State Park. First report of this bird. All other coastal reports have
been adults I believe.
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//photos/lesserblackbackedgull101.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//photos/lesserblackbackedgull202.jpg
Glaucous Gull - 1 - Near adult continues. Today in Hampton Beach State
Park.
Razorbill - 3 - Seal Rocks, Concord Point, and Little Boar's Head. All
immatures.
Black Guillemot - 3
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET - 1 off Route 1B in New Castle.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
This report was generated with help from eBird v2(http://ebird.org/nh)
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Subject: Gray Jay, Bethlehem, NH
From: "Bob Crowley" <crbob(AT)fairpoint.net>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 9:15pm
Today at the junction of the A-Z trail and the Mt. Tom Spur there was one
Gray Jay.
Sue Crowley
Chatham, NH
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Subject: Exeter WWTP etc.
From: Patience Chamberlin <patiencechamberlin(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 9:55pm
A visit to the WWTP before I was so distracted by a bird that should be in
China ( the yellow Golden Pheasant)...
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 50
Green-winged Teal 2
Lesser Scaup 42
Northern Harrier 1
Ring-billed Gull X
Rock Pigeon 8
American Crow 6
Swamp Sparrow 1
The most Scaup I have seen here. Tried to pick out any Greaters, but
couldn't.
Also, on the river, a B. Kingfisher and GB Heron.
And in my yard this morning, a Red-bellied WP sharing the suet with a Hairy
WP. Both whacking away at it staring each other down.
And a Cooper's Hawk failed attack (the second this week) on a Mourning Dove
under the feeder, then perched nicely for good looks.
Busy day.
Patience Chamberlin
Exeter
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/nh)
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Subject: FW: 12/9 Seacoast Chapter NHA program-Everything You Ever
Wanted to Know About Moose "CANCELLED"
From: "Dan Hubbard" <danielhubbard(AT)peoplepc.com>
Date: 8 Dec 2009 10:00pm
This program has been cancelled because of the weather forecast. It will
hopefully be offered in April.
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From: owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu
[mailto:owner-NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu]On Behalf Of Dan Hubbard
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 7:06 AM
To: New Hampshire Birds
Subject: 12/9 Seacoast Chapter NHA program-Everything You Ever Wanted to
Know About Moose
Seacoast Chapter, NH Audubon Program
Seacoast Science Center, Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye.
Contact: Dan Hubbard, 332-4093, danielhubbard(AT)peoplepc.com
Program: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Moose
Wednesday, December 9
7:00 pm: refreshments; 7:30 pm: meeting
Kristine Rines, the senior moose biologist for NH Fish & Game Department,
will describe the life history of the moose, its history and current status
in the state, and relevant management and research programs. She will
relate stories of things that have happened to her and other biologists
while working with moose.
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