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MASSBIRD for Sunday, May 4, 2008
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| Subject | From | Time |
| Glaucous Gull Lynn/Nahant, Lesser Black-backed
Gull Newburyport | Michael Emmons | 8:14am |
| Essex County ~ 5/3/08 | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 9:18am |
| Forest Hills | Tonya Tromblee | 9:18am |
| White-eyed vireo Nahant thicket 5/4/08 | Peter and Fay | 10:10am |
| Watch lost birding on N. Shore | pattyoneill(AT)juno.com | 10:34am |
| Ruff, Rowley, MA -NO 5/4 | Bird Watcher's Suppl | 10:50am |
| Pine Siskins in Granby | Lori Rogers | 10:56am |
| Ruff, Rowley, MA YES 5/4 | Bird Watcher's Suppl | 12:04pm |
| Fwd: FW: BIRTH OF A HUMMINGBIRD | Godwit4(AT)aol.com | 12:28pm |
| Spring bird walk in Reading | David Williams | 1:01pm |
| Forest Hills Cemetery - 5/4/08 | Andrew Birch | 1:00pm |
| north shore freelance highlights, saturday, 5/3 | Fred Bouchard | 1:52pm |
| Another Rowley Ruff-5/4 | Bird Watcher's Suppl | 2:14pm |
| Fwd: eBird Report - Cedar Swamp, Andover, @
Sterling & Sunderland , 5/3/08 | Fred Bouchard | 2:04pm |
| Northern Cardinal nestlings | Paul Maher Jr. | 4:14pm |
| Mt. Tom Migrants | NEaton | 4:14pm |
| Two Ruffs in Rowley | Oakes Spalding | 4:36pm |
| Gulls Attracted To Stadium Lights ~ Lowell ~
5/2/08 | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 4:14pm |
| "Bird on a Razor Wire" ~ ABA Newsletter | newburyportbirders(AT)c | 4:14pm |
| First Hummingbird of the season at my feeder in
Granby | Lori Rogers | 5:02pm |
| first hummer and black-throated blue warbler | Susan Hennessy | 5:18pm |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Tom Martin | 6:14pm |
| Duxbury Beach: 5/3 Peregrine, 5/4 ISS - Palm
Warbler, et al | Rick Bowes | 5:58pm |
| Essex County 5/4/08 Caspian Terns, RUFFS | Ian Davies | 6:30pm |
| meadowlarks in Hadley | Henry Lappen | 6:24pm |
| Northeast Quabbin 5/4 | Mark Lynch | 7:24pm |
| Fitchburg/Westminster 5/4 | caronenv(AT)aol.com | 7:06pm |
| Mattapoisett Hummer | Michael LaBossiere | 7:26pm |
| Sharon Birds | Will Sweet | 7:48pm |
| Ruff (x2) photos - May 4, 2008 | Phil Brown | 8:28pm |
| BBC Trip Manchester MA 5/4 | | 10:16pm |
| eBird Report - Crane Pond WMA , 5/4/08 | Jim Berry | 10:02pm |
| CT Report 05/04/2008 W Tanager, Yellow-throated
W, Ruff | Roy Harvey | 10:02pm |
| Willet at Turner's Falls - 05/04 | James P. Smith | 10:28pm |
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Subject: Glaucous Gull Lynn/Nahant, Lesser Black-backed
Gull Newburyport
From: "Michael Emmons" <michael.emmons(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 8:14am
During the South Shore Bird Club's Annual
North Shore Century run, we had the following birds
not previously reported.
Glaucous gull - Watch it for several minutes as it flew from the area of the
Lynn Marina(?) towards Nahant.
About 5pm, we had an Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull from the boat ramp,
Newburyport Harbor. The bird was feeding along the mudflat with Herring
Gulls.
Due to a recent phone change I could not get the word out sooner.
Mike Emmons
michael.emmons(AT)comcast.net
Wilmington, MA
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Subject: Essex County ~ 5/3/08
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 4 May 2008 9:18am
Birders,
Late in the day, wet birding produced the following:
Oak Hill Cemetery, Newburyport: [ from car only]
Belted Kingfisher, Mallard, Wood Duck, Red-tailed Hawk, Mourning Dove,
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker displaying in the
rain,
Eastern Phoebe, Blue Jay, American Crow, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted
Titmouse,
White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Hermit Thrush, American Robin
Gray Catbird gathering nesting fibers, European Starling, Yellow-rumped
Warbler,
Black-and-white Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow,
Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common Grackle,
Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch, House Sparrow
Parker Street, Newbury:
Cattle Egret ~ 2 at 6:30pm
Scotland Road, Newbury:
Wild Turkey, Ibis flock flushed just moments prior to my arrival...
*Newman Road, Newbury:
American Woodcock displaying, Whip-poor Will
*Highfield Road, Newbury:
Wild Turkey ~ 2 toms displaying for 8 hens; one tom with very worn tail
feathers
Route 1A, Rowley:
Green-winged Teal, Greater Yellowlegs, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Wilson's
Phalarope,
Gadwall
*Stackyard Road, Rowley:
American Kestrel, Osprey, Killdeer
*County Road, Ipswich:
Great Egret ~ 2
Town Pier, Ipswich:
Four Northern Rough-winged Swallows were investigating crevices in the stone
retaining wall to the
left of the launch by the houses.
Great Neck, Ipswich: [as far as Pintail only]
Black-crowned Night-Heron, Great Egret, Peregrine Falcon
*Pikes Bridge Road, W. Newbury: [Turkey Hill Rd. entrance to culvert only]
Eastern Towhee, Wood Duck, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Yellow
Warbler,
Hermit Thrush, American Robin, Marsh Wren, European Starling, Yellow-rumped
Warbler, Pine Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Song Sparrow,
White-throated Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Red-winged Blackbird, Common
Grackle,
Brown-headed Cowbird, American Goldfinch, Swamp Sparrow
Turkey Hill Road, W. Newbury:
Ring-necked Pheasant
Good birding,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: Forest Hills
From: Tonya Tromblee <cabsavvy2(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 9:18am
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It was a very bleak morning with little warbler activity (1 Pine and 2
yellow-rumps) but did catch my FOY blue-headed vireo, Baltimore oriole and
Empidonax sp at the pond (not sure which species as he wasn't calling).
Tonya Tromblee
Middleton, MA
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Subject: White-eyed vireo Nahant thicket 5/4/08
From: "Peter and Fay" <peterfay(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:10am
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HI,=20
We and Jim McCoy saw the white-eyed vireo this morning in the rain at =
the back of the Nahant thicket at the end of the street with the parking =
lot, where the path comes out to the road.
Fay
Peter and Fay Vale
Wakefield, MA
peterfay(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Watch lost birding on N. Shore
From: pattyoneill(AT)juno.com
Date: 4 May 2008 10:34am
Hello all,
I lost a watch somewhere along the birding trail yesterday. I know
chances of finding it are slim, as it could be anywhere from Crooked Pond
to Lynn Beach, several sites in Lynnfield and Nahant, and the Newbury --
Plum I. area. It probably fell off as I was repeatedly donning and
undonning my rain jacket. I thought I would put this out just in case
one of you good souls came across it before it got crushed under a rain
boot or tire tread. It's a small black and silver watch from EMS.
Thanks,
Patty O'Neill
Milton MA
pattyoneill(AT)juno.com
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Subject: Ruff, Rowley, MA -NO 5/4
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:50am
Bill Drummond reported that many birders were searching the Stilt Pond area in
Rowley this morning with negative results. There were 2 Wilson's Phalarope in
the Pikul's pannes.
Margo and I found only 1 glossy ibis on Scotland Rd., Newbury this morning, near
Highfield. No cattle egret on Parker St, but Herman and Oakes did have a
cattle egret at Buttonwood Farm on Rt 133 in Ipswich this morning.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: Pine Siskins in Granby
From: "Lori Rogers" <lorir56(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:56am
We had 5 Pine Siskins at the finch feeders yesterday, May 3rd.
The Oriole has been visiting our Oriole feeder regularly since Friday. The
Rose Breasted Grosbeak hasn't put in an appearance since Friday. We haven't
had any hummers yet.
Lori Rogers
Granby, MA
Lorir56(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: Ruff, Rowley, MA YES 5/4
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 12:04pm
Phil Brown called to report that the ruff is back in Rowley at 11:45 am. The
bird flew from Stilt Pond to an area just west of the RxR tracks.
Bill Drummond advised that walking along the RxR tracks is prohibited and
subject to $100 fine. The train does run infrequently on weekends, but the
train engineer will often call the local police if he sees people on the tracks.
The Newburyport Line train schedule may be found on the MBTA website.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: Fwd: FW: BIRTH OF A HUMMINGBIRD
From: Godwit4(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 May 2008 12:28pm
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From: "Coppersmith, CJ" <cj.coppersmith(AT)hp.com>
To: "godwit4(AT)aol.com" <godwit4(AT)aol.com>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 16:01:57 +0000
Subject: FW: BIRTH OF A HUMMINGBIRD
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Subject: Spring bird walk in Reading
From: "David Williams" <dave.williams6(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 1:01pm
A cold, misty early morning walk did not produce many birds on this
mornings second in a series of Spring Bird Walks in Reading. The
areas covered included Kurchian Woods and Bare Meadow Conservation
land.
Birds seen included:
Mourning dove - 1
Red-bellied woodpecker - 1
Downy woodpecker - 2
Flicker - 1
Blue jay - 1
Crow - 1
Chickadee - 2
Tufted titmouse - 4
White-breasted nuthatch - 2
House wren - 2
Ruby-crowned kinglet - 2
Robin - 3
Bluebird - 1
Song sparrow - 1
White-throated sparrow - 1
Cardinal - 2
Red-winged blackbird - 5
Grackle - 2
Goldfinch - 3
Dave Williams
Reading, MA
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Subject: Forest Hills Cemetery - 5/4/08
From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 1:00pm
Hello All,
Today about 24 folks joined me for a drizzly walk through Forest Hills
Cemetery. The big highlight was watching a Great Horned Owl fly out
of the pines near the entrance as it was mobbed by crows. First of
the year birds for "walks" at the cemetery included Eastern Kingbird,
Baltimore Oriole, and Black-and-White Warbler. Overall not a lot of
birds but good company always makes up for that!
eBird list follows:
Location: Forest Hills Cemetery
Observation date: 5/4/08
Duration: 1 hour
Notes: Birds and Bards walk!
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 8
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 1
GREAT HORNED OWL 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
EASTERN KINGBIRD 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 12
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
American Robin 18
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 6
Pine Warbler 3
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER 1
Chipping Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 1
Northern Cardinal 4
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
BALTIMORE ORIOLE 1
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 3
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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Andrew Birch
Boston Birds Moderator
http://bostonbirds.org
Medford, MA
andrewlbirch(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: north shore freelance highlights, saturday, 5/3
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 1:52pm
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birders:
i logged a few birds on my own, meeting colleagues as i went:
Andover, Lawrence Airport: no YCN Heron, but male Kestrel
Lufkin Brook, Georgetown: Field Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pikul's Farm Puddle, Rowley: 2 Wilson's Phalarope (thanks, Peter & Fay!)
Stackyard Road, Rowley: E Bluebird, G Yellowlegs (47!), Great Egret (17!),
Tricolored Heron, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Dark-eyed Junco.
Ipswich, 99 Argilla Road: 41 Glossy Ibis, no Cattle Egret (with Hepworths)
Plum Island HQ: Black-crowned Night-Heron, 25 Sanderling (with Green
Mountain Birders, VT)
Plum Island, Hellcat: Peregrine Falcon, mixed flock of Tree and Barn
Swallows
Oak Hill Cemetery farm opposite: Cattle Egret (w Ferraresso & Co., thanks
Hoyes!)
Scotland Road, White-faced Ibis (w, Vales, thanks Hoyes!)
fred b
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78 farnham st
belmont 02478 ma
617-484-6692
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Subject: Another Rowley Ruff-5/4
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 2:14pm
Herman D'Entremont called at 1:30 to report that he and Oakes Spalding were
watching what they believed to be a white-necked variant of a Ruff (Sibley
p.189)at the Pikul's pans on Rt 1A in Rowley. This bird is different from the
dark plumaged bird seen earlier at Stilt Pond. Other folks are headed there
now to try to get pictures, but the bird is reportly near the back of the pans.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: Fwd: eBird Report - Cedar Swamp, Andover, @
Sterling & Sunderland , 5/3/08
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 2:04pm
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Subject: eBird Report - Cedar Swamp, Andover, @ Sterling & Sunderland ,
5/3/08
from: frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com
Location: Cedar Swamp, Andover, @ Sterling & Sunderland
Observation date: 5/3/08
Notes: I still haven't got (or remembered) the name of this 5-acre (?)
cedar-swamp by new and old housing plats; just off 133 at Liberty St., it
has a sizeable woods attached.
Number of species: 33
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 2
Mallard 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 6
Green Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Herring Gull (American) 4
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 6
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 6
Northern Flicker 2
Blue Jay 4
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 2
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
American Robin 11
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling 7
Chipping Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 2
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 18
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
House Finch 2
American Goldfinch 5
House Sparrow 8
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
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frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com
78 farnham st
belmont 02478 ma
617-484-6692
www.fredbouchard.com
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Subject: Northern Cardinal nestlings
From: "Paul Maher Jr." <paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 4:14pm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25601874@N04/2461321399/
Paul Maher Jr.
Fitchburg, MA.
paul_maherjr(AT)yahoo.com
"I'm the one that's gonna die
When it's time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to"
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Subject: Mt. Tom Migrants
From: NEaton <nancyeaton(AT)sbcglobal.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 4:14pm
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5/4/08 Mt.Tom: Cold, foggy, and quiet today. A few migrants present late
morning, including
Blue-headed Vireo(2-3)
Warbling Vireo
Black-throated Green Warbler (2)
Pine Warbler (2-3)
Black and White Warbler (2)
Louisiana Waterthrush
Nancy Eaton
Enfield, CT
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Subject: Two Ruffs in Rowley
From: "Oakes Spalding" <ospalding(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 4:36pm
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A few minutes after Herman D'Entremont and I saw the =
breeding-plumaged Ruff previously seen by others at Stilt Pond in =
Rowley, Herman spotted another Ruff, this one a non-breeding bird with a =
whte neck, at the shallow pool on Route 1A in Rowley that is popularly =
known as "Pikul's" after the nearby farm. Shortly afterwards we were =
joined by others, including Linda Ferraresso, Margo Goetschke, Ida =
Giriunas, Ian Davies, and Phil Brown.
Wow!
Oakes Spalding
Cambridge
ospalding(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Gulls Attracted To Stadium Lights ~ Lowell ~
5/2/08
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 4 May 2008 4:14pm
Birders,
While watching St. Michael's College Purple Knights play U. Mass Lowell's
River Hawks at Friday night's baseball game at LeLacheur Park [Lowell
Spinners' Stadium], I was impressed and at times distracted by the number of
gulls
that were attracted to the lights. The stadium is right on the banks of the
Merrimack River. The game was indeed exciting, and I was there to support an
infielder.
The game was delayed due to rain. Once the sky darken, several hundred gulls
flew along the third base line [riverside] of the stadium. It was cold and
pouring
so I don't think insects were aflight. I asked myself if there could have been
some
type of a spring "hatch out"? I recall reading about insect hawking gulls
at Newburyport's Joppa mudflats. I thought it was very unlikely as the
McGrath/Sellers clan was wearing thermals, polartec hand and head gear,
wool socks and moisture repellent outer gear.
The available food source was limited for the fans due to the early closing of
the concessions. The fans would have appreciated a rich, hot chocolate or
soothing tea. The River Hawks won [8-3], and my nephew Rory had played
his last college career game. Now, will he have more time to bird with is
aunt...
I'm well aware of birds that are diurnal and insectivorous being capable of
foraging with artificial lights. In "The Wilson Journal of Ornithology" [Date:
September 1, 2007], authors Anderson, Ellis, Harvey, Lebbin and Lenz
"report observations of at least 15 wood-warbler species (Parulidae), one
tyrant-fly-catcher (Tyrannidae), and one mimid (Mimidae) foraging at
night in areas illuminated by powerful artificial lights. To our knowledge, our
observations represent the first report of a mixed-species flock of birds
foraging on insects attracted to artificial lights or within foliage illuminated
by artificial lights at night. "
It is well documented that seabirds are attracted to the lights on fishing
vessels. At other under the lights games, I've seen Common Nighthawks
hawking insects at those fall, field hockey games I attend.
Your thoughts on this topic would be greatly appreciated...
Thank you,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: "Bird on a Razor Wire" ~ ABA Newsletter
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 4 May 2008 4:14pm
Birders,
The Newsletter of the American Birding Association, "Winging It", [ April 2008]
has a powerful article by an incarcerated
birdwatcher. "Bird on a Razor Wire" is an essay about Robert Gerson's birding
encounters. Yes, I'm getting caught
up on that reading pile on this dreary, May morning...
Best,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: First Hummingbird of the season at my feeder in
Granby
From: "Lori Rogers" <lorir56(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 5:02pm
Finally had our first Hummingbird of the season at our feeders in Granby
just now, Sunday, May 4, 2008.
Lori Rogers
Granby, MA
lorir56(AT)yahoo.com
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Subject: first hummer and black-throated blue warbler
From: Susan Hennessy <suehennessy(AT)mac.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 5:18pm
This afternoon I had my first hummingbird of the season at my feeders
in Rutland.
Earlier this afternoon at Eagle Lake Audubon Sanctuary in Holden I
had a beautiful male black-throated blue warbler and some pine warblers.
Sue Hennessy
Rutland, MA
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Subject: Red-necked Phalarope
From: "Tom Martin" <hthomasm(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 6:14pm
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There was a female Red-necked Phalarope at the Topsfield Fair Grounds =
today at 5:30 P.M.
Tom Martin
Boxford
hthomasm(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Duxbury Beach: 5/3 Peregrine, 5/4 ISS - Palm
Warbler, et al
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 5:58pm
Sat 5/3 A Peregrine sat quietly on the rocky berm protecting the
north end of the marsh at Plum Hills. Plate 506 in the book Raptors
(Wheeler) is what this bird looked like- a female sub-adult arctic
subspecies. It showed a moderately wide malar mark and a lot of white
on the head vaguely reminding me of an osprey. Unlike the bird in
the picture the chest appeared white though light flecks could have
been present (the bird was a ways off) and the bill appeared yellow
with a dark tip. I did not see a band on either leg. It sat in the
same spot for at least 40 minutes (I left it and it was still there
on my return up the beach).
Sun 5/4/08: 11:05-3:00pm, HiTide 10:50 (10.9ft); Showers, foggy; Temp
48; Wind SW-5; Bay and ocean quiet.
Conditions not great but manageable when not showering. Migration
progresses with waterfowl nearly gone. Focus on shorebirds so time
for ocean viewing was limited. Highlights were the Palm Warbler
(FOY), nice look at a Merlin. Selected sightings (total 40 sp):
Northern Gannet - 2 separate sub-adults
Great Cormorant - 27 17 on High Pines peninsula with 80+ D-c's,
rest at Gurnet
Brant - 450+ still good numbers on all the marshes and in the bay
Surf Scoter - 7 Flying southward near shore oceanside near Gurnet
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Surprised to see a basic plumage male
standing with C. Eiders on High Pines peninsula.
Bufflehead - 9 One flock of 7
Red-breasted Merganser - 30approx Numbers dropping rapidly
Merlin - 1f Active at High Pines 5/3 and 5/4
Barn Swallow - 1 With Tree Swallows (FOY for beach)
Palm Warbler - 1 Out in the sandy dunes perched on a snow fence
(FOY for beach)
ISS Shorebirds:
Black-bellied Plover - 24
Piping Plover - 3
Killdeer - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 3 (20+ north of Powder Point bridge)
Willet - 9
Sanderling - 35 (single flock)
Dunlin - 716 (flocks of 450,175, and other smaller ones)
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Rick Bowes
rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com
PO Box 1637, Duxbury, MA 02331
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Subject: Essex County 5/4/08 Caspian Terns, RUFFS
From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 6:30pm
Ida Giriunas and I birded Essex County today, looking for the White-
faced Ibis, Tricolored Herons, and Ruff especially. We missed two, but
had great luck with the Ruff, seeing one, and then having ANOTHER one,
thanks to a call from Margo Goetschkes, in Pikul's Pans. A more
detailed description is below. A photo of the white bird can be seen
at: http://www.pbase.com/daviesphoto/image/96573169. Comments on its
age/sex would be greatly appreciated.
Other great birds, besides TWO Ruffs, were two Caspian Terns flying
north on Plum Island, a pair of Wilson's Phalaropes at Pikul's, great
numbers of Long-tailed Ducks on PI, and just all the new arrivals
since I've been gone for a month. All lists below.
Essex County (0800-1540):
Topsfield Fairgrounds (0800):
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Tree Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 4
3 species
Pikul's Farm, Stilt Pond areas (0815-0915/1400-1540):
Wood Duck 2
Gadwall 4
Green-winged Teal (American) 16
Wild Turkey 1
Snowy Egret 2
Glossy Ibis 5
Killdeer 3
Spotted Sandpiper 1
Greater Yellowlegs 32
Willet (Eastern) 4
Lesser Yellowlegs 16
Ruff 1 black/red adult male bird, seen flying west-east over the
train-tracks into Stilt Pond at approx 1430, and one apparent white
male in Pikul's Pans, molting into breeding plumage, from 1445-1540.
Wilson's Phalarope 1pr
Belted Kingfisher 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Brown Thrasher 1
Savannah Sparrow 16
19 species
Plum Island (0940-1300):
Brant (Atlantic) 2 - Hellcat
Canada Goose 18
Mute Swan 3
Gadwall 13
American Black Duck 23
Mallard 4
Green-winged Teal (American) 7
Long-tailed Duck 1,830 - 1600 Lot 1, 230 Lot 7 tower
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Red-throated Loon 1 - Lot 7 tower
Common Loon 3
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 1
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
American Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Peregrine Falcon 1 - NPO
Killdeer 2
Greater Yellowlegs 30
Willet (Eastern) 11
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull (American) 46
Great Black-backed Gull 60
Caspian Tern 2 - Flying north in the marsh between Cross Farm Hill
and the Pines. Cross Farm Marsh perhaps for a name?
Rock Pigeon 2
Mourning Dove 11
Great Horned Owl 1 - usual
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 12
Purple Martin 1 - Lot 1
Tree Swallow 8
Black-capped Chickadee 3
Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 - Pines
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 4 - Pines
American Robin 22
Gray Catbird 1 - Lot 3
Northern Mockingbird 2
Brown Thrasher 2
European Starling 17
Yellow Warbler 1 - Lot 7 tower
Palm Warbler 1 - S-curves
Eastern Towhee 12
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 19
Northern Cardinal 3
Red-winged Blackbird 90
Eastern Meadowlark 1 - NPO
Common Grackle 170
Brown-headed Cowbird 11
Purple Finch 1 - Hidden Forest area
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 29
55 species
These reports were generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Ian Davies
Medford, MA
goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net
www.pbase.com/daviesphoto
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Subject: meadowlarks in Hadley
From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 6:24pm
Stopped by Moody Bridge Road to see if the Bobolinks were back yet. They
weren't but I had nice looks at 3 Meadowlarks, a pair of Turkeys and lots
of Red Wings.
Henry Lappen, Amherst
heron(at)henrylappen.com
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Subject: Northeast Quabbin 5/4
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 7:24pm
This morning, we returned to Quabbin to do some more atlasing. Today we
birded from Gate 35 to Gate 39 (end of paved section of Dugway Road) mostly
in the town of Petersham. The weather was cloudy, misty at times and still
cold in the AM, especially along the shore. Shutesbury 10, one of our atlas
blocks, is interesting because half the block is water and the other half
mixed forest. Species like Rock Pigeon, E Starling and House Sparrow are not
to be found here. Despite the poor, raw weather, boat fishermen were out in
force, as were Deer Ticks and Black Flies.
Common Loon (8: including what appeared to be 2 pairs. Some loud and
dramatic vocalizing that echoed throughout this end of Quabbin)
Double-crested Cormorant (5ad. We watched two of these birds that were
perched on a small bouy, that held a sign for a shoreline bathroom, loudly
and violently fight off the other three who also found this one small perch
attractive)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Turkey Vulture (1)
Canada Goose (2 pair)
Wood Duck (10: including a pair looking for a nest site)
American Black Duck (pair on phragmite island; hopefully breeders)
Mallard (7)
Hooded Merganser (1m)
Common Merganser (pair+1f)
Bald Eagle (1ad+1imm. The immature appeared to be a second year bird. The
adult may be breeding in the area. We watched it hunt in a small section of
the shoreline and then disappear from view into the forest on opposite
shore)
N Harrier (1f: put up and down on phragmite island)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Ruffed Grouse (5 drumming)
Wild Turkey (pair)
Mourning Dove (7)
Barred Owl (1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4)
Hairy Woodpecker (4)
N Flicker (2)
Pileated Woodpecker (4)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Blue-headed Vireo (15)
Blue Jay (7)
A Crow (4)
Tree Swallow (90+)
Barn Swallow (55+)
Nb: most swallows bee-lining it north low along the water)
Black-capped Chickadee (29)
Tufted Titmouse (2)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (1: most seem to not have returned yet)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Brown Creeper (3: nest building)
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher (6)
Hermit Thrush (4)
American Robin (8)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (92)
Black-throated Green Warbler (26)
Blackburnian Warbler (1m)
Pine Warbler (17)
Palm Warbler (8)
Black and White Warbler (4)
Ovenbird (1)
Eastern Towhee (8)
Chipping Sparrow (29)
White-throated Sparrow (9)
N Cardinal (6)
Red-winged Blackbird (20)
Common Grackle (7)
Brown-headed Cowbird (16)
Purple Finch (5)
A Goldfinch (2)
Evening Grosbeak (7)
Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
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Subject: Fitchburg/Westminster 5/4
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 4 May 2008 7:06pm
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Location: BBA Fitchburg 8- Fitchburg/Westminster
Observation date: 5/4/08
Number of species: 53
Canada Goose 45
Wood Duck 3
Mallard 1
Double-crested Cormorant 4
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Ring-billed Gull 12
Herring Gull 4
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 13
Mourning Dove 10
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 4
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 7
Eastern Phoebe 3
Blue Jay 7
American Crow 6
Common Raven 1
Tree Swallow 44
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Bank Swallow 3
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 17
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 36
Gray Catbird 1
European Starling 20
Yellow Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 32
Pine Warbler 2
Palm Warbler 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Eastern Towhee 7
Chipping Sparrow 10
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 5
Song Sparrow 10
White-throated Sparrow 3
Northern Cardinal 9
Red-winged Blackbird 60
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
Baltimore Oriole 1
House Finch 11
American Goldfinch 12
House Sparrow 16
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: Mattapoisett Hummer
From: "Michael LaBossiere" <sparrowhawk51(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 7:26pm
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So I'll join the fray, Ist Hummer at 7:15 p.m. today
Mike LaBossiere
sparrowhawk51(AT)verizon.net
Mattapoisett, Ma.
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Subject: Sharon Birds
From: "Will Sweet" <wsweet321(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 7:48pm
Walked From Cedar St. To Manns Pond though the Massapoag Trail and
past Lake Massapoag. Highlights were 17 Double-creasted Cormorants
migrating, Killdeer and Spotted Sandpipers, Lesser? Yellowlegs,
Black-throated Green Warbler, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Some
pictures added.
Location: Cedar st. - Massapoag Trail
Observation date: 5/4/08
Number of species: 43
Canada Goose 9
Mallard 2
Double-crested Cormorant 17 Migrating over Lake Massapoag
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Killdeer 1 Lake Massapoag, next to Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpiper 2 Lake Massapoag, next to Killdeer
http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2466159038/
Lesser Yellowlegs 1 On a rock, in the pond behind Ames Street
Playground http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2466156488/in/photostream/
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull (American) X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2461315439/in/photostream/
Blue Jay 2
American Crow 4
Fish Crow 3
Tree Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 12
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 3
Carolina Wren 1
American Robin 23
Gray Catbird 1
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Yellow-rumped Warbler 13
http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2461283749/in/photostream/
Black-throated Green Warbler 1 With Yellow Rumpeds, Personal
First Of year
Pine Warbler 3
http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2462145760/in/photostream/
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal 10
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 At my Feeder. Personal First Of Year
http://flickr.com/photos/22560927@N04/2465329205/in/photostream/
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
--
Will Sweet
Sharon MA
wsweet321(AT)gmail.com
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Subject: Ruff (x2) photos - May 4, 2008
From: Phil Brown <nebirds.plus(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 8:28pm
A few more photos of the two Ruff seen today in and near (Old Rowley Rd)
the salt pan just north of Pikul's Farm on Rte 1A in Rowley can be seen at:
http://www.nebirdsplus.org/Ruff_08.htm
Enjoy,
Phil Brown
Essex, MA 01929
nebirds.plus(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: BBC Trip Manchester MA 5/4
From: <winterwren2(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:16pm
John Nelson and I led a late day bird trip and had some success with seeing
target birds. The evening flight out to Kettle Island is a main feature of this
trip. We did have a decent showing of herons and egrets, but I have seen many
more in previous trips. Perhaps the raw weather had us not lingering as long for
the count.
5/4/08
cold and cloudy, but not raining, 46 degrees at start, visited Manchester/Essex
Conservation Trust and Coolidge Point
highlights:
Little Blue Heron at close view
Oystercatcher feeding in rocky area of Kettle Cove
pair of Gnatcatcher
Common Loons 2handsome birds close to shore in Magnolia Cove
Number of species: 36
Mallard X
Common Eider (Atlantic) 4
White-winged Scoter 3
Common Loon 2
Northern Gannet 5
Double-crested Cormorant 32
Great Cormorant 2
Great Egret 7
Snowy Egret 35
Little Blue Heron 5
Black-crowned Night-Heron 1
Glossy Ibis 12
Merlin 1
American Oystercatcher 1
Greater Yellowlegs 4
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Mourning Dove 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 6
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
American Robin X
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow X
Northern Cardinal X
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
winterwren2(AT)verizon.net
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature." Frank Lloyd Wright
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Subject: eBird Report - Crane Pond WMA , 5/4/08
From: "Jim Berry" <jim.berry3(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:02pm
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Subject: eBird Report - Crane Pond WMA , 5/4/08, 0700-0900
Observers: Jim Berry and Kirk Elwell
> Location: Crane Pond WMA, Groveland section
> Notes: Drizzle was not enough to inhibit bird song, so the paucity of
> migrants and returning breeders signified that few have arrived yet and
> indicated a rather late migration for birds that normally begin arriving
> in late April. The lack of many species normally here by now is evident
> in this list, though Kirk later today heard blue-headed vireos and an
> ovenbird elsewhere in the WMA. Also, pine warblers have been there for
> weeks; we just didn't hear any sing.
> Number of species: 33
>
> Canada Goose 1
> Wood Duck 7
> Mallard 12 mostly males; mates on nests?
> Green-winged Teal 2
> Hooded Merganser 5
> Northern Goshawk 1
> Mourning Dove X
> Red-bellied Woodpecker 2
> Downy Woodpecker 1
> Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 1
> Blue Jay 1
> Fish Crow 1 not a typo; the greater surprise was not hearing any
> American crows
> Black-capped Chickadee 5
> Tufted Titmouse 4
> White-breasted Nuthatch 3
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2 pair apparently searching for a suitable
> nest site
> Veery 1
> American Robin X
> European Starling X
> Yellow Warbler 2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 6
> Northern Waterthrush 1
> Common Yellowthroat 1
> Chipping Sparrow 3
> Song Sparrow 1
> Swamp Sparrow 4
> White-throated Sparrow 1
> Northern Cardinal 3
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Rusty Blackbird 3 seen and heard in swamp
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird 1
> American Goldfinch 2
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
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Subject: CT Report 05/04/2008 W Tanager, Yellow-throated
W, Ruff
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:02pm
From Steve Morytko:
5/04 - Hampton, 38 Hammond Hill Rd, home of Sam an Michael Higgins --
WESTERN TANAGER seen well. It's a gorgeous male coming into breeding
plumage. Sam sees it fairly often coming in for seed on the ground. As
mentioned yesterday guests are welcome. The bird is coming in to food
mainly on the back side of the house but has also been seen on the
right side of the yard and in the trees above the house. Sam said
it's OK to come in the yard to look. The bird is a bit shy and easily
spooked but regular.
From John Marshall:
5/04 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
actively singing between 6:40 AM and 7:00 AM on the right just past
the road with the gate.
From Michael Lee:
5/04 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- Ruff, mid-afternoon; the bird is
showing some signs of plumage change.
5/04 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd -- 2 BROWN THRASHERS on the left just
before the parking lot by the river.
From Mona Cavallero amd Jim Ford via The Fat Robin:
5/04 - Westport, Grace Salmon Park -- Ruff was seen at 10:30 today at
grace salmon park.
From Dori Sosensky, Lynn James:
5/04 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- TENNESSEE WARBLER.
East Haven, Silversand Rd -- COMMON RAVEN being chased by crows.
From Charles Barnard:
5/04 - Stratford, McKinney refuge -- HOODED WARBLER -- a male,
fitting about by the gate near the Warehouse Pool at the end of Long
Beach Boulevard.
From David Babington:
5/04 - Washington, Nichols Hill Rd between South St and Painter Ridge
Rd -- late this morning, Ruffed Grouse drummed once.
From Ellen Louer:
5/04 – Norwalk, Dolce Conference Center -– 1 pair of ORCHARD ORIOLOES,
1 BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE.
From Angela Dimmitt:
5/04 - Sherman/Wimisink Marsh, Rtes. 39 & 55 -- GREAT EGRET IN
BREEDING PLUMAGE, most unusual here at this time of year
From Ray Belding with Deb Bishop:
5/04 - Harwinton, Roraback Wildlife Management Area -- 1 LAWRENCE'S
WARBLER.
From Joan and Richard Becker
5/04 - Stamford, Cove Island Wildlife Sanctuary -- at least 4
Bobolinks.
From Carl Ekroth:
5/04 - Ellington, Green Road -- at about 8:20, there were 3
WHIP-POOR-WILL calling.
From Roy Harvey with NHBC group:
5/04 - Southbury, Bent of the River -- 1 Orchard Oriole, 8 warbler
species, 62 species total.
From Frank Mantlik:
5/03 - Westport, Imperial Ave., Grace Salmon Park (Saugatuck River) --
the RUFF continues, seen with yellowlegs 4:30pm. It's crown and nape
(and to a lesser degree it's face) is definitely turning blacker.
Stratford, Sikorsky Airport, 6:50am -- UPLAND SANDPIPER just inside
fence at dirt pulloff at airport entrance. Later seen also by C.
Barnard.
Westport, Sherwood Is S.P. -- UPLAND SANDPIPER (my 2nd find of the
day) 4:50pm in the grassy area between the model airplane field and
the nature trail lot.
From Patrice Favreau:
5/03 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- Black Tern around 3PM, at the
Newberry Street Marsh, north side.
From Sarah Johnston
5/03 - Farmington yard (feeder) -- 1 PINE SISKIN (female).
From Mike Moccio:
5/03 Stamford, Holly Pond -- 1 Male Northern Shoveler
CIWS -- 1 Bobolink.
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Subject: Willet at Turner's Falls - 05/04
From: "James P. Smith" <keenbirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 4 May 2008 10:28pm
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Hi Massbirders,
This morning I called in at Barton Cove hoping to see some of the terns reported
there by Mark Fairbrother yesterday. No terns were present when I arrived
admittedly late, at least in Barton Cove, but a Willet at 10:34 am was a bigger
surprise. The bird was already in flight when I saw it close the shore off
Unity Park, and I suspect it was just departing as I arrived. Unfortunately, it
flew off to the south-east and didn't return. Water levels were high today, and
this was the only shorebird that I saw on the cove.
Viet and Petersen list just two inland records of Willet in spring, both in May,
and I think Mark Lynch reported one from one of the Quabbin gates last year,
also in May?
Other than that, about 10 Bank Swallows and a Cliff Swallow were among the 300
or so Tree Swallows present.
At Old Deerfield, a male Merlin and a couple of Warbling Vireos were by the
Deerfield river.
Good birding,
James P. Smith
Amherst, MA.
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