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Subject: Mt. Auburn 5/7/08
From: James Restivo <jbird7480(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:36am

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Had a great morning at Mt. Auburn. My girlfriend Caitlin and I ran into a f=
lock of warblers near the rotary with 9 warbler species:
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Yellow-rumped - numerous
Magnolia - one
Black-throated Blue - two
Black-throated Green - at least two
Northern Parula - at least one
Tennessee - one
Hooded - one
Palm - one
Black-and-white - at least two
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Additional warblers seen or heard around Auburn Pond and the Dell:
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Yellow
Common Yellowthroat
Pine (heard only)
Nashville
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A total of 13 warbler species for the morning.
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Parulas and BT Greens were around in good numbers, but Yellow-rumps were de=
finitely the majority. We also found one Eastern Kingbird (flyover early), =
two Orchard Orioles (1 imm. male and 1 female), Purple Finch, and a Red-bre=
asted Nuthatch (a very pale bird hanging out in a maple with Yellow-rumps).=
 We didn't locate any vireos, surprisingly. Also, Catbirds are increasing i=
n numbers, as well as Baltimore Orioles (one is building a nest near the ro=
tary right over the road).=20
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One other odd sighting was one Wild Turkey near the intersection of Coolidg=
e Ave and Mt. Auburn St.
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Good birding!
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James Restivo
Brighton, MA
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Subject: Ashburnham/Ashby- 5/7
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 7 May 2008 9:04am

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Location:     BBA Ashburnham 4- Ashby Section
Observation date:     5/7/08 0600-0645
Number of species:     23

Wild Turkey     1
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     66
American Crow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     5
Tufted Titmouse     1
House Wren     2
American Robin     3
European Starling     4 (ON)
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Ovenbird     3
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     2
Bobolink     3
Brown-headed Cowbird     2 (P)
American Goldfinch     8

Location:     BBA Ashburnham 4- Ashburnham Section
Observation date:     5/7/08 0700-0800
Number of species:     24

Canada Goose     3
Broad-winged Hawk     1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     22
American Crow     1
Common Raven     1
Black-capped Chickadee     7
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Brown Creeper     1
Winter Wren     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin     3 (C)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     6
Ovenbird     4
Common Yellowthroat     3
Chipping Sparrow     3 (P)
Swamp Sparrow     2
Red-winged Blackbird     2
Common Grackle     1
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
Purple Finch     1
American Goldfinch     1
Evening Grosbeak     1

Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA

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Subject: Mt Auburn additions 5/7 - Cape May Warbler
From: Mark Daley <mbkm(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:38am

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Massbirders,
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Some additions to the previously reported birds, most notably the Cape May =
near Halcyon Pond. I 1st heard him singing a soft 3 note song from up the h=
ill on the right [as you circle the pond counterclockwise after coming down=
 the road from Indian Ridge]. He then flew to the very large oak(?) right n=
ext to the pond (3 o'clockish using the Baker Eddy monument as 12) where I =
got a great 30 second look at him. I left to alert others and by the time I=
 returned with the troops we couldn't locate him again. I may have heard hi=
m sing again across the pond but couldn't relocate to confirm.
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Other notable additions:
Least Flycatcher - calling above Spectacle Pond
Indigo Bunting - male continues Harvard Hill
Blackburnian - seen by BBC 1st at Spectacle and later up the hill
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Good Birding,
Mark Daley
Reading, MA
mbkm (at) hotmail (dot) com
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Subject: Cape May at Mt. Auburn
From: "Pamela A. Perry" <paperry6(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:36am

There was/is a Cape May Warbler at Mt. Auburn this morning, first seen near
Halcyon Lake (Eddy Pond) and later relocated near Harvard Hill. This is not a
first-hand report (darn it!), but I did speak with people who saw pictures by
someone who did see the bird. Just thought I'd get the word out.

Pam Perry
Watertown

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Subject: White-eyed Vireo -PI 5/7
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:26am

It was a quieter morning on Plum Island compared to yesterday. Highlight was a
singing WHITE-EYED VIREO by the Hellcat bathrooms thanks to Tom Wetmore and Tim
Spahr.  A few pockets of warblers around, and the song seemed to be picking up
as I left for work.
My list:

Location:     Plum Island
Observation date:     5/7/08
Number of species:     80

Brant     7
Canada Goose     X
Mute Swan     4
Gadwall     14
American Black Duck     X
Mallard     X
Blue-winged Teal     1
Northern Shoveler     2, south field
Green-winged Teal     2
Common Loon     1
Double-crested Cormorant     14
American Bittern     1
Great Blue Heron     1
Great Egret     4
Snowy Egret     3
Osprey     2
Northern Harrier     2
Merlin     1
Virginia Rail     2
Killdeer     2
Greater Yellowlegs     27
Willet     15
Lesser Yellowlegs     6
Least Sandpiper     4
American Woodcock     1
Herring Gull     X
Great Black-backed Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     X
Mourning Dove     12
Great Horned Owl     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     1
Eastern Kingbird     2
White-eyed Vireo     1, Hellcat bathrooms
Blue-headed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     14
American Crow     8
Purple Martin     3
Tree Swallow     35
Bank Swallow     1
Barn Swallow     4
Black-capped Chickadee     10
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Marsh Wren     6
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     16
Northern Mockingbird     2
Brown Thrasher     10
European Starling     12
Blue-winged Warbler     1, S curves
Nashville Warbler     1, Hellcat
Northern Parula     1
Yellow Warbler     12
Chestnut-sided Warbler     3
Magnolia Warbler     1, Hellcat
Black-throated Blue Warbler     4
Yellow-rumped Warbler     22
Black-throated Green Warbler     3
Prairie Warbler     1, hellcat
Palm Warbler     2
Black-and-white Warbler     3
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     8
Eastern Towhee     12
Chipping Sparrow     1
Field Sparrow     1
Savannah Sparrow     8
Song Sparrow     12
Swamp Sparrow     2
White-throated Sparrow     8
Northern Cardinal     2
Bobolink     6
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Eastern Meadowlark     3
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
Purple Finch     5
American Goldfinch     24
House Sparrow     1

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

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
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978-462-0775

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Subject: West Newbury, 5/7
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:40am

Ronnie Laite called to report a blue-winged warbler song near pole 18 along
Turkey Hill Rd, West Newbury this morning.  This is the area where golden-winged
 warbler nested as recently as 2 years ago. The bird was singing near the road,
but she could not see it.
Also along Turkey Hill Rd was a rose-breasted grosbeak and a solitary
sandpiper.

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
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978-462-0775

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Subject: World's End, Hingham , 5/7/08
From: Jim Moore <epiphenomenon(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 11:14am

I had a couple hours to quickly run through 
World's End this morning.  I have not seen any 
recent massbird reports for this location, and 
just wanted to let people know what is being seen 
there.  Nothing exceptional, but a lot of activity 
and a lot of fun birds including bunches of 
Orioles of both species, my FOY Bobolinks, and 
several vireos and warblers.

Location:     World's End, Hingham
Observation date:     5/7/08
Number of species:     47

Canada Goose     X
American Black Duck     1
Bufflehead     2
Double-crested Cormorant     X
Great Egret     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
American Kestrel     2
Greater Yellowlegs     4
Herring Gull     X
Great Black-backed Gull     X
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     X
Northern Flicker     X
White-eyed Vireo     1
Blue-headed Vireo     3
Warbling Vireo     3
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Tree Swallow     10
Barn Swallow     1
Tufted Titmouse     8
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     X
Eastern Bluebird     1
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     15
Brown Thrasher     2
Nashville Warbler     1
Yellow Warbler     4
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Black-throated Blue Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     5
Black-throated Green Warbler     4
Black-and-white Warbler     2
Common Yellowthroat     2
Chipping Sparrow     4
Savannah Sparrow     2
Song Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     8
Northern Cardinal     4
Bobolink     3
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
Orchard Oriole     4
Baltimore Oriole     5
American Goldfinch     X

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

Jim Moore
Quincy
epiphenomenon at earthlink dot net

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Subject: Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 12:04:29 -0400
From: "Joy Bockius" <jbockius(AT)conknet.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:06pm

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Has anyone seen the ruffs in the last day or two?

Joy Bockius

Warner, NH

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Subject: BU birds
From: Lorraine Kaplan <lorrainesews(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:40pm

Anyone around BU might be interested to know that there is a common yellowthroat
 and a woodcock in the shrubs next to March Chapel, on the side of the building
closest to the LAW auditorium.

It's nice to see a live woodcock here - the only other ones I've seen on campus
were the remains left by a peregrine falcon who took up residence some years
back.

Lorraine

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Subject: The story of Harlequin Ducks and Purple
         Sandpipers, from Maine to Greenland
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:28pm

Glen Mittelhauser has studied Harlequin Ducks and Purple Sandpipers
along Maine’s coast for twenty years, both of which are species of
concern.  Satellite technology has enabled him to follow these two Maine
residents to other locations in the North Atlantic during the breeding
season, including Labrador and Greenland.  Join Glen as he tells their
story.

Glen Mittelhauser is the Director of the Maine Natural History
Observatory, a non-profit organization dedicated to the inventory and
monitoring of species and habitats along the coast of Maine.  He is also
Managing Editor for Northeastern Naturalist and Southeastern Naturalist.

Massabesic Center, Auburn, May 15th, 7-9pm
New Hampshire Audubon Members free
Non-members $5

Directions to the Massabesic Audubon Center

From either 93 South or North take exit 7 to Route 101.

Go East towards the Seacoast. Take exit 1 off Route 101.

Turn right at the lights at the end of the ramp onto Route 28 bypass.

Travel   mile to a traffic circle, 
going half way around the circle 
and exiting in the same direction as entering 
(Lake Massabesic will be on your left).

Travel exactly 2 miles on Route 28 bypass to Spofford Road. 
Turn left onto Spofford Road.

After ¼ mile the road will veer sharply to the right. 
Look for a road on the left (Audubon Way). 
Take this left and park after the first house on the left.

Eric Masterson
Vice President, Development
New Hampshire Audubon
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 224-9909 ext. 307

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Subject: Sylvester and Reservoir St birds, Leicester
From: osprey1170(AT)aol.com
Date: 7 May 2008 1:00pm

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Hello Massbirders,
I was in Worcester today and, having just read Mark Lynch's article in Bird
Observer (vol 36,#2 April 08) on Birding Worcester Airport and Surrounding Area,
 I decided to bird the Sylvester? and Reservoir St area.? I had some birds that
are hard to find in southeastern
MA.? My list is as follows:
Canada goose
Grt Blue Heron
Mallard
Ruffed Grouse drumming
Mourning Dove
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Norther Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
Tree Swallow 
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue-Winged Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler 
Black-throatd Green Warbler
Pine Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
Eastern Towhee
Brown-headed Cowbird
A brief stop at the Rte 56 Airport Overlook resulted in Bobolink, Am Kestrel,
Turkey Vulture and Savannah Sparrows.
Lynn Abbey
Fall River

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Subject: Worcester North 11 5/7
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 12:58pm

We spent about an hour �before work� birding/atlasing in WORCESTER NORTH 11,
mostly in the vicinity of the prison and nearby power lines. We found a nice
collection of migrants and migrant breeders especially along the power lines
at dawn.
Wood Duck (pair)
Red-tailed Hawk (2)
Ruffed Grouse (1 drumming)
Ring-billed Gull (2 non-ads)
Mourning Dove (9)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (1)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
N Flicker (1)
E Phoebe (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1)
Scarlet Tanager (1)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
Blue Jay (23: still migrating)
Barn Swallow (1)
Carolina Wren (2)
Black-capped Chickadee (12)
Tufted Titmouse (5)
Eastern Bluebird (pair)
Wood Thrush (6)
Cedar Waxwing (flock of 18)
Gray Catbird (53)
N Mockingbird (4)
Brown Thrasher (3)
E Starling (17)

WARBLERS:
Blue-winged (3)
Nashville (1)
Yellow (9)
Chestnut-sided (1)
Yellow-rumped (27)
Pine (4)
Prairie (4: breeds)
Black and White (2)
Ovenbird (5)
C Yellowthroat (3)

Eastern Towhee (13)
Chipping Sparrow (39)
Field Sparrow (6: breeds)
Song Sparrow (13)
N Cardinal (21)
House Finch (8)
A Goldfinch (7)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (8)
Red-winged Blackbird (14)
C Grackle (33)
Brown-headed Cowbird (9)
Baltimore Oriole (9)

Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
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Subject: Common Raven - Hingham
From: erikbogh(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 1:02pm

I had my first work-Raven during my lunch hour walk on a dirt road adjacent to
the So. Shore Industrial Park in Hingham today. I first heard it call a few
times and then saw coming right over being mobbed by a crow. I don't know which
species of crow  - all I heard on the walk were Fish Crows and the one doing the
 mobbing didn't call.
A few other species of note were:
Red-shouldered Hawk - 1
Great-crested Flycatcher - 1
Fish Crow - 2
Nashville Warbler - 1
Northern Parula - 1
Pine Warbler - 5
Ovenbird - 3

Erik Nielsen
Westwood, MA

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Subject: BBC-Mt.Auburn-5/7
From: "Oakes Spalding" <ospalding(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 1:16pm

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Participants in the Brookline Bird Club walk at Mt. Auburn Cemetery =
today saw or heard the following birds:

     Double-crested Cormorant
     Canada Goose
     Mallard
     Ring-billed Gull
     Rock Pigeon
     Mourning Dove
     Red-bellied Woodpecker
     Downy Woodpecker
     Northern Flicker(2 copulating plus others heard)
     Eastern Phoebe
     Blue-headed Vireo
     Blue Jay
     American Crow
     Black-capped Chickadee
     Tuifted Titmouse
     White-breasted Nuthatch
     House Wren
     Ruby-crowned Kinglet
     American Robin
     Gray Catbird
     Nashville Warbler(2)
     Northern Parula(4)
     Yellow Warbler(2)
     Magnolia Warbler(1)
     Black-throated Blue Warbler(2)
     Yellow-rumped Warbler
     Black-throated Green Warbler(5)
     Blackburnian Warbler(2)
     Palm Warbler(1)
     Black-and-white Warbler(3)
     Chipping Sparrow
     Song Sparrow
     White-throated Sparrow
     Northern Cardinal
     Indigo Bunting(1)
     Red-winged Blackbird
     Common Grackle
     Orchard Oriole(4)
     Baltimore Oriole
     Purple Finch(1)
     House Finch
     American Goldfinch
     House Sparrow
        (43 species)

    We had two reports of Cape May Warbler, one complete with =
photograph!, but could not find either bird. We also heard of Field =
Sparrow.
     After the walk, Herman D'Entremont and I heard Tennessee Warbler =
and Least Flycatcher, both birds from Oak Avenue above Auburn Lake.
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     Cambridge
     ospalding(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Newbury Ruff
From: Paul Cozza <pcozza(AT)alum.mit.edu>
Date: 7 May 2008 1:48pm

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As of 12:15 this afternoon, the "white" Ruff was present near the pond  
off Scotland Rd. in Newbury. The were also 5 Glossy Ibis nearby.

Paul Cozza
Concord, MA

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Subject: Birds of Peru lecture at Wellfleet Bay tonight
From: "Melissa Lowe" <mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 2:00pm

Hello Massbirders,

For those of you who might be on the Cape (or perhaps venturing down to try and
catch glimpses of the Mississippi kites this afternoon!) - please join us for a
lecture tonight at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary:

PERU TAKES FLIGHT: BIRDING AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN PERU Wednesday, May 7, 7
p.m.
Robert Williams, Conservation Ecologist, Frankfurt Zoological Society

Peru, located on the west coast of South America, is diverse in habitats and
extraordinarily rich in bird species-with over 1800 species found there! And new
 species are discovered every year in its cloud-forests and Amazon jungles, as
well as in the rugged mountains and valleys of the Andes. Travel to this
birder's paradise in an illustrated presentation by Robert Williams. Rob is a
Conservation Ecologist for the Frankfurt Zoological Society and lives in Peru
where his work focuses on studying and conserving the birds of Peru. He is also
a photographer, author and birding tour guide. Rob's talk will focus on several
diverse themes including why there are so many bird species in Peru, where to go
 birding,� and the conservation challenges this country faces. Cost for the talk
 is $5 for Mass Audubon members and $7 for non-members.

For more information please call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary at
508-349-2615. Thanks!

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Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
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Subject: Mississippi kites, Pilgrim Heights (Cape Cod)
         today!
From: "Melissa Lowe" <mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 1:54pm

Hello Massbirders,

Don Manchester, Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch primary counter, just called
to report two Mississippi Kites going by the site. The first bird, an
adult, was seen at approximately 1:30 p.m. Volunteer Joanne Baldauf was
the first to spot it. This bird was headed in a north-westerly direction
towards Provincetown.

The second kite was in a distant thermal at 1:45 p.m., soaring with a
broad-winged hawk. Age unidentified. It was also heading towards
Provincetown.

Don will hang around today to see if they pass by again heading south.
It will be interesting to see what they do given the poor weather
forecasted for the next couple days.

The Pilgrim Heights Hawk Watch, now in its 11th season of formal
counting, is run by Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary with
generous support from Eastern Mass. Hawk Watch and permission from the
Cape Cod National Seashore. For more details and directions, visit our
website at www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay. You can also see daily and
season totals at www.hawkcount.org

Hope to see you there!

Melissa Lowe
Wellfleet Bay
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org

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Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

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Subject: Lawrence's in East Bridgewater, yes 5/7
From: maurice.gilmore(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 3:00pm

Folks,

   Thanks to Rob Finch for yesterday's post.

This AM from 8:45 to 9:30 the singing male (Blue-wing song)
Lawrence's warbler held forth in the morning sun and 60 degree temp.
Really beautiful bird. Still singing when I left.

He was in the brambly field back of the parking lot on Bridge Street 
at the Satucket River bridge. This assumes the front of the lot faces the
River.

Also present were both orioles, a fish crow, a rose-breasted grosbeak,
warbling vireos, and yellow warblers.

Pete Gilmore
Newton, MA 
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Subject: Park School, Brookline
From: "Brian Cassie" <Brian_Cassie(AT)parkschool.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 3:46pm

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Hi,
	Birds galore again at Park School this morning. We got 15 species of
warblers, including first-of-the-year Chestnut-sided, Blackburnian, Pine,
Magnolia, and Common Yellowthroat. Fifty-two species before my first class!
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Subject: White-faced Ibis update 5/7
From: Mark Taylor <birdnorth(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 3:48pm

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Hello Massbirders,
The (A) White-faced Ibis was present this morning (0900-1000) with 15  
Glossy Ibis in the marsh opposite Pikul's Farm in Rowley off of Rt.  
1A (South of Parker River bridge detour). The Ruff was a no show but  
a male and female Wilson's Phalaropes were cooperative. A male  
Orchard Oriole was seen a short distance down Old Rowley Rd. to the  
north or Red Gate Rd. (south) in the densely housed section on the road.

Mark Taylor
Northfield, MA
birdnorth(AT)hughes.net

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Subject: Boston Public Garden/ Peregrines
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:06pm

Location:     Boston Public Garden
Observation date:     5/7/08
Notes:     Dexter Hunneman added Black- crowned Night Heron, Wood Thrush,Field
Sparrow, DARK EYED JUNCO and another birder reported Magnolia Warbler
Number of species:     35

Mute Swan     2
Mallard     28
Double-crested Cormorant     3
Herring Gull     20
Rock Pigeon     90
Chimney Swift     2
Downy Woodpecker     1
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     4
American Crow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     4
Hermit Thrush     4
American Robin     22
Gray Catbird     1
European Starling     25
Cedar Waxwing     8
Nashville Warbler     3
Northern Parula     2
Yellow Warbler     3
Yellow-rumped Warbler     16
Prairie Warbler     2
Black-and-white Warbler     3
Song Sparrow     2
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     26
White-crowned Sparrow     2
Red-winged Blackbird     3
Common Grackle     19
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
Orchard Oriole     1
Baltimore Oriole     5
House Finch     6
American Goldfinch     6
House Sparrow     14

Also A walk on the Rose Kennedy Greenway from Chinatown to the Notrth End
yielded 6 White-throated Sparrows and a Catbird.

At the Custom House one adult Peregrine was on the top of the building when what
 we assumed was it's mate arrived- NO it was an intruder!- a second bird came
out of the box and both birds CHASED the third bird AWAY, the pair returned
together in about 3 or so minutes!

Later on Spectacle Island
American Oystercatcher on nest with 3 eggs
2 Cooper's, 1 Sharp-shinned and 2 kestrels

Bob Stymeist
Arlington

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Subject: Rowley - Pikul's Pans - 05-07-08
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:12pm

Prior to today's Wednesday Morning Birding out of Joppa Flats Education 
Center, I visited Pikul's pans in Rowley on Rt 1A and had the following:

Mallard (2)
Green-winged Teal (8)
Glossy Ibis (2)
Greater Yellowlegs (~ 12)
Wilson's Phalarope (2) - pair.

Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
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Subject: Purple Gallinule
From: Matt Pelikan <matt_pelikan(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:24pm

The Purple Gallinule at Farm Pond Preserve in Oak Bluffs was still 
present at about 4:00 on Wed., May 7. It was intermittently active, 
easy to see and not at all bashful when it was moving around.

Matt

Matt Pelikan
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(508) 696-6068

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Subject: Joppa Park Sea Wall/Boat Ramp & Plum Island -
         05-07-08
From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:08pm

What a gorgeous morning it was!  Bill Gette and I led Wednesday Morning
Birding to the Joppa Park seawall and boat ramp and then on to Plum Island.
The sky was clear, the temps ranged from low 60s to low 70s, and the air was
calm with a light wind coming up from the northwest toward the end of the
program.  At the seawall and boat ramp, we just missed exposed mudflats as
the tide was coming fast, but still had good numbers of Greater Yellowlegs.
On the island, there were a number of highlights -- of course, lots of
first-of-year birds, but the best sighting was the WHITE-EYED VIREO (thanks
Steve G and Steve H) at the Hellcat johns where there were good views had by
all.  Unfortunately, it did not vocalize for us.  Another highlight was the
two resplendent WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS seen roadside near the pans.  Nice
treat!

Here's our list for the morning (all PI, unless noted otherwise):
Canada Goose - yes.
Brant (~ 75) - Joppa Park (JP) seawall/boat ramp.
Mute Swan (4) - Bill Forward Pool.
Gadwall (~ 12) - various.
American Black Duck - yes.
Mallard - yes.
Green-winged Teal (~ 12) - various.
Long-tailed Duck (~ 200) - JP.
Double-crested Cormorant (~ 24) - migrating.
Great Egret (2) - 1, Joppa Flats; 1, PI.
Snowy Egret (4)
Glossy Ibis (5) - South Field (SF).
Osprey (2) - Pines platform/pole.
Northern Harrier (2)
Killdeer (1) - SF.
Greater Yellowlegs (~ 30) - 12, JP; ~18, various PI.
Lesser Yellowlegs (3) - SF.
Willet (6) - various.
Dunlin (~ 20) - JP.
Bonaparte's Gull (~12) - JP.
Ring-billed Gull - yes.
Herring Gull - yes.
Black-backed Gull - yes.
Rock Pigeon - yes, PI bridge.
Mourning Dove - JP, PI.
Great Horned Owl (1) - sitting high on nest (reportedly brooding 2 young).
Eastern Kingbird (3)
WHITE-EYED VIREO (1) - Hellcat johns.
Blue Jay (~ 12)
American Crow - JP, PI.
Purple Martin (6) - lot #1 (very nice to hear their voices!).
Tree Swallow - many, over and around pans.
Black-capped Chickadee (2)
American Robin - yes.
Gray Catbird - frequently heard and seen.
Northern Mockingbird (3) - 1, Joppa Flats; 2, PI.
Brown Thrasher (4) - but surely there were more.
European Starling - JP, PI.
Cedar Waxwing (1)
Northern Parula (1) - pans.
Yellow Warbler - they're back!
Black-throated Blue Warbler (3) - 1, pans; 2, Pines trail.
Yellow-rumped Warbler - everywhere.
Black-throated Green Warbler (1) - pans.
Prairie Warbler (2) - 1, pans; 1, Pines trail.
Palm Warbler (1) - Pines trail.
Black-and-White Warbler (2) - 1, pans.
Common Yellowthroat (1) - heard, n. of Wardens.
Eastern Towhee - "Chewinks" and "Teas" up and down the island, several seen.
Chipping Sparrow (3)
Field Sparrow (2)
Savannah Sparrow (6)
Song Sparrow (6)
White-throated Sparrow (1) - heard, Pines trail.
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (2) - roadside, pans.
Bobolink (3) - North Field (NF).
Red-winged Blackbird - yes.
Eastern Meadowlark (2) - pair, NF.
Common Grackle - yes.
Brown-headed Cowbird (2)
Purple Finch (2)
House Finch (1) - just north of gatehouse.
American Goldfinch (4)
House Sparrow - yes.

We will meet again next week back at Joppa Flats at 9:30 for Wednesday
Morning Birding. For more information about Joppa Flats programs, call Bill
Gette or Dave Larson at 978-462-9998.

Remember, there is Wednesday Evening Birding, 5:30-7:30 pm. Meet at
Joppa Flats Education Center. Preregistration is not necessary.

Dave Weaver
Manchester, MA 01944
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Subject: RE: Birds of Peru lecture at Wellfleet Bay
         tonight
From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf(AT)mitre.org>
Date: 7 May 2008 4:46pm

All,

Having heard this speaker give the Nuttall Club program Monday night, I
feel compelled to plug this lecture.  Rob's encyclopedic knowledge of
status and conservation issues of birds in Peru is simply astounding,
he has great photographs, and he presents it all with a very engaging
style.  Don't miss this one!

Chris Floyd
Lexington
chrisf(AT)mitre.org

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From: massbird-approval(AT)world.std.com
[mailto:massbird-approval(AT)world.std.com] On Behalf Of Melissa Lowe
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 2:00 PM
To: massbird(AT)theworld.com
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Birds of Peru lecture at Wellfleet Bay tonight

Hello Massbirders,

For those of you who might be on the Cape (or perhaps venturing down to
try and catch glimpses of the Mississippi kites this afternoon!) -
please join us for a lecture tonight at the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife
Sanctuary:

PERU TAKES FLIGHT: BIRDING AND BIRD CONSERVATION IN PERU Wednesday, May
7, 7 p.m.
Robert Williams, Conservation Ecologist, Frankfurt Zoological Society

Peru, located on the west coast of South America, is diverse in
habitats and extraordinarily rich in bird species-with over 1800
species found there! And new species are discovered every year in its
cloud-forests and Amazon jungles, as well as in the rugged mountains
and valleys of the Andes. Travel to this birder's paradise in an
illustrated presentation by Robert Williams. Rob is a Conservation
Ecologist for the Frankfurt Zoological Society and lives in Peru where
his work focuses on studying and conserving the birds of Peru. He is
also a photographer, author and birding tour guide. Rob's talk will
focus on several diverse themes including why there are so many bird
species in Peru, where to go birding,� and the conservation challenges
this country faces. Cost for the talk is $5 for Mass Audubon members
and $7 for non-members. 

For more information please call the Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
at 508-349-2615. Thanks!

***********************************************************
Melissa Lowe, Education Coordinator
Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
PO Box 236, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
mlowe(AT)massaudubon.org
508-349-2615, ext 107

Protecting the Nature of Massachusetts
www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay

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Subject: RE: Re: ravens and coyotes
From: "jamoos(AT)earthlink.net" <jamoos@earthlink.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:34pm

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I read Heinrich's The Mind of the Raven recently and he says Ravens associated
with early hunters - men, and with wolves, in a symbiotic way.  They would fly
around and then guide the hunter to the prey, expecting in return, the leavings
- which they got gladly from both two legged and four legged hunters.  It looks
like coyotes may have filled the wolf gap.

Jane Moosbruker

jamoos(AT)earthlink.net
Jane Moosbruker, Ph.D.
Bolton MA 01740

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From: Jake Miller 
To: Jim Berry
Cc: massbird(AT)theworld.com; Boston Birds
Sent: 5/6/2008 2:34:33 PM 
Subject: [MASSBIRD] Re: ravens and coyotes

Jim--

Not sure why there might be a connection. 

A few others have asked about this, so I thought I would share this note with
the whole list. If there's anyone out there who knows more about this than I do,
 I'd love to hear. (Like, for example, if this theory has been refuted, I'd love
 to hear that so I can stop spreading misinformation.)

I couldn't remember where I'd originally heard or read this, so I did a little
bit of research to try to refresh my memory.

Most sources that talk about the return of the Raven don't mention coyotes as a
factor, but I found the following from the State University of New York's
college of environmental studies and forestry--I bolded the raven-related bit
for emphasis:
(From http://www.esf.edu/pubprog/brochure/coyote/coyote.htm)
Do Coyotes Have Positive Values?
The majority of speakers at a recent series of public meetings throughout
northern New York expressed positive feelings about coyotes. People enjoy
hearing their evening �serenades,� observing them hunting the fields in their
neighborhoods or simply finding tracks or other signs during their outdoor
travels. A growing number of sportsmen enjoy coyote hunting, and coyote skins
currently are among the more valuable furs. Scavenger animals in northern New
York�foxes, fishers, marten, ravens and even golden eagles�benefit from coyote
predation of deer through increased food availability. Raven populations were
absent after the elimination of wolves in northern New York and northern New
England; with the emergence of the coyote as a deer predator, raven numbers have
 recovered. Coyote predation on deer also may serve to foster a healthier deer
population and ecosystem, particularly in remote areas where very few people
hunt. Many farmers are delighted with the reduction in woodchu!
 ck numbers on their farms following the arrival of coyotes.

The natural history of the raven seems to be quite confusing, with examples of
recovery and range extension that seem contradictory: some places they've done
quite well in agricultural lands, others they seem to return after reforestation
 is fully underway, others where they are thriving in suburban areas.

In many places in the northeast it seems that their return coincided with the
arrival of the coyote. I know that the section of the northern Adirondacks where
 my mother has a cottage has lots of coyotes and lots of ravens, and didn't used
 to have either until fairly recently. This could be simple coincidence, with
both species arrving to take advantage of agricultural land turning to scrub and
 forest.

I seem to have given away my copy of Berndt Heinrich's Ravens in Winter, but I
think he made some observations connecting Ravens with coyotes, specifically, if
 I recall correctly, that coyotes help uncover and open carcasses that would
otherwise be hard for the ravens to scavenge in extremely cold weather.

In the BNA article (which Heinrich co-authored), it says: "[Ravens are] Unable
to open carcasses of ungulates and even those of smaller animals such as
raccoons (Procyon lotor) or canids. In an experiment where ravens were offered
unopened rabbit and deer carcasses, they ate more often at the smaller (rabbit)
carcasses (Marzluff and McKinley 1993). They rely on carnivores and other
scavengers for access to these larger sources of food."

I'm not sure if coyotes are much better at opening carcasses than automobiles
are, or if some ravens prefer to live away from roads (obviously not the case
places out west where they occur in cities), or just don't like road-kill, or
what.
I'd love to hear if anyone else knows more about this, or if they've heard that
it's wrong. It stuck in my memory when I heard it the first time, but I still
can't remember for sure what the original source was. Also curious to hear
whether there are ravens on Long Island, NY where there have been lots of
coyotes these days.

--Jake

Jake Miller
Jamaica Plain
fiatlux AT interport DOT net

On May 6, 2008, at 8:31 AM, Jim Berry wrote:

you wrote:

My understanding is that the current resurgence of ravens in the
northeast is related to the return of numbers of coyotes to the
region. That makes the Jamaica Plain/Matapan section of the greater
Emerald Necklace, with a thriving population of coyotes (including
Franklin Park, Forest Hills, the Boston Nature Center and the
Arboterum) a great place to watch for them.

jake, why would there be a connection between the raven increase and the coyote
increase?  i have never heard that theory.    jim

Jim Berry
Ipswich, Mass.
jim.berry3(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: CCBC May meeting
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:42pm

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Subject: Nahant Migrants 5/7
From: Donald Wilkinson <singingbirder(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:30pm

This morning I briefly birded Bailey's Hill, The Heritage Trail (Lowlands), and
the Mass Audubon Thicket.
It didn't same like a lot of migrants came in last night; however, there were
same notable sightings:

At Bailey's Hill:

Red-bellied Woodpecker
Eastern Towhee (I miss "Rufous-sided Towhee")
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow Warbler

At the Thicket:

Northern Waterthrush (2)
Swamp Sparrow
House Wren (at least 2)

Best, Don

Donald Wilkinson
Nahant MA 01908
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(Now accepting reservations for the 2009 NORTH CAROLINA Memorial day Weekend
Pelagic trip)

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Subject: Hummers and Orioles- Harwich
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:28pm

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and Baltimore Orioles both appeared in our 
yard yesterday (6/6). This afternoon (6/7) I took a short walk at 
Audubon's Skunknet River sanctuary and while searching for a calling 
Great-crested Flycatcher, my bins happened on a male hummer perched 
in a leafless sapling. Just plain luck! I've never seen a hummingbird 
in a woodland setting far from any flower gardens or nectar feeders.

Al Curtis
Harwich, MA
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Subject: World's End -- White-eyed Vireo
From: Jim Moore <epiphenomenon(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:45pm

In my previous post today regarding sightings at 
World's End in Hingham, I forgot to highlight the 
White-eyed Vireo sighting.  So I wanted to post 
again if others wanted to look for the bird.  It 
was actively singing (one of my favorite songs!) 
near the stand of conifers near the ice pond.

Jim Moore
Quincy
epiphenomenon at earthlink dot net

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Subject: Time travel
From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:34pm

Oops! Obviously the dates in my last post should have been (5/6) and 
(5/7). I seem to be getting ahead of myself!

Al Curtis
Harwich, MA
killdeer89 "at" comcast.net

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Subject: Prairie Warbler at Mt. Auburn
From: "Molly Edmonds" <konzakat(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 5:58pm

To add to the list of birds seen today at Mt. Auburn Cemetery:

Prairie Warbler-at least one, seen above Spectacle and later in the
Dell.

Molly Edmonds
Newton
konzakat(AT)hotmail.com

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Subject: Re: Birds of Peru Lecture at Hampshire Bird Club
From: Trudy Tynan <ttynan(AT)sprynet.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 7:32pm

Massbirders,

For those of you unable to get to the Cape tonight to hear *Rob 
Williams, *coordinator of the Andes-Amazon Conservation Program, you 
have another chance on *Monday, May 12*, at the *Hampshire Bird Club's 
*monthly meeting. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Immanuel 
Lutheran Church at 867 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, Mass. Directions 
are available on the Hampshire Bird Club's Web site.

Williams' lecture is free and open to the public. He will speak on 
Northern Peru- Megadiversity and Endimism. //The complexity of the 
topography and geology of the Andes of northern Peru has conspired with 
two opposing oceanic currents and the climate generated by the Amazon 
basin to produce an incredible complexity of habitats that have been 
relatively stable since the mid Miocene; in which a complex and diverse 
fauna and flora have evolved with many localized endemics. This talk 
will explore the origins and complexity of this diversity, focusing on 
the bird species (1300+) of the region, many of which are found nowhere 
else on earth and will discuss the conservation status of these habitats 
and species and review new initiatives in their conservation.

Williams is a conservation ecologist, photographer, author and birding 
tour guide. Originally from south-west England he found the lack of 
tropical forests there frustrating and now lives in Peru.

Having studied zoology at the University of Wales Cardiff he moved on to 
the University of East Anglia for his doctorate where he went on to 
spend two years wandering around the coniferous forests of northern 
England at night while studying the elusive Long-eared Owl. Combining 
this madness with some maths he published a thesis �Large-scale 
population dynamics of the Long-eared Owl� where he demonstrated that 
Lack�s hypothesis of latitude correlated survival resulted from 
migration related mortality. Escaping from the confines of academia and 
long cold nights in remote forests he travelled working in Brazil, 
Paraguay, China, Borneo and Spain for a variety of conservation 
organisations.

In 1999 he moved to Ecuador where he established the Wildlife 
Conservation Society country programme for two years before moving on to 
work as the Scientific Advisor for the Americas Programme of BirdLife 
International. Moving more into sustainable development and 
community-based conservation he was a founder of the Bosques Sin 
Fronteras (Forests without Borders) movement and become its first 
international coordinator. In 2003 he moved to Peru and started working 
more intensively supporting a local community in their efforts to 
establish the 34,000 hectare Chaparri Ecological Reserve. He continues 
to support that initiative as scientific director of the NGO Asociaci�n 
Naymlap and the Chaparri Ecological Reserve where he has also run the 
project to reintroduce the critically threatened White-winged Guan.

Since December 2005 he has been working for the Frankfurt Zoological 
Society coordinating their large-scale rainforest conservation project 
in Peru focussing on the south-east Andes-Amazon wilderness area that 
encompasses the protected areas of Manu, Alto Purus, Tambopata, 
Bahuaja-Sonene, Amarakaeri and Megantoni.

He continues to do field research and current studies include: 
White-winged Guans, Spectacled Bears, Andean Condors, Pampas and Andean 
Cats and a new species of Porcupine.

He has published over 25 scientific papers and four books: �A guide to 
bird-watching in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands�, �Treasures of the 
Forgotten Forests�, �Birds of the Clouds� and �A Guide to the Wildlife 
of Chaparri�.

A birder from age 3, he has birded in many areas of the world and has 
been guiding bird tours for 12 years, having led more than 30 trips to 
14 countries. He is married to Anahi, a very tolerant and understanding 
Peruvian photographer, and they have two sons, Alec and Oliver.

Trudy Tynan
South Hadley
ttynan(AT)sprynet.com

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Subject: hummingbirds and oriole
From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:32pm

I too got my first R-t. hummingbirds (male and female) yesterday (6 
May) and my first Baltimore Oriole (male) today (7 May).  The 
hummingbirds were about 10 days late.

Ian Nisbet
North Falmouth

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Subject: BBC 'EXTREME PELAGIC' BOAT TRIP to CONTINENTAL
         SHELF 28 JUNE 2008.
From: Richard Heil <rsheil(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:20pm

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'EXTREME PELAGIC' BOAT TRIP - 28 JUNE 2008

Join the BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB on 28 June 2008 for an extensive all day 
PELAGIC BOAT TRIP out of HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS to the deep, warm, 
blue waters of the CONTINENTAL SHELF in the vicinity of VEATCH and 
HYDROGRAPHER CANYONS.  These waters are truly the last frontier in 
Massachusetts and New England ornithology.

Last season I made a list of possible rarities to find on our trips, 
then we set out with the goal of finding a new state record in these 
largely unexplored waters.  Well we did it, nailing the first New 
England and third North American record for MACARONESIAN (LITTLE) 
SHEARWATER (Puffinus baroli)!   The bird dog Captain Joe of the fast, 
100 foot, comfortable 'Helen H' skillfully followed this bird for an 
extended period of time, allowing observers good views, and some 
dozen photographers on board the ability to obtain excellent 
documentation.  The 2008 Macaronesian Shearwater event was an 
excellent start, but there is more out there waiting for us!

We have never run a June trip before, but June is a very exciting 
time to get out there, and may be our best chance for Pterodroma 
petrels such as Black-capped, Bermuda, Fea's, and Herald 
(Trinadade).  Other mega-rarity real possibilities include Cape Verde 
Shearwater, Bulwer's Petrel, European Storm-Petrel, or either 
tropicbird.  We are closer to the breeding grounds of many of these 
seabirds than is Hatteras, and there is no reason that they could not 
also occur here if only we could get out there more often to find them.

I should mention the more ho-hum possibilities such as Audubon's 
Shearwater, Leach's and Band-rumped Storm-Petrel, Great and South 
Polar Skua, and Long-tailed Jaeger.  However, there are no 
guarantees, in life, or on pelagic boat trips.

The marine mammal show can be spectacular (chance for Sperm Whales, 
beaked whales, Grampus, etc.) along with other fascinating marine 
life (sea turtles-we've had Leatherback and Loggerhead; Mola mola, 
Hammerhead and other sharks, flying fish, and giant Manta Rays).

This is a rare opportunity that may not last forever, to explore seas 
seldom surveyed by birders, armed with a knowledge of the 
possibilities and the skill to achieve them.  We still need about 25 
more people to make this trip happen.  It would be a shame if we are 
forced to cancel.  I urge those interested in pelagic birds and 
mammals, and those seeking a chance to find and observe the truly 
rare, to join us on this exciting cruise.

Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
rsheil(AT)comcast.net

Further information:

Marshall Iliff, Steve Mirick, Jeremiah Trimble, and I will be 
spotting and calling out the birds. Each trip is limited to 73 
people, and individual trips cost $120.00 for BBC members and $140.00 
for non-members.*
To reserve a space on any trip, send a check for the full amount 
along with a signed waiver to:

BROOKLINE BIRD CLUB AGENT
Ida Giriunas
83 Summer Avenue
Reading, MA, 01867

Please be sure to include either your email or your postal address 
for confirmation, boarding instructions, and further information.
Boarding will be in according to the order in which you sign up and 
agree to the necessary waiver.
For additional information and the waiver to be signed, contact Ida 
at 781-944-5135 or ida8(AT)verizon.net
The trips will be cancelled if the quota is not met.
Food is available on board. There is limited free parking.
*Please be advised that because of the possible increase in the cost 
of fuel, there may be a surcharge to cover the extra expense.

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Subject: "fall-out" of Red-breasted Nuthatches / Newbury
From: Lynette Leka <lynetteleka(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:34pm

all those winter irruptive RB Nuts must have been making their way through my
yard this morning on their way home - they seemed to be everywhere, at least a
dozen sightings during a couple of hours (one of them so close I could have
plucked it off a branch)

-----------------------------

Lynette Leka
Newbury, MA 01951
email: lynette.leka(AT)yahoo.com

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Subject: Orchard Oriole question
From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
Date: 7 May 2008 8:30pm

I have a question about Orchard Orioles.  Last year in Fairhaven, I had an
immature male (yellow with black chin) paired up with a female who both carried
nesting material around and acted very chummy.

Today at the same place there is an immature male Orchard (yellow with black
chin) singing.

Could this be the same bird or should he have turned chestnut already?  I read
about them in the BNA online, but got very confused about the Second Year and
After Second Year business.

Orchard Orioles for Dummies, anyone???

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Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
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Subject: White-faced Ibis update 5/7
From: Mark Taylor <birdnorth(AT)hughes.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 8:52pm

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Hello Massbirders,
The (A) White-faced Ibis was present this morning (0900-1000) with 15  
Glossy Ibis in the marsh opposite Pikul's Farm in Rowley off of Rt.  
1A (South of Parker River bridge detour). The Ruff was a no show but  
a male and female Wilson's Phalaropes were cooperative. A male  
Orchard Oriole was seen a short distance down Old Rowley Rd. to the  
north or Red Gate Rd. (south) in the densely housed section on the road.

Mark Taylor
Northfield, MA
birdnorth(AT)hughes.net

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Subject: Westfield
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:10pm

MassBirders,

I went to a good size swamp/wetland area off of Root Rd in Westfield late
this afternoon and;

1-Solitary Sandpiper
1-Eastern Kingbird
2-Red-eyed Vireo
2-Yellow Warbler

1-Very large beaver, unfortunately it was dead-This animal wasn't dead but
for maybe 5-6 hours. Its coat was a very beautiful dark brown and it had a
good size slapper! It looked as thou it had just exited the water, about 15'
from the road and stopped in its tracks! I couldn't see any clear indication
as to why it died? Normally you don't get to see beaver when their coat is
dry which showed how beautiful these creatures truly are!

Scott Ricker
Southwick, MA.
Ptbagger(at)Verizon(dot)net

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Subject: Mt Auburn Cemetery Parking
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:45pm

It has recently come to my attention that Shaw's (Star Market) just west 
of the entrance of Mt Auburn Cemetery has towed at least one birder 
parking in their lot.

While I dont have many good alternate parking solutions before the 
automobile gate opens, I have noticed the gate being opened around 6:45 
a.m. lately, though the official time for the gate to open is 7 a.m.

Just wanted to get the word out to spare other birders a similar fate!

Ciao,
Linda

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Linda Ferraresso
Watertown, MA
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�Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" -
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Subject: 5/7  Duxbury Beach: Terns & Turnstone
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 9:56pm

5/7/08  1:08-5:10pm; HiTide 12:34pm (10.9ft bayside);clear; temp: 58; 
Wind; light breeze SSE; Bay:quiet, Ocean small waves.

Played hookey for the afternoon and was rewarded with 50 species 
including 5 first of year (FOY) for the Beach.

FOY Highlights:
Ruddy Turnstone in full breeding plumage in a flock of 24 
Black-bellied Plovers,
Belted Kingfisher in the Gurnet marsh
Parula Warbler at High Pines
and Terns...
I saw a close flock of what I first thought were Bonaparte's Gulls 
(none yet this year) well offshore out in the bay opposite High 
Pines, but when I got my scope on them I was surprised to see that 
they were terns!   I don't recall ever seeing terns resting on the 
water like that, but maybe I'm drawing a blank.  Is that typical 
behavior when migrating? .  Three birds rose up from the water to 
confirm that they were indeed terns but they were too far off for me 
to identify with certainty.  Then the whole group (20+) went up and 
started flying about in an unstructured and steadily widening 
pattern.  They never dove so were apparently not interested in 
feeding.  Several came in my direction and 3 got close enough to give 
me sufficiently good looks to make an identification.  Two were 
clearly Arctics showing the crisp narrow black line in the underwing 
while the other was a Common showing a bigger, smudgier (is that a 
word?) line.  The top of the Arctics' wings had that translucent 
quality described in the books, and their bodies and upper chests 
were decidedly grayer than the Common whose wing tops were uniformly 
gray and body was lighter than the others, though not wholly 
white.  By the time these three had moved north and I looked to try 
to identify others, they were too far offshore and also were heading 
north toward the bridge.

Other Beach notes:
9 species of shorebirds:  B-b Plover, Piping Plover, Killdeer, G 
Yellowlegs,Willet,Ruddy Turnstone (1), Sanderling (25), Least 
Sandpiper (12), Dunlin

7 species of waterfowl:  Brant (plentiful), Black Duck (2 pr), 
Mallard (4m 3f), Common Eider (50+ scattered about in small groups), 
Surf scoter  (1m), White-w Scoter (1m 5f), Red-br. Merganser (approx 20 pr)

About 50 Gannets (80% adults) spread out the length of the ocean 
beach put on a great show with lots of diving.

A female Merlin continues operating out of High Pines, and a Harrier 
(f) was hunting in the same area.

Duxbury - non-Beach:
I had a Spotted Sandpiper and Blue-headed Vireo at Bluefish River 
bridge earlier in the day as well as a Great Crested Flycatcher in 
another location in town.  All three FOY.
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com

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Subject: Wompatuck 5/7/08
From: gdentremont(AT)juno.com
Date: 7 May 2008 9:52pm

I went in late today so I could sample Wompatuck.  It was a good show
with 19 warblers some in good numbers.  Thanks to Nick Samson for finding
the Cerulean and Paul Fitzgerald for keeping track of it!

5:45 - 9:45 a. m.

Canada Goose 2
Ruffed Grouse 1 +
Wild Turkey 1
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (captured a Gray Catbird right in front of me.  Must
have been a male, hardly longer than the catbird {20%, maybe})
Solitary Sandpiper 2 (Woodpecker Pond-very low, usually no bars for
shorebirds in the spring)
Mourning Dove 4
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 7
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 13
Tree Swallow 2
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 20
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Winter Wren 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 3
Hermit Thrush 2
Wood Thrush 5
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 9 (now less one)
Starling ***
Warblers:

Blue-winged 1
TENNESSEE 1
Nashville 3
Northern Parula 4
Yellow 5
Magnolia 1
Black-throated Blue 3
Yellow-rumped 12
Black-throated Green 12
Pine 15
PRAIRIE 1 (not a regular here, my first of the park)
Palm 2 (yellow)
CERULEAN 1 singing male-South Pleasant Street extension which was were a
majority of the activity was
Black-and-white 17
American Redstart 1
WORM-EATING 4 (does this require bold face anymore from Wompatuck?)
OVENBIRD 76 This is just the singing ones, I probably saw only 2 females.
 How many are there?
Northern Waterthrush 2 - NO LOUISIANA's this year.  Did they not like the
conditions or never made it to the eastern counties?
Common Yellowthroat 7

Scarlet Tanager 3
Eastern Towhee 11
Chipping Sparrow 23
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 8
Northern Cardinal 8
Red-winged Blackbird 4
Common Grackle 6
Brown-headed Cowbird 7
Baltimore Oriole 27
Purple Finch 4
American Goldfinch 13

        Glenn

Glenn d'Entremont, gdentremont(AT)juno.com, Stoughton, MA

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Subject: Mt Auburn, Cape May Photos, etc.
From: "Greg Dysart" <dysart(AT)volume3.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:14pm

Wed, May 7, 08 - Sunny 70's 

Had a good day at Mt Auburn for a late morning and the early evening walk
and saw the list below. Was able to get photos of the Cape May
http://www.volume3.com/birds.html
Saw the bird at about 6:30 in a large old Oak roughly between Auburn Lake
(Spectacle) and the Dell.

Thanks to fellow birders for various info /help with the warblers' id's and
locations.

Location:     Mt. Auburn Cemetery--IBA
Observation date:     5/7/08

Eastern Phoebe     2
Blue-headed Vireo     2
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1 Very light breast, hardly any red.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
Cedar Waxwing     24
Northern Parula     2
Yellow Warbler     X
Magnolia Warbler     1
Cape May Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     X
Black-throated Green Warbler     1
Prairie Warbler     1
Palm Warbler     X
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Common Yellowthroat     1
Chipping Sparrow     1
White-crowned Sparrow     2, 1 At Willow Pond, 1 at Auburn Lake Feeder
Orchard Oriole     1 First Year Male

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

Greg Dysart

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Subject: Tern returns - South Cape Beach SP, Mashpee
From: Matt Malin <hossfeldt(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:15pm

Birders�-
Walked down at the beach at South Cape Beach out to the jetty and back along the
 Waquoit Bay side�this evening 1700-1930.�First (re)terns of the year stationed
down at the jetties at the mouth of Waquoit Bay/Washburn Island.� Tern Sp. seen
far off over Vineyard Sound in a smoky haze may have been the same birds.�
Sightings below:
Brant - 9
Canada Goose - 4
Mute Swan - 2
American Black Duck - 9
Mallard - 23
Common Eider - 29
Red-breasted Merganser - 1
Common Loon - 3
Northern Gannet - 10
Double-crested Cormorant - 16
Great Blue Heron - 1
Osprey - 9
Northern Harrier - 2, male and female seen seperately
Black-bellied Plover - 4
Piping Plover - 4
American Oystercatcher - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 6
Willet - 25
Sanderling - 64
Ring-billed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 22
Great Black-backed Gull - 11
Roseate Tern - 2
Common Tern - 3
Sterna sp. - 3, out over Nantucket/Vineyard Sound
Northern Flicker - 1
American Crow - 7
Tree Swallow - 3
Barn Swallow - 19
Northern Mockingbird - 1
Eastern Towhee - 2, at the SP parking lot, calling
Savannah Sparrow - 1
Song Sparrow - 8
White-throated Sparrow - 1, at the SP parking lot, seen
Red-winged Blackbird - 9
Common Grackle��- 9
Matt Malin
Mashpee, MA
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Subject: CT Report 05/07/2008 Yellow-throated Warblers
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:24pm

Hot and warm spots:
Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 19 species of warblers.
New Haven, East Rock Park -- 16 species of warblers.
Greenwich, Audubon Fairchild Garden -- 14 warbler species.

 From Mark Scott:
5/07 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 16 species of warbler, highlight
being YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER.
New Haven yard -- TENNESSEE WARBLER

 From Robert Dixon:
5/07 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest - YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER (6:40
am-7:10 am) continues near gate / fire hole area.

 From Frank Mantlik:
5/07 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- singing male YELLOW-THROATED
WARBLER easily heard and seen in pines along road at previously
described location, 12:55-1:15pm.  Thanks to Bob Dewire for a very
nice find.
Stratford, Main St. Putney, Boothe Park -- 2 PEREGRINE FALCONS soaring
overhead 5:30pm.

 From Dave Provencher:
5/07 - Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- 19 species of warblers;
Cerulean Warbler, Hooded Warbler.

 From Ted Gilman:
5/07 - Greenwich, Audubon Fairchild Garden -- 14 warbler species
including BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, ORCHARD ORIOLE, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

 From Dana Campbell:
5/07 - Glastonbury, Diamond Lake area -- YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO calling
at about 10:30 a.m.

 From Meredith Sampson:
5/07 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE, WHITE-CROWNED
SPARROW.

 From Kris Johnson with NHBC 1st Wednesday Group, leaders, Frank
Mantlik and Kevin Burgio:
5/07 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 7:00 am - 11:00 am, 13 warbler
including HOODED WARBLER (F).

 From Kevin Burgio:
5/07 - New Haven (?), West Rock Park -- from 1:00-3:30; 1 Canada
Warbler.

 From Renee Baade:
5/07 - Monroe, Wolfe Park -- WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, adult male on lake.
Wolfe Park is off hwy 25 about 1.4 miles south of hwy 59 and hwy 25
intersection, turn left onto Purdy Hill Rd (right of intersection is
Judd Rd), follow Purdy Hill for about .4 miles past Benedict's Farm
store on the north side of road.   Entrance to park is shortly after
this store on the left.    

 From Tanner Steeves:
5/07 - Coventry, Silver Street -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, BOBLINK (not
quite into full breeding plummage)

 From John Marshall:
5/07 - Derby, fields opposite Kellogg Environmental Center -- 1
LINCOLN'S SPARROW, 1 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

 From Carol Bauby:
5/07 - Harwinton yard -- White-crowned sparrow on the ground under the
feeders.

 From Roy Zartarian:
5/07 - Newington, Mill Pond -- imm. male ORCHARD ORIOLE

 From Steve Kotchko:
5/07 - Wethersfield,  Wethersfield Meadows along the CT River --
SOLITARY SANDPIPER in floodpools and mud flats.

 From Stacy Hanks:
5/07 - Milford, Chester St, backyard -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/06 - Farmington, Batterson Pond -- (5:15pm)1 female PURPLE MARTIN. 
 From Jack Swatt:
5/06 - South Windsor, Vibert Rd. -- 2 WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, 1 BROWN
THRASHER.

 From Gina Nichol and Sunrise Birding group:
5/06 -- New  Haven, East Rock Park -- SOLITARY SANDPIPER, ORCHARD
ORIOLE.

 From Lynn James and Dana Campbell:
5/06 - New Haven, East Rock Park - 12 species of Warbler including
WILSON'S WARBLER and several BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS as well as
RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH.

Note: We also had an unconfirmed report without details of a White
Ibis in Clinton, in the marsh adjacent to Rt 1.

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Subject: Belmont 'New' Birds
From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 7 May 2008 10:34pm

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A few fresh migrant species logged on Belmont Hill (6am) by Mary Ellen
Rigano:
Eastern Towhee
Scarlet Tanager

and one by me on Farnham St (5pm):
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak
-- 
frederickbouchard(AT)gmail.com
78 farnham st
belmont 02478 ma
617-484-6692
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