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Subject: Re: massbird-digest V8 #200
From: "Ellie Winslow" <birderellie(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 10:02am
Blair didn't say where, but he had 17 species of earblers, and 16+
blk-T- blues, yellows.
chestnut sided, yellows, magnolias, and just on & on. I'll bet lots
were in that field where we went looking for that "special" bird
before. I can't even remenber which special bird that was.
No, I wouldn't want to drive my car around either, as it looks so
spiffy now. I would walk the whole place ....
So, I agree IF we go on MMB (weather is iffy), under those
circumstances I would drive alone. Also, if Jinks decides to go, I
would present High Head to her too, and explain the options.
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Subject: massbird-digest V8 #200
>
> massbird-digest Friday, May 16 2008 Volume 08 : Number
> 200
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> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 16:33:14 -0400
> From: Taryn_Roeder(AT)hmco.com
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Birding Authors Kenn Kaufman and Tim Gallagher to
> Cambridge!
>
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> Join us at the Harvard Book Store (1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge)
> on May 22 at 7 p.m. for a special evening of birding history, personal
> memoir and travelogue!
> Legendary birders KENN KAUFMAN and TIM GALLAGHER will share the spotlight
> to discuss their life experiences and talk about their new books.
>
> **
> Kenn Kaufman's new book is called "FLIGHTS AGAINST THE SUNSET: Stories
> that Reunited a Mother and Son." At age sixteen, Kaufman left home to
> travel the world in search of birds. Now a grown man and a renowned
> ornithologist, he has come back to visit his ailing mother and explain to
> her what drove his obsession with bird life. FLIGHTS weaves an original
> story and examines how we communicate about our passions with those who do
> not share the same interests, as well as how to celebrate the world of
> infinite possibilities and wonder.
> **
> An entire subculture of the sport exists outside the mainstream of
> American society, consisting of obsessed individuals who still use the
> ancient training techniques and language of falconry. What is so
> compelling about the sport? In FALCON FEVER: A Falconer in the
> Twenty-First Century, Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with
> falcons for an answer. Gallagher offers us a unique glimpse into
> contemporary falconry, and reveals a surprisingly frank and revealing
> personal story.
>
> *****
> Taryn Roeder
> Assistant Director of Publicity
> Trade & Reference Division
> Houghton Mifflin Company
> 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116
> 617.351.3818, taryn_roeder(AT)hmco.com
> www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com
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>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Join us at the Harvard Book Store (1256
> Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge) on May 22 at 7 p.m. for a special evening
> of birding history, personal memoir and travelogue! </font>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Legendary birders KENN KAUFMAN and TIM
> GALLAGHER will share the spotlight to discuss their life experiences and
> talk about their new books. </font>
> <br>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">** </font>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Kenn Kaufman's new book is called
> "FLIGHTS
> AGAINST THE SUNSET: Stories that Reunited a Mother and Son." At age
> sixteen, Kaufman left home to travel the world in search of birds. Now
> a grown man and a renowned ornithologist, he has come back to visit his
> ailing mother and explain to her what drove his obsession with bird life.
> FLIGHTS weaves an original story and examines how we communicate about
> our passions with those who do not share the same interests, as well as
> how to celebrate the world of infinite possibilities and wonder.</font>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">**</font>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">An entire subculture of the sport
> exists
> outside the mainstream of American society, consisting of obsessed
> individuals
> who still use the ancient training techniques and language of falconry.
> What is so compelling about the sport? In FALCON FEVER: A Falconer in the
> Twenty-First Century, Tim Gallagher mines his lifelong obsession with
> falcons
> for an answer. Gallagher offers us a unique glimpse into contemporary
> falconry,
> and reveals a surprisingly frank and revealing personal story.</font>
> <br>
> <br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">*****<br>
> Taryn Roeder<br>
> Assistant Director of Publicity<br>
> Trade & Reference Division<br>
> Houghton Mifflin Company<br>
> 222 Berkeley St., Boston, MA 02116<br>
> 617.351.3818, taryn_roeder(AT)hmco.com<br>
> www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com<br>
> *****</font>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:16:00 -0400
> From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz(AT)nec.edu>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Mid-Cape Sanctuaries 5/15
>
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> Hi Everyone,
> =20
> All the birds through my workday.
> =20
> Stop&Shop Plaza, Hyannis, 0600 hrs
> Rough-winged swallows
> Baltimore Oriole=20
> House Sparrow
> Tree Swallows
> =20
> West Barnstable, 0900 hrs
> Tree swallows
> Barn Swallows
> 2 Eastern Kingbirds
> American Goldfinch
> Eastern Pheobe - nest with eggs
> Yellow Warbler
> 2 Common Yellowthroat
> =20
> Past few days I have been finding piles of feathers remaining after some =
> hawk's breakfast. This morning I found a Cooper's hawk feather nearby.
> =20
> Long Pasture Sanctuary, Cummaquid 1030 hrs
> Calling Bobwhite
> Red-winged blackbirds - (female carrying material and building 1800 hrs)
> Eastern Bluebird- female, nest with 5 eggs
> Black-capped Chickadees - pair excavating nest cavity
> Yellow Warbler - singing
> Carolina Wren- nest with 4 eggs
> Northern Flicker - calling
> Eastern Kingbird
> Common Grackles
> =20
> Also, Robert Buchsbaum MAS Staff, heard a NORTHERN PARULA at Long =
> Pasture around 1000 hrs
> =20
> Ashumet Holly Sanctuary, East Falmouth 1300 - 1700
> today's agenda- 4 hours of mowing
> =20
> Almost mowed over a nesting Mourning Dove, ground nest is less than 3 =
> feet from the "Barn Swallow Barn" near the kiosk - 1 egg - lucky for her =
> she spooked off the nest or there would have been feathers everywhere!
> =20
> Many Barn Swallows
> Tree Swallows - 6-7 pairs, some building, some with eggs
> Eastern Bluebirds 1 pair, nest with chicks, about a week old
> =20
> Many, Many, Orioles -=20
> Courting Orchards, and Mating Baltimore's
> =20
> Calling Red-bellied Woodpecker
> Red-winged Blackbirds
> 1 - NORTHERN PARULA - male
> American Robins
> House Sparrow
> Common Grackle
> 1- White-breasted Nuthatch
> 1- Cooper's hawk- looked like it was carrying food- (3/12 observed a =
> pair making lots of noise in same area- now there is a nest but couldn't =
> tell if it was occupied)
> =20
> =20
> =20
> If anybody is interested we have a bird walk with the main subject on =
> Orioles at Ahumet Holly - =
> http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Long_Pasture/cat=
> alog.php?code=3D71-LP08SP1&sancName=3DLong%20Pasture&getresults=3Dlong
> =20
> =20
> Chris Walz=20
> West Barnstable, MA
> Property Manager
> Mid-Cape Sanctuaries
> CWalz(AT)massaudubon.org
> CWalz(AT)nec.edu
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi =
> Everyone,</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the birds through my =
> workday.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Stop&Shop Plaza, Hyannis, 0600 =
> hrs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rough-winged swallows</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Baltimore Oriole </FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>House Sparrow</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tree Swallows</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>West Barnstable, 0900
> hrs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tree swallows</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Barn Swallows</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2 Eastern Kingbirds</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>American Goldfinch</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastern Pheobe - nest with =
> eggs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yellow Warbler</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2 Common Yellowthroat</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Past few days I have been finding piles =
> of feathers remaining after some hawk's breakfast. This morning I =
> found a Cooper's hawk feather nearby.</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Long Pasture Sanctuary, Cummaquid 1030 =
> hrs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Calling Bobwhite</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Red-winged blackbirds - (female =
> carrying material and building 1800 hrs)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastern Bluebird- female, nest with 5 =
> eggs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Black-capped Chickadees - pair =
> excavating nest cavity</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yellow Warbler - singing</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Carolina Wren- nest with 4 =
> eggs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Northern Flicker -
> calling</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastern Kingbird</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Common Grackles</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, Robert Buchsbaum MAS Staff, heard =
> a NORTHERN PARULA at Long Pasture around 1000 hrs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ashumet Holly Sanctuary, East Falmouth =
> 1300 - 1700</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>today's agenda- 4 hours of =
> mowing</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Almost mowed over a nesting Mourning =
> Dove, ground nest is less than 3 feet from the "Barn Swallow Barn" near =
> the kiosk - 1 egg - lucky for her she spooked off the nest or there =
> would have been feathers everywhere!</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many Barn Swallows</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tree Swallows - 6-7 pairs, some =
> building, some with eggs</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastern Bluebirds 1 pair, nest with =
> chicks, about a week old</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Many, Many, Orioles - </FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Courting Orchards, and Mating =
> Baltimore's</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Calling Red-bellied =
> Woodpecker</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Red-winged Blackbirds</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 - NORTHERN PARULA - =
> male</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>American Robins</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>House Sparrow</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Common Grackle</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1- White-breasted
> Nuthatch</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1- Cooper's hawk- looked like it was =
> carrying food- (3/12 observed a pair making lots of noise in same area- =
> now there is a nest but couldn't tell if it was occupied)</FONT></DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>=0A=
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If anybody is interested we have =
> a bird walk with the main subject on Orioles at Ahumet Holly - =
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>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:04:53 -0400
> From: Cherrie Corey <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Great Meadows/Concord, May 15
>
> Beautiful, still afternoon and lots of bird song with the low light
> and occasional sprinkles. Began my walk to a Wood Thrush's call from
> the woods up near the old railroad bed. Saw 4 Least Sandpipers (2
> and 2, might have been pairs?), near the outflow grate on the dike
> trail. While resting by the river, I watched a Kingbird take several
> dives at the water's surface presumably after insects. Redstarts,
> Orioles, Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers, Yellowthroats, and
> Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were all singing along the river trail. Got a
> good look at a beautiful Redstart just beyond the refuge boundary. I
> came upon a large Great Blue Heron up in a tree preening itself out
> by the river's edge...startled both of us. On return down the dike
> trail, I stopped to join a man trying to figure out the antics of a
> River Otter swimming around in the upper impoundment with its tail in the
> air.
>
> Also heard a Great Crested Flycatcher chattering away in the big oak
> outside the Lincoln Public Library earlier today.
>
> Great walk,
> Cherrie Corey
> Concord
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 01:07:28 +0000
> From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Lawrence's Warbler in Fairhaven
>
> Tonight's "Warblers after Work" walk led by Mike Boucher of the
> Paskamansett Bird Club scared up a Lawrence's Warbler at Little Bay
> Conservation Area in Fairhaven.
>
> Lousy photo but at least recognizable:
> http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4946719_ahn3Q#295900967_6A63x
>
> And lest you think that virtue is its own reward, I found an iPod as I was
> picking up trash and beer cans during the walk!
>
>
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> Carolyn Longworth
> Acushnet, MA
> bvm1290atcomcast.net
> Bird Pages at:
> http://home.comcast.net/~birdpage/birdblog.htm
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:03:37 -0400
> From: "Jean Mullen" <JMullen43(AT)comcast.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Mt. Auburn 4/15/08 46 species in Dell, including
> Summer Tanager, Canada Warbler
>
> Hi! Massbirders,
>
> I arrived at Mt. Auburn around 10:30 this morning and checked the board.
> Seeing both a Summer Tanager and Hooded Warbler had been reported at the
> Dell, I headed over for what was to become a "Big Stand".
> The tanager was the first bird spotted in the trees above the Dell. It
> only
> got better from there. Most birds were seen bathing, those not bathing
> have
> an N.B. after their name. In order seen:
>
> 1. Summer Tanager (seen again later in the afternoon on the Weeping Birch
> and then it flew to Redbud.)N.B.
> 2.Black-and-White Warbler -male and female-several
> 3. Black-throated Blue (male and female)
> 4. Black-throated Green
> 5.Veery
> 6. Yellow-rumped Warbler -many
> 7. American Robin -several
> 8. Catbird-many
> 9. Magnolia Warbler -3 at one time
> 10. Yellow Warbler -3 at one time
> 11. Palm Warbler
> 12. Wood Thrush
> 13. Ovenbird -several but only 1 bathing
> 14. Northern Parula -several
> 15. Common Yellowthroat- 3 appearances
> 16.Nashville Warbler -3
> 17. Baltimore Oriole 1 male, 3 female
> 18. American Redstart male and female
> 19. Blue-winged Warbler- made 3 appearances during day
> 20. Wilsons Warbler- ditto
> 21.Scarlet Tanager -female
> 22. Red-breasted Nuthatch -2
> 23. Tufted Titmouse
> 24. Chestnut-sided Warbler - seen at least twice
> 25. Mourning Dove
> 26. Rose-breasted Grosbeak- male and female
> 27. Song Sparrow
> 28. Chipping Sparrow
> 29. Common Grackle
> 30. Cardinal male and female
> 31. Brown-headed Cowbird
> 32. Downy Woodpecker-male
> 33. American Goldfinch
> 34. Blackburnian -female
> 35. Prairie Warbler-female
> 36. Lincoln's Sparrow
> 37.Canada Warbler
> 38. Black-capped Chickadee
> 39. Swamp Sparrow
> 40. White-throated Sparrow
> 41. House Wren N.B. and heard only
> 42. Hermit Thrush
> 43. Red-eyed Vireo
> 44. Swainson's Thrush N.B.
> 45. American Crow N.B.
> 46. Blue Jay N.B.
> I also thought I had a female Cape May but didn't get good enough look to
> count it. Had a brief look at the Bay-breasted as well but didn't get a
> lot
> of color.
>
> On the way out to the gate at 6:55PM I had a Carolina Wren below the
> Chapel.
> Had a fifteen minute lunch break away from Dell around 3:15.
>
> It was a fun day and was happy to share it with other birders.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:18:58 -0400
> From: "Jean Mullen" <JMullen43(AT)comcast.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Oops-forgot to sign previous post Mt. Auburn Dell
> today
>
> My apology for not signing post re: Mt. Auburn today!
>
> Jean Mullen
> Burlington, MA
> jmullen43(AT)comcast.net
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:29:28 -0400
> From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Cape Cod migrants - 5/15
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> Although the Beech Forest (Provincetown) had just a modest assortment
> of migrants this morning, High Head in North Truro was alive with
> warblers and assorted other transients, including a Summer
> Tanager. Highlights:
>
> Beech Forest (0630-0745):
> 1 Wood Duck
> 1 Spotted Sandpiper
> 1 Least Flycatcher
> 2 Eastern Kingbirds
> 1 Blue-headed Vireo
> 2 Red-eyed Vireos
> 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches
> 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
> 1 Swainson's Thrush (several others plus a Veery seen after I left)
> 1 Hermit Thrush
> 2 N. Parulas
> 3 Yellow Warblers
> 2 Magnolia Warblers
> 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers
> 3 Pine Warblers
> 1 Blackpoll Warbler
> 3 Black-and-white Warblers
> 1 Ovenbird
> 1 N. Waterthrush
> 2 Com. Yellowthroats
> 1 White-throated Sparrows
> 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
>
> High Head, North Truro (0830 - 1000 hrs.)
> 1 Green Heron
> 4 Turkey Vultures
> 1 Osprey
> 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk
> 2 Broad-winged Hawks
> 2 Least Flycatchers
> 6 Eastern Kingbirds
> 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches
> 1 Wood Thrush
> 25 Northern Parulas
> 20 Yellow Warblers
> 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers
> 15 Magnolia Warblers
> 20+ Black-throated Blue Warblers
> 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers
> 4 Black-throated Green Warblers
> 1 Prairie Warbler
> 2 Blackpoll Warblers
> 4 Black-and-white Warblers
> 6 American Redstarts
> 1 Ovenbird
> 1 Northern Waterthrush
> 12 Common Yellowthroats
> 2 Wilson's Warblers
> 1 SUMMER TANAGER (imm.m./f.)
> 1 Field Sparrow
> 2 White-crowned Sparrows
> 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks
> 6 Bobolinks
> 1 Orchard Oriole (imm.m./f.)
> 15 Baltimore Orioles
>
> Pilgrim Heights (1015 - 1145):
> 6 Turkey Vultures
> 2+ N. Harriers
> 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks
> 1 Cooper's Hawk
> 8 Broad-winged Hawks
> 1 Eastern Kingbird
> 1 Blue-headed Vireo
> 3+ Fish Crows
> 1 Brown Thrasher
> 1 Nashville Warbler
> 3 N. Parulas
> 5 Yellow Warblers
> 1 Magnolia Warbler
> 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers
> 2 Black-throated Green Warblers
> 1 Blackburnian Warbler
> 1 Blackpoll Warbler
> 2 Ovenbirds
> 4 Com. Yellowthroats
>
> Blair Nikula
>
>
> 2 Gilbert Lane
> Harwich Port, MA 02646
> USA
> mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
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> Although the Beech Forest (Provincetown) had just a modest assortment of
> migrants this morning, High Head in North Truro was alive with warblers
> and assorted other transients, including a Summer Tanager.
> Highlights:<br><br>
> Beech Forest (0630-0745):<br>
> 1 Wood Duck<br>
> 1 Spotted Sandpiper<br>
> 1 Least Flycatcher<br>
> 2 Eastern Kingbirds<br>
> 1 Blue-headed Vireo<br>
> 2 Red-eyed Vireos<br>
> 3 Red-breasted Nuthatches<br>
> 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher<br>
> 1 Swainson's Thrush (several others plus a Veery seen after I left)<br>
> 1 Hermit Thrush<br>
> 2 N. Parulas<br>
> 3 Yellow Warblers<br>
> 2 Magnolia Warblers<br>
> 15 Yellow-rumped Warblers<br>
> 3 Pine Warblers<br>
> 1 Blackpoll Warbler<br>
> 3 Black-and-white Warblers<br>
> 1 Ovenbird<br>
> 1 N. Waterthrush<br>
> 2 Com. Yellowthroats<br>
> 1 White-throated Sparrows<br>
> 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak<br><br>
> High Head, North Truro (0830 - 1000 hrs.)<br>
> 1 Green Heron<br>
> 4 Turkey Vultures<br>
> 1 Osprey<br>
> 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk<br>
> 2 Broad-winged Hawks<br>
> 2 Least Flycatchers<br>
> 6 Eastern Kingbirds<br>
> 2 Red-breasted Nuthatches<br>
> 1 Wood Thrush<br>
> 25 Northern Parulas<br>
> 20 Yellow Warblers<br>
> 2 Chestnut-sided Warblers<br>
> 15 Magnolia Warblers<br>
> 20+ Black-throated Blue Warblers<br>
> 12 Yellow-rumped Warblers<br>
> 4 Black-throated Green Warblers<br>
> 1 Prairie Warbler<br>
> 2 Blackpoll Warblers<br>
> 4 Black-and-white Warblers<br>
> 6 American Redstarts<br>
> 1 Ovenbird<br>
> 1 Northern Waterthrush<br>
> 12 Common Yellowthroats<br>
> 2 Wilson's Warblers<br>
> 1 SUMMER TANAGER (imm.m./f.)<br>
> 1 Field Sparrow<br>
> 2 White-crowned Sparrows<br>
> 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeaks<br>
> 6 Bobolinks<br>
> 1 Orchard Oriole (imm.m./f.)<br>
> 15 Baltimore Orioles<br><br>
> Pilgrim Heights (1015 - 1145):<br>
> <font size=3>6 Turkey Vultures<br>
> 2+ N. Harriers<br>
> 4 Sharp-shinned Hawks<br>
> 1 Cooper's Hawk<br>
> 8 Broad-winged Hawks<br>
> 1 Eastern Kingbird<br>
> 1 Blue-headed Vireo<br>
> 3+ Fish Crows<br>
> 1 Brown Thrasher<br>
> 1 Nashville Warbler<br>
> 3 N. Parulas<br>
> 5 Yellow Warblers<br>
> 1 Magnolia Warbler<br>
> 2 Yellow-rumped Warblers<br>
> 2 Black-throated Green Warblers<br>
> 1 Blackburnian Warbler<br>
> 1 Blackpoll Warbler<br>
> 2 Ovenbirds<br>
> 4 Com. Yellowthroats<br><br>
> Blair Nikula<br><br>
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> 2 Gilbert Lane<br>
> Harwich Port, MA 02646<br>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:35:29 -0400
> From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] CT Report 05/15/2008
>
> From Greg Hanisek:
> 5/15 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- TENNESSEE WARBLER.
>
> From Mike Warner:
> 5/15 - Wilton, Merwin Meadows -- Wilson's Warbler, adult male, aux.
> parking lot.
>
> From Brian Bielfelt:
> 5/15 - Greenwich, Gimbel Sanctuary -- Blackburnian Warbler, Hooded
> Warbler.
>
> From Don Morgan:
> 5/15 - Pomfret?, Connecticut Audubon Center?? -- Blackburnian Warber,
> GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, CERULEAN WARBLER, Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink.
>
> From Erich Buchholz:
> 5/15 - Suffield, residence near CT river -- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW
> picking at sunflower seed under feeder.
>
> From Amy Hopkins:
> 5/15 - Guilford -- I have been seeing a White-crowned Sparrow in my
> yard in Guilford on and off for weeks.
>
> From Arne Rosengren w/ John Maynard, Debbie Tenney, Nancy Rosenbaum:
> 5/15 - Old Lyme, Nehantic State Forest, Uncas Pond road, entrance
> closest to route 156 -- In wooded swamp adjacent to road, Brewster /
> Lawrence warbler, which looked and sang like a Blue-wing with a black
> throat. No black eye line.
>
> From Shaun Martin and Richard Trepp:
> 5/14 - Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- Hooded Warbler, Cerulean
> Warbler.
> Madison, Hammonasett State Park -- 2 Red-breasted Nuthatch, 3 Little
> Blue Herons, 2 Boat-tailed Grackles.
> New Haven, East Rock Park -- Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackburnian
> Warbler.
> Stratford, McKinney Refuge -- Little Blue Heron (white phase),
> White-crowned Sparrow.
> Litchfield, White Memorial -- Whip-poor-will, Purple Finch,
> Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Brown Creeper.
> 23 Warbler species day across all locations.
>
> From Roy Harvey:
> 5/15 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- several Hooded Warblers in
> various parts of the forest.
>
> From Bev Propen:
> 5/15 - Orange yard -- 3 PINE SISKINS at the sunflower chip feeder in
> backyard, continuing all day. I haven't had any since the winter.
>
>
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> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 21:49:11 -0500
> From: Al Curtis <killdeer89(AT)comcast.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Another new yard bird
>
> My wife and I have lived in our house in Harwich for almost 25 years
> and have been feeding birds for at least 15. In the past week we have
> had 2 firsts for our yard, an Indigo Bunting on last Friday and this
> afternoon (5/15) a Black-and-white Warbler. One can only hope it's a
> trend!
>
> Al Curtis
> Harwich, MA
> killdeer89 "at" comcast.net
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 22:06:09 -0400
> From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie(AT)comcast.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Simple pleasures
>
> Massbirders:
> Circumstances of the season and my participation in the Great Plum
> Island Birding Contest led me to the island early, and eventually I found
> myself walking north up the road that leads from the Wardens into the S
> Curves. I was in the company of Warren Tatro, Chris Chiccone and Nancy
> Landry; fellow birders in the same quest. To add to our Plum Island list
> and to partake in the simple and delicious pleasures of birding in the
> quiet
> of the early morning. Birding on foot along the road, now almost deserted
> of
> traffic. We were looking for birds. It wasn't a spectacular day. There
> was
> a light cloud cover; an occasional cooling but not chilling wind. It was a
> comfortable day. Other than our voices and the songs and calls of our
> avian
> neighbors the morning was subdued and quiet.We talked of birds as we
> scanned
> the roadside and tree tops; looking for the occasional tugs of motion that
> would set our attention on edge.
> I don't think there really is anything that quite compares with this
> relaxed yet anticipatory form of birding. The birds were numerous but not
> overwhelming. Each individual could be spotted; sorted from the foliage,
> identified and enjoyed. You got to contemplate the beauty of the
> Chestnut-sided warbler or Parula or Scarlet Tanager. We were able to take
> in
> all the delicate markings of an unusually bold and visible Lincoln
> Sparrow;
> and always there was the possibility, the hope of something extraordinary.
> A bird that has overshot its mark, a bird to stir the heart, to send out
> over the hot networks. A bird that would draw a crowd. We never came
> across
> such a treasure; but that was no matter. Just the possibility behind each
> flickering form high in the trees was enough to but an edge to the quiet
> morning.
> Black-thoated Blues,Black-throated Greens, Black-and-whites, a
> Blackpoll
> and Yellowthroats high and low populated the roadside in impressive
> numbers.
> These birds, in some circles may seem prosaic, even pedestrian, but as
> they
> sang and called and leapt and pirouetted, they were special. It's
> something
> that Lois and I have experienced on numerous occasions, and something that
> has enriched our lives. Simple pleasures of a May morning. Something to
> be
> cherished something that makes life so sweet.
>
> Doug Chickering
> Groveland
> dovekie(AT)comcast.net
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 06:57:37 -0400
> From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)theworld.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Whimbrel - Stage Island Pool, Plum Island 5:30 pm
>
> Thanks to Marj Watson for this post!
>
> If you, like Marj, experience technical problems, contact me directly
> and send along the error message so that the problem can be
> resolved. If you are able to expand your email headers, please do
> so!
>
> Barbara Volkle
> Northboro, MA
> barb620(AT)theworld.com
>
> * * *
>
>
>>From: "Marjorie Watson" <marjwtsn(AT)msn.com>
>>To: massbird(AT)theworld.net
>>Subject: Whimbrel - Stage Island Pool, Plum Island 5:30 pm tonight
>>Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 22:54:45 -0400
>>
>>We had great looks at a Whimbrel this evening at about 5:30pm at
>>Stage Island Pool, Plum Island. We got some photos as well.
>>I've been having trouble with my complete postings not going through
>>to Massbird.
>>Hope this works!
>>
>>Marjorie Watson
>>Georgetown, MA
>>marjwtsn(AT)msn.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Henry Lappen" <wow(AT)henrylappen.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] orchard oriole in Amherst
>
> I just had a brick red male orchard oriole in the hedgerow between my land
> and the Cherry Hill Golf Course. If you want to look tomorrow, just drive
> in to the back parking lot of 120 Pulpit Hill Rd. in North Amherst.
>
> Henry Lappen, Amherst
> heron(at)henrylappen.com
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:59:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Richard Marchant <rmarchant31(AT)verizon.net>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Migrants
>
> To those interested..
> I just let Wrinkles out for his last 'pippies'
> before bed and heard migrants overhead. The moon is
> Gibbous and the sky is clear.
> Please excuse my doggie endearment but this may
> herald a morning migrant landing!
>
> DD&W
>
> Dick and Donna Marchant
> Gloucester, MA
> rmarchant31(AT)verizon.net
>
> "If you think your dog can't count, put 3 treats in your pocket, and only
> give him 2."
>
> ------------------------------
>
> End of massbird-digest V8 #200
> ******************************
>
>
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Subject: Marine Science Center, Nahant 16 May
From: gwilym jones <gwilstrong(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 17 May 2008 1:14pm
Massachusetts, Essex County, Nahant, East Point, Northeastern
University, Marine Science Center
16 May 2008
overcast, 60 to 65ûF, slight breeze
Gwil Jones (mid-day walk)
Ring-necked Pheasant
Common Loon - 1 off Shag Rocks
Double-crested Cormorant
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Mourning Dove
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Carolina Wren
House Wren - 1 on western slope of Murphy Bunker
Swainson's Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 along west side of Swallow Cave Road
adjacent to MSC
Northern Parula
Yellow Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1 near Murphy Bunker entrance
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Scarlet Tanager - 1, possibly 2, along east and west sides of
Swallow Cave Road, adj to MSC
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
Eastern Gray Squirrel
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Re: Great Meadows/Concord, May 15 (and dead dear
report on Route 9)
From: Mark London <mrl(AT)psfc.mit.edu>
Date: 17 May 2008 1:51pm
Cherrie Corey <cherrie.corey(AT)verizon.net> wrote:
> On return down the dike
> trail, I stopped to join a man trying to figure out the antics of a
> River Otter swimming around in the upper impoundment with its tail in the
air.
>
Hi - Did you actually see the rest of the Otter, i.e. the head? There
are some very large active fish there, carp I believe, which we've being
seeing the last couple of weeks. Usually you will only see their tail
come out of the water, but last week we actually saw one jump totally
out of the water. I assume they are chasing smaller fish or something
similar.
I also assume the fish are there this year, because the water levels are
so much higher than they normally are this time of year. I believe this
is why there are so few water birds to be seen, and am curious to know
if the powers that be have considered lowering the water in one of
impoundments in order to attract more birds.
As an aside, my wife just called to say there was a recently dead dear
on Route 9 in Wellsley, which she discovered while driving to Newton.
Mark London
Natick
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: Birdy morning at Ponkapoag Pond, Blue Hills
Reservation
From: Milton Trimitsis <milton.trimitsis(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 2:20pm
The perfect day for a sleep-deprived birder! The overnight rain ended
around 9:30am, leading to a convincing replica of a dawn chorus at a
much more civilized hour. Ponkapoag Pond, mostly in Canton at the
southern end of the Blue Hills Reservation, was exceptionally active
this morning, with both resident and migrant birds. Highlights were a
bobolink on the golf course, 11 species of warblers, and a wood thrush
incubating (presumably) eggs. Full list follows.
Milton Trimitsis
Roslindale, MA
Location: Ponkapoag Pond/Blue Hills Reservation
Observation date: 5/17/08
Notes: Rainy overnight with rain ending around 9:30 am. Temp starting
around 50F and climbing to nearly 70F by the end of the walk. I was
accompanied, as usual, by Musti.
Number of species: 50
Canada Goose X
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 1 Both birds perched in the middle of the pond, then
flying.
Turkey Vulture 3
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Least Sandpiper 2 Flying away from Fisherman's Beach.
Mourning Dove 3
Chimney Swift 15 One big clump of swifts near the southern end of the
pond.
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 3
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Warbling Vireo 7 All at the southwestern end of the pond, probably on
breeding territory.
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Barn Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Wood Thrush 13 The males were distributed evenly around the pond, and
singing constantly. One female on nest.
American Robin X
Gray Catbird 4
Northern Parula 7
Yellow Warbler 5 Concentrated at western end of pond, on their typical
breeding territory.
Magnolia Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) X
Black-throated Green Warbler 9
Pine Warbler X
Black-and-white Warbler 4
American Redstart 5
Ovenbird 15 Distributed evenly around the pond.
Common Yellowthroat X
Scarlet Tanager 6
Eastern Towhee 2
Chipping Sparrow X
Song Sparrow 4
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5
BOBOLINK 1 This guy was west of the pond, on the edge of the golf
course. My first bobolink in this location.
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole X
American Goldfinch X
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
[ << | >> | ^^ ]
Subject: South shore IBA bird-a-thon 5/17/08
From: Ian Davies <goshawk227(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 3:52pm
Brooke Stevens and I birded Wompatuck State Park, Daniel Webster Wildlife
Sanctuary, and the Plymouth Bay/Beach IBAs (Important Bird Areas) for the
bird-a-thon today, for the Mass Audubon IBA program run by Wayne Petersen. We
ended up with 110 species, 107 in IBAs (aka countable), with the highlights
being 22 species of warbler, including Cerulean, Hooded, Worm-eating, Canada,
and Tennessee.
Also nice was Winter Wren at Wompatuck, Red-throated Loon at MBO, and
Bonaparte's Gull, also at MBO.
Full list is below.
Wompatuck, DWWS, and Plymouth area (0600-1500):
Brant (Atlantic) 110
Canada Goose 85
Mute Swan 3
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 30
Common Eider (Atlantic) 65
Surf Scoter 55 - Plymouth Harbor
Red-breasted Merganser 125
Red-throated Loon 1 - MBO
Common Loon 15
Double-crested Cormorant 105
Great Cormorant 7 juvs - MBO
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 3
Osprey 1
Northern Harrier 2
Red-tailed Hawk 4
American Kestrel 1 - DWWS
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 5
Greater Yellowlegs 5
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 3
Laughing Gull 15
Bonaparte's Gull 3 - MBO
Ring-billed Gull 70
Herring Gull (American) 20
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Least Tern 3
Common Tern 130
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 8
Chimney Swift 25
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 5
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 6
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 - Womp
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 4
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 1 - Womp
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 4
Blue Jay 11
American Crow 15
Fish Crow 2 - DWWS
Purple Martin 65 - DWWS
Tree Swallow 55
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 6
Bank Swallow 30
Barn Swallow 20
Black-capped Chickadee 8
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren 9
House Wren 6
Winter Wren 1 - Womp
Marsh Wren 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5
Veery 5
Wood Thrush 8
American Robin 40
Gray Catbird 30
Northern Mockingbird 3
Brown Thrasher 1 - MBO
European Starling 10
Cedar Waxwing 2
Blue-winged Warbler 4 - Womp
Tennessee Warbler 1 - Womp
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 15
Chestnut-sided Warbler 5
Magnolia Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Blackburnian Warbler 1m - Jenney Pond, Plymouth. Sadly not countable..
Pine Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 3 - Womp
Cerulean Warbler 1 - Womp
Black-and-white Warbler 11
American Redstart 25
Worm-eating Warbler 1 - Womp
Ovenbird 20
Northern Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 17
Hooded Warbler 1 - Womp
Wilson's Warbler 1 - MBO
Canada Warbler 2 - Womp
Scarlet Tanager 6
Eastern Towhee 8
Chipping Sparrow 25
Savannah Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 1
White-throated Sparrow 12
White-crowned Sparrow 2ad - DWWS
Northern Cardinal 12
Indigo Bunting 1 - DWWS
Bobolink 85 - DWWS
Red-winged Blackbird 45
Common Grackle 50
Brown-headed Cowbird 20
Baltimore Oriole 22
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 9
House Sparrow 20
110 species total.
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Good birding,
Ian Davies
Manomet, MA
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Subject: Another Cape Worm-eating Warbler
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 17 May 2008 6:48pm
I birded around Mashpee today, starting early in the
rain. Ashley Keleher joined me in the afternoon. The
highlight was a WORM-EATING WARBLER singing and giving
great looks. Missed simple birds like White-breasted
Nuthatch! Ran into another birder at South Cape Beach
who had Common & Roseate Terns down at the Jetty. We
didn't make it that far but had 1 Least Tern.
Location: Mashpee, Barnstable County, MA, US
Observation date: 5/17/08
Number of species: 85
Canada Goose 7
Mute Swan 18 (4 adults, 14 young!)
Wood Duck 3 (males)
American Black Duck 1
Mallard 16
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Double-crested Cormorant 16
Great Blue Heron 5
Great Egret 1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night-Heron 3
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 11
Northern Harrier 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
Virginia Rail 2
Black-bellied Plover 6
Piping Plover 1
Killdeer 1
Spotted Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Willet 11
Least Sandpiper 16
Ring-billed Gull 1
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull 4
Least Tern 1
Mourning Dove 22
Whip-poor-will 1
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 4
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 5
Eastern Phoebe 4
Great Crested Flycatcher 5
Eastern Kingbird 8
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay 14
American Crow 21
Fish Crow 1 (Ashley picked up this one calling)
Purple Martin 2
Tree Swallow 35
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 34
Black-capped Chickadee 37
Tufted Titmouse 16
Red-breasted Nuthatch 4
Carolina Wren 8
Marsh Wren 1
Eastern Bluebird 2 (Pair)
Hermit Thrush 2
American Robin 53
Gray Catbird 49
Northern Mockingbird 1
European Starling X
Northern Parula 4
Yellow Warbler 14
Yellow-rumped Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 11
Prairie Warbler 3
Blackpoll Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
American Redstart 3
WORM-EATING WARBLER 1
Ovenbird 12
Common Yellowthroat 29
Eastern Towhee 41
Chipping Sparrow 27
Field Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 3
Song Sparrow 28
Northern Cardinal 19
Red-winged Blackbird 65
Common Grackle 59
Brown-headed Cowbird 5
Orchard Oriole 5
Baltimore Oriole 44 (Saw 1 pair copulating)
House Finch 3
American Goldfinch 23
House Sparrow X
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org)
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: 5/17 Wompatuck State Park - KENTUCKY WARBLER
From: Eddie <emgiles(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 7:58pm
*While competing in Birdathon for MAS Ipswich River, Susan Hedman and I
started our morning in Wompatuck State Park. Around 8:30 AM we were at
Gate 11 observing a Canada Warbler when it flew from one tree to the
next. I followed it over and got on what I thought was the same bird.
I was looking up at a bright, yellow belly and as I scanned upward
expecting to see the necklace, I was surprised by the lack of one. As I
scanned up to the head, I had a very brief look at a black mask before
the bird flew away out of sight. I said "@#$%! I think I just had a
Kentucky!", but I wasn't 100% sure because my bins were wet from the
rain and it was a brief look. About 30 minutes later Susan and I were
over at Gate 9 when we picked out a song among the other birds singing
that was rich and** different/unfamiliar. We stood there for a few
minutes racking our brains - "What is that? What IS that?!?!" - when I
finally got on the bird. This time we both had a clear and unobstructed
view of the singer - a Kentucky Warbler! It was acting very
unKentucky-like, perched about 40- 50 feet off the ground in some vines
growing up some dead snags.
Other good birds we had for the morning in the Park were the Cerulean,
the Hooded, and multiple Worm-eating Warblers.
I will be leading my last BBC Wompatuck walk of the Spring tomorrow
morning, May 18. Meeting time is 6:30 AM in the parking lot across from
the visitor's center.
Eddie*
****************************
Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
emgiles(AT)verizon.net*
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Subject: Mt. Auburn Summer Tanager
From: "William Freedberg" <4mrfish(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 17 May 2008 7:49pm
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Massbirders,
Seeing as no one has posted this yet...
The SUMMER TANAGER was hanging around the maple trees on the Tower-side of
The Dell. It is a fairly bright bird, but its wings are still a tad grey.
It was singing loudly, at one time sounding surprisingly like a scarlet
tanager. It was there until 10:30, when I left. Other birds included a
Canada Warbler, Warbling vireos, a possible grey-cheeked thrush (and a few
swainson's) and a RIDICULOUSLY cooperative Wilson's warbler that most people
got amazing photos of (I was an exception- it was in fairly thick brush).
The Tower area, Indian Ridge, Auburn Lake, and Halcyon were pretty quiet
compared to The Dell.
Good birding,
Will Freedberg
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Subject: Gambel's White-crown at Millennium Park
From: Miliff(AT)aol.com
Date: 17 May 2008 8:32pm
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Massbird,
I found a GAMBEL'S WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii)
at 9:30 this morning at Millennium Park, West Roxbury, MA. It was feeding on a
grassy lawn with two Eastern White-crowned Sparrows (Z. l. leucophrys).
Unfrotunately my initial views were brief and it was already gone by the time
Matt Garvey arrived 20 minutes later. I did not see it again that morning but
returned at 7:20 this evening to find all three White-crowneds feeding on the
grass and giving good looks. I got some low-light photos of the Gambel's. The
one that I saw (along with Peter Trimble and others) at the Beech Forest,
Provincetown in late April was apparently only one of a couple spring records,
so I'd encourage Massbirders to have a look for this one if it sticks around.
To identify Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow, look for a White-crowned Sparrow
with a bill tending more towards orange than pink or dusky pink (as on our
common eastern subspecies) and look for pale supraloral region, without a
black line that connects the eyeline to the lateral crown stripes. The songs are
slightly different too, but this on was not singing.
Millennium was otherwise slow for migrants, although Yellow Warblers and
Common Yellowthroats were quite common and probably part of a mini-fallout. Matt
and I took pleasure in two new birds for our Millennium Park list: Prairie
Warbler and Orchard Oriole. The former is probably an annual migrant in low
numbers while a pair or two of the latter probably breed along the Charles River
in or near the park each year. Nonetheless, they were new for us.
My list from Millennium Park this morning is reproduced in full below. My
evening visit added three more: Canada Goose, Mute Swan, and Spotted
Sandpiper.
A full eBird list from the morning
Location: Millennium Park
Observation date: 5/17/08
Number of species: 49
Mallard 6
Double-crested Cormorant 1 flyover
Great Blue Heron 2 flyovers
Turkey Vulture 1 flyovers
Red-tailed Hawk 3
Merlin 1 my FOY here; soaring flyover
Virginia Rail 1 at usual spot on Blue Heron Trail in
Killdeer 1
Solitary Sandpiper 2 my FOY in MA and first spring record here
Least Sandpiper 1 my first spring record here, though Matt Garvey
had 10 yesterday
Ring-billed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 8
Mourning Dove 4
Chimney Swift 12 my FOY in MA--amazingly, I had none as of 4 May
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2
Eastern Kingbird 1 my FOY for MA
Warbling Vireo 6
Blue Jay 1
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 10
Bank Swallow 14 from boat ramp
Barn Swallow 8 from boat ramp
Black-capped Chickadee 4
Tufted Titmouse 4
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4
Eastern Bluebird 1 flyover at ruins trail
American Robin 12
Gray Catbird 5
European Starling 15
Yellow Warbler 22 exceptionally common today
Prairie Warbler 1 silent male; along Blue Heron Trail--my first for
Suffolk County and for the park
Northern Waterthrush 1 singing; Blue Heron Trail
Common Yellowthroat 12
Wilson's Warbler 2 both singing
Savannah Sparrow 12
Song Sparrow 12
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-crowned Sparrow (Eastern) 2
White-crowned Sparrow (Gambel's) 1 Adult; silent; seen well with two
Eastern White-crowneds but somewhat distant with binoculars. Nonetheless,
while the Eastern birds had obvious dark lore connections, this one was
pale-lored and had and orangeish bill. I returned to the car for a camera and
scope
but never saw the bird again, although I was able to study it more and get
photos in the evening.
Northern Cardinal 3
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Blue Heron Trail
Red-winged Blackbird 15
Common Grackle 4
Brown-headed Cowbird 10
Orchard Oriole 2 pair at boat ramp with male singing; my first for
the park! Stewart Walker had them here earlier, presumably the same pair.
Baltimore Oriole 10
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 10
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Subject: northeast Quabbin 5/17
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 8:46pm
Today, we atlased our two adjacent QUABBIN blocks, SHUTESBURY 10 and BARRE
1. We spent about 5 hours beginning late morning between Gates 39 and 35
along the extreme northeastern section of the reservoir. Weather later in
the morning was bright and sunny but breezy. Not much of a migration day,
and we mostly noted migrant breeders. Bird song was also less than expected
undoubtedly due to our late start. Total list for the two blocks:
Common Loon (2 pairs plus another loner)
Double-crested Cormorant (3ad)
Turkey Vulture (9)
Canada Goose (3)
Wood Duck (6)
Hooded Merganser (2 females together and another male/female pair)
Common Merganser (2f)
Bald Eagle (2ad: nest in one of the blocks)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Ruffed Grouse (3)
Wild Turkey (1)
Sora (1: where they bred last year)
Spotted Sandpiper (2)
Rock Dove (3: in small section of “downtown Petersham that is “in” one of
the blocks)
Barred Owl (1)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (4)
Downy Woodpecker (1)
Hairy Woodpecker (2)
N Flicker (1)
Pileated Woodpecker (2)
Eastern Wood Peewee (1)
Least Flycatcher (8)
Eastern Phoebe (2)
Great Crested Flycatcher (1)
Eastern Kingbird (6)
Yellow-throated Vireo 93)
Blue-headed Vireo (9)
Red-eyed Vireo (26)
Blue Jay (4)
American Crow (2)
C Raven (2)
Tree Swallow (12 nesting)
Black-capped Chickadee (11)
Tufted Titmouse (1)
Red-breasted Nuthatch (2)
Brown Creeper (4)
House Wren (2)
Winter Wren (1)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (3)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (7)
Veery (1)
Swainson’s Thrush (1)
Hermit Thrush (3)
Wood Thrush (1)
American Robin (21)
Gray Catbird (3)
WARBLERS:
Blue-winged (1)
Yellow (3)
Chestnut-sided (6)
Magnolia (2)
Black-throated Blue (22)
Yellow-rumped (6)
Black-throated Green (22)
Blackburnian (3)
Pine (21)
Prairie (5)
Black and White (13)
A Redstart (17)
Worm-eating (1)
Ovenbird (29)
C Yellowthroat (15)
Scarlet Tanager (8)
E Towhee (9)
Chipping Sparrow (31)
Song Sparrow (4)
Dark-eyed Junco (2)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (11)
Red-winged Blackbird (51)
C Grackle (26)
Brown-headed Cowbird (30+)
Baltimore Oriole (14)
Purple Finch (4)
A Goldfinch (6)
Evening Grosbeak (2)
PLUS: Butterflies included Tiger Swallowtails; Pine Elfin; Cabbage White;
Clouded Sulphur and quite a number of Juvenal’s Duskywings: a collection on
every piece of scat on the dirt roads. We counted well over a hundred. Frogs
calling included Spring Peepers; Gray Tree Frogs and American Toads; we also
had (1) Red-backed Vole and a “bat species” flying about at mid-tree top
level at noon. Among the blooms, there was a nice showing of Fringed
Polygala.
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Subject: Birdathon - Cape Ann to Rowley
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 9:18pm
Jane and I helped out with the Birdathon today supporting the Joppa
Flats Education Center of Mass Audubon. We stayed on Cape Ann for most
of the day and then padded our list by heading off the Cape and working
our way north on Rt 133 to Pikul's Farm Salt Pannes in Rowley. Our
total for the day was 113. Adding 3 species seen last night and 3
species seen on our drive home brings the total to 119.
The storm from last night ended up being a rain event only with very
little wind. We started at 6 AM at Andrew's Point and spent about 45
minutes scanning offshore in the rain. Not a single pelagic. Not even
a Gannet! Just a small number of loons moving north and gulls,
including lots of young Ring-billed Gulls milling about. We then worked
our way around Cape Ann as the rain slowed down and stopped,
concentrating offshore. Despite excellent visibility, there was very
little to see. Very few sea ducks were around and no lingering grebes.
There were some bait fish at the surface near Andrew's and Halibut in
the afternoon, which attracted some gull flocks, but nothing unusual,
and no terns at all, and no Bonaparte's Gulls. Common Loons were the
most numerous non-breeding sea bird. We managed to finally get a a few
of the lingering sea ducks, a few Gannets, a Black Guillemot, and 4
early Wilson's Storm-Petrels. Land birds were not abundant, but there
were a few warblers including a nice flock that we worked on near Nile's
Pond.
6 AM - 6 PM
Moderate rain in morning, ending and turning partly to mostly sunny
50F - 65F
N to NW winds 10-20 mph. Maybe a bit of a seabreeze in afternoon.
Canada Goose
Gadwall - Pair at Pikuls
American Black Duck
Mallard
Common Eider - Including 7 young fluff-ball chicks from Niles Beach
trailing a single female. Not sure how unusual this is.
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter - Scoters were hard to get. All 3 species were in
Gloucester harbor, but very few elsewhere around Cape Ann.
COMMON MERGANSER - Nice look at a pair from Cathedral Ledge. Very odd
date and location! Male seemed to be posturing to female.
Red-breasted Merganser - Hard to get. Only 2 for the day.
Red-throated Loon - 1 moving north with a couple of Commons off Andrew's
Point.
Common Loon - Lots around the Cape. A few migrating north.
WILSON'S STORM-PETREL - 4 from Eastern Point. Seems about a week early.
Northern Gannet - Only 4 for the day despite a lot of searching
offshore. One off Bass Rocks and the other 3 from Hammond Castle Museum
in Manchester late in afternoon.
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Cormorant - Several immatures from a few places including Granite
Pier and Milk Island.
Great Blue Heron
Great Egret
Snowy Egret - 1 on Niles Pond.
Green Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron - 2 including one in Brace Cove.
Glossy Ibis - 2 off Rt. 133 in Ipswich.
Turkey Vulture
Sharp-shinned Hawk - 1 at Pikuls.
Red-tailed Hawk
Merlin - 1 moving north flying off Halibut Point.
Peregrine Falcon - 1 immature buzzing the nesting birds at Milk Island.
Semipalmated Plover
Killdeer
Greater Yellowlegs at Pikuls only
Lesser Yellowlegs at Pikuls only
Willet - 1 at Pikuls only
Spotted Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 at Pikuls.
Least Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1 at Pikuls.
Purple Sandpiper - 50 to 100 from 3 or 4 spots on Cape Ann.
WILSON'S PHALAROPE - At least 8 (!) at Pikuls.
Laughing Gull - Only 1 adult with gull flock at Cathedral Rocks in
afternoon. Surprisingly, the only one for the Joppa team.
Ring-billed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
BLACK GUILLEMOT - 1 in breeding plumage in water off Andrews in late
afternoon.
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 2 seen DEPARTING Halibut point heading north
in mid-afternoon.
Belted Kingfisher
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker - Including a CONFIRMATION in our breeding block last
night. Nest with young.
Northern Flicker
Least Flycatcher - 1 at Halibut
Eastern Phoebe - 0! :-(
Great Crested Flycatcher - Seemed to be quite a few around today.
Eastern Kingbird
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Carolina Wren
House Wren
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1 with warbler flock near Niles.
Eastern Bluebird
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Brown Thrasher
European Starling
TENNESSEE WARBLER - 1 with warbler flock near Niles Pond.
Nashville Warbler - A few
Northern Parula - Sevearl
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 at Halibut
Magnolia Warbler - Several
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler - A few
Blackburnian Warbler - 1 near Niles.
Prairie Warbler - 1 near Niles.
Blackpoll Warbler - 1 with warbler flock near Niles Pond.
Black-and-white Warbler - A few
American Redstart - A few
Ovenbird - A couple
Northern Waterthrush - Three for the day.
Common Yellowthroat
Wilson's Warbler - 1 at Halibut Point.
Scarlet Tanager - 1 singing off Laurel Street in West Gloucester
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting - 2 off Laurel Street in West Gloucester.
Bobolink - 1 in Ipswich
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle - Including a CONFIRMATION in our breeding block last
night. Adult carrying fecal sac.
Brown-headed Cowbird
Orchard Oriole - 1 adult male nectar feeding in Apple tree at Pikuls
Salt Pannes.
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch - 1 female near Niles Pond.
House Finch
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
And last night in northern Harverhill
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Eastern Wood-Pewee - 1 off Crystal Street
Veery - 1 off Crystal Street
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - 1 singing off Crystal Street.
And on our drive home from Joppa after Pizza!
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Brant - Many at Joppa
RUDDY DUCK - 1 female on Cherry Hill Reservoir
NORTHERN HARRIER - 1 female off Scotland Road
Also, COYOTE - 2 on Cape Ann. Both in late morning. One walking across
a person's yard near Niles Pond.
Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Gambel's White-crown at Millennium
Park--directions
From: Miliff(AT)aol.com
Date: 17 May 2008 9:13pm
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Massbird,
I neglected to say WHERE the Gambel's White-crowned Sparrow was!
Reach Millennium Park by driving south on VFW Parkway from Jamaica Plain.
You will cross LaGrange and Baker, and within a mile watch for a chinese
Restaurant on the right at a stoplight. Turn right here and enter the park gate
in
about 0.5 miles. Make your first left down to the canoe launch area. Park
here and walk the paved trail past the canoe launch and past the entrance to the
loop trail along the Charles River. Up to 13 Savannah Sparrows, a couple
Song, and three White-crowned Sparrows have been feeding on dandelion seeds in
the mowed grass on the left. This is where the Gambel's has been. An early
morning or late evening visit is most likely to be productive, since the many
walkers in this area routinely flush the sparrows.
Be sure to check the flats off the canoe launch, where Least (5), Spotted
(1), and Solitary Sandpipers were present this evening.
And finally, if you look for this rare subspecies, I encourage you to submit
a full or partial report to eBird (_www.ebird.org_ (http://www.ebird.org) ).
This summer I will be writing an article on the park for Bird Observer, and
every sighting will be important to help me summarize the park's birds and
birding potential. I'll be drawing heavily on my own eBird reports and those of
friends.
Of course, if you have Millennium Park sightings from year's past, those
would be welcome in eBird too!
Best,
Marshall
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Subject: Fairhaven bird sightings
From: bvm1290(AT)comcast.net
Date: 17 May 2008 9:06pm
Well...I had to work today, but several others got some good sightings in
Fairhaven.
Several birders saw the Lawrence's Warbler still at Little Bay today.....it sang
like a Blue-winged.
Dan Zimberlin saw a Mourning Warbler and Black-billed Cuckoo at Little Bay and a
male Wilson's Phalarope at Shaw Road.
Mike Boucher scoped the Phalarope too and also had a Warbling Vireo at Mill
Road.
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Acushnet, MA
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Subject: Wompatuck SP
From: BrianRFG(AT)aol.com
Date: 17 May 2008 9:38pm
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Hi,
I got shut out of South Beach because of the weather but made two stops
at Wompatuck State Park in Hingham at the very start and very end of the MAS
Birdathon and all of the cool warblers - Cerulean, Worm-eating, and Hooded -
were there for the viewing, along with a Northern Goshawk and many other warbler
species. This really is a special place for birds. Thanks so much to Charlie
Nims and others who find and keep tabs on the birdlife here.
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Subject: CT Report 05/17/2008 Sandhill Crane, Wilson's
Phalarope
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 9:44pm
From Tom Schaefer:
5/17 - Canaan, Allyndale Road Quarry View golf course -- CERULEAN
WARBLER and fly-over SANDHILL CRANE (the crane apparently has been
around Canaan Valley Road for about a week or so).
From Pat Comins, Chris Loscalzo and the Hartford and New Haven Bird
Clubs:
5/17 - Stonington, Barn Island Wildlife Management Area -- female
WILSON'S PHALAROPE in breeding plumage, LITTLE BLUE HERONS.
From Patrice Favreau:
5/17 - Stonington, Barn Island WMA -- Femle Wilson's Phalarope (on
Hartford Audubon Society field trip), approx 9-10AM.
From Shaun Martin and Richard Trepp:
5/17 - New Haven, East Rock -- Female Blue Grosbeak, at least 4
Wilson's Warblers, Bay-breasted Warbler 17 species of Warbler
From Greg Hanisek:
5/17 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES,
TENNESSEE WARBLER, BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, LINCOLN'S SPARROW; best
migration day so far in neighborhood 47 bird sps, 14 warbler sps, lots
of activity (mostly high in oaks and by voice); 35 minute walk took 65
min.
Watertown, Sandbank & Bunker Hill roads -- 3 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS, 8
BOBOLINKS
Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest, Hunters Mt -- GRAY-CHEEKED (type)
THRUSH, 2-3 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, HOODED WARBLER.
From Mike and Wanda Moccio
5/17 - Stamford - Rosa Hartman Park -- 17 warbler species including
BAY-BREASTED, BLACKBURNIAN, CANADA, WILSON'S, 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 1
GRAY-CHEEKED TYPE (yesterday).
Cove Island Park (CIWS) -- 1 BOBOLINK continues, 1 WILLOW FLYCATCHER
From Steve Kotchko:
5/17 - Kent, Schaghticoke Road -- four HOODED WARBLERS clearly seen
and heard on both sides of the road around noontime.
Kent, River Rd -- at least two CERULEAN WARBLERS heard and seen.
From Ray Belding with Jerry Marcellino:
5/16 - Harwinton, Roraback Wildlife Management Area -- 1 GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH.
From Frank Gallo:
5/14 - Straford, Railroad Trail -- A King Rail was calling by the pond
at the 90 degree bend in the trail at dusk. It flushed off the trail
but I didn't see it with binoculars, so I can't say if it's a hybrid
or not, but it sounds like a King rail
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Subject: Birdathon: Plum Island etc., 5/17/08
From: "S Sutton" <bookwarbler2(AT)msn.com>
Date: 17 May 2008 9:22pm
Brian Parker and I birded Essex County spots for Birdathon today, and turned
up 127 species. We spent 7 of our 11 hours at Plum Island, and found 97
species there. The PI report is below, with a second list attached below
that, of the 30 species found elsewhere. I also heard two more species in
Berlin while driving home: Flicker and Scarlet Tanager (not countable for
Birdathon, of course, but it brought my day's total to 129). In all en
excellent day, even though there were not many new migrants showing up.
> Location: Parker River NWR - Plum Island
> Observation date: 5/17/08
> Notes: Plum Island, 5/17/08; 5:15-11:00AM & 3:45-5:00PM<br>49-68
> degrees F; rain, clearing to sun later<br>Birdathon 2008: Visiting PI &
> other Essex County spots. Total list 127 species; PI had 97 of those.
> Number of species: 97
>
> Brant 10 marsh from Pines platform
> Canada Goose X
> Mute Swan 5 pans
> Gadwall X few
> American Black Duck X few
> Mallard X some
> Blue-winged Teal 2 pair at NPO
> Green-winged Teal (American) 3 pair SIP + 1m pans
> Common Eider 7 Sandy Point
> Surf Scoter 25 + Lot 1: roughly equal numbers of all 3 scoters;
> if anything more Surf & Black than WW
> White-winged Scoter 25 est.
> Black Scoter 25 +
> Long-tailed Duck 300 estimate of Oldsquaw flock; scoters were
> mixed in, and I estimated those more carefully
> Common Loon 2
> Horned Grebe 1 Lot 1; full breeding plumage
> Double-crested Cormorant X
> Least Bittern 2 or 3; North Pool, very vocal in early AM; one seen
> in flight
> Great Egret X
> Snowy Egret X
> Tricolored Heron 1 Pines marsh
> Green Heron 1 NPO flyover ~10:00AM
> Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 warden's flyover ~5:30AM
> Osprey 1 on nest
> Northern Harrier 1 female, over marsh S of pans
> American Kestrel 1 BFP dike
> Merlin 1 HC flyby
> Peregrine Falcon 1 Lot 1 flyby
> Virginia Rail 3 at least; North Pool, calling
> Sora 2 North Pool, calling
> Black-bellied Plover 6
> Semipalmated Plover 90 Sandy Pt (85+) & Lot 7 beach (5)
> Piping Plover 3 SP
> Killdeer 3 incl. 1 small chick
> Greater Yellowlegs X
> Willet X
> Semipalmated Sandpiper X few, SP
> Least Sandpiper X a bunch, various spots
> Dunlin 3 SP
> American Woodcock 2 First one in the middle of the Pines Trail at
> 10:30AM; then one along the road by the N.Field 15 minutes later
> Ring-billed Gull X
> Herring Gull X
> Great Black-backed Gull X
> Least Tern 1 heard at SP, not located
> Common Tern 36 SP
> Rock Pigeon 2 N of refuge on PI
> Mourning Dove X
> Great Horned Owl 2 adult + 1 or 2 babies, ON
> Least Flycatcher 1 heard, Pines Trail
> Eastern Kingbird X
> Blue Jay 4
> American Crow X
> Purple Martin 10 Lot 1
> Tree Swallow X
> Bank Swallow 1 Pines Trail
> Barn Swallow X
> Black-capped Chickadee X
> Marsh Wren X
> Veery 1 Pines Trail entrance
> Wood Thrush 1 Goodno, singing very early
> American Robin X
> Gray Catbird X
> Northern Mockingbird 2
> Brown Thrasher 4
> European Starling 1
> American Pipit 1 Sandy Pt; heard, and seen very well through scope
> Nashville Warbler 1 Pines Trail
> Northern Parula 5
> Yellow Warbler X many
> Magnolia Warbler 2 HC + Pines
> Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 HC
> Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 HC
> Black-throated Green Warbler 2 HC
> Prairie Warbler 1 Pines
> Black-and-white Warbler 2 HC + Pines
> American Redstart 5
> Ovenbird 2 HC
> Common Yellowthroat X
> Wilson's Warbler 3 HC + Pines
> Eastern Towhee X
> Field Sparrow 3
> Savannah Sparrow 3
> Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow 1 heard singing from Pines platform
> Song Sparrow X
> Swamp Sparrow 2 N.Pool
> White-throated Sparrow 4
> White-crowned Sparrow 1 HC
> Northern Cardinal X
> Bobolink X
> Red-winged Blackbird X
> Eastern Meadowlark 1 N.Field & warden's field
> Common Grackle X
> Brown-headed Cowbird X
> Baltimore Oriole X
> Purple Finch X
> House Finch 3 Lot 1
> American Goldfinch X
> House Sparrow X
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Essex County: additional 30 species recorded visiting Oak Hill Cemetery
(OH), Pike's Bridge Rd, Scotland Rd, Pine Island Rd & Route 1A in Newbury,
Island Rd in Essex, and Newburyport Harbor (NH).
WILSON'S PHALAROPE - 5, Rte 1A Newbury
Short-Billed Dowitcher - 2 at NH
Solitary Sandpiper - 1, Rte 1A
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper - 1, Rte 1A
Glossy Ibis - 58 total
WHITE-FACED IBIS - 1 at Scotland Rd
Great Blue Heron
Boneparte's Gull - 3+, NH
Turkey Vulture
Red-Tailed Hawk
Downy Woodpecker
White-Breasted Nuthatch - OH
Tufted Titmouse - OH
Cedar Waxwing - Ipswich
Chimney Swift
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow - NH
Cliff Swallow - Route 1
Great Crested Flycatcher - OH
Eastern Phoebe
Carolina Wren - OH
House Wren
Eastern Bluebird - Island Rd
Warbling Vireo
Blue-Headed Vireo - OH
Blue-Winged Warbler - Pike's Bridge Rd
Pine Warbler - OH
Rose-Breasted Grosbeak - 5 at Pike's Bridge Rd area, including 2m+f sitting
together next to the trail, that never flew away when we walked right by
them within a few feet!
Orchard Oriole - 1 adult male singing, Pine Is.Rd
Chipping Sparrow
Steven Sutton, Lancaster
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Subject: Birdathon - misc. reports including Little Gull
From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 17 May 2008 10:14pm
By no means a complete or extensive report but a few highlights from
today's birdathon efforts by Steve Grinley, Margo Goetschkes, Phil
Brown, and I. In no order :
Crooked Pond: 6-10 a.m.
Yellow-throated Vireo
Brown Creeper
Scarlet Tanager
Winter Wren
Eastern Kingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Warblers:
BT Blue
BT Green
Yellow
American Redstart
Nashville
Black and White
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
Magnolia
Chestnut-sided
Blackburnian
Pine
Note: our team did not see or hear the LA Waterthrush in spite of doing
an extensive search of the area. Other birders reported hearing the bird
on their way into CP.
Plum Island: midday
Tricolored Heron (New Pines, from the platform)
Common Tern ( Sandy Point)
Roseate Tern ( Sandy Point)
Piping Plover ( Sandy Point)
Semipalmated Plover ( Sandy Point)
Semipalmated Sandpiper ( Sandy Point)
White-rumped Sandpiper ( Sandy Point)
Newburyport Harbor - 5pm
Dunlin
Short-billed Dowitcher 2
Black-bellied Plover
Bonaparte's Gull
LITTLE GULL - from the Clam Shack . 1st winter bird, as seen in the
large Sibley. The extensive black on the secondaries was what first drew
our attention to the bird as it flew. It eventually landed next to 2
Bonaparte's, where the field marks could be examined ( and compared )
including a dark cap and dark carpal bar. This bird was also being seen
at the same time by Doug Chickering and Lois Cooper from the Boat Ramp
at Joppa Park. The Gull flew north and was seen again for a short time
at the Yacht Club but it flew south and east and was not seen again by
our party. Birders should be on the watch for this bird - seen mostly in
the company of several Bonaparte's.
Here's hoping all the Birdathon teams had a successful day of birding
and fund raising!
Linda
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Linda Ferraresso
Watertown, MA
tattler1(at)verizon(dot)net
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" -
Tagore
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