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Subject: Only For People with a Serious Interest in Hawks
or Bird Populations: Long
From: Paul Roberts <phawk254(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 8:02am
The Raptor Population Index (RPI) has just released its first report (book),
"The State of North America¹s Birds of Prey", reporting on the population
status of North America's migratory birds of prey.
To see the informative news release on this ground-breaking book, visit
www.enn.com/press_releases/2528
This book represents what hawk watching and migration counting is all about,
using hawk migration data from 22 selected sites across the continent and
covering up to thirty years, along with Breeding Bird and Christmas Count
data, to document population trends for all our migratory diurnal raptors.
Quoting the release, "The report finds that birds of prey populations,
unlike many other species of birds, are in relatively good shape. Many
species show upward trends, including Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald Eagle,
Cooper¹s Hawk, Swainson¹s Hawk, Merlin, and Peregrine. Other species appear
to be declining, often significantly, in particular regions of the country,
and are the subject of growing concern. These include the Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Northern Harrier, and, more precipitously, American Kestrel. The
report includes analysis of trends in less widespread species, such as
Swallow-tailed and Mississippi Kite, Swainson¹s Hawk, and Prairie Falcon."
Many chapters of the book are probably too technical to be of interest to
casual hawk watchers or birders, but most serious students of raptor and
bird populations will likely want this book. I bring it to your attention
because this limited edition is available to the public through only one
source, Buteo Books (see below). The book will not be appearing on the
shelves of local birding and book stores. Secondly, it is a very limited
press run. Hardcover copies are $99.50. The softcover edition is $42.50, but
no more than 125 softcover copies are available, so people wanting the
softcover version should order soon.
The State of North America¹s Birds of Prey can be ordered through Buteo
Books by calling 434-263-8671, visiting www.buteobooks.com, or emailing
customerservice(AT)buteobooks.com. For more information on hawk migration and
HMANA, or on RPI, visit www.hmana.org or email info(AT)hmana.org.
You have to order the book "sight unseen," so if you have any questions
about it, please contact me offline.
Paul
Paul M. Roberts
Medford, MA
phawk254(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: great meadow concord
From: Mark London <mrl(AT)psfc.mit.edu>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 8:20am
Hi - Having been walking there on weekends for the last few years, I
believe the problem was that the water level was way too high during the
early spring to attract the usual waterfowl. This was due to the heavy
rains back then, but I wonder if the now drained pool could have been
drained down earlier to avoid this problem? Haven't there been heavy
spring rains in the past also? I guess water management is an art
rather than a science.
On the other hand, a cute and curious muskrat literally walked up to my
wife on the trail last week, as it attempted to get to the river.
That's the closest I've ever been to a muskrat on land, and it seemed to
have hardly any fear of us at all.
Mark
Natick
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Subject: Sunday Globe--N. E. Birding Trail
From: "larry berk" <larry.berk(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 8:12am
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Today's Travel section, pages M6 & M9, Connecticut river birding trail.
Globe paper article has photos (some Mark Wison), web site w/o pix:
http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/connecticut/articles/2008/06/22/ma=
pping_flight_along_a_connecticut_river_trail/
Larry Berk
Newton Ma
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Subject: Re:Only For People with a Serious Interest in
Hawks or Bird Population s: Long
From: "rstymeist(AT)juno.com" <rstymeist@juno.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 11:20am
The book Paul mentioned is a joint publication by the Nuttall Ornithological
Club and the American Ornithological Union. The soft cover addition is available
from the Nuttall Club at the same price $42.50. You can save postage by
stopping by the MCZ and pick up a copy. But please call first: Bob Stymeist,
Nuttall Ornithological Club
617 495 2471- I'm generally there after 11AM. We can mail them to you for an
additional $2.50 ($45.00- payable to Nuttall Ornithological Club) I have only a
limited supply- first come- first served.
The Raptor Population Index (RPI) has just released its first report (book),"The
State of North America¹s Birds of Prey", reporting on the population status of
North America's migratory birds of prey.
To see the informative news release on this ground-breaking book, visit
www.enn.com/press_releases/2528
This book represents what hawk watching and migration counting is all
about,using hawk migration data from 22 selected sites across the continent and
covering up to thirty years, along with Breeding Bird and Christmas Count data,
to document population trends for all our migratory diurnal raptors.
Quoting the release, "The report finds that birds of prey populations,
unlike many other species of birds, are in relatively good shape. Many
species show upward trends, including Turkey Vulture, Osprey, Bald
Eagle,Cooper¹s Hawk, Swainson¹s Hawk, Merlin, and Peregrine. Other species
appear to be declining, often significantly, in particular regions of the
country,and are the subject of growing concern. These include the Sharp-shinned
Hawk, Northern Harrier, and, more precipitously, American Kestrel. The report
includes analysis of trends in less widespread species, such as Swallow-tailed
and Mississippi Kite, Swainson¹s Hawk, and Prairie Falcon."
Many chapters of the book are probably too technical to be of interest to casual
hawk watchers or birders, but most serious students of raptor and bird
populations will likely want this book. Hardcover copies are $99.50. The
softcover edition is $42.50, but
no more than 125 softcover copies are available, so people wanting the
softcover version should order soon.
The State of North America¹s Birds of Prey can be ordered through Buteo Books by
calling 434-263-8671, visiting www.buteobooks.com, or emailing
customerservice(AT)buteobooks.com.
Bob Stymeist, Treasurer
Nuttall Ornithological Club
Museum of Comparative Zoology
26 Oxford St
Cambridge, MA 02138
617 495 2471
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Subject: Mashpee River Woodlands
From: Mary Keleher <maryeak(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 12:02pm
Did some birding at the Mashpee River Woodlands this
morning and found the following.
Location: Mashpee River Woodlands
Observation date: 6/22/08
Number of species: 46
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 27
Northern Bobwhite 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Osprey 12
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Herring Gull 7
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Rock Pigeon 6 (fly over)
Mourning Dove 7
Belted Kingfisher 4
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 6
Eastern Kingbird 3
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay 17
American Crow 5
Tree Swallow 4
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 29
Tufted Titmouse 28
Red-breasted Nuthatch 5
Carolina Wren 1
Marsh Wren 7
Hermit Thrush 5
American Robin 9
Gray Catbird 21
Pine Warbler 10
Ovenbird 8
Common Yellowthroat 25
Eastern Towhee 10
Chipping Sparrow 16
Song Sparrow 18
Northern Cardinal 11
Red-winged Blackbird 40
Common Grackle 12
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
Baltimore Oriole 11
American Goldfinch 13
This report was generated automatically by eBird
v2(http://ebird.org)
A couple of weeks ago I found a Red-tailed Hawk nest
with 3 young here in Mashpee. When I checked the nest
yesterday the young had fledged but were still in the
area.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=41dnxv30.1h5az3e8&x=0&y=-mcqo9y&localeid=en_US
Mary Keleher
Mashpee, MA
Cape Cod Bird Club
www.massbird.org/ccbc
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Subject: 6/21 Duxbury Beach and 6/22 Newmarket road trip!
From: Rick Bowes <rbowes(AT)bowesweb.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 1:06pm
Sat. 6/21 4:00-6:30pm; HiTide: 2:12 (9.2ft); clear w/increasing high
clouds; light WSW breeze; waters: quiet.
Mostly spent time trying to get the feel of what my new camera can
and cannot (yet!) do with me at the helm. It's my first "real"
camera and there sure seems to be a lot to learn. Once I get the
basic shooting and processing skills, I hope to post Beach pix for
those interested. With this for a distraction it was a good thing
that this is the "recess" period for the ISS.
Overall impression is that the Least Tern numbers are down from last
year. Perhaps they are the source of the market increase over last
year being noted at Plymouth Beach. It may also be just that half
are on nests and I'm remembering the post-fledging chaos when both
parents and young are all flying and screeching! It will be
interesting to see what the recent tern census comes up with.
Shorebirds seen but not rigorously counted (7 sp):
Black-bellied Plover - 12 Very loose groups of 6 & 3 plus 3
individuals - all bayside and south of High Pines
Piping Plover - 5 All bayside adults. The two chicks haven't
been seen for a couple of days... fingers crossed.
Killdeer - 4 A pair near road at Plum Hills (much distraction
activity), another pair calling at High Pines.
Greater Yellowlegs - 1 on mud flat in Gurnet stream bed.
Willets - common pretty much everywhere
Ruddy Turnstone - 1 Same bird as last week, molt is mostly
basic, i.e., head almost entirely dark, head and back mostly
chocolate not rusty orange. South of High Pines on bay side
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 1 busy feeding at the waterline just
before the marsh north of High Pines.
Sunday 6/22:
This morning I drove up to see the Mississippi Kites and arrived
about 6:50am. Nancy Landry and another very helpful local birder
whose name I regret that I have forgotten (I hope she'll forgive me!)
were on the non-nesting bird, and without their patient help, I'm
sure I'd never have found it - it sure can be invisible in that lush
foliage! Happily I did soon see it and may have even gotten a
picture or two after which I tried for the nest and its occupant. It
is so well hidden that I had tough time finding it even with help
until one of the nesting pair flew in with a stick in its beak and
relieved the sitting one.
As I was driving back, I was reflecting the nest site requirements of
"my" feisty little Piping Plovers and the Kites - one is on the
ground completely in the open depending on a combination of
camouflage, deception and bravado while the other is high in the tree
relying on being hard to get to, the dense foliage, and I suppose the
imposing nature of the birds themselves. The diversity of creation
that one encounters in birding is absolutely fascinating!
And let me add my voice to those encouraging considerate behavior, so
that others can be allowed to appreciate this exceptional gift! With
the High School right there, there's no reason for any birder to park
on the road or any other inappropriate places.
Rick Bowes
Duxbury, MA
rbowes(at)bowesweb.com
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Subject: color banded Blue Jay
From: "Ann Gurka" <snowyegret7(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 3:16pm
We just observed a Blue Jay in our yard with two orange bands on each leg as
well as a more traditional silver band on the left leg (bottom position).
We were not able to read the silver band. There is not much specific
information about color leg banding on the Paxutent web site, since it is
apparently used in a number of local (rather than national) studies. Does
anyone know of a banding station or study going on that might be using
colored leg bands on songbirds? I would like to be able to report it to
whomever did the banding. I'm quite sure that this bird has not been among
the "regulars" in my yard, making an initial appearance today.
Thanks!
Ann Gurka
Watertown MA
Ann and Gary Gurka
May the beauty you love be what you do,
there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the earth
Rumi
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Subject: Westminster/Fitchburg 6-22
From: caronenv(AT)aol.com
Date: 22 Jun 2008 3:42pm
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Location: BBA Fitchburg 8- Fitchburg/Westminster
Observation date: 6/22/08 (0500-1100)
Number of species: 74
Completed the 20 primary hours in the block with 95 species, however, 7
species were observed only. A few really bad misses.
Canada Goose 1
American Black Duck 2
Mallard 1
American Bittern 1 (obs. only- saw it fly into and out of the block)
Great Blue Heron 1
Green Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 2
Killdeer 1
Rock Pigeon 3
Mourning Dove 17
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Downy Woodpecker 3 (FL)
Hairy Woodpecker 5
Northern Flicker 4
Pileated Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 8
Alder Flycatcher 1
Willow Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 3 (FL)
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 3
Blue-headed Vireo 6
Warbling Vireo 7
Red-eyed Vireo 17
Blue Jay 18
American Crow 11
Tree Swallow 9
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Bank Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 21 (CF)
Tufted Titmouse 11
White-breasted Nuthatch 5
Brown Creeper 3
House Wren 3
Winter Wren 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Veery 5
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 50 (CF)
Gray Catbird 15 (CN)
Northern Mockingbird 5 (FL)
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling 6
Cedar Waxwing 12 (CN)
Yellow Warbler 10 (CF)
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Black-throated Green Warbler 2
Pine Warbler 6
Prairie Warbler 2
Ovenbird 12
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat 20 (CF)
Scarlet Tanager 6
Eastern Towhee 13
Chipping Sparrow 15
Field Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 20
Swamp Sparrow 12
Northern Cardinal 7
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Indigo Bunting 2
Red-winged Blackbird 13
Common Grackle 32 (CN)
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Baltimore Oriole 6 (CF)
House Finch 1
American Goldfinch 13
House Sparrow 26
Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
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Subject: town of Blackstone 6/22
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 4:54pm
We spent from well before dawn atlasing two blocks near the Blackstone
River. Uxbridge 11 and Uxbridge 12 are mostly in the town of Blackstone on
the border with Rhode Island, though they also include parts of Millville
and Mendon. Uxbridge 12 is just a “half block”, that contains a lot of the
remnants of the mill town. The habitat is unremarkable: with lots of
suburbs, old mill-town buildings, a few remnant small farms, some streams
but very little standing water, and a number of small but productive
woodlots. Totals for the morning were:
Double-crested Cormorant (1)
Great Blue Heron (3)
Turkey Vulture (3)
Wood Duck (1f w/4yg; 1f w/3yg; +1 un-affiliated female)
Mallard (28: including several newly fledged birds)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Red-tailed Hawk (1+ a pair that vigorously defended it’s territory. I walked
out into an overgrown farm field from a short trail through the woods.
Before I knew it, the two adult Tails were screaming, 1 continually flying
in my direction and screaming, then circling back, only to fly at me again.
I backed off)
Ruffed Grouse (2)
Wild Turkey (1)
Killdeer (7, including 4 older precocial/almost fledged young. These birds
were all raised on the roofs of the Kennedy Grade School, a single story
school, with an ever so gently sloping series of roofs, all of them covered
in pebbles and stones. Just about the most perfect breeding spot for
Killdeer. We watched them breed throughout the season, and now the young are
on the ground, still under the watch of the adults)
American Woodcock (1)
Rock Dove (53)
Mourning Dove (77: a number of fledged young seen)
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (3)
Eastern Screech Owl (2)
WHIP-POOR-WILL (5)
Chimney Swift (33)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (3)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (3)
Downy Woodpecker (10: young in several nest holes)
N Flicker (15)
E Wood Peewee (19)
Willow Flycatcher (2)
Least Flycatcher (1)
Eastern Phoebe (20: including 1 nesting in a pig stye)
Great Crested Flycatcher (3)
Eastern Kingbird (16)
Yellow-throated Vireo (6)
Warbling Vireo (17)
Red-eyed Vireo (30)
Blue Jay (26)
A Crow (16)
FISH CROW (1: no, not a newly fledged young American Crow. Fish Crows are
actually quite common just a bit further south along the Blackstone, and
this is likely a wanderer. I saw no sign of it’s breeding)
Common Raven (1: these DO breed here, but the young have now fledged and
dispersed)
Tree Swallow (9)
N Rough-winged Swallow (9)
Bank Swallow (20+)
Barn Swallow (33)
Black-capped Chickadee (41: adults seen feeding fledged young)
Tufted Titmouse (40: ditto)
White-breasted Nuthatch (14)
Brown Creeper (1)
Carolina Wren (13: including one apparently nesting in a hole high on a long
dead tree stub that a huge pig was rubbing against and looking like it was
going to knock down. The wren was "not amused")
House Wren (28)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (11)
Eastern Bluebird (24: many newly fledged young)
Veery (13)
Wood thrush (6)
American Robin (242: I never REALLY knew how abundant this species was,
especially in suburban settings till I started to atlas. There were times
today, before dawn when you literally could not hear yourself think because
of the “cheery” din of singing robins. They were everywhere.)
Gray Catbird (107)
N Mockingbird (19)
Brown Thrasher (5)
E Starling (86)
Cedar Waxwing (9)
WARBLERS:
Blue-winged (5)
Yellow (25)
Chestnut-sided (1)
Pine (11)
Prairie (6)
Black and White (1)
A Redstart (8)
Ovenbird (11)
C Yellowthroat (22)
Scarlet Tanager (10)
Eastern Towhee (25)
Chipping Sparrow (120: several seen feeding newly fledged cowbirds)
Field Sparrow (11)
Savannah Sparrow (2)
Song Sparrow (99)
Swamp Sparrow (3)
N Cardinal (43: many seen feeding fledged young)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (9)
Indigo Bunting (20)
Bobolink (2)
Red-winged Blackbird (40+)
C Grackle (90+)
Brown-headed Cowbird (13)
ORCHARD ORIOLE (10 and two nests found)
Baltimore Oriole (28: several nests had noisy young inside)
House Finch (6)
A Goldfinch (37)
House Sparrow (168)
PLUS: many Eastern Cottontails and (4) territorial chickens that showed us
on our way from a hiking trail.
Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
Moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Oak Hill Cemetery ~ Newburyport
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 22 Jun 2008 5:15pm
Birders,
I just heard that Oak Hill Cemetery has received a grant for $25,000 for tree
restoration. This is wonderful news!!
A special thanks to all the birders who donated their sightings and/or funds to
Oak Hill's Tree Fund during this grant process!
Best Wishes,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: Refreshed by Northern Gannets
From: newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
Date: 22 Jun 2008 5:16pm
Birders,
Susan Sellers and I spent several days with Northern Gannets, dressed in crisp,
white wings trimmed in black and heads tinged with a yellow wash. They were
diving at every vantage point on the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec.
Northern Gannets are swift and powerful fliers. Their legs are short with
large, webbed feet that make them awkward in landings and take-offs. We
witnessed that less than graceful activity at the breeding colony on Bonaventure
Island. We watched them glide for hours just above the breaking waves, rarely
moving their wings. Their long wings have an angular look. The wing tips, head
and tail make four points in flight. They are fascinating to observe because
they hover momentarily prior to their vertical dives. These birds can sustain
the force of the impact of their spectacular dives due to special adaptations
and are designed to be superb divers. Their thick skull acts as a hard-hat, and
it's the reinforced skull that cushions the impact. Air sacs [bubble-wrap like]
are strategically located in the neck and shoulder areas; they are inflated
during the plunge-dive. Lacking external nares limits the risk of intake of
water during the dive. They also close their pale, blue-gray
bill very tightly so water doesn't enter their mouth. This streamlined,
torpedo-like body is nearly resistance free.
>From a good height, these birds glided above the swiftly moving water, and with
their binocular vision, they spied the scaled and slippery prey in the turbulent
water. Once they had visually located their next meal, they began the descent.
With wings tucked and back extended, they entered the water. The head-first
dives at amazing speed enthralled us. As they plunged into the water, these
aerialists drew us in. They were under and then resurfaced. We were students of
this vertical diver as we watched intently. The magnificent and dramatic sight
of these accomplished fliers with hollow bones and air sacs continues to
intrigue us. The wedge-shaped head and the bill which is stout at the base and
narrows to the tip are almost arrow-like. Their wings and feet aid in pursuit
of herring, mackerel, capelin and squid underwater.
While on Bonaventure Island, we watched these birds on their breeding ground.
Their feet are totipalmate with all four toes united by webbing. We studied the
pale, green lines along their legs and each of their toes. Both sexes look
alike, lacking sexual dimorphism. Males and females share incubation of a lone,
light, bluish white, kelp-stained egg with their feet since they lack brood
patches. Year after year, they occupy the same nest as it becomes a heap of
feathers, kelp, fish bones and droppings.
We spent some time with some Canadian Wildlife Bird Surveyors and gleaned much
from them. They were conducting surveys off the Perce area and shared the
following with us:
Bonaventure Island ~ Northern Gannet Colony Data
1914 8,000
1938 14,000
1961 26,500
1966 42,000
1995 60,000
2004 106,000
These gentlemen told us that the next survey of Northern Gannets on Bonaventure
Island is scheduled for 2009 at which point they expect it to be the largest and
most easily accessible Northern Gannet colony in the world.
We spent hours with the birds, lured by their ice-blue eyes, their dives and
their crisp plumage. We witnessed billing, copulation, allopreening, nest
construction and nest material delivery.
We now return to our routines refreshed by this field experience.
Best Wishes,
Sue
Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders(AT)comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
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Subject: Color banded bird
From: <birding(AT)charter.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 7:11pm
You can report banded birds to the Bird
Banding Laboratories at
http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/
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Subject: Norwood 10 BBA Block - Blue Hills Hi-lites Today
6/22
From: "LESTER TYRALA" <geoclock(AT)msn.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 8:14pm
Highlights of today's atlasing for us were:
Indigo bunting pair with 2 fledgling (FL), along Pipeline Rd close to the
Skyline Trail intersection.
Orchard oriole pair with 1 fledgling (FL), on Sawcut Notch Path easterly of
trail intersection marker 4103.
Les Tyrala and Jill Goddard
geoclockATmsn.com
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Subject: storks - Amsterdam - Netherlands
From: "Joan Chasan" <jec56(AT)rcn.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 8:33pm
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We were recently in Amsterdam (not on a birding trip) and were very =
fortunate to see a pair of storks nesting in Vondelpark. Unfortunately =
the better camera and lenses were left home. However I was able to get =
something with the panny TZ3, we brought with us.
If interesting the links are below.
http://www.pbase.com/joanel/image/99074359
http://www.pbase.com/joanel/image/99074361
http://www.pbase.com/joanel/image/99074364
some other bird pics if interested
http://www.pbase.com/joanel/vondelpark
Joan Chasan
Framingham MA
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Subject: South Beach - Marbled Godwit
From: Blair Nikula <odenews(AT)odenews.org>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 9:54pm
I made it out to South Beach in Chatham yesterday (6/21) and found a
nice assortment of mid-June shorebirds, including an early(?) Marbled
Godwit and an apparent hybrid shorebird that is almost certainly the
same bird that was present last summer and is most likely a Dunlin X
White-rumped Sandpiper. I'll post some photos of this bird shortly.
Following are highlights from both yesterday (2nd number) and a week
ago (6/14, first number), which I neglected to post at the time:
Black-bellied Plover: 200; 190
Semipalmated Plover: 1; 5
Piping Plover: 6; 6
Am. Oystercatcher: 10; 10
Greater Yellowlegs: 1; 1
Willet (all eastern): 12; 12
Marbled Godwit: 0; 1
Ruddy Turnstone: 2; 12
Red Knot: 3; 4
Sanderling: 0; 40
Semipalmated Sandpiper: 7; 50
Least Sandpiper: 0; 1
White-rumped Sandpiper: 0; 10
Dunlin: 4; 7 (including a small-billed bird; photos to follow)
Short-billed Dowitcher: 15; 0
Both days there were almost no terns on South Beach (though the usual
thousands across the channel on South Monomoy) and very few gulls, as
well as little activity offshore.
Blair Nikula
2 Gilbert Lane
Harwich Port, MA 02646
USA
mailto:odenews(AT)odenews.org
web site: http://www.odenews.org/
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Subject: CT Report 06/22/2008 Royal Terns
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey(AT)snet.net>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 10:23pm
From Frank Mantlik, with Toby Appell:
6/22 - Milford, Milford Point (CT Audubon Coastal Ctr) -- 4:45- 6:15
pm, high to mid tide, falling; A great number of gulls and terns on
sand bars andfeeding over the Housatonic River, including 3 ROYAL
TERNS-watched from 4:50-5:30pm until a low helicopter flushed
everything, 1 ROSEATE TERN, 350 COMMON TERNS (a big increase in
numbers from a few days ago, possibly displaced birds whose nests
elsewhere (Long Island?) failed, 500 LAUGHING GULLS.
From Chris Loscalzo:
6/22 -- Hadlyme, Whalebone Creek marsh -- LEAST BITTERN.
From Larry Nichols
6/22 - Lyme, Hartman Park -- at least TWO (sounded like more) singing
CERULIAN WARBLER.
From Mark Aronson:
6/22 - New Haven -- Nighthawk over Cottage Street, at 9:09 PM.
From Roy Harvey:
6/22 - Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- 1 American Woodcock,
several Hooded Warblers.
From Carl Ekroth:
6/21 - Ellington, yard -- a fledgeling BROWN THRASHER.
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Subject: Black Vulture - Cheshire, Berkshire County
From: "Hope Batcheller" <hope.batcheller(AT)gmail.com>
Date: 22 Jun 2008 11:02pm
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Hi all,
This morning in Cheshire a lone Black Vulture (BLVU) was soaring with a
group of ~7 Turkey Vultures. Interesting to note, last year on June 24th
there were 2 BLVU at the same location (Hoosac Valley High School, if anyone
cares).
Good birding!
--Hope Batcheller
Petersburgh, NY
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