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Subject: get out the oranges
From: Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 5 May 2008 8:00am
Birders
There was a Baltimore Oriole singing (I believe it was singing "Here
Comes the Sun" but I don't speak oriolish) in the neighborhood this
morning, a big improvement on yesterday's soggy sounds.
Kurk Dorsey
Woodridge neighborhood, Durham
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Subject: birds of Turkey Pond
From: RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state.nh.us
Date: 5 May 2008 8:52am
TURKEY POND, CONCORD, NH, 03 MAY 2008, 0550 - 0950, 41-43 F, SHOWERS,
CALM/LIGHT SE WIND
What a difference weather can make on spring migration. The best way to
illustrate this point is to use extremes. This week I recorded 37 species
and 215 birds on a cold wet day. On 2 May 2004, I recorded 58 species and
380 birds. The weather was dry, starting temperature was 57 F, almost 30
degrees above the average overnight low for that date, with south winds.
Here's a look at the effect on birds (2004 in first column, 2008 in
second):
Eastern Kingbird - 4 - 0
Least Flycatcher - 1 - 0
Great Crested Flycatcher - 2 - 0
House Wren - 2 - 0
Gray Catbird - 4 - 0
Hermit Thrush - 0 - 3
Veery - 2 - 0
Warbling Vireo - 2 - 0
Black & White Warbler - 16 - 6
Nashville Warbler - 4 - 0
Yellow Warbler - 8 - 1
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 0 -1
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 1 - 0
Ovenbird - 10 - 0
Common Yellowthroat - 12 - 1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 5 - 0
Indigo Bunting - 2 - 0
But some species are apparently little affected by the weather - Common
Yellowthroat for example. Here are first return dates I have recorded in
and around Concord:
92 - May 10
93 - May 7
95 - May 4
96 - May 7
98 - May 3
00 - May 5
01 - May 3
02 - May 3
03 - May 4
04 - May 1
05 - May 1
06 - May 5
07 - May 5
08 - May 3
The median return date for NH is May 4. The average return date for the
above list, rounded off and excluding '92, is May 4, just right!
Rob Woodward
Concord, NH
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Subject: Re: get out the oranges/ Durham too!
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <selchie(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 8:58am
A beautiful adult male Baltimore Oriole here too this morning, eating out of
the Hummingbird feeder!
We put out a grapefruit, not sure if they like those- Oranges as soon as we
get to the store.
Other interesting Nocturnal visitor (Non-Avian)
1 Possum (Eating suet)
Pics
http://www.pbase.com/falcon8826/possum
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu> wrote:
> Birders
> There was a Baltimore Oriole singing (I believe it was singing "Here Comes
> the Sun" but I don't speak oriolish) in the neighborhood this morning, a big
> improvement on yesterday's soggy sounds.
>
> Kurk Dorsey
> Woodridge neighborhood, Durham
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Subject: FOY's Walpole
From: "Alan Johnson /R.N.Johnson, Inc." <alan(AT)rnjohnsoninc.com>
Date: 5 May 2008 9:11am
Between Friday night and this morning-
Eastern Towhee, Louisianna Waterthrush, Hermit Thrush, Wood Thrush, Veery,
Red-eyed Vireo, Black-throated Green, Broad-wing Hawk, and Scarlet Tanager.
Alan Johnson
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Subject: Ruff-Newbury, MA 5/5
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 9:56am
Fay Vale left a message this morning that the "white" ruff is on Scotland Rd. in
Newbury this morning. No other details were given.
Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA
BirdWSG(AT)Verizon.net
978-462-0775
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Subject: concord area birds
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 5 May 2008 11:44am
Post Office Fields
Lesser Yellowlegs - 5
Greater Yellowlegs - 1
Horseshoe Pond
American Pipit - 1
Eric Masterson
Vice President, Development
New Hampshire Audubon
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
Phone 224-9909 ext. 307
New Hampshire Audubon
Protecting New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people
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Subject: Exeter FOY's etc..
From: Patience Chamberlin <patiencec(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 12:45pm
A birdy, warm morning at last! Highlights:
RT Hummingbird 1 male FOY, at feeder
in our woods and field:
Ovenbird 1 FOY
House wren 1 FOY
BTG Warblers 6+,
BH Vireos 3 at least, trying not to count the same birds...
Broad -winged hawk 1 cruising
Rt. 85 powerlines:
Prairie warbler 1 FOY
Indigo bunting 1 FOY
Swamp sparrow 1 FOY
E Towhees several 1 pair seen, others heard ( I had the bunting,
prairie w. and towhee pair all at once in my FOV--holy cow!)
Raynes farm:
B. Oriole 1 FOY
Warbling vireo 1 heard only
RT Hawk 1
Swamp sparrow 1
Powder house pond:
B orioles 2
Warbling vireo 1
Yellow warbler 1 FOY
Tree swallows 2 (although I had about 20 there
yesterday. Most I've seen this year anywhere)
All these are pretty much right on time, or a few days early--none
seem late --so far.
Patience Chamberlin
Exeter
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Subject: Army Corps lands near Clough SP, Weare
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 5 May 2008 1:27pm
Took a 3-hour walk on East Weare Road this morning. Walked a mostly
different route than on Friday, but with a little overlap.
Saw and/or heard 41 species. (see workshop reminder at bottom)
Highlights below:
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
EASTERN KINGBIRD 1 seen very well - not vocalizing
Eastern Phoebe 1
House Wren 1 singing on Sugar Hill Road South, near the Army Corps gates
Winter Wren 1 singing
Blue-headed Vireo 5
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 3
Hermit Thrush 2
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER 1 not singing
Pine Warbler 4
Yellow-rumped Warbler 11
OVENBIRD 2 one heard only, one seen only
White-throated Sparrow 2
Purple Finch 2
EVENING GROSBEAK 2
Unknown Gull species 2 heard flying over, but not seen - responded to my
imitation of an Osprey whistle!
Butterfly - Green Comma
Amphibian - Gray Tree Frog, singing
Mammal - Muskrat
Also, 6 RIVER OTTERS were fishing and cavorting in the water. They would
dive underwater and then their heads would emerge, sometimes with a fish in
the mouth. The fish crunched when they ate them! The otters made sharp
high-pitched contact notes to each other as they moved around. At one point
they climbed out on the shore near me. I was sitting on a very steep high
bank. The otters made soft grunting sounds. Then they all loped up the bank
about 30 feet, turned around and ran down and dove back into the water. What
a show! Back swimming in the water, I noted that when several of them dove
underwater together, if they were lined-up right, their heads and tails were
underwater, but their backs were out of water and it appeared as if a long
Loch Ness Monster-like creature was swimming right in front of me!
Mark Suomala
mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com
http://www.marksbirdtours.com
Workshop Reminder
May 11 BIRDSONG TUNE-UP AT CLOUGH STATE PARK
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the forests,
wetlands, and shrublands of Clough State Park. We'll walk and drive to
several sites in the park to learn about and practice birdsong
identification. Baltimore Oriole, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue-winged,
Chestnut-sided, Nashville, and Yellow Warblers are all possible. "Walk-ins"
are welcome, but in such case, payment by cash only. Meet at the
T-intersection at the end of Sugar Hill Road South off of Route 77 in Weare
at 6:00 a.m., or contact me for directions if you are unsure of the meeting
site.
Instructor: Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong I.D. for more than
10-years
Contact NH Audubon to Register for these Workshops (603) 224-9909
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Subject: GBH carrying large branch
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <selchie(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 1:15pm
Just happened to look out the window a few minutes ago and watched a Great
Blue Heron about 1000 feet up carrying a large branch- it circled for about
5 minutes before climbing even higher, then headed towards Durham Point/
Newmarket. Seemed like a lot of work- must have been "Just the right stick"
for a nest somewhere.
Dan
Durham, NH
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Subject: B & W Warbler - Londonderry
From: "Sandy" <slmolloy(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 3:13pm
FOY black & white warbler today in Century Village, Londonderry.
Sandy
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Subject: Exeter
From: "Aaronian, Richard S." <raaronian(AT)exeter.edu>
Date: 5 May 2008 4:01pm
Walking back for baseball practice at PEA:
Chimney Swift (FOY for me); these seem late; usually see them by 1 May
2 hawks very high - my guess is that they were Broad-winged
I agree with Steve that Tree Swallow numbers seem low this spring. Did see
about 30 on Powderhouse Pond last Friday (5/2) alog with Rough-winged and Barn
Swallows which I reported.
Rich Aaronian
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Subject: grosbeak
From: Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 5 May 2008 4:38pm
Birders
I know that Rose-breasted Grosbeaks aren't rare right now, but I've got
one hanging upside down on my suet basket. I've never heard of that.
Maybe he thinks he's a Hairy Woodpecker?
Also had Great-crested Flycatcher "wheek"ing this morning.
Kurk Dorsey
Durham
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Subject: Nine FOYs along the Seacoast
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 5 May 2008 4:47pm
Today seems to have been the day that the migration logjam
broke loose, judging from the various reports already posted.
I can add the following firsts of the year for me:
WILLET--2 Eastern race in breeding plumage at Henry's Pool
in Hampton. One, unfortunately, looked like it had a bum leg,
though it seemed to be getting around ok.
BALTIMORE ORIOLE--1 gorgeous male singing at Runnymede
Farm in North Hampton
WARBLING VIREO--1 at Odiorne Point State Park
HERMIT THRUSH--2 at Odiorne
BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER--2 at Odiorne
MARSH WREN--1 at Odiorne
NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH--1 at Odiorne, heard clearly, but all I
saw was a wagging tail as it disappeared into the brush
OVENBIRD--1 at Odiorne, really belting it out loudly. I was
no more than 40 feet away, but I never saw it.
VESPER SPARROW--3 in Newington along McIntyre Road at the
Pease Airport fence
Other highlights:
Red-necked Grebe--5 in Rye north of Causeway Road
Double-crested Cormorant--lots of migration along the coast.
Flocks of 80, 18, 48, 21, 100, 25, and 100 at various points for a
total of 392. At least 20 more not migrating.
Snowy Egret--5 in Rye, 2 north of Causeway Road, 2 at Fairhill Marsh,
1 in Awcomin Marsh
Osprey--1 carrying a fish over Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
seen from Vesper Sparrow spot
Peregrine Falcon--1 immature flying in from the Isles of Shoals,
perhaps, hitting land at Rye Ledge
Wilson's Snipe--2 still at Runnymede Farm
Belted Kingfisher--1 at Rye Harbor at bridge by Saunders' Restaurant
Tree Swallow--no large flocks, but a steady migration in 5 and 10-bird
flocks along the coast--maybe 150 birds seen, at least 3 nest boxes
occupied at Odiorne near wooden bridge on Rt. 1A
Barn Swallow--15 with Tree Swallows
Blue-headed Vireo--3 at Odiorne
Yellow-rumped Warbler--8 at Odiorne
Palm Warbler--1 at Odiorne
Savannah Sparrow--6 at Odiorne
White-throated Sparrow--2 in Hampton Falls along Crestview Drive,
3 at Odiorne
Note: at Odiorne, I spent half my time south of Rt. 1A behind the white
buildings, which are the NH State Parks regional headquarters. This
seldom-visited area has several trails and was quite productive this
morning, as I saw Hermit Thrush, Warbling Vireo, Blue-headed
Vireo, Northern Waterthrush, Black-and-white Warbler, White-throated
Sparrow, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Eastern Phoebe, and 11 more
common species there.
Total species seen: 55
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Barely a kettle over Portsmouth
From: donald green <donald_green(AT)mac.com>
Date: 5 May 2008 4:48pm
At 1: 40 today over South St and Middle Rd in Portsmouth, a tiny
kettle of three Broad-winged Hawks (one of them blowing steam while
being harassed by a Crow and later by a Sharp-shinned hawk also
migrating with them). For the afternoon a total of five Broad-wings,
2 Sharp-shinned Hawk, and a possible distant Cooper's hawk. They
seemed to coincide with a wind shift from a south westerly breeze to
an ocean draft.
Don Green
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Subject: A very colorful day!
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 5 May 2008 5:30pm
I had three FOY's today - Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Baltimore Oriole & a
Rose Breasted Grosbeak - all male.
Yay!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton, NH
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Subject: Pawtuckaway SP
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 5:31pm
Spent from 7 until 2 around and ontop of Middle Mt.
Location: Pawtuckaway State Park
Observation date: 5/5/08
Number of species: 60
Wood Duck 3 drakes
American Bittern 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Turkey Vulture 7+
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 2
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 2 I'm still debating these two.........
Least Flycatcher 23
Blue-headed Vireo 13
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 28
Common Raven 2
Tree Swallow 4 only
Brown Creeper 3
Carolina Wren 1
Winter Wren 3
Golden-crowned Kinglet 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Hermit Thrush 7
Wood Thrush 1
Nashville Warbler 4
Yellow Warbler 6
Black-throated Blue Warbler 1
Yellow-rumped Warbler 34 every altitude but widely dispersed
Black-throated Green Warbler 7
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 19
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler 3
Ovenbird 5
Northern Waterthrush 1
Eastern Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 24
Field Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 14
White-throated Sparrow 3
Dark-eyed Junco 3
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 1
Evening Grosbeak 3
Also American Toad, Leopard Frog, Tiger Beetles, Spring Azures, 2 Blandings
and an Otter
Great Birding!
Scott Young: Some Photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/
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Subject: Birds of interest
From: "Bob Crowley" <crbob(AT)fairpoint.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 5:40pm
Just to let you know There is a Gargeney being seen in Ste-Ann-de-Sorel,
Province of Quebec and across the St. Lawrence a 1/2 hour away by ferry is a
Common Pochard in St. Barthelemy, P.Q. This is less than 5 hours from
Concord, NH.
Bob Crowley
Chatham, NH
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Subject: FOY Green Heron
From: joseagle(AT)aol.com
Date: 5 May 2008 6:54pm
?FOY green heron flew past my car along Rt.101 in Hampton tonitetonight.
JoAnn O
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Subject: more kingbird and warblers
From: Leonard Medlock <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 7:51pm
Some FOY birds and highlights for me during today's brief outings.
Merrimack noon walk:
Blue-headed Vireo-2 (foy)
Black-and-White Warbler-1
Black-throated Green Warbler-4 (foy)
Pine Warbler-2
Ovenbird-1
evening Powderhouse Pond, Exeter:
Wood Duck-2 (pair)
Greater Yellowlegs-2
Northern Flicker-3
Eastern Kingbird-1 (foy)
Yellow Warbler-2
Yellow-rumped Warbler-5
Len Medlock
Exeter, NH
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Subject: Banded Canada Goose in Brentwood
From: "The Farm" <hoghill(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 5 May 2008 8:08pm
For a week or so I've been seeing a pair of Canada Geese in Brentwood at the
Rockingham County Complex on North Road. One of the two has an aluminum band
on its left leg. They're usually on the grass between the end of the building
where the Cooperative Extension offices are located and the County Jail. I've
tried with binoculars, but can't get close enough to see any markings.
Someone with a telescope might have better luck. The geese are pretty wary,
but it might be possible to set up a scope inside the building if you can't
get them from outside.
Marilyn Bott
East Kingston, NH
hoghill(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Re: Banded Canada Goose in Brentwood
From: JORYANDBRENDA(AT)aol.com
Date: 5 May 2008 8:24pm
So we know that the goose you are seeing with the band is a female because
they are always banded on the left. We've had several banded ones here over
the years since we have kept a daily tally of all wildlife for almost 20 years
and we have been able to get the numbers and report them and find out where
they were banded, born, etc. etc. It has taken hundreds of photos (thank god
for digital) and lots of hours but we succeeded and have received the
"diploma" with the info on the geese which is nice.
Jory and Brenda Augenti
Effingham, nh
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