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Subject: Star Island Trip
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 7:16am
Beautiful weather and good company made for an excellent day! I posted some
photos of the birds as a set
:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/sets/72157605133356939
Or use the standard and select the set.http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/
Its only occasionally when I have a problem with the birds are too close to
focus. It was the theme of this trip!
Scott Young/Strafford
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Subject: Last week's birds...
From: Byard Miller <byard(AT)virtualflybox.com>
Date: 19 May 2008 8:16am
The Monadnock region was alive with migrants last week. I finally got
around to sorting through some of my photos and thought some of you
might enjoy taking a look.
The Virginia Rail is there as well as the Orchard Oriole, a bunch of
warblers, the tail-less wren and a few others.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802@N02/sets/72157605126233894/
Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
Bird Photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802@N02/
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Subject: Capital Chapter - Horseshoe Pond- May 17
From: RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state.nh.us
Date: 19 May 2008 9:01am
Here are some highlights of a NHA Capital Area Chapter field trip to
Horseshoe Pond, Concord on Saturday:
Cooper's Hawk - 1 swooped in low along the edge of the pond
Chimney Swift - a large flock of 2 dozen or more working the skies overhead
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - knee-buckling views of this glittering jewel in
honeysuckle
Willow Flycatcher - 1 or 2 heard and seen up close
Bank Swallow - a pair flew in from the field, perched on the wire in front
of us, and engaged in a certain act of reproduction
Fish Crow - 1 heard a ways off
Carolina Wren - 1 heard
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher - cracker looks at 1, there were probably a pair
present
Red-eyed Vireo - in the scope
Warbling Vireo - 3-4 seen well, a reliable location
Wilson's Warbler - crushing looks at this uncommon yet reliable migrant
Baltimore Oriole - good looks at a particularly bright orange male, very
smart bird
Rob Woodward
Concord, NH
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Subject: Monadnock Audubon bird hike @ Pisgah (5/17)
From: "Kenneth Klapper" <Kenneth_Klapper(AT)antiochne.edu>
Date: 19 May 2008 9:17am
Sorry for the late posting, it's been a busy weekend!
A beautiful day (the rains stopped before dawn) and well attended (11
participants) at Pisgah State Park on Saturday. We couldn't ask for
better. Black flies were present but not overly aggressive!
Pisgah - Horseshoe Rd. Trail access
8-11am
Canada Goose
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (male perched nicely on a dead tree limb for the
group for several minutes)
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Blue Jay
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
Gray Catbird
Nashville Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Ovenbird
Scarlet Tanager
Indigo Bunting
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
Brown-headed Cowbird
Red-winged Blackbird
Common Grackle
American Goldfinch
Purple Finch
Other interesting sightings: Painted Trillium, a cool beaver pond, spotted
salamander egg masses, red efts & red-spotted newt (the aquatic adult form
of red eft).
Good birding!
-Ken Klapper
Keene, NH
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Subject: Re: Nighthawk question
From: "Kenneth Klapper" <Kenneth_Klapper(AT)antiochne.edu>
Date: 19 May 2008 10:42am
Great question, Kurk. I've only heard them from flight (and multiple
sources say they only call from flight), but I found this on the Birds of
Nova Scotia website
(http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nsbirds/bns0220.htm):
"Its common call is a short, harsh peent, suggesting to some listeners the
ground note of the woodcock. This call usually is given in flight but not
uncommonly when perched. In the latter case it is heard only
intermittently, with marked irregularity."
Unfortunately, the source of this information is not listed. If anyone
has directly observed nighthawks calling from their perch, please let me
know!
Good birding!
-Ken Klapper
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Kenneth Klapper
MS Candidate in Conservation Biology
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
>Subject: Nighthawk question
>From: Kurk Dorsey <kd AT cisunix.unh.edu>
>Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 20:54:00 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Birders
>This evening about 7:30 while sitting by an open window, I heard a Common
>Nighthawk call three times. It sounded stationary, but I didn't see it.
>About 8 I was out in the yard when I heard it again three times, almost
>directly overhead, but again I couldn't find it through the tree cover.
>That got me wondering if Nighthawks call only in flight or if they also
>call while perched (not that I've ever seen one perched)? Does anyone
>know?
>
>Still Wondering, but now about different things, (Kurk Dorsey), in Durham
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Subject: Help conserve the Common Nighthawk!
From: "Kenneth Klapper" <Kenneth_Klapper(AT)antiochne.edu>
Date: 19 May 2008 11:12am
Kurk's previous nighthawk question, and other recent sightings of
nighthawks from the past several days (one was at Steeplegate Mall in
Concord on Friday, one was heard in Ashuelot last night and one was over
Central Square in Keene last night) seems like the perfect lead-in for a
plea - for the 2nd year I'll be doing thesis research on Common Nighthawks
(a state-threatened species) in Keene as a part of NH Audubon's Project
Nighthawk. Together with Ashuelot Valley Environmental Observatory, we're
building gravel "nest patches" on flat roofs to see if nighthawks will use
them. Project Nighthawk also includes volunteer-based monitoring for
nighthawks in Concord and Keene that you can participate in. For more
general information on the project, please see the links at the bottom of
this email.
We would love to hear about nighthawk sightings in New Hampshire. Please
send ALL sightings (migrant and breeding season) to NH Bird Records. Here
is the webpage:
http://www.nhbirdrecords.org/
This page has forms, templates, and addresses (physical and email) that
you can report your sightings to (Click on "Report Your Sightings)
Last year, our evidence indicated that the only likely breeding locations
were in Concord, Keene, the Ossipee Pine Barrens, and Grantham Mountain -
so we want to find out about any breeding nighthawks you find in these and
other areas of New Hampshire! Of particular importance is the location
where male nighthawks perform their booming display (described on
Cornell's All About Birds page here -
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Common_Nighthawk_dtl.html).
When reporting, please include the date, time, specific location (addess
or other) and details of what you saw.
Please email BREEDING SEASON nighthawk sightings (sightings in June and
July) to my email address:
kenneth_klapper AT antiochne.edu
and please cc: Becky Suomala, the NH Audubon biologist in charge of
Project Nighthawk:
bsuomala AT nhaudubon.org
(replace the " AT " with an @)
Please do not send reports of MIGRANT nighthawks (birds seen in May,
August, or September) to me or Becky Suomala - we appreciate your
thoughtfulness but our email inboxes will be flooded! As always, you can
post interesting sightings to the NH Birds listserve.
To get involved with Project Nighthawk in the Concord area, please email
Becky at her address, above. Please contact me to get involved in the
Keene efforts. My partner organization, Ashuelot Valley Environmental
Observatory is hosting free training sessions for Keene's "Nighthawk
Patrol" very soon: the evenings of May 21, 27, and 30.
For more information on the project, please see the following websites.
Project Nighthawk Main Page:
http://nhbirdrecords.org/Nighthawk/Nighthawk-main.html
AVEO nighthawk page & volunteer info:
http://keeneweb.org/aveo/citizen-science/nighthawk-patrol-2/
A recent article focused on the Keene efforts:
http://www.keene.edu/kst/2008WINTER/nighthawk.cfm?I=17
As always, good birding!
-Ken Klapper
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Kenneth Klapper
MS Candidate in Conservation Biology
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
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Subject: Temple Mt
From: "Francie Von Mertens" <vonmertens(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 11:34am
Gwen Jones alerted me to great early succession birds on Temple Mt. abandoned
ski slopes. It's a state preserve now, added to Miller State Park after a
long, multi-partner conservation effort. State is contemplating bringing in a
brontosaurus on a rotation basis to maintain early succession habitat on the
slopes.
In this morning's hearty wind, very vocal prairie warblers, towhees, along
with the expected "Ve-ry pleased to meet-eet you," etc. etc.
Francie Von Mertens, Peterborough
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Subject: Purple Martins Freedom
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 11:37am
The Purple Martins are back at their favorite martin boxes on
Route 153 in Freedom, north of the bridge over
the Ossipee River.
George and Andrea Robbins
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Subject: Lincoln's Sparrow Effingham
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 11:52am
A Lincoln's Sparrow was singing from a high perch
along Huntress Bridge Road
in Effingham on May 18.
It will be interesting to see if this species stays
at this location into the summer
(near where we confirmed Palm Warbler nesting last year).
George and Andrea Robbins
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Subject: Palm Warbler Effingham
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 11:48am
Palm Warbler (yellow) is singing on territory
at the same location along Huntress Bridge Road
in Effingham where we confirmed this species
for nesting last year.
George and Andrea Robbins
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Subject: Bald Eagle and Snapping Turtle
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 12:05pm
An immature plummage Bald Eagle was feeding
on a dead Snapping Turtle in a field beside the road
in Freedom May 18.
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Subject: Coastal Migration - 5/19/08
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 12:41pm
I was hoping for a bit more with the strong front that passed by last
night, but there wasn't a whole lot moving except for Goldfinches. Very
similar to yesterday's conditions, but a bit colder and windier.
Perhaps it was too cold? Or perhaps the winds were too strong? Or
perhaps there weren't enough birds "in the pipeline" to move by. Anyhow:
Winds - WNW - 15-25 mph with stronger gusts.
Clear to partly Cloudy
48F - 52F
6:15 AM - 9:45 AM (3.5 hours)
Moving north from Rt. 1A in Seabrook
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Common Loon 3
Northern Harrier 1
American Kestrel 1
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue Jay 24
American Crow 3
Tree Swallow 18
Bank Swallow 2
Cliff Swallow 2
Barn Swallow 2
Common Grackle 30
PINE SISKIN 1
American Goldfinch 376. Groups of 5 to 20 birds each. Largest
group was 30 birds.
Steve Mirick
Bradford, MA
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Subject: Re: Coastal Migration - 5/19/08
From: split52(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 2:16pm
Had 4 pine siskin at my feeder in North Hampton???Anna Pike?
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Mirick <smirick(AT)comcast.net>
To: New Hampshire Birds <NH.Birds(AT)lists.unh.edu>
Sent: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:40 pm
Subject: Coastal Migration - 5/19/08
I was hoping for a bit more with the strong front that passed by last night, but
there wasn't a whole lot moving except for Goldfinches. Very similar to
yesterday's conditions, but a bit colder and windier. Perhaps it was too cold?
Or perhaps the winds were too strong? Or perhaps there weren't enough birds "in
the pipeline" to move by. Anyhow:?
?
Winds - WNW - 15-25 mph with stronger gusts.?
Clear to partly Cloudy?
48F - 52F?
?
6:15 AM - 9:45 AM (3.5 hours)?
?
Moving north from Rt. 1A in Seabrook?
----------------------------------------?
Common Loon 3?
Northern Harrier 1?
American Kestrel 1?
Chimney Swift 6?
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3?
Eastern Kingbird 2?
Blue Jay 24?
American Crow 3?
Tree Swallow 18?
Bank Swallow 2?
Cliff Swallow 2?
Barn Swallow 2?
Common Grackle 30?
PINE SISKIN 1?
American Goldfinch 376. Groups of 5 to 20 birds each. Largest group was 30
birds.?
?
Steve Mirick?
Bradford, MA?
?
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Subject: Pawtuckaway on Sunday 5/18
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 19 May 2008 4:05pm
Guided 4 birders in Pawtuckaway State Park on Sunday. Saw and/or heard 57
species (13 warbler species).
Highlights:
Eastern Wood-Pewee 1
Yellow-throated Vireo 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
Cerulean Warbler 1
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Prairie Warbler 10+
Baltimore Oriole 10+
Scarlet Tanager 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Eastern Towhee 8+
Evening Grosbeak 1
Mark Suomala
www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: American Restart
From: "thunduh" <thunduh(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 4:09pm
Pictures of an American Redstart I took yesterday.
http://home.comcast.net/~thunduh2/redstart.html
Bruce
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Subject: yard birds Derry
From: Byrder101(AT)aol.com
Date: 19 May 2008 6:16pm
Hi
This past weekend in my yard:
Finally a few warblers:
wilson's
magnolia
black- throated green
redstarts m and f
northern parula
chestnut sided
blue winged
common yellow throat
The bluebird babies fledged - waited to see the event on Friday and after 1
1/2 hours of watching the babies take turns perching on the edge of the nest
box hole I went in and ate lunch - needless to say that is when they decided
to head for the tall tree in my neighbor's yard. Figures!
Found the baltimore oriole's nest in my willow. The one that had been used
for quite a few years blew down over the winter and amazingly landed in the
yard and not the pond. It is now hanging next to my desk. The pair continue
to
visit the oranges.
Had a coopers hawk perched on my lamp post 4 feet from the meal worm feeder.
Visited the yard 3 times Saturday. All bluebirds accounted for. Also had a
pair of broadwings which must be nesting near by. See and hear them often.
The rose breasted grosbeaks are visiting the feeder and the male has been
singing quite a bit.
I too have an "orange" (more like a melted creamsicle) house finch. I've
also seen him chased off the feeder by other male house finches.
The red bellied woodpeckers continue to come to the suet, stash pieces of
suet in the willow and head for the wooded area across the street.
I've finally seen a pair of kingbirds. I had only been seeing one.
And not bird related but I had a beaver in my small pond Saturday and
Sunday. Have seen one here only once before quite a few years ago.
Barb Horton Derry
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Subject: BB Cuckoos, 8 Ospreys at Brentwood Mitigation Area
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 19 May 2008 6:48pm
I did one of my periodic surveys of the Brentwood Mitigation Area
(Deerhill Wildlife Management Area) this morning in very windy
conditions, which made it difficult to hear some of the quieter birds
and no doubt kept many hunkered down.
Number of species seen was 44.
Canada Goose 5, including 1 on nest
Wood Duck 1 male
Mallard 1
PIED-BILLED GREBE 5, 2 seen on pond 8, 1 seen on pond 6, 1 heard
on pond 2, 1 heard on pond 5
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 11, 9 on occupied nests. Couldn't tell on the
other 5, but they looked empty, which could mean nest failures, since
13 had been occupied at the beginning of the month. Many of the
adults were standing, but no young were visible
OSPREY 8, all migrating within 5-minute period, looked like from
east to west directly into the wind
Cooper's Hawk 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1 immature, missing a few wing feathers
Mourning Dove 5
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOO 2, first of year. Just saw a couple of
grayish brown birds enter small trees next to pond 5 at the low spot
that sometimes floods. Thought they were Mockingbirds, which are
rare at Brentwood, at first, but no white wing patches. A view from
a different angle gave a good look at one of the birds, with its
gorgeous red orbital ring. Cuckoos are hard to come by in NH--I
normally see only 1 per year.
Chimney Swift 2
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, brief and unsatisfying look
Northern Flicker 1 heard
LEAST FLYCATCHER 6
EASTERN KINGBIRD 10
WARBLING VIREO 7, 2 seen, 5 heard
Red-eyed Vireo 1 heard
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 1
Tree Swallow 36
Bank Swallow 4
Barn Swallow 9
Black-capped Chickadee 3
American Robin 9
GRAY CATBIRD 21
CEDAR WAXWING 8, 1 flock
BLUE-WINGED WARBLER 1
YELLOW WARBLER 44, almost everywhere. 1 female seen
carrying nesting material
Chestnut-sided Warbler 4 heard
PRAIRIE WARBLER 3 heard
Black-and-white Warbler 2, 1 seen, 1 heard
Ovenbird 1 heard
Common Yellowthroat 4, very low, should be 10-15
Eastern Towhee 1 heard
Field Sparrow 2 heard
Song Sparrow 9
ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 7, 6 males, 1 female
Red-winged Blackbird 33
Common Grackle 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 3
BALTIMORE ORIOLE 18
American Goldfinch 7
After lunch I paid an hour's visit to Powder House Pond
in Exeter near high tide. Not much happening:
Least Sandpiper--1
Chimney Swift--20
Tree Swallow--80
Barn Swallow--10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow--2
Bank Swallow--2
Marsh Wren--1 heard at small pond at end of Swampscott
River Trail, where the poison ivy is growing rapidly
House Wren--1 heard next to condo
Baltimore Oriole--4
18 other common species
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Orange Eaters
From: Hank Chary <hankchary(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 19 May 2008 7:41pm
Today I had Gray Catbirds and Scarlet Tanagers eating the oranges I had out
for the orioles.
Hank Chary
Newmarket
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Subject: HB
From: "Judy & Bob Flanders" <12meows(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 8:02pm
First female rubythroat this evening.Judy Flanders Henniker
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Subject: Warren Farm and East Foss Farm
From: Leonard Medlock <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 8:04pm
Yesterday during NH Audubon's Star Island trip, Scott Young mentioned birding at
Warren Farm <http://www.warrenfarmnh.com/> in Barrington, NH, so I gave it a
try. It's a pleasant piece of property, but VERY heavy winds made birding
difficult; regardless, some nice species (and yummy asparagus) was had:
Killdeer
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo (http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/97349438)
American Crow
Tree Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Magnolia Warbler (http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/97349458)
Black-throated Green Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Ovenbird
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Scarlet Tanager
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Indigo Bunting
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
Purple Finch
American Goldfinch
Stopped by East Foss Farm in Durham to check on Kurk Dorsey's Brewster's
Warbler. I did hear an "odd" sounding Blue-winged, which sang the first bee-buzz
but then added a couple of slurred buzzes toward the end. Pishing for it
yielded a very brief glimpse of a bird that matched Kurk's previous description.
I did manage to snap a photo of a very accommodating Blue-winged Warbler
(http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/97349249).
And a quick romp through the dirt trails on Mast Road in Epping, NH, found the
locale overrun with Nashville Warblers, Ovenbirds, Eastern Towhees, and
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks--these four own the place. Next week might bring Yellow-
and Black-billed Cuckoo--they were present last year in good numbers.
Good birding.
Len Medlock
Exeter, NH
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Subject: NHA Seacoast Chapter WEEKEND Field Trip Saturday, June 7th -
Pondicherry / Sunday, June 8th - Moose Bog, Ferdinand, VT
From: "catfishanddwen" <catfishanddwen(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 19 May 2008 9:59pm
NHA Seacoast Chapter WEEKEND Field Trip
Saturday, June 7th - Pondicherry / Sunday, June 8th - Moose Bog, Ferdinand,
VT
Come join the NHA Seacoast Chapter for a weekend field trip to the north
country, stay the whole weekend or come up either day.
Both days will be led by trip leader Sam Stoddard. Dave Govatski was
originally scheduled to lead these trips but a rescheduled work commitment
will have out of state for the weekend.
Saturdays trip to Pondicherry will meet at the Airport Marsh at 8AM. Airport
Marsh is just due west of Mt Washington Regional Airport on Hazen Rd. in
Whitefield.
Sundays trip to Moose Bog in Ferdinand, VT (just over the NH line) will meet
at 7AM at the Martin Meadow Pond boat launch on Martin Meadow Pond Rd., just
south of Weeks State Park in Lancaster, NH. Google Maps brings both up pretty
good.
Lodging and meals are the responsibilty of those attending. Please contact me
if you think you may attend the whole weekend or either day. Also contact me
if you need a few lodging ideas, carpooling possibilities, or any other
question(s) that you might have.
As always, NHA Seacoast Chapter field trips are free and open to the public.
Mark Hatfield
NHA Seacost Chapter Field Coordinator
catfishanddwen(AT)comcast.net
(603) 659-0705
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Subject: Re: Warren Farm and East Foss Farm
From: Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 19 May 2008 10:04pm
Hi all
To follow up on Len's post, I'll comment on the behavior of the
Brewster's, which was pretty interesting. It was almost constantly being
challenged by a Blue-winged, perhaps because it sang its odd song
continually (copyright infringement would be my guess). The two flew a
sort of figure 8 around the bushes, making it hard to get a good look at
the Brewster's for minutes at a time. Only occasionally did the
Brewster's challenge the Blue-wing in response. It was fun to speculate
on the bird's parentage and place of origin--a few years ago I thought I
heard a Golden-winged about a mile away, but I never could find it. Now I
really wonder about that bird.
Local birds today:
in the marsh off Carriage Way, 1 Virginia Rail grunting, 1 Great Blue
Heron carrying a stick, so maybe there's a nest nearby!
in the yard: 1 Bay-Breasted Warbler, 1 Indigo Bunting on the feeder
(first time I've had one on a feeder), and 1 Lincoln's Sparrow singing
only part of its song, so I thought I had a Field Sparrow.
Kurk Dorsey
Durham
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