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Subject: Star Island Sunday May 18th
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:16am
Birders:
Late report from a Sunday trip to Star Island off the coast of New Hampshire,
led by Becky Suomala and myself for New Hampshire Audubon. The weather
cooperated for the duration of the trip (7am-3pm dock to dock), clear skies,
temperatures in the mid sixties and light winds. Twenty of us set out in search
of migrants and hoped for rarities. None of the latter but plenty of the
former and stunning looks at some of the warblers by participants made for a
tremendously enjoyable trip, especially male blackburnian warbler from the hotel
porch from less than five feet as it clambered and flitted about in an apple
tree. The group tallied 57 species, and interestingly, we noted lots of
Magnolia Warblers (see Steve Mirick's post from yesterday). I stopped by a few
spots on the way home and saw Steve's reported Roseate Terns, Iceland Gull, and
a Black-headed Gull on Jenness Beach which was likely the same individual seen
later in Hampton Harbor.
Thanks to all the participants. Birds seen below all on Star Island unless
otherwise noted.
Mallard 3
American Black Duck - 3 not including nine chicks
Common Eider 60
White-winged Scoter 3
Long-tailed Duck - 1 Great Boars Head
Common Loon 6
Northern Gannet 1
Double-crested Cormorant - 250 nests on Lunging Island - 200 migrating
throughout day
Great Cormorant - 2
Great Blue Heron - 5
Merlin - 2
Black-bellied Plover - 28 Hampton Harbor
Semi-palmated Plover - 17 Hampton Harbor
Willet - 3 Hampton Harbor
Spotted Sandpiper - 6
Least Sandpiper - heard over island
Purple Sandpiper - 50 Hampton Harbor seawall
Dunlin - 7 Hampton Harbor
Black-headed Gull - 1 Jenness Beach and then Hampton Harbor
Boneparte's Gull - 3 1st year Hampton Harbor
Ring-billed Gull - on mainland - uncounted
Herring Gull - uncounted - several pairs on nests
Iceland Gull - 1 1st Yr. Jenness Beach
Great Black-backed Gull - uncounted - several pairs on nests
Common Tern - 2000 on White and Seavey, 100 Hampton Beach
Roseate Tern - 4 Hampton Beach
Black Guillemot - 2
Mourning Dove - 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - 3
Willow Flycatcher - 1
Least Flycatcher - 1
Eastern Kingbird - 2
Blue Jay - 1
Tree Swallow - 30
Barn Swallow - 100
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - 1
American Robin - 3
Gray Catbird - 20
Brown Thrasher - 1
European Starling - 8
Cedar Waxwing - 2
Northern Parula - 8
Yellow Warbler - 8
Chestnut-sided Warbler - 5
Magnolia Warbler - 20
Black-throated Blue Warbler - 7
Yellow-rumped Warbler - 5
Black-throated Green Warbler - 5
Blackburnian Warbler - 3
Prairie Warbler - 1
American Redstart - 9
Ovenbird - 1
Common Yellowthroat - 20
Wilsons Warbler - 4
Savannah Sparrow - 11
Song Sparrow - 15
Lincolns Sparrow - 2
Swamp Sparrow - 1
White-throated Sparrow - 2
White-crowned Sparrow - 5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak - 2
Bobolink - 2
Red-winged Blackbird - 4
Common Grackle - 20
Brown-headed Cowbird - 5
Baltimore Oriole - 1
American Goldfinch - 15
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: Peregrines
From: Ron Cooper <Ron(AT)hightechnh.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 9:33am
Eric,
Thanks so much for inviting me to the banding of the Peregrines
yesterday. I went up to the box with Chris and was captivated.
I posted a short synopsys on one of the web sites I visit.
http://www.flyfishsaltwaters.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=002114
The VERY LARGE photo's I took can be found here....
http://www.mv.com/users/hightech the ones starting with p51 are the peregrine
pics.
Thanks again, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
ron
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Subject: Re: Star Island Sunday May 18th
From: Ron Cooper <Ron(AT)hightechnh.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 9:35am
Sorry, that last email should've gone directly to Eric...NOT the
list.....duh!!!!!
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Subject: Effingham Olive-sided Flycatcher, Albany Redstart
From: "Joshua Potter" <jpotter(AT)tinmtn.org>
Date: 20 May 2008 10:54am
Despite being just down the road from my home, I had yet to bird
Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham until this morning. My interest was
piqued by George and Andrea Robbins' posts yesterday. I wasn't aware of
how extensive the heath was down there, and oh so birdy! I only had time
to stop briefly, but quickly racked up numerous warbler species
(including black & white, yellowthroat, chestnut-sided & black-throated
blue), swamp sparrow, and olive-sided flycatcher.
Back at Tin Mountain on Bald Hill in Albany, I conducted a section of
our bird monitoring project this morning. Highlights included:
- American Redstart
- Black-throated Green Warblers
- Black-throated Blue Warblers
- Blackburnian Warblers
- Magnolia Warbler
- Red-eyed Vireo
- Scarlet Tanager
- Winter Wren
Happy birding,
Joshua Potter
Joshua Potter
Outreach Coordinator
Tin Mountain Conservation Center
1245 Bald Hill Road
Albany, NH 03818
(603)447-6991
www.tinmtn.org
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Subject: Concord Airport & area
From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala(AT)marksbirdtours.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:17pm
Birded around the Concord Airport at about 9:00-11:00 am this morning.
Stopped at locations along Airport Road, Manchester St (Route 3), Chenell
Drive, and Regional Drive. Detected 30+ species.
Highlights.
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Barn Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 2
House Wren 2
American Robin several, including female on nest with eggs
Brown Thrasher 2
Gray Catbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 6
Prairie Warbler 3
Chestnut-sided Warbler 6
Common Yellowthroat 1
Scarlet Tanager 2
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
EASTERN MEADOWLARK 2
Eastern Towhee 5
VESPER SPARROW 3 including one singing loudly at 11:00 am!
Field Sparrow 3
Savannah Sparrow 4
WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW 1 adult
Mark Suomala
www.marksbirdtours.com
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Subject: McDowell Lake
From: Bruce Boyer <bboyer192(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:20pm
A brief visit disclosed nothing except the usual previously reported
species, except that there were some Chimney Swifts among the group of
Tree Swallows swirling over the shoreline. I've never noticed swifts
among swallows before, except at Carlsbad Caverns (different species
there, of course).
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Subject: Pickering Ponds
From: Michael <nhsun100(AT)yahoo.com>
Date: 20 May 2008 12:46pm
A stroll around Pickering Ponds in Rochester, NH yielded 36 species:
blue-winged warbler
red-eyed vireos
warbling vireos
crows
red-winged blackbirds
mourning doves
heron gulls
common yellowthroats
great black-backed gulls
red-breasted grosbeaks
bluejays
yellow warblers
song sparrows
cardinal
ovenbirds
catbirds
mallards
robins
kingbirds
kingfisher
Baltimore oreoles
downy woodpecker
Canada geese
tree swallows
grackles
killdeer
chimney swift
redstarts
turkey vulture
titmouse
chickadees
wood ducks
wood thrushes
Eastern phoebe
red-tailed hawk
chipping sparrow
Michael Pachomski
Rochester, NH
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Subject: Fwd: Concern about the bobolinks of Ft. Rock Farm
From: "David J. Blezard" <djb1(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 20 May 2008 2:56pm
I'm forwarding this. If you are interested in more details, see below
for additional contact information.
-David J. Blezard
NH.BIRDS List Owner
nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu
Begin forwarded message:
> I wanted you to know that the Exeter Conservation Commission will do
> a site walk at the Ft. Rock Farm property tomorrow evening,
> Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 6 PM in the event that any of your
> membership can attend. Thank you. Regards, Claudia Moore
> Dear Mr. Blezard,
>
> I got your name form Mr. Richard Minard at the Audubon Soiciety in
> Concord. He suggested that I write you.
>
> I'm part of a group who is working to see that th eFt. Rock Farm
> land is preserved. As a bird lover who grew up on a farm on the
> Illinois prairie and who lived to see it paved, I have a special
> passion to see that this land and ithe creatures that call it "home'
> is made safe. I have watched the bobolinks on this land in
> amazement and fear for their safety.
>
> Our group (please see our website at www.savefortrockfarm.com) seeks
> the support of groups like Audubon that represent the many special
> ecological and conservation interests related to this land.
>
> We feel that letters to the editor of area newspapers (Exeter
> Newsletter, Foster's, The Union Leader, The Globe, etc.) would help
> educate the public as to the losses that will be sustained should
> the mega-complex be approved.
>
> We also seek the voice of a representative of an organization such
> as yours who would be willing to speak at the Exeter Planning Board
> meeting scheduled for May 27.
>
> The pain the loss of the prairie, the redwings, the plover and
> pheasant has caused me and it for this reason I make my appeal to
> you and bird lovers you know.
>
> If you would be willing to speak or if you and others would like to
> write a letter, please let me know. Also, if I can answer any
> questions or you would like more information, please don't hesitate
> to contact me. My contact information is:
>
> Claudia Moore
> cammsw(AT)hotmail.com
> H:(603)778-8314
> W:(603)580-6274
>
> Thank you for any support you can lend.
>
> Regards,
> Claudia Moore
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Subject: YT Vireos, BW Warblers, Sc. Tanagers in Durham and Newfields
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 20 May 2008 4:37pm
Today's adventure took me Durham and Newfields for woods
birding. Highlights:
Newfields, Rockingham Rail Trail west of Rt. 108, 8:00-9:40 am:
Scarlet Tanager--1 male
Great Crested Flycatcher--2 heard
Hermit Thrush--1 heard
Chipping Sparrow--2 copulating
Warbling Vireo--2
Warblers--Common Yellowthroat, Black-and-white, Ovenbird,
Yellow, Black-throated Green, and American Redstart, 1-3 each
29 species total
Fisher--1, in tree overhanging trail, promptly scampered down
and into the woods when it saw me
Durham, Nature Conservancy Lamprey River Preserve, 9:55-11:20 am:
Yellow-throated Vireo--1, close view next to railroad bridge,
first of year, singing incessantly, first of year
Great Crested Flycatcher--1 seen closely
Scarlet Tanager--1 male not yet completely molted, still some
pale areas on the belly and vent area
Warblers--Ovenbird, Common Yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided,
Pine, 1-3 each
20 species total
Durham, West Foss Farm, 11:50 am-1:30 pm:
Yellow-throated Vireo--2 heard, again singing constantly. I'll be
hearing that song in my sleep tonight.
Baltimore Oriole--7
Eastern Bluebird--2, 1 male having trouble subduing a caterpillar,
then carrying it to a nest box, which was leaning at a 45-degree
angle. Hope it survives the nesting season.
Tree Swallow--3, including 1 exiting a nest box
Eastern Kingbird--2
Red-tailed Hawk--2, 1 adult, 1 immature, not together
Warblers--Chestnut-sided, American Redstart, Common
Yellowthroat, Yellow, and Blue-winged, 1-4 each
26 species total
Note: it appears the University is cleaning up the field with the
disused communications antennas. Two pickup trucks loaded
with pieces of those came out as I was eating lunch before
going in. Later, I saw a University van near the trailer and the
large remaining antenna.
Durham, East Foss Farm, 1:35-2:30 pm:
Rose-breasted Grosbeak--1 male
Red-eyed Vireo--3 at eye and ground level
Warblers--Blue-winged, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, and Ovenbird,
the latter seen displaying to his mate. 2 each except for 1 Yellow.
Couldn't find the reported Brewster's Warbler.
9 species total
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Pickering Ponds Soras
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 4:38pm
At about 2 pm there was a pair calling about the lower impounded swamp about
half way down on the left. Good views, cute beaks! Look at the base of the
willow shrubs. I've got to go birding, See Ya!
Scott Young/Strafford
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Subject: Baby Wood Duck Gets a Free Ride; 18 Fledge from Artificial
Tree
From: LindaMaley(AT)aol.com
Date: 20 May 2008 6:35pm
I decided to check a Wood Duck nest that had begun incubation on the night
of April 15, even though I had not seen the brood fledge. (There was a pair
of needy Wood Ducks looking for a nest box.) To my great surprise, there was
a lone (and lonely) baby Wood Duck in the box, amidst the egg shells,
membranes, and down. He had apparently hatched too late to join the exodus,
perhaps
because his egg was laid by an interloper after incubation have begun. A
quick drive to the Sawmill Swamp put him into his natural environment, and the
flotillas of Hooded Mergansers nearby would be a good chance for survival.
Back in the yard, at 9:30 A.M. (after a half hour of scrutiny) the female
Wood Duck in the artificial tree box called her youngsters and they came jumping
down, all 18 of them. There's a lot of fooling around here, and I don't
condone any of this behavior, but it does make for big broods.
If you don't have a next box in your yard, you're missing out on a lot of
fun.
Al Maley, Hampstead
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Subject: Pawtuckaway (Cerulean story) and Brants
From: Leonard Medlock <lmedlock(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 8:19pm
Pawtuckaway State Park 2.5 hours (37 species)--highlights:
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Great Crested Flycatcher
Winter Wren
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Magnolia Warbler
Cerulean Warbler (nice view but see *note)
Blackburnian Warbler
Scarlet Tanager (http://www.pbase.com/lmedlock/image/97403701)
Brief afternoon stop on coast--highlights:
BRANT-14 (on water across from Sea Road--Rye Ledge?)
Ruddy Turnstone (1, but saw 6 this morning)
Dunlin (21)
Semipalmated Sandpiper (a few)
Bonaparte's Gull (3 continue)
Roseate Tern (1 easily seen this morning, but poor afternoon light made finding
more difficult for me)
Common Tern (20+--watched a few copulating!)
*Cerulean note:
I heard one Cerulean calling from Middle Mountain Trail, about 300-400 yards in,
but a look required me to ascend the bottom of Middle Mountain, an experience
you can duplicate at home:
Materials:
1. find a very steep, long, and unstable staircase.
2. litter every step with rocks of various shapes and sizes, with generous
helpings of broken limbs replete with sharp, pointy twigs.
3. fill a baby jar with chocolate Jimmiesbthis will be used later
4. Sibley guide opened at page 435; Peterson CD queued to track 27
5. two friends.
Procedure:
1. weigh yourself down with gear you won't need, spray yourself with bug
repellent, which will provide the "outdoor feeling", and begin to climb the
stairs.
2. ask one friend to stand at the top of the stairs and wave the guide around,
while the CD plays constantly
3. ask another friend to toss the chocolate Jimmies at your facebthis will
simulate the Black Fly experience that only Pawtuckaway can provide.
4. Ask yourself what you wonbt do for a bird.
I left a little battered and bruised, but the Cerulean was still singing
joyfully.
Len Medlock
Exeter, NH
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Subject: East Foss Farm/Pickering Ponds/Tasker Property
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 9:14pm
Long Day! Chrono order. I have never seen so many Scarlet Tanagers and
Yellow-throated Vireos before. While being escorted thru the power cut by a
Blue-winged WA, which attempted to land on my hat at the end, I came across an
optical cover. Its just not any old cover- its a SWAROVSKI OPTIK. I did not
find the mythical Brewster's.
Then I went the Rochester WWTP for shorebirds:
Killdeer 4
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Spotted Sandpiper 25 (18 in one bend of a pond!)
Least Sandpiper 24
Semi-palmated Sandpiper 10
Throw in a few waterfowl:
Ruddy Duck Drake with a bill bluer than the sky
Blue-winged Teal Drake
Northern Shoveler female (I think, I'll put the photos out sometime)
And finish it up with LOOKS at two Sora.
Of course that couldn't be enough. I went to the Tasker Lot and found a riot
of Bobolinks setting up a house all over the field. The females are back in
town! Willow Flycatcher FOY. Painted Trillium to boot.
Scott Young Durham/Rochester/Barnstead
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Subject: Ponemah Bog , Amherst--Nashville Warbler and others
From: cmsbirds(AT)comcast.net (Chris Sheridan)
Date: 20 May 2008 11:05pm
Visited the Bog today after work.
The Bog is blooming with Bog Laurel, Rhodora, Tawny Cotton Grass,
Blueberry...Ferns unfurling...Pitcher plants
beginning to send up their flower stalks.
The big difference from last week--the songs of many new arrivals
most of which I could not see high in the trees, and am still trying to learn to
id by voice.
I'm sure there were many that someone more expert than myself could identify.
Spotted were:
American Redstart, first year
Eastern bluebirds
Eastern Kingbirds
Eastern Towhees
Blue Jays (harassing something in the exact area Crows were pestering something
a week ago)
Nashville Warbler
Black and White Warbler
Mallards
Purple Martins
Barn Swallows
Red winged Blackbirds (flying over)
Fox Sparrow
American Robin
Heard but not seen:
Warbling Vireo
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Baltimore oriole
Heard but not id'd--too many!
A few photos: http://www.pbase.com/cmsbirds/bog_birds_520
Chris Sheridan
Nashua NH
cmsbirds AT comcast.net
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Subject: Mystery to me Duck/Pickering Ponds
From: "sayoung" <sayoung(AT)metrocast.net>
Date: 20 May 2008 11:22pm
I'd like to call it a shoveler but.....check out the set and appreciate your
feedback. I really don't believe its a female Blue-winged Teal. It liked the
company of the Ruddy for as long as it stayed. Ignored the Male BW Teal.
Below is the link to the set. The light was very contrasty so I edited some of
the same photos to highlight various features.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/sets/72157605166896586
Scott Young/Strafford
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