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Subject: Wilson's Snipe Freedom
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 May 2008 12:19am
A Wilson's Snipe was heard "winnowing" at
about 8:30 am in a meadow on Moulton Rd, Freedom,
May 25, 2008.
George and Andrea Robbins
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Subject: Louisianna Waterthrush Freedom
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 May 2008 12:21am
A Louisianna Waterthrush was heard
along Old Portland Rd, Freedom,
May 26, 2008.
George and Andrea Robbins
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Subject: Fwd: Wilson's Snipe Freedom (correction)
From: AERART(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 May 2008 12:23am
Correction:
The Wilson's Snipe was heard
in Freedom, May 26, 2008.
George and Andrea Robbins
**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with
Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.
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A Wilson's Snipe was heard "winnowing" at
about 8:30 am in a meadow on Moulton Rd, Freedom,
May 25, 2008.
George and Andrea Robbins
**************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with
Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.
(http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
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Subject: Brant - Concord/Hopkinton
From: RWoodward(AT)dhhs.state.nh.us
Date: 27 May 2008 9:16am
While conducting the Whip-poor-will study at the Mast Yard State Forest on
the Concord/Hopkinton town line Sunday night, in the calm, quiet
pitch-darkness of the pines, I heard an unfamiliar sound in the trees
overhead. At first I thought it was bark beetles, then I could hear that
it was geese, barely audible, hundreds (thousands?) of feet overhead -
Brant!, chock full of Zugunruhe! Because they were so high up, they moved
slowly across the sky relative to the ground. There was no telling how
many. Because I had my compass with me as part of the study, I took a
reading - 340 degrees, just west of due north, just right.
Rob Woodward
Concord, NH
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Subject: Re: Common Nighthawks!
From: Scott Spangenberg <scottspangenberg(AT)mindspring.com>
Date: 27 May 2008 9:16am
Ahem. Well, I guess it's never over until it's over.
I saw an additional 41 Common Nighthawks after I posted that
message. I have no idea how many I missed while I was inside. There
were 32 additional birds that I did not count because they crossed
over the yard from the sides or in the front (NE to SW) because I
could not be sure they were different individuals.
After I sent that message, I started downloading the images I taken
of the nighthawks. I figured that since I would have to wait for it
to finish, I might as well wait with binoculars on the deck. The
last nighthawk passed over at 8:04, for a total of 77 migrants. Of
the ones that I managed to photograph, all but one were male.
On May 26, 2008, at 7:17 PM, Scott Spangenberg wrote:
> Look up!
>
> 36 Common Nighthawks migrating tonight (Monday 05/26) over my house
> in the NE corner of Amherst, NH. General direction was SW to NE,
> albeit with several loops along the way, with the first one spotted
> at 5:27PM and the last at 7:04PM. The main flight (28 birds) was
> over by 6:20. An additional 20 passed over last night (05/25). A
> very nice end to the long weekend, and a most pleasant start to a
> week off.
>
> Scott Spangenberg
> scottspangenberg (at) mindspring.com
> http://www.scottspangenberg.com
> Amherst, NH
>
Scott Spangenberg
scottspangenberg (at) mindspring.com
http://www.scottspangenberg.com
Amherst, NH
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Subject: Orchard Oriole in Concord
From: RAQbirds(AT)aol.com
Date: 27 May 2008 9:40am
On Monday, May 26 a first year male Orchard Oriole was singing at the back
ponds at Horseshoe Pond in Concord. The spot is about a mile down the RR tracks
where the "ponds" re-cross the RR.
Bob Quinn
Concord, NH
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Subject: Juggernaut pond,Hancock - Loon
From: Steven Smith <kwedun(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 May 2008 10:57am
A beautiful spot and a nice hike is to Juggernaut pond in
Hancock - There was a Loon searching for dinner on the pond last
evening. I suspect the pond is too small for a nest but it was great
to see him out there
Steve Smith
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Subject: Nighthawks, Olive-sided Fly
From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org>
Date: 27 May 2008 11:08am
While checking Osprey nests in the Lakes Region on Sunday and Monday:
Olive-sided Flycatcher -- singing in Chemung Marsh, Meredith
Common Nighthawk -- 3 migrating north just east of Hermit Lake in
Sanbornton
Iain MacLeod
Executive Director
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
23 Science Center Road,
PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245
Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229
iain.macleod(AT)nhnature.org
www.nhnature.org <http://www.nhnature.org/>
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Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world
Northern New England's only AZA*-accredited institution.
*Association of Zoos and Aquariums -- www.aza.org
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Subject: June 1 field trip to Manchester Cedar Swamp Preserve
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 27 May 2008 4:36pm
The Capital Area Chapter of NH Audubon is sponsoring a
field trip this coming Sunday, June 1, to The Nature Conservancy's
Cedar Swamp Preserve in Manchester.
Meet at 8:00 am at the Target Store on Route 3A just north of
I-93 exit 10 in Hooksett. The trip should take a couple of hours.
The Preserve contains one of the last remaining stands of rare
white cedars and black gums in southern NH. It has an interesting
diversity of habitat: upland and lowland woods, a power line cut,
and wetlands, so a variety of birds is to be expected.
For more information, contact me as indicated below. Hope to
see you there.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
(603) 929-1745
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Subject: Lubberland field trip, 5/31
From: Kurk Dorsey <kd(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 27 May 2008 5:03pm
Birders,
I'll be leading an Audubon beginning birder field trip the day before
Terry's field trip, Saturday, 7-9 AM
at Newmarket's TNC preserve at Lubberland Creek. The meeting point will be
the dirt parking lot on the left side of Bay Road as you come from
Newmarket. With any luck we'll have some Sharp-tailed Sparrows, maybe of
both species. And who knows: maybe the Little Egret will come back after
a 10-year hiatus... Mark Suomala and I had about 50 species there on
Monday in the same time frame. If you have questions, call me at 397-5844.
Kurk Dorsey
Durham
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Subject: Re: Common Nighthawks!
From: "Daniel M. Keefe" <selchie(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 27 May 2008 5:26pm
Just had a group of between 40-50 Nighthawks pass over here (5:15) under a
passing t-storm (Roughly on the Durham - Madbury line headed north easterly.
Dan
Durham, NH
On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Scott Spangenberg <
scottspangenberg(AT)mindspring.com> wrote:
> Look up!
>
> 36 Common Nighthawks migrating tonight (Monday 05/26) over my house in the
> NE corner of Amherst, NH. General direction was SW to NE, albeit with
> several loops along the way, with the first one spotted at 5:27PM and the
> last at 7:04PM. The main flight (28 birds) was over by 6:20. An additional
> 20 passed over last night (05/25). A very nice end to the long weekend, and
> a most pleasant start to a week off.
>
> Scott Spangenberg
> scottspangenberg (at) mindspring.com
> http://www.scottspangenberg.com
> Amherst, NH
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Subject: Baby Geese, Puzzling Baby Black Birds in Hinsdale, and a
fish story
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 27 May 2008 5:48pm
I went to the Hinsdale Setbacks and Rail Trail this morning
in search of the reported Least Bittern. No luck there, but
there was a good variety of birds, with these highlights:
Canada Goose--13 adults, 2 of which had 5 yellow fuzzy goslings.
Another 36 adults were seen flying over the Vermont shore.
Juvenile Black Birds--2 along the trail out to the power line towers
in the river. I can't figure these out. Generally all-black with very
short tails, very few feathers on the head and fuzzy hairs sticking
straight up from the crown. The eyes and bill were large in
proportion to the head, and too long to be a Cowbird.
There were many vocalizing adult Common Grackles near the
small tree where the youngsters were clambering among the
branches, but there were also some Red-winged Blackbirds
and a couple of Gray Catbirds. I assumed they were Grackles,
but a check of Sibley indicates juvenile Grackles should be brown,
and it didn't look like either a Red-wing or Catbird.
Later, while walking the rail trail, I thought of American Crow, though
there were no adults anywhere around during the 3 hours I was there,
and that is not an area where Crows would logically nest, being just
very low shrubs and very small trees. These 2 youngsters apparently
could fly just a bit since they were up in the small trees and in different
trees on my trip out and my trip back from the power line towers.
Ideas welcome.
Other highlights:
Green Heron--3
Spotted Sandpiper--5
Red-tailed Hawk--2
Willow Flycatcher--1
Least Flycatcher--1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow--1
Marsh Wren--4
Warbling Vireo--11, 1 carrying nest material
Red-eyed Vireo--5
Wood Thrush--2, 1 seen & 1 heard
Gray Catbird--11
Cedar Waxwing--5
American Redstart--8, all males
19 other species
Snapping Turtle--1 small one with a 5-inch long shell
attempting to cross the rail trail
The fish story:
While out near the power line towers in the river, I heard
all kinds of splashing and thrashing on the downriver
side of the trail, which was a sheltered cove with lily pads
that I suspect was not very deep. There were numerous
whirls in the water where something had gone under.
Soon, though, large fins and tails (about the size of my
hand, I'd guess) were revealed as the finny creatures
continued to thrash about. Judging from the tail size,
these fish were 3 feet long at least. I suppose they were
Carp, but those more knowledgable may wish to hazard
a guess. I'm not sure if they were feeding, fighting, or
what.
On the way home, I stopped at the Krif Road powerline
in Keene, where the highlights were:
Alder Flycatcher--3
Willow Flycatcher--1
12 other common passerines
A very quick stop at Keene's Dillant-Hopkins Airport terminal
in the blazing heat at 1:30 pm revealed, not surprisingly,
no Grasshopper Sparrows and no other birds.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: concord ring-necked duck
From: "Eric Masterson" <EMasterson(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 27 May 2008 7:26pm
A rather late drake ring-necked duck this evening on the Merrimack at NHTI.
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: Merlin
From: Charles Nims <cwnims(AT)comcast.net>
Date: 27 May 2008 8:58pm
Yesterday, we had a Merlin at our cottage on Treasure Island, Lake
Winnipesaukee. A pair successfully nested in 2005. Since then, they have
been around Minge Cove each summer but I have not been able to confirm
nesting in 2006-7. In early May, my brother-in-law saw a pair on Treasure
Island. I will check again in about two weeks.
Charlie Nims
Alton, NH\Norwell, MA
cwnims(AT)comcast.net
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