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NH.Birds for Thursday, June 26, 2008
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Subject: Fosters Article on Kites
From: "David J. Blezard" <djb1(AT)cisunix.unh.edu>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 1:23pm
I was interviewed for this last night. I hadn't realized that Steve
had been contacted, too.
I think the article does a pretty good job informing about the birds
and also emphasizing proper etiquette, as has often been discussed
here lately.
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080626/GJNEWS_01/554034620/-1/FOSNEWS0105
Note: The above URL is probably going to be mangled by your e-mail
program. If you can't piece it back together, go to http://
fosters.com and search for "kite".
-David J. Blezard
NH.BIRDS List Owner
nh.birds-request(AT)lists.unh.edu
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Subject: Red-headed Woodpecker
From: "Birds Etc" <BEtc(AT)NHAudubon.org>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 2:45pm
NH Audubon just received a phone call from Ginny in Bedford reporting that there
were still 2 RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS coming to her yard at 40 Buttonwood Rd.
They have been present since May 31.
Red-headed Woodpeckers do occasionally nest in the state so if you look for the
birds please watch for behavior that might confirm nesting.
New Hampshire Audubon Society
3 Silk Farm Road
Concord, NH 03301
603-224-9909
<www.nhaudubon.org>
New Hampshire Audubon is an independent, non-profit, state Audubon society, not
affiliated with National Audubon. This free information service is supported by
member donations and made possible by the help of volunteers. Please support
this service by sending your contribution to New Hampshire or becoming a member.
Check our website, <www.nhaudubon.org>, for more information.
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Subject: Relentless Song Sparrow
From: <dot7e(AT)habi-scapes.com>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 3:34pm
I have had a Song Sparrow fighting with its own image at on of my living
room windows for three days now. I feel so bad for it - if I put a curtain
on the inside will it interrupt the glare on the outside of the window? I
am sure that this poor little guy must have better things that he could be
doing!
Dot Sevigny
So. Hampton
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Subject: Sooty Shearwater, Wilson's Storm-Petrels on whale watch
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 26 Jun 2008 3:34pm
This morning I took the Granite State Whale Watch trip out
of Rye Harbor in search of a couple of pelagic species.
Until we got 15 miles out, I feared I was going to come up
completely empty-handed, but between about 15 miles
out and 22.5 miles out, where we found the whales, I
did find the following:
Sooty Shearwater--1, about 22 miles out. Completely
dark brown bird, no white showing at all. Although it was
flying in the normal manner the entire minute or so I saw it,
never flying with vertical wings, I settled on that species
due to the lack of any white in the wings and the fairly
short tail.
Wilson's Storm-Petrel--I'm saying 10, though I saw 14
birds--all singles. I'm sure several were double-counted.
Northern Gannet--1 immature near White Island in the
Isles of Shoals on the way back
Common Tern--6 way out at the 22.5 mile mark. I didn't
expect to see any so far out.
The only other species beyond the Isles of Shoals was
Great Black-backed Gull.
In Rye Harbor and out to the Isles of Shoals:
Osprey--1 flying over the harbor
Willet--2 in harbor
Great Blue Heron--1 flying over harbor
Green Heron--1 flying over the marsh next to Saunders'
Restaurant as I left for home
Common Eider
Double-crested Cormorant
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
A good whale show, too:
Humpback Whale--8, surrounding the boat on 3 sides,
a couple even less than 30 feet away. No breaching or
bubble feeding, but lots of flukes displayed. Included a
couple of first-year calves.
Fin Whale--2, including 1 less than 30 feet away
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Seacoast Chapter Big Year Fundraising Summary at halfway
point (long)
From: tbbirds(AT)comcast.net (Terry Bronson)
Date: 26 Jun 2008 4:44pm
Today was the last day of the first 6 months of my Big Year
fundraising effort for NH Audubon's Seacoast Chapter,
since Nancy and I are heading to Lake Tahoe and Yosemite
tomorrow for 10 days vacation. I tried to pick one of the
slow times of the year so I wouldn't miss much.
So far I have seen 230 species out of the 306 on the NH
Audubon Checklist, heard 1 other (Mourning Warbler),
and seen 3 not on the Checklist (Ross's Goose, Eared
Grebe, and Mississippi Kite).
My goal for the year is 275 species, and I had hoped to be
close to 250 by July 1, so at 234 I'm significantly behind
where I'd like to be. I'm really going to need a good fall
migration to make it.
There have been some unlucky misses:
Black Vulture, seen 5 minutes after I departed a field trip
Black-legged Kittiwake, seen 3 minutes before I arrived
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, couldn't get to where it is often
seen at Trudeau Road because a Black Bear was blocking
the trail
There have been some frustrating birds I've tried for numerous
times without success:
Canvasback
Redhead
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
For the most part, though, the ones I've missed so far that have
been seen by others are uncommon birds that often have been
seen by only 1 or 2 people, often in western and northern NH.
Most memorable birds so far:
Ross's Goose--1 at Moore Fields in Durham, a life bird
Harlequin Duck--1 drake at Bicentennial Park in Hampton
American Bittern--2 at Mt. Washington Regional Airport in
Whitefield, where the male was doing some serious displaying
for the female
Pied-billed Grebe--5 very young birds riding on their mother's
back just yesterday at Brentwood Mitigation Area
Mississippi Kite--2 in Newmarket at the now world-famous site
Northern Goshawk--1 in my yard in January in Fremont before
I moved
Common Moorhen--1 at Pickering Ponds in Rochester during
the Birdathon
Wilson's Snipe--my first winnowing bird at Scott's Bog in Pittsburg
Razorbill--25 off Seabrook Beach in January
Whip-poor-will--2 seen in Rochester at Fowler Farm during the
Birdathon where you could follow their eyes when they flew
Red-headed Woodpecker--1, maybe 2, in Bedford on Buttonwood Rd.
Black-backed Woodpecker--1 in Jefferson at Pondicherry Refuge,
followed by 2 the next day at Trudeau Road in Bethlehem
Olive-sided Flycatcher--1 along Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham,
a NH life bird
Boreal Chickadee--2 well-seen birds along East Inlet Road in
Pittsburg
Bohemian Waxwing--several large flocks totaling hundreds of
birds one day in January in Barnstead, Northwood, Strafford, and
Rochester
Bay-breasted Warbler--2 well-seen birds along East Inlet Road
in Pittsburg
Cerulean Warbler--2 males at Pawtuckaway State Park in
Nottimgham, though they looked black instead of blue due to
light conditions
Clay-colored Sparrow--1 at Warren Farm in Barrington
Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow--2 NH life birds at Chapman's
Landing in Stratham
Orchard Oriole--1 stunning male in Hampton off Drakeside Rd.
Hoary Redpoll--2 in Sandwich at Tony Vazzano's home, life bird
In fact, the Ross's Goose and Hoary Redpoll are the only 2 life
birds resulting from my 2008 quest.
Total money raised so far:
$553.10 in pledges, plus 2 indefinite pledges that should kick it
up to $600. I'd like to thank all those who have made pledges.
All pledges go directly to the Seacoast Chapter.
A few statistics:
Miles driven: 10,128
Hours birded: 771
Gas used (at estimated 25 m.p.g.): 574
Gas cost (ouch!): $1,366
Food cost (when I didn't pack a lunch): $520 (includes $155 for
3 decent evening meals when staying overnight--hey, I deserve
a little reward!)
Tolls: $24.75
Lodging (4 nights): $248
Other expenses (Birdathon, Superbowl of Birding, Star Island
Trip, and Whale Watch fees, etc.): $123
Total expenses: $2,282
Fortunately, maybe 85% of that money would have been spent
on birding anyway, so it's not as bad as it sounds.
The quest continues on July 8, when I return.
--
Terry Bronson
Hampton Falls, NH
tbbirds(AT)comcast.net
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Subject: Pickering Ponds: Two Black-crowned Night-herons
From: Jason Lambert <smiley314(AT)hotmail.com>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 9:36pm
Stopped by Pickering Ponds around 7:30 this evening to look for the BCNH that
Dan Hubbard reported earlier, to my surprise I found two Juveniles. As I was
leaving I saw them flying together towards the WWTP.
Jason Lambert
Barnstead, NH
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Subject: Kites on Wednesday
From: "Mark Szantyr" <birddog55(AT)Charter.net>
Date: 26 Jun 2008 10:45pm
Thanks for all the hospitality during our visit on Wednesday...what a kite
show! I have loaded a few pictures at www.birddog55.zenfolio.com for your
perusal! Use the slide show option, the images are larger.
Thanks again!
Mark
Mark S.Szantyr
80 Bicknell Road
Apt. 9
Ashford, CT 06278
USA
Birddog55(AT)Charter.net
860-487-9766
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