Date: 6/22/17 6:15 am From: Chris Gagnon <cgagnon...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby
I spent about 45 minutes at the town beach this morning from 6:15-7:00. The morning sun was tough to contend with & no sign of the bird. I even tried to drive around Arlington Pond but it is not very easy to find good looks at the pond - was wishing I had my kayak and a public boat launch.
Date: 6/21/17 2:29 pm From: Robert Ridgely <rridgely14...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby
Well, my experience at Cobbett's Pond couldn't have been more different from one of the last posts regarding the booby.
I had to see my elderly father at his retirement home in Providence yesterday (6/20), and thought I'd give the booby a try on my way home.
That apparently was my mistake. Had I stopped in the morning on my south, I'd likely have seen it. In the afternoon, it was a no-show.
Oh well.
But the point of this message is to say that while I waited patiently at the town beach, trying to be as discreet as possible (there were lots of swimmers, and lots of kids, and there I was in my city clothes), the folks who noticed me just couldn't have been nicer and friendlier. Many knew just what I was doing and were curious about the bird, wanting to know where it came from, and why it was here. Of course I couldn't answer that, but it was fun to speculate and fun to speak with them.
So, it wasn't all bad. With the help of a lost and confused booby, I think we gave the people of Windham a very positive avian memory.
Now that she's given us a thrill, let's hope she's winging her way back to the tropics where she belongs.
Date: 6/21/17 11:20 am From: Kyle Wilmarth <kyle.wilmarth...> Subject: [NHBirds] Booby - NO
I stopped by Cobbetts Pond briefly on my lunch and in the 10 minutes I was there I did not see the Booby. I don't see any reports after 11am yesterday (6/20).
Interestingly, someone on Arlington Pond in Salem mentioned to me that they might have seen the Booby circling over the north east section of the pond late yesterday. This is another pond with minimum to no access to the public, with lots of houses/decks to pick through.
I will update the group if there are any updates worth sharing. Any positive or negative updates from Cobbetts today or late yesterday would be helpful.
Date: 6/21/17 9:51 am From: ROBERT SWEET <rgsweet...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hooksett - out of nowhere a gang of waxwings appeared yesterday eating fruit on tree outback.
Date: 6/21/17 5:43 am From: Jeanne-Marie Maher <jeannemariemaher...> Subject: [NHBirds] Chasing Chickens in Colorado and other birding adventures (and available information on Big Bend birding, Guadalupe National Park etc)
At tonight's free public presentation at the Nashaway Audubon meeting Charlie Nims will be doing a fun presentation on "Chasing Chickens and Other Birding Adventures in Colorado". 7 Pm.
This will be held in the downstairs, wheelchair accessible, theater room of the Nashua Public Library (2 Court Street Nashua).
Charlie is an avid birder and traveler from Marlborough MA and Glen NH, and a member of the Tin Mountain Bird Society of the White Mountains Region. Charlie’s presentation will cover his birding adventures from the peaks to the prairies of Colorado. Registration is not necessary.
I will also have available information (free) on traveling to/birding at Big Bend, Guadalupe National Park and Fort Davis State Parks, to anyone who might be planning such a trip .
Date: 6/20/17 2:16 pm From: Brenda McMahon <bmcmahon...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: viewing the Booby warning
I agree with you, Kyle. I was one of the birders that this man was yelling at. He was very annoyed with "you people". I think he has just had enough of everyone.
Date: 6/20/17 9:16 am From: Kyle Wilmarth <kyle.wilmarth...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: viewing the Booby warning
Maybe so, but 95% of the time the bird is not even visible from the road - so let's save the logistics and just respect the locals (especially if they're getting annoyed). Not to mention that road has always been dangerous to walk or bike on. The beach is much better place to view the bird and has been made accessible for birders to see it. We're lucky the bird chose this spot and that the town of Windham is even allowing us at the beach. No need to push it.
Kyle
On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 11:51:43 AM UTC-4, Cliff Otto wrote: > > As long as it is a public road and you are *ON* the road, they can yell > all they want. So, someone needs to determine whether the road is public or > private. > > Cliff Otto > Manchester >
Date: 6/20/17 8:51 am From: Cliff Otto <bye.bye.nh.birdy...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: viewing the Booby warning
As long as it is a public road and you are *ON* the road, they can yell all they want. So, someone needs to determine whether the road is public or private.
Date: 6/20/17 7:53 am From: Kyle Wilmarth <kyle.wilmarth...> Subject: [NHBirds] viewing the Booby warning
I just received a call from two birders at the Booby stakeout - apparently as they were walking up the road to see if the Booby was visible from the street, they were heckled by a neighbor passing by in a truck and threatened to call the police, insinuating that they were going to trespass (which wasn't the case).
Just wanted to pass this news along for any others visiting. The town of Windham has been extremely accommodating to us birders allowing so many of us to view from the beach (which is private), so please keep the residents in mind.
I would suggest viewing from the town beach to avoid any further conflict.
Date: 6/20/17 7:46 am From: Bird Watcher's Supply <birdwsg...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Pelican Update
Tom Wetmore just reported (10:44am) the Brown Pelican circling high just north of Lot 1 on PI, viewed from Lot 1.
Steve Grinley Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift 194 Route 1 Route 1 Traffic Circle Newburyport, MA 01950 <Birdwsg...> 978-462-0775 www.birdwatcherssupplyandgift.com
Just heard a Black-billed Cuckoo calling in the woods behind our house in the Woodridge neighborhood in Durham. We still have a pair of gnatcatchers patrolling the yard, so I assume that they are nesting.
New Hampshire Audubon - Protecting New Hampshire's natural environment for wildlife and for people.
________________________________________ From: <nhbirds...> <nhbirds...> on behalf of Bob Crowley <crbob...> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 8:46 PM To: Maine Birds; New Hampshire Birds Subject: [NHBirds] Banded Willet
I took a picture of a banded Willet today at the King Rail Hot Spot. It is banded on his right leg with a yellow band over a silver band with a visible #38. On his left leg a yellow over a white band which has a same size cylinder attach to it. Along side the white band. I do have pictures. Does any one know of who would be interested in this? Thank You.
Date: 6/19/17 4:51 pm From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 19, 2017
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 19th, 2017.
A BROWN BOOBY was discovered on Cobbett’s Pond in Windham on June 10th and
was still present on the 19th. The bird has been seen from the town beach
located at #45 Cobbett’s Pond Road. If you try to see the bird, do not park
along Cobbett’s Pond Road, do not block traffic, and do not stand in the
road. You may need to park on a side road and walk to the beach. Please
respect both property and privacy rights.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen near their nest in Newmarket, 1 was been seen
near the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland, and 1 was seen near
Stratham Hill Park, all during the past week.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park on June
17th, and 1 was seen at Lunging Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on June
12th.
A pair of LEAST TERNS is nesting on Hampton Beach.
An adult YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen in a small pond near the start
of Sleepy Hollow Drive in Greenland on June 15th and 16th, and again on the
19th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a SUMMER TANAGER from Darcie Drive in
Jaffrey on June 14th.
3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on June 17th,
and 2 were reported from Stearns Drive in Hinsdale on the 15th.
A LAWRENCE’S WARBLER, which is a hybrid between a BLUE-WINGED WARBLER and a
GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, was seen in Rollinsford on June 14th.
12 PURPLE MARTINS were seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on June 17th,
and 3 were seen at Fort Constitution in New Castle on June 14th.
2 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS were reported from Tilton Hill Road in Pittsfield
on June 14th.
There were several reports of FOX SPARROWS from the White Mountains and Coos
County during the past week.
10 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES were tallied by a birder hiking the King Ravine Trail
on Mount Adams in the White Mountains on June 17th.
Lingering migrants still being reported during the past week included a
BUFFLEHEAD and a RED-NECKED GREBE on the coast, a RING-NECKED DUCK in
Plainfield, and a LESSER SCAUP in Rochester.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
<birdsetc...> Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Date: 6/19/17 11:19 am From: Hector Galbraith <hg2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Likely Fox Sparrow on Haystack Mtn
While hiking up the Falling Waters Trail on The Franconia Ridge yesterday to survey pipits for this year’s Presidential Range pipit survey, I heard, at about 4000 feet in the upper edge of the boreal forest zone, what sounded very like a singing fox sparrow. Unfortunately I could not see the beast, but I am quite confident that it was indeed a FOSP. Also about were several singing Blackpolls, maybe 10 singing Swainsons thrushes.
Date: 6/19/17 8:36 am From: Susan Wrisley <swrisley13...> Subject: [NHBirds] Least Terms New Nest - Hampton Beach
The Least Terns have a new nest and at least one egg, in the area near the northern-most plover exclosure. It was outside the ropes, but we contacted F&G and they are moving the ropes.
Susan Wrisley, Hollis NH Jenna Pettipas, Auburn NH
Date: 6/19/17 6:08 am From: k chamberlin <henryrocks2010...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Photo of Lawrence's Warbler
can't see link
On Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 6:45:27 AM UTC-4, Matt Tarr wrote: > > Some folks were having trouble finding the photo of the Lawrence's warbler > on our facebook page - here is a direct link to the photo: > > https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209186753134755&set=pcb.10209186801095954&type=3&theater > > Matt > > -- > Matt Tarr > Associate Extension Professor - Wildlife Specialist > UNH Cooperative Extension > 216 Nesmith Hall > 131 Main Street > Durham, NH 03824 > Phone: 603-862-3594 > Fax: 603-862-0107 > e-mail: <matt......> <javascript:> > ******************************* > *Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant > all of the living things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is > like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off > his left. That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators; you > cannot conserve the waters and waste the ranges; you cannot build the > forest and mine the farm. The land is one organism. (A. Leopold)* >
The Nashaway Chapter of NH Audubon welcomes Charlie Nims to a free public presentation Chasing Chickens and Other Birding Adventures in Colorado on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 7pm. This will be held in the downstairs, wheelchair accessible, theater room of the Nashua Public Library. Charlie is an avid birder and traveler from Marlborough MA and Glen NH, and a member of the Tin Mountain Bird Society of the White Mountains Region. Charlie's presentation will cover his birding adventures from the peaks to the prairies of Colorado. Registration is not necessary. For more information, contact Richard Maloon 424-5621 or <richard.maloon...> <mailto:<richard.maloon...> .
Date: 6/18/17 8:07 am From: Jack Swatt <jswattbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Ashuelot Headwaters Forest/Lempster Town Forest
The Ashuelot Headwaters Forest and the adjacent Lempster Town forest are turning out to be a great SW NH place to find species typical of more northern forests. Today I met up with Dylan Jackson to see if we could find the Yellow-bellied Flycatchers that have been inhabiting the bog in the Ashuelot Headwaters Forest for the last few years. Unfortunately, we haven't located the flycatchers yet this year, but we did have a singing Swainson's Thrush in the Lempster Town Forest. It was only a short ways in from Mountain Rd. opposite the Ashuelot Headwaters trailhead sign. I had heard a singing Swainson's Thrush in the same area last year with Pam Hunt, but it was in July and we thought it might be an early dispersal nonbreeder. Apparently it liked the neighborhood and came back this year during breeding season. It was definitely territorial as it quickly responded to a playback (I wanted to make sure it was a Swainson's call I was hearing, so I played it on my phone on a low volume). Also had many of the usual breeders such as N. Waterthrush, Canada W., Blackburnian W., Myrtle W., Nashville W., etc. Great-crested Flycatchers are hard to come by up here but I had two this morning, one at Duck Pond (LTF) and one at the twin bridges (AHF).
Headed up Mount Adams via the King Ravine and had at least 10 Bicknell's from when entering the alpine zone up to the lower third of the ravine. (Also heard one while on top of Madison an hour later and a second while hiking down). I also heard 2 Fox Sparrows at the lower section of the ravine just before the end of the tree line and large boulder field
Date: 6/17/17 9:22 am From: <hotto2010...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Brown Booby logistics query
I have parked at the beach several times with no issues. The weather is marginal and the beach should not be overly busy.
On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 8:29:12 AM UTC-4, dheitzmann wrote: > > Glad to see so many folks are finding the Booby. Some of us thinking of > coming from Rhode Island tomorrow (Sunday) wonder if there might be any > issue with access? We know not to park on the road, and we know the beach > from which the bird is seen is supposedly limited to town residents. > Apparently, during the week, there has not been much issue with folks > going in there. But on a summer weekend, will it be a problem? Can anyone > offer advice, or let us know on this forum about tips for access on a > Sunday morning? Thanks! >
Date: 6/17/17 5:29 am From: dheitzmann <dheitzmann...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby logistics query
Glad to see so many folks are finding the Booby. Some of us thinking of coming from Rhode Island tomorrow (Sunday) wonder if there might be any issue with access? We know not to park on the road, and we know the beach from which the bird is seen is supposedly limited to town residents. Apparently, during the week, there has not been much issue with folks going in there. But on a summer weekend, will it be a problem? Can anyone offer advice, or let us know on this forum about tips for access on a Sunday morning? Thanks!
-- Matt Tarr Associate Extension Professor - Wildlife Specialist UNH Cooperative Extension 216 Nesmith Hall 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-3594 Fax: 603-862-0107 e-mail: <matt.tarr...> ******************************* *Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant all of the living things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators; you cannot conserve the waters and waste the ranges; you cannot build the forest and mine the farm. The land is one organism. (A. Leopold)*
-- Matt Tarr Associate Extension Professor - Wildlife Specialist UNH Cooperative Extension 216 Nesmith Hall 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03824 Phone: 603-862-3594 Fax: 603-862-0107 e-mail: <matt.tarr...> ******************************* *Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant all of the living things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left. That is to say, you cannot love game and hate predators; you cannot conserve the waters and waste the ranges; you cannot build the forest and mine the farm. The land is one organism. (A. Leopold)*
P.S. I brought Denny Abbott over to see the bird today. +/- 388th species of bird that Denny has seen in the State of NH!!!!!! A truly impressive feat. This is my 381st species for the State in 36 years of birding.
It is now (8:15) perched on the porch railing at the usual home. The homeowner does not really want more photographers there and has put police tape across his walkway. There is a group of eight of us at the beach hoping it will take flight again. Meanwhile it is easily visible with a zoom lens or binoculars from the beach as it porch perches. (Say that last part ten times fast.)
-Brad
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On Jun 14, 2017, at 7:13 AM, Rebecca Suomala <rsuomala2...><mailto:<rsuomala2...>> wrote:
Zeke Cornell just called to report the Booby is feeding at Cobbetts Pond in Windham now. It arrived about 7:00 am and is visible from the town beach.
Becky Suomala
Date: 6/13/17 5:41 pm From: bikenbird via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] REMINDER***NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Wednesday June 14, 2017 7 pm Program - The Messenger-DVD documentary ***
New Hampshire Audubon Seacoast Chapter
Wednesday June 14, 2017 7:00 pm (note time change) Program - The Messenger-DVD documentary
For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Today, birds have woven inextricably into the fabric of our environment and are vanishing at an alarming rate due to threats such as climate change, pesticides and more. As scientists, activists, and bird enthusiasts investigate this phenomenon, amazing secrets of the bird world come to light for the first time in the acclaimed and visually thrilling documentary "The Messenger". Find out what's killing our songbirds and what can be done about it
All are welcome to attend our Wednesday June 14, 2017 program which is free of charge at the Seacoast Science Center (wheelchair accessible), Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye NH (click here for Google maps: http://goo.gl/maps/mfnQT ). Note time changes. Refreshments are at 6:30 PM. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM. Entrance doors will be locked at 7:15 PM. For more information see our web site at http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs . Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs and this Google group.
Make any donation to the Seacoast Chapter in the tin on the food table and pick up a NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter sticker as a thank you!
Date: 6/13/17 1:26 pm From: <biodiva...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby still present
In case people are wondering, a group of us from NH Audubon when down to Windham this afternoon and saw the booby. It mostly perched on the deck railing, but did take flight in response to a passing boat. While it was away, it apparently dove a few times according to a guy on the beach.
Note also that if the bird sticks around into this coming weekend, the issue of parking might become more problematic, especially with school about to let out for the summer. NH Audubon has been in touch with the town and we'll probably come up with some sort of plan to accommodate birders, so watch this space for details.
Date: 6/13/17 11:07 am From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Magnificent Frigatebird in MA and ME - HEADS UP!
A Magnificent Frigatebird has been wandering around off the northern New England coastline and undoubtedly has passed through NH air space. Firsts seen off Stellwagen Bank east of Boston on Saturday, it was seen YESTERDAY off Prout's Neck in Maine and likely the same bird was reported at about noon TODAY AT SALISBURY BEACH STATE RESERVATION in Massachusetts.
If anyone has time to combat beach goers, get out to Hampton and Seabrook to see if it wanders back up in our direction!
There are ZERO records for Magnificent Frigatebird in New Hampshire!
Date: 6/13/17 8:15 am From: Leo McKillop <weomck...> Subject: [NHBirds] NH Pelagic Photos
Thanks to John for organizing the trip and Steve for entertaining us on the mic. Here's some photos of the bowhead whale, sooty shearwater, wilson's storm petrels, northern gannet, and common terns. oh yeah, and the Brown Booby in Windham too. (busy day)
Date: 6/13/17 2:47 am From: Tom Young <tomyoungnh...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby present this a.m.
Just saw the Windham Brown Booby from the beach on Cobbetts Pond Rd. It was on the left shore, sitting on a deck rail with two American flags, above a blue slide.
NH Audubon sponsored an all day pelagic trip yesterday aboard the "Granite State" out of Rye Harbor, NH. We cruised northeast directly up to the "Three Fingers" at the northern corner of Jeffrey's Ledge in Maine where we had the highlights of the trip with dolphins, several whales and a few gannets and a couple of shearwaters. We then cruised south, following the ledge. It was a "desert" for birds for much of the route. Barely a gannet or gull for much of the time, but we did manage to chum in a nice group of Wilson's Storm-Petrels. We finished by traveling west through "Scantum" where there were several Fin Whales and then touring the Isles of Shoals where we saw the wonderful tern colony on White and Seavey Islands, the Cormorant rookery on Lunging Island and a rare American Oystercatcher on Lunging Island. Thanks to Jon Woolf for organizing this trip, to Captain Pete Reynolds, and to whale biologists Melanie and Jonathan who thought "something doesn't look right about that Right Whale"!
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Sunny - 98F on the mainland, but nice and cool offshore!!! SW winds 5-10 mph. Seas about 1-3' Birders - 34
Common Eider - Lots of birds around the Isles of Shoals. Several creches of baby fluff balls. Common Loon - 7 inside of Isles of Shoals. Including group of 6 together on water. Great Shearwater - 2 uncooperative birds on Jeffrey's Ledge in Maine Sooty Shearwater - 1 close fly-by on Jeffrey's Ledge in Maine Wilson's Storm-Petrel - 54 total birds. All out on Jeffrey's Ledge. Many came in for oil slick we put out. Northern Gannet - 24 total. Mostly 1 year old birds. At least one adult or near adult. Double-crested Cormorant - Nice views of nesting rookery on Lunging Island AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER - 1 on Lunging Island. This species has raised eyebrows recently with repeated sightings on the Isles of Shoals. This species has not been documented as nesting in New Hampshire (or at the Isles of Shoals), but it is possible they may be attempting to nest on Lunging Island. Herring Gull - Nests easily seen on Square Rock. Great Black-backed Gull - Scattered low numbers of gulls offshore. Mixed between Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. Common Tern - About 6 offshore on Jeffrey's Ledge and Old Scantum. Many around the nesting colony on White & Seavey Islands. No Roseates or Arctics picked out. Black Guillemot - Perhaps 4 total around the Isles of Shoals. Chimney Swift - Very odd sighting of 2 birds well offshore near Jeffrey's Ledge. I only got brief looks at these birds, but I believe this is what they were.
Marine Mammals ------------------------ Fin Whale - Roughly 10+ individual whales. Some nice close views showing the asymmetric colored jaw pattern. And notably, one individual that repeatedly FLUKED (rare for Fin Whales). Humpback Whale - 2 including "Wigwam" and "Pinball" the often seen female Humpback whale first reported in 1989!! Minke Whale - Perhaps 3 or 4 Atlantic White-sided Dolphin - 20 to 25 in one pod.
and
BOWHEAD WHALE - THE STAR OF THE TRIP!!!! Very rare species that is generally found ONLY in arctic waters. A circumpolar species, it spends much of it's life lingering around the pack ice, and is therefore almost NEVER seen from anywhere in the United States south of Alaska. Superficially, very similar to the Right Whale, the Bowhead used to be in the same genus, but is now in a different genus. Like the Right Whale, it lacks a dorsal fin, and has a dark tail and it flukes. Unlike the Right Whale, it has a smooth forehead with no callosities and a larger bump on the top of the head.
This individual was originally identified as a Right Whale, but after a dive or two, the whale biologists NEW something was odd. We finally confirmed this sighting as a Bowhead Whale. More than likely, this is the same individual whale that has been seen very sporadically in the northeastern US as follows:
March 2012 - Bowhead Whale spotted east of Orleans, MA by plane during aerial survey of Right Whales. Later seen during summer 2012 by researchers in the Bay of Fundy. THIS IS THE FIRST MODERN RECORD of this species south of the Arctic. April 11, 2014 - Bowhead Whale spotted in Cape Cod bay in MA by plane during aerial survey of Right Whales. April 14, 2017 - Bowhead Whale spotted in Great South Channel in Ma by plane during aerial survey of Right Whales.
And now......June 12, 2017. Seen near the northern tip of Jeffrey's Ledge near "the Fingers". East of York County, Maine. Some photos and video:
Date: 6/12/17 7:04 pm From: Len Medlock <lenmedlock...> Subject: [NHBirds] NH spring pelagic (northern rarity); and that adorable Booby
Many thanks to Jon for coordinating a great trip on the ocean, to Steve for calling out the critters, and to Pete Reynolds and crew for another fantastic voyage. Birds were a little tough but the Cetacea show rocked!
BOWHEAD WHALE!! mind-blowing encounter with this northern (way-y-y-y northern) critter.
Fin, Minke, and Humpback whales, and a happy pod of doplhins made for a great time with friends and animals.
A quick spin to Windham found the Brown Booby in her little spot. She is a cutie!
Date: 6/12/17 5:24 pm From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 12, 2017
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 12th, 2017.
A BROWN BOOBY was discovered on Cobbett’s Pond in Windham on June 10th and
was still present on the 11th and 12th. The bird has been seen from the town
beach located at #45 Cobbett’s Pond Road and on the flat roof of the
residence located at #31 Cobbett’s Pond Road where it has been visible from
the road. If you try to see the bird, do not park along Cobbett’s Pond Road,
do not block traffic, and do not stand in the road. You may need to park on
a side road and walk to the site. Please respect both property and privacy
rights.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES are nesting in Newmarket, and at least 2 have been seen
near the Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland during the past week. A
single MISSISSIPPI KITE was sighted in flight near the Durham Public Library
on June 7th.
4 SANDHILL CRANES were seen flying over the Pickering Ponds area in
Rochester on June 11th.
3 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from the Concord Airport on June 10th.
2 YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported from Pawtuckaway State Park in
Nottingham on June 11th.
2 FISH CROWS were seen nesting at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on June
10th, and 3 FISH CROWS were seen in downtown Durham on June 7th.
Over 20 PURPLE MARTINS were seen at Cross Beach Road in Seabrook on June
10th.
A BICKNELL’S THRUSH and a BOREAL CHICKADEE were seen near the top of Cannon
Mountain on June 12th.
A pair of PEREGRINE FALCONS that nested in North Walpole has raised 4 chicks
that appeared to be ready to fledge as of June 8th. An adult PEREGRINE
FALCON was seen in Nashua on the 9th.
5 ROSEATE TERNS were seen foraging with 225 COMMON TERNS off of Odiorne
Point State Park in Rye on June 10th.
A LEAST BITTERN was reported from the Powwow River in Kingston on June 10th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON and 53 GREAT EGRETS were seen in Hampton Harbor
on June 10th.
Lingering migrants still being reported from the coast during the past week
included a BUFFLEHEAD, a RED-THROATED LOON, and a RED-NECKED GREBE.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
<birdsetc...> Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Date: 6/12/17 4:18 pm From: fiddlinbill via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby
I saw the Brown Booby at Cobbets Pond in Windham, NH this afternoon. It is a life bird for me. There were about 10 birders looking at the bird who was very cooperative sitting on the top of the deck rail. Thanks all for the info to see this bird.*** I parked in the town Beach parking area and no one said anything.
Date: 6/12/17 4:13 pm From: k chamberlin <kchamberlin07...> Subject: [NHBirds] Plymouth, Baker River wetland
Next to the town garden there is a great trail with lots of tall trees offering shade. There are common yellow throats on the whole trail. Redstarts Pine Warbler Black and White Ovenbird Chestnut Sided Yellow Warbler Red eyed Vireo Hermit thrush Veery YB Sapsucker Hairy WP Red Bellied Woodpecker https://flic.kr/p/UskrXL Brown Creepers Singing Eastern Wood Peewee Phoebe Song Sparrow Green Heron Wood Duck and chicks lots of young chickadee and titmouse and a catbird
*We found several Jack in the pulpit along the river trail too!
Date: 6/12/17 2:07 pm From: Cliff Otto <bye.bye.nh.birdy...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby is a female
Surprised that no one has mentioned that this bird is an adult female...bill pale yellow to pinkish with yellow facial skin and dark smudge before eye. --Stokes Field Guide
Date: 6/12/17 1:04 pm From: Pam Blair <pamelynblair...> Subject: [NHBirds] Booby still here
Just viewed the brown booby hanging on the railing of the next house beyond 30 Cobbetts Pond Rd. Paving is done and ample parking at the town beach! :) Pam Blair, Walpole
Date: 6/12/17 11:53 am From: birdrecords <birdrecords...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby stakeout hot spot
For eBird users,
There is now a stakeout Hot Spot for the Brown Booby to report your sighting. It would be great if everyone could use it to submit their eBird reports so all reports are under the same location and easy to find. If you have already entered the sighting you can easily merge your personal location with the Hotspot, so please take a minute to do so. The instructions are below . If you have other checklists from this location, and you only want to merge the checklist with this rarity, there are also specific instructions for this listed.
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2. Click on "Manage my locations" on the list on the right
3. Find the location that you want to merge
4. At the far right of the site entry, click "edit".
5. This should pull up a map with your location at the center and several round "radio buttons" above the map next to the words: Rename, Move, Merge.
6. Click the "Merge" button and pre-existing hot spots should appear on the map as red "pins" and your personal locations as blue "pins".
7. Click on the hot spot you wish to merge your location WITH (your location will be indicated by a green and red symbol). The name of the hot spot will appear at the top of the map indicating how many checklists you are merging with that spot.
8. We highly recommend that you check the box next to "delete after merging" - this will not delete your data or the merged location, it will simply delete that original location so you won't be tempted to use it again.
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9. Your Checklist will appear with the new location.
Date: 6/12/17 8:48 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Optimistic Chipping Sparrow Building Nest in Mulberry Tree With 4000 Ripening Berries
Normally the Chipping Sparrows in the yard nest in the tall white pine
trees, for lack of small evergreen in which to do so. But they are
afflicted by cowbirds parasitism and so may be seeking alternatives.
It was with great dismay and disbelief yesterday that I noticed a female
Chipping Sparrow constructing a nest in our white mulberry tree (Morus
alba) that has about 4000 ripening mulberries. in a week or two the tree
will be a madhouse of waxwings, robins, catbirds, tanagers and the
clearly-not-a-vegan red-bellied woodpecker. We’ll have to see how it goes.
Date: 6/12/17 7:08 am From: 'Jeff MacQueen' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Booby and paving
The Brown Booby is still present, but folks should be aware that Cobbetts Pond Road in this area is being paved right now, complicating access and viewing. Some folks are trying to park near the house where it has been perching even with paving going on! Be smart!
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Date: 6/12/17 5:55 am From: <hotto2010...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Brown Booby Yes Windham NH
Brown Booby yes, Watched it fishing and diving for about 20 minutes. It then landed on the same roof. Awesome display
On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 7:27:04 AM UTC-4, <marj......> wrote: > > > Continues. Being seen now from the Windham NH town beach. Cobbetts Pond > Rd. On dock by Blue slide toward left of pond. You would not see from road > at present. Distant photos. > Marj Watson > Georgetown MA > > Sent from TypeApp <http://www.typeapp.com/r?b=9849> >
Date: 6/12/17 4:27 am From: Marjorie <marjwtsn...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby Yes Windham NH
Continues. Being seen now from the Windham NH town beach. Cobbetts Pond Rd. On dock by Blue slide toward left of pond. You would not see from road at present. Distant photos. Marj Watson Georgetown MA
I made it down to see the BROWN BOOBY in Windham this afternoon. As earlier mentioned, the bird was extremely cooperative. It was perched on the corner of the roof and just sat there the entire time I was there. I took some photos and a video of this awesome state first. The following is the link to the album.
https://flickr.com/photos/103784740@N03/sets/72157684850836496
Huge thank you first to the homeowner John. He is exactly the type of person we as Birders want rare birds to visit. Very welcoming, accommodating and attentive enough to know that this bird must've been something special. Also a big thanks to my friend Joe Bourget for getting the word out to me to relay to listserv.
Finally, I swung by Newmarket to see the MISSISSIPPI KITES there. I found one bird sitting on the nest but never saw the other bird. The one in the nest didn't really move much so it wasn't the best viewing. I'll have to come back when the egg(s) hatch.
Date: 6/11/17 2:21 pm From: JM Maher <jeannemariemaher...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby update
As Steve clearly stated Re the Brown Booby, the owner up the road (31 Cobbetts Pond) is more than glad to share close up/roof top views of the brown bobby- but it is best to park at the beach (assuming we are not keeping beach goers out - it does say permit required) . Then walk up the Road.
The man who “found the bird” is John Henry Kleschinsky and he didn’t know what it was but knew it was unusual. He called his sister who suggested the Facebook and Mass Birder Facebook postings to get the word out (he said he had a hard time finding such a page for NH Audubon- then went on to call NH Audubon (I suspect leaving a message on the weekend). He is delighted to share the bird, but parking is a huge issue. (John even left a pitcher of cold water out for the birders enjoying the bird.)
Thanks to Dylan for passing this along to the rest of us! and thanks to John who at knew it was rare enough to share!
Date: 6/11/17 1:29 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Pawtuckaway State Park
Jane and I spent a very nice morning today at Pawtuckaway State Park. We were hoping for Cerulean Warbler or Acadian Flycatcher, but no luck with either despite a lot of searching. We went on two long hikes including a trail I hadn't been on before. Highlight for us was two Yellow-billed Cuckoos. We celebrated our exercise walk with ice cream.....then we got the booby email!
Total list below. Not systematic survey, but comprehensive. We were careful not to double-count and it gives a relative idea of what species are most conspicuous at this date. Most birds were heard only.
Pawtuckaway SP, Nottingham/Deerfield, Rockingham, New Hampshire, US Jun 11, 2017 6:52 AM - 11:20 AM Protocol: Traveling 15.0 mile(s) Comments: Just about complete coverage of Reservation Road, Tower Road, and Round Pond Road. Two long walks including walk out toward North Mountain and connecting back over to Round Pond Road and back. Another walk to boulder field and around wetland past climbing cliffs to Round Pond and back along road to Hemlock grove. Nice warm morning. Winds increasing by 10 AM. 56 species
Wood Duck 12 Mother with 11 babies Turkey Vulture 5 In one group near Round Pond. Broad-winged Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 6 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2 Highlight of the morning for us. One bird (female?) giving cow-cow call, and male giving standard song from opposite side of trail. Barred Owl 1 Distant calling bird. Possibly in response to my hoots. Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 16 Least Flycatcher 3 Seems very low for park. Perhaps due to changing habitat in park. I only have one other (very high count) from Pawtuckaway SP of 19 on 6/2/96. Eastern Phoebe 5 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 2 Yellow-throated Vireo 4 Blue-headed Vireo 5 Red-eyed Vireo 50 Actual count. Blue Jay 2 American Crow 1 Common Raven 3 Together on road. Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 6 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 7 Brown Creeper 5 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Seems low. Perhaps due to changing habitat? A previous count from park was 6 on 7/7/91. Veery 17 Count of birds singing, calling and seen. Hermit Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 6 Only one singing. Two calling. Three seen only. American Robin 6 Gray Catbird 5 Ovenbird 26 Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Common Yellowthroat 9 American Redstart 6 Seems low. Possibly due to changing habitat. A previous count of mine from 6/2/96 was 54. Blackburnian Warbler 5 Mostly near hemlock groves. Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 From location that they've been regular in recent years. Pine Warbler 26 Actual count. Lots of singing still. Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Only one. Prairie Warbler 1 At power lines. Black-throated Green Warbler 4 Mostly near hemlock groves. Chipping Sparrow 13 Field Sparrow 1 Power lines. Song Sparrow 2 Eastern Towhee 3 Power lines. Scarlet Tanager 11 Red-winged Blackbird 7 Common Grackle 2 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 5 American Goldfinch 7
Date: 6/11/17 12:51 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby - Additional information
Please be aware that it is BEST TO SCAN FROM THE BEACH ONLY. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PARK ALONG THIS ROAD. The police are paying attention and there may be issues.
The bird should be easily seen with binoculars or a spotting scope from the beach. But it is difficult to pick out as it blends in. Again, scan the roof tops along the left hand shoreline looking off from the beach. In the vicinity of 4 +/- American Flags.
Date: 6/11/17 12:38 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Booby in Windham!!!!
MANY THANKS to Dylan Jackson for getting the word out on this Brown Booby that was reported on Facebook on Cobbett's Pond in Windham. We got great looks from the town beach with binoculars and scope.
When we got there, we went right to the Windham Town Beach, located at 45 Cobbett's Pond Road. This is located on the far south portion of Cobbett's Pond. I'm guessing that this is a private beach for Windham town residents; however, they were nice to let us in. And Jane and I let many, many local beach goers see the bird through our scope which were set up in between beach blankets, literally on the beach. They seemed to be OK with birders looking from here, but be aware, I'm not sure about the situation.
We first saw the bird in the far distance soaring over the middle of the pond and occasionally plunge diving. We didn't see it catch any fish, but can't be sure. The bird eventually, flew right at us and then LANDED ON THE FLAT ROOF of a residence right near the beach at about 1:00 PM!!! Apparently this the home of the person who posted to Facebook. The bird remained there for a long time.....and I hear it is still there as of about 3:15 PM. We were able to walk a short distance up the road and get point-blank views at eye level!!!! The home owner was very nice and proud of his bird....I didn't get his name. He is at #31 Cobbett's Pond Road. YOU CAN NOT PARK HERE!!!! Parking is problematic, but perhaps the beach will be OK for parking. Scan from the beach along the rooftops to the left along the shoreline carefully just to the right of one of the American flags. If it is on the roof, you can walk up the road for close views from the road.
To the best of my understanding, the bird was first seen at about noon yesterday. I'm not sure if had been seen any earlier than this.
This is a FIRST RECORD FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE!!! With recent strange records all around the eastern U.S., this is not a great surprise, and we've certainly been on the lookout. But it was expected ON THE COAST, and NOT from Cobbett's Pond in Windham!!!! A very bizarre location.
Please note the roads around the pond do not allow for parking and birders should NOT be parking along the road.
A few birders have been parking in areas they shouldn't be and this is upsetting the local residents. Please don't ruin it for everyone!
Lauren Kras Greenland, NH
On Jun 11, 2017 1:11 PM, "Steve Mirick" <smirick...> wrote:
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Date: 6/11/17 10:09 am From: 'Christopher Yaun' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Green Heron
Newington malls, runoff pond outside Macy's, Green Heron nested in the oak that is leaning out over pond. Mall security will ask you to leave. I check from road side of pond. This bird (mother on eggs) is very vulnerable. She knows you are watching. Crows and other scavanges are watching also. Be respectful.
Date: 6/11/17 9:08 am From: Justin Lawson <justindlawson...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] BROWN BOOBY - Windham
Bird is there now. by the town beach. i am in contact with thr home owner. gooooo On Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 11:21 AM <jacksonwrxt89...> wrote:
> Here's a mission for anyone willing. MA birder Joe Bourget just sent me a > photo someone took that clearly shows a BROWN BOOBY sitting on the deck > railing of a waterside home apparently posted to Mass Audubon's Facebook > page. In the post they say it's on Cobbett's Pond in Windham. I have no > other information unfortunately, but it would be an amazing bird for NH if > it is indeed there. Good luck! > > -Dylan Jackson > Sunapee > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: > https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NHBirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <nhbirds...> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Justin Lawson Worcester, MA
Date: 6/11/17 8:22 am From: Jane Hills <jhbird...> Subject: [NHBirds] Locke Road today
Four people joined me for a Capital Area field trip to Locke Road in Concord this morning. Here's my list of the species (45) that we saw or heard. Joan McKibben was keeping a list for E-bird which may differ very slightly:
Canada Goose
Green Heron
Wild Turkey
Red-tailed Hawk
Green Heron
Wild Turkey
Red-tailed Hawk
Two other raptors that we could not positively ID-one a largish Accipiter with a tail that seemed too short for a Cooper's, a second small falcon-like bird that may have been a Kestrel
Turkey Vulture
Mourning Dove
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Eastern Kingbird (on nest)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Willow Flycatcher
Tree Swallow
American Crow
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Brown Thrasher
Gray Catbird
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Veery
Cedar Waxwing
Red-eyed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Black-and-White Warbler
American Redstart
Yellow Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Northern Cardinal
Indigo Bunting
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Jane
Jane Hills
Manchester, NH
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Date: 6/11/17 8:21 am From: <jacksonwrxt89...> Subject: [NHBirds] BROWN BOOBY - Windham
Here's a mission for anyone willing. MA birder Joe Bourget just sent me a photo someone took that clearly shows a BROWN BOOBY sitting on the deck railing of a waterside home apparently posted to Mass Audubon's Facebook page. In the post they say it's on Cobbett's Pond in Windham. I have no other information unfortunately, but it would be an amazing bird for NH if it is indeed there. Good luck!
Date: 6/11/17 5:23 am From: Cliff Otto <bye.bye.nh.birdy...> Subject: [NHBirds] A new theory on how birds fuel long migrations
There is a very interesting article on the physiology of bird feeding before and after migration in the Portland Press-Herald by Dr. Herb Wilson, who teaches ornithology and biology at Colby College. It cites the work of Dr. Scott McWilliams and his students at the University of Rhode Island whose experiments have shown that "In preparation for migration, a bird enlarges and lengthens its gut to allow it to feed more rapidly and put on weight" and that a bird shuts down its gut during migration, diverting the energy produced as the gut returns to its normal size to be used for wing flapping.
I'm planting potatoes, Yukon Gold, when I hear a "THWACK" and look up to see a Merlin looking like its recovering from a tumble and a crow not far behind it. I imagined the Crow having attached from above. A minute later I hear the same sound but only see a crow fly out over the oak tree. I have a chair on the edge of the mill pond and looking across a field. I take a break hoping to see feathers fly. I am not disappointed. The Crow is flying into a large, shapely oak in the neighbors yards and appears to be after the something. Two Merlins fly out the far side of the oak and then there are three Crows. They are out of sight more than not but for 5 minutes the five are aggressively chasing each other. One moment the Merlins appear to be on the attack, the next the Crows appear to be chasing the Merlins. I think there is a crow nest in a small stand of tall pines two houses over and wonder if the Merlins threatened the newborn. While this show has my attention the first Kingfisher of the year flies across the field.
This afternoon I birded at few locations around the Concord Airport. I started at the southern end of the runway then stopped by the terminal before ending at the Karner Blue Easement on Chenell Drive. I also made a quick visit to the pond outside the Steeplegate Mall. The following are the highlights:
PRAIRIE WARBLER 4: Two at the southern end of the runway and two at the Karner Blue Easement.
GRASSHOPPER SPARROW 3: Two at the southern end of the runway and one along the perimeter fence of the airport at the Karner Blue Easement.
VESPER SPARROW 1: In the same location at the Karner Blue Easement as the Grasshopper Sparrow. I saw this bird in this location last year as well.
EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL 2: Started singing at the Karner Blue Easement at 8:37pm. Both birds only sang for about 30 seconds before falling silent. I left before they sang again.
COMMON NIGHTHAWK 1: Heard the distinct "peent" of a Nighthawk towards the airport at the Karner Blue Easement coincidentally when the Whip-poor-wills were singing. Unfortunately I never saw the bird as it was behind a stand of trees between me and the airport.
HORNED LARK 0: The breeding birds here continue to elude me. Still haven't pin pointed where they've been seen from.
Finally, I found two of my long overdue FOY GREEN HERONS in the pond at the Steeplegate Mall.
One last note: If you go to the Karner Blue Easement be prepared for ticks. I've never had so many on me. Thinking ahead, I brought a lighter and burned easily over 20 off my pants including two Eastern Black-legged (Deer) Ticks! I'm back at home and still finding them so watch yourself.
Surf Scoter 13 lingering from scattered locations. White-winged Scoter 4 lingering from scattered locations. Black Scoter 17 lingering from scattered locations. BUFFLEHEAD 1 Rare summering bird continues from pool south of Odiorne. This is my FIRST ever June or July record. My previous late date is 5/29/15. Red-throated Loon 1 lingering at Odiorne. Common Loon 5 Red-necked Grebe 1 continues from Seal Rocks. Great Blue Heron 8 on flats in Hampton harbor. Great Egret 53. VERY HIGH count of birds for date. My previous high June count is 18! All on flats in Hampton Harbor at low tide early this AM. No Snowy Egrets here however. Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 adult with other herons in Hampton Harbor. MISSISSIPPI KITE 1+ continues in neighborhood around Great Bay Discovery Center in Greenland. Today perched in hard-to-see perch tree just above the old Depot office building. There have been as many as 3 (last weekend) in this area. Osprey - STADLER IS A FATHER! The nest at the end of Cross Beach Road has a VERY SMALL baby head (at least one) poking up. Perhaps born in the last day or two. Semipalmated Sandpiper 10 lingering south of Odiorne. Short-billed Dowitcher 1 lingering south of Odiorne. Bonaparte's Gull 2 immature birds at Odiorne. Roseate Tern 5 with Common Terns at Odiorne. Common Tern 225 Huge flock of terns at Odiorne. NONE OR HARDLY ANY anywhere else on seacoast. NONE in Hampton harbor. FISH CROW 2 CONFIRMED NESTING near bath houses at Odiorne. Thanks to Kyle Wilmarth for this one. He saw two birds at potential nest 3 days ago. This morning, one bird was clearly incubating and was fed twice by its mate while we visited. Appears that it just started incubating. PURPLE MARTIN 20+ We were extremely happy to see this huge flock of martins at the nest gourds off Cross Beach Road in Seabrook. We had heard that many 5+ had died this spring so far during the cold weather of May and June. And this was PRIOR to the mega-cold weather from earlier this week. 20+ is an excellent count for this date. Many were gathering nesting material along the road. ONE BIRD WAS BANDED ORANGE OVER WHITE on left leg. Does anyone know where this bird came from? Photos below: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevemirick/34834604630/in/dateposted/ Saltmarsh Sparrow 2 ONLY TWO from behind Little Jacks and none at Philbrick Pond or Pollock Drive. Nelson's Sparrow - 0
Date: 6/10/17 7:37 am From: Barbara Horton <byrder101...> Subject: [NHBirds] orange tanager in Derry
Hi
Late post - Found a beautiful brilliant male orange scarlet tanager while walking the Derry rail trail area that passes way too close to rte 93 - not the best place to bird by ear!! Found him on a trail off the main trail on Thursday the 8th. Haven't seen one for many years. Tried to see if he was still around yesterday but road work on rte 93 was so close and deafening. I thought the equipment was coming for me!!
Date: 6/9/17 11:05 pm From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] 2017 Results: 7 Barred Owl Nests in Hampstead, 5 Duck Nests in Yard
Again this year there were seven pairs of Barred Owls that nested successfully in nest boxes placed around Hampstead.
Six duck pairs attempted to nest in boxes on our one acre lot and five succeeded: three Wood Duck, two Hooded Merganser. Only one duckling (a Hoodie) was observed to be captured by the owls. One Wood Duck nesting was thwarted by a gray squirrel after the duck had laid six eggs, but the squirrel paid for its sins by becoming owl food.
Date: 6/9/17 8:22 pm From: Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Peregrine and Chimney Swift
While driving down Main Street this evening, I spotted a Peregrine Falcon swooping upward onto the steeple of St. Patrick's Church on Spring Street. I swung by Spring St. and pulled over into the (packed) Superior Court parking lot to quickly snap a couple of photos and see if I could identify the individual.
It was our territorial male, ("Monster".) Good to see him! I was live-parked in a handicapped spot so quickly left and was starting to leave the driveway when I spotted a small bird lying in the middle of the driveway--a Chimney Swift.
The little bird was still warm and bore the characteristic "snip" to the back of the neck, the Peregrine's coup-de-grace.
Many Pigeons and Woodcocks, Flickers and Mourning Doves, Robins and Flickers have fallen prey to the Nashua Peregrines throughout the past years, but I have never seen one go after such a small (and agile) bird.
I could not stay to see if "Monster" flew down to retrieve his prey.
An addendum to my nest query: as I look more carefully at my photos, the nest isn’t lined with mud — just coarse grass.
Milton Trimitsis
Sullivan NH
> On Jun 9, 2017, at 9:05 PM, Milton Trimitsis <trimitsis...> wrote:
>
> This afternoon I found a nest with 4 blue eggs that looked for all the world like a robin’s nest (eggs the right color and size, nest a mud-lined grass cup), but it had been built on the ground in the middle of my sheep pasture. I can send photos to anyone who’s interested. Does anyone in the group have experience of ground-nesting robins? I’m not sure I will be able to stake out the nest to find the maker — my sheep grazed that area yesterday, and I suspect the nest-builder would have abandoned ship amid the bustle of sheep and sheepdogs.
>
> Thanks very much!
>
> Milton Trimitsis
> Sullivan, NH
Date: 6/9/17 6:06 pm From: Jon Woolf <jsw...> Subject: [NHBirds] Miscellaneous sightings this week
A few miscellaneous sightings from this week...
I stopped at Chapman's Landing on the way to work yesterday, and saw a large raptor - not large enough to be an eagle, but still pretty large - on the nest platform there. Making out details was tough against the bright sky, but I'm pretty sure it was an osprey. Could the osprey that used to nest there be thinking about trying it now, after the eagles left? Isn't early June very late to start a successful nest?
This afternoon after work I went by Pease Tradeport and stopped at the pull-off by the old gate of Grafton Road. I'm pretty sure I heard at least two Meadowlarks singing from somewhere out in the grass.
An evening look along the coast a couple of days ago found several terns - probably Common Terns from the White/Seavey Island colony - fishing near Odiorne Point.
And has anyone else noticed an explosion of House Sparrows this year? At Massabesic Center, house sparrows have taken over the nest-boxes in the fields near the Center buildings. Where the skies over the fields were full of Tree Swallows in past years, this year there seem to be only a handful of swallow pairs.
This afternoon I found a nest with 4 blue eggs that looked for all the world like a robin’s nest (eggs the right color and size, nest a mud-lined grass cup), but it had been built on the ground in the middle of my sheep pasture. I can send photos to anyone who’s interested. Does anyone in the group have experience of ground-nesting robins? I’m not sure I will be able to stake out the nest to find the maker — my sheep grazed that area yesterday, and I suspect the nest-builder would have abandoned ship amid the bustle of sheep and sheepdogs.
Date: 6/9/17 5:20 pm From: 'Molly Jacobson' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Wells, Maine - King Rails mating!
Hi all,Apologies that this isn't a NH bird, but Jim Sparrell still said it was worth posting, as it's in the far south of Maine. There's been a continuing king rail on Eldridge Rd. in Wells and tonight I went (for the fourth attempt) to see it. I met Jim and Katie Towler there, and as we were talking it emerged from the reeds only about ~15 ft in front of us. After preening, a female flew in and immediately the male mated with her. The male hung around a bit and the female returned to the grasses. I happened to be filming the whole thing! Jim's got great photos too which he will hopefully post, but if anyone is interested in the video: https://flic.kr/p/VCZ1H4This was an incredible experience for me, as it's a life bird and a rare one at that, and this suggests they're here to stay and raise young!
-Molly JacobsonMerrimack
(P.S. - The reason I haven't been/won't be posting to the google group this summer; I am staying in Wells for an internship with the Rachel Carson NWR, I work with the piping plovers and least terns up there. But rest assured I'm finding some great birds! Just got lifer upland sandpiper and eastern meadowlark as well today. Come find me on the beach if you're in the area!)
Date: 6/9/17 2:15 pm From: Jody Williams <fisherwoods...> Subject: [NHBirds] Finally, a Black-throated Blue
It has been a nearly month since I expected to hear a Black-throated Blue Warbler singing here. This morning, I finally heard one in the birches by the house.
Where were they???
Also, finally saw an Eastern Bluebird in town on Monday, another seemingly a month late.
An over-mature aspen, full of dens made by sapsuckers and flickers, has become a Wood Duck nest. I observed an entry a couple weeks ago, after seeing her fly over the house several times. Should be jump day soon, if not already.
Also singing this morning: Red-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush, Veery, BT Green Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler, RB Grosbeaks, Purple Finches… Cold and wet after another 1.5” of rain.
Date: 6/9/17 11:39 am From: Frank Marenghi <frank_marenghi...> Subject: [NHBirds] RFI: Pondicherry NWR
Hi all,
My finance and I will be visiting southern NH in July and making a two day trip to the White Mtns for birding. We wanted to stop at Pondicherry in the morning "on the way" to Mt Washington but have never been there and were hoping for some advice (off-list is fine). Seems like most trips are in the 2-5 mile range and the hike to Little Cherry Pond, where most of the boreal-type species seem to be, is about 4 miles roundtrip. We will have our 5 year old with us and I was wondering if a) any part of the trail is doable with a beefy stroller (I read that the trail from airport rd to Waumbeck Junction is "wide and flat.") or b) if folks could recommended a shorter loop that would give us a fair chance of seeing our target birds? The 5 year old birds with us regularly and can typically walk about 1.5 - 2 miles. Also, is there access from 115A or is the only trailhead on airport rd? Our targets for this area are Mourning Warbler, Lincoln's Sparrow, or maybe Black-backed Woodpecker if possible.
Alternatively, are we better off just hiking to Waumbek Junction and looking for Mourning Warbler there and skipping Little Cherry (since we will be in the mtns anyway later), and then birding the airport grasslands and marsh? I also imagine the bugs are pretty bad this time of year and might preclude a longer hike.
Date: 6/8/17 7:21 pm From: Jane Rice <moultnews...> Subject: [NHBirds] Osprey, brown thrasher
Last evening while on Whippoorwill survey, a brown thrasher walked right by the fromt of the car at the TNC gate on Ossipee Lake Rd. This evening about 430, an osprey flying across Rt. 25 just north of the lights in Center Harbor, maybe heading for Kanasatka.
Date: 6/8/17 7:21 pm From: Jane Rice <moultnews...> Subject: [NHBirds] Osprey, brown thrasher
Last evening while on Whippoorwill survey, a brown thrasher walked right by the fromt of the car at the TNC gate on Ossipee Lake Rd. This evening about 430, an osprey flying across Rt. 25 just north of the lights in Center Harbor, maybe heading for Kanasatka.
Date: 6/8/17 6:52 pm From: Christian Martin <cmartin...> Subject: [NHBirds] Peregrines ready to fledge in North Walpole NH
I viewed the Fall Mtn peregrine nest site above the falls in North Walpole NH today from the Bellows Falls VT side of the Connecticut River using my spotting scope. I visually confirmed 4 juveniles with almost no downy feathers that are essentially ready to fledge. I did not stay long enough to find either of the 2 adults. This will be NH's first peregrine nest to fledge in 2017.
- Chris
Chris Martin Senior Biologist, NH Audubon <cmartin...>
Date: 6/8/17 9:26 am From: bikenbird via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] ***NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Wednesday June 14, 2017 7 pm Program - The Messenger-DVD documentary ***
New Hampshire Audubon Seacoast Chapter
Wednesday June 14, 2017 7:00 pm (note time change) Program - The Messenger-DVD documentary
For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Today, birds have woven inextricably into the fabric of our environment and are vanishing at an alarming rate due to threats such as climate change, pesticides and more. As scientists, activists, and bird enthusiasts investigate this phenomenon, amazing secrets of the bird world come to light for the first time in the acclaimed and visually thrilling documentary "The Messenger". Find out what's killing our songbirds and what can be done about it
All are welcome to attend our Wednesday June 14, 2017 program which is free of charge at the Seacoast Science Center (wheelchair accessible), Odiorne Point State Park, 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye NH (click here for Google maps: http://goo.gl/maps/mfnQT ). Note time changes. Refreshments are at 6:30 PM. Meetings begin at 7:00 PM. Entrance doors will be locked at 7:15 PM. For more information see our web site at http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs . Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs and this Google group.
Make any donation to the Seacoast Chapter in the tin on the food table and pick up a NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter sticker as a thank you!
Date: 6/8/17 5:12 am From: Debra Powers <dmp2ec...> Subject: [NHBirds] No least terns Hampton
I decided to return early this morning to see if perhaps they were not on the nest yesterday because of all the people later in the day. Continues to be no least terns, I fear that they probably abandoned the nest. I am disgusted to see all the footprints underneath the protection ropes and in fact watch the woman further up the beach walk right up the middle of another roped off area.
Deb Powers-south Berwick Maine
Date: 6/7/17 4:20 pm From: Dorsey, Kurk <Kurk.Dorsey...> Subject: [NHBirds] Nottingham and Lee 6/7
Birders,
I've been walking the trail behind Nottingham town hall sporadically this spring when my boys have been having martial arts classes in the hall. I've built my list up to 56 species in a little more than a month (and they're up to yellow belts!), with such goodies as Winter Wren, Evening Grosbeak, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, and Broad-winged Hawk (today's best addition to the list), plus 11 species of warblers, which isn't bad given that it has usually been 50 and rainy, plus I missed about 10 days in May.
On the way back to Durham this evening I stopped at the Gile Road marsh in Lee and was immediately greeted by two Virginia Rails grunting at me and/or each other. I then heard a peent that sounded like a Nighthawk, but I couldn't locate the bird. This seems fairly far south for that species in June, but I'm not sure what else it could have been since it didn't sound right for a woodcock (and are they peenting now anyway?).
And as a side note, Moore Fields had singing Bobolinks and Savannah Sparrows this morning. And 3 Fish Crows were in downtown Durham.
Date: 6/6/17 7:05 pm From: Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Little Blue Heron, No
Several birders looked for the beautiful young Little Blue Heron found by Chris McPherson at Lancy Brook without luck today. Probably checked out the local weather and headed south...
Date: 6/6/17 5:02 am From: Eduardo del Solar <edelsolar2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Heron Rookery, images
I did an overnight visit around the Nelson, NH area to bird/photograph a
Great Blue Heron rookery. I was not disappointed. Some blue skies after a
two long weeks of rainy weather, mud boots came in handy. I
observed/photographed the feeding behavior at heron nests at my arrival
plus early next morning. Photographed a pair of Red-breasted Nuthatches
feeding their chicks, another first for me. Other species seen and
photographed include: Red-winged Blackbird, Eastern Kingbird, Great-crested
Flycatcher, a cooperative Gray catbird, a Cooper’s hawk up high in blue
skies. A beaver at work, two owls calling each other from far away in the
morning. What could possibly top this trip? A bright male Scarlet Tanager
did you say? Well you are right, a fairly relaxed Scarlet Tanager opted to
pose for my camera on my first day! My first Scarlet Tanager image in the
New England area, an awesome trip!
Link to rookery images
http://www.delsolar.org/webs/birds/newhampshirenelson/content/_32A9282_large.html Scarlet tanager
http://www.delsolar.org/webs/birds/newhampshirenelson/content/_32A8904_large.html
Date: 6/5/17 7:22 pm From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 5, 2017
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 5th, 2017.
There was an unconfirmed report of a female LAZULI BUNTING from Star Island,
one of the Isles of Shoals, on May 29th.
At least 2 MISSISSIPPI KITES are nesting in Newmarket and they have been
seen several times during the past week.
An immature male and a female KING EIDER were seen off of Little Boar’s Head
in Hampton on June 4th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE continues to be seen in coastal Rye and was last
reported from north of Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on June 4th. A BLACK
GUILLEMOT continues to be seen in Rye Harbor.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON with first-spring plumage was seen from Lancy Brook Road
in wetlands near the Brookline Airport on June 5th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen in coastal Rye on May 31st, and 5 were
seen off the coast from Concord Point in Rye on June 3rd.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen off of the coast in Rye on June 4th, and a FORSTER’S
TERN was reported from coastal Rye on June 1st.
A LEAST TERN was seen incubating at least 1 egg on the beach at Hampton
Beach State Park on June 3rd.
An ARCTIC TERN was seen at Star Island in the Isles of Shoals on June 3rd,
and there were several ROSEATE TERNS seen along the coast during the past
week.
2 NORTHERN SHOVELERS were seen at Pickering Ponds in Rochester on June 1st,
and a LESSER SCAUP was seen there on May 30th.
A NELSON’S SPARROW was heard at Chapman’s Landing in Stratham on June 1st.
An ACADIAN FLYCATHER was reported from Hampton on June 1st.
A female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, and a RED CROSSBILL were seen at Odiorne
Point State Park in Rye on June 1st.
2 RED CROSSBILLS and an OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER were reported from NH Audubon’s
Watts Sanctuary in Effingham on June 4th.
A BAY-BREASTED WARBLER was seen at Boston Lot Lake in Lebanon on May 31st.
There were several BICKNELL’S THUSHES reported from expected sites in the
White Mountains during the past week.
A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen near Waumbek Junction at the
Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on June 4th.
Up to 5 PURPLE MARTINS were seen in Seabrook on June 4th, and 1 was seen at
Star Island in the Isles of Shoals on May 29th.
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS continue to be reported from their usual locations.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
<birdsetc...> Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Date: 6/5/17 2:53 pm From: Christopher McPherson <cmcpherson687...> Subject: [NHBirds] Little Blue Heron, Brookline
There was a Little Blue Heron (1st spring) in the Lancy Brook wetland at 5:15 pm today, the wetland is just below the Brookline Airport. Best viewing is from the dead end road (Lancy Brook Road). The LBHE was still present when I left at 5:40 pm.
This picture was shared by a member of the NH birds Facebook page yesterday. It's not the best quality, but it's getting suggested ID's of Coopers Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, and Crested Caracara. Interesting enough that I thought I would share, especially in case it's the latter.
Date: 6/5/17 10:14 am From: <peaceofnaturephotos...> Subject: [NHBirds] Whippoorwill (duo) heard at Massabesic
I was hiking in the evening around sunset on Fri 6/2 and heard not one, but two whippoorwills. I hike there a lot and this was my first hearing them. Are they common or uncommon around the lake?
Date: 6/5/17 3:42 am From: JM Maher <jeannemariemaher...> Subject: [NHBirds] The Forts, the coast, and finale in Hollis. Sunday
Michael and I got an early start (0400) with hopes of finding some remaining warblers at Odiorne, and vicinity today.
It was a bit cool to start but bright and sunny when we hit to coast. Unfortunately the activity was not as anticipated.
We did however after much searching find the previously missed Thick Billed Murre off the end of the park (as described by Susan Wrisley and Jenna Pettipas the day prior), but trying to get a shot across the water was more than challenging and disheartening. So we entertained ourselves with the local nesting birds in the area. Phoebes on nest, Black Capped Chickadees hollowing out a stump, and later at Fort Constitution an able pair of Cliff Swallows building their nest (was that area abandoned last year?)
Along the trails of Odiorne we found a very large grey wing on the ground (not sure ID, suspect gull sp), the dinner, no doubt, of a raptor.
At Fort Stark we were able to get better shots of the same Murre (still not great and now closer to Odiorne). And from Ft Constitution, a very pale red throated loon.
We did not see much else along the coast remarkable (other than the summer crowds returning) except for 8 mute swan on Eel Pond.
Back home we did a swing through Hollis, hoping to catch up with Chris McPherson's Olive Sided Flycatcher of the prior day. Initially no luck, but had Green Heron, 4 Great Blue Herons on nest, and as the evening rain came in with an increase in bug activity, much more activity -including the Olive sided flycatcher. All in all an excellent day.
This morning, Zeke Cornell and I headed to Huntress Bridge Road in Effingham which goes through NH Audubon's Watts Sanctuary. It's a bog with some species that you might expect to be farther north. We drove Huntress Bridge and Rt. 153 that borders the west side of the bog and tallied 47 species, including 14 species of warblers all of which were singing on territory.
Highlights were:
Red Crossbill 2 flying over
Olive-sided Flycatcher 1
Alder Flycatcher 6
Canada Warbler 4
Magnolia Warbler 4
Northern Waterthrush 5
Nashville Warbler 4
Singing Purple Finch
We then headed to Copps Pond in Tuftonborough. After watching from the boat launch, we then found the path to a viewing platform. The path starts on Rt. 109A and has a small sign but no obvious parking so we missed it initially. There was lots of activity including a family of otters - 2 adults and 3 young.
Bird Highlights:
Pied-billed Grebe 3
Northern Harrier, 1 apparent female that was hunting over the marsh - worth watching for possible nesting
Date: 6/4/17 6:40 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] NH Big Day - 141 Species (TWO King Eiders, THICK-BILLED MURRE, Caspian Tern, BB Woodpecker, etc.)
Jane and I attempted a rare JUNE Big Day. Most of our attempts are during the 3rd or 4th week of May. We figured that we'd give it a shot for June. A long and fun day. Starting before dawn in Concord with a wonderful chorus of Whip-poor-wills, then continuing on to Airport Marsh and Pondicherry, then Trudeau Road bog and then the long drive back south to the Concord airport, areas of Newmarket and Durham, the Pease Tradeport and then driving south on the coast to finish the day.
We ended with 141 species. Surprisingly few shorebirds and herons/egrets. But we "cleaned house" with lingering sea ducks!
2:30 AM (leaving house) - 8:00 PM (finishing in Seabrook) Partly cloudy, 44F - 73F Calm with increasing SSE - SSW winds late in afternoon.
Canada Goose Mute Swan - 8 (!) on Eel Pond. All adults. This is the most I've seen in a few years at a given spot in NH. I thought we had nearly gotten rid of them. Wood Duck American Black Duck Mallard GREEN-WINGED TEAL - One male at Airport Marsh KING EIDER - TWO at Little Boar's Head. There are a TON of Common Eiders along the coast right now with adults, sub-adults, and fluff balls. We searched exhaustively for the King Eider up along the coast in Rye, but came up empty. Then we got to Little Boar's Head in North Hampton, and one of the first birds I got on was a FEMALE King Eider! Excitedly, I got it for Jane as it swam side by side with a female Common Eider. As we were celebrating this bird, I scanned and there was THE IMMATURE MALE King Eider!!!! Again, swimming and diving....with a young male Common Eider! Common Eider - A ton of birds all along the coast. Fluffball chicks everywhere as far south as Bicentennial Park in Hampton. Surf Scoter - A few on coast White-winged Scoter - A couple on coast Black Scoter - Still a fair number of scoters on coast. Mostly Black Scoters. Hooded Merganser Common Merganser - Female at Airport Marsh Red-breasted Merganser - Female at Little Boar's Head. Wild Turkey - Only about 3. All up north. Two ON SKI SLOPES of Cannon Mountain! Common Loon - Including one on Airport Marsh. About 8 on coast. PIED-BILLED GREBE - One adult at Surry Lane Marsh in Durham. RED-NECKED GREBE - One adult in breeding plumage continues from Seal Rocks in Rye. Double-crested Cormorant American Bittern - One watched while it "pumped" at Airport Marsh. Great Blue Heron Snowy Egret Turkey Vulture Osprey MISSISSIPPI KITE - 1 female incubating on nest in Newmarket. Bald Eagle - Adult with 1 chick in nest in New Castle. Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel - 1 at Airport Marsh Virginia Rail Black-bellied Plover - 4 from Wooden Bridge in Rye. Piping Plover - Hampton Beach SP Killdeer Spotted Sandpiper Greater Yellowlegs - 1 in salt marsh south of Odiorne. Willet Upland Sandpiper - 1 distant bird from Short Road in Newington. Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3 roosting in Hampton salt marsh Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Least Tern - Pair at Hampton Beach SP. Female incubating. CASPIAN TERN - Distant bird flying north off Concord Point. Roseate Tern - At least two along shoreline in Rye. Common Tern THICK-BILLED MURRE - 1 bird continues. Today from Fort Stark in New Castle. Remarkably late bird and my first ever June record. According to Keith & Fox, there is one other June record, a freshly dead bird from June 2, 1931 in Seabrook, and there is a single July record from White/Seavey Islands on July 12, 1997. We had searched for about an hour yesterday for this bird that Jenna and Susan reported, but no luck. Today, we got it! In roughly the same location they reported it yesterday. Probably easiest to see from Frost Point at Odiorne Point SP. Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Barred Owl - One mid-afternoon at Foss Farm in Durham Eastern Whip-poor-will - EXCELLENT CHORUS this morning in Concord. One at Karner Blue easement area. 4 off North Pembroke Road near gravel pits. Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Belted Kingfisher Red-bellied Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Downy Woodpecker BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER - Beautiful point-black looks at a female feeding on trunk along railroad tracks west of Waumbeck Junction at Pondicherry. Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - A couple at Trudeau Road. Alder Flycatcher - Lots up north Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Warbling Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Purple Martin - About 4 or 5 off Cross Beach Road in Seabrook. Apparently a TRAGIC year for our Purple Martins thus far with several found dead, presumably due to several days of cool easterly winds. Tree Swallow Northern Rough-winged Swallow Bank Swallow Cliff Swallow - One or two at Scammel Bridge in Dover. Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper House Wren Winter Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet - One at Pondicherry. One or two at Trudeau Road. Ruby-crowned Kinglet - One singing at Little Cherry Pond. Eastern Bluebird Veery Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Northern Mockingbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush - Only one for the day.....off Trudeau Road. Blue-winged Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler MOURNING WARBLER - 3 total for the day. One continues singing near Waumbeck Junction. Another singing off Hazen Road. And finally a female at Church Street Parking lot in Hampton. Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler - Only two migrants at Church Street Parking Lot. Black-throated Blue Warbler PALM WARBLER - 1 nice "yellow" on territory at Little Cherry Pond. Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Prairie Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler - Surprisingly common from several spots up north. Eastern Towhee Chipping Sparrow Field Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco - Trudeau Road only Scarlet Tanager Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird Orchard Oriole - One immature male singing off Wiswall Road in Lee. Baltimore Oriole Purple Finch House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow
Lots of misses:
Great Egret (!) Green Heron Ruffed Grouse (again) Wilson's Snipe American Woodcock Semipalmated Plover Fish Crow Willow Flycatcher - Remarkably, I'm still looking for my first of the year! Hairy Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Carolina Wren Wilson's Warbler (had one yesterday) Louisiana Waterthrush Bay-breasted/Cape May/Tennessee Warblers BOTH Saltmarsh Sparrows - There are a lot, yet to return. Salt marsh is still very stunted relative to normal at this date. We tried, but couldn't even get a Saltmarsh!! Grasshopper Sparrow - We spent a lot of time at Concord Airport. No Grasshopper and no Vesper. :-( Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
And other large creatures ----------------------------------- BLACK BEAR - HUGE male crossing road right in front of us at Trudeau Road. The largest that I can remember seeing. Sadly, I couldn't get my camera up in time for a photo. Moose - One off I93 White-tailed Deer - Several Snowshoe Hare - 1
From: <danafox...>
To: <nhbirds...>,<nhbirds...>
Cc:
Sent: 2017-06-04 6:31:08 PM
Subject: [NHBirds] Canada Warbler on Tuftonboro
This morning for two hours a Canada Warbler was singing all around our camp which is right beside the shore.
You know what is like to suddenly hear something in a place you have never heard it before. Your mind races through the antipated and suddenly you realize this is different. I grabbed my phone and pulled up I Bird Pro (Thanks Steve) and quietly played the Canada song. Don't you feel so good when you have correctly Id'd something! Next I had to get Bob on it.
A male hummer was zipping up and down impressing the female. White Nuts, Purple Finch and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks had found the feeder since we put it up last weekend I was pleased to know
I hit a couple of spots early this morning in the towns in the subject line and had some good birds which I assume to be breeding:
--Faculty neighborhood in Durham, Carolina Wren
--Woodridge area, Gnatcatchers
--Doe Farm, Blue-winged, Prairie, Black-and-White, Chestnut-sided Warblers, and (the surprise of the day) a singing Northern Waterthrush, as well as 4 Willow Flycatchers
--Lubberland Creek in Newmarket, great looks at two Saltmarsh Sparrows (with 4 more of that genus out of range to ID), 2 occupied Osprey nests, a Barred Owl barring the trail, a Semi-palmated Plover, Marsh Wrens, Swamp Sparrows, and several warblers.
I ended the morning with 11 warbler species, none as unexpected as the Waterthrush.
This morning for two hours a Canada Warbler was singing all around our camp which is right beside the shore.
You know what is like to suddenly hear something in a place you have never heard it before. Your mind races through the antipated and suddenly you realize this is different. I grabbed my phone and pulled up I Bird Pro (Thanks Steve) and quietly played the Canada song. Don't you feel so good when you have correctly Id'd something! Next I had to get Bob on it.
A male hummer was zipping up and down impressing the female. White Nuts, Purple Finch and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks had found the feeder since we put it up last weekend I was pleased to know
Highlights from the bird song workshop at the top of Cannon Mt and the Trudeau Rd trails on 6/3/17 Conditions - blowing mist and showers 50F - not optimal to say the least!
Late morning hike up the Edmands Path to Eisenhower and then along the Crawford Path trail to Pierce and back down. I only tried to keep a count going as I was heading up the Edmands Path since it was still early and I was moving slow enough - I didn't stop often so I probably managed to get 85-90% of the birds.
American Redstart - 7 Ovenbird - 4 Blackburnian Warbler - 6 Black-throated Green Warbler - 9 Black-throated Blue Warbler - 6 Yellow-rumpled Warbler - 7 Magnolia Warbler - 3 Blackpoll Warbler - 13 (I stopped keeping a count once I got to the Crawford Path but estimated hearing between 15-20 more before I got back down to Mount Clinton Road) Blue-headed Vireo - 5 Red-eyed Vireo - 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet - 5 Purple Finch - 1 Winter Wren - 4 Ruffed Grouse - 1 (drumming) Dark-eyed Junco - 4 White-throated Sparrow - 3 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 4 Swainson's Thrush - 4 BICKNELL'S THRUSH - 1 (single bird heard calling at top of trail before intersection with Crawford Path. Also heard one BITH calling between Eisenhower and Pierce and two on the hike down from Pierce along the Crawford Path. No singing heard)
Date: 6/4/17 1:31 pm From: Jess Cosentino <jmcosentino2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mourning Warbler - Base Station Road (correction)
I typed that it was on the west side of the road when the recently cut area is actually on the east side of the road. Also, this was at approximately 3:45 PM today.
Date: 6/4/17 1:28 pm From: Jess Cosentino <jmcosentino2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mourning Warbler - Base Station Road
I just hiked up Eisenhower and Pierce this afternoon. While heading home, I swung through Base Station Road and checked a stretch of road I had two Mourning Warblers around this time last year. I parked and walked along the recently cut/regenerating stand on the west side of the road and had one male Mourning Warbler. Not heard singing but calling and seen bouncing around in the dense vegetation (Bird remained perched for atleast 2-3 seconds/long enough to confirm ID)
Watched a Kestral today as it hovered, and scouted the tall grass field behind the house here in Northfield NH. He was tormented by the tree swallows that have a nesting box. And though the Kestral returned again and again to the field, and dove several times into the grasses, I did not see him successfully capture a meal.
Also today in the hedgerow we watched a Brown Thrasher, he is a regular visitor going from the field hedgerow to the treeline, he works the edges of the bushes. A male Baltimore Oriole visited the hedgerow this afternoon and yesterday. We believe he is nesting in the forest edge nearby. Bobolink yesterday, flying over the field.
Date: 6/4/17 8:07 am From: 'jenna_pett' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Ring-necked ducks brentwood mitigation area.
There is a pair of ring-necked ducks at the Heron Rookery in the Brentwood Mitigation area. Jenna Pettipas Auburn, NHSusan Wrisley Hollis, NHSent via my Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
Thank you everyone who answered my question, very exciting to see and to actually get something right for once! 😊
Thank you
Deb Powers-South Berwick Maine
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From: DEBRA M POWERS <dmp2ec...>
To: nhbirds <nhbirds...>
Date: June 3, 2017 at 1:15 PM
Subject: Nesting Least Tern, ID Correct???????
This morning in Hampton NH I came across a pair of Least Tern nesting? Is this a correct ID. They were much smaller then what I have seen for Tern before.
Date: 6/3/17 10:49 am From: Jane Hills <jhbird...> Subject: [NHBirds] Changes at Pawtuckaway State Park
Just want to let you know that the usual birding meeting and carpooling spot at the powerline on Reservation Road (backside of Pawtuckaway) is off limits. We spoke with one of the abutters who said that he and a neighbor had posted signs indicating that the powerline cut is private property because others had been dumping trash there. We were able to persuade him to let us park there for carpooling today, and our argument that we were more apt to pick up trash than to dump it seemed to soothe him. He was congenial and polite and finally told us that if birders wanted to leave cars there that we should stop by his house (51 Reservation Road) and let him know we were doing so.
Another long-held birding spot now more inaccessible. The neighbor on the other side of the powerline came out when we walked a short distance down the powerline, told us we were on private property, but left when told about the conversation with his other neighbor.
Jane
Jane Hills
Manchester, NH
jhbird(at)myfairpoint(dot)net
"We are all environmentalists now, but we are not all planetists. An environmentalist realizes that nature has its pleasures and deserves respect. A planetist puts the earth ahead of the earthlings." --William Safire
Date: 6/3/17 10:15 am From: DEBRA M POWERS <dmp2ec...> Subject: [NHBirds] Nesting Least Tern, ID Correct???????
This morning in Hampton NH I came across a pair of Least Tern nesting? Is this a correct ID. They were much smaller then what I have seen for Tern before.
Date: 6/3/17 6:18 am From: Jon Woolf <jsw...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Chapman's landing 6/1
Interesting. I stopped at Chapman's Landing on the way to work yesterday (Friday 6/2) and there was no activity at all around the nest platform. And a week or so ago, I stopped for a quick look and saw an osprey repeatedly buzzing the nest, as if it wanted to land on the platform and something (one of the eagles?) was holding it off.
Did the eagles' nest fail?
-- Jon Woolf Manchester, NH
At 10:01 AM 6/2/2017, Dorsey, Kurk wrote:
Birders,
My dad is in town and wanted to see nesting eagles, so I took him to Chapman's Landing in Stratham. When we arrived about 9:15 Thursday, I was surprised to see a pair of Osprey on the poles next to the platform and generally moving around the area. I then heard a Nelson's Sparrow, which I tried to get in the scope without success. When I looked back at the platform, there were two adult eagles, and the ospreys were flying in the distance. I wonder if the osprey have been trying to reclaim their space and why the eagles seemed not too bent out of shape by their presence in the first place. Next time I'll just text them all and see what they say.
Date: 6/3/17 6:15 am From: Jon Woolf <jsw...> Subject: [NHBirds] NH Audubon pelagic trip - last call
Listfolk,
There's still a couple of days left to sign up for NHA's spring Pelagic Birding Trip. And there's still plenty of room, too. In fact, we're still a couple short of our 30-person minimum. If you were planning to go but just haven't signed up yet, well, today's the day! Massabesic Center will be open until 5pm. Call 603-668-2045 or email <mac...> to sign up.
WHAT: An all-day trip into the Gulf of Maine, looking for pelagic birds (although we'll also check out any whales and other marine life that we encounter).
WHEN: Monday, June 12th.
WHERE: Meet dockside at Rye Harbor at 7:30AM for an 8:00AM departure.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Hopefully, good weather and lots of interesting birds!
REGISTRATION: You must register in advance for this trip. We need a minimum of 30 people to pay for the trip. We've set a maximum of 50 so that the boat doesn't get too crowded. Cost is $70 for NH Audubon members, $90 for non-members. Contact Massabesic Audubon Center (phone 603-668-2045, email <mac...>) to sign up. Contact either MAC or me with any questions you might have. Please be certain that you leave a phone number or email address where you can be contacted on Sunday June 11th, in case we have to cancel due to weather.
To go with the trip, I will be holding a 1-hour workshop at Massabesic Center on Saturday June 10th, as a basic introduction to the most common pelagic birds and how to identify them. Since we generally see both whales and birds on these trips, the workshop also includes information on the common whales of the Gulf of Maine.
-- Jon Woolf Manchester, NH (Massabesic Audubon Center Volunteer)
Date: 6/3/17 5:58 am From: 'jenna_pett' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Thick-billed Murre north end of Odiorne.
Being seen from Odiorne, a thick billed Murre is in the harbor between fort stark and the lifesaving house.
Jenna Pettipas Auburn nhSusan Wrisley Hollis nh
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Four were observed in a territorial squabble low to the grass of an unmowed, hillside hayfield bordering N. Thetford Road. This field had nesting bobolinks last year. Across the road in a more level, lower-lying and wetter pasture, also unmowed, were seen perhaps a dozen red-winged blackbirds (only one female among them) perched on utility wires.
Date: 6/2/17 2:16 pm From: Marie Harris <marie...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Digest for - 3 updates in 3 topics
Great-crested Flycatcher on a garden post in Barrington this mid-afternoon.
Marie Harris
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> This past Wednesday's visit to Lebanon's Boston Lot Lake brought our 2017 series of outings there to a close.
> Nine birders participated in the final walk, setting off uphill to the lake under cloudy skies with the temperature in the mid-50s.
> Just thrity-five species were observed during the two-and-a-half hour walk; a clear indication that many species seen earlier in the month have moved on to their breeding grounds while those staying locally have begun the busy task of nesting and rearing this year's young.
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> The total for this year's five count days was 77 species including 18 different warbler types. Highlights there were a bay-breasted, three blackburnians and a singing Louisiana waterthrush. Of the six likely occurring woodpecker species for our area, all but the red-bellied were observed at one time or another. Four members of the vireo family - Philadelphia, yellow-throated, blue-headed and red-eyed - also were seen. Thanks to Kathy Thompson, Susan Tiholiz and Blake Allison for leading the May 31st outing, and thanks to Chapter Steering Committee members George Clark and Jeff MacQueen for their help on earlier walks too.
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> My dad is in town and wanted to see nesting eagles, so I took him to Chapman's Landing in Stratham. When we arrived about 9:15 Thursday, I was surprised to see a pair of Osprey on the poles next to the platform and generally moving around the area. I then heard a Nelson's Sparrow, which I tried to get in the scope without success. When I looked back at the platform, there were two adult eagles, and the ospreys were flying in the distance. I wonder if the osprey have been trying to reclaim their space and why the eagles seemed not too bent out of shape by their presence in the first place. Next time I'll just text them all and see what they say.
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Date: 6/2/17 7:59 am From: 'MascomaBirds' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Wrapping Up "Warbler Wednesdays"
This past Wednesday's visit to Lebanon's Boston Lot Lake brought our 2017 series of outings there to a close.
Nine birders participated in the final walk, setting off uphill to the lake under cloudy skies with the temperature in the mid-50s.
Just thrity-five species were observed during the two-and-a-half hour walk; a clear indication that many species seen earlier in the month have moved on to their breeding grounds while those staying locally have begun the busy task of nesting and rearing this year's young.
The day's highlight was the re-locating and viewing of a yellow-throated vireo nest with both parents observed coming and going. No more than a small, ball of lichens, resting on a thin branch, high up in a maple, the nest was well-observed by all attendees who agreed its very survival in such a precarious circumstance was a true wonder.
The total for this year's five count days was 77 species including 18 different warbler types. Highlights there were a bay-breasted, three blackburnians and a singing Louisiana waterthrush. Of the six likely occurring woodpecker species for our area, all but the red-bellied were observed at one time or another. Four members of the vireo family - Philadelphia, yellow-throated, blue-headed and red-eyed - also were seen. Thanks to Kathy Thompson, Susan Tiholiz and Blake Allison for leading the May 31st outing, and thanks to Chapter Steering Committee members George Clark and Jeff MacQueen for their help on earlier walks too.
A complete eBird list of this past Wednesday's walk sightings can be found by using the following link: eBird Checklist – Boston Lot Lake, Lebanon, New Hampshire – Wed May 31, 2017 – 35 species Thanks to Blake for being the day's recorder.
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My dad is in town and wanted to see nesting eagles, so I took him to Chapman's Landing in Stratham. When we arrived about 9:15 Thursday, I was surprised to see a pair of Osprey on the poles next to the platform and generally moving around the area. I then heard a Nelson's Sparrow, which I tried to get in the scope without success. When I looked back at the platform, there were two adult eagles, and the ospreys were flying in the distance. I wonder if the osprey have been trying to reclaim their space and why the eagles seemed not too bent out of shape by their presence in the first place. Next time I'll just text them all and see what they say.
As part of our Water Matters Exhibit Pavilion at the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, I have a Critter Cam exhibit with various live cameras. One camera looks over one if our ponds and right now on a Wood Duck box. The Wood Duck began incubation around April 26. On the 27th the camera captured an encounter with a Hooded Merganser that entered the box while the Woody was in there. The shaking box suggested a bit of a wrestling match inside. Last Sunday the chicks left the box....all eleven. This clip shows the departure of the first six....but check out #5.....it's a Hooded Merganser chick.
Date: 6/1/17 2:00 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Odiorne State Park (GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER, Red Crossbill, etc.)
An interesting morning today on the coast. The weather front last night brought calm and shifting winds last night and thick fog this morning. And a few interesting spring migrants. I had a combined total of 12 species of warblers from the Church Street Parking lot and Odiorne.
The highlight, by far, was a female GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER. My first in New Hampshire since 2000 and only my 2nd in NH since 1993. This species has decreased its range dramatically in the northeast due to habitat loss, and perhaps competition with Blue-winged Warblers. It used to nest (rarely and locally) in the Durham area back in the 1980's and 1990's. This is also my first record for this species for Odiorne Point State Park and my 33rd species of warbler for the park!
Another odd sighting at Odiorne was a male RED CROSSBILL! A rare June record for the seacoast!
"Documentation photos" can be seen on my Flickr page:
Date: 6/1/17 1:33 pm From: Katharine Thompson <kthom22...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Birdsong ID Workshop at Cannon Mountain for NH Bird Records
I plan to come to this event with my friend Susan Tiholiz. Looking forward to this. Kathy Thompson 802-765-4060 South Strafford, VT
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> Birdsong Identification Workshop at Cannon Mountain > > A Workshop to benefit New Hampshire Bird Records > > Saturday, June 3, 8:30 am - noon > > In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the northern > forest. > > We'll take the aerial tramway to the top of Cannon Mountain in Franconia > Notch. > > From there we will walk about 1-mile to look and listen for birds. > > Possible bird species present at this time of year include: Bicknell's > Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, > Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, and > White-throated Sparrow. > > Meet at the the Cannon Mountain parking lot at 8:30 a,m, > > Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong identification for more than > 15-years, and has extensive experience birding in the White Mountains > > Suggested donation $10 per person but any amount will be gratefully > accepted > (cash or check, please). > All proceeds will be donated to New Hampshire Bird Records, a terrific > birding resource published by NH Audubon. > > You will be responsible for purchasing your own tram ticket: $18.00 > > Let me know by email if you plan to join me, or just show up!. > > Bring binoculars, bug repellent, sturdy walking shoes, a notebook, water, > snacks, and rain gear. Heavy rain will cancel. > > Please carpool if possible. > > > -- > To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: > https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "NHBirds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> > To post to this group, send email to <nhbirds...> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >
Date: 6/1/17 10:14 am From: Sandy Turner <tmsprgrn...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bank Swallows
The Bank Swallow colony in Monroe (private property) is diminished to 9 holes, but still there. We saw 4 swallows, but all the holes look used. This colony has been in the same gravel pit since Mark and I were looking in the Connecticut River area in the hopes of finding the first Bald Eagle nest in NH since the one at Umbagog Lake in the 1940s. Umbagog won.
Date: 6/1/17 7:19 am From: Stephanie Parkinson <sparkinson...> Subject: [NHBirds] Capital Chpt. FT: LOCKE ROAD (6/11)
Field Trip: Locke Road
Date: Sunday, June 11, 7:00 am
This hidden Concord gem hosts a variety of habitats (wetlands, woodlands, fields and river). We'll walk the entire trip, but the way is level. Locke Road is off Portsmouth Street in East Concord (I-93, Exit 16). Meet at the dirt pull-off near Turner Group Architects at 27 Locke Road (approx. ½ mile down Locke Rd.) at 7 AM. The trip will last about three hours. For more information, contact Jane Hills at <JHbird...><mailto:<JHbird...>
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We are California biologists and birders visiting Maine/NH for about a week. I've subscribed to both listservs and use eBird and Facebook, but was hoping to "pick you brains" on any lingering purple sandpipers (without going to an island). We know that we are "late" but suspect there are a few resisting migration. We spent a bit of time around The Rye area today and may try again this week. Our experience tells us that locals are the best source of information and that they don't always post that info.
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Date: 5/31/17 10:16 am From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Birdsong ID Workshop at Cannon Mountain for NH Bird Records
Birdsong Identification Workshop at Cannon Mountain
A Workshop to benefit New Hampshire Bird Records
Saturday, June 3, 8:30 am - noon
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the northern forest.
We'll take the aerial tramway to the top of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch.
From there we will walk about 1-mile to look and listen for birds.
Possible bird species present at this time of year include: Bicknell's Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, and White-throated Sparrow.
Meet at the the Cannon Mountain parking lot at 8:30 a,m,
Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong identification for more than 15-years, and has extensive experience birding in the White Mountains
Suggested donation $10 per person but any amount will be gratefully accepted (cash or check, please). All proceeds will be donated to New Hampshire Bird Records, a terrific birding resource published by NH Audubon.
You will be responsible for purchasing your own tram ticket: $18.00
Let me know by email if you plan to join me, or just show up!.
Bring binoculars, bug repellent, sturdy walking shoes, a notebook, water, snacks, and rain gear. Heavy rain will cancel.
Date: 5/31/17 10:12 am From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Birdsong ID Workshop at Cannon Mountain for NH Bird Records
Birdsong Identification Workshop at Cannon Mountain
A Workshop to benefit New Hampshire Bird Records
Saturday, June 3, 8:30 am - noon
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the northern forest.
We'll take the aerial tramway to the top of Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch.
From there we will walk about 1-mile to look and listen for birds.
Possible bird species present at this time of year include: Bicknell's Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Blackpoll Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Dark-eyed Junco, and White-throated Sparrow.
Meet at the the parking lot at 8:30 a,m,
Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong identification for more than 15-years, and has extensive experience birding in the White Mountains
Suggested donation $10 per person but any amount will be gratefully accepted (cash or check, please). All proceeds will be donated to New Hampshire Bird Records, a terrific birding resource published by NH Audubon.
You will be responsible for purchasing your own tram ticket: $18.00
Let me know by email if you plan to join me, or just show up!.
Bring binoculars, bug repellent, sturdy walking shoes, a notebook, water, snacks, and rain gear. Heavy rain will cancel.
Date: 5/31/17 8:49 am From: <frechette7...> Subject: [NHBirds] Spam email
Yesterday I opened an attachment on an email from a friend who then notified us that their email had been hacked and spam emails with a PDF attachment had been sent to all their contacts. Just in case the same thing happens to us, Do not open an email with a PDF attachment and the message that we " want your input on a new project". Do not open the PDF.
Date: 5/31/17 6:07 am From: Leo McKillop <weomck...> Subject: [NHBirds] Oystercatchers, Odiorne wood bridge
I just had at least two American oystercatchers on the mud flats around the wooden bridge at odiorne on 1A over to the Wentworth Golf Course area. They were very active moving location every couple minutes. Last I saw of them was flying inland toward whitch Creek on the south end of the golf course about 25 mins ago.
This morning we heard a Black-billed Cuckoo at the Dodge Pond dam area in Lyman. Two years ago there was one in the same area, but we did not hear one last year.
Date: 5/30/17 8:14 am From: birdrecords <birdrecords...> Subject: [NHBirds] Common Nighthawk volunteers needed
Hi All,
As the reports show, Common Nighthawks are on the move and arriving at nest sites. There are few nesting locations in New Hampshire and NH Audubon's Project Nighthawk attempts to confirm and monitor the sites. Watches take place in the evening from 8-9:30 (or 3:30-5:00 am) at a given site. The most active monitoring takes place in Concord, Keene, Grantham and the Ossipee pine barrens, but there are several other sites with potential nesting. If you're interested in volunteering for the project, there is a training on Thursday evening - details below. If you can't make the training but are interested, please contact me.
Nighthawk Watch Volunteer Training:
Thursday, June 1, 2017
6:30 - 9:00 pm
NH Audubon's McLane Center, Concord
This training is designed for volunteers new to Project Nighthawk but it is valuable for volunteers who have watched only a few times and as a refresher for experienced volunteers. We will have an indoor introduction to nighthawks and nighthawk watching and then drive to a location where we can observe a displaying nighthawk (hopefully) and practice recording its behavior. Please contact me if you are interested in attending.
Date: 5/30/17 2:43 am From: 'Heather' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: please help to id this bird.
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I just posted three pics. There were three roosting there yesterday...until they were all flushed by a raptor. They were gone for the remainder of the day, but one returned this morning.
Date: 5/29/17 5:50 pm From: Benjamin Griffith <bgriffith...> Subject: [NHBirds] Star Island (Apparent LAZULI BUNTING (!), Olive-sided Flycatcher)
Twelve other birders and I headed to Star Island this morning. In spite of near-continuous mist and moderate winds, we had an an excellent day. Unfortunately, these conditions kept most birds low in the thickets, and many birds were seen briefly or missed by some. Extra-unfortunately, this includes by far the most unusual bird of the day, an apparent female plumaged LAZULI BUNTING which was originally seen only by me, but at least half the group got looks at it. Sadly the bird was incredibly camera shy, and disappeared as soon as anyone tried to take its photo. After reviewing literature, I have a hard time believing that an Indigo Bunting could match the plumage of this bird (notes below). Otherwise, a female PURPLE MARTIN and OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER ( https://flic.kr/p/U1hush ) were the most notable species and new Star Island birds for me. The Olive-sided Flycatcher gets some serious bonus points for being perhaps the most cooperative bird on the Island.
Full list follows.
Ben Griffith Greenland, NH
Mallard 1
White-winged Scoter 3 on approach to Star
Common Eider 40
Common Loon 15 tally of birds on Star and boat rides
White-crowned Sparrow 2 Great views of bird in trail by garden. Second bird by tennis courts. https://flic.kr/p/U4kxDc
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 12
apparent LAZULI BUNTING 1
Argh!!!!! !!!!! !!!!! !!!!! Infuriating bird that evaded the numerous cameras in spite of being seen by most. Initially spotted by me in the small patch of rose/poison ivy next to the dock. The bird then flew to the larger patch of vegetation near the gazebo where Robbie, Robert and I had good, close looks before the bird apparently flew off east across the island. Later seen on at least 5 separate occasions by various combinations of people, mostly in the vicinity of the garden, usually out in the open briefly before disappearing into the dense vegetation or flying off to the distance.
Typical passerina bunting shape... small passerine with moderately long tail, large head, and almost conical bill. The most striking feature about this bird was the broad, conspicuous white wingbars, which were obvious even in my initial, incredibly brief views. Overall gray-brown without contrast between face and throat, with a warm wash on the breast and whitish belly. The lesser coverts were bluish. In spite of close (perhaps 10 feet), no streaking was observed on the breast or belly. Upper mandible was blackish and lower paler gray and appeared slightly heavier than I expect for Indigo.
I *really, really *wish someone had managed to get photos of this bird. Ultimately I had the opportunity, but it was before I was seriously entertaining the possibility of Lazuli. After looking into it further, I think it was overwhelmingly likely (even factoring in the differential abundance of the two species in New England) that this bird was a Lazuli, and have a hard time seeing how an Indigo could match what I'd seen.
Date: 5/29/17 4:33 pm From: 'MascomaBirds' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Final "Warbler Wednesday" Coming Up on the 31st
Hard to believe we're at the end of the series. Many transitory migrants already have passed through heading to their nesting grounds, while those migrants who nest here are getting on with that process.
What will we see this coming Wednesday morning? Please join us to find out.
We'll begin at 7:00 a.m. departing from the more northerly of the two parking areas across from the Wilder Dam on NH Route 10.
The event is free and open to the public. Bring binoculars and/or a spotting scope as you prefer. The first part of the walk traverses a steep incline with an uneven gravel and dirt surface. Appropriate footwear is recommended.
Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon
Date: 5/29/17 4:20 pm From: Fran Keenan <fkeenanhome...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Common Nighthawk roosting continues...
I know a number of people were photographing the nighthawk(s) but I have yet to see any images on ebird. There aren't too many images of nighthawks roosting, so if you have some, please put 'em up!
On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 1:17:33 PM UTC-4, Charlee Breen wrote: > > For five days in a row...a common nighthawk has been on the same branch > roosting during the day. Please stay on the trail...there is evidence > someone went off the trail into the long grass...probably for a > picture...but there are possibly nesting birds in there. Best lighting > seems to be 3-5pm for pics. There are a few small holes to shoot through > from one side of the tree, but the other side is wide open and > unobstructed. > > Take first left upon entering Pickering...then first left down steep > hill. Go past stone bench and look for the huge birch tree on left. He is > in the left side about 1/4-1/3 of the way down. Easiest spotted if you > pass the birch tree to the large bush on the right and turn around. There > were two more spotted yesterday in the large tree before the birch...but > lighting and visibility were tough. All three flushed from a nearby > raptor...but at least one is back today...the one on the birch. > > Hope everyone gets the chance to see this magnificent bird. >
Date: 5/29/17 4:19 pm From: David Govatski Gmail <david.govatski...> Subject: [NHBirds] Willow and Olive-sided Flycatchers at Pondicherry in Jefferson
We biked in on the rail trail from Route 115A in Jefferson to Cherry Pond at the Pondicherry NWR on Memorial Day. We heard and saw a Willow Flycatcher at Cedar Marsh and on the way back a few hours later we heard and saw an Olive-sided Flycatcher in a snag by the trail. We also had alder and great crested flycatchers at the same location. Cedar Marsh is named for northern white cedars growing along the edge of the marsh and it is located on the freshly mowed rail trail about half way in from Route 115A in Jefferson to Cherry Pond. We also walked to to Little Cherry Pond and the bog plants were in full bloom. We had a wood duck perched in a tree near the edge of Little Cherry Pond that took off as we arrived and I thought from the sound of it that it was a large hawk. I could see it in flight and saw that it was a wood duck. We also saw a coyote with a snowshoe hare as we were biking out. We had a total of 51 species that we saw or heard. No black-backed woodpeckers at Little Cherry and I think they might be nesting now and being quiet.
Date: 5/29/17 3:34 pm From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, May 29, 2017
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 29th, 2017.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen near the Great Bay Discovery Center in
Greenland on May 28th, and at least 2 more were seen in Newmarket several
times during the last week.
An immature male KING EIDER was seen off of Pulpit Rocks in Rye on May 13th.
It was later seen at several nearby locations, and was last reported from
Seal Rocks in Rye on the 25th.
A THICK-BILLED MURRE was seen at the entrance to Rye Harbor, and a RAZORBILL
was seen off the coast of Rye, both on May 27th.
A LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May
28th, an UPLAND SANDPIPER was seen at the Pease International Tradeport on
May 23rd, and 7 LEAST SANDPIPERS were seen in Orford on May 26th.
3 LEAST TERNS, 5 ROSEATE TERNS, and a PIPING PLOVER were seen at Seabrook
Beach on May 28th, and 3 ROSEATE TERNS and a LAUGHING GULL were seen in New
Castle on May 27th.
A BLACK GUILLEMOT and a LAUGHING GULL were seen in Rye Harbor on May 29th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was reported from Dover, and 1 was seen in
Hampton, both on May 27th.
3 SALTMARSH SPARROWS and 3 FISH CROWS were reported from Hampton Marsh on
May 28th.
Up to 6 FISH CROWS were seen in Hinsdale during the past week.
2 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported from Hinsdale on May 27th, and again on
the 28th, 2 were seen at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 28th, and 4
were reported from the Concord Airport on the 24th.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was reported from Hampton on May 28th, and there were
reports of BICKNELL’S THRUSHES on territory in the White Mountains during
the past week.
A MOURNING WARBLER was reported from Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in
Jefferson on May 27th.
More than 12 PURPLE MARTINS were seen in Seabrook on May 27th.
A flock of 30 migrating COMMON NIGHTHAWKS was reported from Swanzey on May
24th, and there were several sightings of 1-3 birds during the past week.
83 CHIMNEY SWIFTS were seen going to roost in a chimney in Orford on May
27th.
A pair of MERLINS was seen from Borough Road in Penacook on May 28th.
ORCHARD ORIOLES were reported from Dover, Merrimack, and Nashua, and
BLACK-BILLED CUCKOOS were reported from Dover, Rochester, and Concord, all
during the past week.
A pair of BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS was seen on the Little Cherry Pond trail
at the Pondicherry National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson on May 24th.
This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and
press 4 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any
interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the
recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at:
<birdsetc...> Please put either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird
Alert" in the subject line and be sure to include your mailing address and
phone number. The RBA is also available on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon
web site, www.nhaudubon.org
Other birds: Laughing Gull-1 adult, Rye Harbor Black Guillemot-Rye Harbor Common Eider-at 23 chicks (in 3 groups) seen from different pull-offs in Rye Long-tailed Duck-1 hen, Rye Harbor
Date: 5/29/17 10:43 am From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] NH Coast (lingering sea ducks)
Jane and I hit the coast again today. The weather continues to be dreary. Continued easterly breezes brought another cold raw morning. Temperatures dropped to about 49F and the winds were blowing moderately out of the east at about 15 knots. The stagnant weather pattern has generally kept the migration slow along the shoreline for the last week; however, a few birds are slipping through. Despite the weather, there were a few migrants at the Church Street Parking lot including 2 Wilson's, 3 Common Yellowthroats, a Redstart and an Alder Flycatcher. We couldn't relocate the Gray-cheeked type thrush seen yesterday.
Offshore, there isn't a lot of gull or tern activity. And shorebirds seem to be clearing out, but there should be more coming. Some of the biggest highlights this May have been the unseasonal rarities including Thick-billed Murres, Razorbills, and the immature male King Eider. We saw NONE of those today, but they may still be around. Tough viewing. Sea ducks ad loons had been lingering in large numbers; however quite a few have cleared out in the last week. Highlights today included:
Surf Scoter 1 White-winged Scoter 5 Black Scoter 35 Mostly in two flocks. Long-tailed Duck 1 Continuing bird inside Rye harbor. Red-breasted Merganser 3 Two at Seal Rocks. One at Rye ledge. Red-throated Loon 2 One in breeding plumage off Seal Rocks. Another migrating. Common Loon 5 Red-necked Grebe 2 Continuing birds. One off Seal Rocks. One off Little Boar's Head. Northern Gannet 1 Adult or near adult off Great Boar's Head. Bonaparte's Gull 1 1st summer bird. Remarkably FEW Bonaparte's Gulls so far this spring. THIS IS ONLY MY 3rd for the spring!!!
Date: 5/29/17 10:17 am From: Charlee Breen <bufflehead444...> Subject: [NHBirds] Common Nighthawk roosting continues...
For five days in a row...a common nighthawk has been on the same branch roosting during the day. Please stay on the trail...there is evidence someone went off the trail into the long grass...probably for a picture...but there are possibly nesting birds in there. Best lighting seems to be 3-5pm for pics. There are a few small holes to shoot through from one side of the tree, but the other side is wide open and unobstructed.
Take first left upon entering Pickering...then first left down steep hill. Go past stone bench and look for the huge birch tree on left. He is in the left side about 1/4-1/3 of the way down. Easiest spotted if you pass the birch tree to the large bush on the right and turn around. There were two more spotted yesterday in the large tree before the birch...but lighting and visibility were tough. All three flushed from a nearby raptor...but at least one is back today...the one on the birch.
Hope everyone gets the chance to see this magnificent bird.
Date: 5/29/17 7:55 am From: chris gagnon <cgagnon...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mississippi Kites
Yesterday at 2pm, I went to Huckins Dr in Newmarket looking for the Mississippi Kites and just as I was completing my way around the circle assuming I would not find them, I saw the silhouette of a bird of prey flying which according to its shape I assume it was the kite. It flew around the area for a few minutes circling and tucking its wings in and diving and it really put on a good show for my wife and me. Eventually the bird left heading toward the elementary school.
The pics are not great but I think they are enough to make an ID.
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Date: 5/29/17 6:46 am From: Dan Hubbard <danielhubbard...> Subject: [NHBirds] Seacoast Chapter Strafford County Farm field trip-64 species
Twenty birders joined me for a leisurely walk on a lovely day (not many lately) around the conserved property at the Strafford County Complex. Sixty-four species were seen/heard by all/some. A nice variety of species were tallied, some very cooperatively providing nice views, others not. Highlights were a quietly perched Black-billed Cuckoo spied by Alan Murray, several raptors, and good looks at some of the colorful birds of May. The list follows. Dan Hubbard, Rochester
Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Cooper's Hawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Osprey Wild Turkey Killdeer Herring Gull Mourning Dove Rock Pigeon Black-billed Cuckoo Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Eastern Wood-Pewee Willow Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Great Crested Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Red-eyed Vireo Warbling Vireo Blue Jay Fish Crow Rough-winged Swallow Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee White-breasted Nuthatch Carolina Wren House Wren Eastern Bluebird American Robin Wood Thrush Veery Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Pine Warbler Blackpoll Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Common Yellowthroat Scarlet Tanager Northern Cardinal Rose-breasted Grosbeak Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow Eastern Meadowlark Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Baltimore Oriole House Finch American Goldfinch House Sparrow
Date: 5/28/17 6:49 pm From: Charlie Nims <charlie.nims...> Subject: [NHBirds] Just north of the Notches . . . Bicknell's, etc.
The past two days, I have been able to get out birding to several locations “north of the notches” although not far north. The main take away is that the migrants have largely passed by and the residents are on territory. In particular, it appears that Bicknell’s Thrush along with Yellow-bellied Flycatchers are on territory—more follows.
Yesterday, Joe Scott and I birded Hazen Pond (Whitefield Airport), Pondicherry NWR and the Trudeau Rd. area, the latter two birding by bicycle. At Hazen Pond, highlights were Bobolinks, a calling Wilson’s Snipe and a fly-in to the pond by an American Bittern. It was neat to see a Hooded Merganser fly into a nesting box and there was a lone Common Loon on the pond. Joe had a Moose that he saw from the railroad bridge just beyond the pond’s outlet.
At Pondicherry were we birded much of the time with Susan Wrisley, her niece Jenna and John from the Lancaster area where we had 16 warbler species (plus a 1th species Blackpoll seen by Susan and Jenna) all of which are most likely breeding birds including 6 Canada’s and a Mourning Warbler near Waumbek Junction which is probably the same bird recently reported by David Govatski. While we also went to Little Cherry Pond, we dipped on Black-backed Woodpecker but did have a couple of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers. Other species included Ruffed Grouse, Merlin and a couple Purple Finch.
After that, we went to the Trudeau Rd. area but again dipped on Blacked-backed Woodpecker. We did have 3-4 Yellow-bellied Flycatchers as well as 10 warbler species.
Today, I hiked up Mt. Pierce via the Crawford Path. There were lots of Yellow-bellied Flycatchers (7) but my highlight was 3 Bicknell’s Thrush one of which I was able to get a visual. Two were heard and\or seen right near the summit area but in different areas. I also had a Gray Jay.
On Thursday, I birded Base Station Rd. (road to the Cog Railroad) in the Bretton Woods area searching several spots that have had Mourning Warbler the past 2-3 years but was not able to come up with any. My guess is that they are now on territory or soon will be.
Zeke Cornell and I did some early morning birding on the coast, then we went on the Grante State for a whale watch out of Rye Harbor and were joined by Katrina Fenton, Jon Woolf, and Steve and Jane Mirick. The whale watch was mostly in Massachusetts waters at Jeffreys Ledge. The Gannet show was spectacular with a densely packed flock of about 500 circling over a small area of water above whale activity. The whales were also wonderful with four species: great looks at 8 Sei whales feeding close to the surface, 5 Humpbacks including a mother and calf, 1 Minke, and about 10 Atlantic White-sided Dolphins jumping out of the water. Highlights below.
Whalewatch
-- Massachusetts waters
Red-necked Phalarope 5
Sooty Shearwater 1
Northern Gannet 580
-- NH waters
Laughing Gull 2
White-winged Scoter 40 migrating
Common Loon migrating
Red-throated Loon 1 migrating (getting late)
Long-tailed Duck 1 in Rye Harbor (getting late)
Bald Eagle 1 immature flew over Rye Harbor and put up all the gulls
Church St. water tower parking lot
Gray-cheeked Thrush (difficult to separate from Bicknell's but photos support Gray-cheeked)
Date: 5/28/17 4:08 pm From: Joshua Jarvis <menasor77...> Subject: [NHBirds] the week in birds
Monday I saw a junco stop briefly at my feeders in Richmond. No idea why they are so scarce in summer. I saw one a few weeks ago, one saturday of the previous week in Keene, but by and large they are scarce (but not absent) in the warmer months.
A few times this week the Pine Warbler returned to my feeders in Richmond.
Saturday while taking a walk on Fish Hatchery Rd.(also in Richmond). I saw a FoY Black and White Warbler.
Today I saw a FoY Yellow Bellied Sapsucker on a tree outside my house in Richmond. Odd seeing one this late in the year. (in early May I heard but did not see some, and usually they move on by summer).
I also went to the Hinsdale setbacks today where I saw alot of Redstarts, some warbling vireos, a red eyed vireo, and a rose breasted grosbeak.
Sadly it has been about a week since I seen the Pine Siskins. I was hoping I had something special here. Most write ups of southwestern NH outside the Connecticut River valley tend to say the only interesting birds are on mountain tops.
Alas, I made the cardinal sin of jumping to conclusions when I spotted a pair of Orchard Orioles at the DMV in Nashua, then spotted a yellowish bird wiggling into a small, round Oriole nest in the adjacent tree...
The nest belongs to a pair of Baltimore Orioles. I saw the female fly in and out today.
But I also saw the male Orchard Oriole flying across the river nearby, so I suspect their nest is close by!
US-New Hampshire-Newfields-11 Old Route 108 - 43.05x-70.937 May 28, 2017 3:04 PM Traveling 1.50 miles 105 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Swampy Ponds at the beginning of Rockingham Rail Trail. Good place to see N. Water snakes.
1 Wood Duck 1 Great Blue Heron 3 Green Heron 1 Turkey Vulture 1 Osprey 1 Red-tailed Hawk 3 Mourning Dove 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Belted Kingfisher 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Eastern Wood-Pewee 1 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 3 Red-eyed Vireo 3 Tree Swallow 1 Tufted Titmouse 3 Veery 2 American Robin 1 Gray Catbird 1 Ovenbird 4 Common Yellowthroat 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Song Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3 Red-winged Blackbird 2 Baltimore Oriole
Number of Taxa: 29 Mark HatfieldDotty WendelkenLee, NH
Date: 5/28/17 11:26 am From: 'jenna_pett' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Clif swallows at Pease Tradeport Short street.
Two cliff swallows (maybe more) were seen among the tree and barn swallows at Short street. They kept landing on the fence of the gates section to the left.
Jenna Pettipas - Auburn, NHSusan Wrisley - Hollis, NH
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Date: 5/28/17 9:27 am From: Roger Frieden <roger...> Subject: [NHBirds] Morning List on Pawtuckaway Lake, Nottingham
Moving day was yesterday. We survived, and this morning we awoke to the call of a loon and a gorgeous day; our first in our new home on Pawtuckaway Lake. We celebrated with a morning yard list: American Goldfinch Mallard--hen with 7 ducklings Common Grackle Downy Woodpecker Chipping Sparrow Red-bellied Woodpecker Brown-headed Cowbird White-breasted Nuthatch Ruby-throated Hummingbird Tufted Titmouse Eastern Phoebe Red-eyed Vireo American Crow Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Black-capped Chickadee Mourning Dove Baltimore Oriole Great-crested Flycatcher Some nice changes from our former suburban Manchester yard.
Date: 5/28/17 7:46 am From: Anne Ryc <annehadshi...> Subject: [NHBirds] broadwing hawks in Concord
A kettle of 6 broadwing hawks made themselves heard and then seen over my house this morning. There has been a broadwing around in the last few weeks, I had heard and seen him. Could this be the brood of a nest? do they fly together like that at this time? wondering
Date: 5/28/17 7:15 am From: Pam Hunt <biodiva...> Subject: [NHBirds] Penacook Merlins, among other things
Greetings all,
I neglected to note that last week was the 500th running of my 6.5 mile Penacook Bird Survey. The 501st started off with a bang, when less than half an hour in I encountered a very vocal pair of Merlins in the vicinity of 81/82 Borough Road. There is a nice row of conifers there has potential as a nesting location. Other signs of nesting included a Chimney Swift going down a chimney and a recently fledged cowbird being attended by a phoebe. Additional highlights included TWO Yellow-throated Vireos along River Road, a Corvus hat trick, and perhaps the last migrant on the survey this season: a single Blackpoll Warbler.
The total of 75 species is again above average (10 year mean for late May = 72).
Here's to the next 499 walks around Penacook!
Pam Hunt
Penacook, NH
"The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world."
Date: 5/28/17 6:43 am From: Hector Galbraith <hg2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hinsdale grasshopper sparrows and fish crows
This morning I refound the grasshopper sparrows that Wendy and Tyson found yesterday. There were at least 2 birds, possibly 3. During the hour or so that I spent at Walmart the numbers of fish crows varied from 0 to 4, with birds arriving and leaving. I suspect that the Walmart mall is a foraging area for them and that if they are indeed nesting they may be further away in the riparian forest along the Connecticut. May even be on the VT side of the river.
Oyster River ForestUS-New Hampshire-Durham-345-353 Packers Falls Road - 43.123x-70.966 May 28, 2017 7:03 AM Traveling 2.00 miles 120 minutes All birds reported? Yes Comments: Oyster River Forest Started walk at 40 degrees and overcast, finished walk mostly sunny and 51 degrees.
Date: 5/28/17 2:55 am From: hector galbraith <hg2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hinsdale fish crows
A brief recap on the history of the birds at the Walmart parking lot: they were first seen on May 14 when only two birds were present (this does not mean that they were not there in previous years - who goes birding in Walmart Parking lots, after all). numbers were up to 3 birds a few days later on May 18, and then 6 birds on the 24th. One bird reported for the 27th. It is possible to go there and see no birds, as has happened to me - I suspect that they are roaming more widely as there have been two reports from Brattleboro VT, about three miles to the north, in the last couple of weeks. Are they nesting? No obvious signs yet of birds carrying nesting material, but I have to assume that they are. Time will tell….
While working in my garden plot at the Birch St. community gardens, I had a Black-billed Cuckoo calling in the afternoon. Around 6:00 two Common Nighthawks flew over.
Zeke Cornell and I birded the coast this morning, arriving at Hampton Harbor in time for a very low tide. There were lots of peeps quite far out, but otherwise shorebird diversity was low. Highlights below.
Date: 5/27/17 3:58 pm From: Toni Taylor <ttaylornh...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Green Heron, Pine Warbler
Hi there, I've had repeated visits of a pine warbler to my black oil sunflower seed. I also "serve" suet but that bird likes the seed. This is the first year I've seen the warbler. Interesting.
On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 12:52:05 AM UTC-4, FirstChAoS wrote: > > Yesterday (well Tuesday, I am writing this late) I saw my first of year > Green Heron in Keene. A pair landed in a pine tree by the pond by Target. > > Today (Wednesday) I was sitting outside on a bench by my feeders when an > odd bird landed on the suet. The colors reminded me of a female goldfinch > but the beak looked pointier. The sun was in my eyes and it flew off when I > lifted my camera. I went inside to see if it returned. No unusual bird > returned to the suet but one did land briefly to pick around on the ground. > A Pine Warbler! This has me rethinking the roles of warblers at bird > feeders. Each spring and fall Ovenbirds forage under my feeders but I just > assumed they forage their by coincidence. Twice I saw a Black Throated Blue > land by me feeders then fly off. I assumed birds are just curious on other > foraging birds but found nothing to eat. Now I wonder if occasionally > warblers will snatch bird food. >
Today 2 of us when looking for the Fish Crows at Walmart on Rt. 119 in Hinsdale. We spotted and heard a Fish Crow right away, but heard a Grasshopper Sparrow in the old race track next door. we spent about 15 minutes getting closer as 2 birds sang and called. We had a great but brief view of one as it perched in the lower branch of a shrub and sang. I tried for a picture but it was too quick and I didn't get to focus. There was a Savannah sparrow also in this area, but we were so close and saw this bird so there was no mistaking the song for a distant note of a Savannah. Lifer for both of us! Wendy
Date: 5/27/17 11:06 am From: Benjamin Griffith <bgriffith...> Subject: [NHBirds] Coast AM (Thick-billed Murre, etc)
I birded along the NH coast this morning, working my way from south to north, looking mostly at waterbirds and more-or-less ignoring landbird habitat all morning. A few highlights from the morning:
Red-throated Loon - 1 1st summer at Jenness Beach near the parking lot.. getting late Black-crowned Night-Heron - flyover in Hampton Harbor Roseate Tern - 5 foraging off Seabrook Beach Least Tern - 1 foraging off Seabrook Beach Piping Plover - 1 on Seabrook Beach White-rumped Sandpiper - nice looks at a bird in the flats just north of the Hampton Marina THICK-BILLED MURRE - from Rye Harbor State Park, originally seen by Mike Harvey from the M/V Granite State. At one point perhaps 15 feet from me at the end of the north jetty in the harbor (https://flic.kr/p/Vdvgy6) Purple Martin - at least a dozen foraging along Seabrook Beach
Date: 5/27/17 10:49 am From: Charlee Breen <bufflehead444...> Subject: [NHBirds] Common nighthawk at Pickering Ponds now
Roosting nighthawk in Rochester now. Take right after entering park, take first left down steep hill. Go past stone bench...up in birch tree on left after bench. Enjoy.
Date: 5/27/17 2:54 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] The “Dinner’s Ready” Call of the Female Barred Owl
I’ve known for some time that the female Barred Owl, in addition to her
“listless Sora” call asking her mate to bring food, has a similar call for
her young when the food arrives. This morning I was close enough to hear it
well - 20 feet away.
The call is given in “sotto voce” since it is only intended to carry a
short distance, no more than fifty yards. It begins like the “begging”
call, but ends in a sharp “eek”, reminiscent of the call of a Rose-breasted
Grosbeak. The young respond vocally and the volume of their response tells
her where to direct the food - the squeakiest wheel gets the grease sort of
thing. The response of the young fresh out of the nest is like a hiss. As
the young grow, it evolves into the “begging” call, until two months out of
the nest it is very much like the mother’s.
Date: 5/26/17 12:30 pm From: G M ARCHAMBAULT <gm72125...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Orchard Oriole nest at DMV Nashua
AND please check out Chris's photos of WARBLING VIREO on her eBird checklist, which are excellent. Thank you. -Ken Archambault, Birmingham, Alabama
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:46 AM, Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> wrote:
Yesterday I dropped by the DMV area at exit 5/Broad Street in Nashua and spotted a little yellow/green bird flying into a tree--a female Orchard Oriole. She popped into her little nest--and a male flew across the river. I first thought it was a nest exchange, but apparently the males do not brood, so perhaps he was standing by guarding the nest.
I am having difficulty uploading to and editing Flickr, so here's an eBird list with some DMV photos including the nest--a busy little spot yesterday.
http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37099212 A long trek through Southwest Park complex yesterday turned up disappointingly few migrants which sadly seems to be a trend these past few years.
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Date: 5/26/17 12:19 pm From: 'L. Pagano' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Orchard Oriole nest at DMV Nashua
Beautiful photo of the Warbling Vireo with her head tilted!
On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 9:46:48 AM UTC-4, christine sheridan wrote: > > Yesterday I dropped by the DMV area at exit 5/Broad Street in Nashua and > spotted a little yellow/green bird flying into a tree--a female Orchard > Oriole. She popped into her little nest--and a male flew across the > river. I first thought it was a nest exchange, but apparently the males do > not brood, so perhaps he was standing by guarding the nest. > > I am having difficulty uploading to and editing Flickr, so here's an > eBird list with some DMV photos including the nest--a busy little spot > yesterday. > > http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37099212 > > A long trek through Southwest Park complex yesterday turned up > disappointingly few migrants which sadly seems to be a trend these past few > years. > > Chris Sheridan > Nashua >
Date: 5/26/17 7:59 am From: jane kelley <janeekelley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: DC Cormorant nest tree cut down
This may not be the forum to say this but..While it is sad to see the tree go missing (after reading all the issues on Lake Champlain) maybe it's for the best. It was cool while it lasted.
Jane
On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 5:46:35 PM UTC-4, Iain Macleod wrote: > > Well, so much for our first inland DC Cormorant nesting attempt here in > Meredith. I visited today....first chance since I found the nest .... and > the tree is gone. I assume chopped down deliberately to deter the > Cormorants. > > Frustrating to say the least. > > Iain MacLeod > Ashland >
Date: 5/25/17 9:04 pm From: Cliff Otto <bye.bye.nh.birdy...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: DC Cormorant nest tree cut down
On Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 5:46:35 PM UTC-4, Iain Macleod wrote: > > Well, so much for our first inland DC Cormorant nesting attempt here in > Meredith. I visited today....first chance since I found the nest .... and > the tree is gone. I assume chopped down deliberately to deter the > Cormorants. > > Frustrating to say the least. >
Date: 5/25/17 2:46 pm From: Iain Macleod <pandiain.im...> Subject: [NHBirds] DC Cormorant nest tree cut down
Well, so much for our first inland DC Cormorant nesting attempt here in Meredith. I visited today....first chance since I found the nest .... and the tree is gone. I assume chopped down deliberately to deter the Cormorants.
Date: 5/25/17 10:02 am From: David Govatski <david.govatski...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bicknell's Thrush options
Various options exist this summer to see Bicknell's Thrush in the White Mountains. Hiking is a good option for those who are fit and equipped. Typically we find this thrush above 3,000 feet in balsam fir stands. Some trails are better than others but I don't have the space to list all of them.
The other options include:
Cannon Mountain Tramway at Franconia Notch State Park opening on 2 June with the first tram up at 0830. $18 for adults and check the web site for up to date information.
Date: 5/25/17 9:45 am From: David Govatski <david.govatski...> Subject: [NHBirds] Jefferson Notch Road closed until mid-June
I checked the status of the Jefferson Notch Road for birders interested in hiking the Caps Ridge Trail that starts at an elevation of 3,000 feet. NH DOT reports ice and soft roadbed conditions and they are unable to work on it until the frost and moisture leaves. This could be mid-June and possibly later.
Date: 5/24/17 9:52 pm From: Joshua Jarvis <menasor77...> Subject: [NHBirds] Green Heron, Pine Warbler
Yesterday (well Tuesday, I am writing this late) I saw my first of year Green Heron in Keene. A pair landed in a pine tree by the pond by Target.
Today (Wednesday) I was sitting outside on a bench by my feeders when an odd bird landed on the suet. The colors reminded me of a female goldfinch but the beak looked pointier. The sun was in my eyes and it flew off when I lifted my camera. I went inside to see if it returned. No unusual bird returned to the suet but one did land briefly to pick around on the ground. A Pine Warbler! This has me rethinking the roles of warblers at bird feeders. Each spring and fall Ovenbirds forage under my feeders but I just assumed they forage their by coincidence. Twice I saw a Black Throated Blue land by me feeders then fly off. I assumed birds are just curious on other foraging birds but found nothing to eat. Now I wonder if occasionally warblers will snatch bird food.
On an evening walk as a beginner birder: Baltimore Oriole. Several Yellow Warblers. Pair Catbirds in the trail edge. Kingfisher. Kingbird. Cedar Waxwing feasting on dried berries. Song of Cardinal. Numerous Red Winged Blackbirds. Cormorants on the river. Canadian Geese. 1 small agile hawk not identified flying in dense canopy at River edge. Great blue heron wading. 1 beaver in river. 1 beaver lodge. Swifts. Robins.
Today 30 (possibly more) Common Nighthawks were feeding above the area of the waste water treatment plant at the end of Airport Road in Swanzey. I was across the river (west of the plant). They were foraging in a loose flock and occasionally calling. At times they were above me over the fields and oxbows on the west side. Due to the trees and topography I could only count 30 at one time, there could have been a few more individuals in the flock. I have never seen a spring flock in migration - only the larger late summer flocks. Wendy
Date: 5/24/17 1:41 pm From: Scott Heron <smheron...> Subject: [NHBirds] Webster Natural Area / Kingston Beginner Bird Walk
Eight birders joined Betsy and I for a beginner bird walk on Green Road and the Webster Natural Area in Kingston this morning. We split most of our time between walking the road along the Atlantic white cedar swamp and perusing the field and shrubs of the old Kingston Fairgrounds. Migrants were scarce and we ended the morning with an even 40 local breeders including two Eastern Bluebirds making deliveries to one of the recently installed nest boxes. We watched a boisterous Common Loon cruise over head, presumably commuting from Country Pond to Great Pond. Other species that teed up nicely for folks included Eastern Towhee, Prairie Warbler and Field Sparrow. While Northern Waterthrush were pretty much always within earshot and quick to defend territory, none gave us particularly revealing views.
Thanks to the Seacoast Chapter for giving me the opportunity to lead the walk and especially thanks to the kind folks that joined me in swatting away the mosquitoes this morning.
1 Common Loon 2 Mourning Dove 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Wood-Pewee 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Red-eyed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Common Raven 6 Tree Swallow 6 Black-capped Chickadee 2 Tufted Titmouse 1 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Brown Creeper 2 Eastern Bluebird 2 Veery 1 Hermit Thrush 2 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 7 Cedar Waxwing 2 Ovenbird 4 Northern Waterthrush 2 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Common Yellowthroat 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Field Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 4 Eastern Towhee 1 Northern Cardinal 1 Common Grackle 4 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 Baltimore Oriole 3 American Goldfinch
Date: 5/24/17 9:12 am From: ROBERT SWEET <rgsweet...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hooksett reports.
FOY red breasted grosbeak and red bellied woodpecker@ feeders. Orioles and catbird still coming to cut up orange. Hummers active at front and back feeders. Plus the usual gang of birds at feeders.
Date: 5/24/17 8:27 am From: Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: Orchard Oriole nest at DMV Nashua
That's Exit 6/ Broad St.
Chris S. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> Date: Wed, May 24, 2017 at 9:46 AM Subject: Orchard Oriole nest at DMV Nashua To: NHbirds <nhbirds...>
Yesterday I dropped by the DMV area at exit 5/Broad Street in Nashua and spotted a little yellow/green bird flying into a tree--a female Orchard Oriole. She popped into her little nest--and a male flew across the river. I first thought it was a nest exchange, but apparently the males do not brood, so perhaps he was standing by guarding the nest.
I am having difficulty uploading to and editing Flickr, so here's an eBird list with some DMV photos including the nest--a busy little spot yesterday.
Date: 5/24/17 6:46 am From: Christine Sheridan <cmsbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Orchard Oriole nest at DMV Nashua
Yesterday I dropped by the DMV area at exit 5/Broad Street in Nashua and spotted a little yellow/green bird flying into a tree--a female Orchard Oriole. She popped into her little nest--and a male flew across the river. I first thought it was a nest exchange, but apparently the males do not brood, so perhaps he was standing by guarding the nest.
I am having difficulty uploading to and editing Flickr, so here's an eBird list with some DMV photos including the nest--a busy little spot yesterday.
Joe Scott and I left the Mt. Washington Valley area this morning to bird several areas south of us. We had a great day approaching 90 species including 16 warbler species along with Orchard Oriole, American Bittern, seven species of flycatchers among others.
We started at NH Audubon’s Thompson Sanctuary where we first heard then saw an American Bittern which later took flight and was joined by a second bittern giving us great views. We also had both Alder and Willow Flycatcher, Virginia Rail and a nice male Hooded Merganser.
At Pickering Ponds, we had 67 species including 14 warbler species, two Black-billed Cuckoo’s that were hanging together, a male Orchard Oriole. The highlight of the warblers was a Mourning Warbler which was calling loudly right at the entrance to the ponds; we got quick but good views of the bird. Other warbler species included a Blue-winged, Wilson’s, Blackpoll and Canada. The area was crawling with Yellow Warblers and American Redstarts. We had 3 Empidonax species: Least, Willow and Alder. Lots of photos posted to eBird on this list.
At Pease, we had an Upland Sandpiper, 2 Eastern Meadowlarks and 2 American Kestrels.
The last stop of the day was in Newmarket where we found the previously reported two Mississippi Kites who gave indications of nesting as we saw them copulating.
eBird lists were posted for all 6 locations we birded.
Date: 5/23/17 7:18 pm From: Mark Suomala <mrsuomala...> Subject: [NHBirds] birdsong id workshop to benefit NH Bird Records
Birdsong Identification Workshop at Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area
(NH F&G property - not the Audubon Sanctuary)
A Workshop to benefit New Hampshire Bird Records
Saturday, May 27, 7:00 am - 11:00 am
In this workshop we'll listen and look for spring birds of the fields, thickets, forests and wetlands. We'll walk around the Bellamy River WMA in Dover to learn about and practice birdsong identification. Possible bird species present at this time of year include: Orchard Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Bobolink, Willow Flycatcher, and Blue-winged Warbler. Meet at Garrison Road access parking lot in Dover at 7:00 A.M. Please carpool and be prepared to walk up to 1-2 miles.
Mark Suomala has been teaching birdsong identification for more than 15-years, and conducted a breeding bird survey on the Bellamy property for NH F&G.
Let me know by email if you plan to join me or just show up!.
Bring binoculars, bug repellent, sturdy walking shoes, a notebook, water, snacks, and rain gear. Heavy rain will cancel.
Suggested donation $10 per person but any amount will be gratefully accepted (cash or check, please). All proceeds will be donated to New Hampshire Bird Records, a terrific birding resource published by NH Audubon.
Date: 5/23/17 7:14 pm From: 'Molly Jacobson' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Grasshopper sparrows and pipit at Cemetery Fields, Amherst
A video of the singing sparrow, as I am forever grateful they seemed willing to sit in plain sight and sing to their hearts' content.https://flic.kr/p/UUrqdT
On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 12:26 PM, molly.j711 via NHBirds <nhbirds...> wrote:
Here right now, was a bit baffled as I've never seen a pipit before but it's been walking around bobbing its tail for the better part of half an hour now. Very cooperative grasshopper sparrows too! Great to finally see them.-Molly JacobsonMerrimack-- To Change your e-mail delivery settings (digest, daily, no mail) visit: https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/subscribe?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NHBirds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nhbirds+<unsubscribe...> To post to this group, send email to <nhbirds...> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Date: 5/23/17 6:53 pm From: 'MascomaBirds' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Last "Feathered Friday" Coming Up on May 26
Can it be? Are we really at the end of another season of "Feathered Fridays?" Tempus fugit! Beginning at 7:00 o'clock Friday morning, we'll take one more look through the wetlands and fields of Union Village Dam Park for late migrants and, now, locally nesting birds. Reports indicate some interesting species are still being seen. Our first three walks yielded records for 61 different species. Perhaps we'll add willow and olive-sided flycatchers to our season count.
As always, our jumping off point will be the parking area accessed by following Buzzell Bridge Rd. in from VT Rt.113 almost opposite E.C. Brown's Nursery. The lot is about 1/3 mile in, on the left, before a metal gate.
The walk is free and open to the public. Bring a spotting scope and/or binoculars as you prefer. The walking surface is level and unpaved. We will be in grassy fields part of the time. Be tick wary.
Mascoma Chapter of New Hampshire Audubon
Date: 5/23/17 6:40 pm From: David Govatski <david.govatski...> Subject: [NHBirds] Black-backed Woodpeckers at Pondicherry
I met two Swedish birders at the Pondicherry NWR in Jefferson and Whitefield and they reported seeing a pair of Black-backed Woodpeckers along the Little Cherry Pond Trail. By the time I walked in the birds were gone but I did have a consolation prize in seeing a black bear cross the trail in front of me. Great-crested Flycatchers and Eastern Wood-peewees were calling and this was my first day finding them here. Gray tree frogs were pretty vocal too.
Date: 5/23/17 5:02 pm From: Stephen Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mississippi Kites X 5 including pair copulating in GREENLAND!
I got a call this afternoon from Beth Heckman at the Great Bay Discovery Center. She reported a MISSISSIPPI KITE seen from the Center. Jane and I (on vacation) drove over and located TWO birds perched in the top of a snag just up the road from the parking lot roughly near the old depot building. The birds were seen COPULATING! A great indication that they will try to nest in the area. Now we need to find a nest!
After this, we traveled to Newmarket where we saw 3 birds off Huckin's Drive. The local pair plus an intruder that was chased away. We saw NO BIRDS at either Gonet Drive or Piscassic Street.
Excited to discover this after the fact - thought I was going crazy when I saw a bright yellow bird with a black chin, about goldfinch-sized, and couldn't find anything remotely matching it. Took quite a lot of searching later to key it out. A first year male and a female in a tree by the boat launch of Horseshoe Pond, making chuk calls at each other. One was carrying nesting material. Was going to get a picture but a car spooked them and they flew off across the pond. Seven lifers in two days, wow! -Molly JacobsonMerrimack
Date: 5/23/17 3:44 pm From: Steve Mirick <smirick...> Subject: [NHBirds] EXETER WTP CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
I got a call from Jennifer Perry, the director of the public works department for the town of Exeter. She wanted me to get the word out that the treatment plant is undergoing major renovations and heavy equipment will be on site.
Because of safety concerns, the plant will be CLOSED TO BIRDERS until further notice. Hopefully we will be able to get back in when it is safe to do so, but please stay away until then.
Date: 5/23/17 9:26 am From: molly.j711 via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Grasshopper sparrows and pipit at Cemetery Fields, Amherst
Here right now, was a bit baffled as I've never seen a pipit before but it's been walking around bobbing its tail for the better part of half an hour now. Very cooperative grasshopper sparrows too! Great to finally see them.-Molly JacobsonMerrimack
Date: 5/23/17 8:35 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Wanna See a Long-eared Owl?
I’m pleased to see that Phil Brown has suppressed the details of the
Long-eared Owl sighting. The Ontario bird lists have stopped publishing owl
sightings because they only lead to harassment by fotogs looking for the
“money shot”. I wish the NH bird list would do the same with MIKI sightings
and leave them in peace.
That said, if you ever want to see a Long-eared Owl, the place to go is
Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in the UP of Michigan during the first two
weeks of May. This year they’ve banded over 300 of the suckers, with
similar numbers of Saw-whet Owls as well. In some years they have
phenomenal numbers of Boreal Owls (but not this year.) That’s in addition
to a great raptor migration and an astounding number of lost birds that get
there and don’t know what to do. So they often end up at the Observatory
gift shop feeder.
The observatory manages the site so the owls are not harassed yet you are
allowed to observe the banding process. In the evening, after sunset, you
may even get to see Long-eared Owls lift off from the jack pine forest,
gain altitude, and head out over Lake Superior to make the 17 mile crossing
to Canada.
Of course, if you REALLY want to see Long-eared Owls, head to downtown
Kikinda in Serbia in the wintertime, where up to a thousand birds may be
found roosting in the central plaza!
