Date: 6/9/25 2:42 pm From: Elaine Faletra <elaine.faletra...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] video of Steller's Sea Eagle sighting - Newfoundland Conception Bay North area
Having seen this Stellar’s eagle last summer in Bonavista, Newfoundland, this is an amazing video for this woman to capture. I think many folks will be V-E-R-Y interested in this interaction of eagle species!
Date: 6/9/25 11:27 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 9, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 9th, 2025.
A SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was photographed flying overhead near the Central
School in Chichester on June 4th.
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Durham and 1 was seen in Newmarket, all
during the past week. Small numbers of this bird-species have been nesting
in southeastern New Hampshire for a number of years.
A SABINE’S GULL was seen on White & Seavey Islands, part of the Isles of
Shoals, on June 8th.
5 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were seen at Lake Umbagog in Errol on June 8th.
A BLACK TERN was seen at Lake Umbagog in Errol on June 2nd.
A COMMON TERN was seen at Millsfield Pond in Millsfield on June 6th. An
unusual inland sighting.
An ARCTIC TERN was seen on White & Seavey Islands, part of the Isles of
Shoals, on June 8th.
There was an unconfirmed report of 2 FORSTER’S TERNS at Adam’s Point in
Durham on June 4th.
2 BLACK-NECKED STILTS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on June 9
th.
2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS were seen at Lonesome Lake in Lincoln on June 2nd.
A RUDDY TURNSTONE was seen at the Hinsdale Setbacks on the Connecticut
River on June 2nd, and 1 was seen at Airport Road in Keene on the 3rd.
2 LONG-TAILED DUCKS were lingering along coastal Rye during the past week.
At least 4 RED-THROATED LOONS lingered along the coast during the past week.
A LARK BUNTING was discovered at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on June 5th,
and has been seen every day since then. It was last reported on the 8th.
2 LEAST BITTERNS were heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on
June 3rd, and 1 was seen at Airport Road in Swanzey on June 2nd-7th.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on June 7th.
A YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at the Lubberland Creek Preserve in
Newmarket on June 3rd and 4th.
A BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON was seen at Cherry Pond in Pondicherry Wildlife
Refuge on June 3rd.
A GREAT EGRET was seen in Grantham on June 6th.
2 SANDHILL CRANES were seen in fields on Artist Falls Road in Conway on
June 5th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen flying with TURKEY VULTURES in Woodstock on June 8
th.
A NORTHERN HARRIER was seen at Elm Brook Recreation Area in Hopkinton on
June 3rd. Getting late to be seen this far south in the state.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen at the Androscoggin River Dam in Gorham on
June 4th.
A CERULEAN WARBLER was seen at the Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area in
Chesterfield on June 6th, and again on the 9th.
2 PURPLE MARTINS were seen along the Cherry Pond Access Trail at
Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary in Jefferson on June 8th, and 1 was reported
from a private residence in Dover on June 6th.
Several FOX SPARROWS were reported from the White Mountains during the past
week.
2 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen at the Turbine Road in Dixville, and 1 was
seen at Scott Bog in Pittsburg, all during the past week.
An EVENING GROSBEAK was heard in Cornish, and 2 were reported from
Charlestown, all on June 6th,
6 HORNED LARKS were seen at Pease International Tradeport, where they are
known to nest, on June 5th.
A WILLOW FLYCATCHER was seen in Jefferson Meadows in Jefferson on June 8th.
Uncommon this far north in the state.
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 to:
<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
Thanks very much and good birding.
Available NOW!
Birding Northern New Hampshire By Robert A. Quinn. Boreal birds and
dramatic vistas await you most any time of the year in New Hampshire’s
North Country. Follow birder and naturalist Robert A. Quinn’s detailed new
guide, *Birding in Northern New Hampshire* to the best birding in northern
Coos County. All proceeds go to NH Audubon. For more info and to order a
copy, check out this link:
Learn more about birds and birding in New Hampshire with New Hampshire Bird
Records: www.nhbirdrecords.org (read a free article in each
issue). This quarterly publication is produced by NH Audubon thanks to the
work of many volunteers. It is available for free in digital format to all
NH Audubon members, and also by print for an additional fee:
https://nhbirdrecords.org/join-or-donate/
Date: 6/9/25 2:46 am From: '<bikenbird...>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] REMINDER*** NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30 AM Program/Event - Identifying Trees and Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds***
New HampshireAudubon Seacoast Chapter
THERE IS ONE OPENING FOR THIS 15 PARTICIPANT PROGRAM.
Please note thefollowing:
Tuesday,June 10, 2025 8:30 am (Note: moved from Wednesday) Program – Identifying Treesand Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds
This OUTSIDE program will be from8:30-11:30 am at Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping.The program will be limited to 15 participants. This event will be heldentirely outdoors and will be held as long as it is not raining. Participantsshould bring their binoculars and clothing appropriate for the weatherconditions at the time of the event.
This program, by Matt Tarr of UNHCooperative Extension, will teach youhow to identify the most common native and non-nativeshrubs that comprise many bird habitats in NH. We will identifyeach shrub species, discuss how each species functions as birdhabitat, and which shrubs you want to encourage on yourland to benefit birds. We will also be looking andlistening for birds (of course!) and sharing our tips for how toidentify the birds we encounter during the program.
Bio: Matt Tarr is Extension Professor and State Wildlife HabitatSpecialist for the University of NH Cooperative Extension. Much of Matt'sresearch and work is focused on determining how non-native shrubs function ashabitat for songbirds and on how birds respond to land-use and habitatmanagement practices at different landscape scales. Matt is an avid birder whoenjoys photographing and recording birds.
All are welcome to attend our Tuesday June10, 2025 OUTSIDE program which is free of charge at Burley Farm Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs andthis Google group.
Tosign up for the program click this link!
Note: This event replaces the JuneProgram at The Seacoast Science Center.
Date: 6/8/25 3:50 am From: 'Gagnon, Chris' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] north country tern - with link this time - sorry.
After doing some research I am still baffled by this tern at Millsfield
Pond. The first thing I noticed with the bird was its very long tail.
And through my pictures I am not noticing any black on the wing tips.
Although it is still probably more likely that it's a common tern, I
wouldn't entirely rule out Arctic Tern. Unfortunately I am no longer in
the area. If anyone is in the area and is looking for a wild goose chase
it might be worth the trip. The bird could be spotted from the public boat
launch. It was there all day yesterday so whatever it happens to be,
hopefully it's staying for a while. A scope and/or kayak would be helpful.
I have 2 videos and 3 pics on flickr but they are all very much
inconclusive to my untrained eye.
Date: 6/7/25 5:18 pm From: '<cga......>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] north country tern - with link this time - sorry.
While working around the 3 season camp on Millsfield Pond (near Errol) a bird flying across the pond caught my eye. It never got closer than about a quarter mile away from me. I think I have enough photo evidence to conclude it's a tern and my best guess is that it's a common tern. For those of us that like to help to solve a mystery, please let me know what you think based on the photos and video. Wish I had better photos but like I said, it didn't come close enough.
Date: 6/7/25 5:16 pm From: '<cga......>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] north country tern - pics/video
While working around the 3 season camp on Millsfield Pond (near Errol) a bird flying across the pond caught my eye. It never got closer than about a quarter mile away from me. I think I have enough photo evidence to conclude it's a tern and my best guess is that it's a common tern. For those of us that like to help to solve a mystery, please let me know what you think based on the photos and video. Wish I had better photos but like I said, it didn't come close enough.
Date: 6/6/25 7:07 pm From: jeepinmoabgirl <jeepingmoabgirl...> Subject: [NHBirds] Great egret 89 South in Grantham
I was driving down 89 South at mile marker 47.2. there is a flooded field on the right hand side of the highway due to a beaver dam. I saw a egret in the field. I attempted to stop but it was too dangerous. I am assuming it was a great egret. Wondering if anyone else was traveling and saw it in the field. This was at 6:37 p.m.
Date: 6/6/25 6:10 pm From: '<bikenbird...>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] *** NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Tuesday June 10, 2025 8:30 AM Program/Event - Identifying Trees and Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds***
New HampshireAudubon Seacoast Chapter
THERE ARE A FEWOPENINGS FOR THIS 15 PARTICIPANT PROGRAM.
Please note thefollowing:
Tuesday,June 10, 2025 8:30 am (Note: moved from Wednesday) Program – Identifying Treesand Shrubs and Their Ecological Role as Habitat for Birds
This OUTSIDE program will be from8:30-11:30 am at Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping.The program will be limited to 15 participants. This event will be heldentirely outdoors and will be held as long as it is not raining. Participantsshould bring their binoculars and clothing appropriate for the weatherconditions at the time of the event.
This program, by Matt Tarr of UNHCooperative Extension, will teach youhow to identify the most common native and non-nativeshrubs that comprise many bird habitats in NH. We will identifyeach shrub species, discuss how each species functions as birdhabitat, and which shrubs you want to encourage on yourland to benefit birds. We will also be looking andlistening for birds (of course!) and sharing our tips for how toidentify the birds we encounter during the program.
Bio: Matt Tarr is Extension Professor and State Wildlife HabitatSpecialist for the University of NH Cooperative Extension. Much of Matt'sresearch and work is focused on determining how non-native shrubs function ashabitat for songbirds and on how birds respond to land-use and habitatmanagement practices at different landscape scales. Matt is an avid birder whoenjoys photographing and recording birds.
All are welcome to attend our Tuesday June10, 2025 OUTSIDE program which is free of charge at Burley Farm Burley Farm 245 North River Road in Epping. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs andthis Google group.
Tosign up for the program click this link!
Note: This event replaces the JuneProgram at The Seacoast Science Center.
Date: 6/5/25 7:43 am From: 'Janice Landry' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mourning Warbler
Excellent views of a singing Mourning Warbler this AM on Village Spur Rail Trail in Belmont. A first for me in Belknap County. Located just before covered Bridge on trail a little less than a mile in.
Date: 6/5/25 6:31 am From: Jane Hills <jfhbirder...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bobolink at Locke Road in Concord
This morning there was a single male Bobolink singing from atop his perch off Locke Road in Concord. He was sitting atop a bush in a very small grassy area in the middle of a large, recently-mowed field.
Busy day aloft and afloat with more species recorded than I can ever remember for early June in less than an hour at the Landing … here is a link to my eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S246645759 Best,
Patti Wood
Exeter/Lempster
FYI, it appears this kite has been in the area since at least Saturday. There is a report in eBird from that date (https://ebird.org/checklist/S245085120), and just today NH Audubon got a video from the same date in the same general area (along Route 4 near Bixby Pond). With Chris's observation thrown into the mix,the bird is clearly still around and birders in Epsom and Chichester should keep their eyes open!
Pam Hunt
Penacook.
On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 12:47:14 -0400, Cameron Johnson <camjohnsonphoto...> wrote:
That is a Swallow-tailed Kite!! Incredibly rare in NH, amazing find!
Cameron Johnson
Dover, NH
(603) 769-0691
On Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 12:36 PM '<cga......>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> wrote:
I was on recess duty 15 minutes ago (12:10pm) at Chichester Central School. I saw a bird of prey flying with a split tail and it appeared to be a kite heading north. I ran to my car and I was able to get one picture. I love to hear what others think.
Date: 6/4/25 9:36 am From: '<cga......>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Kite???? Chichester, NH (pic)
I was on recess duty 15 minutes ago (12:10pm) at Chichester Central School. I saw a bird of prey flying with a split tail and it appeared to be a kite heading north. I ran to my car and I was able to get one picture. I love to hear what others think.
Date: 6/4/25 7:15 am From: Roger Stephenson <rstephenson...> Subject: [NHBirds] Piping plover Ragged Neck
Some birding on June 2 along the coast. Nice collection of peep in the cove and fledged killdeer. But the piping plover was new for me in that location. NHFG tells me the Seabrook and Hampton birds are re nesting after the May storm. This bird in Rye couldn’t be a migrant at this date- correct? Comments welcome
Roger Stephenson Stratham
Date: 6/3/25 6:18 pm From: Dan Hubbard <danielhubbard...> Subject: [NHBirds] eBird Report - Pickering Ponds, Rochester, Jun 1, 2025 56 species
I was joined by 22 birders for our annual nest walk at Pickering Ponds trails in Rochester. It was quite successful due to many hours of nest sleuthing by Alan Murray, thank you Alan! Thanks also to Zeke Cornell for tallying the list below. A woodcock venturing across the trail was entertaining. Dan Hubbard, Rochester
Pickering Ponds, Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, US
Jun 1, 2025 7:09 AM - 11:39 AM
Protocol: Traveling 2.619 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter outing led by Dan Hubbard and nest-finder extraordinaire, Alan Murray. Under Alan's tutelage we were able to view the nests of thirteen different species!
56 species
Canada Goose 18
Wood Duck 44 A few adults with many chicks…
Mallard 4
Mourning Dove 2
Chimney Swift 40 Most likely an undercount...
Virginia Rail 1 Calling from the marsh along the spur trail below the waste treatment plant...
Killdeer 3
American Woodcock 1 Walking on a trail…
Spotted Sandpiper 2
American Herring Gull 11
Double-crested Cormorant 2
Great Blue Heron 2
Turkey Vulture 7
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Date: 6/3/25 6:38 am From: Chris Johnson <birdnerd2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Locke Road - Virginia Rail.
Visible and vocal.
*"While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of
adventures they bring, I know such inherent joys are often lost. I also
know that, being deep within us, their latent glow can be fanned to flame
again by awareness and an open mind." Sigurd Olson*
On Tue, Jun 3, 2025, 9:26 AM Chris Johnson <birdnerd2...> wrote:
> Virginia Rail visible and local along the canal trial.
>
> Chris Johnson
> Penacook, NH
>
> *"While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of
> adventures they bring, I know such inherent joys are often lost. I also
> know that, being deep within us, their latent glow can be fanned to flame
> again by awareness and an open mind." Sigurd Olson*
>
Date: 6/3/25 6:27 am From: Chris Johnson <birdnerd2...> Subject: [NHBirds] Locke Road - Virginia Rail.
Virginia Rail visible and local along the canal trial.
Chris Johnson Penacook, NH
*"While we are born with curiosity and wonder and our early years full of adventures they bring, I know such inherent joys are often lost. I also know that, being deep within us, their latent glow can be fanned to flame again by awareness and an open mind." Sigurd Olson*
Date: 6/2/25 10:41 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, June 2, 20225
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, June 2nd, 2025.
New Hampshire Audubon’s Massabesic Audubon Center sponsored an all-day
pelagic bird trip on May 26th aboard the boat "Granite State" out of Rye
Harbor.
Highlights: RED PHALAROPE 14,780, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 707, PARASITIC
JAEGER 1, ATLANTIC PUFFIN 2, BLACK TERN 1, WILSON'S STORM-PETREL 2,087,
NORTHERN FULMAR 3, BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE 1, GREAT SHEARWATER 1, SOOTY
SHEARWATER 31, NORTHERN GANNET 95, LONG-TAILED DUCK 26, AMERICAN
OYSTERCATCHER 3
Trip Report in eBird can be found here with marine chart and photos
2 MISSISSIPPI KITES were seen in Durham on June 1st. Small numbers of this
bird-species have been nesting in southeastern New Hampshire for a number
of years.
2 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS and a SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER were seen at Moore
Reservoir in Littleton on June 1st.
A WILSON’S SNIPE was seen at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on June
1st.
A RED-NECKED GREBE was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on May 28th.
2 LITTLE BLUE HERONS (1 adult and 1 immature) were seen at Parson’s Creek
Salt Marsh west of Wallis Sands Beach in Rye on June 1st.
2 LEAST BITTERNS were heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on
June 1st.
A BOHEMIAN WAXWING was seen with a small flock of CEDAR WAXWNGS at Airport
Marsh in Whitefield on May 27th.
A LARK SPARROW was photographed at the mitigation reserve on Old Mill Road
in Lee on June 2nd.
8 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported at the Concord Airport on May 29th,
and 2 were reported at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 31st.
At least 5 FOX SPARROWS were reported from 5 different locations in the
White Mountains during the past week.
A WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW was seen on Reed Road in Colebrook on May 26th.
3 PHILADELPHIA VIREOS were seen and at least 1 of those was photographed at
the Turbine Road in Dixville on May 27th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Nashua and 1 was seen in Rochester, both during
the past week.
3 BICKNELL’S THRUSHES were reported from Cannon Mountain, 3 were reported
from the Mount Washington Auto Road, and 2 were reported from the Turbine
Road in Dixville, all during the past week.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Odiorne Point State Park on May 28th.
There was a report of a RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER from Errol on May 30th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE seen in Epsom on
May 31st.
There was an unconfirmed report of 3 GOLDEN EAGLES seen in Hollis on May 26
th.
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 to:
<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
Thanks very much and good birding.
Available NOW!
Birding Northern New Hampshire By Robert A. Quinn. Boreal birds and
dramatic vistas await you most any time of the year in New Hampshire’s
North Country. Follow birder and naturalist Robert A. Quinn’s detailed new
guide, *Birding in Northern New Hampshire* to the best birding in northern
Coos County. All proceeds go to NH Audubon. For more info and to order a
copy, check out this link:
Learn more about birds and birding in New Hampshire with New Hampshire Bird
Records: www.nhbirdrecords.org (read a free article in each
issue). This quarterly publication is produced by NH Audubon thanks to the
work of many volunteers. It is available for free in digital format to all
NH Audubon members, and also by print for an additional fee:
https://nhbirdrecords.org/join-or-donate/
Date: 6/2/25 9:34 am From: KC <deedemail...> Subject: [NHBirds] Re: Excellent Video from last week's Pelagic Trip
Thanks for sharing the link! Awesome!!!
On Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:58:05 AM UTC-4 Steve Mirick wrote:
> We spent some time birding with Elias Tyrrel-Walker yesterday and he
> told me of a video he had put together from last week's trip and posted
> on You Tube. He spliced together clips from the day and dubbed in some
> music, but the background narration is what makes this video awesome! :-)
>
> I've considered submitting it to the Cannes Film Festival!
>
> https://youtu.be/UugoadpHfxg?si=qAOJrySwugtOTA68 >
> Steve Mirick
> Bradford, MA
>
Date: 6/2/25 3:58 am From: 'Steve Mirick' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Excellent Video from last week's Pelagic Trip
We spent some time birding with Elias Tyrrel-Walker yesterday and he
told me of a video he had put together from last week's trip and posted
on You Tube. He spliced together clips from the day and dubbed in some
music, but the background narration is what makes this video awesome! :-)
I've considered submitting it to the Cannes Film Festival!
Date: 5/31/25 5:41 pm From: '<hbaue......>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Seacoast Chapter Field Trips
The Seacoast Chapter of NH Audubon is sponsoring four field trips and one field trip/program this June. The Nest Walk at Pickering Ponds is full, but there are still spots available for field trips to the Kennebunk Plains, the Piscassic Greenway, and Pondicherry as well as a combination program/field trip to Burley Farms.
Under mostly sunny skies, with the temperature ranging through the 60s, a half dozen members of NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter enjoyed what might have been the finest weather morning of the spring season as they made a final "Warbler Wednesday" trip up to Lebanon's Boston Lot Lake. Fifty species were tallied over a two hour and fifteen minute time span.
Highlights included a mother wood duck with her recently hatched brood of twelve ducklings. Also of note were three vireo species (blue-headed, warbling and red-eyed), four members of the flycatcher genus (least, great-crested, eastern phoebe and eastern kingbird) all topped off by twelve different warbler species as well as two scarlet tanagers, two rose-breasted grosbeaks and an indigo bunting.
Thanks to chapter members Jody Schubert, Susan Tiholiz and Mary Waugh for hosting the trip and keeping the eBird checklist counts, a copy of which can be viewed by clicking on this link: , https://ebird.org/checklist/S244324856
Zeke Cornell and I just had at least one Bohemian at Airport Marsh in Whitefield. There was a flock of 16 waxwings, some of which were Cedars, but they flew before we could id all of them. Becky Suomala Concord, NH
I drove out to the ocean today for some birding and saw about 25 Glossy Ibis in that pasture with the barn across from #57 house on the road to the oceannot too far from the stop sign on route 1 at little Boars head on the ocean road.The Ibis were there yesterday too.
Fairly close to the road in the field.After i drove from North Hampton up the coast and there were Common Eiders along the coast.Off the coast In Rye State Park there were 5 baby Common Eiders floating around with mother Eider...My first time seeing baby birds this year.So cute.Bill Perry. Hampstead, NH
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Date: 5/27/25 11:19 am From: Bill Chaisson <wpchaisson...> Subject: [NHBirds] Surprising diversity in Danbury
Just moved to new location on Rt. 4 near Wiggin Road and have been surprised by the spring migration and now probable resident species.
*Apparent residents*: Magnolia warbler Canada warbler Northern waterthrush Northern parula American redstart Chestnut-sided warbler Common yellowthroat Black and white warbler Yellow warbler Pine warbler Ovenbird Alder flycatcher Rose-breasted grosbeak Veery American woodcock
*Still to be verified / possibly just passing through*: Black-throated blue warbler Black-throated green warbler Blackpoll warbler Wood thrush Eastern bluebird Brown thrasher Baltimore oriole
Date: 5/27/25 10:26 am From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Mascoma Chapter at Windsor Grassland on Saturday, the 24th
Under overcast, damp conditions that produced an occasional light shower, ten intrepid birders spent over three hours searching for spring migrants in the fields and scrub at Windsor Grasslands WMA in Windsor, VT.
For its efforts, the group was rewarded with a tally of 50 species. Some of the highlights included three flycatcher species (alder, least and olive-sided) and four members of the sparrow genus (chipping, field, song and eastern towhee). Sure to set off a lively ID debate will be sightings of both a golden-winged/blue-winged warbler and a blue-winged warbler. Conspicuous in their absence were Wilson's snipe and northern harrier, two species reliably seen at the Grasslands WMA.
Date: 5/27/25 10:22 am From: <jim...> Subject: [NHBirds] Birds from NH and VT, mid-spring --- PHOTOS
I have posted photos taken mid-Spring in the Upper Valley of NH and VT. Included are bald eagles in flight, Wilson's warbler, blackpoll warbler, broad-winged hawk, and many other colorful birds. Also included are scenes and birds from two bird walks: the 25th Annual BBB in VT and a walk from Mascoma Lakeside Park in NH.
Date: 5/27/25 4:28 am From: 'Alan McIntyre' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Blue gray gnatcatcher
This morning at the Blackwater ski area (Proctor Academy) in Andover New
Hampshire. I was greeted by the nasally calls of a blue grey gnat catcher.
I tried in vain to see one- but they were moving quite quickly. They were
in the canopies above the wetland that’s next to the entrance to the ski
lodge. Many of the usual warblers and birds spotted this morning. My eBird
list is below.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S243392810
*Alan D. McIntyre P'23*
Science Dept. Chair
WebEx + cell: 603.735.6810
*PGP: he/him/his*
*“Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act, and in that
action are the seeds of new knowledge.”*
Albert Einstein
Date: 5/26/25 5:22 pm From: Carol Div <caroldiveny...> Subject: [NHBirds] Louisiana waterthrush
Was so excited to hear a new song this evening in the woods surrounding our
house in Alton. Used Merlin to ID the song. Followed it all around our yard
until I spotted it and it on a telephone line in front of our house.
Sounds as though there are several in the woods or it could be the same one
flitting from one tree to another 😆A lifer for me.
Date: 5/26/25 12:30 pm From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Final "Warbler Wednesday" Coming Up
Where did May go? This Wednesday, the 28th, we'll gather for the last of this season's outings at Lebanon's Boston Lot Lake. We'll be looking for lingering spring migrants and signs of nesting activity.
Meet at 7:00am in the more northerly of the two parking areas on NH Route 10 opposite Wilder Dam. The forecast predicts a partly sunny sky with the temperature ranging through the 60s. Walking conditions include a fairly steep, uphill climb at the outset on an unpaved, stony, access road. Sturdy footwear is recommended. Bring binoculars, scopes and/or cameras as you prefer.
Date: 5/26/25 8:17 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, May 26, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 26th, 2025.
A flock of 31 RED PHALAROPES was seen in offshore waters at Jeffrey’s Ledge
on May 25th. A WILSON’S STORM-PETREL was also seen here on the 25th.
A BLACK TERN was seen in Hampton Harbor on May 22nd, and a CASPIAN TERN was
seen at Plaice Cove in Hampton on May 20th.
2 AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS were seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on
May 24th, and 2 were seen at the Isles of Shoals on May 20th.
A WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER was seen along the Connecticut River in
Charlestown on May 24th.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen at White & Seavey Islands in the Isles of
Shoals on May 24th. There was an unconfirmed report of a THICK-BILLED MURRE
in coastal Hampton on May 25th.
A flock of 151 BRANT was seen flying over Effingham on May 22nd.
3 BONAPARTE’S GULLS were seen at Moore Reservoir in Littleton on May 23rd.
A HORNED GREBE was seen at Great Boar’s Head in Hampton on May 21st.
2 RED-NECKED GREBES were seen at Lake Waukewan in Meredith on May 23rd, and
1 was seen at coastal Rye on May 24th.
A RED-THROATED LOON was seen in coastal Rye on May 24th, and 1 was seen in
coastal Hampton on the 25th.
A BLUE-WINGED TEAL was seen at Elm Brook Recreation Area in Hopkinton on
May 23rd, and 1 was seen at Lower Meadows in Charlestown on May 25th.
3 COMMON EIDERS were seen from Cedar Point in Great Bay on May 24th.
35 BLACK SCOTERS were seen flying over Durham, and 2 were seen at Cherry
Pond in Jefferson, all on May 24th.
28 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were seen on Pleasant Lake in New London on May 22nd
.
1-2 WHITE-FACED IBIS were seen in Rye on May 22nd -24th, mainly at the
coastal salt marshes just south of Odiorne Point State Park, at Parson’s
Creek, and at the end of Pollock Drive. They are usually seen with GLOSSY
IBIS.
A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on May
21st and 23rd, and 1 was seen at Cranberry Pond Wetlands located behind the
Price Chopper store in West Lebanon on the 23rd.
A MISSISSIPPI KITE was seen in Amherst, and 1 was seen in Durham, both
during the past week.
8 BLACK VULTURES were seen at Great Meadow Ferry Road in Westmoreland on
May 19th, and single birds were seen in Amherst, Mont Vernon, Lee, and
Durham during the past week.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen on private property along Borough Road in
Canterbury on May 19th-23rd. Please keep off the property and view the bird
from the road.
A PHILADELPHIA VIREO was seen in Sandwich on May 24th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at conservation land across from Canum River Road in
Claremont on May 19th.
A GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was reported at the Concord Airport on May 24th, 1
was reported at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 25th, 1 was reported
at Short Street in Newington on the 24th, and 2 were reported at the
Hinsdale Raceway on the 22nd.
A GOLDEN-WINGED X BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (HYBRID) was seen at Foss Farm West
in Durham on May 19th-20th.
On May 17th there was a “fall-out” of migrating birds put down by the fog
and rain.
Highlights from Odiorne Point State Park:1 CASPIAN TERN, 1 GRAY-CHEEKED
THRUSH, 30 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 100 OVENBIRDS, 40 BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLERS,
150 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 200 AMERICAN REDSTARTS, 50 NORTHERN PARULAS, 75
MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 17 BAY-BREASTED WARBLERS, 10 YELLOW WARBLERS, 10
CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLERS, 25 BLACKPOLL WARBLERS, 40 BLACK-THROATED BLUE
WARBLERS, and 20 BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLERS.
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Date: 5/26/25 5:23 am From: 'Alan McIntyre' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Possible Wilson’s Warbler
Right now- 8:20 am I keep hearing a Wilson’s warbler over at the Blackwater
ski area. Right near the main lodge: Yarrow‘s Lodge, there’s a wetland (see
photo). Merlin as well as my ears keep picking up at Wilson’s warbler.
*Alan D. McIntyre P'23*
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action are the seeds of new knowledge.”*
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Date: 5/26/25 5:01 am From: 'Alan McIntyre' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Canada warbler
For the past two days we have seen and heard a Canada Warbler at the
Proctor Bording trail located along the Andover NH rail trail and
Blackwater ski area. The Canada warbler is located in the understory along
wet areas near the Blackwater river. We also were able to see in here,
magnolia warblers, redstarts countless yellow warblers, and yellowthroats.
A Great bright morning with bright song to match.
Date: 5/25/25 9:47 pm From: Steve Smith <kwedun...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bluebirds fledged - Hancock
The bluebirds in one of my bird houses flew for the first time Sunday - one of them landed in our dog yard - one of our dogs was investigating the bluebird with a very upset mom and dad flying near them, we immediately banned the dogs from the fenced in area where the bluebird was and after a while the bluebird fledgling flew - there were two more fledglings seen on a split rail fence - I am sure there were more.
Date: 5/24/25 7:36 pm From: 'Kurk Dorsey' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] great day in Durham, 5/24
Birders
I spent a lot of time scouring Durham to see if I could find 100 species while still doing three loads of laundry and eating all three meals with the family. I hit 113 species, including 19 warblers, plus several mammals (beaver, muskrat, coyote, porcupine).
I got a late start for May, not out of the house until 6:35 to walk the dogs in the rain. Normally they wake me up earlier in May, but they could tell it was raining too. But the Fogg Dr. stretch was quite productive, with Wilson's warbler and Northern Waterthrush, as well as Bobolink and Swainson's Thrush, plus the rain sort of slowed down.
At the town landing I had my only real shorebird, a Spotted Sandpiper, but the rising tide made it pretty quiet. So I walked part of College Woods off Mill Road, which was pretty productive, with Lo. Waterthrush, a couple of Canada Warblers, and the first of a handful of Lincoln's Sparrows.
At Thompson Forest on Wednesday Hill Road had my only RB Nuthatches, 2 more Wilson's Warblers, and another Lincoln Sparrow.
The first really good bird of the day was a Sora, calling at Surrey Lane Marsh. Joining it on the billing was a Marsh Wren.
After lunch I hit Oyster River Forest, which started very quiet until I got out into the large field. A sapsucker was the best bird in the forest, but the field down to the river produced an Olive-sided Flycatcher (8 total flycatchers for the day) and to my amazement two Black Vultures soaring serenely overhead. I tried lying really still to see if they would get closer, but I guess I wasn't ripe enough to fool them. Plus two more Lincoln's Sparrows and yet another Wilson's Warbler.
At Spinney Lane, I had 2 each of Lincoln's Sparrows, Canada Warblers, and Wilson Warbler, plus I saw a Barred Owl catch a small rodent and fly off with it (should have put that on the mammal list). But the highlight was a gorgeous male Mourning Warbler that was going back and forth across the trail, about 20 feet up, eating well but not singing (don't sing with your mouth full!)
At the Adams Point Causeway, I picked up #100, a Snowy Egret! A Common Loon was still hanging out, probably heard about the snow up north this week. I finally got my first flicker of the day at 5 PM.
After dinner, I went down to the eastern tip of Durham at the US 4 bridge, which pulled in a nice flock of Common Terns, but another big surprise--3 Common Eiders hanging out with a female perched on a buoy.
On a total whim, I then stopped at Wagon Hill farm, which I haven't birded in years. I was greeted by an Orchard Oriole, which would have been a good outcome until I looked up and saw about 35 Black Scoters flying overhead! My lone white-throat was #110 for the day. I also found the muddiest spot in Durham, and I'm pretty sure those socks will get clean in the next month.
With a little light left, I headed for Surrey Lane, where I picked up Virginia Rail grunting and at least 3 Nighthawks flying low over the water, doing some crazy acrobatics. That's good, because trying to pad my stats I had looked up the Hopper painting titled "Nighthawks," which turned out to be quite a disappointment.
I now have 1 hour and 26 minutes to hear a whippoorwill out my window.
Date: 5/24/25 5:15 pm From: Jon Woolf <jsw...> Subject: [NHBirds] Possible Krider's Hawk at Odiorne Point this morning
Apparently my original post about this didn't go through...
I met up with Angie Krysiak this morning to do some birding at Seacoast
Science Center. We started out at the first pull-off south of the
Science Center, and spent an hour or so looking around there while we
waited for the Center gate to be opened. Besides a bunch of songbirds,
we got two other noteworthy sightings. One was a fall-plumage
Black-bellied Plover. The other was a peculiar hawk: a large buteo,
extremely pale, no belly band, and a very finely barred tail with no
hint of red. Angie and I both looked at it in flight and perched in a
tree, and it didn't match any hawk either of us know. I scanned through
my phone Sibley guide, and after I got home I checked my printed Big
Sibley guide and a few websites, and the best ID I can come up with is a
Krider's Red-tailed Hawk. I have some lousy digiscoped photos of its
front, and there definitely is no belly band. A better shot of its back
shows pale scapulars with dark barring, dark primary feathers that don't
reach the tip of the tail, and the tail feathers themselves are pale
with fine, heavy dark barring. I'd have written it off as an unusually
light juvenile Red-tail if not for the lack of a belly band.
Later I went on Granite State Whale Watch's first run of the year. We
got a sweep of the common whale species: one Minke, one Fin, a small pod
of Atlantic White-sided Dolphins, and something like 20(!!) Humpback
whales doing some spectacular feeding on baitfish. The same bait
attracted large numbers of gulls of at least four species: Herring,
Great Black-backed, Laughing, and Bonaparte's. During the trip we also
saw HUGE numbers of Red Phalaropes -- even allowing for double counting,
my best guess is at least five hundred, and likely more. Other pelagics
included a scattering of Wilson's Storm-petrels, one Gannet, a couple of
Northern Fulmars, and Captain Pete said he was sure of at least one
Sooty Shearwater.
Date: 5/24/25 3:17 pm From: jeepinmoabgirl <jeepingmoabgirl...> Subject: [NHBirds] Bird feeders outside of CVS in Kohl's plaza West Lebanon
I saw two mockingbirds flying around and I noticed that in the first island with grass and trees outside of CVS there are four bird feeders up. There are two mockingbirds, a male and female red-winged blackbird, chipping sparrow, a house Sparrow and a house finch. I also see a nest in the tree but I can't tell if it's active or not and who it belongs to. Interesting.
Date: 5/24/25 6:07 am From: Jon Woolf <jsw...> Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: Krider’s Red-tail at Odiorne Point
Oops, sent this from the wrong email address:
>
> There is what looks like a Krider’s morph Red-tailed Hawk in the marsh across from the first pull-off south of Odiorne Point. Very pale, finely barred tail, no belly band. I have a couple of photos that I will post later.
>
> Other interesting birds include a Least Sandpiper and a Black-bellied Plover in fall colors.
>
> — Jon Woolf
> Manchester NH
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
Date: 5/23/25 2:55 pm From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Crows and Nighthawks
For years I’ve believed that the arrival of crows in cities spelled the end
of nighthawks nesting on flat top gravel roofs in cities. Here is a simple
experiment that supports this thesis:
If this is in fact the simple explanation for nighthawks now being
restricted to their traditional habitat (burns, gravel bars) then there is
no need to worry about them. I'm just glad I grew up with nighthawks
nesting on the library roof next to our house. It was wonderful. "Caw"
doesn't compare with the nighthawk's "Boom".
Date: 5/23/25 2:28 pm From: Wayne Scott <wsscott...> Subject: [NHBirds] Least Bittern back at Cranberry Bog, W. Leb
I was playing Least Bittern calls and songs when I saw a small, predominately yellow heron like bird, roughly the size of Green Heron, fly up out of the phragmites on the south side of the open pool behind Walmart, heading in the direction of Rt. 12-A. I did not see where it set down, but there are other patches of cattails and phragmites as part of the of the same wetland. I spent at least an hour back standing watch across the main pool waiting for it to return. Happily, someone has cleared the overgrown shrubby growth that threatened to totally obscure views of the main pool. Views of the pond are now much improved! LEBI has been coming to this marshy area since at least 2017.
Please join members of NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter at 7:30am tomorrow morning for a birding outing at Windsor Grasslands WMA in Windsor, VT. The weather forecast is dicey, predicting localized showers, but we plan to go ahead regardless unless the rain is steady.
Formerly the site of the Vermont State Prison Farm, Windsor Grasslands has long been a favorite destination to see a variety of species associated with open fields and wetlands. Past visits have produced sightings of northern harriers, American kestrels, Wilson's snipe, field sparrows and Brewster's warblers among others.
To get to our meeting place, take I-91 south to Exit 9 (Windsor/Hartland) and at the top of the ramp turn left onto US 5. Head south to Windsor's business district, and at the stoplight, turn right onto State St. Travel west for about a mile to a fork in the road. Stay to the left onto Hunt Rd. that passes under I-91 shortly thereafter. Continue on Hunt to Marton Rd.. Turn right and follow it north abou a mile to a pull off next to a small, brick pump house.
Our route will mostly take us over dirt roads that could be muddy in the wake of this week's persistent rainfall. Appropriate footwear is advised. Bring binoculars, spotting scopes and/or cameras as you prefer.
Date: 5/22/25 4:39 pm From: 'Steve Mirick' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Coastal Storm Migration and other observations
Jane and I got out today and hoped to find some birds moving during the
storm. We had some luck. We counted the following MOVING NORTH before
the rain started.
In two hours:
Rye Harbor SP (Ragged Neck), Rockingham, New Hampshire, US
May 22, 2025 8:48 AM - 10:51 AM
Checklist Comments: Strong coastal Spring noreaster moving north
along the coast to our south. Before the rain arrived. Overcast E
winds 25 knots and excellent visibility. About 1/2 hour from North
Hampton State Beach. Then the remaining time at Ragged Neck with Leo
McKillop, Susan Wrisley, and at times Roger Stephenson and Jim Sparrell.
Brant 24 Single flock moving north.
Surf Scoter 12
White-winged Scoter 176 160 of these in single huge flock moving north!
Black Scoter 46
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Red-throated Loon 40 Excellent late spring flight of RTLO. Mostly
ones and twos, but a large flock of 8! My highest spring migration.
Previous high of 32 on (incredibly the same date) May 22, 2011!
Common Loon 18
loon sp. 7
Northern Gannet 6 Not sure how much they were moving or just
working the wind.
After this, we went to try to find the TWO WHITE-FACED IBIS found by Leo
and Susan earlier in the morning. They found two White-faced Ibis in a
tiny flock of 10 Ibises. We found a huge flock of 140 Ibis, but
couldn't pick out the White-faces!
THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SPRING FOR GLOSSY IBIS AND WHITE-FACED
IBIS! According to Keith & Fox in "The Birds of New Hampshire", the
high count for Glossy Ibis was 85 birds in Greenland seen by myself and
Paul Lacourse on 4/28/96 and then 83 birds reported by Bob Quinn in Rye
on 4/17/78. But since 2003, the numbers plummeted with the introduction
of a racoon on Appledore Island in Maine where they nest and fly
back-and-forth to the mainland along the NH coast. Apparently, they
have returned now to nest on Appledore and the numbers this year have
been truly impressive. Apparently a count of OVER 300 was seen flying
out of the roost on Appledore Island one morning. On the NH Coast a few
counts of over 100 have been recorded. And there has never been TWO
White-faced Ibis in NH, but two have been reported twice so far this
spring together.
5/11/25 - 145 in Philbrick Marsh in North Hampton (Mirick & Mirick)
5/22/25 - 140 in Marsh opposite Wallis Sands in Rye (Mirick & Mirick)
5/9/25 - 134 at Odiorne in Rye (Brett Hillman)
Finally on the coast, kudos to Stuart Varney for locating a distant
Black Tern in the rain in Hampton harbor. Terrible looks, but a cool
bird nonetheless!
Date: 5/22/25 3:28 pm From: Elaine Faletra <elaine.faletra...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] fallout of May 17th
Fantastic! Luv it! Thanks for sharing!!
Elaine
Warren NH
> On May 22, 2025, at 5:54 PM, eric masterson <erictheirish...> wrote:
>
> I was on Star Island for the epic fallout of Saturday May 17th. There was more than one place to experience it, as reports from Odiorne and elsewhere indicate. There were also several ways to experience it. Simple lists, impressive as they are, fail to capture the moment. It was a "you had to be there" experience, and fortunately many people were "there". If you were not, I offer the following 30-minute audio clip that gives a flavor of the moment, especially if you are drawn as much to the audio as the visual aspect of birding, as I am.
>
> I record the nocturnal migration every night while I am out on the island for moments like this. The audio signal starting at 9pm on May 16th was excellent, as befits a night that Birdcast reported would see several million birds move north over New Hampshire. Then the fog hit and drove birds toward the ground and things got a little bonkers. I have distilled an unedited 30-minute sound clip from the 8 hour file that captures the moment that the fog descends, and with it the birds. This happens shortly after 3:30 on Saturday morning. You have to listen through the first ten or more minutes to experience the full transition. It's worth listening to the file just to appreciate the phenomenon and the effect of weather on bird migration. Dont worry about species. That can come later. That said, there are a ton of yellowthroat, redstart, and swainson's thrush, as you might expect given the reports that would shortly arrive in our inboxes. Here's the file.
>
> https://ebird.org/checklist/S241328973 <https://ebird.org/checklist/S241328973> >
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Date: 5/22/25 2:55 pm From: eric masterson <erictheirish...> Subject: [NHBirds] fallout of May 17th
I was on Star Island for the epic fallout of Saturday May 17th. There was more than one place to experience it, as reports from Odiorne and elsewhere indicate. There were also several ways to experience it. Simple lists, impressive as they are, fail to capture the moment. It was a "you had to be there" experience, and fortunately many people were "there". If you were not, I offer the following 30-minute audio clip that gives a flavor of the moment, especially if you are drawn as much to the audio as the visual aspect of birding, as I am.
I record the nocturnal migration every night while I am out on the island for moments like this. The audio signal starting at 9pm on May 16th was excellent, as befits a night that Birdcast reported would see several million birds move north over New Hampshire. Then the fog hit and drove birds toward the ground and things got a little bonkers. I have distilled an unedited 30-minute sound clip from the 8 hour file that captures the moment that the fog descends, and with it the birds. This happens shortly after 3:30 on Saturday morning. You have to listen through the first ten or more minutes to experience the full transition. It's worth listening to the file just to appreciate the phenomenon and the effect of weather on bird migration. Dont worry about species. That can come later. That said, there are a ton of yellowthroat, redstart, and swainson's thrush, as you might expect given the reports that would shortly arrive in our inboxes. Here's the file.
Date: 5/22/25 6:24 am From: Roger Stephenson <rstephenson...> Subject: [NHBirds] Terns
Nice looks at Roseate Terns roosting right now with many common terns and two Bonapartes at base of jetty HBSP. Even seeing the pale pink on breast. 4 dozen Dunlin (base of jetty) and 9 least terns (flying above dunes). Roseate courtship feeding Roger Stephenson Stratham
Date: 5/22/25 5:17 am From: Jonathan Doherty <jonathanldoherty...> Subject: [NHBirds] Fwd: URGENT CALL TO ACTION - Tell your people. Call your representatives. Raise your voice. Take action.
This is an important call to action about something that affects all of us who value birds. Take it from Scott Weidensaul via his email below. The US Bird Banding Program is slated for elimination as early as this week. A virtual rally organized by some of the nation’s biggest conservation organizations is scheduled for Noon today (Thursday). Link to register is in Scott’s email below.
Thanks,
Jonathan Doherty
Hopkinton NH
>
> Subject: Tell your people. Call your representatives. Raise your voice. Take action.
>
> From: SCOTT WEIDENSAUL
> Subject: The federal Bird Banding Lab needs your support, now
>
>
> As some of you may be aware, there are reports that the federal Bird Banding Lab, which runs the entire U.S. bird banding program, has been slated by DOGE for elimination as soon as this week, along with the rest of the vital Ecosystems Mission Area at USGS. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs that serve millions of birders, hunters, anglers, gardeners, biologists, ecologists, and wildlife enthusiasts around the country–and importantly, the wildlife we treasure.
>
> The consequences of such a move on birds and bird conservation would be incalculable. The BBL is the only source for bands and the federal permits that allow us to do the work we do; the loss of the banding lab would mean, frankly, an end to nearly 30 years of Northern Saw-whet Owl research. But the ramifications go far beyond one species of small owl. Without it, we will lose the backbone of environmental and ecological monitoring in the United States. This includes research that enables states to set hunting seasons, allows conservationists to understand and respond to declines in birds, bees and other wildlife, and tracks dangerous wildlife diseases and environmental pollutants that impact people and biodiversity. For example, most of the birds banded in North America are waterfowl, and banding and band return data are central to properly managing our waterfowl populations by setting scientifically defensible hunting seasons and bag limits. No data, and wildlife managers are working half-blind.
>
> A serious concern is that defenders of the BBL manage to salvage the waterfowl management aspects of its work, but that the nongame banding and research is done away with. This has cross-border consequences since the BBL single-sources all the bird bands used in North America, so nongame banding in Canada overseen by the Canadian Wildlife Service would also cease if those elements of its work are eliminated.
>
> On Friday "Field and Stream" magazine - hardly a left-leaning publication - reported that the cuts could come as early as this Friday, with EMA staff told to draft plans for disposing of vehicles and supplies. The BBL has already seen significant cuts to its already small staff from long-serving employees who took early retirement offers.
>
> What can you do? There will be a virtual rally to support the EMA this Thursday, May 22, at noon, organized by some of the largest and most important conservation NGOs and professional societies, including the National Wildlife Federation, American Bird Conservancy, Ecological Society of America, the Xerces Society, and the Wildlife Society. The response has been huge; when I signed up this morning to attend the confirmation indicated some 1.5 million Americans have said they will take part. The link is:
>
> https://www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/790009/ >
> I don't care if you're red, blue or purple, this is a critical moment for bird conservation. The birds need you voice and your involvement.
>
> Thanks, and hope to see you online Thursday.
>
> Scott
Date: 5/21/25 4:27 pm From: 'Steve Mirick' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Odds & Ends on Coast
A couple of birds along the coast this afternoon:
Brant - 66 in Hampton Harbor and 15 more at Great Boar's Head
Common Goldeneye - 1 late adult male from Bicentennial Park with a
couple of Black Scoters.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/636256221 Horned Grebe - 1 spiffy looking breeding plumage bird from the north end
of Hampton beach
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/636256236 Black-bellied Plover - 40 in Hampton harbor
Dunlin - 125+ in Hampton harbor
White-rumped Sandpiper - 6 in Rye harbor at low tide. Nice close views
from the side of Rt. 1A. With Semipalmated Plovers and a couple of
Semi-sandpipers.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/636256183 Least Tern - 17 in Hampton harbor
Roseate Tern - 8 in Hampton harbor including pair copulating
Purple Martin - 1 "sad looking" male near Rye harbor. Odd location, but
bird likely trying to find food over the pond. Swallows and martins are
having a tough time with the cold, raw weather.
https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/636256205
I have a pair of bluebirds that come onto the front lawn, sit on the sign post and then fly across the road. And the kildeer family have hatched their eggs. Sylvia Miskoe
Date: 5/20/25 5:06 pm From: Cameron Johnson <camjohnsonphoto...> Subject: [NHBirds] Chimney Swift Roost at Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge in Dover
The swifts really put on a show tonight in downtown Dover, I estimated about 2,500 swifts came in to roost at the Moose Lodge Chimney on Central Ave. Normally when I check there are 200-300 birds roosting any given night, but possibly due to the weather and/or just a general increase in the number of swifts this year the numbers tonight were staggering. It almost rivaled the Vaux's Swift roost I watched when I visited Portland, Oregon a few years ago!
Also observed...
Common Grackle
Catbird
Red-Wing Blackbird
Blue Jay
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
American Robin
Tufted Titmouse
Common Eider
Double-Crested Cormorant
Mourning Dove
Canada Goose
Wild Turkey
Herring Gull
--
Bruce Conti
*B.A.Conti Photography* www.baconti.com/birding.htm
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Date: 5/20/25 5:47 am From: James Smith <jamesdanielsmith04...> Subject: [NHBirds] Seacoast Chapter Odiorne State Park 5/17 - 98 species
Hello all,
Fifteen intrepid birders (including three from Canada!) braved a damp and foggy Saturday morning to join trip leader Ethan Ring and myself for the Seacoast Chapter NH Audobon Odiorne State Park field trip. Their efforts were dearly rewarded, and we were treated with a full-on fallout of migrating birds. This was certainly the most intense fallout Ethan or I have been a part of, and I believe that this was true for almost all the participants in the group. As we gathered in the parking lot before the trip started, there was a constant stream of high-fliers reorienting themselves to the coast. Warblers were dripping from nearly every tree, and even in poor viewing conditions early on, we tallied 60 species before even leaving the southernmost end of the park south of the science center. The numbers of warblers here were tough to comprehend, there were multiple instances of 30+ warblers of 10 different species in close proximity at any one moment. People were getting eyes on a Cape May Warbler, only to be pulled away for Bay-Breasted Warblers the next tree over, to then having to leave that bird early to see a Canada Warbler in the tree after that. It felt as if we had died and gone to birder heaven.
We tripped high-count filters on an incredible 11 species of warblers and 13 species overall! American Redstarts were the most numerous species, with Common Yellowthroats hot on their (red)tails. A few of these tallies may be all-time highs for the park, even while we were trying to be conservative in our estimates. It was routine to have eyes on half a dozen redstarts at once, and even Magnolia Warblers started getting bypassed at some point because we had seen so many. I'd wager most folks saw more Bay-Breasted Warblers on this trip (17!) than in their entire birding careers. Despite this warbler bonanza, we did have to sweat it out for a couple of common species; we didn't add a cardinal or white breasted nuthatch until hour five, and persistent fog off the ocean made adding any sea-dwellers or shorebirds difficult. While activity diminished as the morning went on, we were still tripping over birds the entire day, as we traversed essentially the entirety of the park. Ethan and I quickly resolved to continue until no one would go any further, as the conditions were simply too good to call it quits. However, even folks who had to leave earlier in the day still tallied over 80 species. The roar of hunger pains finally drowned out the songs of the birds for many at some point, but the few who stayed until the very end at around 2:45pm were rewarded with a Caspian Tern. Mere seconds later the Miricks found a Gray-Cheeked Thrush a few hundred feet from where we were standing, and we walked, briskly, over there to add one final species for the day. Thanks to all the participants for their great company and efforts. I'd also like to thank Cameron Johnson and Roger Stephenson, who we ran into at the park and joined us to help with spotting at various points in the trip. This was a day I hope none soon forget. The full list is below:
-James Smith Seacoast Chapter, NH Audobon
Odiorne Point SP, Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, US May 17, 2025 8:06 AM - 2:43 PM Protocol: Traveling 4.1 mile(s) 98 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose 12 Mallard 3 Common Eider 6 Surf Scoter 4 Red-breasted Merganser 2 Wild Turkey 2 Mourning Dove 2 Chimney Swift 30 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Virginia Rail 1 Killdeer 2 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Solitary Sandpiper 1 Willet 3 Greater Yellowlegs 1 Least Sandpiper 6 Ring-billed Gull 2 American Herring Gull 30 Great Black-backed Gull 1 CASPIAN TERN 1 Large tern with an unforked tail flyover. Called once. Common Tern 5 Common Loon 1 Double-crested Cormorant 4 Glossy Ibis 7 Flyovers Black-crowned Night Heron 1 Flyover Snowy Egret 2 Great Egret 1 Great Blue Heron 1 Accipitrine hawk sp. (former Accipiter sp.) 1 - Coop/Sharpie Bald Eagle 1 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Least Flycatcher 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue-headed Vireo 10 Warbling Vireo 1 Red-eyed Vireo 5 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Fish Crow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 4 Tufted Titmouse 2 Tree Swallow 6 Barn Swallow 6 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Northern House Wren 2 European Starling 1 Gray Catbird 7 Northern Mockingbird 2 Veery 2 GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH 1 Initially found by Miricks. Photos, and audio of calls. Responded to GCTH playback. Gray face, no buff at all anywhere in the cheeks. Faintest of a partial eyering, mostly in the back of the eye. Responded immediately and prominently to playback of GCTH. Also responded, less intently, to BITH calls. While likely impossible to say for certain, this bird seems to have all the hallmarks of GCTH. SWAINSON'S THRUSH 30 Shockingly, this may still be an under count. We were sometimes seeing 4 or 5 at a time in a single tree or clearing. Ubiquitous throughout almost every section of the park. Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 5 Cedar Waxwing 1 House Finch 2 American Goldfinch 10 Chipping Sparrow 5 White-throated Sparrow 1 Savannah Sparrow 1 Song Sparrow 10 Swamp Sparrow 2 Eastern Towhee 1 Bobolink 14 Five on the ground by bark mulch trail, a later set of 9 migrating. Orchard Oriole 4 All seen at once. Adult male, imm male, and 2 female. Baltimore Oriole 3 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Common Grackle 5 OVENBIRD 100 An incredible fallout. Northern Waterthrush 3 Black-and-white Warbler 40 Fallout conditions; 2 or 3 seen at once multiple times throughout the park. Tennessee Warbler 3 In disparate locations in the park. Nashville Warbler 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 150 Incredibly, this may be a conservative estimate. People were almost stepping on yellowthroats there were so many. They were present in every portion of the park in nearly every tree, shrub, or grass there was activity in. AMERICAN REDSTART 200 The most prevalent bird of the day, with a staggering number of both females and males present. Every tree that had warblers in it had at least 5-10 redstarts in the immediate vicinity. They were the core of almost every mixed flock, of which there were very many. Cape May Warbler 4 Three in the south end of the park seen near simultaneously (both male and female). One male later seen near Monument. Northern Parula 50 Fallout conditions; many were singing. MAGNOLIA WARBLER 75 Fallout conditions, an incredible amount of Magnolias were present, especially on the south side of the park. BAY-BREASTED WARBLER 17 An astounding showing. Groups of 3, 4, 6, and multiple 1 offs in all areas of the park. Six in the pines near the main entrance gave especially great views. Was every Bay-breasted in NH at Odiorne this morning?! Blackburnian Warbler 2 Both males Yellow Warbler 10 Chestnut-sided Warbler 10 Blackpoll Warbler 25 Fallout conditions, likely under count Black-throated Blue Warbler 40 Present in all parts of the park, a good number of females to go along with many singing males Pine Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 20 Canada Warbler 3 Wilson's Warbler 4 Scarlet Tanager 3 Northern Cardinal 2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Indigo Bunting 1
Date: 5/20/25 4:03 am From: 'Kurk Dorsey' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Hooded Warbler, Durham
Birders There's a Hooded warbler or an excellent ventriloquist singing from the thicket on Bartlett Road in the Woodridge Neighborhood in Durham. Found by Ted Bradshaw. The dogs and I heard it, but it did not show itself to us.
Date: 5/20/25 3:50 am From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Windsor Grasslands Outing This Saturday, the 24th
Please join members of NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter as we visit Windsor Grasslands WMA in Windsor, VT. The walk begins at 7:30 sm.
Formerly the site of the Vermont State Prison Farm, Windsor Grasslands has long been a favorite destination to see a variety of species associated with open fields and wetlands. Past visits have produced sightings of northern harriers, American kestrels, Wilson's snipe, field sparrows and Bewster's warblers among others.
To get to our meeting place, take I-91 south to Exit 9 (Windsor/Hartland) and at the top of the ramp turn left onto US 5. Head south to Windsor's business district, and at the stoplight, turn right onto State St. Travel west for about a mile to a fork in the road. Stay to the left onto Hunt Rd. shortly passing under I-91 thereafter. Continue on Hunt to Marton Rd.. Turn right and follow it north abou a mile to a pull off next to a small, brick pump house.
Our route will mostly take us over dirt roads that could be muddy if there has been substantial rain. Appropriate footwear is advised. Bring binoculars and/or spotting scopes as you prefer.
Date: 5/19/25 3:29 pm From: Dan Hubbard <danielhubbard...> Subject: [NHBirds] Seacoast Chapter Strafford County Complex field trip 5/18 53 species
Nine birders (plus 8 month old future birder Clara) joined me for a walk around the Strafford County Farm Complex yesterday. We weren't overwhelmed with avian activity (the fallout along the Seacoast Saturday didn't bless Dover on Sunday) but it was enjoyable anyway. The female Osprey was incubating atop the nest platform and Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlark were active in the field below. A couple of hummingbirds posed compliantly for the group. Only 7 species of warbler were tallied but there were numerous American Redstarts and Chestnut-sided Warblers which made them the birds of the day. Clara would not divulge how many lifers she had. Many thanks to Eli Tyrrel-Walker for tallying the eBird list below. Dan Hubbard, Rochester
A short post trip walk through the fields added 6 species for the day: Red-tailed Hawk, Willow Flycatcher (my FOY), Warbling Vireo, American Crow, Barn Swallow, and Savannah Sparrow.
Strafford County Farm Complex, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, US
May 18, 2025 7:15 AM - 10:59 AM
Protocol: Traveling
2.315 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: Audubon Seacoast Chapter Trip - Beginner Bird Walk
53 species
Canada Goose 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 12
Mourning Dove 9
Chimney Swift 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 4
American Herring Gull 15
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Turkey Vulture 5
Osprey 1
Broad-winged Hawk 1
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 1
Downy Woodpecker 3
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Red-eyed Vireo 6
Blue Jay 6
Common Raven 2
Black-capped Chickadee 1
Tufted Titmouse 4
Tree Swallow 8
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Northern House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 1
European Starling 2
Gray Catbird 7
Northern Mockingbird 1
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
Wood Thrush 1
American Robin 8
Cedar Waxwing 1
House Sparrow 9
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 14
Chipping Sparrow 9
Song Sparrow 4
Bobolink 6
Eastern Meadowlark 2
Baltimore Oriole 5
Red-winged Blackbird 16
Brown-headed Cowbird 6
Ovenbird 3
Black-and-white Warbler 1
Common Yellowthroat 8
American Redstart 15
Yellow Warbler 4
Chestnut-sided Warbler 11
Pine Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1
Date: 5/19/25 1:43 pm From: 'Lynn Zeltman' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Sullivan County Big Day
The Dickcissel is still present, as of 4:30ish. Also saw Least Sandpiper and Solitary Sandpiper, among others.
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On Sat, May 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM, <jacksonwrxt89...><jacksonwrxt89...> wrote: I did a big day in Sullivan County today as I typically do every May. This years eBird Global Big day was a total washout which ended up being a blessing because I usually find the eBird date is too early for any chance to get the maximum number of species. The weather wasn’t ideal for the first part of the day and as with every big day, luck just isn’t always on your side. My all-time single day total for the county is 116 and today I just fell short with 110. The following are the biggest takeaways
Bird of the day: This is definitely the DICKCISSEL that Jen and Brendan Armstrong found in Claremont. Luckily I was only about 10 minutes away when she got the word out so I was able to swing right over and see it. It seemed to be happily hopping along and foraging in a manure pile while I was there so there’s a chance it could hang around. The lot is where they store manure for the adjacent cornfield and it’s located on River Road right across from a large manufacturing plant called Canam. This is my first spring Dickcissel and the first one I’ve seen in breeding plumage.
Biggest misses: Every big day has one or more “gimmie” species that just seem to be unattainable when you want them most. For me, that was Eastern Bluebird. I checked several haunts I know they frequent and had no luck. Same thing with Hooded Merganser. I also neglected to check Lake Sunapee for Ring-billed Gull which didn’t occur to me until long after I called it a day.
Biggest letdown: I woke up extremely early to get to west Unity to get my first Sullivan Co. Whip-poor-will in a location that seemed pretty reliable for them. When I left my house in Wilmot the moon was out and I thought things might be ideal, but it had clouded over by the time I got there and probably shut them down for the rest of the night. This species continues to elude me after almost 15 years of birding Sullivan.
While the coast area seemed to have a nice fallout today, we weren’t so fortunate. I ended the day with 22 species of Warbler but most were on breeding territories. I had a handful of Tennessee Warblers and a single Wilson’s Warbler. I did run into a Canada and Blue-winged Warbler that I believe were true migrants being out of place at Morningside Flight Park.
The following link is to my trip report for the day:
https://ebird.org/tripreport/372545
Date: 5/19/25 10:27 am From: Mark Suomala <suomalamark...> Subject: [NHBirds] Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, May 19, 2025
This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Monday, May 19th, 2025.
To leave a message about a rare bird without listening to the recording
first, press 2 now.
A PACIFIC LOON was photographed in waters between Hampton Harbor and the
Isles of Shoals on May 14th, and a RED-THROATED LOON was seen at Great Bay
from Adams Point in Durham on May 16th.
An ATLANTIC PUFFIN was seen at Old Scantum (offshore waters) on May 14th.
A CASPIAN TERN was seen at Odiorn Point State Park in Rye on May 17th, and
8 ROSEATE TERNS were seen at Hampton Beach State Park on May 14th.
A flock of approximately 50 BRANT was seen flying over Sandwich on May 13th.
2 COMMON EIDERS were seen at Dover Point in Hilton Park on May 12th.
2 pairs of BUFFLEHEADS were seen at Airport Marsh in Whitefield on May 13th.
A WHITE-FACED IBIS was seen at Locke Road marsh in Rye on May 12th.
A LITTLE BLUE HERON was seen from Adams Point in Durham on May 13th.
A LEAST BITTERN was heard at the Rockingham Rail Trail in Newfields on May
16th.
A GREEN HERON was seen at Moorhen Marsh in Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in
Jefferson on May 12th.
At least 11 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS and 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER were seen
along the coast during the past week.
A RED-HEADED WOODPECKER was seen along Bedford Road in New Boston on May 14
th.
A LARK SPARROW was seen along Folly Mill Road in Seabrook on May 12th.
A DICKCISSEL was seen at conservation land across from Canum River Road in
Claremont on May 17th.
6 GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS were reported at the Concord Airport on May 18th, 3
were reported at the Cemetery Fields in Amherst on the 15th, and 1 was
reported at the Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Swanzey on the 13th.
A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was seen at the Seabrook Town Forest and Wellhead
property on May 17th.
A HOODED WARBLER was seen in Newmarket on May 13th.
A GOLDEN-WINGED X BLUE-WINGED WARBLER (HYBRID) was seen at Foss Farm West
in Durham on May 18th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a WORM-EATING WARBLER in Hollis on May 17
th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a WHITE-EYED VIREO from the Rockingham
Rail Trail in Newfields on May 16th.
A BLACK VULTURE was seen in Dover on May 12th, and 1 was seen in Rochester
on May 14th.
An ORCHARD ORIOLE was seen at a private residence in Errol on May 13th.
126 COMMON NIGHTHAWKS were tallied migrating north over a fixed point in
Amherst on May 17th.
8 FISH CROWS were reported from the Pemigewasset Riverside Park in
Holderness on May 15th.
A BICKNELL’S THRUSH was seen at the AMC Greenleaf Hut in Franconia on May 13
th, and 1 was seen in Pittsfield on the 18th.
A GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH was seen at Odiorn Point State Park on May 17th.
3 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Odiorn Point State Park in Rye on May 13th.
An OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER was reported from Mountain Pond in Chatham on May
13th, and 1 was reported from Martin Meadow Pond in Lancaster on the 15th.
There was an unconfirmed report of a YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHER from the
Merrimack River Conservation Area in Concord on May 18th.
Birders visiting Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, reported a
CASPIAN TERN, 2 ROSEATE TERNS, a LITTLE BLUE HERON, 6 AMERICAN
OYSTER-CATCHERS, 20 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 4 RUDDY TURN-STONES, 3
HARLEQUIN DUCKS, a BUFFLE-HEAD, a GREATER SCAUP, a PHILADELPHIA VIREO, a
CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, a DICKCISSEL, and a SUMMER TANAGER all on several
days during the past week.
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 to:
birds etcetera @ n h audubon dot org. 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: 5/19/25 8:41 am From: Elaine Faletra <elaine.faletra...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Lyme Bobolinks - Sunday, May 18
I hope so Blake!!! One of my fav birds for sure. Same here for Ines and Fred Yeatts Wildlife Sanctuary here in Warren - a safe haven from mowing but not from other obstacles they face.
Also, our bats arrived yesterday evening. While 3 were circling above our roof, a single Nighthawk flew through the trio affording a nice close look at a Nighthawk.
Date: 5/19/25 5:19 am From: Randy Langer <randylanger52...> Subject: [NHBirds] Trip to MA
Wife and I were on the Cape for five days, saw flocks of little terns (nesting) on the southern shores, and large flocks of black bellied plovers along with dunlin in the salt flats of Wellfleet Harbor and Great Island. Randy
Around the middle of the week I heard a whippoorwill calling while heading
to my car to go to work, in Richmond. (I work late nights).
Other than that there are lots of warblers calling. Juncos are still
lingering. The “uphill gang” of summer birds (red breasted nuthatch, yellow
bellied sapsucker, purple finch) are all staying around, and the only
summer bird “common” to my neck of the woods I haven’t seen return yet was
the scarlet tanager.
My birdweather revorded over 40 species during the week but I have yet to
review the recordings for accuracy.
Date: 5/18/25 5:21 pm From: 'Steve Mirick' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Statewide Big Day on Friday - 154 species
Jane and I teamed up with Ethan Ring on Friday, 5/16/25 for a Big Day
effort. Warm and humid with highs around 82. Met Ethan at 2 AM in Salem
where we easily got Virginia Rail and Sora. Then headed north to Concord
where we easily got Whippoorwill, barely got Woodcock, but dipped on
Common Nighthawk. Then drove north to Pondicherry and Trudeau Road
where we got all the basic north country birds, but nothing special.
Missed Ruffed Grouse (again) and missed YB Flycatcher (not back yet?),
but got Red Crossbills at two locations.
Heading south we quickly got both Grasshopper Sparrow and Vesper Sparrow
sitting on the fence at Concord Airport. Then off to Pawutckaway where
we got a singing LA Waterthrush and filled in some more holes. We drove
to Exeter and quickly got a Ruddy Duck, but missed the Lesser Scaup. A
strategic move which cost us about an hour, but got us two great birds
with a calling Least Bittern in mid-afternoon and a nice Pied-billed
Grebe off the Newfields Rail Trail.
Heading to the coast, the wind was now brisk out of the SSE, but we
still managed to get a lot including bonus Sanderling and lots of
Northern Gannets at Hampton Beach SP. Moving north, we ticked off all
the ducks and loons and got a bonus Horned Grebe and an American
Oystercatcher at Rye Ledge. Finishing the day, Odiorne Point SP was
dead for birds (in stark contrast to the next day's fallout!), but
fortunately we filled a few gaps in our list and Ethan picked out a
Tennessee way up in the tree tops. At Pease, we got our last bird, a
Meadowlark, but dipped on Upland Sandpiper finishing the day at 8:00
PM. 18 hours of birding!!!
We ended the day with an impressive 154 species! More impressive is
that if you include birds we found the next day during the coastal
fallout, then we would have had 165 species!!
Complete list
-------------------
Canada Goose
Mute Swan - One continuing lonely bird in North Hampton
Wood Duck
Mallard
American Black Duck
GREATER SCAUP - 4 lingering on Great Bay (but no luck with Lessers at
Exeter)
Common Eider
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Black Scoter
Long-tailed Duck
Hooded Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
RUDDY DUCK - Female at Exeter WTP
Wild Turkey
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
Mourning Dove
Eastern Whip-poor-will
Chimney Swift
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Virginia Rail
Sora
American Oystercatcher
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer
Semipalmated Plover
Piping Plover
Short-billed Dowitcher
American Woodcock
Wilson's Snipe - Up north, but more surprising was a very late bird
flushed at Stuart Farm in Newfields.
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Lesser Yellowlegs
Willet
Greater Yellowlegs
Sanderling - Basic plumage bird picked out by Ethan. With big flock of
Dunlin and Purples on Hampton harbor jetty.
Dunlin
Purple Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
American Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Least Tern
Common Tern
Roseate Tern
Pied-billed Grebe - Newfields Rail Trail
HORNED GREBE - Surprise breeding plumage bird along North Beach in Hampton.
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
NORTHERN GANNET - 29+ along the coast. Stready stream of birds moving
south into wind. Big count for date. Mostly 1 year olds.
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis - Possible sighting of the hybrid, but no luck with White-face.
LEAST BITTERN - 1 calling as we arrived at Newfields marsh in hot,
humid, mid-afternoon.
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Bald Eagle
Broad-winged Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Barred Owl
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
American Kestrel - One at Concord Airport.
Merlin - Two for day along coast.
Eastern Wood-Pewee
Alder Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe
Great Crested Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Yellow-throated Vireo
Blue-headed Vireo
Warbling Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
Bank Swallow
Tree Swallow
Purple Martin - Almost missed this species when I drove past Goss Farm!
Had to turn around to go back and get it!
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Barn Swallow
Golden-crowned Kinglet
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper - Jane and Ethan only.
Northern House Wren
Winter Wren
Marsh Wren
Carolina Wren
European Starling
Gray Catbird
Brown Thrasher
Northern Mockingbird
Eastern Bluebird
Veery
Hermit Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Cedar Waxwing
House Sparrow
House Finch
Purple Finch
RED CROSSBILL - At Pondicherry and Trudeau Road.
Pine Siskin
American Goldfinch
Grasshopper Sparrow - Concord Airport
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
White-throated Sparrow
Vesper Sparrow - Concord Airport
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Eastern Towhee
Bobolink
Eastern Meadowlark
Orchard Oriole - 1 at Odiorne.
Baltimore Oriole
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Common Grackle
Ovenbird
Louisiana Waterthrush - 1 singing at Pawtuckaway.
Northern Waterthrush - Jane and Ethan only.
Blue-winged Warbler
Black-and-white Warbler
Tennessee Warbler - Nice spot by Ethan of bird at Odiorne.
Nashville Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
American Redstart
Northern Parula
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Pine Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Prairie Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Canada Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Birds Missed
-----------------
Red-necked Grebe - 3 in Hampton were gone
Lesser Scaup - 4 at Exeter were gone.
Ruffed Grouse
Cuckoos
Common Nighthawk
Upland Sandpiper - Has ANYONE seen any yet this year? Odd.
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Bonaparte's and Laughing Gull
American Bittern
Mississippi Kite
Great Horned Owl
Peregrine Falcon
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - Not back yet?
Willow Flycatcher - Not back yet?
Fish Crow
Cliff Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Swainson's Thrush
Wilson's, Cape May and Bay-breasted Warblers
Indigo Bunting
Date: 5/18/25 4:21 pm From: 'Blake Allison' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Lyme Bobolinks - Sunday, May 18
The songs of two males heard emanating from a nearby elm tree at about 4:10 this afternoon.
Our fields were mowed last fall, and the grass is long, lush and green thanks to all of the rain. Maybe it will encourage them to stay and stake out territories.
There are 4 kildeer nests on my highfields. One is near a small wood building. When my daughter quirtly rides her horse near one of the birds comes to watch. The barn swallows are busy building nests. Sylvia Miskoe, Concord
Date: 5/18/25 9:19 am From: David Govatski <david.govatski...> Subject: [NHBirds] Pondicherry Warblers 19 species on Sunday
A Sunday morning walk to Cherry Pond from the trailhead at 289 Airport Rd in Whitefield was productive for warblers. The weather was overcast with low clouds and occasional light sprinkles of rain. The highlights of the 19 species were Cape May, Bay-breasted, Mourning, and Wilson’s warblers. The mourning and Wilson’s warblers were in a ten year old clearcut about a thousand feet in from the gate. Chestnut-sided and common yellowthroat warblers were abundant here. The Cape May and Bay-breasted warblers were in balsam fir and spruce trees. The black flies are out so long sleeves and pants are advised.
Date: 5/17/25 7:29 pm From: <jacksonwrxt89...> Subject: [NHBirds] Sullivan County Big Day
I did a big day in Sullivan County today as I typically do every May. This years eBird Global Big day was a total washout which ended up being a blessing because I usually find the eBird date is too early for any chance to get the maximum number of species. The weather wasn’t ideal for the first part of the day and as with every big day, luck just isn’t always on your side. My all-time single day total for the county is 116 and today I just fell short with 110. The following are the biggest takeaways
Bird of the day: This is definitely the DICKCISSEL that Jen and Brendan Armstrong found in Claremont. Luckily I was only about 10 minutes away when she got the word out so I was able to swing right over and see it. It seemed to be happily hopping along and foraging in a manure pile while I was there so there’s a chance it could hang around. The lot is where they store manure for the adjacent cornfield and it’s located on River Road right across from a large manufacturing plant called Canam. This is my first spring Dickcissel and the first one I’ve seen in breeding plumage.
Biggest misses: Every big day has one or more “gimmie” species that just seem to be unattainable when you want them most. For me, that was Eastern Bluebird. I checked several haunts I know they frequent and had no luck. Same thing with Hooded Merganser. I also neglected to check Lake Sunapee for Ring-billed Gull which didn’t occur to me until long after I called it a day.
Biggest letdown: I woke up extremely early to get to west Unity to get my first Sullivan Co. Whip-poor-will in a location that seemed pretty reliable for them. When I left my house in Wilmot the moon was out and I thought things might be ideal, but it had clouded over by the time I got there and probably shut them down for the rest of the night. This species continues to elude me after almost 15 years of birding Sullivan.
While the coast area seemed to have a nice fallout today, we weren’t so fortunate. I ended the day with 22 species of Warbler but most were on breeding territories. I had a handful of Tennessee Warblers and a single Wilson’s Warbler. I did run into a Canada and Blue-winged Warbler that I believe were true migrants being out of place at Morningside Flight Park.
The following link is to my trip report for the day:
Date: 5/17/25 5:22 pm From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] 36 Barred Owls in Hampstead
Today I did a quick census to the nine occupied Barred Owl nest boxes
(mostly) on Conservation Land in Hampstead. The newer boxes have ceiling
mirrors so I could see, more or less, how many young were present. At least
two were present in all those nest boxes. Adults in “wild” settings tended
to hoot a warning at me; nests by heavily traveled trails provoked no vocal
response.
The male owl in my yard has learned the word “chipmunk” and is working on
the words “all gone”. When he hoots from the crabapple tree by the side of
the house, it’s frighteningly loud inside the house.
At the Sawmill Swamp this morning there were at least two young Hooded
Mergansers that were capable of flight.
Date: 5/17/25 4:50 pm From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...> Subject: [NHBirds] Common Nighthawk Migration in Amherst
126 Common Nighthawks passed overhead between 5:25 PM and 7:15 PM
Scott Spangenberg Amherst, NH
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Date: 5/17/25 2:28 pm From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...> Subject: [NHBirds] Common Nighthawks are on the move now
just saw one passing over the yard
Scott Spangenberg Amherst, NH
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Date: 5/17/25 1:55 pm From: 'Comcast' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Church St. Water Tower Parking Lot, Hampton—wicked fallout
Church St. Water Tower Parking Lot, Hampton
Comments: Wicked awesome fallout — on one branch I had Magnolia, Redstart, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, and Common Yellow-throat
1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) -- Leaning toward Willow—silent (:
1 Least Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 Savannah Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow -- Great but brief views
3 Swamp Sparrow
7 Black-and-white Warbler
15 Common Yellowthroat
37 American Redstart -- Dripping from every branch!! The most Lisa had seen, easily
17 Northern Parula
9 Magnolia Warbler
1 Bay-breasted Warbler -- Photo
5 Yellow Warbler
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler
6 Black-throated Blue Warbler
3 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Canada Warbler
3 Wilson's Warbler
Date: 5/17/25 1:54 pm From: 'Comcast' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] eBird -- Church St. Water Tower Parking Lot, Hampton -- May 17, 2025
Church St. Water Tower Parking Lot, Hampton
Comments: Wicked awesome fallout — on one branch I had Magnolia, Redstart, Chestnut-sided, Yellow, and Common Yellow-throat
1 Alder/Willow Flycatcher (Traill's Flycatcher) -- Leaning toward Willow—silent (:
1 Least Flycatcher
2 Eastern Phoebe
2 Savannah Sparrow
4 Song Sparrow
1 Lincoln's Sparrow -- Great but brief views
3 Swamp Sparrow
7 Black-and-white Warbler
15 Common Yellowthroat
37 American Redstart -- Dripping from every branch!! The most Lisa had seen, easily
17 Northern Parula
9 Magnolia Warbler
1 Bay-breasted Warbler -- Photo
5 Yellow Warbler
3 Chestnut-sided Warbler
6 Black-throated Blue Warbler
3 Black-throated Green Warbler
2 Canada Warbler
3 Wilson's Warbler
Date: 5/17/25 9:57 am From: neversmoon via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Whip-poor-will
I had a whip-poor-will calling around 8:30 last night. My ChirpSounds monitor picked it up loud and clear. Either there were several birds calling from different locations, or a single bird was moving around calling briefly from each location because the volume went up and down.
It was exciting to hear one again after so many years. We always had several calling around the house I grew up in, then they disappeared. I have lived in current home for 20+ years, and this is only the second time I have had one close by.
Date: 5/17/25 6:05 am From: Keith Chamberlin <kchamberlin07...> Subject: [NHBirds] Brown Thrasher Behavior
The first time ever we woke up to a brown thrasher checking out our yard. Oddly enough we watched it eating black oil from our hanging feeder. Somewhat unusual behavior for this type of bird in our experience.
Date: 5/17/25 5:46 am From: 'Janice Landry' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Yellow-throated Vireo
A morning walk with the pup added a new bird to my NH list-Yellow-throated
Vireo.
Singing loudly and continuously on Winni Rail Trail (access from Cross Mill
Road in Franklin)
High up in canopy with good views via binocs, located in large fenced field
opposite of farmhouse at beginning of rail trail. Bobolinks also present
and vocalizing although harder to visualize.
I video recorded Yellow-throated Vireo singing/flirting about in canopy but
couldn’t figure out how to upload to EBird.
Date: 5/16/25 4:35 pm From: jeepinmoabgirl <jeepingmoabgirl...> Subject: [NHBirds] I just had my first ever scarlet tanager! Beautiful bird with a lovely song. Very excited to have it
Date: 5/16/25 4:17 pm From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Friday at Union Village Dam
Today, Friday the 16th, the Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon conducted its first "Feathered Friday" outing of 2025 at Thetford's Union Village Dam.It took place under a mostly sunny sky with the temperature ranging into the upper 60s.
Heading out, there was some concern about the condition of the trails. Because of the considerable amount of rain that fell during last week, the Union Village Dam was pressed to do its job, causing flooding throughout the park behind it. At the beginning of this week, most of the trails were closed due to muddy conditions. Fortunately, this week's dry, warm weather firmed them up by this morning allowing our group to comfortably proceed on Buzzell Bridge Road and out onto some of its spurs.
Forty-eight species were recorded during the two-and-a half hour outing. The fly catcher family was well represented with alder, least and willow among the five species recorded. Ten warbler species were tallied with a Tennessee warbler being a particularly noteworthy record. Three veeries, a wood thrush and an American robin represented the thrush genus.
Thanks to Mary Waugh and Beth Taylor for leading the outing as well as Megan Massa who kept the eBird checklist, a copy of which can be viewed by clicking on this link: https://ebird.org/checklist/S238850613
Date: 5/16/25 3:29 pm From: jeepinmoabgirl <jeepingmoabgirl...> Subject: [NHBirds] Croydon- ovenbird and black and white warbler arrived back in my yard today 🙂
On my daily sojourn to Exeter's Powder House Pond, I finally had a chance to spend time with an adorable male Red-winged Blackbird, whom I affectionately refer to as Bob (the tailless wonder).
Bob seems quite happy guarding his little patch near the pond, singing away with all the bravado of a tenor performing at The Met. Though I've not spied him courting a lady friend nor protecting a nearby nest, he patrols his little plot and readily joins other blackbirds to chase Red-tailed Hawks away from the nesting area--and he is usually the first to return from the platoon's efforts to drive unwanted visitors away. I don't think he can bank as well as the others but darn it, he's in the game.
Why do I find Bob adorable? Well, I've tried my hand at some flight photos but I failed to capture what he looks like to me when he's in flight: one of those animated bats in a Looney Tunes cartoon.
Date: 5/15/25 11:25 am From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] "Feathered Fridays" Walk at Union Village Dam
Please join members of NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter this Friday, May 16 when we visit Union Village Dam in search of migrating passerine and other species. A good variety of wood warblers, flycatchers and vireos are typically seen this time of year with the occasional surprise such as American Bittern or eastern towhee.
Meet in the parking area found on Buzzell Bridge Road just before the park's access gate. Buzzell Bridge Road is off of VT 113 in Thetford Center opposite E.C. Brown's Nursery. Turn onto the road and follow it about a mile to the parking area. *Please note that this event has a 7:30 am start!*
Last week's rains caused flooding throughout a large part of the park resulting in soggy trail conditions. Appropriate footwear is advised. Please bring binoculars and/or a spotting scope as preferred.
Date: 5/14/25 3:08 pm From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...> Subject: [NHBirds] Look Up: First Common Nighthawk
Look Up: First Common Nighthawk of the season here in Amherst at 6:05 PM
Scott Spangenberg Amherst, NH
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Date: 5/14/25 12:53 pm From: Mascoma Chapter NH Audubon <mascomabirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] A Good Morning Out at Boston Lot Lake
Under a mostly sunny sky with the temperature ranging from the mid-50s to upper 60s, eleven birders trekked up to scenic Boston Lot Lake this morning recording 45 species over a 2.5 hour period. The count included a respectable twelve warbler species and five of the six woodpeckers species likely to occur in our area. Here's an onsite account from Megan Massa.
"The second Mascoma Audubon Warbler Wednesday walk of 2025 wasn't as mind-boggling as last week's fallout event" (ed. note: 60 species), "but we still turned up a respectable showing of 45 species. The birds were shy this morning, with many species on this list heard only. The audio scape was invaded by a parade of trucks and chainsaws doing maintenance in the powerline cut, several plane flyovers, and alarms from the Wilder Dam.
We had many species of wildflowers blooming on the walk, including foamflower, red columbine, red trillium, gaywings, and wild ginger."
Date: 5/14/25 4:56 am From: 'Janice Landry' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Sessions Pond-Coos County
We are on vacation this week at our off-grid camp in Dummer NH on a small Pond. Hummingbird feeder is active. Resident loon pair here and defending its territory. Last night a White-winged Scoter flew in for a brief visit (resident loons snuck up on it), Whip-poor-wills last night and this morning a Mourning Warbler on my walk!! I love this place!
To go into more detail about the whippoorwill survey, it needs to be done at or near the full moon, as that is when they are most vocal. The route that Chele and I were doing ran along Ossipee Lake Road and into Freedom village. There are ten stops, and at each stop we listen for six minutes for whippoorwills calling, noting how many are calling and the direction of each one, also wind, clouds, and background noise at each stop.
Usually we would meet in West Ossipee and get to the first stop about 9 p.m., so with ten stops and travel time in between, we would finish up about 11 p.m. The stops are all along the road. So, I could do it by myself, but for more accurate results with two people listening, and for not being an old lady alone on the side of the road late in the evening, it would be nice to have a second person to go along.
Jane Rice
________________________________
From: Monica Brandau
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 6:54 PM
To: <moultnews...>
Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Whippoorwill survey
Hi Jane,
Can you provide me with some specifics about this?
Thanks,
Monica
On May 13, 2025, at 3:26 PM, Jane Rice <moultnews...> wrote:
Years ago, Chele Miller invited me to go on the Freedom whippoorwill survey route, and we have done it for several years. She's not up for it this year, so is there another birder in the area who would like to go with me in the June full moon window?
Aha! Yes - that makes sense - I understand what you mean. Thank you so
much!
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On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...>
wrote:
> I should have written “more than one fallout”. I think that maybe days of
> rain combined with days of east winds caused multiple fallouts over several
> days, and seemingly all of it away from the immediate coast.
>
> Scott
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM Cynthia Nichols <cnichols...>
> wrote:
>
>> Just for education- when you say “more than a fallout” do you mean a
>> different migratory pattern?
>>
>> Cynthia Nichols, MS, BSN, RN
>>
>> Volunteer & Board Member: Healthcare Workers for Climate Action:
>> nhclimatehealth.org
>> Certified Climate Change Resilience, Antioch University
>>
>> (603) 508 - 1594
>> *Please Text Me *if you're not getting a quick response and need to
>> reach me - it's a challenge to get to my email these days!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM Scott Spangenberg <
>> <sjspangenberg...> wrote:
>>
>>> I think that this is more than a fallout. An observer in Keene called me
>>> in mid morning on the 9th to report a minimum of 60 Solitary Sandpipers at
>>> Krif Road in Keene. Although I didn’t get there until later in the
>>> afternoon, I found 27 without using a spotting scope. Wendy Ward had the
>>> same number there the next day.
>>>
>>> Scott Spangenberg
>>> Amherst, NH
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM 'Rebecca Suomala' via NHBirds <
>>> <nhbirds...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This morning I had 52 Solitarys in a flooded field in Concord on the
>>>> corner of Clinton Street and Langley Parkway. I have never seen so many
>>>> before. People may want to check other inland flooded fields.
>>>>
>>>> Becky Suomala
>>>> Concord, NH
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
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>>>
>>
Years ago, Chele Miller invited me to go on the Freedom whippoorwill survey route, and we have done it for several years. She's not up for it this year, so is there another birder in the area who would like to go with me in the June full moon window?
Date: 5/13/25 11:26 am From: '<bikenbird...>' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] REMINDER*** NH Audubon Seacoast Chapter Wednesday May 14, 2025 7:30 PM Program - Hornbills: A Unique Old-World Family of Birds***
* There will be refreshments from 7-7:30 pm. Feel free to bring in refreshments for others to enjoy at the program. Thank you!
Wednesday May 14, 2025 7:30 pm Program – Hornbills: A Unique Old-World Family of Birds
Dana and Bob Fox are excited to present this talk about the family of birds called Hornbills. Hornbills are an Old-World family of birds which first evolved in Africa over 60 million years ago and then one species radiated to Asia. Today half of the 64 species in the world live in Africa including two land loving species and half in Asia where new species have evolved as far east as the Solomon Islands. As their name suggests, they have massive bills which are integrally attached to their skulls, and some have an additional special horny crown like protrusion called a casque above their bills. In 1758, Linnaeus bestowed the name Buceros on the family, Latin for "having ox's horns." Another unique feature of most members of this family involves their nesting behavior. Females of almost all species make unique nests in tree cavities using their bills to wall themselves in with a plaster made of mud, droppings, chewed wood and bark and other detritus. They leave only a slit narrow enough to deter predators but sufficiently wide for the male to present food from the outside. The tree hornbills have become very important distributors of tropical fruit seeds. Come hear Dana and Bob's tales of seeing these marvelous birds and see stunning pictures taken by Tim Layman, the intrepid, talented photographer.
Bio: Dana and Bob Fox both began birding in their youth. They have birded the US (list 750 species) and the world (6500 species) visiting 6 continents and over 40 countries. They have given numerous talks in New England about the birds of countries they have visited and on crows, loons and most recently hummingbirds. Dana joined the South Shore Bird Club (SSBC) in 1951 when she was 12 years old. She has spent most summers in Tuftonboro, NH where she became fascinated by loons. The Loon Preservation Committee (LPC) presented her with their Spirit of the Loon Award. She is a past Secretary of the Nuttall Ornithological Club, Past President of the Merrimack Valley Bird Club and frequent speaker. She has written articles on birding and crows in the American Birding Association's Birding magazine and one on the Lawrence Crow Roost in Bird Observer. Dana coordinates the Tin Mountain Conservation Group's Loon Monitoring Project for LPC and helps to train the LPC summer biologists on interacting with volunteers. Bob, as a student at Harvard and living in Quincy, MA, was an early leader of the SSBC. With Allan Keith, a former member of the SSBC, he co-authored, Birds of New Hampshire, a 477 page book describing the status and distribution of birds known from NH (2013). He has published in Auk and Wilson Bulletin, written species accounts for the first MA Breeding Bird Atlas as well as articles in publications of both NH and Mass Audubon Societies. His MA species list is 451. In the past, Bob collected specimens for five museums including the Museum of Comparative Zoology. In addition, he helped found Manomet Bird Observatory, and is past President of South Shore Bird Club. He received the Goodhue-Elkins Award (2014) from NH Audubon for "contributions to the ornithology of NH."
All are welcome to attend our Wednesday May 14, 2025 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, Seacoast Science Center) There will be refreshments starting at 7 pm. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm. Entrance doors will be locked at 7:45 pm. Cancellations will be announced on http://www.seacoastchapter.org/programs and this Google group.
Thank You! Dunkin’ of 14 Central Ave (exit 7 off of Rte 16), Dover, NH (603) 740-9649 donates hot coffee and more for our programs. When you visit the location mention a thank you!
Date: 5/13/25 10:50 am From: JM Maher <jeannemariemaher...> Subject: [NHBirds] Finally a hummer
We were gone early May and when we got back I hung one feeder …. Within hours the bears were dancing at the “may pole” today one hummer finally showed in the garden Things are just beginning to bloom !
Date: 5/13/25 10:09 am From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Solitary Sandpiper fallout?
I should have written “more than one fallout”. I think that maybe days of
rain combined with days of east winds caused multiple fallouts over several
days, and seemingly all of it away from the immediate coast.
Scott
On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM Cynthia Nichols <cnichols...>
wrote:
> Just for education- when you say “more than a fallout” do you mean a
> different migratory pattern?
>
> Cynthia Nichols, MS, BSN, RN
>
> Volunteer & Board Member: Healthcare Workers for Climate Action:
> nhclimatehealth.org
> Certified Climate Change Resilience, Antioch University
>
> (603) 508 - 1594
> *Please Text Me *if you're not getting a quick response and need to reach
> me - it's a challenge to get to my email these days!!
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM Scott Spangenberg <
> <sjspangenberg...> wrote:
>
>> I think that this is more than a fallout. An observer in Keene called me
>> in mid morning on the 9th to report a minimum of 60 Solitary Sandpipers at
>> Krif Road in Keene. Although I didn’t get there until later in the
>> afternoon, I found 27 without using a spotting scope. Wendy Ward had the
>> same number there the next day.
>>
>> Scott Spangenberg
>> Amherst, NH
>>
>> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM 'Rebecca Suomala' via NHBirds <
>> <nhbirds...> wrote:
>>
>>> This morning I had 52 Solitarys in a flooded field in Concord on the
>>> corner of Clinton Street and Langley Parkway. I have never seen so many
>>> before. People may want to check other inland flooded fields.
>>>
>>> Becky Suomala
>>> Concord, NH
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
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>>
>
Just for education- when you say “more than a fallout” do you mean a
different migratory pattern?
Cynthia Nichols, MS, BSN, RN
Volunteer & Board Member: Healthcare Workers for Climate Action:
nhclimatehealth.org
Certified Climate Change Resilience, Antioch University
(603) 508 - 1594
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On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...>
wrote:
> I think that this is more than a fallout. An observer in Keene called me
> in mid morning on the 9th to report a minimum of 60 Solitary Sandpipers at
> Krif Road in Keene. Although I didn’t get there until later in the
> afternoon, I found 27 without using a spotting scope. Wendy Ward had the
> same number there the next day.
>
> Scott Spangenberg
> Amherst, NH
>
> On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM 'Rebecca Suomala' via NHBirds <
> <nhbirds...> wrote:
>
>> This morning I had 52 Solitarys in a flooded field in Concord on the
>> corner of Clinton Street and Langley Parkway. I have never seen so many
>> before. People may want to check other inland flooded fields.
>>
>> Becky Suomala
>> Concord, NH
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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>
Date: 5/13/25 9:30 am From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg...> Subject: Re: [NHBirds] Solitary Sandpiper fallout?
I think that this is more than a fallout. An observer in Keene called me in
mid morning on the 9th to report a minimum of 60 Solitary Sandpipers at
Krif Road in Keene. Although I didn’t get there until later in the
afternoon, I found 27 without using a spotting scope. Wendy Ward had the
same number there the next day.
Scott Spangenberg
Amherst, NH
On Tue, May 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM 'Rebecca Suomala' via NHBirds <
<nhbirds...> wrote:
> This morning I had 52 Solitarys in a flooded field in Concord on the
> corner of Clinton Street and Langley Parkway. I have never seen so many
> before. People may want to check other inland flooded fields.
>
> Becky Suomala
> Concord, NH
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Date: 5/13/25 7:18 am From: Randy Langer <randylanger52...> Subject: [NHBirds] Coffee & birds
Morning coffee on the deck sightings:
Northern Cardinal Mourning Dove Tufted Titmouse Black-capped Chickadee Red-eyed Vireo Black-throated Green Warbler Baltimore Oriole Black and White Warbler Pileated Woodpecker American Crow White-throated Sparrow Chipping Sparrow American Goldfinch House Finch Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Ruby-throated Hummingbird Chestnut-sided Warbler American Redstart Blue Jay Northern Parula (very cool looking bird!) Common Yellowthroat +++++++++++++++++++++ Confirmed nesting on our property Black-capped Chickadee Eastern Phoebe Barred Owl +++++++++++++++++++++ Red Squirrel Gray Squirrel UH-60 Blackhawk
Date: 5/13/25 6:39 am From: John Barth -he, him- <johnb.essay09...> Subject: [NHBirds] First Baltimore Oriole in My Yard
After seeing three Orioles within a few miles of my house yesterday (never seen them that close), I actually had one in my crab apple tree in Sugar Hill.
Date: 5/13/25 5:58 am From: 'Rebecca Suomala' via NHBirds <nhbirds...> Subject: [NHBirds] Solitary Sandpiper fallout?
This morning I had 52 Solitarys in a flooded field in Concord on the corner of Clinton Street and Langley Parkway. I have never seen so many before. People may want to check other inland flooded fields.
Date: 5/13/25 3:20 am From: Alfred Maley <alfredmaley...> Subject: [NHBirds] Jump Day, Bear-proof Posts
Yesterday, May 12, was Jump Day for the first of two Wood Duck nests in the
yard this year - 12 insufferably cute ducklings made it safely and headed
off with their mother to the Sawmill Swamp, several hundred yards away.
Bear-proof Posts
I’ve placed duck boxes, the ratla, and bat boxes on 4x4 p.t. posts,
available from any lumber supply store. The trick is how to anchor them so
they won’t fall over and yet can be removed if necessary for cleaning. I
use 8x8 full chimney blocks to start with, place a PVC deck post sleeve
(available from HD) in the center of the hole in the chimney block and then
fill in around it with concrete. The post can then be inserted in the
sleeve (and removed) easily. There are subtle variations on this scheme to
account for drainage and how to flash the post with aluminum, etc. that
can easily be described with photos.
The highest post so far was a 20 foot post set in four stacked chimney
blocks that can easily support a ladder propped against it.
