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Burrowing Owls,©Barry Kent Mackay

11 May Amherst addendum [Jane Zanichkowsky ]
11 May Recent Whip-poor-will posts ["Walz,Christopher" ]
11 May correction on Middleton report: house wrens ["Jim Berry" ]
11 May CT Report 05/11/2008 Yellow-throated Warbler [Roy Harvey ]
11 May Middleton, 5/11/08 ["Jim Berry" ]
11 May Re: 5/11 BBC Wompatuck Walk - Clarification [Eddie ]
11 May oriole at hummingbird feeder [Joyce Spencer ]
11 May Error in report BBC trip 5/11 ["Ida Giriunas" ]
11 May A bird Watchers Lament [Sherry Leffert ]
11 May Essex County; 11 May 2008: White-faced Ibis [Richard Heil ]
11 May Lawrence's Warbler ["alice morgan" ]
11 May 5/11 BBC Wompatuck Walk [Eddie ]
11 May Newbury ~ 5/11/08 ~ Mother's Day []
11 May BBC trip - Plum Island, etc., 5/11/08 ["Ida Giriunas" ]
11 May Blackstone MA 5/11 ["Mark Lynch" ]
11 May Leominster Yard Birdz [Richard Monroe ]
11 May Mt Auburn - 5/11 (Cerulean, Bay-breasted, Bicknell's Thrush etc) [Dan Berard ]
11 May L.Waterthrush, Nahant Thicket 5/11 [Linda Pivacek ]
11 May Birds of Reading ["David Williams" ]
11 May Birds of Reading ["David Williams" ]
11 May Oxbow NWR 5-10-08: BBC Walk ["Jonathan Center" ]
11 May Haverhill Breeding Birds - 5/11/08 [Steve Mirick ]
11 May whoops, forgot signature, Nahanton post ["Joyce M. Spencer" ]
11 May Forest Park and King Philip Park Springfield. []
11 May Nahanton Park, Newton [Joyce Spencer ]
11 May Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary , 5/11/08 [Warren Tatro ]
11 May Forster's terns-Nbpt 5/11 ["Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" ]
11 May Forest Hills Sunday A.M. Cape May + ["Jeremy B. Dibbell" ]
11 May Ashburnham/Winchendon 5/11 []
11 May Nelson Field, Plymouth MA ["Gene Harriman" ]
11 May White-faced Ibis, Newbury, MA 5/11 ["Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" ]
11 May Caspian Tern-Plum Is. 5/11 ["Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" ]
11 May best wishes ["Peter Trull" ]
11 May Hall Pond, Brookline 10-May-08 [Naeem Yusuff ]
11 May White Crowned Sparrow in Granby ["Lori Rogers" ]
11 May Bobolinks, W. Bridgewater, 5-11-08 []
11 May Whip-poor-will ~ PRNWR~ 5/10/08 []
11 May Essex County Sightings 5/9 ~ 5/10/08 []
10 May BIMBO big day attempt ["Andrew Birch" ]
10 May Gloucester and Rockport 5/10 []
10 May Flight Path exhibit [Kathryn Doyon ]
10 May CT Report 05/10/2008 [Roy Harvey ]
10 May 5/10 Wompatuck State Park - HOODED WARBLERS [Eddie ]
10 May Saturday, Ipswich Sightings [Brian Krisler ]
10 May Mt. Aub -- 14 warblers in Dell, 17 overall [Jim McCoy ]
10 May Tri-colored Heron still present, South Cape Beach []
10 May Nashua River paddle [Richard Monroe ]
10 May Glossy Ibis - Fairhaven []
10 May BBC, Rowley to Plum to Crooked Pond []
10 May May 9, Gloucester & Essex - Cox Reservation (ECGB) [Richard Marchant ]
10 May Hawley 5/10 ["Mark Lynch" ]
10 May hooded warbler still at Mt.A. 4/10/08 am ["Peter and Fay" ]

Subject: Amherst addendum
From: Jane Zanichkowsky <jzanich AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:36:03 -0700 (PDT)
Massbirders,

While in Amherst yesterday I stopped along Route 116
between Amherst center and Hampshire College. In a
thicket/successional forest area (that is for sale) I
had several common yellowthroats and not one but TWO
blue-winged warblers. This thicket is across the
street from a sheep farm with llamas and cows. I'm not
sure if it's the college farm. 

I also had a killdeer outside the campus library.

Jane Zanichkowsky, Newton
jzanich AT verizon.net
Subject: Recent Whip-poor-will posts
From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz AT nec.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:41:54 -0400
Hey all,
 
Really cool, I would like to find some calling in my area. In case you are not 
aware Mass Audubon has a project for whip-poor-wills, similar to the Oriole 
Project. Here is the link for recording observations online 

 
http://www.massaudubon.org/whippoorwill/index.php?type=how
 
 
 
Chris Walz 
West Barnstable, MA
Property Manager
Mid-Cape Sanctuaries
CWalz AT massaudubon.org
CWalz AT nec.edu
Subject: correction on Middleton report: house wrens
From: "Jim Berry" <jim.berry3 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:47:00 -0400
I reported a pair of house wrens as "feeding young" in their nest cavity 
when that was probably not the case.  I had already edited my eBird report 
but forgot to likewise edit the massbird message.  What I should have said 
was that they were frequently entering and exiting the cavity but that I did 
not see food in their mouths, and in fact it is probably too early for eggs 
to have hatched, given the very recent arrival of the species back on 
territory.  They were more likely making the cavity ready for nesting, or 
possibly checking on eggs in an incomplete clutch that were not yet ready 
for incubation.  The early date combined with the frequency of visits to the 
nest hole makes the former explanation the more likely.

The red-bellied woodpeckers, on the other hand, were feeding small young, 
"small" being determined by their going all the way into the cavity with 
food.  (The bigger the young, the less far the parents have to lean in to 
feed them.)  I saw each adult go in with a mouthful of sizable arthropods. 
They are of course resident birds and can commence nesting as early as they 
please.

Jim Berry
Ipswich, Mass.
jim.berry3 AT verizon.net
Subject: CT Report 05/11/2008 Yellow-throated Warbler
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey AT snet.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:38:01 -0400
 From Dave Provencher:
5/11 - Voluntown, Pachaug State Forest -- YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
continues at previously described location.

 From Nick Bonomo:
5/11 - Orange yard -- BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER
Milford, Milford Pt -- evening high tide, 4 BLACK SKIMMERS, 1
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron.

 From Mike and Wanda Moccio:
5/11 - Milford Point -- 4 BLACK SKIMMERS about 3:30 for about 5
minutes then moved SW.

 From Greg Hanisek:
5/11 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH, CAPE MAY
WARBLER, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS

 From Nancy Eaton:
5/11 - Simsbury, Penwood State Park -- Tennessee Warbler, Blackpoll
Warbler, Hooded Warbler (possibly 2!).

 From Patrice Favreau and Jan Collins:
5/11 - Ellington, Green Rd. area -- 1 BROWN THRASHER, 1 BLACKBURNIAN
WARBLER.

 From Maria Stockmal:
5/11 - West Haven, Sandy Point -- Yellow-crowned Night Heron.

 From Steve Spector:
5/11 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park, just east off parking lot
boardwalk -- Little Blue Heron

 From John Maynard
5/11 - Durham, Durham fairgrounds -- 2 BOBOLINKS atop tall deciduous
tree, near SW corner of grounds, 9:21 a.m.  1 SOLITARY SANDPIPER
feeding in rain pool at end of fairgrounds road, 9:35 a.m.
Middletown, Wadsworth Falls State Park -- 1 SWAINSON'S THRUSH, seen at
main trail where it first branches off to the left from the Laural
Grove (east) park entrance, 11:45 a.m.

 From Todd Brooks:
5/11 - Greenwich, Fairchild Garden -- Lawrence's Warbler (male) seen
~07:30 in trees north side of Iris trail.

 From Mark Szantyr:
5/11 - Ashford, yard -- at least two Pine Siskins at my thistle and
sunflower feeders.  They have been present for several mornings now.

 From Robert Mirer:
5/10 - South Windsor, Station 43 -- 7:30-8 pm, Least Bittern, 2 Common
Nighthawks.
South Windsor, Podunk Park (the "cow pasture") on Clark St -- about 25
Bobolinks (males and females).

 From Steve & Charla Spector:
5/10 - Milford, Walker's Pond -- on best migrant day this spring, 1
Blackburnian Warbler.

 From Brian OToole, Brian Bielfelt and Bo Hopkins:
5/10 - Milford, Milford Point -- WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.
Durham, Durham Meadows -- SORA, VIRGINIA RAIL, 2 AMERICAN WOODCOCKS.
Lyme, Nehantic State Forest -- HOODED WARBLER, SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Madison, Hammonasett Beach State Park -- BOAT-TAILED GRACKLES, 3 SURF
SCOTERS, LITTLE BLUE HERON.
Greenwich, Fairchild Garden -- "LAWRENCE'S" WARBLER, SOLITARY
SANDPIPER.
Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- SNOW GOOSE, HARLEQUIN DUCK.
ReddingCollis P. Huntington State Park -- 5+ BOBOLINKS.

 From Paul DeGennaro:
5/10 - Middlebury, Hop Brook Park, Wetland  Trail -- 1 CERULEAN
WARBLER.


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Subject: Middleton, 5/11/08
From: "Jim Berry" <jim.berry3 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:48:43 -0400
One of my two new atlas blocks this year is Reading 10, which lies mostly in 
Middleton, with a little of North Reading in the southwest corner.  This 
block was not covered last year.  It is mostly undeveloped with a huge 
amount of swampland, making it a great block for atlassing.  I made my first 
serious atlas trip there this morning with satisfactory results, though 
nothing out of the ordinary.

> Location:     Middleton
> Observation date:     5/11/08, 0800-1130

> highlights:

> Wood Duck     2     (pair)
> Great Blue Heron     12     found new (?) nesting colony in Emerson Bog 
> along Rt. 114; 3 nests visible but more suspected from the number of 
> herons seen
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Killdeer     1
> Mourning Dove     12     mostly singing males
> Chimney Swift     1
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     4     pair feeding young in nest in snag at 
> water treatment plant (close to HOWR nest)
  (zero downies and hairies!)
> Northern Flicker     2
> Pileated Woodpecker     1  (one of a pair seen on an earlier visit)
> Blue-headed Vireo     1
> Red-eyed Vireo     1
> Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
> White-breasted Nuthatch     6     territorial behavior observed among 
> three birds
> House Wren     2     pair feeding young in nest in snag at water treatment 
> plant (close to RBWO nest)
> Eastern Bluebird     1
> Wood Thrush     3
> American Robin     X     broken eggshell found on ground
> Gray Catbird     15     territorial behavior observed between two pairs
> Northern Mockingbird     1
> Brown Thrasher     1 singing male:  one of few inland sightings I've had 
> of this species in recent years
> Northern Parula     1
> Yellow Warbler     3
> Black-throated Green Warbler     2
> Pine Warbler     2
> Prairie Warbler     2     along powerline
> Ovenbird     4
> Northern Waterthrush     1
> Common Yellowthroat     2
> Eastern Towhee     5     one pair on territory
> Swamp Sparrow     1
> Northern Cardinal     6     one female carried nest material
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2
> Red-winged Blackbird     X     some carried nest material
> Common Grackle     X     some carried nest material
> Baltimore Oriole     16     mostly singing males; one female carried nest 
> material
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)

Jim Berry
Ipswich, Mass.
jim.berry3 AT verizon.net
Subject: Re: 5/11 BBC Wompatuck Walk - Clarification
From: Eddie <emgiles AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:48:02 -0400
Eddie wrote:
>> A Barred Owl was seen by Charlie Nims before the trip began (SNIP)
>     The Barred Owl was seen by Jim Moore of Quincy, not Charlie Nims.
>
>     Eddie
> ***************************
> Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
> East Bridgewater, MA
> emgiles AT verizon.net*
>
Subject: oriole at hummingbird feeder
From: Joyce Spencer <jsmassbird AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:43:32 -0400
My sister in Oklahoma looked out her window to see an oriole at her  
feeding station. To her surprise it went for the hummingbird feeder.  
Is this unusual? Perhaps it's not a far cry from the oranges we try  
to tempt them with in the early part of the season. Has anyone heard  
of this before?

Joyce Spencer
Newton
Subject: Error in report BBC trip 5/11
From: "Ida Giriunas" <Ida8 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:25:37 -0400
Sorry, meant to say Sharp-tailed Sparrows, not sandpipers.

Sorry for any confusion.

Ida
Ida Giriunas
Reading, MA
Subject: A bird Watchers Lament
From: Sherry Leffert <sleffert AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:22:57 -0400
Those of you who were out at Mt. Auburn this morning (and presumably in many
other locations) might appreciate this little ditty recited today but my
husband, Jim Leffert:

³It changes from delight to dump
When I see that yellow rump.²

Sherry Leffert
Cambridge, MA
Subject: Essex County; 11 May 2008: White-faced Ibis
From: Richard Heil <rsheil AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 21:07:56 -0400
SUNDAY, 11 MAY 2008:
ESSEX COUNTY
Weather: Mostly clear, N-NE winds 8-15 mph, 50-58 F.

SCOTLAND RD., WET MEADOWS, NEWBURY(0900-0945 hrs.)
Great Blue Heron (1)
Glossy Ibis (40)
WHITE-FACED IBIS (1 ad. breeding plumage): First reported here a week 
or so ago.  Phonescoped photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/rsheil/?saved=1
Pelagadis sp. (1): Completely basic probable 1st-year bird.
Turkey Vulture (2)
Killdeer (1)
Solitary Sandpiper (3)
Orchard Oriole (1 ad.m.)

NEWBURYPORT HARBOR (1000-1045 hrs.)
'Pale-bellied' Brant (280)
American Black Duck (15)
Oldsquaw (250)
Great Cormorant (1-1S)
Merlin (1)
Black-bellied Plover (6)
Greater Yellowlegs (25)
Eastern Willet (15)
Least Sandpiper (130): Traditionally 3000-4000 here by this date!
Dunlin (400)
Bonaparte's Gull (6-1S)
Common Tern (4 ads.)
FORSTER'S TERN (2 ads.)

PLUM ISLAND (1045-1415 hrs.)
Mute Swan (5)
Gadwall (12)
American Black Duck (8)
Mallard (12)
Green-winged Teal (4)
White-winged Scoter (2)
Oldsquaw (1400)
Red-throated Loon (4)
Common Loon (1)
Northern Gannet (1 ad.)
Double-crested Cormorant (220)-migrating.
Great Cormorant (1-1S)
Great Blue Heron (1)
Great Egret (7)
Snowy Egret (5)
Turkey Vulture (4)
Osprey (4)
Northern Harrier (3f.)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
American Kestrel (2)
Black-bellied Plover (35)
Killdeer (3)
Greater Yellowlegs (55)
Eastern Willet (14)
Ruddy Turnstone (11)
Least Sandpiper (18)
Dunlin (40)
Ring-billed Gull (15)
Herring Gull (25)
Great Black-backed Gull (10)
Common Tern (5 ads.)
Rock Pigeon (1)
Mourning Dove (10)
Great Horned Owl (2)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1m.)
Least Flycatcher (2)
Eastern Kingbird (5)
Blue-headed Vireo (1)
Blue Jay (3)
American Crow (6)
Purple Martin (10)
Tree Swallow (120)
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (1)-migrating.
Bank Swallow (6)
Barn Swallow (12)
Black-capped Chickadee (4)
Marsh Wren (6)
American Robin (25)
Gray Catbird (20)
Northern Mockingbird (3)
Brown Thrasher (7)
European Starling (12)
Cedar Waxwing (4)
Nashville Warbler (1)
Northern Parula (2)
Yellow Warbler (22)
Magnolia Warbler (2m.)
Black-throated Blue Warbler (5;4m.,1f.)
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) (2)
Prairie Warbler (1m.)
Black-and-white Warbler (3;1m.,2f.)
American Redstart (3)
Northern Waterthrush (1)
Common Yellowthroat (5)
Eastern Towhee (12)
Savannah Sparrow (6)
Song Sparrow (10)
Swamp Sparrow (1)
White-throated Sparrow (25)
White-crowned Sparrow (1)
Northern Cardinal (4)
Bobolink (6)
Red-winged Blackbird (35)
Eastern Meadowlark (1)
Common Grackle (80)
Brown-headed Cowbird (5)
Purple Finch (7)
American Goldfinch (40)
House Sparrow (8)


PIKUL'S POND-STILT POND MARSHES, ROWLEY  (1440-1540 hrs.)
Gadwall (4)
Green-winged Teal (8)
Great Egret (1)
Snowy Egret (3)
Glossy Ibis (16)
Virginia Rail (1)
Greater Yellowlegs (3)
Lesser Yellowlegs (138): Remarkable number; I believe this to be a 
new MA spring high count; LEYE is normally an uncommon spring 
migrant, the previous spring high count is of 80 at Newburyport on 10 
May 1997(RSH), and that was double the highest count prior to that.
Least Sandpiper (12)
Wilson's Phalarope (3; 2m.,1f.)

Richard S. Heil
S. Peabody, MA
rsheil AT comcast.net


This report was generated with the aid of eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Subject: Lawrence's Warbler
From: "alice morgan" <morgan.alice AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:46:52 -0400
The bird was in the same area as last year, and very beautiful. Thanks
to those who have been monitoring this E. Bridgewater location.

-- 
Alice & Dane Morgan
Brookline & S. Dartmouth, MA
Subject: 5/11 BBC Wompatuck Walk
From: Eddie <emgiles AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 20:17:05 -0400
*About 25 birders turned out for (to quote Dave Williams) "a glorious 
morning" of birding with the Brookline Bird Club at Wompatuck State Park 
in Hingham.  Most of our birding was concentrated on the VERY active 
area around Gate 11, but also included forays to Gate 12 (N7), Gate 9, 
N8, Boundary Pond and the trail out to Picture Pond.  From 6:30 AM till 
noon we recorded the following 55 species:

Canada Goose
Mallard
Ruffed Grouse
Wild Turkey (heard)
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - pair of birds at active nest.  Thank you, 
Charlie Nims
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker (drumming in vicinity of Picture Pond)
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Phoebe (including nest with 4 eggs)
Great Crested Flycatcher
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Blue Jay
American Crow
Fish Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Veery
Swainson's Thrush
Wood Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird

WARBLERS - 19 species
Blue-winged
Nashville (heard)
Northern Parula
Yellow
Chesnut-sided
Magnolia
Cape May (heard)
Black-throated Blue
Yellow-rumped
Black-throated Green
Pine
Palm
Black-and-white
American Redstart
Worm-eating (4)
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
Common Yellowthroat
HOODED (1) - Gate 11, giving great looks all morning long and still 
singing away when we left at noon time.  This bird is NOT to be missed!

Scarlet Tanager - pair, female gathering nesting material
Eastern Towhee
Chipping Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowtird
Baltimore Oriole
American Goldfinch

A Barred Owl was seen by Charlie Nims before the trip began, and we ran 
into Pete Gilmore who told us of a Lincoln's Sparrow he and Sam Jaffe 
had Gate 11 while we were out walking at Gate 12.

It was great to see some old friends and to make new ones.  Thanks to 
everyone who turned out this morning.

**I will be running my fourth and final Wompatuck walk of the spring 
next on Sunday, May 18th.  Meeting time at 6:30 AM in the parking lot 
across the street from the visitor's center.*
*
Eddie
*
*
***************************
Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
emgiles AT verizon.net*
Subject: Newbury ~ 5/11/08 ~ Mother's Day
From: newburyportbirders AT comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:26:33 +0000
Birders,

This morning a delightful, small group including two high school students 
assembled at High and Newman Roads in Newbury for a two-hour, birding 
program.  Our first sighting was a Red Fox crossing High Road.  

We then saw an American Crow carrying food to a nest in a pine on the Lower 
Green and heard the squeals of appreciation from the nestlings.  In 1634, 
Newbury's first Meeting House was built on the Lower Green at the base of the 
168-foot  "Great Hill" [Old Town Hill] where a sentry box was erected on the 
crest of the hill.  At one point, approximately 12,000 cattle and 3,000 sheep 
grazed 
in this area, and saltmarsh hay is still harvested from the productive marshes. 

The first settlers found the area along the Parker River to be welcoming as 
does this 

family of crows.

We rambled along Newman Road and saw Bobolinks in flight and perched. One male 

scolded us very much like a Red-wing Blackbird does.   We had Ovenbird, 
Black-throated Green Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler and several Gray Catbirds. 

American Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrow and a handsome White-crowned Sparrow 

were at a feeder. Orioles were heard, and Gray Catbirds were foraging in the 
thickets. 


This large and beautiful salt marsh crossed by tidal creeks was created in the 
lowlands and valleys surrounding Old Town Hill, a glacial drumlin. This partial 

upland and partial marine landscape makes for a rich and diverse area.  Salt 
meadow grass, cordgrass, seaside goldenrod and sea lavender thrive in the 
tidal saltmarsh. Estuarine invertebrates, such as green crabs, mud snails and 
mussels, live in the creeks and provide food for birds. We watched two Glossy 
Ibis 

in flight and called out their field marks. A dozen Greater and Lesser 
Yellowlegs 

were feeding in the freshly refilled pannes. The flash of the black and white 
wing pattern 

of a Willet was seen in 
the 
saltmarsh, and we heard its "pih-will-willet". We were treated to two Horned 
Larks foraging in the marsh wrack; we observed their stride, and we saw spiders 

scurry all about. The saltmarsh is sprouting new, verdant growth. 

An Eastern Phoebe entered the dairy barn through a broken window pane. One 
participant 

commented on seeing the phoebe perch on the sill and then fly into the barn.  
The image was very much like an "MB" card.  

Blue Jays were migrating; a Turkey Vulture rocked and tilted over the Lower 
Green. We watched an American Crow in flight with a snake in tow.  We followed 
the crow and watched it render the snake helpless. A family member joined in 
the 

action. One crow enjoyed a morsel. The prey was left in the leaf litter for 
later 

consumption or until all eyes weren't on them.  

Red-winged Blackbirds, American Robins and Common Grackles were  
all in search of nest materials.  Black-capped Chickadees were "feebeeing" 
along the roadside.

It was a lovely morning in the field, and the morning chorus quieted down 
shortly after 10:30am.  I mentioned the poem "Robert Of Lincoln" to my 
participants, and it is below for all to enjoy...

Good birding,
Sue

Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders AT comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com


Robert of Lincoln by  William Cullen Bryant (1794~V1878) 
  
  
MERRILY swinging on brier and weed,  
  Near to the nest of his little dame,  
Over the mountain-side or mead,  
  Robert of Lincoln is telling his name:  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,          
      Spink, spank, spink;  
Snug and safe is that nest of ours,  
Hidden among the summer flowers.  
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Robert of Lincoln is gayly drest,         
  Wearing a bright black wedding-coat;  
White are his shoulders and white his crest.  
  Hear him call in his merry note:  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;          
Look, what a nice new coat is mine,  
Sure there was never a bird so fine.  
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Robert of Lincoln~Rs Quaker wife,  
  Pretty and quiet, with plain brown wings,          
Passing at home a patient life,  
  Broods in the grass while her husband sings:  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;  
Brood, kind creature; you need not fear         
Thieves and robbers while I am here.  
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Modest and shy as a nun is she;  
  One weak chirp is her only note.  
Braggart and prince of braggarts is he,          
  Pouring boasts from his little throat;  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;  
Never was I afraid of man;  
Catch me, cowardly knaves, if you can!          
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Six white eggs on a bed of hay,  
  Flecked with purple, a pretty sight!  
There as the mother sits all day,  
  Robert is singing with all his might:          
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;  
Nice good wife, that never goes out,  
Keeping house while I frolic about.  
        Chee, chee, chee.          
  
Soon as the little ones chip the shell,  
  Six wide mouths are open for food;  
Robert of Lincoln bestirs him well,  
  Gathering seeds for the hungry brood.  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,          
      Spink, spank, spink;  
This new life is likely to be  
Hard for a gay young fellow like me.  
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Robert of Lincoln at length is made          
  Sober with work, and silent with care;  
Off is his holiday garment laid,  
  Half forgotten that merry air:  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;          
Nobody knows but my mate and I  
Where our nest and our nestlings lie.  
        Chee, chee, chee.  
  
Summer wanes; the children are grown;  
  Fun and frolic no more he knows;          
Robert of Lincoln~Rs a humdrum crone;  
  Off he flies, and we sing as he goes:  
      Bob-o~R-link, bob-o~R-link,  
      Spink, spank, spink;  
When you can pipe that merry old strain,          
Robert of Lincoln, come back again.  
        Chee, chee, chee.
Subject: BBC trip - Plum Island, etc., 5/11/08
From: "Ida Giriunas" <Ida8 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:39:26 -0400
Six folks joined our Plum Island and Vicinity trip today. Cold, 20-30 M.P.H.
N/N.E. winds kept many small birds hunkered down but the larger ones such as
the catbirds, Bobolinks, and Orioles delighted us with their song and
activity.  

Highlights were the WHITE-FACED IBIS along with 30 Glossy Ibis found by Rick
         Heil on Scotland road,
The pair of Wilson's Phalaropes
and the pair of Solitary Sandpipers in Pikul's Pannes, 
The busy Purple Martins, setting up house keeping,  
300 Long-tail ducks,
many Gannets
and several Common Loons
and the lonesome Piping Plover off Lot one.  
The gorgeous orange of the Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,
the yellow of the Savannah Sparrows
and the yellow legs of the Least sandpiper seen at a distance of less than 
       ten feet in beautiful light at the Salt Pannes,
The cherry songs of all those Yellow Warblers where last week there was 
      none,
The first Eastern Kingbirds for the year,
The obliging Peregrine Falcon perched on a Birch tree for all to enjoy, 
The many calling and displaying Willets,
The great horned owl in full view sitting on nest,
The Bonaparte Gulls, some in fresh breeding plumage.

We were hoping to see more warblers, but it was a wonderful day.   

Ida Giriunas
Reading, MA
Subject: Blackstone MA 5/11
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 18:06:33 -0400
Today we spent from before dawn till noon atlasing in two blocks in the town
of BLACKSTONE. Actually that should read “1.5” blocks because one of our
atlasing locations is a block on the border of Woonsocket, Rhode Island and
is only half the usual atlas block size. The town of Blackstone is on the
Blackstone River (no surprise there) and is one of the river’s “mill
villages” where for well over a century, numerous workers labored in the
numerous mill buildings (many still extant) turning out a variety of
manufactured goods. Many of these workers were immigrants from French
Canada. Many were children who worked long hot hours in often-dangerous
conditions. If you want a peek at what these mill workers lives were like,
visit the MUSEUM OF WORK AND CULTURE in Woonsocket, a touching and
interesting tribute to these laborers.

As a birding and atlasing location, Millville can be pretty challenging. The
area of the town along the river and Rt. 122 is very congested and heavily
built up. Yes, there are mostly Rock Pigeons, starlings and House Sparrows
here, but species like orioles and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers can be found in
small parks. Monk Parakeet once nested here in a transformer behind a bar.
The modest Blackstone River runs rather quickly through Blackstone, not
offering much for waterfowl to dwell in (at least in my atlas blocks). As
you move north, it is mostly congested suburbs. But there are a number of
small farms, productive wet woodlots, several very small rivers and streams,
some with good areas of willows, an interesting forested Wildlife Management
Area and Daniel’s Farm historical site high atop a hill. You basically poke
around in whatever location looks productive in this small area.
Total list for both blocks:
Double-crested Cormorant (2)
Great Blue Heron (2)
Turkey Vulture (5)
Canada Goose (9+a pair already with a gosling tucked under a wing)
Mute Swan (3)
Wood Duck (2m, females likely on a nest)
Mallard (12)
Red-shouldered Hawk (1)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
American Kestrel (1m)
Ruffed Grouse (1 drumming)
Wild Turkey (7)
Killdeer (7)
Lesser Yellowlegs (1: in small pond)
Solitary Sandpiper (2)
American Woodcock (5)
Rock Pigeon (19)
Mourning Dove (37)
Black-billed Cuckoo (1)
Barred Owl (2, pair)
WHIP-POOR-WILL (6: nice find. From extensive scouting, we had noted  a few
locations that “looked” like they maybe/perhaps/hoped could support some
Whips, and amazingly, we found/heard them there)
Chimney Swift (82+: swifts do love the big chimney stacks of old mill
buildings)
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (1)
Red-bellied Woodpecker (9)
YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1 )
Downy Woodpecker (9)
N Flicker (9)
Least Flycatcher (2)
E Phoebe (16)
Great Crested Flycatcher (5)
Eastern Kingbird (7)
Yellow-throated Vireo (5)
Warbling Vireo (15: many mating, displaying et)
Red-eyed Vireo (2)
Blue Jay (27)
A Crow (24)
COMMON RAVEN (2 adults with three “just about to leave the nest” fully
feathered, squawking young. Lots of perching on cross beams and rapid
fluttering of wings.  This nesting location, high atop a microwave tower
across from Daniel’s Farm, has been active for several years now)
Tree Swallow (22)
N Rough-winged Swallow (8)
Barn Swallow (9)
Black-capped Chickadee (29)
Tufted Titmouse (37)
White-breasted Nuthatch (10)
Brown Creeper (1: good find for a location like this)
Carolina Wren (12)
House Wren (15)
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (14: nest building observed)
Veery (1: more to come)
Wood Thrush (16)
American Robin (169: the #1 breeding species found in most atlas blocks)
Gray Catbird (106)
N Mockingbird (8)
Brown Thrasher (6)
E Starling (47)
Cedar Waxwing (3)

WARBLERS:
Blue-winged (13)
N Parula (10)
Yellow (37)
Yellow-rumped (6)
Black-throated Green (2)
Pine (15)
Prairie (6)
Black and White (3)
A Redstart (11)
WORM-EATING (1: possible breeder)
Ovenbird (25)
Northern Waterthrush (2)
Louisiana Waterthrush (1: known breeder in this location)
C Yellowthroat (32)

Scarlet Tanager (10)
Eastern Towhee (27)
Chipping Sparrow (95: the national bird of the ‘burbs)
Field Sparrow (12)
Song Sparrow (60)
Swamp Sparrow (2)
N Cardinal (38)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (16)
Bobolink (2)
Red-winged Blackbird (39)
Common Grackle (50: we watched a group attempting to rob a robin’s nest)
Brown-headed Cowbird (12)
Orchard Oriole (2m: possible breeders)
Baltimore Oriole (55: everywhere today)
House Finch (9)
A Goldfinch (23)
House Sparrow (60+)
Plus: Eastern Cottontail; Woodchuck; E Painted Turtle; Butterflies included:
Black Swallowtail; Cabbage Whites; Clouded Sulphurs; Spring Azures; Juvenal’
s Duskywing and Common Sootywing.

Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
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Subject: Leominster Yard Birdz
From: Richard Monroe <richmonroemonroe AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:05 -0700 (PDT)
I had 3 Pine Siskin's plus 2 White-crowned Sparrows 
visit my yard briefly this morning.
R Monroe
Leominster,Massachusetts


 
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Subject: Mt Auburn - 5/11 (Cerulean, Bay-breasted, Bicknell's Thrush etc)
From: Dan Berard <frostedcorncrakes AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:11:13 -0700 (PDT)
This morning, I was joined by 16 participants for the
Forbush Bird Club Mt Auburn extravaganza!

Before the trip, highlights were a Bicknell's Thrush
(in the rotary), Cerulean Warbler, and Bay-breasted
Warbler (both behind the 'rotary' up on the hill).

During the walk, we were treated to spectacular views
of many species including Wilson's Warbler, Orchard
Oriole, parulas and Black-throated Blue Warblers
everywhere, and several robin nests (a few in odd
places).

Locations of other noteworthy species below.

Here is the full list:

Location:     Mt. Auburn Cemetery--IBA
Observation date:     5/11/08
Notes:     Forbush Bird Club
Number of species:     101

Canada Goose     2
Mallard     4
Common Loon     1
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Great Blue Heron     2
Green Heron     1
Cooper's Hawk     1
Red-tailed Hawk     2
Killdeer     1
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Greater Yellowlegs     1
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull (American)     X
Great Black-backed Gull     X
Rock Pigeon     1
Mourning Dove     X
Chimney Swift     3
Ruby-throated Hummingbird     3
Belted Kingfisher     1
Red-bellied Woodpecker     2
Downy Woodpecker     X
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     5
Alder Flycatcher     1
Least Flycatcher     2
Eastern Phoebe     3
Great Crested Flycatcher     3
Eastern Kingbird     1
Yellow-throated Vireo     1
Blue-headed Vireo     5
Warbling Vireo     1
Red-eyed Vireo     1
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Tree Swallow     2
Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Brown Creeper     1
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
Veery     2
Bicknell's Thrush     1 (rotary)
Swainson's Thrush     1 (dell)
Hermit Thrush     3
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     X
Northern Mockingbird     1
Brown Thrasher     1
European Starling     X
Cedar Waxwing     1
Blue-winged Warbler     1
Tennessee Warbler     2 (dell and 'ridge')
Nashville Warbler     7
Northern Parula     23
Yellow Warbler     2
Chestnut-sided Warbler     3
Magnolia Warbler     25
Cape May Warbler     2 (Harvard Hill + 'cart rd')
Black-throated Blue Warbler     28
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     40
Black-throated Green Warbler     4
Blackburnian Warbler     3
Pine Warbler     2
Prairie Warbler     1
Palm Warbler (Yellow)     5
Bay-breasted Warbler     1 (hill behind rotary)
Blackpoll Warbler     3
Cerulean Warbler     1 (hill behind 'rotary')
Black-and-white Warbler     30
American Redstart     8
Ovenbird     10
Northern Waterthrush     1 (Spectacle)
Louisiana Waterthrush     1 (Dell)
Common Yellowthroat     5
Wilson's Warbler     1 (Spectacle)
Canada Warbler     2 ('ridge' and Tower)
Eastern Towhee     1
Chipping Sparrow     X
Field Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     X
Lincoln's Sparrow     1 (Dell)
White-throated Sparrow     7
Northern Cardinal     X
Indigo Bunting     1 (Harvard Hill)
Bobolink     2
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
Orchard Oriole     3
Baltimore Oriole     13
Purple Finch     2
House Finch     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

Butterflies:

Black Swallowtail - 1
Cabbage White - 7

- Dan Berard
   Millbury/Wellfleet

Naturalist
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon
Subject: L.Waterthrush, Nahant Thicket 5/11
From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:55:10 -0400
5/11 Nahant - MAS Thicket:

Both Northern and Louisiana Waterthrushes seen and heard
not much else, reduced numbers of birds vs previous couple of days...

Warblers:
BT Green
BT Blue
Parula
Yellow
Redstart
Nashville


4 Common Terns at the Pines River tern colony at general Edwards Bridge 
Lynn/Revere.

Good Birding,
Linda

Linda Pivacek, Nahant
lpivacek AT comcast.net
Subject: Birds of Reading
From: "David Williams" <dave.williams6 AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:48:44 -0400
A glorious morning for birding!  Lots of birds seen and heard this
morning in the Reading Town Forest.  Birds seen included:

Great blue heron - 1
Green heron - 2
Canada goose - 4
Wood duck - 1
Mallard - 1
Virgina rail - 3
Spotted sandpiper - 1 sitting atop a Muskrat den
Herring gull - 1
Mourning dove - 6
Chimney swift - 5
Belted kingfisher - 1  hanging around it's nesting hole in a dirt bank
Downy woodpecker - 2
Eastern kingbird - 2
Blue-headed vireo - 1
Warbling vireo - 5
Red-eyed vireo - 1
Tree swallow - 4
Barn swallow - 2
Black-capped chickadee - 7   2 going in and out of nest hole. 1 took
out a fecal sac.
House wren - 1
Winter wren - 1
Ruby-crowned kinglet - 1
Blue-gray gnatcatcher - 1
Bluebird - 1
Hermit thrush - 1
Robin - 7
Gray catbird - 6
Nashville warbler - 2
N. parula - 3
Yellow warbler - 3
Yellow-rumped warbler - 1
Pine warbler - 3    1 carrying nesting material
Palm warbler - 2
Black-and-white warbler - 2
Am. redstart - 1
Ovenbird - 1
Norther waterthrush - new Town bird for me.  Along the Ipswich river.
Great looks from 15 feet!
Common yellowthroat - 3
Swamp sparrow - 4
Cardinal - 1
Rose-breasted grosbeak - 1
Red-winged blackbird - 17
Grackle - 15
Brown-headed cowbird - 1
Baltimore oriole - 15
Goldfinch - 12
House sparrow - 2

Dave Williams
Reading, MA
Subject: Birds of Reading
From: "David Williams" <dave.williams6 AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:03:58 -0400
A glorious morning for birding!  Lots of birds seen and heard this
morning in the Reading Town Forest.  Birds seen included:

Great blue heron - 1
Green heron - 2
Canada goose - 4
Wood duck - 1
Mallard - 1
Virgina rail - 3
Spotted sandpiper - 1 sitting atop a Muskrat den
Herring gull - 1
Mourning dove - 6
Chimney swift - 5
Belted kingfisher - 1  hanging around it's nesting hole in a dirt bank
Downy woodpecker - 2
Eastern kingbird - 2
Blue-headed vireo - 1
Warbling vireo - 5
Red-eyed vireo - 1
Tree swallow - 4
Barn swallow - 2
Black-capped chickadee - 7   2 going in and out of nest hole. 1 took
out a fecal sac.
House wren - 1
Winter wren - 1
Ruby-crowned kinglet - 1
Blue-gray gnatcatcher - 1
Bluebird - 1
Hermit thrush - 1
Robin - 7
Gray catbird - 6
Nashville warbler - 2
N. parula - 3
Yellow warbler - 3
Yellow-rumped warbler - 1
Pine warbler - 3    1 carrying nesting material
Palm warbler - 2
Black-and-white warbler - 2
Am. redstart - 1
Ovenbird - 1
Norther waterthrush - new Town bird for me.  Along the Ipswich river.
Great looks from 15 feet!
Common yellowthroat - 3
Swamp sparrow - 4
Cardinal - 1
Rose-breasted grosbeak - 1
Red-winged blackbird - 17
Grackle - 15
Brown-headed cowbird - 1
Baltimore oriole - 15
Goldfinch - 12
House sparrow - 2

Dave Williams
Reading, MA
Subject: Oxbow NWR 5-10-08: BBC Walk
From: "Jonathan Center" <jbcenter AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:44:55 -0400
There were two participants who attended the Brookline Bird Club walk at 
Oxbow NWR in Harvard on May 10, 2008. Despite it being a very cool, damp 
morning there was plenty of spring bird song. The weather was cloudy with 
the temperature ranging from 48-54 degrees F with wind NW 5-10 mph. We 
started out at 6:30a.m. and concluded at 11:00a.m.

Highlights of the walk were four singing Yellow-throated Vireos, a Great 
Crested Flycatcher, one Least Flycatcher, several Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks 
and Baltimore Orioles. We also observed an assortment of warblers including 
one Blue-Winged Warbler and 12 Ovenbirds. Surprisingly lacking for the 
morning was the song of thrushes except for a few "phew" call notes of 
Veerys!  I also usually find Scarlet Tanager and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher here, 
but not on this particular walk. Perhaps this was due to the sunless 
morning. Overall our small group recorded 50 species of birds. The trip list 
is below:

Great Blue Heron  5
Canada Goose  7
Wood Duck  2
Mallard  11
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  8
Chimney Swift  1
Belted Kingfisher  3
Downy Woodpecker  4
Northern Flicker  1
Least Flycatcher  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Great Crested Flycatcher  1
Eastern Kingbird  1
Yellow-throated Vireo  4
Warbling Vireo  3
Blue Jay  10+
American Crow  2
Tree Swallow  5
Black-capped Chickadee  5
Tufted Titmouse  5
White-breasted Nuthatch  3
House Wren  1
Veery  3
American Robin  8
Gray Catbird  7
Northern Mockingbird  1
Blue-winged Warbler  1
Yellow Warbler  4
Chestnut-sided Warbler  2
Magnolia Warbler  1
Yellow-rumped Warbler  1
Pine Warbler  5
Black-and-white Warbler  5
American Redstart  1
Ovenbird  12
Common Yellowthroat  11
Eastern Towhee  2
Song Sparrow  6
Swamp Sparrow  4
White-throated Sparrow  2
Northern Cardinal  5
Rose-breasted Grosbeak  6
Bobolink  3
Red-winged Blackbird  X
Common Grackle  X
Brown-headed Cowbird  4
Baltimore Oriole  4
House Finch  1
American Goldfinch  9

Jonathan Center
jbcenter(AT)comcast.net
Chelmsford
Subject: Haverhill Breeding Birds - 5/11/08
From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:32:34 -0400
Jane and I did a more atlasing this morning in "Haverhill - 5" and 
Haverhill - 8" from about 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM.  Today we spent the early 
morning along Crystal Street (a.k.a. "Crooked Pond - North), and late 
morning along Hilldale Ave.

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/northernhaverhill.htm

Despite very few birds last weekend, we got a couple of nice surprises 
today:

BARRED OWL - I hooted a few times along Crystal Street just west of the 
Crystal Gorge trailhead.  About 10 minutes after my last hoot, a PAIR of 
owls flew in and glared down on us!  I was a bit worried, because we 
hadn't had any responses lately from Barred here in the last couple of 
weeks.  Now we can get them down as "probable" breeders.  They landed 
together made a few soft monkey calls and flew off.  Not that rare, but 
a spectacular sight!

RED-SHOULDERED HAWK - Shortly after the Barred Owls flew off, a 
Red-shouldered Hawk started yelling and then shut up.  Hoping it might 
be in the back of the wooded swamp, we walked all the way around and 
entered off Liberty Street.  A short distance in, a Red-shouldered Hawk 
started screaming at us over and over again from very close.  We looked 
up and saw a nice looking stick nest in the crotch of a hardwood.  
Although there was no bird in it, there were fresh hemlock twigs in it 
which suggests it is an active nest.  I'm fairly certain this was their 
nest.  We quickly backed out to minimize disturbance, but will revisit 
to confirm.  What is somewhat surprising is that this is our 4th visit 
there in the last month, but this is the first time we've heard or seen 
any Red-shoulders.  Only recorded as "possible" in one block in Essex 
County last year, so hopefully we can confirm this for the first for 
this atlas in Essex?

LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH - Finally within "safe dates", we were listening 
during all of the commotion of the Barred Owls and Red-shouldered Hawks 
since the is the same location we had one singing on 4/20.  No luck.  As 
we were walking back to the car, I thought I heard one.  Patiently 
listening, we finally heard it sing a couple of times including one 
belted out very close to us.  At the same time this bird was singing a 
2nd LA Waterthrush was seen and heard calling constantly as it foraged 
at the edge of the stream.  Presumably a pair.  Only recorded as 
"possible" in one block in Essex County last year.

Other birds of potential nesting interest:
---------------------------------------
Wood Duck - Male and female together along Hilldale.
Green Heron - One on beaver dam along Hilldale.  Within safe dates.
Broad-winged Hawk - 1 adult perched along Crystal Street.  Not within 
safe dates, but potential nester.
Cooper's Hawk - 1 soaring off Hilldale.  Within safe dates.
Pileated Woodpecker - 1 seen near Crystal Gorge (Haverhill 5).   2nd 
sighting in this area.  Another seen flying over Parsonage Hill 
(Haverhill 8).
Red-bellied Woodpecker - At least 4 territories (2 in each block) today.
Red-breasted Nuthatch - 1 seen near intersection of Liberty and 
Crystal.  Not yet within safe dates.
Blue Gray Gnatcatcher - One seen in each block.  Not within safe dates, 
but I suspect they are on territory.
Yellow-throated Vireo - At least one singing non-stop on Crystal 
Street.  Not within safe dates, but presumably on territory.
Blue-winged Warbler - At least 5 today.  Not within safe dates, but 
presumably on territory.  All off Hilldale.
Savannah Sparrow - Two birds in one field.  One in another.  In 
possible/probable nesting habitat.  Now within "safe dates"
Field Sparrow - One singing on Parsonage Hill.  Within safe dates.
Purple Finch - 1 singing off Crystal Street.  Not yet within safe dates.

Other birds of interest
----------------------
Lots of FOY birds for us today with several common warblers, vireos, 
flycatchers, etc.
Solitary Sandpiper - 2 in marsh off Crystal Street.
Common Loon - 2 different migrating birds overhead.  Both calling.

Also......Cabbage White, Clouded Sulphur, Black Swallowtail, American 
Copper, American Lady, Mourning Cloak, Spring Azure, Eastern Pine 
Elfin.......Beaverpond (?) Baskettail

Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA
Subject: whoops, forgot signature, Nahanton post
From: "Joyce M. Spencer" <catsmeow36 AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:02:00 -0400
I left my name off the Nahanton Park posting.
Moral: don't try to squeeze in a listing when someone's waiting for  
you in the car:)

Joyce Spencer
Newton, MA
Subject: Forest Park and King Philip Park Springfield.
From: casey322 AT comcast.net (Chris Surprenant)
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:42:38 +0000
Yesterday at Forest Park, mainly in the Carriage house and Aquaitic garden area 
of park, there was Black-throated blue warbler, Ovenbird, Black& White warbler, 
Yellow warbler,Wood Thrush, Redstart, Yellow-rumped warbler, Heard Northern 
water-thrush.Red-tailed hawk, Red-shouldered hawk,possible Nashville and 
Tennessee warblers. At King Phillips Stockade area had a Swainson Thrush. 


 Chris Surprenant
 Spfld.,MA
Subject: Nahanton Park, Newton
From: Joyce Spencer <jsmassbird AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:00:08 -0400
Seen during my morning stroll at Nahanton Park:

Eastern phoebe
great crested flycatcher
blue-gray gnatcatchers (gathering nesting material)
American robin
gray catbird
red-winged blackbird
Baltimore oriole
mourning dove
black-capped chickadee
oven bird
magnolia warbler
yellow-rumped warbler
black and white warbler
chestnut-sided warbler
yellow warbler
palm warbler
common yellow-throat
warbling vireo
chipping sparrow
song sparrow
Savannah sparrow
white-throated sparrow
Swainson's thrush
wood thrush (call only)
bobolink
house finch
cardinal
blue jay

Much of the activity was on the pathway between the two parking areas.
Subject: Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary , 5/11/08
From: Warren Tatro <wtatro AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:28:24 -0400
> Hello Massbirders,

    This morning Chris Sullivan and I led our annual Warbler Workshop  
for Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield.  We  
saw or heard 16 species of Warblers and a nice assortment of other  
birds.
    Our next program is the "Breding Birds of Ipswich River on June  
8.  Please join us!  (978) 887-9264.


    Warren Tatro
    Peabody, MA
    wtatro AT verizon.net
>
>
> Location:     Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
> Observation date:     5/11/08
> Number of species:     62
>
> Canada Goose     2
> Wood Duck     2
> Broad-winged Hawk     1
> Mourning Dove     1
> Ruby-throated Hummingbird     2
> Red-bellied Woodpecker     1
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Northern Flicker     1
> Least Flycatcher     2
> Eastern Phoebe     2
> Great Crested Flycatcher     2
> Eastern Kingbird     4
> Yellow-throated Vireo     1
> Warbling Vireo     2
> Red-eyed Vireo     1
> Blue Jay     3
> American Crow     2
> Tree Swallow     X
> Barn Swallow     2
> Black-capped Chickadee     2
> Tufted Titmouse     3
> Red-breasted Nuthatch     1
> White-breasted Nuthatch     2
> House Wren     3
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet     1
> Blue-gray Gnatcatcher     1
> Eastern Bluebird     2
> Veery     1
> Wood Thrush     1
> American Robin     X
> Gray Catbird     5
> Cedar Waxwing     1
> Blue-winged Warbler     2
> Nashville Warbler     3
> Northern Parula     3
> Yellow Warbler     3
> Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
> Magnolia Warbler     3
> Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     20
> Black-throated Green Warbler     3
> Pine Warbler     2
> Palm Warbler     1
> Black-and-white Warbler     6
> American Redstart     1
> Ovenbird     8
> Common Yellowthroat     10
> Wilson's Warbler     1
> Eastern Towhee     1
> Savannah Sparrow     2
> Swamp Sparrow     2
> White-throated Sparrow     6
> White-crowned Sparrow     5
> Northern Cardinal     2
> Rose-breasted Grosbeak     2
> Bobolink     2
> Red-winged Blackbird     X
> Common Grackle     X
> Brown-headed Cowbird     1
> Baltimore Oriole     3
> American Goldfinch     10
> House Sparrow     5
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
Subject: Forster's terns-Nbpt 5/11
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 11:16:13 -0500 (CDT)
Rick and Bob Heil stopped by to report 2 Forster's terns and 4 common terns in 
Newburyport Harbor late this morning. 


Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
BirdWSG AT Verizon.net
978-462-0775
Subject: Forest Hills Sunday A.M. Cape May +
From: "Jeremy B. Dibbell" <jbdibbell AT gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 11:50:23 -0400
 Made the right choice in picking Forest Hills over the Arboretum this
morning, since it was apparently Lilac Festival day over there (which
probably sent all the birds packing). Lots of good birds, although none of
the tanagers, buntings or grosbeaks reported recently. Perfect morning for a
walk!

The Cape May listed below was in a cypress tree at the edge of the lake,
singing loudly. I ran to alert birders on the other side of the lake as soon
as I confirmed it, but by the time we got back it had moved on. Hopefully
it'll be relocated.

Others had great horned owl and additional warblers.

Jeremy Dibbell
jbdibbell AT gmail.com
Boston MA

Location:     Forest Hills Cemetery
Observation date:     5/11/08
Number of species:     53

Canada Goose     X
Mallard     2
Double-crested Cormorant     4
Turkey Vulture     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Rock Pigeon     5
Mourning Dove     6
Chimney Swift     4
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     2
Empidonax sp.     1     Probably Jake Miller's Least (same location), but I
didn't hear it vocalize.
Eastern Phoebe     1
Eastern Kingbird     1
Warbling Vireo     1
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     4
Tree Swallow     2
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Tufted Titmouse     3
White-breasted Nuthatch     1
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     2
Veery     1
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     7
Northern Mockingbird     1
Brown Thrasher     2
European Starling     X
Northern Parula     X
Yellow Warbler     2
Magnolia Warbler     4
Cape May Warbler     1     Singing and clearly viewed in a cypress tree on
the edge of the lake.
Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     18
Pine Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     7
American Redstart     2
Ovenbird     1
Common Yellowthroat     8
Chipping Sparrow     7
Song Sparrow     6
White-throated Sparrow     8
White-crowned Sparrow     1
Northern Cardinal     3
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     1
Orchard Oriole     2
Baltimore Oriole     12
House Finch     3
American Goldfinch     2
House Sparrow     X

-- 
Jeremy B. Dibbell
jbdibbell AT gmail.com
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Subject: Ashburnham/Winchendon 5/11
From: caronenv AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 11:28:49 -0400
Location:     BBA Ashburnham 2- Ashburnham/Winchendon
Observation date:     5/11/08 (0445-0845)
Number of species:     62
Cold start with frost, but at least it kept the black flies down for a while.

Canada Goose     8
Wood Duck     1
Mallard     10
Ruffed Grouse     1 (C)
Turkey Vulture     2
Northern Goshawk     1
Red-shouldered Hawk     1
American Woodcock     1 (C)
Mourning Dove     4
Belted Kingfisher     2
Downy Woodpecker     2
Hairy Woodpecker     3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)     1
Eastern Phoebe     4
Eastern Kingbird     2
Blue-headed Vireo     8
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     159 (CN- but most were migrants)
American Crow     7
Common Raven     1
Tree Swallow     6
Black-capped Chickadee     41
Tufted Titmouse     12
Red-breasted Nuthatch     2
White-breasted Nuthatch     2
Brown Creeper     4
House Wren     1
Winter Wren     5
Swainson's Thrush     1
Hermit Thrush     11
Wood Thrush     2
American Robin     32
European Starling     2
Nashville Warbler     10 (C)
Yellow Warbler     1
Chestnut-sided Warbler     10
Black-throated Blue Warbler     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)     8
Black-throated Green Warbler     11
Blackburnian Warbler     2
Pine Warbler     4
Prairie Warbler     1
Black-and-white Warbler     4
Ovenbird     42
Northern Waterthrush     2
Common Yellowthroat     19
Scarlet Tanager     1
Eastern Towhee     11 (P)
Chipping Sparrow     10
Song Sparrow     8
Swamp Sparrow     3
White-throated Sparrow     8
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored)     1
Northern Cardinal     1
Rose-breasted Grosbeak     1
Red-winged Blackbird     2
Common Grackle     2
Brown-headed Cowbird     2
Baltimore Oriole     2
Purple Finch     7
American Goldfinch     23 (CN- seems early for them to nest)
Evening Grosbeak     6

Also a moose and an otter.

Submitted by
Charles Caron
Westminster, MA
Subject: Nelson Field, Plymouth MA
From: "Gene Harriman" <vze2brn7 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 10:44:12 -0400
Hi Fellow Birders,

I hope this note finds you and yours well. It was great to wake up to the 
bright sunshine today 

after that long gray spell.

I snagged some FOYs at Nelson Field in Plymouth this morning. Here's the 
list... 


Location:     Plymouth--Nelson Field
Observation date:     5/11/08
Number of species:     12

Brant     112
American Black Duck     20
Red-breasted Merganser     3
Double-crested Cormorant     2
Black-bellied Plover     4 (FOY)
Semipalmated Plover     20 (FOY)
Greater Yellowlegs     3 (FOY)
Laughing Gull     2
Ring-billed Gull     87
Herring Gull     12
Common Tern     2 (FOY)
Belted Kingfisher     2

This report was generated automatically by eBird 
v2(http://ebird.org/content/iss) 


Good Birding Everyone!

Gene Harriman, 'BigWingBoy'
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
vze2brn7atverizondotnet
Subject: White-faced Ibis, Newbury, MA 5/11
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:26:20 -0500 (CDT)
Rick Heil called at 9:15am to report the WHITE-FACED IBIS on Scotland Rd in 
Newbury, along with 41 glossy ibis. 


Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
BirdWSG AT Verizon.net
978-462-0775
Subject: Caspian Tern-Plum Is. 5/11
From: "Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift" <birdwsg AT verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:30:36 -0500 (CDT)
Margo Goetschkes and I, along with Jim Hully, saw a Caspian tern flying north 
over the Hellcat dike at about 8 am this morning. 


Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA 
BirdWSG AT Verizon.net
978-462-0775
Subject: best wishes
From: "Peter Trull" <petrull AT comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 09:39:23 -0400
To all those birding mommies that I talk to all the time and don't 
know........Happy Mother's Day!
Subject: Hall Pond, Brookline 10-May-08
From: Naeem Yusuff <naeem.yusuff AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 06:19:22 -0700 (PDT)
On Saturday, at about 5 PM I walked around the Hall Pond sanctuary in 
Brookline, MA- 

 I have been delighted by this little piece of habitat in the city. It has been 
a pretty 

 reliable spot for NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH- I've seen them there every day for the 
last week. Two pleasant suprises yesterday- 

   
  LINCOLN'S SPARROW (Near "North Entrance"-FOY)
  RUBY -THROATED HUMMINGBIRD (FOY)
   
  In addition- 
   
  VEERY - 1
  BLUE-HEADED VIREO - 1
  COMMON YELLOW THROAT- 4
  YELLOW RUMPED WARBLER - 5
  AMERICAN REDSTART - 2
  NORTHERN PARULA - 2
  OVENBIRD - 4
  BLACK THROATED BLUE - 1
  YELLOW WARBLER - 1
  BLACK & WHITE WARBLER - 1
  NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH - 4
   
 Not bad for a little walk in the city. Any if you want to see a waterthrush- 
to 

  paraphrase George Tenet, it's a slam dunk.
   
   
  Naeem Yusuff
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Subject: White Crowned Sparrow in Granby
From: "Lori Rogers" <lorir56 AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:06:39 -0400
Under our feeders:

5/10
White Crowned Sparrow

5/11 
White Crowned Sparrow

Happy Mother's Day birding!

Lori Rogers
Granby, MA
lorir56 AT yahoo.com
Subject: Bobolinks, W. Bridgewater, 5-11-08
From: Goshawk3 AT aol.com
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:08 EDT
This morning the Bobolinks were singing from the top of every large oak  tree 
in our yard. They'll be in the trees off Manley X Walnut St, if anyone  wants 
to see them. There was also a singing Waterthrush, a Rose-breasted  Grosbeak, 
and many warblers singing from the swamp. Might be Northern  Rough-winged 
Swallows at the bridge on Walnut St. again, but I haven't seen them  yet.
 
Denise Cabral
Walnut St., West Bridgewater
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Subject: Whip-poor-will ~ PRNWR~ 5/10/08
From: newburyportbirders AT comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 02:19:15 +0000
Birders,

Susan Sellers and I listened to Whip-poor-wills at the Refuge this evening.  We 
had our first vocalization at the "25 mph strictly enforced" sign just north of the Hellcat 
crossing.  We proceeded north and heard many more as we exited.

Earlier in the evening while enjoying our picnic, we watched a pair of 
Blue-winged Teal in the North Pool and a few Chimney Swifts skimming the 
surface for a drink.  

While guiding a party of four this afternoon, we had a newly arriving flock of 
male Bobolinks land in a tree at the North Pool Overlook while the Eastern 
Meadowlarks were pursuing each other.  Hellcat had many warblers to please
all.

Best wishes,
Sue

Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
newburyportbirders AT comcast.net
www.newburyportbirders.com
Subject: Essex County Sightings 5/9 ~ 5/10/08
From: newburyportbirders AT comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 02:34:47 +0000
Birders,

An assortment of sightings from the past, few days:


Mill Pond, West Newbury: 5/9

Baltimore and Orchard Orioles
Spotted Sandpiper [bred there in 2007]


Ash Street Swamp, West Newbury: 5/9

Wood Duck, Virginia Rail, Great Crested Flycatcher [bred there in 2007]


Private Land, Salisbury: 5/9

Killdeer, Spotted Sandpiper [6], Solitary Sandpiper [2], Least Sandpiper


Newburyport Industrial Park: 5/10

Spotted Sandpiper, American Kestrel


Ice House Pond, Newbury:  5/10
 
Green Heron


Rabbit Road, Salisbury: 5/10

Great Horned Owl


Good birding,
Sue

Sue McGrath
Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify
Newburyport Birders
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-4785
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Subject: BIMBO big day attempt
From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 22:36:21 -0400
Highlights from my first attempt at a Big Day in the newly created
BIMBO territory.

121 Species (full list at

http://groups.google.com/group/BostonBirds/browse_thread/thread/444a7bc7ec9360eb) 


Marsh Wren (1) - Neponset Saltmarsh

Manx Shearwater (3) - Revere Beach - cruising the huge waves about 1/2
way to Nahant
Arctic Tern (1)) - Revere Beach - flew straight north all alone right
along the beach

Willet (2) - Rumney Marsh
Semipalmated Plover (45) - Rumney Marsh
Least Sandpiper (75) - Rumney Marsh

Whip-poor-will (1) - Middlesex Fells, Medford

-- 
Andrew Birch
Boston Birds Moderator
http://bostonbirds.org
Medford, MA
andrewlbirch AT gmail.com
Subject: Gloucester and Rockport 5/10
From: <winterwren2 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:26:06 -0500 (CDT)
GLOUCESTER,MA Observation date: 5/10/08
Calvary Cemetery: most warblers rather quiet with the exception of the N. 
Waterthrush, Killdeer on nest w/ eggs, Back at home-Thrasher still in yard and 
white-crowned sparrows 

Double-crested Cormorant     X
Accipiter sp.     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Killdeer     1
Mourning Dove     X
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     1
Northern Flicker     2
Red-eyed Vireo     2
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     10
Brown Thrasher     1
Northern Parula     2
Yellow Warbler     3
Chestnut-sided Warbler     1
Magnolia Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     3
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Northern Waterthrush     1
Common Yellowthroat     1
Song Sparrow     X
Swamp Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     12
White-crowned Sparrow     6
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
Brown-headed Cowbird     X
Baltimore Oriole     4
House Finch     X
American Goldfinch     X
House Sparrow     X

ROCKPORT
Kiernan Trail/Straitsmouth Cove/Waring Field Area
Observation date:     5/10/08
Notes: also walked at Waring field-Great Blue and Savannah there N. Parula near 
Evans field 

Number of species:     29

Common Eider     X
Wild Turkey     5
Double-crested Cormorant     X
Great Blue Heron     1
Mourning Dove     X
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Barn Swallow     1
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Carolina Wren     1
House Wren     3
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     3
American Robin     X
Gray Catbird     8
Northern Mockingbird     1
Yellow Warbler     3
Magnolia Warbler     1
Yellow-rumped Warbler     6
Black-and-white Warbler     1
Ovenbird     1
Common Yellowthroat     4
Savannah Sparrow     1
Song Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
Northern Cardinal     X
Red-winged Blackbird     X
Common Grackle     X
American Goldfinch     X



winterwren2 AT verizon.net 
Susan Hedman, Gloucester
"I believe in God, only I spell it Nature."  Frank Lloyd Wright
Subject: Flight Path exhibit
From: Kathryn Doyon <gizzybird AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 18:37:26 -0700 (PDT)
 
I went to see Plimoth Plantation's Flight Path:
Plymouth Beach exhibit featuring Jim Fenton's bird
photography, with a friend, on May 3rd.  The
photographs are extraordinary and displayed
beautifully.  It's amazing how Jim was able to capture
all the bird's beauty and actions so perfectly.   
Jim was there while I was there and walked our group
through the exhibit explaining what the birds were
doing and how he got the photographs.  It was a very
enjoyable visit.
Be sure to take one of the Calendar of Events.  There
are some great programs being offered, through
October. If I've done this correctly, here is a link.

http://www.plimoth.org/flightpath/FlightPath_calendar_pdf.pdf
 

                                Kathy

Kathryn Doyon
Plymouth, MA
Gizzybird AT verizon.net
Subject: CT Report 05/10/2008
From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey AT snet.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:14:49 -0400
Hot spots:
East Rock Park, New Haven -- 21 species of warbler, highlights being
BAY-BREASTED, CAPE MAY and WILSON'S
Granby, private property -- 17 warbler species.


 From Shaun Martin and Rich Trepp
5/10 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 1 male Cape May Warbler, 2
Blackburnian Warblers, 1 Wilson's Warbler.
Kent, River Road -2 Cerulean Warblers, 2 Black Vultures,
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
New Milford, Rt 7 fly over -- 2 Common Ravens
Naugatuck, Naugatuck State Forest -- 2 Hooded Warblers

 From Chris Loscalzo:
5/10 -- Clinton/Westbrook, in the Menunketesuck River Marsh via Kayak
-- YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, LITTLE BLUE HERON, and GLOSSY IBIS but,
alas, no WHITE IBIS.

 From Greg Hanisek:  
5/10 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- 2 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 1
BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER, 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER.

 From Paul Cianfaglione:
5/10 - Rocky Hill, Rocky Hill Meadows -- 21 SOLITARY SANDPIPER, 7
AMERICAN PIPIT, 90+ SAVANNAH SPARROW, 10+ BOBOLINK.

 From Benjamin Van Doren,  with a group from Audubon Greenwich:
5/10 - Greenwich, Audubon Greenwich Fairchild Garden -- 7 am,  an
adult male Lawrence's Warbler (hybrid between Blue-winged Warbler and
Golden-winged Warbler)

 From Luke Tiller, Joe Bear and Sunrise Birding Group:
5/10 - Redding, Saugatuck Falls & Trout Brook Valley -- 2 TENNESSEE
WARBLERS, 1 or 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 4 SOLITARY
SANDPIPERS, 1 BLACK VULTURE, 1 ACADIAN FLYCATCHER.

 From John Weeks and Chris Chinni:
5/10 - Granby, Granby Land Trust, private property -- male HOODED
WARBLER, VIRGINIA RAIL; 17 warbler species.

 From Nick Bonomo:
5/10 - Milford, Milford Pt -- WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER.


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Subject: 5/10 Wompatuck State Park - HOODED WARBLERS
From: Eddie <emgiles AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:05:59 -0400
*After foolishly heading the dismal forecasts given last night, I went 
ahead and canceled my BBC Wompatuck State Park walk for this morning and 
rescheduled it for Sunday morning.  Around 11:00 I got a call from Rob 
Finch and Mike Maurer telling me I was missing the show, so I headed 
over there.  They had somewhere around 17 or 18 species of warbler, 
their highlights including Hooded (2), Cape May and Tennessee.  All were 
in the vicinity of Gate 11 (referred to as the South Pleasant Street 
extension in previous posts).  Most had quieted down by the time I got 
there around noon, but I did get wonderful, close looks at one of the 
Hooded Warblers.  This bird and the second one seen by Rob and Mike are 
in the same locations they were last spring and summer.

For those interested, my BBC walk will be meeting at* *6:30 AM at the 
parking lot across from the visitor center.

Eddie
*
****************************
Eddie, Maura, & Jason Giles
East Bridgewater, MA
emgiles AT verizon.net*
Subject: Saturday, Ipswich Sightings
From: Brian Krisler <bkrisler AT gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 20:34:04 -0400
While walking the grounds of Cuvilly today, I heard a Blue-winged  
Warbler
singing away.  There were also a few Eastern Kingbirds in the field near
the windmill.  There were also plenty of ticks around.

Other sightings
* Carolina Wren
* B. Oriole
* Common Yellow-throat
* Black-throated Green Warbler
* Northern Cardinal
* Bluejay
* American Crow
* Chipping Sparrow
* House Sparrow
* Wild Turkey

Brian Krisler
Newburyport, MA
bkrisler AT gmail.com
Subject: Mt. Aub -- 14 warblers in Dell, 17 overall
From: Jim McCoy <jfmccoy AT hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 23:52:50 +0000
I was at Mt. Auburn this afternoon, and after the masses had left and the song 
had quieted down, I decided to hold vigil at Dell Pond, hoping for warblers to 
come in to bathe. 

 
I went to the end of the pond nearest the entrance, but a couple of birds 
seemed to want to bathe there, so I switched sides of the pond so I was at the 
base of the hill. A Hermit Thrush and Wood Thrush on the hillside caught my 
attention, and after I looked at them for a while, some noise behind me caught 
my attention. 

 
There were four or five warblers more or less at my feet, in a low bush over 
the water, and I stood very still and watched the show unfold. More and more 
birds came in, and eventually I had 11 warbler species there along with four 
other species in the same spot, not to mention three other warbler species that 
came to the water at different spots around the pond. Magic. 

 
The bathers:
American Redstart
Black-and-white Warbler
Black-throated Blue Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Chestnut-Sided Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
Magnolia Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Northern Parula
Northern Waterthrush
Ovenbird
Palm Warbler
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
and:
Hermit Thrush
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Mallard
 
Other warblers and some other birds of interest at Mt. Auburn:
Blue-winged Warbler (heard only)
Prairie Warbler (in canopy at Dell, earlier)
Wilson's Warbler (Spectacle Pond - thanks, Linda F.!)
Indigo Bunthing
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Great Crested Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher (heard only)
Wood Thrush
Hermit Thrush
 
Jim McCoy
jfmccoy AT hotmail.com
Melrose, MA
Subject: Tri-colored Heron still present, South Cape Beach
From: ghirth AT whoi.edu
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 19:38:14 -0400
I walked out to South Cape Beach this afternoon around 4 PM.  The Tri-colored
Heron reported last week by Matt Malin was present in the same location he
described (presumably the same bird).

My 2 year old son was more impressed with the bucket-loader parked along the
South Cape Beach access road, still present to restore the marsh.

We also saw a Merlin

Cheers, Greg Hirth
East Falmouth
ghirth (at) whoi (dot) edu
greg_hirth (at) Brown (dot) edu


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Subject: Nashua River paddle
From: Richard Monroe <richmonroemonroe AT yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:59:18 -0700 (PDT)
 I was on the Nashua River today and there were (among many passerines)
Greater Yellowlegs
Killdeer
Solitary Sandpipers
Spotted Sandpipers
Least Sandpipers
most interesting was a large Blanding's Turtle which I've never seen before
Richard M Monroe
Leominster


 
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Subject: Glossy Ibis - Fairhaven
From: bvm1290 AT comcast.net
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 21:28:49 +0000
After work, Kay Langevin and I investigated a report of an "albino Great Blue Heron" (turned out to be Snowy Egret) and a "brown duck so big you could ride it" (a female Mallard or a Canada Goose) in Mattapoisett.....ah, non-birding relatives!!!

A spin around "THE field" at Shaw Road and Shaw's Cove Road in Fairhaven on the way home got us a gazillion Yellowlegs, a few Killdeer, a couple of Snipe and a snipe-colored bird that was too far to id.

But we did see a Glossy Ibis.
http://clongworth.smugmug.com/gallery/4905808_V4NsS#292881534_t3raJ

Probably the same bird Mike Boucher saw last week.

--
Carolyn Longworth
Acushnet, MA
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Subject: BBC, Rowley to Plum to Crooked Pond
From: WCDrummond AT aol.com
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 17:18:29 EDT
Dear Friends,
   We had nice general birding today with great looks at several Wilson's 
Phalaropes at the ponds just north of Pikul's farm, Rowley on 1 A. There were 

also Solitary Sandpipers.    We could not find White-faced Ibis nor Ruff.   
Plum Island had a nice selection of warblers and people enjoyed looking down at 

them!     We could not find the Golden-winged Warbler.
   We had a report that the Louisiana Waterthrush was at Crooked Pond, 
Boxford this morning by The Fallen Logs. We could not find it this afternoon 
but 

some people are still there looking.   They will post if they find it.   

Good birding, everyone.
Bill Drummond
North Andover, MA
WCDrummond AT aol.com
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Subject: May 9, Gloucester & Essex - Cox Reservation (ECGB)
From: Richard Marchant <rmarchant31 AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 13:09:05 -0700 (PDT)
To: Massbirders

Re: Comments on Susan Hedman's post of May 7&8 as well
as observations made by us on 6&7. 

Also: We did see a Pileated Woodpecker about 30
minutes ago today, May 10, in the vicinity of the tree
with a large elongated hole at the entrance to the
parking space for Dykes Meadow Reservoir, on Laurel
St/Ave in West Gloucester.

Posted yesterday, May, 9, 2008:

   Also, at Lily Pond and Dykes Meadow, please add:

   2 Osprey over Lily Pond 
     We have been wondering if they could be the same
2 we've been seeing over the Essex marsh behind
Farnham's where there is a newly erected platform and
if Lily Pond where they search for prey at low tide?

   2 Spotted sandpipers - one on the concrete wall  
near the out-fall sluice-way at the reservoir

   2 White-eyed Vireos
   4 B Orioles
   6 Chipping Sparrows
   4 White-throated (both white and tan stripped-
headed morphs)
   Ovenbirds (?# - several))
   2 largish hawks (again) I keep thinking Goshawk
like last year but no truly good looks...seen through
the tops of trees but the general impression and shape
is that of the Goshawk.  
    3 Fish Crows calling in passing overhead. (Seems
to be a lot around this year)

Cox Reservation/Essex County Greenbelt Headquarters,
Essex, MA.

Bobolinks (at least 12)
E. Meadowlark 1
E. Bluebirds (at least 6 near and in nesting boxes
Tree swallows as above 
Chimney Swift 1
Osprey 2
FEMALE Red-wings
Snowy Egrets 9
Great Egrets 2
Little Blue Heron 1
Yellow-rumped Warblers a few
Black and White  " 2
B Oriole 1m


31 Woodward Ave./West Gloucester

Carolina Wrens collecting nesting material 2
Song sparrows as above
Orioles on oranges
Goldfinches as usual (plummage changes but too early
to nest)
Red-bellied Woodpeckers - m&f
Hairy         "    2
Downey        " 2  [these 2 birds (not banded so I'm
guessing) have been here for 2 years and fledged 2
each last year]
Pileated Woodpecker - interrmittent
N.Cardinals - looks like 2 males with 4 females and/or
imms. This seems strange as I thought a pair was VERY
territorial

2 - SHARP-Shinned Hawks calling as they flew over

Barred-owl 1
Turkey vultures 5 in a 'kettle' formation

Looking and listening for thrushes.

DD&W

 



--- winterwren2 AT verizon.net wrote:
Hairy Woodpecker     1
> Eastern Phoebe     X
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Fish Crow     X
> Tree Swallow     X
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow     X
> Black-capped Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> American Robin     X
> Black-and-white Warbler     1
> Ovenbird     2
> Chipping Sparrow     2
> Baltimore Oriole     1
> American Goldfinch     X
>
----------------------------------------------------------------
> Parula Warblers singing through the day at work in
> Manchester 5/8
>
------------------------------------------------------------Coolidge
> Point-TTOR Manchester MA Observation date: 5/8/08
> Notes: My First of Year:Great-crested Flycatcher,
> Eastern Kingbird, Warbling Vireo, C. Yellowthroat,
> Blue-winged Teal
> Mallard     X
> Blue-winged Teal     2
> Red-breasted Merganser     X
> Double-crested Cormorant     X
> Great Egret     5
> Snowy Egret     2
> Little Blue Heron     1
> Glossy Ibis     32
> Herring Gull     X
> Great Black-backed Gull     X
> Belted Kingfisher     1
> Downy Woodpecker     1
> Hairy Woodpecker     1
> Great Crested Flycatcher     1
> Eastern Kingbird     1
> Warbling Vireo     1
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Tree Swallow     2
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow     2
> Barn Swallow     2
> Black-capped Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> Carolina Wren     1
> Gray Catbird     7
> Yellow Warbler     2
> Black-and-white Warbler     2
> Common Yellowthroat     3
> Chipping Sparrow     X
> Swamp Sparrow     1
> Baltimore Oriole     4
> 
>
-----------------------------------------------------------------
> Location:DykesPond/Lily Pond Rd Gloucester
> Observation date: 5/7/08
> Notes:Phoebe collecting nest building material, saw
> the pileated nest hole, no bird around
> Double-crested Cormorant     X
> Osprey     1
> Downy Woodpecker     2
> Hairy Woodpecker     1
> Eastern Phoebe     X
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Fish Crow     X
> Tree Swallow     X
> Northern Rough-winged Swallow     X
> Black-capped Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> American Robin     X
> Black-and-white Warbler     1
> Ovenbird     2
> Chipping Sparrow     2
> Baltimore Oriole     1
> American Goldfinch     X
>
----------------------------------------------------------
> Bond St. Gloucester01930 Observation date: 5/7/08
> Notes:Brown Thrasher is a new yard bird!#64 2 WC
> Sparrows at feeders
> Brown Thrasher     1
> Yellow Warbler     1
> White-crowned Sparrow     2
> Baltimore Oriole     1
> 
> 
> 
> winterwren2 AT verizon.net 
> Susan Hedman, Gloucester
> "I believe in God, only I spell it Nature."  Frank
> Lloyd Wright 
> 




Dick and Donna Marchant
  Gloucester, MA
  rmarchant31 AT verizon.net
   
 "If you think your dog can't count, put 3 treats in your pocket, and only give 
him 2."
Subject: Hawley 5/10
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch AT verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 16:14:12 -0400
We spent from well before dawn till early afternoon atlasing two blocks in
the hill towns of HAWLEY and ASHFIELD. These two blocks contain most of the
Dubuque State Forest as well as the Hawley Bog. Much of the habitat is deep
mixed forest crossed by dirt roads. Today several of the dirt roads through
the state forest were in really poor condition and even with a high carriage
4 WD vehicle, we had to turn back in several spots for fear of getting
bogged down. Outside of the state forest there are a few farms and a number
of small rural residences, all atop the high, steep hills of Hawley, just
east of the Berkshires.
This morning there was a decent showing of early-middle period neotropical
migrants. With just a few exceptions, most of the species seen today breed
in these blocks, but not necessarily in these numbers (see Ovenbird, for
instance). There are still lots of breeding bird species “to come”, most
notably flycatcher species like Wood PeeWee and Alder Flycatcher, as well as
Magnolia, Canada and Mourning Warbler (the latter breeds VERY locally).
Temps today ranged from 38-51, with some light winds later in the morning.

Great Blue Heron (2 occupied nests: this was a bit of a find. There is VERY
little standing water in either of these blocks, just small swift streams
and a tiny handful of small beaver marshes tucked away in the forest. We
hardly ever see herons in this area, but found this mini-rookery by
bushwhacking to a hidden pond)
Canada Goose (3)
American Black Duck (1f paired with a drake Mallard. Really sad considering
the dramatic decline of this bird as a breeding species in the state)
Mallard (11: this species occupies tiny farm ponds; small marshes et. Even
in the middle of deep forest. I get the feeling if you were to place a
bathtub out anywhere, it would soon be occupied by a Mallard)
Sharp-shinned Hawk (1)
N Goshawk (1)
Red-shouldered hawk (pair defending territory against a Broad-winged Hawk)
Broad-winged Hawk (3)
Red-tailed Hawk (1)
Ruffed Grouse (3 drumming)
Wild Turkey (10: this despite the fact that we kept bumping into this one
pick-up containing several rabid turkey hunters)
Killdeer (2)
American Woodcock (8 displaying)
Rock Pigeon (8: around the farms)
Mourning Dove (6)
Great Horned Owl (3)
Barred Owl (3)
N Saw-whet Owl (2: low count for this area)
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (15)
Downy Woodpecker (3)
Pileated Woodpecker (4)
Least Flycatcher (17)
E Phoebe (37)
Eastern Kingbird (1)
Blue-headed Vireo (15)
Red-eyed Vireo (9: just starting to migrate back to the area)
Blue Jay (24)
A Crow (6)
Common Raven (2)
Tree Swallow (48)
Barn Swallow (24)
Black-capped Chickadee (37)
Tufted Titmouse (8)
White-breasted Nuthatch (1)
Brown Creeper (3)
House Wren (4)
Winter Wren (24)
Golden-crowned Kinglet (3)
Veery (1: just starting to migrate in)
Swainson’s Thrush (1 singing. This species does breed in these blocks but
very locally)
Hermit Thrush (53)
Wood Thrush (59)
A Robin (102)
Gray Catbird (14)
E Starling (28: all around farms)

WARBLERS:
Blue-winged (2)
N Parula (1: migrant only)
Chestnut-sided (29)
Cape May (migrant only)
Black-throated Blue (16)
Yellow-rumped (36)
Black-throated Green (27)
Blackburnian (17)
Blackpoll (migrant only)
Black and White (12)
A Redstart (25)
Ovenbird (91: all over the forested hilltops)
Northern Waterthrush (1)
Louisiana Waterthrush (2)
C Yellowthroat (38)

Scarlet Tanager (4)
Chipping Sparrow (74)
Song Sparrow (34)
White-throated Sparrow (6)
Dark-eyed Junco (7: nest building)
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (9)
Bobolink (15)
Red-winged Blackbird (14)
C Grackle (6)
Brown-headed Cowbird (10)
Baltimore Oriole (10)
Purple Finch (7: nest building)
A Goldfinch (1)
EVENING GROSBEAK (10: nest building observed, a first for us in the state)
House Sparrow (13)
PLUS: a really nice showing of PURPLE TRILLIUM (Wake Robin) and carpets of
Periwinkle deep in Dubuque. Lots of fern species and nice patches of
horsetails. En route, in the dark, we had a Red Fox cross Rt. 2. Moose
tracks all over the muddy roads of Dubuque.
Mark Lynch/Sheila Carroll
Moa.lynch AT verizon.net
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Subject: hooded warbler still at Mt.A. 4/10/08 am
From: "Peter and Fay" <peterfay AT comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 15:29:50 -0400
Hi,

At Mt. Auburn this morning we had good looks at the hooded warbler in the 
flowering tree and forsythia just below the tower this morning at 7:40 . 


Fay


Peter and Fay Vale
Wakefield, MA
peterfay AT comcast.net