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20 Nov NHBirds: Western Kingbird - Rochester WWTP - 245 - 3pm - 20 Nov 2009 [Jeremiah Trimble ] 20 Nov Snow Buntings on Mt Mossilauke ["Timothy Charboneau" ] 19 Nov NH Coast (WF Goose, Shearwaters, RT Loons) [Steve Mirick ] 19 Nov gray jays ["kathy dube" ] 19 Nov December pelagic to Jeffries Ledge ["Eric Masterson" ] 19 Nov Raven behavior [Kim Hoyt ] 19 Nov Western Kingbird - yes again [] 18 Nov Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009 ["Mark Suomala" ] 18 Nov Chimneys and birds [Mike ] 18 Nov Re: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast [] 18 Nov Western Kingbird - Yes [] 18 Nov Seabrook Public Alert Testing [Sue McGrath ] 17 Nov Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch 11/17/09 [Lance Tanino ] 17 Nov RE: Snow Bunting? ["Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" ] 17 Nov Golden Pheasant in Windham [] 17 Nov Field Sparrow still present in Ashland ["Iain MacLeod" ] 17 Nov Salem, nh [Ron Cooper ] 17 Nov Walpole Dickcissel continues ["Kenneth Klapper" ] 17 Nov Walpole Dickcissel continues - 11/16/09 ["Kenneth Klapper" ] 17 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [] 17 Nov Oops forgot the date ["Kenneth Klapper" ] 17 Nov RE: local coastal maps? ["Eric Masterson" ] 17 Nov Re: local coastal maps? ["Keith Gordon" ] 17 Nov Western Kingbird - YES [] 16 Nov Snow Bunting? [] 16 Nov RE: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast ["Eric Masterson" ] 16 Nov Western Kingbird - YES 8:30-10:15 am [Lauren Kras ] 16 Nov Chatham, NH, Area ["Bob Crowley" ] 16 Nov disregard Pack hawkcount [Lance Tanino ] 16 Nov HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (16 Nov 2009) 3 Raptors [] 16 Nov Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast [Steve Mirick ] 16 Nov Re: Pickering Ponds [Ron Cooper ] 16 Nov Pickering Ponds [Michael ] 16 Nov RE: local coastal maps? ["Eric Masterson" ] 16 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [Theresa Earle ] 16 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [Bruce Boyer ] 16 Nov Western Kingbird - yes [] 16 Nov NH Audubon Program on Osprey in Littleton Wednesday Night ["David Govatski" ] 16 Nov random sightings Sunday Nov 15 [] 16 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [] 16 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [Chris Sheridan ] 15 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [dorothy currier ] 15 Nov Hooded Mergansers [] 15 Nov Re: local coastal maps? [Jon Woolf ] 15 Nov local coastal maps? ["Pat Watts" ] 15 Nov NH coast 11/15/09 [Nick Barber ] 15 Nov NH Coast [Richard Bielawski ] 15 Nov Odds & Ends (Western Kingbird, Eurasian Wigeon, W-fronted Goose) [Steve Mirick ] 15 Nov Western Kingbird and Pickering Ponds [Lauren Kras ] 15 Nov Western Kingbird - gone [] 15 Nov Western Kingbird - YES [] 14 Nov Western Kingbird - Yes ["RICHARD FRECHETTE" ] 14 Nov Western Kingbird - NO [Benjamin Griffith ] 14 Nov Storm birds - 0, Kingbird - 0 [Steve Mirick ] 14 Nov Just a caution, Ticks [John Williams ] 14 Nov Monadnock Chapter trip to Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch tomorrow [Lance Tanino ] 13 Nov kingbird location - correct ["Pat Watts" ] 13 Nov Map of Kingbird location [Steve Mirick ] 13 Nov Western Kingbird tips [Steve Mirick ] 13 Nov Western Kingbird photo ["Pat Watts" ] 13 Nov Western Kingbird at Rochester WWTP ["Pat Watts" ] 13 Nov Random sightings from SE NH [Steve Mirick ] 13 Nov Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch [Lance Tanino ] 13 Nov Winter 2008-09 issue of New Hampshire Bird Records ["Birds Etc" ] 12 Nov Exeter WWTP [Cliff Otto ] 12 Nov Southeastern NH (Snow Goose, Lapland Longspur) [Lauren Kras ] 12 Nov Northern Shrike near Whitefield Airport ["David Govatski" ] 12 Nov Pileated woodpecker in Chester (near the Raymond town line) ["Maureen Lein" ] 12 Nov Red tail hawk over McLaughlin Middle School [Lynn Roberge ] 12 Nov Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch Nov. 10 and 11 [Lance Tanino ] 11 Nov Re: Coastal Additions (Black-headed Gull) [] 11 Nov Coastal Additions (Black-headed Gull) [Lauren Kras ] 11 Nov Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, November 11, 2009 ["Mark Suomala" ] 11 Nov NH Coast (More Loons migrating, Razorbills, shearwaters) [Steve Mirick ] 11 Nov FOS Snow Bunting [Scott Spangenberg ] 11 Nov Spruce Grouse and Boreal Chickadees at Ethan Pond in Bethlehem ["David Govatski" ] Subject: NHBirds: Western Kingbird - Rochester WWTP - 245 - 3pm - 20 Nov 2009 From: Jeremiah Trimble <jtrimble AT oeb.harvard.edu> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:02:02 -0500 Hello All, I just got a call from Clint Lapierre who reports the Western Kingbird still present through 3pm at the Rochester WWTP. The bird was perched along the perimeter fence as has been previously reported. Good birding, Jeremiah Trimble Cambridge MA -- Jeremiah Trimble Curatorial Associate - Ornithology Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard University 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 phone: 617-495-2471 fax: 617-495-5667 email: jtrimble AT oeb.harvard.edu Subject: Snow Buntings on Mt Mossilauke From: "Timothy Charboneau" <charbs AT dca.net> Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:24:19 -0500 I joined a group for a Mt Moosilauke sunset hike and I saw 3 or 4 snow buntings browsing the summit. My pics aren't very good because I was setting up for landscape shots. Although not a rare bird they were a first for me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23840695 AT N06/ Tim Charboneau charbs(at)dca.net Home 603-968-7294 Cell 302-540-5286 76 Hicks Hill Road Ashland, NH 03217 Subject: NH Coast (WF Goose, Shearwaters, RT Loons) From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:07:08 -0500 A couple of hours along the coast this afternoon produced the following highlights: Greater White-fronted Goose - 1 imm. continues off Rt. 111 in N. Hampton. Today with 125 Canada Geese in conservation grasslands east of Runnymede. Red-breasted Merganser - 131 in one large group in Hampton harbor Red-throated Loon - 109 counted from one spot off Seabrook beach. Mostly in a couple of large closely packed rafts south of Hooskett Street access. Greater Shearwater - 10+ following fishing boat in with huge swarm of gulls. Wayyy offshore from Hampton Beach. Peregrine Falcon - 1 immature sitting on top of Church on Church Street. Black Guillemot - 3 off Seabrook Beach Steve Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: gray jays From: "kathy dube" <kdube AT ncia.net> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:25:08 -0500 2 Gray jays on route 16 in Wentworth Location, NH. Came within 2 feet of us, ate pretzels. 2 more Gray jays along route 16 in Cupsuptic, Maine. Boy Scout road in Oquossuc, 1 red breasted nuthatch. Kathy Dube Subject: December pelagic to Jeffries Ledge From: "Eric Masterson" <emasterson AT plcnh.org> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:10 -0500 Birders: I am running a trip to Jeffries Ledge December 6th. The trip is limited to 25 people and costs $75pp. There are a few spots left. If interested please contact me off list. Depart Portsmouth 8am, return to dock 3pm. The trip will be rescheduled to December 12th or 13th if the 6th is a weather cancellation (seas above 3 feet). Payment must be received in advance. Cancellation will be at 24 hours notice, in which case fare is returned or you have first option on the weather date. Expect to see loons (red-necked and common), fulmar, northern gannet, great cormorant, common eider, black-legged kittiwake, and up to six species of alcid (guillemot, dovekie, Atlantic puffin, common murre, thick-billed murre, razorbill). I will repeat this trip in February. Eric Masterson Executive Director Piscataquog Land Conservancy www.plcnh.org Phone: 487-3331 Subject: Raven behavior From: Kim Hoyt <khoyt9 AT aol.com> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:18:03 -0500 There are 4 Ravens that hang out in our neighborhood. I noticed a few weeks ago that they were taking cracked corn from under our back yard feeders and putting it in the bird bath. After checking it a few times, they would then eat the corn out of the bird bath. I have since been keeping an eye on them to see if this behavior continued and it has. They brought something from somewhere in the neighborhood to the bird bath in front of the house (the bird bath out back was dry that day) and after letting it soak and checking it a few times, ate it from the bird bath. Today one was putting the bread I put out in the bird bath before eating it. Strangest thing I ever did see!! Kim Hoyt Londonderry Subject: Western Kingbird - yes again From: lauren.kras AT gmail.com Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:30 +0000 The Western Kingbird is back yet again at the Rochester WWTF. It is currently providing spectacular looks. Come see it before it leaves! I've also posted more photos of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/sets/72157622694228153/ Also of note are two Lesser Black-backed Gulls at the Treatment Facility this AM. Lauren Kras On location again Subject: Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, November 18, 2009 From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala AT marksbirdtours.com> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:11:48 -0500 This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 18th, 2009. A WESTERN KINGBIRD was discovered foraging from the fence-tops surrounding Pickering Ponds and the adjacent Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 13th. It was seen again on several days after that, and was last reported on the 18th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, an ICELAND GULL, a SNOW GOOSE, a NORTHERN SHOVELER, and a LAPLAND LONGSPUR have also been seen in the area. The treatment plant is gated and the hours of operation are 7:30-3:00 on weekdays. If you visit, please check in at the office and be out of the plant by 2:45 so that plant personnel do not have to ask birders to leave. Do not drive on the dikes and do not block the road. The Trails at Pickering Ponds, located east of the plant, are not gated, and are always open during daylight hours. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was discovered in North Hampton on November 7th, and was most recently seen in the fields east of Runnymede Farm on Route 111 on the 14th. An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON, 70 AMERICAN WIGEON, a GADWALL, a NORTHERN PINTAIL, 29 BUFFLEHEADS, 760 GREATER SCAUP, and a GREAT EGRET were highlights of water birds that were tallied in Great Bay from the Greenland side on November 15th. 2 GOLDEN EAGLES were reported migrating over Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard during the past week, one on November 13th, and one on the 17th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen from Hazen Road near the Whitefield Airport on November 12th. The DICKCISSEL that was seen along River Road in Walpole on November 9th, was reported again on the 16th. A BLACK-HEADED GULL, a HARLEQUIN DUCK, and 2 RAZORBILLS were reported from along the coast on November 11th. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was reported from Rye Ledge on November 14th, and one was seen at Hampton Beach State Park on the 13th. An ICELAND GULL was reported from Hampton Beach on November 15th. 75 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at Moore Fields along Route 155A in Durham on November 15th. 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS and 9 SURF SCOTERS were seen near the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River on November14th. 17 GREATER SCAUP were reported from Lower Kimball Pond in Chatham on November 16th. 47 LESSER SCAUP were reported from the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 15th. 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen on the coast in Rye on November 15th. A GREATER YELLOWLEGS was reported from Northwood Lake on November 15th. An AMERICAN WOODCOCK was seen in Lebanon on November 15th. A FIELD SPARROW was reported from Ashland on November 17th. This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and press 2 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: birdsetc AT nhaudubon.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 Thanks very much and good birding. Subject: Chimneys and birds From: Mike <miedin AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:37:35 -0500 While working in a crawl space today I noticed the floor was completely covered in birds foot prints. Not just a few here and there, I mean nearly every square inch and I found a bunch of dead birds. There was an unplugged 6" hole in the base of the chimney where they were getting in from. Another time I was cleaning a boiler that was piped directly to the roof and not into the chimney and it had at least 6 dead birds in it not to mention the many more charred remains that must have been in there. It makes me wonder how many birds get trapped in the base of chimneys and are never discovered!? I'm guessing its a high number. Has anybody else known of this problem? I've heard of birds in fireplaces now and then but these were groups of birds. I assume its the heat on a cold night that draws them in but we are clearly losing many birds to chimneys. For those don't know or don't have one they make screened caps for chimneys. Put one on there, save some birds. Mike Subject: Re: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast From: split52 AT aol.com Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:55:31 -0500 congrats only 1 wrong check rte 286 pools Anna -----Original Message----- From: Steve Mirick To: New Hampshire Birds Sent: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 4:18 pm Subject: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast I might as well also make a plug for my book. Of course, just a volunteer project for me to NH Audubon who published it. Several other folks contributed photos and review. You can get it from the following page: http://nhbirdrecords.org/birding/armchair-shopper.htm One of my goals was to make it easier to find all the colloquial birding hot spots along the Seacoast and Great Bay so I included an alphabetic index of birding locations. It has directions and/or a map for all of the locations shown below. This is a list of all of the "legally accessible" birding hot spots in the area that I know about! Steve Mirick Bradford, MA Awcomin Marsh (Rye) Adams Point (Durham) Bayside Road (Greenland) Beckmans Landing (Seabrook) Bellamy River Sanctuary (Dover) Bicentennial Park (Hampton) Chapmans Landing (Stratham) Church Parking Lot (Hampton) Concord Point (Rye) Cross Beach Road (Seabrook) Depot Road Landing (Hampton Falls) Durham Town Landing (Durham) Eel Pond (Rye) Fort Stark (New Castle) Foss Beach (Rye) Great Bay Discovery Center (Greenland) Great Bay Farm (Greenland) Great Boars Head (Hampton) Great Island Common (New Castle) Hampton Beach State Park (Hampton) Hampton Harbor (Seabrook & Hampton) Hampton Harbor Inlet (Hampton) Hampton Harbor Marina (Hampton) Henrys Pool (Hampton) Isles of Shoals (Rye) Island Path (Hampton) Jacksons Landing (Durham) Jenness Beach (Rye) Landing Road Pools (Hampton) Little Boars Head (North Hampton) Little Jacks Restaurant (Hampton) Little River Salt Marsh (North Hampton) Lubberland Creek Preserve (Newmarket) Meadow Pond (Hampton) Newmarket Town Landing (Newmarket) North Hampton State Beach (North Hampton) North Beach (Hampton) Northside Park (Hampton) Odiorne Point State Park (Rye) Pease Golf Course (Portsmouth) Pease Int. Tradeport (Portsmouth, Newington) Philbrick Marsh (North Hampton) Plaice Cove (Hampton) Portsmouth Fish Pier (Portsmouth) Pulpit Rocks (Rye) Ragged Neck (Rye) Route 286 Pools (Rye) Rye Harbor State Park (Rye) Rye Ledge (Rye) Seabrook Beach (Seabrook) Seabrook Town Pier & Boat Launch (Seabrook) Seal Rocks (Rye) Star Island (Rye) Sunset Farm (Greenland) Sunset Farm Conservation Area Town-line Cove (North Hampton) Urban Forestry Center (Portsmouth) Wagon Hill Farm (Durham) Wallis Sands State Beach (Rye) Wooden Bridge (Rye) Yankee Fishermans Coop (Seabrook) Subject: Western Kingbird - Yes From: lauren.kras AT gmail.com Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:08:52 +0000 The Western Kingbird has returned yet again to its favorite spot on the fence at Pickering Ponds/Rochester WWTP. Nothing else to report from the plant today thus far. Lauren Kras Dover, NH Subject: Seabrook Public Alert Testing From: Sue McGrath <newburyportbirders AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:30:21 -0500 Seacoast Birders, Today, Wednesday, 11/18, at 12:30 pm the public alert & notification system will be sounded twice ~ two different siren tones will be heard in a 3-5 minute period. Good birding, Sue Sue McGrath Newburyport Birders Observe ~ Appreciate ~ Identify Newburyport, MA 01950 USA 978-462-4785 newburyportbirders AT comcast.net www.newburyportbirders.com Subject: Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch 11/17/09 From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808 AT gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:57:21 -0500 Maki Briggs and I had a decent raptor migration push today. Most raptors were relatively low over the horizon. Northern Harrier 2 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Northern Goshawk 2; non-migrant male/female pair circling next to the summit Red-shouldered Hawk 1 Red-tailed Hawk 7 GOLDEN EAGLE 1 Common Raven 19 Horned Lark 3 Snow Bunting 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Subject: RE: Snow Bunting? From: "Eddison, Debra - Conway, NH" <debra.eddison AT nh.usda.gov> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:28:52 -0600 Yes Joe you are correct! Snow bunting it is... Debra Eddison Soil Conservationist Federal Women's Program Manager Natural Resources Conservation Service 73 Main Street, P.O. Box 533 Conway, NH 03818 PH (603)-447-2771 X101 FX (603)-447-8945 -----Original Message----- From: owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu] On Behalf Of Mazzaglia1 AT aol.com Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 7:39 PM To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Snow Bunting? This morning I saw a bunch of these little ones in the rocks on the shore at Odiorne Point. At first I thought it might be a sparrow but after looking in a field guide I think this is a snow bunting, am I right? _http://www.joemazzaglia.com/pictureframe.html_ (http://www.joemazzaglia.com/pictureframe.html) Subject: Golden Pheasant in Windham From: fernw AT comcast.net Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:33:34 +0000 (UTC) This afternoon my boss had a very colorful pheasant-like bird in his yard just off Rte 111 in Windham. He watched it in the grassy area of his yard for about 20 minutes and then it moved off into the woods. We spent almost half an hour stalking it with binoculars and camera to try and get close enough for a good photo. It did not appear afraid, most of the time moving slowly and foraging. Once it ran very quickly through the woods to a different spot,B then stopped and started foraging again.B It finally flew about 50 yards downstream and into the woods where we lost sight of it. It was dusk by then. What an absolutely beautiful bird! We had no idea what it was but figured it had to be an exotic escapee. My husband remembered seeing a Lady Amherst Pheasant in Windham a few years ago so we looked that up on the web and from there found our mystery bird. It wasB a Golden Pheasant... apparently a very common bird for people to own and raise.B Exciting to see one "in the wild" so to speak.B Here are three photos I managed to get among lots of leaves and woods: http://www2.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1612487020/a=1790040020_17900 40020/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/ Fern Woodruff working in Windham, NH Subject: Field Sparrow still present in Ashland From: "Iain MacLeod" <iain.macleod AT nhnature.org> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:15:09 -0500 That "late" Field Sparrow in my backyard is even later. I assume it is the same bird. I saw it along the edge of my driveway yesterday (11/16). At least one Tree Sparrow is now also calling in the area . . . not sure I have had Field and Tree at the same time. Iain MacLeod Executive Director Squam Lakes Natural Science Center 23 Science Center Road, PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245 Phone: 603-968-7194 ext. 23 Fax: 603-968-2229 iain.macleod AT nhnature.org www.nhnature.org Advancing understanding of ecology by exploring NH's natural world TRAILS OPEN DAILY MAY 1 - NOVEMBER 1. Subject: Salem, nh From: Ron Cooper <Ron AT hightechnh.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:17:24 -0500 I rarely see Pileated Woodpeckers outside my office.....this morning, I've had TWO working a large oak tree for almost a half an hour. Also this morning was a red bellied woodpecker at my suet. Subject: Walpole Dickcissel continues From: "Kenneth Klapper" <kklapper AT antioch.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:22:57 -0500 I was checking my usual spots along Rt 63 and Rt 12 in Westmoreland and Walpole - the Dickcissel is still opposite the corn fields on River Road just north of the town line in Walpole. Some other birds from the day - not a complete list: Canada Goose - 25 on Spofford Lake, 9 behind the Big Deal on Rt 9, Spofford Common Merganser - 7 on Spofford Lake, late in the day Hooded Merganser - 1 female in the marsh behind Big Deal Ruffed Grouse - 1 flushed in at Great Brook Town Forest (Walpole) BALD EAGLE - 1 adult and 1 1st year at Chickering Red-tailed Hawk - 2 at Chickering, 1 at Great Brook Herring Gull - 1 on a tiny rock island on Spofford Lake Ring-billed Gull - 10 in the Chickering Farm fields Mourning Dove - 4 at Great Brook Barred Owl - 1 at Great Brook Pileated Woodpecker - 1 flew over Rt 9 as I was driving home, near Spofford Lake Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Chickering Downy Woodpecker - 1 Chickering Common Raven - 1 flying over the hills east of Chickering Am. Crow - 31 at Chickering Brown Creeper - 2 at Great Brook CAROLINA WREN - 1 at Chickering. The first I've seen since moving from Keene. AMERICAN PIPIT - 22 in a back field at Chickering (near the house). Still waiting for HOLA's & SNBU's! Cedar Waxwing - 17 at Great Brook Am. Tree Sparrow - 2 at Chickering, 4 at Dickcissel area Dark-eyed Junco - 22 at Chickering White-throated Sparrow - 2 at Chickering Song Sparrow - 5 at Chickering, 3 at Dickcissel area Red-winged Blackbird - 1 at Great Brook Am. Goldfinch - 4 at Chickering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenneth Klapper MS Candidate in Conservation Biology Antioch University New England Spofford, NH Subject: Walpole Dickcissel continues - 11/16/09 From: "Kenneth Klapper" <kklapper AT antioch.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:41:40 -0500 The original message (the one the oops message referred to) didn't seem to go through after over an hour - trying again. Maybe the listserv program is getting hung up on the name of the bird? Anyway, my apologies if you receive this twice! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ken Klapper Spofford, NH ----- Original Message ----- I was checking my usual spots along Rt 63 and Rt 12 in Westmoreland and Walpole yesterday - the Dickcissel is still opposite the corn fields on River Road just north of the town line in Walpole. Some other birds from the day - not a complete list: Canada Goose - 25 on Spofford Lake, 9 behind the Big Deal on Rt 9, Spofford Common Merganser - 7 on Spofford Lake, late in the day Hooded Merganser - 1 female in the marsh behind Big Deal Ruffed Grouse - 1 flushed in at Great Brook Town Forest (Walpole) BALD EAGLE - 1 adult and 1 1st year at Chickering Red-tailed Hawk - 2 at Chickering, 1 at Great Brook Herring Gull - 1 on a tiny rock island on Spofford Lake Ring-billed Gull - 10 in the Chickering Farm fields Mourning Dove - 4 at Great Brook Barred Owl - 1 at Great Brook Pileated Woodpecker - 1 flew over Rt 9 as I was driving home, near Spofford Lake Hairy Woodpecker - 1 Chickering Downy Woodpecker - 1 Chickering Common Raven - 1 flying over the hills east of Chickering Am. Crow - 31 at Chickering Brown Creeper - 2 at Great Brook CAROLINA WREN - 1 at Chickering. The first I've seen since moving from Keene. AMERICAN PIPIT - 22 in a back field at Chickering (near the house). Still waiting for HOLA's & SNBU's! Cedar Waxwing - 17 at Great Brook Am. Tree Sparrow - 2 at Chickering, 4 at Dickcissel area Dark-eyed Junco - 22 at Chickering White-throated Sparrow - 2 at Chickering Song Sparrow - 5 at Chickering, 3 at Dickcissel area Red-winged Blackbird - 1 at Great Brook Am. Goldfinch - 4 at Chickering ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenneth Klapper MS Candidate in Conservation Biology Antioch University New England Spofford, NH Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: hbreder AT comcast.net Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:22:14 -0500 Here is the link to Clifford Seifer's map of the area: http://tinyurl.com/yfllxc6 Hilke Breder Brattleboro, VT From: "Keith Gordon" To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Re: local coastal maps? Date sent: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:10:09 -0500 Send reply to: NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Dear Bruce----To find the setbacks in Hinsdale. Take 119 thru Hinsdale & past the School(s) on the R. Go down a twisty hill . You will start to see water on the L. Keep going on 119 until you leave the water behind. Look for a turn in on the L. Pull in there & park (parking lot is rough, watch it). Directly across from the entrance you will see a road that goes out a causeway to a set of hi-tension towers. Walk out this road & bird both sides & all around. Watch for ticks in warm weather. The view of the waterfowl area at Vermont Yankee is near here. Contact me (offline) & we can discuss. Cheers---Keith M Gordon, PE 680 Granite Lake Road Munsonville, NH 03457 kmg AT myexcel.com 603-847-3226 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Boyer" To: "New Hampshire Birds" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: local coastal maps? >I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported from here, >but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other sites are. > > Bruce Boyer > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > >> Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is open to >> editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the more complete it >> will be. The seacoast is pretty well described (and there is a map!), >> but there's lots of interesting birding areas out west (Hinsdale) and up >> north that could use information from people that bird in those places. >> >> - greg Subject: Oops forgot the date From: "Kenneth Klapper" <kklapper AT antioch.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:25:51 -0500 Sorry - for those keeping track, those sightings were from yesterday - 11/16/09 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kenneth Klapper Spofford, NH Subject: RE: local coastal maps? From: "Eric Masterson" <emasterson AT plcnh.org> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:28:54 -0500 I am writing an article for Bird Observer on birding the area (to subscribe go to massbird.org/birdobserver) to be published in the Feb issue. -----Original Message----- From: owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu] On Behalf Of Keith Gordon Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:10 AM To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Re: local coastal maps? Dear Bruce----To find the setbacks in Hinsdale. Take 119 thru Hinsdale & past the School(s) on the R. Go down a twisty hill . You will start to see water on the L. Keep going on 119 until you leave the water behind. Look for a turn in on the L. Pull in there & park (parking lot is rough, watch it). Directly across from the entrance you will see a road that goes out a causeway to a set of hi-tension towers. Walk out this road & bird both sides & all around. Watch for ticks in warm weather. The view of the waterfowl area at Vermont Yankee is near here. Contact me (offline) & we can discuss. Cheers---Keith M Gordon, PE 680 Granite Lake Road Munsonville, NH 03457 kmg AT myexcel.com 603-847-3226 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Boyer" To: "New Hampshire Birds" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: local coastal maps? >I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported from here, >but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other sites are. > > Bruce Boyer > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > >> Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is open to >> editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the more complete it >> will be. The seacoast is pretty well described (and there is a map!), >> but there's lots of interesting birding areas out west (Hinsdale) and up >> north that could use information from people that bird in those places. >> >> - greg Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: "Keith Gordon" <kmg AT myexcel.com> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:10:09 -0500 Dear Bruce----To find the setbacks in Hinsdale. Take 119 thru Hinsdale & past the School(s) on the R. Go down a twisty hill . You will start to see water on the L. Keep going on 119 until you leave the water behind. Look for a turn in on the L. Pull in there & park (parking lot is rough, watch it). Directly across from the entrance you will see a road that goes out a causeway to a set of hi-tension towers. Walk out this road & bird both sides & all around. Watch for ticks in warm weather. The view of the waterfowl area at Vermont Yankee is near here. Contact me (offline) & we can discuss. Cheers---Keith M Gordon, PE 680 Granite Lake Road Munsonville, NH 03457 kmg AT myexcel.com 603-847-3226 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Boyer" To: "New Hampshire Birds" Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:45 AM Subject: Re: local coastal maps? >I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported from here, >but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other sites are. > > Bruce Boyer > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > >> Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is open to >> editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the more complete it >> will be. The seacoast is pretty well described (and there is a map!), >> but there's lots of interesting birding areas out west (Hinsdale) and up >> north that could use information from people that bird in those places. >> >> - greg Subject: Western Kingbird - YES From: lauren.kras AT gmail.com Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:46:35 +0000 I just got a call from Len Medlock that the Western Kingbird is back as of 8:45 am (right after I left). Also present this morning has been a Lapland Longspur, Lesser Black-backed Gull (juv), and a number of Horned Larks. Lauren Kras Dover, NH Subject: Snow Bunting? From: Mazzaglia1 AT aol.com Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:39:13 EST This morning I saw a bunch of these little ones in the rocks on the shore at Odiorne Point. At first I thought it might be a sparrow but after looking in a field guide I think this is a snow bunting, am I right? _http://www.joemazzaglia.com/pictureframe.html_ (http://www.joemazzaglia.com/pictureframe.html) Subject: RE: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast From: "Eric Masterson" <emasterson AT plcnh.org> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:34:11 -0500 I will pay double for a book on all the illegally accessible birding hot spots. -----Original Message----- From: owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Mirick Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 4:19 PM To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast I might as well also make a plug for my book. Of course, just a volunteer project for me to NH Audubon who published it. Several other folks contributed photos and review. You can get it from the following page: http://nhbirdrecords.org/birding/armchair-shopper.htm One of my goals was to make it easier to find all the colloquial birding hot spots along the Seacoast and Great Bay so I included an alphabetic index of birding locations. It has directions and/or a map for all of the locations shown below. This is a list of all of the "legally accessible" birding hot spots in the area that I know about! Steve Mirick Bradford, MA Awcomin Marsh (Rye) Adams Point (Durham) Bayside Road (Greenland) Beckmans Landing (Seabrook) Bellamy River Sanctuary (Dover) Bicentennial Park (Hampton) Chapmans Landing (Stratham) Church Parking Lot (Hampton) Concord Point (Rye) Cross Beach Road (Seabrook) Depot Road Landing (Hampton Falls) Durham Town Landing (Durham) Eel Pond (Rye) Fort Stark (New Castle) Foss Beach (Rye) Great Bay Discovery Center (Greenland) Great Bay Farm (Greenland) Great Boars Head (Hampton) Great Island Common (New Castle) Hampton Beach State Park (Hampton) Hampton Harbor (Seabrook & Hampton) Hampton Harbor Inlet (Hampton) Hampton Harbor Marina (Hampton) Henrys Pool (Hampton) Isles of Shoals (Rye) Island Path (Hampton) Jacksons Landing (Durham) Jenness Beach (Rye) Landing Road Pools (Hampton) Little Boars Head (North Hampton) Little Jacks Restaurant (Hampton) Little River Salt Marsh (North Hampton) Lubberland Creek Preserve (Newmarket) Meadow Pond (Hampton) Newmarket Town Landing (Newmarket) North Hampton State Beach (North Hampton) North Beach (Hampton) Northside Park (Hampton) Odiorne Point State Park (Rye) Pease Golf Course (Portsmouth) Pease Int. Tradeport (Portsmouth, Newington) Philbrick Marsh (North Hampton) Plaice Cove (Hampton) Portsmouth Fish Pier (Portsmouth) Pulpit Rocks (Rye) Ragged Neck (Rye) Route 286 Pools (Rye) Rye Harbor State Park (Rye) Rye Ledge (Rye) Seabrook Beach (Seabrook) Seabrook Town Pier & Boat Launch (Seabrook) Seal Rocks (Rye) Star Island (Rye) Sunset Farm (Greenland) Sunset Farm Conservation Area Town-line Cove (North Hampton) Urban Forestry Center (Portsmouth) Wagon Hill Farm (Durham) Wallis Sands State Beach (Rye) Wooden Bridge (Rye) Yankee Fishermans Coop (Seabrook) Subject: Western Kingbird - YES 8:30-10:15 am From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:36:15 -0500 Today the WESTERN KINGBIRD was present at the Rochester WWTP from 8:30 am to 10:15 am when the bird flew out of sight. It may have returned later in the afternoon, I have not heard positive or negative reports. The bird was perched along the fence most of the time it was visible. Frequently it flew into the paper birch trees across the field but would return to the fence regularly. From the fence it was fly-catching routinely (successfully!). The bird moved from end to end of the fence but did seem to favor spots about midway down the fence. For those interested in photographs, Pickering Ponds provides good access to this fence without disturbing the bird as you are below rather than above it. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/sets/72157622694228153/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgriffith/sets/72157622693659911/ The treatment plant opens at 7:00 AM tomorrow, although Pickering Ponds may still remain your best option as to not disturb the bird. If you choose to go to the treatment plant PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK IN!!! Not everyone has been doing this and it is important to do so in order to maintain our welcome at the treatment plant. I will check again for the bird before work tomorrow and post if I have it. Thanks again to Pat Watts for this excellent find! This is only the 3rd record of a bird staying more than a day since 1970! Lauren Kras and Ben Griffith Dover, NH/Burlington, VT Subject: Chatham, NH, Area From: "Bob Crowley" <crbob AT fairpoint.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:40:34 -0500 Today there were on Lower Kimball Pond 17 Greater Scaup 2 Mallards 2 Ring-necked Ducks 2 Common Goldeeye On the Old Course of the Saco in East Conway there were a pair of Hooded Merganser. Feeder Birds included a Red-breasted and Pileated Woodpecker. Goldfinches which have not been around for a couple of months are back, six of them anyhow Bob Crowley Chatham, NH Subject: disregard Pack hawkcount From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808 AT gmail.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:36:06 -0500 The hawk count report was meant to be for Pitcher Mountain today. Sorry about the error. Lance Tanino Keene, NH Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (16 Nov 2009) 3 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 16 Nov 2009 17:11:53 -0400 Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Nov 16, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 0 80 Osprey 0 0 182 Bald Eagle 0 0 50 Northern Harrier 0 4 88 Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 12 1196 Cooper's Hawk 0 5 132 Northern Goshawk 0 2 25 Red-shouldered Hawk 1 24 129 Broad-winged Hawk 0 0 4322 Red-tailed Hawk 2 56 417 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 0 6 American Kestrel 0 0 135 Merlin 0 0 56 Peregrine Falcon 0 0 30 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 8 Unknown Buteo 0 0 14 Unknown Falcon 0 0 8 Unknown Eagle 0 0 2 Unknown Raptor 0 3 77 Total: 3 107 6957 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 12:30:00 Observation end time: 15:00:00 Total observation time: 2.5 hours Official Counter: Lance Tanino Observers: Weather: Clear skies and gusty northwesterly winds. Temp: 52-53F and winds 16-17mph Raptor Observations: An adult Red-shouldered (1431 hrs) and two Red-tailed Hawks (1457 hrs) showed up late. Non-raptor Observations: American Crow (1), Common Raven (10) ======================================================================== Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance.Tanino AT gmail.com) Pack Monadnock information may be found at: www.nhaudubon.org Subject: Birding spots on Great Bay and along NH Seacoast From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:18:36 -0500 I might as well also make a plug for my book. Of course, just a volunteer project for me to NH Audubon who published it. Several other folks contributed photos and review. You can get it from the following page: http://nhbirdrecords.org/birding/armchair-shopper.htm One of my goals was to make it easier to find all the colloquial birding hot spots along the Seacoast and Great Bay so I included an alphabetic index of birding locations. It has directions and/or a map for all of the locations shown below. This is a list of all of the "legally accessible" birding hot spots in the area that I know about! Steve Mirick Bradford, MA Awcomin Marsh (Rye) Adams Point (Durham) Bayside Road (Greenland) Beckmans Landing (Seabrook) Bellamy River Sanctuary (Dover) Bicentennial Park (Hampton) Chapmans Landing (Stratham) Church Parking Lot (Hampton) Concord Point (Rye) Cross Beach Road (Seabrook) Depot Road Landing (Hampton Falls) Durham Town Landing (Durham) Eel Pond (Rye) Fort Stark (New Castle) Foss Beach (Rye) Great Bay Discovery Center (Greenland) Great Bay Farm (Greenland) Great Boars Head (Hampton) Great Island Common (New Castle) Hampton Beach State Park (Hampton) Hampton Harbor (Seabrook & Hampton) Hampton Harbor Inlet (Hampton) Hampton Harbor Marina (Hampton) Henrys Pool (Hampton) Isles of Shoals (Rye) Island Path (Hampton) Jacksons Landing (Durham) Jenness Beach (Rye) Landing Road Pools (Hampton) Little Boars Head (North Hampton) Little Jacks Restaurant (Hampton) Little River Salt Marsh (North Hampton) Lubberland Creek Preserve (Newmarket) Meadow Pond (Hampton) Newmarket Town Landing (Newmarket) North Hampton State Beach (North Hampton) North Beach (Hampton) Northside Park (Hampton) Odiorne Point State Park (Rye) Pease Golf Course (Portsmouth) Pease Int. Tradeport (Portsmouth, Newington) Philbrick Marsh (North Hampton) Plaice Cove (Hampton) Portsmouth Fish Pier (Portsmouth) Pulpit Rocks (Rye) Ragged Neck (Rye) Route 286 Pools (Rye) Rye Harbor State Park (Rye) Rye Ledge (Rye) Seabrook Beach (Seabrook) Seabrook Town Pier & Boat Launch (Seabrook) Seal Rocks (Rye) Star Island (Rye) Sunset Farm (Greenland) Sunset Farm Conservation Area Town-line Cove (North Hampton) Urban Forestry Center (Portsmouth) Wagon Hill Farm (Durham) Wallis Sands State Beach (Rye) Wooden Bridge (Rye) Yankee Fishermans Coop (Seabrook) Subject: Re: Pickering Ponds From: Ron Cooper <Ron AT hightechnh.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:57:17 -0500 And I recommend quickmaps so everyone can make a map of their favorite birding spots. Anyone can make a map. It's free Just go to the URL and "make a quick map" Drag the markers to your spot on the map. Give it a name and save it. It will give you a link like the one below to copy and paste anywhere. http://quikmaps.com/ Here's one of my office feeders. http://quikmaps.com/show/122225 Subject: Pickering Ponds From: Michael <nhsun100 AT yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:35:34 -0800 (PST) Pickering Ponds in Rochester, NH this morning: 1 Common Goldeneye 1 Raven 1 Great Blue Heron Michael Pachomski Rochester, NH Lynn Roberge Manchester, NH Subject: RE: local coastal maps? From: "Eric Masterson" <emasterson AT plcnh.org> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:01:40 -0500 I recommend tiny url to reduce the size of huge URL's before sending to the list. They are extremely cumbersome to open in the sent format. -----Original Message----- From: owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu] On Behalf Of Theresa Earle Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 8:53 AM To: New Hampshire Birds Subject: Re: local coastal maps? Cliff Seifer sent me a pointer to this map of the Hinsdale area a year or so ago: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108439453441462874686.000463d300878e33c3653&ll= 42.779085,-72.507706&spn=0.030806,0.054932&t=h&z=14 On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Bruce Boyer wrote: > I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported > from here, but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other > sites are. > > Bruce Boyer > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > >> Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is >> open to editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the >> more complete it will be. The seacoast is pretty well described >> (and there is a map!), but there's lots of interesting birding >> areas out west (Hinsdale) and up north that could use information >> from people that bird in those places. >> >> - greg Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: Theresa Earle <gramazon AT mac.com> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:52:36 -0500 Cliff Seifer sent me a pointer to this map of the Hinsdale area a year or so ago: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms? hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=108439453441462874686.000463d300878e33c3653&ll= 42.779085,-72.507706&spn=0.030806,0.054932&t=h&z=14 On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Bruce Boyer wrote: > I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported > from here, but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other > sites are. > > Bruce Boyer > > > On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > >> Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is >> open to editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the >> more complete it will be. The seacoast is pretty well described >> (and there is a map!), but there's lots of interesting birding >> areas out west (Hinsdale) and up north that could use information >> from people that bird in those places. >> >> - greg Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: Bruce Boyer <brumyster AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:45:27 -0500 I was going to say that places like Hinsdale are often reported from here, but I haven't a clue of where "the setbacks" and other sites are. Bruce Boyer On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:23 AM, gregtillman AT comcast.net wrote: > Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is open > to editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the more > complete it will be. The seacoast is pretty well described (and > there is a map!), but there's lots of interesting birding areas out > west (Hinsdale) and up north that could use information from people > that bird in those places. > > - greg Subject: Western Kingbird - yes From: lauren.kras AT gmail.com Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:49 +0000 Ben and I just refound it on the fence at the Rochester treatment plant. It is still being seen. Lauren Kras On location Subject: NH Audubon Program on Osprey in Littleton Wednesday Night From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry AT wildblue.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:28:28 -0500 The Ammonoosuc Chapter of NH Audubon will be hosting an Osprey program by Chris Martin in Littleton. The date is Wednesday 18 November at 7 PM at the Littleton Senior Center. Chris Martin is the well known senior conservation biologist specializing in raptors including osprey, bald eagles and peregrine falcons. Chris will describe the results of two decades of osprey conservation work that successfully brought this once endangered species off the state list. The Ammonoosuc Chapter meets at the Littleton Senior Center on Riverglen Lane. On Cottage Street, turn between Scooter's Britches and the Littleton Bike Shop and drive to the end of the road by the covered walking bridge. For more information contact David Govatski at 586-7776. David Govatski Jefferson, NH Subject: random sightings Sunday Nov 15 From: AERART AT aol.com Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:26:37 EST Just a few sightings on Sunday, Nov 15. Exeter WWTP 1 Great Blue Heron 1 American Black Duck 12 Mallard 14 Green-winged Teal 47 Lesser Scaup ( hens and juveniles, NO drakes) Epsom Rt 4, Northwood Lake 7 Common Loon 8 Common Goldeneyes (all hens) 1 Greater Yellowlegs Moore Fields, Durham 75 Snow Buntings George and Andrea Robbins Pittsfield, NH Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: gregtillman AT comcast.net Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:23:27 +0000 (UTC) Just a reminder that the wiki http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ is open to editing by everybody. The more people that edit it, the more complete it will be. The seacoast is pretty well described (and there is a map!), but there's lots of interesting birding areas out west (Hinsdale) and up north that could use information from people that bird in those places. - greg Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: Chris Sheridan <cmsbirds AT comcast.net> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:42:02 +0000 (UTC) I've found this wiki site helpful. http://nhbirds.wikispaces.com/ Chris Sheridan Nashua cmsbirds at comcast net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Watts" To: "New Hampshire Birds" Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 8:52:33 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: local coastal maps? Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess! Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: dorothy currier <dorothycurrier AT yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:06:36 -0800 (PST) many of them are on the DeLorme Gazeteer map books for the states. They are topograhic maps. I think they are in Staples and probably book stores that carry maps. ________________________________ From: Pat Watts To: New Hampshire Birds Sent: Sun, November 15, 2009 8:52:33 PM Subject: local coastal maps? Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess! Subject: Hooded Mergansers From: nanseagold AT aol.com Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:52:48 -0500 Today at Field's Grove in Nashua we saw a family of Hooded Mergansers, one male and one female, and about 6 to 8 young. Also saw numerous mallards and Canada geese. Nancy and Katie Murphy Subject: Re: local coastal maps? From: Jon Woolf <jsw AT jwoolfden.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:32:04 -0500 Pat, At 08:52 PM 11/15/2009, you wrote: >Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the >little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems >very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess! Good question. I'd suggest that next time you're anywhere near Concord, drop into the McLane Audubon Center (exit 2 off I-89 and follow the signs) and buy a copy of Steve Mirick's very useful little booklet "Birding the New Hampshire Seacoast and Great Bay." It's chock-full of exactly this kind of information. With maps, even! :-) -- Jon Woolf Manchester, NH Subject: local coastal maps? From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts AT metrocast.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:52:33 -0500 Where would I find a good map of the NH coast which lists all the names of the little places which are identified in the NH Birds postings? Everyone seems very aware of these places, but without signs, I only guess! Subject: NH coast 11/15/09 From: Nick Barber <nabarber AT psis.umass.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:51:59 -0500 I don't have much to add to Steve's and Richard's reports other than: -Seal Rocks: Long-tailed Duck, 6 White-winged Scoter, 6 Black Scoter, 1 female -Hampton Beach: Long-tailed Duck, 1 Iceland Gull, 1 1st winter ------------------------- Nick Barber Dept. of Plant, Soil, & Insect Sciences University of Massachusetts - Amherst nabarber AT psis.umass.edu Subject: NH Coast From: Richard Bielawski <rbielawski AT mac.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:36:38 -0500 Today I led a field trip for the Nashaway Chapter on the NH Seacoast. The tide was very high causing all the gulls to settle on roof tops or parking lots, and the waves were large making it challenging to identify sea birds. At all stops in the ocean were Surf Scoters, Common Loons, Common Eider and Surfers and Surf spectators. Below is a listing of other species seen in the foggy and misty day. Hampton Beach State Park (with half the parking lot flooded). 12 or so Horned Larks which were eventually chased off by a Merlin. 1 Black-bellied Plover Seabrook Beach off of Hooksett St. 50+ Dunlin with 3 Sanderlings mixed in and 1 Black-bellied Plover. Bicentennial Park 3 Long-tailed Ducks quite a distance off shore. Eel Pond 4 Bonaparte's Gulls Bufflehead Rye Beach State Park (parking lot full of surfers and surf spectators) 1 Black-bellied Plover, 2 Dunlins, and 2 White Rump Sandpipers. Across from Jenness Beach State Park Parking Lot. Great Blue Heron Seacoast Science Center 2 - Eared Grebe's, 2 Red-necked Grebe. Exeter Waste Water Treatment Plant NO GULLS Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Richard Bielawski Merrimack, NH Subject: Odds & Ends (Western Kingbird, Eurasian Wigeon, W-fronted Goose) From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:21:10 -0500 Thanks to a phone call from Jason Lambert, Jane and I got a chance to see the Western Kingbird this morning. As opposed to missing the bird by 2 minutes on Friday, today we barely got the bird by 2 minutes before it flew off! Otherwise, we poked around Great Bay before finishing with a quick trip down the coast where there were incredible numbers of people out surfing and "surf watching", and the visibility was still bad with offshore fog. Peregrine Falcon - 1 on General Sullivan bridge (not sure if adult or not) WESTERN KINGBIRD - 1 at Rochester WWTP, barely got it before it flew off. Although regular in Massachusetts, this species is still quite rare in NH with only a handful of records over the last 20 years. This was only my 2nd record for the state with my first record from the Pease Tradeport on 9/15/93! http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//photos/westernkingbird1.jpg Iceland Gull -1 first winter at Rochester WWTP Turkey Vulture - 1 at Moore Fields in Durham American Black Duck - 426 counted off Bay Road in Newmarket near Durham town line Bald Eagle - 1 adult off Bay Road in Newmarket near Durham town line GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 immature continues from Runnymede Farm on Rt. 111 in North Hampton. Greater Yellowlegs - 8 in flooded field along Rt. 111 in North Hampton Point count from Sunset Farm on Great Bay -------------------------------------------- Canada Goose - 536 - Still, seemingly low numbers of Canada Geese on Great Bay and in the area. Wood Duck - 1 - Female. Getting late. GADWALL - 1 - At least one male. EURASIAN WIGEON - 1 - At least one male. At times, I thought I might have had a 2nd bird, but not sure. American Wigeon - 70 - Scattered, and mixed in with scaup flock. American Black Duck - 742 - Good count. Combined with 426 seen along Newmarket shoreline gives total of 1,168 for bay. Mallard - 40 Northern Pintail - 1 - Male. Green-winged Teal - 4 Ring-necked Duck - 8 Greater Scaup - 760 - No Canvasbacks or Redheads mixed in. Lesser Scaup - 3 - At least 3 Lessers mixed in with scaup flock. Possibly several more. Bufflehead - 29 Common Goldeneye - 3 Hooded Merganser - 3 Red-breasted Merganser - 3 Horned Grebe - 6 Double-crested Cormorant - 2 Great Blue Heron - 1 GREAT EGRET - 1 continues - Very late for bay. Personal late date for me in NH. Bonaparte's Gull - 3 Red-bellied Woodpecker - 1 Northern Flicker - 1 Eastern Bluebird - 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 also, Clouded Sulphur butterfly - 1 (getting late) Steve & Jane Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: Western Kingbird and Pickering Ponds From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras AT gmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:18 -0500 As previously posted, Jason Lambert relocated the Western Kingbird this morning at around 7:30am. Mike Harvey, Ben Griffith, Jane Mirick, Steve Mirick, and myself were all afforded good views of the bird. Here are a few photos by Jason, Ben, and myself: http://www.pbase.com/tucky13/unsorted_photos (at the bottom) http://www.flickr.com/photos/bgriffith/4106883924/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/4106096707/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/4106863458/ At about 8:30 the bird flew out of sight and was not relocated despite efforts of 10+ other birders who tried repeatedly throughout the morning and afternoon. Also present at the treatment plant was an Iceland Gull this pales in comparison to the 5 Iceland Gulls that Jason Lambert found in Farmington this morning by the Guinea Fowl Farm. Tomorrow the treatment plant will be open at 7:00AM for any one interested in looking for the bird. Please remember to CHECK IN first before walking around. Searching Pickering Ponds may also be well worth your time as it provides views that are less likely to disturb the bird and provides access along the field and river. Also, if possible please get the word out to someone via cell phone so that the bird can be posted immediately as many people have not seen the bird and are interested in doing so if it is around. If you don't have anyone's number you can email me off-list and I can give you my phone number to call if you relocate the bird so that it can be posted. Lauren Kras Dover, NH Subject: Western Kingbird - gone From: bgriffith AT gmail.com Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:40:05 +0000 The Western Kingbird hasn't been seen for about an hour. It was last seen flying to the west, towards Gonic Center. When visible this bird is easily seen from Pickering Ponds, and those who are looking for the bird are probably best off looking from the trail below the fence. DO NOT ENTER THE TREATMENT PLANT TODAY, as it is closed on weekends. Ben Griffith Dover, NH Subject: Western Kingbird - YES From: bgriffith AT gmail.com Date: Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:46:39 +0000 Jason Lambert just called to report the Western Kingbird at Pickering Ponds. It's not visible now, but is still in the area. Ben Griffith, Dover, NH Subject: Western Kingbird - Yes From: "RICHARD FRECHETTE" <frechette7 AT myfairpoint.net> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:28:15 -0500 Scott Spangenberg, Frances Doyle and I arrived at Pickering Ponds at about 11:30 AM and met a birder who was leaving, who had just left the bird. We located it on the perimeter fence close to the buildings at the pl\oint that the fence jogs slightly. It flew over us and landed on the fence half way back to Pickering Ponds, affording soggy, but quite nice views. After a bit it flew to the large poplar in the field and apparently dropped into the white pine next to it. By then it was raining pretty heavily so we assumed it was seeking some cover. Hopefully it had a chance to fuel up between raindrops so it will make it through the night, Rich Frechette Subject: Western Kingbird - NO From: Benjamin Griffith <bgriffith AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:06:07 -0500 As Steve mentioned, Lauren and I spent 2 hours in the rain this morning looking for the Western Kingbird at Pickering Ponds, to no avail. Len Medlock, Jason Lambert, and Greg Tillman (and dogs) joined us for part of the time. The kingbird may still be there, but the cold and the rain were certainly keeping it from being active if it was. Of little consolation were 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls - an adult and a 2nd winter bird at the WWTP viewed through the fence, and an adult on Pickering Ponds. Ben Griffith Dover, NH/Essex Jct, VT Subject: Storm birds - 0, Kingbird - 0 From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:37:31 -0500 Jane and I opted to bird the coast this morning, hoping for some storm blown birds, but anxiously awaited a phone call from Lauren and Ben who were searching for the kingbird in Rochester. Turns out that it didn't really matter since there were no birds along the coast, and apparently birders in Rochester (Lauren, Ben, Len, Jason) failed to relocate the Kingbird. Along the coast, the "noreaster" ended up being a "nor-noreaster" with NNE winds gusting only to 31 knots at the Isles of Shoals. NNE winds are generally terrible for producing pelagic birds along the NH coast and southeasterly winds are the best. Anyhow, despite good visibility at times, there was little to see. A handful of Northern Gannets and a handful of migrating Red-throated Loons, and that was it. A single adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL flew by us at Little Boar's Head and then presumably the same bird was seen up near Rye Ledge. The rain intensified, and the visibility deteriorated and by 11:00 we were having brunch at the Golden Egg, and by 12:30 PM, we were back home having an extended nap! Steve & Jane Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: Just a caution, Ticks From: John Williams <john AT 2young.us> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:18:44 -0500 This week I had the displeasure of finding an engorged Black-legged Tick (AKA Deer Tick) embeded in my leg. Oh delight! Another couple hundred $ down the drain to lab and doctor visits. And I have insurance. With the continued warm weather, don't forget to check after field visits. John R Williams Rumney Subject: Monadnock Chapter trip to Pitcher Mountain HawkWatch tomorrow From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808 AT gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:21:17 -0500 Come on out and join us tomorrow (Sunday, November 15) at Pitcher Mountain from 10AM to find more late Fall raptor migrants. Recently, Bald Eagles, a Golden Eagle, Red-tailed Hawks, and Northern Goshawks have been seen. Pitcher Mountain's parking lot is located off Route 123 in Stoddard between Routes 9 and 10. It's a short hike to the summit. Lance Tanino Keene, NH Subject: kingbird location - correct From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts AT metrocast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:35:14 -0500 The kingbird followed me along the fence, but did not continue toward the buildings after the end of that pond. The yellow mark on the map is exactly where I saw it. I wish everyone good luck tomorrow! Subject: Map of Kingbird location From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:13:22 -0500 I believe I have the location correct for the kingbird. Here is a map for those interested which shows how to get there from the parking lot at the Pickering Ponds. Follow the trails as shown. The hike is about 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile. http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//kingbirdmap.jpg Steve Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: Western Kingbird tips From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:55:26 -0500 For those who might be interested in searching (in the rain?!) tomorrow for the Western Kingbird. (yes......Lauren and Ben and Jane and I will likely go)... The wastewater treatment plant is closed on the weekend. But the bird could potentially be perched anywhere along the perimeter fence. There is a slight possibility it could be viewed from the area near the entrance gate, however the best potential area for this bird is probably where Pat saw it along the southern fence facing the Cocheco River. This section of fence is very difficult to view from the entrance gate, but you can walk all the way in from the Trails at Pickering Ponds and access this area. A long walk if it is rainy and windy! Steve (leaving-at-the-wrong-time) Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: Western Kingbird photo From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts AT metrocast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:39:13 -0500 Steve Mirick has posted one of the photos on his website - http://home.comcast.net/~smirick//photos/WesternKingbird-PatWatts.jpg Subject: Western Kingbird at Rochester WWTP From: "Pat Watts" <pwatts AT metrocast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:14 -0500 I met Steve Mirick at the WWTP and he pointed out various ducks and gulls in his scope. As soon as he left, this Western Kingbird appeared behind me on the fence. He was very aware and intrigued by me - always keeping his distance and flying a little ahead of me. Steve identified it based on several photos. Subject: Random sightings from SE NH From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:57 -0500 A few random sightings from some coastal watching and traveling around southeastern NH. NH Coast ----------- Notes: - Morning trip up the coast. Overcast with moderate NNE winds. Red-throated Loon - 18 - Migrating. Common Loon - 8 - Migrating. Pied-billed Grebe - 1 - On Eel Pond. SHEARWATER SP.. - 10 - Distant birds from Seabrook Beach. One relatively close, but bad lighting. Consistent with Greaters. American Coot - 5 - On Eel Pond. Black-bellied Plover - 45 - Roosting on Seabrook Beach. Sanderling - 85 - Roosting on Seabrook Beach. SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - 1 - Roosting on Seabrook Beach. Late. Dunlin - 255 - Roosting on Seabrook Beach. Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 - Adult with gulls roosting in Hampton Beach State Park. Horned Lark - 16 - 13 in Hampton Beach SP, but no Snow Buntings or Lapland Longspurs. Rochester WWTP --------------------- Lesser Scaup - 1 Green-winged Teal - 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 adult. Gulls - Looked through well over a thousand on dikes and at ponds, but no white-winged gulls yet. Incredibly a WESTERN KINGBIRD was photographed by Pat Watts 2 minutes after I left!!!! More in a separate post. Exeter WWTP ----------------- Lesser Scaup - 45 in NE pond. My highest count for NH! Green-winged Teal - 14 Powderhouse Pond ------------------------- Thick vegetation continues to encroach, particularly in western portions of pond. American Black Duck - 10 Mallard - 18 Northern Pintail - 2 - Male and female. Pied-billed Grebe - 3 Great Blue Heron - 1 Bald Eagle - 1 - Adult sitting on muskrat dome, feeding on waterfowl of some sort. American Coot - 10 (low) Steve & Jane Mirick Bradford, MA Subject: Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808 AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:18 -0500 >From 9:45AM to 1:00PM, Tom Baillio and I were rewarded for withstanding gusty northeasterly winds at Pitcher Mountain today. All raptors today took low flight paths avoiding the winds blowing over the hills and mountains. Bald Eagle 2 - 4th-year and 1st/2nd-year olds Northern Goshawk 1 juvenile glided about 30 feet overhead next to the fire tower. Red-tailed Hawk 1 adult Golden Eagle 1 - juvenile/subadult glided along the east view staying below the summit just over the forest. Common Raven 4 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Lance Tanino Keene, NH Subject: Winter 2008-09 issue of New Hampshire Bird Records From: "Birds Etc" <BEtc AT NHAudubon.org> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:06:27 -0500 Hello Birders! The Winter 2008-2009 is of New Hampshire Bird Records is out. Visit our website at www.nhbirdrecords.org to see its Table of Contents and read the article on Winter Birding in Berlin and Points North by Kathy Dube. Each issue highlights the sightings from that season. Winter Editor, David Deifik, writes the summaries interpreting the bird events of the winter season. The Winter 2008-2009 issue also has the Christmas Bird Count Summary, 109th Christmas Bird Count Table of complete results and these great articles: Big Year Fundraiser 2008 by Terry Bronson Big Year Walkabout 2008 by Pam Hunt Spotlight on Irruptive Finches in the Winter of 2008-09 by Pam Hunt Redpoll Irruption and Birder Invasion by Tony Vazzano Winter Raptor Survey in NH by Lance Tanino and Terry Bronson Photo Quiz by David Donsker Snowy Owl Photo Gallery The Spring 09 issue begins our new subscription year. It's back from the printer and will be mailed soon so subscribe now to receive a copy. Subscribe on-line or call the NH Audubon Membership Department at 603-224-9909. Happy Birding! Becky Suomala for the New Hampshire Bird Records Team Subject: Exeter WWTP From: Cliff Otto <ottoc.bb.etc AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:38:55 -0500 There was a flock of at least thirty Lesser Scaup there today. Cliff Otto Manchester Subject: Southeastern NH (Snow Goose, Lapland Longspur) From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:05:42 -0500 Today I spent some time birding around before class. I checked the Rochester WWTP, swung down the coast (where the GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE continues), and spent time inland as well... highlights below: Location: Rochester Wastewater Treatment Plant Snow Goose my first of the fall - http://www.flickr.com/photos/lkras/ Northern Shoveler female Greater Scaup nice to see away from the bay Lesser Scaup good comparison with Greater Ruddy Duck this bird has been regular in the past week Location: Hampton Beach SP Horned Lark 9 Lapland Longspur 1 - FINALLY!!! Number 304 for the year!!! -- Lauren A. Kras Dover, NH Subject: Northern Shrike near Whitefield Airport From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry AT wildblue.net> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:29:47 -0500 I saw an adult Northern Shrike on Hazen Road near the Whitefield Airport on Thursday morning after a walk to Cherry Pond which had only three hooded mergansers. In the late afternoon I hiked up the Caps Ridge Trail in Jefferson Notch where it was quiet. Only a half dozen red-breasted nuthatches, 2 hairy and 1 downy woodpecker that late in the afternoon. Mountain ash trees were full of berries. David Govatski Jefferson, NH Subject: Pileated woodpecker in Chester (near the Raymond town line) From: "Maureen Lein" <mmleinnh AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:10:45 -0500 For the second day in a row, at about this same time (4 pm) I saw a pileated woodpecker in the dead tree by my mailbox. I haven't seen one here in ages. Hear them, but rarely see them. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Maureen M. Lein Chester NH 03036-4114 Subject: Red tail hawk over McLaughlin Middle School From: Lynn Roberge <lynn4020081996 AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:52:38 -0800 (PST) As I was driving to McLaughlin Middle School,,,I stopped to watch a beautiful mature Red Tailed Hawk, soaring just over the trees. Lynn Roberge Manchester NH Subject: Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch Nov. 10 and 11 From: Lance Tanino <lancemanu808 AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:57:41 -0500 Pitcher Mountain Hawkwatch is now on hawkcount.org 11-10-09 Turkey Vulture (1) Sharp-shinned Hawk (1) Red-tailed Hawk (3) 11-11-09 with Wendy Ward Turkey Vulture (1) Northern Harrier (1) Northern Goshawk (1) Red-shouldered Hawk (1) Red-tailed Hawk (17) Lance Tanino Keene, NH Subject: Re: Coastal Additions (Black-headed Gull) From: joseagle AT aol.com Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:32:54 -0500 Hey you did you go to Maine and get the pink footed? Will you be on the coast tomorrow or Friday? I will need to get my GPS from you before the weekend. Heading to the Cape to see my grandson. Let me know when you want to meet up or if you need me to come to campus. JoAnn -----Original Message----- From: Lauren Kras To: New Hampshire Birds Sent: Wed, Nov 11, 2009 8:20 pm Subject: Coastal Additions (Black-headed Gull) Today I spent some time poking around the coast. Here are a few highlights: Little Boars Head: ommon Goldeneye - 5 migrating - first on the seacoast this inter/fall if I remember correctly Razorbill - 2 flying north ... perhaps the same Steve and Jane saw urther south? Would have been about the same time if my calculations re correct. Rye Ledge: ARLEQUIN DUCK - 1 female near the ledge. Probably the same bird from he Concord Point area as no one was able to locate it there today to y knowledge. Only seen here in the afternoon. Mixed in with the coters. BLACK-HEADED GULL - 1 adult in non-breeding plumage flying in a eneral south direction. Runnymede: REATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 continues with ~125 Canada Geese Hampton Harbor: hite-rumped Sandpiper - 2 on the north side Lauren Kras over, NH Subject: Coastal Additions (Black-headed Gull) From: Lauren Kras <lauren.kras AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:35 -0500 Today I spent some time poking around the coast. Here are a few highlights: Little Boars Head: Common Goldeneye - 5 migrating - first on the seacoast this winter/fall if I remember correctly Razorbill - 2 flying north ... perhaps the same Steve and Jane saw further south? Would have been about the same time if my calculations are correct. Rye Ledge: HARLEQUIN DUCK - 1 female near the ledge. Probably the same bird from the Concord Point area as no one was able to locate it there today to my knowledge. Only seen here in the afternoon. Mixed in with the scoters. BLACK-HEADED GULL - 1 adult in non-breeding plumage flying in a general south direction. Runnymede: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - 1 continues with ~125 Canada Geese Hampton Harbor: White-rumped Sandpiper - 2 on the north side Lauren Kras Dover, NH Subject: Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, November 11, 2009 From: "Mark Suomala" <mrsuomala AT marksbirdtours.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:06:53 -0500 This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, November 11th, 2009. 8 TUNDRA SWANS were seen on Lower Kimball Pond in Chatham on November 9th. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was discovered in North Hampton on November 7th, and was most recently seen in the fields east of Runnymede Farm on Route 111 on the 10th. An adult male EURASIAN WIGEON was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 8th, and what was probably the same bird was relocated on Great Bay from the Discovery Center in Stratham later that same day. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen on Jenness Beack in Rye on November 10th, and one was seen at Odiorne Point State Park in Rye on the 8th. A DICKCISSEL was seen along River Road in Walpole on November 9th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was seen in Durham on November 10th, and one was reported from North Conway on the 4th. An ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was seen in Rye on November 8th. A female HARLEQUIN DUCK has been seen several times along the south side of Wallis Sands Beach towards Concord Point during the past week and was last reported on November 10th. A NORTHERN SHOVELER, 38 LESSER SCAUP, 6 AMERICAN WIGEONS, a RUDDY DUCK, an ICELAND GULL, and 12 SNOW BUNTINGS were seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on November 10th. A SNOW GOOSE was seen on Conway Lake on November 9th, and a BRANT was seen on Great Bay on the 10th. A juvenile RED-NECKED GREBE was seen on Silver Lake in Madison on November 2nd, and most recently on the 5th. A LONG-TAILED DUCK was seen near the Wilder Dam on the Connecticut River on November11th. 12 AMERICAN COOTS, and a PIED-BILLED GREBE were seen in Powwow Pond in Kingston on November 10th. 11 juvenile WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen at Ragged Neck in Rye on November 6th. 5 PURPLE SANDPIPERS were reported from Seal Rocks in Rye on November 10th. A hiker on the Ethan Pond Trail from Crawford Notch to Ethan and Shoal Ponds reported 2 SPRUCE GROUSE, a BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER, 14 BOREAL CHICKADEES, 17 WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS, 11 PINE SISKINS, 9 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS, and 2 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS on November 11th, and 2 GRAY JAYS on the 7th. 2 EVENING GROSBEAKS were reported from Pitcher Mountain in Stoddard on November 6th, and 6 were reported from Spofford on the 5th. 2 FISH CROWS and a VESPER SPARROW were reported from Concord on November 8th. A GREAT EGRET was seen on Great Bay in Greenland on November 10th. A RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER was seen in Chatham on November 8th, and one was reported from Conway on the 9th. HAWK migration is still being tallied with 6,954 raptors, including 50 BALD EAGLES, 6 GOLDEN EAGLES, and 30 PEREGRINE FALCONS reported from the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st. This message is also available by phone recording: call (603) 224-9909 and press 2 as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any interesting birds recently, you can leave a message at the end of the recording or send your sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: birdsetc AT nhaudubon.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 Thanks very much and good birding. Subject: NH Coast (More Loons migrating, Razorbills, shearwaters) From: Steve Mirick <smirick AT comcast.net> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:34 -0500 Location: NH Coast Observation date: 11/11/09 Notes: About 1 1/2 hours of Sea Watching off Seabrook Beach plus random birding along coast for most of morning. Partly cloudy to cloudy with moderate NNE winds. Canada Goose 8 Single migrating flock. Mallard 10 Single migrating flock. Common Eider 4 Migrating. Surf Scoter 1 Migrating. White-winged Scoter 2 Migrating. Black Scoter 1 Migrating. Long-tailed Duck 8 Migrating. Red-breasted Merganser 29 Several small groups migrating. Red-throated Loon 190 Migrating by in about 1 1/2 hours. Birds much more distant today as compared to yesterday. Again steady slow pace in morning with largest group of 12 birds or so. Common Loon 84 Migrating. Red-necked Grebe 5 Migrating. SHEARWATER SP. 30 All at limit of visibility, but likely many more. Offshore from Seabrook and Hampton and not moving in any specific direction. All consistent with Greater Shearwater which is the "default" shearwater at this date. Northern Gannet X Large numbers milling and feeding far offshore from Seabrook and Hampton. Shearwaters seen in association suggesting large amounts of food offshore in this area. Great Cormorant 2 Migrating. Great Blue Heron 1 Single bird migrating south high and far offshore. American Coot 2 On Eel Pond. Black-bellied Plover 53 Roosting on Seabrook Beach with Dunlin. A good number for date. Iceland Gull 1 2nd winter plumage in Hampton Harbor from Yankee Fisherman's Coop. Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 Adult in Hampton Harbor from Yankee Fisherman's Coop. Dark smudgy head markings. Razorbill 3 Off Great Boar's Head. Two flybys together heading north and one flying south with a scoter. alcid sp. 1 Single distant bird off Seabrook Beach. Possibly a Dovekie. American Pipit 4 Still in wrack line of Ragged Neck, but no shorebirds at all. This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/nh) Subject: FOS Snow Bunting From: Scott Spangenberg <sjspangenberg AT gmail.com> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:56:41 -0500 I saw my first local Snow Bunting of the season today (November 11) on North Amherst Road in Bedford, near Bedford Center. Like the Stokes, we had our first American Tree Sparrow back on October 30. Scott Spangenberg Amherst, NH Subject: Spruce Grouse and Boreal Chickadees at Ethan Pond in Bethlehem From: "David Govatski" <pondicherry AT wildblue.net> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:59:37 -0500 A hike on the Ethan Pond Trail from Crawford Notch to Ethan and Shoal Ponds was productive for boreal bird species including: 2 Spruce Grouse: 1 female along the trail a half mile west of Ethan Pond and a male near Ethan Pond Shelter. 1 Black-backed Woodpecker: In a dead fir along trail at height of land near Ethan Pond. 14 Boreal Chickadees: Various locations along the trail from the Willey Range junction to Shoal Pond. 17 White-winged Crossbills: Near Shoal Pond. 11 Pine Siskins: Near Shoal Pond. 9 Bohemian Waxwings: Near Shoal Pond feeding on top of black spruce trees. 4 American Goldfinches: Flyover along trail. 2 American Robins: Near Shoal Pond. 8 Brown Creepers: In spruce-fir sections of trail. 12 Red-breasted Nuthatches: Along trail in mixed flocks with chickadees. 2 Tree Sparrows: Near Shoal Pond. 23 Dark-eyed Juncos: Near Shoal Pond. 25+ Golden-crowned Kinglets: Along trail. 2 Hairy Woodpeckers: At Ethan Pond Shelter area in white birch trees. Weather was perfect for a hike with temperatures around 38 degrees, sunny and almost no wind. Only met two other hikers on this 14 mile walk. After the first mile of hiking you get away from the sounds of road noises which is very refreshing and becoming uncommon. I have been doing this particular hike as a remembrance for most of the last twenty years on Veterans/Armistice Day because it is so peaceful and quiet. David Govatski Jefferson, NH