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09 May Ashburnham 5/9 [] 9 May Mt. Auburn Highlights 5/9: Hooded, Tenn., Cerulean ["Floyd, Chris" ] 9 May White-Crowned Sparrow in Dartmouth ["alice morgan" ] 9 May Mashpee Sightings [Mary Keleher ] 09 May Long Pond, Falmouth [Greg Hirth ] 09 May Wood Thrush, Woods Hole [Greg Hirth ] 09 May Lunenburg/Fitchburg 5/8 [Tom Pirro ] 09 May Brookline Migrants 5/8-5/9 [] 09 May Deafening Song ["Lesley Mattuchio" ] 9 May Fenway Victory Gardens, 5/8 ["Fred Bouchard" ] 9 May Whip-poor-wills - Mashpee [Mary Keleher ] 09 May May 6th, 7th & 8th, New Arrivals on Plum Island [Thomas Wetmore ] 08 May CT Report 05/08/2008 [Roy Harvey ] 8 May BIMBO VS PI - update ["Andrew Birch" ] 8 May New URL - Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow ["Andrew Birch" ] 8 May Charles Bikepath: PHOTOS: BT Blue, Common YT, Yellow - Th 5-8-08 ["brightondude04 AT yahoo.com" ] 8 May Amherst area warblers - 05/08 ["James P. Smith" ] 08 May May7&8 Gloucester and Manchester [] 08 May New first yard bird [Al Curtis ] 8 May Plum Island Evening 5/8 [Mark Daley ] 08 May Public Garden 5/8 5:10-5:25 p.m. [Linda Ferraresso ] 8 May 5 birds here today, not here yesterday ["Walz,Christopher" ] 8 May Nahanton Park, Newton, MA ["Paula McFarland" ] 08 May Wompatuck SP: wet and warbler-ful! [Charles Nims ] 08 May Nice Assortment for Backyard ["Lesley Mattuchio" ] 8 May Rose Breasted Grosbeaks ["Childs" ] 08 May shorebird arrivals [Ian Nisbet ] 08 May Crane Beach, Ipswich , 5/8/08 ["Jim Berry" ] 8 May more on Waltham cerulean ["Peter and Fay" ] 8 May Oriole: Canton ["Michael Ross" ] 8 May highlights, East Point, Nahant [gwilym jones ] 08 May Nahant 5/8 [Linda Pivacek ] 8 May Pine Siskins in Deerfield, at last! ["Rob Ranney" ] 8 May May daze ["Douglas Chickering" ] 08 May Re: Cerulean, Beaver Brook Waltham ["Marj. Rines" ] 8 May Bailey's Hill Nahant, 5/8 [Donald Wilkinson ] 8 May Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Boston Common ["Andrew Birch" ] 8 May Wompatuck State Park, Hingham 5-8-08 ["Jeffrey Offermann" ] 8 May Beech Forest, Provincetown - 5/8 - 9 warbler species, WC sparrow [Matt Malin ] 08 May Appleton Farms - 05-08-08 ["David K Weaver" ] 08 May Gloucester and Rockport 5/7 and 5/7 [John Robinson ] 08 May HSR: Plum Island MA (07 May 2008) 8 Raptors [] 8 May Arlington Reservoir, 5/8/08 (Menotomy Bird Club) ["Floyd, Chris" ] 08 May The Battle Between the Frogs and the Mice [] 08 May Middlesex Fells today ["Marj. Rines" ] 08 May Saltmarsh Sparrow on Boston Common [] 8 May Cerulean, Beaver Brook Waltham ["Jason Forbes" ] 8 May First RT hummingbird, Concord, May 6 [Mary Small ] 08 May Cogswell's Grant, Essex ["John Nelson" ] 08 May [Fwd: eBird Report - HP Westminster (From 31A Newcomb Rd.) , 5/8/08] [Tom Pirro ] 8 May Forest Hills Cemetery - 5/8/08 (21 Warbler Sp.) ["Andrew Birch" ] 8 May Forest Hills Cemetery: Cape May, Blue-Wingeds and lots of other Warblers [Jake Miller ] Subject: Ashburnham 5/9 From: caronenv AT aol.com Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 13:17:05 -0400 Location: BBA Ashburnham 6 Observation date: 5/9/08 Number of species: 40 Wood Duck 1 Mallard 8 (P) Downy Woodpecker 1 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 2 Eastern Phoebe 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 38 (CN) American Crow 4 Common Raven 1 Tree Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 7 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 3 Eastern Bluebird 2 (P) American Robin 24 European Starling 5 Nashville Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 2 Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Ovenbird 6 Common Yellowthroat 9 Scarlet Tanager 3 Eastern Towhee 6 Chipping Sparrow 18 (CN-three seperate pairs seen with nesting material) Field Sparrow 4 Song Sparrow 6 Swamp Sparrow 4 White-throated Sparrow 3 Northern Cardinal 6 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 21 (P) Common Grackle 2 Baltimore Oriole 4 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 8 Submitted by Charles Caron Westminster, MASubject: Mt. Auburn Highlights 5/9: Hooded, Tenn., Cerulean From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf AT mitre.org> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 13:10:12 -0400 Widespread intense warbler song throughout the cemetery still this morning. I just have time for notes on a few of the more unusual: Hooded Warbler singing 0800 in large maple above Lavender Path (near tower). I heard it but never saw it. Leaving the area to track it down where I thought it had gone, I missed it when it was finally seen around 0830 lower near the same spot by Ken McCloud. Repeated later attempts by me and others were fruitless. Tennessee Warbler singing 0700 at Laurel Ave, then again high in Dell around 0930. Another later in oaks by Cedar Ave. Cerulean Warbler, reported to me by Wayne Petersen, singing in large oaks by Crematorium, later seen and heard by Kenton Griffis in oaks along nearby Cedar Ave. I looked and listened in both areas for at least 15 minutes with no sign of it. Chris Floyd Lexington chrisf AT mitre.orgSubject: White-Crowned Sparrow in Dartmouth From: "alice morgan" <morgan.alice AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 10:58:33 -0400 To our astonishment, a brilliant WC Sparrow just arrived to eat sunflower seeds under our feeder! -- Alice & Dane Morgan Brookline & S. Dartmouth, MASubject: Mashpee Sightings From: Mary Keleher <maryeak AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:16:13 -0700 (PDT) Got in a little birding at my favorite Oriole spot this morning before the rain hit. Had several of both species of Orioles and another nice variety of birds. Location: Mashpee, Barnstable County, MA, US Observation date: 5/9/08 Number of species: 52 Canada Goose 2 Wood Duck 3 Mallard 6 Common Loon 1 Great Blue Heron 5 Black-crowned Night-Heron 2 Osprey 3 Spotted Sandpiper 1 Herring Gull 15 Great Black-backed Gull 1 Mourning Dove 6 Chimney Swift 2 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 2 Downy Woodpecker 4 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Phoebe 3 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 4 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 5 Tree Swallow 14 Barn Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 13 Tufted Titmouse 7 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 Carolina Wren 1 Hermit Thrush 1 American Robin 11 Gray Catbird 13 Cedar Waxwing 2 Northern Parula 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 16 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Pine Warbler 6 Black-and-white Warbler 4 Ovenbird 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 3 Song Sparrow 12 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 55 Common Grackle 35 Brown-headed Cowbird 2 Orchard Oriole 10 Baltimore Oriole 19 American Goldfinch 11 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) Mary Keleher Mashpee, MA Cape Cod Bird Club www.massbird.org/ccbc ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: Long Pond, Falmouth From: Greg Hirth <ghirth AT whoi.edu> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 09:44:37 -0400 Spent ~45 minutes before the heavy rain started this morning (8-9AM) leading a CCBC walk around Long Pond in Falmouth. One other birder also ignored the weather forecast. DC Corm (5) Canada Goose (2) Mallard (2) R.B. Gull (3) Hairy Woodpecker (1) Eastern Kingbird (1) Great Crested Flycatcher (1) Tree Swallow (9) Blue Jay (1) American Crow (3) B.C. Chickadee (4) Am. Robin (6) Gray Catbird (5) Yellow Warbler (2) Yellow-rumped Warbler (1) Black-and-White Warbler (1) Ovenbird (5) Prairie Warbler (4) Pine Warbler (5) E. Towhee (1) Chipping Sparrow (6) Song Sparrow (4) Cardinal (1) R.W. Blackbird (1) C. Grackle (2) Orchard Oriole (1) Baltimore Oriole (3) Am. Goldfinch (5) Cheers, Greg Hirth East Falmouth ghirth (at) whoi (dot) edu Greg_Hirth (at) Brown (dot) eduSubject: Wood Thrush, Woods Hole From: Greg Hirth <ghirth AT whoi.edu> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 09:48:31 -0400 I forgot to note in the previous post that I also heard a Wood Thrush singing from the woods next to the parking lot for the Quisset Campus of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution this morning around 9:15. Cheers, Greg HirthSubject: Lunenburg/Fitchburg 5/8 From: Tom Pirro <alurap AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 08:31:08 -0500 (CDT) I made a few stops on the way to my folks house last night: In Lunenburg: Cliff Swallow 3 I didn't scan for too long but hopefully they will still be a few pairs that nest here. Previously the bulk of the Cliff Swallows nests were build inside an old barn, that barn has now been removed (it had survived a fire, several years ago, and was in tough shape). However some pairs had also nested on a few other older buildings, hopefully they still do. Fitchburg Airport: Horned Lark 2 Likely breeders, I beleive this species was a confirmed breeder during the first Atlas project. Eastern Meadowlark 1 heard singing. Tom Pirro Westminster, Ma. http://tpirro.blogspot.com/Subject: Brookline Migrants 5/8-5/9 From: stint98 AT aol.com Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 09:01:25 -0400 All, My post from yesterday did not go through, and since many of the same birds were around today, I thought I'd post again. Yesterday I birded the hill around Summit Drive in Brookline from 7:15-8:00 and had a tremendous number of migrants. It had the feeling of a fall-out, with dozens (30+) of Yellow-rumps, 12 or more Black-and-white Warblers and Parulas, several Nashville, Black-throated Blue, Black-throated Green, Prairie, Blackburnian, Magnolia, Palm and Yellow Warblers. There were also one each of Chestnut-sided and Wilson's Warblers, Common Yellowthroat and Ovenbird, for 15 warbler species total. The other highlight was 1 female DARK-EYED JUNCO among the throngs (20+ White-throated Sparrows). Today (6:45-7:15) was very similar. Fewer birds overall, but similar diversity. The highlight was 1 BAY-BREASTED WARBLER in the oaks at the top of the hill. Nearly every other warbler species from yesterday was present, except now including 2-3 American Redstarts as well. Other new arrivals included 2-3 Bobolinks (HO), 1 White-crowned Sparrow (singing), and a surprising Red-breasted Nuthatch. So far, surprising misses are Red-eyed Vireo and Scarlet Tanager. No sign of either on the hill or nearby. After the slow start, it seems like it has really shaped up into a good spring. Good birding Chris Dalton stint98 AT aol.com Brookline, MASubject: Deafening Song From: "Lesley Mattuchio" <leslm AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 08:01:45 -0400 This morning in my backyard in Melrose, MA. the song was deliciously deafening in the tree tops. I dug out the binocs...I usually use my camera instead of binoculars, but the lighting was poor. So to my delight this is what I saw right in my backyard. 6- Black-throated Blues - super looks Numerous- Black-Throated Greens - good looks Magnolia Warbler- great close-up looks Black and White Warbler 2-American Redstarts- fabulous looks at male 2- Northern Parulas- Good looks Heavens knows what else was flitting in the really high tops for Warblers. Also: Baltimore Oriole Scarlet Tanager Cardinal House Wren Downy Woodpecker It's a great morning when I can go birding in my pjs and see these jewels. Lesley Mattuchio Melrose, MA. leslm AT verizon.netSubject: Fenway Victory Gardens, 5/8 From: "Fred Bouchard" <frederickbouchard AT gmail.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 07:38:52 -0400 Location: Emerald Necklace, Fenway Victory Gardens (part of) Observation date: 5/8/08 Notes: garden rows near boylston bridge only. plenty of ground activity despite gardeners, joggers, dogwalkers. orioles singing males. 2 male COYE and a grazing flock of catbirds. Number of species: 38 Canada Goose 8 Mallard 1 Herring Gull 6 Rock Pigeon 2 Mourning Dove 4 Downy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Blue Jay 2 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 7 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 Hermit Thrush 3 Wood Thrush 1 American Robin 15 Gray Catbird 11 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 4 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Palm Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 1 Ovenbird 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 6 White-throated Sparrow 17 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 3 Common Grackle 15 Baltimore Oriole 6 House Finch 1 American Goldfinch 4 House Sparrow 12 -- frederickbouchard AT gmail.com 78 farnham st belmont 02478 ma 617-484-6692 www.fredbouchard.comSubject: Whip-poor-wills - Mashpee From: Mary Keleher <maryeak AT yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 02:11:00 -0700 (PDT) Last night between about 8:30pm & 9:00pm I found 4 separate Whip-poor-wills in an area of Mashpee where I found two last year. I stopped at various points, 1 bird at the first stop calling, 1 bird at the second stop calling and flying giving the chuck call, and 2 birds at the last stop calling, 1 flying and calling. Mary Keleher Mashpee, MA Cape Cod Bird Club www.massbird.org/ccbc ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: May 6th, 7th & 8th, New Arrivals on Plum Island From: Thomas Wetmore <ttw4 AT verizon.net> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 00:02:13 -0400 Massbirders, Not all new arrivals to Plum Island get posted to Massbird. So here is a brief summary of the species that were seen for the first time on the island during the last three days: May 6 193 Ruddy Turnstone [heil] 194 Great Crested Flycatcher [tatro] 195 Eastern Kingbird [carroll, chickering, grinley, heil, mcfarland, mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson] 196 Yellow-throated Vireo [heil] 197 House Wren [grinley, heil, tatro] 198 Blue-winged Warbler [chickering, grinley, mcfarland, mcgrath, tatro, wetmore] 199 Chestnut-sided Warbler [carroll, grinley, landry, mcfarland, mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson] 200 Magnolia Warbler [carroll, chickering, grinley, heil, landry, mcfarland, mcgrath, nelson, tatro, wetmore, wilson] 201 Blackburnian Warbler [heil, mcfarland, mcgrath, wetmore] 202 Prairie Warbler [chickering, grinley, mcgrath, tatro, wetmore, wilson] 203 American Redstart [grinley, heil, wetmore, wilson] 204 Wilson's Warbler [heil, landry, mcfarland, mcgrath] May 7 205 Green Heron [graham] 206 Common Nighthawk [gurka] 207 White-eyed Vireo [grinley, gurka, longman-marien, spahr, weaver, wetmore] May 8 208 Semipalmated Plover [landry] 209 Chimney Swift [daley] 210 Cape May Warbler [chickering] 211 Bay-breasted Warbler [nelson] 212 Canada Warbler [mcgrath, nelson] For the details on these or any other recent sightings on Plum Island browse to my website (see signature below) and then click on the Recent Sightings link. This total of 212 species is exactly the same as the current BIMBO (Birds in Metro Boston Only) year list total, though each of our lists have 23 species not on the other. Good birding, Tom Wetmore Newburyport, MA http://bartonstreet.com/tom/birds/ Think globally, bird locallySubject: CT Report 05/08/2008 From: Roy Harvey <rmharvey AT snet.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 23:47:28 -0400 Hot spots: New Haven, East Rock Park -- 18 species of warbler From Graham and Sandy Scott: 5/07 - Clinton, marsh adjacent to Rt 1 -- WHITE IBIS. The bird flew over the road about 50ft ahead of the car and at about 30ft up. It was traversing south across Rte 1 in Clinton to the east of Meadow Rd into the marsh close to Causeway close to the Clinton/Westbrook border. We had just left a nearby shopping center and were driving at about 30mph. There is extensive marshland in this area and I would expect that it might well stay as there should be plenty of small marine crustaceans etc for it to find. The time was just before 5pm with the sun behind us. NOTE: The White Ibis was NOT relocated today, though there were various attempts by both the Scotts and other birders. However there is enough inaccessible habitat that the bird could still be around. From Meredith Sampson: 5/08 - Old Greenwich, Greenwich Point -- HARLEQUIN DUCK in its usual spot, all by its lonesome, most Brant have left, save 30. SNOW GOOSE in cove. From Mark Scott: 5/08 - New Haven, East Rock Park -- 18 species of warbler including BLACKBURNIAN, CANADA and WILSON'S. From Kevin Burgio: 5/08 - East Rock Park, New Haven -- 4 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS. From Greg Hanisek: 5/08 - Waterbury, neighborhood walk -- SWAINSON'S THRUSH, singing WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW; good mix of warblers. From Steve & Charla Spector: 5/08 - Milford, Silver Sands State Park -- Solitary Sandpiper (in newly burned part of Myrtle Beach, which now has terrific shorebird viewing), many singing Marsh Wrens, Bobolink (cheers for the dandelions), many shorebirds; also great numbers of shorebirds now at Milford Point. From Bill Asteriades: 5/08 - Glastonbury, end of Point Road before the Conn. river -- Swainson's Thrush. Glastonbury, Glastonbury Meadows -- calling Yellow-Billed Cuckoo From Scott Kruitbosch: 5/08 - Fairfield, Audubon Birdcraft -- 1 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER. 5/08 - Stratford yard -- 1 WILSON'S WARBLER, 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS (1M) From Jennifer Rycenga 5/08 - South Windsor, Vibert Road & Station 43 -- One male BOBOLINK, four WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS, two SOLITARY SANDPIPERS. From Roy Harvey: 5/08 - Derby, Osbornedale State Park -- Orchard Oriole in the flowering trees near the Kellog Center; Brown Thrasher. From Patrick Comins: 5/07 - Meriden Yard -- 2 BLACKBURNIAN WARBLERS, RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH. From Dave Rosgen w/ John Marshall 5/07 - Litchfield, White Hall Rd. (White Memorial Foundation's Mill Field Trail) -- 1 BROWN THRASHER, 5 YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKERS, 3 PURPLE FINCHES. From Dana Campbell: 5/06 - Glastonbury, CT Audubon Center -- a single Cape May Warbler (female) on the path to the right of the little pond. ********************************************************************** This CTDailyReport list is sponsored by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA). It is primarily meant to meet the informational needs of the active CT birder. Any other use requires written authorization from the board of directors of the COA. ********************************************************************** Visit the COA web site at http://www.ctbirding.org Reports should be sent to CTBirdReport AT ftml.net. Reports should include sender's name, date, location of sightings and species of note at each location. Reporting Guidelines are available at: http://www.ctbirding.org/ecommittee.htm#reporting To change your subscription options, or unsubscribe, please visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctdailyreport_lists.ctbirding.org Archives of these reports may be found at either of these locations: http://www.virtualbirder.com/bmail/ctbird/latest.html http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctdailyreport_lists.ctbirding.org/Subject: BIMBO VS PI - update From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:36:51 -0400 Here are the results as I understand them after today's great birding: BIMBOs (Birds In Metro Boston Only) 212 species seen in 2008 PI (Birds on Plum Island) 211 species seen in 2008 I understand that Chief You-Know-Who of the PI Tribe will be putting together a comparison of the two lists tonight. If you are curious about what the heck we are talking about you can learn a bit more at http://bostonbirds.org/blog.html -- Andrew Birch Boston Birds Moderator http://bostonbirds.org Medford, MA andrewlbirch AT gmail.comSubject: New URL - Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:40:06 -0400 Sorry folks, Picasa started acting up so I moved the pictures onto my blog - You can see them by going to http://bostonbirds.org/blog.html and navigating to the Sharp-tailed entry, or you can go straight to the files - http://bostonbirds.org/images/smss1.jpg - (side view) http://bostonbirds.org/images/smss2.jpg - (straight on) http://bostonbirds.org/images/smss3.jpg - (perspective) -- Andrew Birch Boston Birds Moderator http://bostonbirds.org Medford, MA andrewlbirch AT gmail.comSubject: Charles Bikepath: PHOTOS: BT Blue, Common YT, Yellow - Th 5-8-08 From: "brightondude04 AT yahoo.com" <brightondude04@yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:39:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Amherst area warblers - 05/08 From: "James P. Smith" <keenbirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:10:42 -0700 (PDT) Hi birders, As noted by many birders in our region, there was certainly plenty to see today! Northern Parulas and Black-throated Blue Warblers were especially notable around Amherst, with over a dozen of the former on the Amherst bike path where I also found Blackburnian, Blue-winged and Blackpoll Warblers as well as several Red-eyed Vireos. Cerulean Warblers were obvious at Skinner State Park on Mount Holyoke. I saw two males singing near the Upper Parking area and heard three others singing further downslope. Worm-eating Warblers were also evident with about four heard, one of which showed well close to the road between the upper parking area and halfway house. Three Hermit Thrushes singing here as well. Here's a few pics from several decent days around Hampshire County including the above mentioned warblers; http://pioneerbirding.blogspot.com/ Good birding, James P. Smith Amherst, MA ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: May7&8 Gloucester and Manchester From: <winterwren2 AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 21:32:10 -0500 (CDT) Pleasant and productive birding about my home area in the last couple of days :-) Bond St.Gloucester 01930 Observation date: 5/8/08 Filling the bird feeder and a red-breasted nuthatch flew up to the tree only a foot away from me! Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 White-crowned Sparrow 1 continues from yesterday ------------------------------------ Location:Dykes Pasture/Lily Pond Rd Gloucester Observation date: 5/7/08 Notes:Phoebe collecting nest building material 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 WrightSubject: New first yard bird From: Al Curtis <killdeer89 AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 22:25:34 -0500 Early this morning (5/8), we had our first-ever Indigo Bunting in our yard in Harwich, a male. Al Curtis Harwich, MA killdeer89 "at" comcast.netSubject: Plum Island Evening 5/8 From: Mark Daley <mbkm AT hotmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 22:21:53 -0400 Massbirders, I am surprised not to see any reports from the island today given what I heard through the grapevine about how great the a.m. was. Fortunately, there were still some nice birds around in the evening. Highlights being 11 species of warbler, a brief look at the Am Bittern in flight, Woodcock courtship display at dusk, Whip-poor-will singing, marsh birds vocalizing at dusk and a Fox trotting down the turnpike as I was leaving. I believe the Chimney Swift may be a new PI bird for the year. Off island notes: Thanks to Jason Forbes for the quick post on the Cerulean Warbler. I was able to stop there on my way from work to the island and thanks to Peter Vale's keen spotting I got great looks. A state bird for me! I also saw the White-faced Ibis on the way in along Scotland Rd. No luck w/ the Ruff though. Complete listing (almost all the warblers were hellcat trails): Double-crested Cormorant 2 American Bittern - seen north field, heard later from various locales Great Egret 7 Snowy Egret 1 Black-crowned Night Heron 5 Canada Goose 6 Brant 30+ pines platform Gadwall 13 American Black Duck 2 Mallard 7 Green-winged Teal 2 (forward pool from pines lot) Osprey 1 Northern Harrier 1 (pines field) American Kestrel 4 Merlin 2 Virginia Rail 1 calling across north field Sora 2 Greater Yellowlegs 17 Lesser Yellowlegs (several calling in darkness by pannes) Willet 5 Spotted Sandpiper 1 overhead pines trail Common Snipe 2 (calling roadside in darkness) American Woodcock 9 Herring Gull 6 Great Black-backed Gull 3 Mourning Dove 7 Great Horned Owl 1 (on nest) Whip-poor-will 1 (calling hellcat lot dusk) Chimney Swift 1 (flyby marsh trail near dusk) Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue Jay 3 American Crow 1 Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee 5 Tufted Titmouse 1 (Goodno) Marsh Wren 3 Veery 1 (h old blind) Wood Thrush 1 (h hellcat lot) American Robin 13 Northern Mockingbird 1 Gray Catbird 9 European Starling 4 Northern Parula 3 Yellow Warbler 5 Magnolia Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 14 Yellow-rumped Warbler 18 Black-throated Green Warbler 7 Black-and-white Warbler 8 American Redstart 4 Ovenbird 2 Northern Waterthrush 3 Common Yellowthroat 10 Eastern Towhee 9 Chipping Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 1 (pines field) Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow 20+ White-crowned Sparrow 3 (hellcat johns, 1 singing dusk) Northern Cardinal 1 Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Brown-headed Cowbird 3 American Goldfinch 11 House Sparrow 1 (carry nest material n. refuge) Good Birding, Mark Daley Reading, MA mbkm (at) hotmail (dot) com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live SkyDrive lets you share files with faraway friends. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_052008Subject: Public Garden 5/8 5:10-5:25 p.m. From: Linda Ferraresso <tattler1 AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 20:50:19 -0400 On a tip from MaryAnn Jensen, I stopped briefly at the Boston Public Garden after work his evening. I was not disappointed. Birds seen: Hermit Thrush 4 Swainson's Thrush 1 (possible, but a distant look) Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1 Prairie Warbler 1 (singing nonstop) Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat Lincoln Sparrow 2 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Wish I could have stayed longer! Linda -- Linda Ferraresso Watertown, MA tattler1(at)verizon(dot)net “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark" - TagoreSubject: 5 birds here today, not here yesterday From: "Walz,Christopher" <CWalz AT nec.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:16:04 -0400 Hi everyone, I co-lead a shorebird walk at Popponessit Spit yesterday 5/7 I was there from 0830 until 1200 total numbers seen at one time 1 Belted Kingfisher - female 4 Osprey - 2 on nest - 1 chimney (may still be building), 1 pole w/platform possible on eggs 2 Barn Swallows - foraging low over the beach 2 Rough-winged Swallows also foraging 6+ Common Grackle - 1 seen carrying nest material 1 Song Sparrow 1 Common Tern 2 Willets # Greater Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls mixed in was 1 American Oystercatcher 2 Double-crested Cormorants 10 Piping Plovers (5 pairs) - there is currently one 1 egg nest - not all at once but well defined territories, and the beaches Coastal Waterbird Monitor was present- (we didn't find or search for the nest) What was interesting about the "1 egger" as its called by monitors, was 4 adult plovers were what seemed to be staking claim to the nest, with the males standing toe to toe as if trying to see who was taller. We then left them at their squabbles. Ok enough about the past, on with the present West Barnstable near elementary school 5/8 2 Eastern Kingbirds 1 Ruby-throated Hummer 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Yellow Warbler 1 Eastern Towhee I found where the phoebe's that I had disappeared to, they discovered the broken window in the old hunting shack. I thought I had spooked one from there earlier (4/20) but upon investigation of the interior I found nothing. This morning I found a bird on nest which was on top of a light fixture that drops down in an L shape from the ceiling, didn't want to force her off just to check the number of eggs, but I'll have plenty of good opportunities to come soon. Originally there had been no nest boxes here. I had installed 4 nest boxes last summer that had swallows and chickadees. This year I added 2 then 3 more and have attracted bluebirds as well. I had posted a short time ago about the apparent harrassment of my bluebirds by a barrage of tree swallows. Even after adding the additional 3 boxes, the constant attack of swallows was enough to force the bluebirds away from the almost complete nest they had built. They moved to the opposite end of the property in the farthest box from the hoodlums. The bluebirds have themselves become the intruder after they started building on top of what would have been a chickadee nest, I say would have because I checked it for eggs and found it to be an incomplete nest itself. The bluebirds have built quickly since the move and have a deep well formed nest cup, I had expected them to lay last week, I hope they do lay soon, my neighbor is so excited since this box is close to the house and in view from the window. That's it for today, Good Birding AND DON'T FORGET!!!! MASS AUDUBON'S 25TH ANNUAL BIRD-A-THON STARTS NEXT FRIDAY MAY 16TH AT 6:00 PM. CONTACT YOUR LOCAL SANCTUARY TO PARTICIPATE OR DONATE!!!! Chris Walz West Barnstable, MA Property Manager Mid-Cape Sanctuaries CWalz AT massaudubon.org CWalz AT nec.eduSubject: Nahanton Park, Newton, MA From: "Paula McFarland" <saltpannes AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 20:29:35 -0400 I was in the park from 6-7 tonight. I had great looks at a Blue-winged Warbler, and the best looks I've ever had at 2 Wood Thrushes. I saw (and heard) the Blue-winged near the cement structure at the Nahanton St / Kendrick St entrance. The Wood Thrushes were in the woods behind the upper gardens. I also saw an Ovenbird on the path that leads from the parking lot to the soccer field. A birder named Don was in the park yesterday morning and told me he heard 2 Blue-winged Warblers. Perhaps they've stuck around. Paula McFarland Newton, NH saltpannesatgmaildotcomSubject: Wompatuck SP: wet and warbler-ful! From: Charles Nims <cwnims AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 20:06:02 -0400 This morning, I led the 2nd of 4 Thursday morning bird trips for the South Shore Bird Club (SSBC) to Wompatuck SP. Eleven of us were enthusiastic about the day even with the seemingly constant drizzle and excited by all the activity. There was a big fallout but tough for the first couple of hours to get all the birds given the poor lighting and wet binocs. A highlight was finding an almost complete Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest which we put in the scope for good views by all. We had 19 warbler species highlighted by the previously reported Cerulean Warbler at Gate 11 (where the Hooded Warbler was seen the past 2 summers). We had excellent views of a Northern Waterthrush working the side of the stream near the bridge for the bicycle path. I also had my first Wompatuck White-crowned Sparrow which was mixed in with a group of 4 White-throated Sparrows. In general, the following counts are conservative given the weather conditions. Warbler species: Blue-winged 3 Nashville Northern Parula 12 Yellow 3 Chestnut-sided Magnolia 6 Black-throated Blue 7 Yellow-rumped 16 Black-throated Green 7 Pine 7 Palm 3 Blackpoll CERULEAN Black-and-white 16+ (they seemed to be everywhere‹must have been a convention) American Redstart 5 Worm-eating 3 Ovenbird 27 (definitely undercounted) Northern Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 3 Some other species: Wild Turkey 2 Osprey Solitary Sandpiper 2 Pileated Woodpecker Ruby-throated Hummingbird Great-crested Flycatcher 8 Eastern Kingbird 2 Chimney Swift 2 Gray Catbird 15+ Eastern Towhee 10+ Blue-headed Vireo 3 Red-eyed Vireo 4 Wood Thrush Veery Caroline Wren Winter Wren 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4 Scarlet Tanager 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 Baltimore Oriole lots Song Sparrow 2 Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow 5 White-crowned Sparrow Purple Finch Charlie Nims Norwell, MA cwnims AT comcast.netSubject: Nice Assortment for Backyard From: "Lesley Mattuchio" <leslm AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 19:56:18 -0400 I had a nice assortment of birds in my backyard today, especially in the high tops of my big old oak trees. Many warblers flitting around, saw and heard: Black-throated Greens American Redstarts...good looks at the male House Wren Baltimore Oriole White-throated Sparrow And heavens only knows what else was up in those tree tops...can't find my binocs. There were many small warbler size birds darting around cahsing each other this evening. Love this time of year. Lesley Mattuchio Melrose, MA. leslm AT verizon.netSubject: Rose Breasted Grosbeaks From: "Childs" <wmchilds AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 19:39:47 -0400 We had two male Rose Breasted Grosbeaks today at our feeder. One looked to be a yearling. Also we have several Ruby Throated Hummingbirds and the Orioles returned on Monday Warren and Abby Childs Norwell, MASubject: shorebird arrivals From: Ian Nisbet <icnisbet AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04:33 -0400 This evening in the Wild Harbor River: 30 Semipalmated Plovers, 12 Least Sandpipers, 1 Black-bellied Plover. All but a few Semipalmated Plovers new since yesterday. Ian Nisbet North FalmouthSubject: Crane Beach, Ipswich , 5/8/08 From: "Jim Berry" <jim.berry3 AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 18:21:00 -0400 Lotsa migrants today in the dunes. Some of the more common species have been deleted from this report. The towhee count was gratifying. Jim Berry Ipswich, Mass. jim.berry3 AT verizon.net > Location: Crane Beach, Ipswich > Observation date: 5/8/08, 0810-1255 > Notes: Atlas block Ipswich 11 > Number of species: 61 > > Green-winged Teal 3 > Ring-necked Pheasant 1 > Osprey 1 > Red-tailed Hawk 2 > Merlin 1 Was either female or immature; gave alarm calls when I > came upon it, even though it was clearly a migrant in dune habitat > Piping Plover 3 territorial chasing seen > Willet 2 > Empidonax sp. 1 probably Least based on date, but bird was silent > and not seen closely > Eastern Kingbird 4 > Blue-headed Vireo 1 > Bank Swallow 2 > Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 > American Robin ~10 one nest found only 3.5 feet up in a pitch > pine; contained one egg > Gray Catbird 15 > Brown Thrasher 5 > Nashville Warbler 1 > Yellow Warbler 1 > Chestnut-sided Warbler 1 > Magnolia Warbler 1 > Black-throated Blue Warbler 4 > Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5 > Black-throated Green Warbler 9 > Pine Warbler 8 > Prairie Warbler 1 > Black-and-white Warbler 3 > American Redstart 3 > Ovenbird 3 > Common Yellowthroat 19 > Scarlet Tanager 1 > Eastern Towhee 37 several pairs > Chipping Sparrow 6 > Field Sparrow 2 not usual in dune habitat at this beach > Savannah Sparrow 1 > Song Sparrow 13 > White-throated Sparrow 10 > White-crowned Sparrow 2 (dark lores) > Northern Cardinal 4 > Bobolink 5 migrating over dunes > Baltimore Oriole 4 > Purple Finch 8 courtship behavior with one pair > American Goldfinch ~20 > > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) >Subject: more on Waltham cerulean From: "Peter and Fay" <peterfay AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:58:38 -0400 Hi, We watched the bird from 3:35 to 3:50 pm. We saw it while we were sitting at the picnic table. It was in the nearest large oak, associating with yellow-rumps. It was still there, silent but active, when we left. Fay Peter and Fay Vale Wakefield, MA peterfay AT comcast.netSubject: Oriole: Canton From: "Michael Ross" <michaeleross AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:26:08 -0400 First oriole of the year, singing at the top of big oak tree, this afternoon :) Michael Ross Canton michaeleross AT comcast.netSubject: highlights, East Point, Nahant From: gwilym jones <gwilstrong AT rcn.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 17:37:26 -0400 White-crowned Sparrow - 7 May (observed by Sean Kent) White-eyed Vireo - 8 May (in brush just south of Edwards Lab) Gwil Jones Marine Science Center Northeastern UniversitySubject: Nahant 5/8 From: Linda Pivacek <lpivacek AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 17:19:12 -0400 After seeing the Louisiana Waterthrush in my yard, I took a short trip around Nahant with stops at the MAS Thicket and Heritage Trail at the Lowlands. Several warblers, White-throated Sparrows. Biggest surprise were 3 Solitary Sandpipers and 6 Least Sandpipers at the stump dump along Heritage Trail. where did the thrushes go? HIGHLIGHTS: Solitary Sandpiper 3 Least Sandpiper 6 Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2 White-crowned Sparrow 2 Savanah Sparrow 18 RC Kinglet 2 H. Thrush 1 Catbird 5 WARBLERS: Parula 5 Black& White 6 L. Waterthrush 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Chestnut Sided 2 Magnolia 3 BT Blue 2 BT Green 2 C. Yellowthroat 4 Linda Pivacek Nahant, Lpivacek AT comcacst.netSubject: Pine Siskins in Deerfield, at last! From: "Rob Ranney" <rranney AT rcn.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:46:52 -0400 2 Pine Siskins migrated through our Deerfield yard this afternoon, the first noted in over a year. My sister reports a single Siskin in Hopkinton at her feeder yesterday. The Solitary Sandpiper count is already 14 at the Stillwater Road Puddle in Deerfield. The drake Mandarin Duck was back with a few Wood Ducks and Mallards. Many regular warblers, thrushes, vireos, and other migrant passerines arrived here over the last two days, just like at your place. Woo-hoo! Having reached a certain age, I'm glad I studied their songs while I could still easily see them. Rob Ranney-Blake Deerfield, Mass. rranney AT rcn.comSubject: May daze From: "Douglas Chickering" <dovekie AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:57:21 -0400 Massbirders:
("How my life is one long adventure.." Peter Gabriel)
Today was a good day for birds. It was as good as yesterday, but not as
good as the day before or the day before that: I think. May has arrived and
is already spinning its web. Time compresses and distorts and we are
propelled from day to day in a confusing ,dazzling, glorious series of
events and adventures.
Now where was the first Prairie? Was it at the Pans, silent and quick?
Was it working the high trees at Oak Hill Cemetery or at the edge of the
path leading up from the Old Pines Parking Lot? I had them all but I can't
quite remember which was first. And did we have that Northern Waterthrush
bobbing at the waters edge in Ralph Goodno Woods yesterday? Or was it the
day before? It is high migration and I can't keep my mind from wandering; as
I can't keep my eyes from fixating on every bit of movement in the trees
around me. The relentless weather patterns have brought rain and warmth and
have drawn the birds up from their winter homes. Both have changed our lives
like at no other time of the year.
These days in the field are filled with the unending excitement of the
next bird; those indescribable moments of discovering the identity of that
twisting, jumping silhouette at the back of the tree. These moments hang
suspended, etching indelible images in our minds that will soon be washed
away with the next sudden burst of movement just beyond, or just below.
These moments hang forever and are over far too soon. Although I am sure
that the bright vision of that Cape May Warbler; shinning in the gray of the
morning overcast, drizzly day, will grace my memories forever. I am equally
sure that these figments placed in my mind will never quite recreate the
breath taking beauty of that transient, perfect moment.
Everything that May brings; from the rush of a fallout to the more
sublime moments of watching and listening is so luxuriously and deliciously
decadent that my puritan soul shudders at the sheer pleasure of it all.
And probably the best part is that it is still early in the month. I
don't know how this May compare with ones past; and what's more I don't
care.
Doug Chickering
Groveland
dovekie AT comcast
Subject: Re: Cerulean, Beaver Brook WalthamFrom: "Marj. Rines" <marj AT mrines.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 16:41:33 -0400 Jason Forbes wrote: > Cerulean Warbler! It was right next to the parking lot for > the softball field at the end of Wilson Rd. I stopped by there around 2:00 this afternoon and, not surprisingly, there was not a lot of bird song. I poked around for a while, and ended up in a sunken area just below where Jason describes, and heard it sing. I stayed in that area for about 15 minutes during which time it only sang about a dozen times, each time from a different area. Persistence pays off. I finally caught it as it zipped across the opening and landed in a spot where I could actually see it - for maybe 15 seconds before it zipped up into an unrelentingly leafed out maple. While I was waiting I could hear an Indigo Bunting and parula, and since these are birds Jason mentioned hearing at this spot, I assume it is associating with these birds. Thanks Jason. I owe you one. -- Marj. Rines Arlington, MA marj(at) mrines.comSubject: Bailey's Hill Nahant, 5/8 From: Donald Wilkinson <singingbirder AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:24:58 -0700 (PDT) I checked out Bailey's Hill again today. FOY= First of the year Ruby-crowned Kinglet (several) Common Yellowthroat 1, FOY Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 male, FOY Northern Parula 2 Black-and-white Warbler 3 Yellow Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 5 White-throated Sparrow (many) Happy Spring, Don Donald Wilkinson Nahant MA 01908 singingbirder AT yahoo.com http://donaldwilkinson.com/ (Now accepting reservations for the 2009 NORTH CAROLINA Memorial day Weekend Pelagic trip) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow - Boston Common From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 16:11:10 -0400 Hello All, I have posted some pics of the Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow found by Dexter Hunneman and Stuart Walker on the Boston Common at - http://picasaweb.google.com/andrewlbirch/SharpTailedSparrow This bird was feeding on the open ground under oaks on Monument Hill with two Swamp Sparrows when I arrived. I also hit the Garden which was dripping in birds! Of particular note were 4 species of Thrush - Veery, Wood, Hermit and Swainson's! Best, -- Andrew Birch Boston Birds Moderator http://bostonbirds.org Medford, MA andrewlbirch AT gmail.comSubject: Wompatuck State Park, Hingham 5-8-08 From: "Jeffrey Offermann" <offermann AT comcast.net> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 15:49:32 -0400 Birders, The Cerulean Warbler posted by Glen D. yesterday is still present. Singing almost constantly, he was pretty easy to find. Also ran into Charlie Nims leading a group, so I'm sure he'll have even more to add: Canada Goose -2 Osprey -1 Solitary Sandpiper -1 Mourning Dove -4 Ruby-throated Hummingbird -1 female constructing a nest Red-bellied Woodpecker -2 Downy Woodpecker -3 Northern Flicker -2 Eastern Phoebe -2 Eastern Kingbird -2 Great Crested Flycatcher -4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet -1 Cedar Waxwing -4 House Wren -1 Winter Wren -1 Gray Catbird -40+ Wood Thrush -5 American Robin -12 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher -4 Black-capped Chickadee -12 Tufted Titmouse -16 Red-breasted Nuthatch -1 White-breasted Nuthatch -4 Blue Jay -4 American Crow -6 Blue-headed Vireo -1 Red-eyed Vireo -4 American Goldfinch -12 Blue-winged Warbler -8 Nashville Warbler -2 Northern Parula -16+ Yellow Warbler -4 Magnolia Warbler -3 Black-throated Blue Warbler -9 Yellow-rumped Warbler -20+ Black-throated Green Warbler -16+ Pine Warbler -2 Palm Warbler -2 Cerulean Warbler -1 always in vicinity of Pleasant St. extension Black-and-white Warbler -12 American Redstart -6 Worm-eating Warbler -3 Ovenbird -20+ Common Yellowthroat -2 Scarlet Tanager -4 Eastern Towhee -40+ Chipping Sparrow -30+ Song Sparrow -2 White-crowned Sparrow -1 White-throated Sparrow -7 Northern Cardinal -8 Rose-breasted Grosbeak -2 Red-winged Blackbird -2 Common Grackle -6 Brown-headed Cowbird -12 Baltimore Oriole -25+ Jeffrey Offermann Cambridge offermannATcomcast.netSubject: Beech Forest, Provincetown - 5/8 - 9 warbler species, WC sparrow From: Matt Malin <hossfeldt AT yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 12:55:54 -0700 (PDT) Spent a rainy 3+ hours at Beech Forest this morning hoping for a fall out of sorts. Got some good suprises, but bird song was limited due to the wet conditions. Went around the loop twice, seperate lists for each trip. There are some obvious duplicates seen both trips. Loop 1: Location: Beech Forest, Provincetown Observation date: 5/8/08 Notes: Light drizzle 55-58 degrees, not much bird song, activity picked up at about 8AM Number of species: 34 Canada Goose 2 Green Heron 2 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Mourning Dove 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 4 Blue Jay 10 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 15 Tufted Titmouse 3 Red-breasted Nuthatch 4 White-breasted Nuthatch 1 American Robin 9 Gray Catbird 12 Northern Parula 3 Yellow Warbler 2 Magnolia Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-and-white Warbler 2 Ovenbird 1 Common Yellowthroat 1 Eastern Towhee 2 Chipping Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 21 White-crowned Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 20 Common Grackle 14 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 2 American Goldfinch 2 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/) Loop 2: Location: Beech Forest, Provincetown Observation date: 5/8/08 Notes: Heavier rain dampened song and sightings signifigantly. Some duplicates from first trip (SPSA, CAGO, HAWO, NOCA, PUFI, COGR, RWBL) Number of species: 31 Canada Goose 1 Spotted Sandpiper 3 Herring Gull 3 Hairy Woodpecker 1 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 6 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Red-breasted Nuthatch 5 White-breasted Nuthatch 2 Brown Creeper 1 Golden-crowned Kinglet 1 American Robin 4 Gray Catbird 8 Northern Parula 2 Yellow Warbler 5 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler 10 Black-throated Green Warbler 1 Black-and-white Warbler 8 Ovenbird 2 Common Yellowthroat 2 Eastern Towhee 1 Chipping Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 10 Northern Cardinal 2 Red-winged Blackbird 10 Common Grackle 10 Purple Finch 1 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/massaudubon/) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJSubject: Appleton Farms - 05-08-08 From: "David K Weaver" <cygnus-dkw AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:58:16 -0400 I led a Joppa Flats Education Center program at Appleton Farms, Ipswich, this morning. We had light rain early on, but were dry and quite warm by late morning. Warblers and bird song, in general, were sparse. Here's what we saw and/or heard: Canada Goose Red-tailed Hawk Killdeer Herring Gull Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Great Crested Flycatcher Blue Jay American Crow Black-capped Chickadee Tufted Titmouse White-breasted Nuthatch Eastern Bluebird American Robin European Starling Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Pine Warbler Black-and-White Warbler Ovenbird Scarlet Tanager Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Northern Cardinal Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Eastern Meadowlark Baltimore Oriole American Goldfinch Dave Weaver Manchester, MA 01944 cygnus-dkw AT verizon.netSubject: Gloucester and Rockport 5/7 and 5/7 From: John Robinson <johndrobinson AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:43 -0400 5/7 Cliff Swalow 2 Marmion Way Waring Field: Wild Turkey 2 Bobolink 3 Tree Swallow 2 (in bird house new this year) Savannah Sparrow 1 Niles Beach: Surf Scoter 3 Niles Pond: Dark-eyed Junco 1 Cedar Waxwing 1 Ring-necked Duck 3 Yellow-crowned Kinglet 2 Yellow Warbler 1 Muskrat 1 5/8 Halibut Point: Eastern Towhee 2 Gray Catbird many Brown Thrasher 2 Turkey Vulture 3 Brown-headed Cowbird 12 Common Yellowthroat 2 White-crowned Sparrow 3 Magnolia Warbler 1 House Wren 1 in nesting box in field close to parking lot Black and White Warbler 1 John Robinson, Rockport johndrobinson at verizon dot netSubject: HSR: Plum Island MA (07 May 2008) 8 Raptors From: reports AT hawkcount.org Date: 08 May 2008 15:05:13 -0400 Plum Island MA Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA Daily Raptor Counts: May 07, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Black Vulture 0 0 0 Turkey Vulture 0 1 29 Osprey 0 0 33 Bald Eagle 0 0 0 Northern Harrier 0 8 68 Sharp-shinned Hawk 2 26 62 Cooper's Hawk 0 1 11 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 2 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 4 Golden Eagle 0 0 0 American Kestrel 6 25 664 Merlin 0 22 52 Peregrine Falcon 0 1 9 Unknown Accipiter 0 1 1 Unknown Buteo 0 1 2 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 3 4 Total: 8 90 942 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 08:00:00 Observation end time: 14:00:00 Total observation time: 6 hours Official Counter: Bob Secatore Observers: Fay Vale, Peter Vale, Ted Mara, Walter Bockus Weather: Wind was originally light Northwest, but shifted at 9AM to East where it stayed rest of day. Temperature went from 14° C to 22 ° C. Cloud cover was not reported. Raptor Observations: Light flight. Most birds were fairly low (20-60 ft elevation). Once wind shifted to the East (~9 am), birds began appearing to the West (i.e., over road and marsh). As they approached, two Kestrels were mobbed by small passerines and, as a consequence, became very un-Kestrel-like in their flight movements with rapid wingbeats and erratic flight pattern. On these birds, initial observations as they approached at a distance and close scrutiny as they passed the platform confirmed that each was, indeed, a Kestrel and not a Merlin. Non-raptor Observations: ======================================================================== Report submitted by Craig Jackson (crleja AT yahoo.com) Plum Island, Parker River NWR, MA information may be found at: http://massbird.org/EMHW/ Site Description: coastal barrier island Directions to site: Site is Parking Lot #1 of the Parker River National Wildlifee Refuge on Plum Island, Newburyport, MA Take Plum Island Turnpike, cross bridge and take first right onto road leading to refuge. Parking Lot 1 is on left, shortly after passing refuge entranceSubject: Arlington Reservoir, 5/8/08 (Menotomy Bird Club) From: "Floyd, Chris" <chrisf AT mitre.org> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 14:20:25 -0400 Four of us from the Menotomy Bird Club had a pleasant walk around Arlington Reservoir this morning 0630-0800. We were only slightly dampened by the light rain. Unexpected was the almost total lack of warblers (only one migrant bird!). Good numbers of shorebirds compensated. Total 38 bird species. Great Blue Heron 1 Canada Goose 2 Mallard 20 incl one with ducklings on a rock Killdeer 2 switching incubation duty at scrape Lesser Yellowlegs 1 Solitary Sandpiper 7 Spotted Sandpiper 8 Least Sandpiper 10 Great Black-backed Gull 1 undetermined faded im plumage Rock Pigeon 2 Downy Woodpecker 3 Northern Flicker 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Warbling Vireo 6 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 1 No Rough-winged Swallow 3 Barn Swallow 1 Black-capped Chickadee 1 Tufted Titmouse 2 Carolina Wren 2 House Wren 1 American Robin 5 Gray Catbird 2 European Starling 5 Yellow Warbler 1 Northern Waterthrush 1 singing bird seen up close on Cataldo Trail Chipping Sparrow 2 Savannah Sparrow 7 Song Sparrow 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 singing male Red-winged Blackbird 8 Common Grackle 15 Brown-headed Cowbird 1 female Orchard Oriole 3 all singing: 1 ad, 1 im, 1 unseen Baltimore Oriole 12 American Goldfinch 1 House Sparrow 2 Plus Snapping Turtle 1 head Chris Floyd H. Christian Floyd Lexington chrisf AT mitre.orgSubject: The Battle Between the Frogs and the Mice From: stuarttwalker AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 17:59:16 +0000 Bimbo birders have the strength of ten because our hearts are pure. We are a bastion of moral superiority because so many of us are committed (for this year, anyway) Bigby birders - no, or little, carbon, tripping lightly upon our mother earth. Plum Island birders drive (hissssss) to go birding, pumping hundreds of pounds of hydrocarbons into the air. Clearly this is a classic example of the struggle between good and evil. Stuart Walker JP stuarttwalker AT comcast.netSubject: Middlesex Fells today From: "Marj. Rines" <marj AT mrines.com> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 13:09:35 -0400 Renee LaFontaine and I did a long walk in the Medford section of the Middlesex Fells today and had probably the best day ever for the Fells. Warblers were far too numerous to count, but we estimate well upwards of 300 Yellow-rumps alone. Very tough to see birds giving the poor light, leafed out trees, and the fact most were foraging up high, but there were places where the song was so intense it was hard to sort out one species from the next. The largest flocks were near entrances: Winford Way, Ramshead Road, and Medford High School (at the back, two trails near the skateboard ramp). Species seen or heard included: Least Flycatcher Great Crested Flycatcher Ruby-crowned Kinglet Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Blue-winged Warbler Nashville Warbler Northern Parula Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Magnolia Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Pine Warbler Prairie Warbler Palm Warbler Black-and-white Warbler American Redstart Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Common Yellowthroat Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting -- Marj. Rines Arlington, MA marj(at) mrines.comSubject: Saltmarsh Sparrow on Boston Common From: stuarttwalker AT comcast.net Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 17:01:57 +0000 Dexter Hunneman and I couldn't tell if this was a Nelson's inland, or a Saltmarsh - it seemed to have characteristics of each. I think we leaned more toward Saltmarsh, but hope someone else will check it out. It is part of a diffuse, diverse group of birds hanging around the Monument, on the side facing Tremont St. They move from the grass to the trees and back again. We saw at noon. Other birds included: White-crowned Sparrows (here and in the Garden near the old maintenance building) Swamp Sparrows Veery Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Ovenbirds various warblers could be heard in the trees. In the Public Garden were White-crowned Sparrows and large numbers of warblers, including Magnolia, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Parula, Black and white, Common Yellowthroat. The flowering trees were alive with birds. Dexter also saw a Lincoln's Sparrow, but I missed it. Stuart Walker Jamaica Plain stuarttwalker AT comcast.netSubject: Cerulean, Beaver Brook Waltham From: "Jason Forbes" <jason AT brewsterslinnet.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 13:00:20 -0400 I stopped at Beaver Brook Reservation on the Waltham/Belmont line today at lunch. The first bird I heard getting out of the car turned out to be a Cerulean Warbler! It was right next to the parking lot for the softball field at the end of Wilson Rd. (first left on Waverly Oaks Rd coming from Trapelo). It started out in the largest tree on the edge of the wooded area, eventually moving a short distance into the woods (right along the path on the left edge of the parking lot) and then returning to the edge just before I left. It was singing almost continuously, although it was often hard to find between the leaves and bright sky. I stayed with the Cerulean for pretty much the entire time I was there, but there appeared to be quite a few birds in the woods. I did come across a Blue-headed Vireo, Northern Parula, Indigo Bunting (or two), and more Yellow-rumps than I wanted to count. Jason -- Jason Forbes Waltham, MA www.brewsterslinnet.comSubject: First RT hummingbird, Concord, May 6 From: Mary Small <mhsmall AT zeus.bwh.harvard.edu> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:06:55 -0400 To add to the chorus of returning hummingbird reports, we had a male hummingbird at our feeder Tuesday evening (made three trips from 7:30 - 8 pm). Also, bats and a tiny sliver of a new moon with Mercury nearby on this fairly balmy evening. Mary Small Concord, Mass.Subject: Cogswell's Grant, Essex From: "John Nelson" <jnelson AT NORTHSHORE.EDU> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:34:24 -0400 A few highlights from yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon at Cogswell's Grant & adjacent marsh in Essex: 25 Glossy Ibis 2 Solitary Sandpiper 4 Eastern Meadowlark 5 Bobolink John Nelson GloucesterSubject: [Fwd: eBird Report - HP Westminster (From 31A Newcomb Rd.) , 5/8/08] From: Tom Pirro <alurap AT verizon.net> Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 10:03:25 -0500 (CDT) Birds seen and or heard from a trip up to High Ridge WMA area last evening: Canada Goose 8 Mallard 8 Hooded Merganser 1 Wild Turkey 1 Double-crested Cormorant 3 American Bittern 2 (one at the East gardner Road mash another from the Smith Street Marsh) Great Blue Heron 4 Broad-winged Hawk 1 Mourning Dove 5 Belted Kingfisher 1 Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 (from my yard, I now have seen the 6 expected woodpeckers in the yard after living here just two months) Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 4 Eastern Phoebe 5 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Blue Jay 4 Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1 Barn Swallow 2 Black-capped Chickadee 6 Tufted Titmouse 1 Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 (I've been seeing a few of these recently after a near abscence this winter and spring) White-breasted Nuthatch 1 House Wren 2 Wood Thrush 8 American Robin 35 Gray Catbird 6 European Starling 2 Yellow Warbler 3 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 3 Black-throated Green Warbler 2 Pine Warbler 1 Ovenbird 3 Common Yellowthroat 1 Eastern Towhee 3 Chipping Sparrow 9 Song Sparrow 4 Swamp Sparrow 2 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 4 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 5 Bobolink 3 Red-winged Blackbird 29 Common Grackle 11 Baltimore Oriole 1 Purple Finch 5 House Finch 1 Pine Siskin 1 (feeding station on East gardner Road with goldfinches) American Goldfinch 27 From Westminster this morning 5/8, most passerines were from my back deck, the gulls from Monty Tech Voc. school. >Canada Goose 20 >Ring-billed Gull 2 >Herring Gull (American) 20 >Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 (2nd cycle) >Great Black-backed Gull 10 >Mourning Dove 2 >Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 female >Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 >Downy Woodpecker 1 >Blue Jay 6 >American Crow 2 >Black-capped Chickadee 3 >Tufted Titmouse 1 >Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 >White-breasted Nuthatch 1 >House Wren 1 >Wood Thrush 2 >American Robin 5 >Gray Catbird 6 >European Starling 2 >Northern Parula 4 >Yellow Warbler 1 >Black-throated Blue Warbler 2 >Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 10 >Black-throated Green Warbler 2 >Black-and-white Warbler 1 >Scarlet Tanager 1 >Eastern Towhee 1 >Chipping Sparrow 4 >Northern Cardinal 2 >Red-winged Blackbird 3 >Common Grackle 3 >Baltimore Oriole 2 >American Goldfinch 5 >House Sparrow 5 > Tom Pirro Westminster, Ma. http://tpirro.blogspot.com/Subject: Forest Hills Cemetery - 5/8/08 (21 Warbler Sp.) From: "Andrew Birch" <andrewlbirch AT gmail.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:50:56 -0400 Hello All, With Jakes addition of Blackpoll on the way out and my addition of Tennesee at the Tower St. Gate we ended up at 21 Warbler Species for Forest Hills Cemetery today!!!! Wow! It was a great day of birding! 8 other intrepid birders joined me in the on again off again showers for the great show! The list follows... Location: Forest Hills Cemetery Observation date: 5/8/08 Notes: Cape May best seen on top of hill next to "lake". Jake and I had eye level views of the bird from there! (sorry Stuart you were correct you shouldn't have left : ) Number of species: 60 Canada Goose 10 Mallard 2 Red-tailed Hawk 1 Rock Pigeon 1 Mourning Dove 4 Chimney Swift 1 Downy Woodpecker 2 Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) 3 Eastern Phoebe 1 Great Crested Flycatcher 1 Eastern Kingbird 1 Blue-headed Vireo 1 Warbling Vireo 2 Blue Jay 4 American Crow 2 Tree Swallow 3 Black-capped Chickadee 12 Tufted Titmouse 4 Red-breasted Nuthatch 2 White-breasted Nuthatch 3 Carolina Wren 1 House Wren 1 Veery 1 American Robin 10 Gray Catbird 6 Northern Mockingbird 1 European Starling 12 ---- Blue-winged Warbler 1 Tennessee Warbler 1 (Andrew Birch only) Nashville Warbler 1 Northern Parula X Yellow Warbler 1 Chestnut-sided Warbler 2 Magnolia Warbler 2 Cape May Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 5 Yellow-rumped Warbler X Black-throated Green Warbler 3 Blackburnian Warbler 1 Prairie Warbler 3 Palm Warbler 6 Black-and-white Warbler X American Redstart 1 Ovenbird 3 Northern Waterthrush 1 Common Yellowthroat 2 Canada Warbler 1 Blackpoll Warbler 1 (Jake Miller only) ---- Chipping Sparrow X Savannah Sparrow 2 Song Sparrow 1 White-throated Sparrow 1 Northern Cardinal 3 Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1 Red-winged Blackbird 4 Common Grackle 8 Brown-headed Cowbird 5 Orchard Oriole 1 Baltimore Oriole 12 American Goldfinch 3 House Sparrow 12 This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) -- Andrew Birch Boston Birds Moderator http://bostonbirds.org Medford, MA andrewlbirch AT gmail.comSubject: Forest Hills Cemetery: Cape May, Blue-Wingeds and lots of other Warblers From: Jake Miller <fiatlux.interport AT rcn.com> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:37:25 -0400 Birders-- I just left Forest Hills Cemetery, where I joined the tail end of Andrew Birch's walk. These birds were all seen between 7 and 10 am. Warblers were moving a lot, but concentrated near the pond, near Rock Maple Ave and Near Cypress Ave. There was a lovely singing Cape May warbler among many others on the hill above Lake Hibiscus. There were two Blue-Winged Warblers, seen separately in the fruit trees around the lake, on the hill above the lake, and seen and heard together in the canopy visible from Cypress Ave near the Firefighters Memorial (head toward the lake from the Walk Hill Gate). Here's a summary of warblers observed on the walk, by me and Andrew after the walk, or by me after I left Andrew: Northern Parula many Canada Warbler 1 Black and White Warbler many Blackpoll Warbler 1 Blue-winged Warbler 2 Black-throated Blue Warbler 5+ Black Throated Green Warbler many Common Yellowthroat 3 Prairie Warbler 4+ Blackburnian Warbler 2 Yellow Warbler 2 Yellow-rumped Warbler many American Redstart 2 Magnolia Warbler 3+ Chestnut-sided Warbler 2+ Northern Waterthrush (stump dump "pond" early) Ovenbird 5+ (including 4 together on Cypress Ave) I will try to post my complete list later, but wanted to get the word out. Good birding. --Jake |