Massachusetts Birds

[MASSBIRD] Yellow-Crowned Night Heron in Dartmouth

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:48:11 -0500

right next to our road! Don't know if he or she will stick around, but I
hope so.

--
Alice Morgan
Brookline & S. Dartmouth, MA

[MASSBIRD] Two days in May

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:37:48 -0500

Massbirders:

There is a spot on the hellcat trail leading out to the old blind that has always seemed to be particularly productive. It is right after the north junction to the marsh loop, after the short flight of steps. Known by many as "Warbler corner", Lois Cooper and I have always referred to

[MASSBIRD] Last minute $500 scholarships available for adults for 6-day Audubon birding programs in Maine

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:08:33 -0500

Thanks to Erica Van Etten for the following information. A great
opportunity!

Barbara Volkle
Northbouegh, MA
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Subject: Last minute $500 scholarships available for
adults for 6-day Audubon birding programs

[MASSBIRD] Hooded warbler, Plum Island

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:00:08 -0500

A customer stopped by the store at 4:40 to report that he spotted a Hooded warbler in the pannes at Plum Island, PRNWR, in the same area that Steve Grinley had conducted his morning warbler walk today.

Barrett Bacall

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA

[MASSBIRD] BirdsEye-Gray Farm Road, Littleton, MA-2012-5-25

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:03:48 -0500

Had a very pleasurable early afternoon walk with my Corgi, Gildor, along
Gray Farm Road in Littleton (which is off of Hartwell Avenue). There is a
fairly new but slow-going development being put in along what I refer to as
the Gray Farm Rd Loop. This has taken several years to happen though,

[MASSBIRD] Eastern pt Gloucester

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:33:21 -0500

Cool looks at shorebirds this afternoon at Brace Cove: black-bellied plover, ruddy turnstones, red knot, semi palm plovers and pipers. Also killdeer nesting and bl-cr night heron nearby. Myriad c. Waxwings and yellow warblers. Large scoter flock ( at least 60) hanging out in the harbor off Niles beach. The

[MASSBIRD] Plymouth Airport

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:21:47 -0500

Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries' Friday Morning Birders found 55
species today, mostly at the Plymouth Airport, including singing
GRASSHOPPER SPARROWS, VESPER SPARROWS and BROWN THRASHERS. We did not
find upland sandpipers, the target species for the day.

Please note, for future reference, that when we headed for Plane Jane's,
the airport restaurant, someone

[MASSBIRD] FOY cardinal fledgling, other nest news, Rehoboth

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:00:07 -0500

This morning a very young cardinal fledgling was poking around and chirping in the bush outside my home office window. Glad to see him/her, as I had an abundance of cowbirds loitering around this spring. Also monitoring phoebe and titmouse nestlings, but the chickadees are lagging behind, having just finished

[MASSBIRD] Kirtland's Warbler trip -Part 2

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:04:03 -0500

Day 4 May 19th - Our goal today was Pt Pelee National Park located in Leamington, Ontario - this spit extends approx. southward into Lake Erie. As one would expect, volumes of migrants are concentrated throughout the park. As we drove down the entrance road around 6 am, the song

[MASSBIRD] Another Oops

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:20:55 -0500

Hi massbirders,
i apologize for being one day ahead of the calender for all of the last three postings! Revere Beach and Brooks Estate were yesterday. Flowed Meadow in Newton is from today. Now, I need to go to bed.
Thanks, and good-bye

[MASSBIRD] Oops

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:16:56 -0500

Oops,
5/23, not 5/24
thanks

[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Brooks Estate, May 24, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:49:09 -0500

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Brooks Estate, Middlesex, US-MA
May 24, 2012 11:40 AM - 3:00 PM
Protocol: Traveling
1.2 mile(s)
36 species

Mallard 1
Great Blue Heron 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 1
Chimney Swift

[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Flowed Meadow, May 25, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:48:56 -0500

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Flowed Meadow, Middlesex, US-MA
May 25, 2012 11:05 AM - 1:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: conservation land of the city of Newton; it consists

[MASSBIRD] 18 Manx Shearwater at Revere Beach, etc.-5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:55:21 -0500

Hi,
I walked the three miles of the beach; I then walked two miles back. four plus hours spent here:
18 MANX SHEARWATER-only once did I see all eighteen shearwaters the entire time there; this was opposite Wonderland Station. At other times, groups of three to six birds noted; however, shearwaters were seen along the entire

[MASSBIRD] Re: Foss Reservoir

Thu, 24 May 2012 17:14:08 -0500

This is my first post, so I hope that I do it right.

I work near the junction of White Bagley Road and Route 9. The island in that Reservoir is hosting at least 10 Great Blue Heron nests and a large number of Cormorant nests. I stuck an

[MASSBIRD] Plum Island Tennessee Warbler

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:47:54 -0500

I saw a male on the Dune Trail, far side of the main road, this morning. It
was silent. Other warblers included Magnolia, Black and White, Am.Redstart
and of course Yellow and Common Yellowthroat. Neither saw nor heard the
Kentucky. Least Terns were flying in several areas, and this time I had
excellent looks

[MASSBIRD] Bald Hill Reservation--IBA (Boxford), May 24, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:51:34 -0500

> Bald Hill Reservation--IBA (Boxford)
> May 24, 2012 8:30 AM - 12:20 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.0 mile(s)
> Comments: I birded the south side of Crooked Pond (out the pond-side
> trail, back on the upland trail) and had phenomenal birds, though not in
> great numbers.

[MASSBIRD] Kirtland's Warbler trip - Part 1

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:39:30 -0500

A group from Drumlin Farm WS traveled to MI & OH from May 16th to the 22nd to experience their migration plus many of their breeding species. Each day the weather was ideal - cool in the mornings, warming up during the day to the mid-eighties, not windy overall. Each

[MASSBIRD] Kentucky Warbler Update-Plum Is, 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:49:33 -0500

Bonnie Buxton called the store at 1:35pm to report that the KENTUCKY WARBLER continues on Plum Island. She was hearing the bird along the Marsh Trail at Hellcat, after climbing the stairs and just after the boardwalk curves left, heading out toward the old blind. The bird was singing

[MASSBIRD] Foss Reservoir

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:06:25 -0500

Something that I thought might interest you all. I work in Framingham and get to, almost on a daily basis, see Bald Eagles fly by heading to an island on Foss Reservoir. I know that cormorants and herons nest out there so I thought I would take a look using Google maps. Here

[MASSBIRD] Tenn warb..m. PI

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:18:40 -0500

On 2d part of dune trail. Silent

[MASSBIRD] Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Marsh Loop & Kentucky Warbler

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:52:34 -0500

Subject bird seen independent of 17 Black-crowned Night-Heron shortly after 7am.
Tim Spahr located a Kentucky Warbler north of HELLCAT crossing.
Sue McGrath
NEWBURYPORT

[MASSBIRD] Kentucky warbler- Plum Island 5/24

Thu, 24 May 2012 08:51:18 -0500

Tim Spahr called at 9:20 am to report a Kentucky warbler singing on the west side of the road about 300 yds north of the Hellcat/Goodno Crosswalk. The bird was in quite deep, not providing good viewing.

Steve Grinley
Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Nature Shop at Joppa Flats
Newburyport, MA USA
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[MASSBIRD] Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, May 23, 2012

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:23:19 -0500

> Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
> May 23, 2012 9:15 AM - 12:45 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 8.0 mile(s)
> Comments: I birded to Hellcat and back. Few migrants were around, but
> I heard several species I had missed up to now. I heard no

[MASSBIRD] Wild West Newbury - 5/23/12

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:28:16 -0500

Birders,

This evening's [second to last] Wild West Newbury on Wednesday program
began at Pike's Bridge Road parking lot with Blue-winged Warblers
Blue-gray Gnatcatchers.

We headed to Rogers Street and had an Eastern Kingbird teed up in the
company of anglers.

At Cherry Hill Reservoir, we walked to the pump house in the

[MASSBIRD] Moose Hill Farm, Sharon, 5/23/12

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:35:51 -0500

6:15-8 pm, overcast, then sunny
Old Summit Rd and Power Lines trails, barn

Gray Catbirds- many
Chipping Sparrow
American Goldfinch
European Starling
Cedar Waxwings 3+
(unidentified) Vireo - Blue-headed or Red-eyed
Northern Cardinal
Ovenbirds
Northern Flicker
American Robins
Eastern Towhee- many
Field Sparrow- many
Song Sparrows
Wood Thrushes
Scarlet Tanagers 3+
Blue Jays
Great Blue Heron -flying overhead
Great-crested Flycatcher 2+
Blue-winged Warblers
Common Yellowthroats-3+
Common Grackle
Baltimore Oriole
Prairie Warblers- 3+
Yellow Warbler 2+
Red-winged

[MASSBIRD] Mt. Auburn and beyond, 5/23

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:00:15 -0500

Hello Massbirders,
When you don't see any reports from Mt. Auburn Cemetery for several days in late May, take that as a hint. We birded from 7:00-9:00 with just a few warbler species. It was almost as if the migration season was over here....Strange! Typically in "5C" the place is

[MASSBIRD] Plum Island/Parker River NWR - 05-23-12

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:52:42 -0500

Bill Gette and I led today's Wednesday Morning Birding program out of Joppa
Flats Education Center directly onto Plum Island and Parker River National
Wildlife Refuge with quite an entourage. A misty, cloudy start gave way to
partly cloudy skies, temps in the upper 60s to low 70s, and calm conditions.
Turned out

[MASSBIRD] SVT Memorial Forest/Hop Brook Marsh/Marlborough Desert, May 23, 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 12:43:05 -0500

Seeing that it might not rain, I did a long walk I have been eyeing in the southern half of the Assabet IBA, comprising the Sudbury Valley Trustees Memorial Forest, Hop Brook Marsh, and the Marlborough Desert Conservation Area, all beautifully linked with broad sandy trails. Highlight is the

[MASSBIRD] Brookline Bird Club Pelagic Workshops - June 20 and Aug 22

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:22:34 -0500

The Brookline Bird Club is hosting two workshops on pelagic birding. The first in our series, Pelagics 101 on June 20, is a general overview, including preparations for a pelagic birding trip and what birds to expect. The second workshop, Pelagics 201 on August 22 is designed to cover

[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Ocean Ave. opp. Flint St., May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:43:56 -0500

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Ocean Ave. opp. Flint St., Essex, US-MA
May 22, 2012 4:35 PM - 4:38 PM
Protocol: Stationary
Comments: American Oystercatcher
5

[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, May 22, 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:37:01 -0500

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Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, US-MA
May 22, 2012 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.9 mile(s)
Comments: No sign of

[MASSBIRD] Bird Research Gives Insight on Neurological Diseases

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:27:30 -0500

Birders,

Researchers at Duke study birdsong & birds' brains which will provide
insight about human neurological disorders like Huntington's
& Parkinson's disease.

"A sparrow~Rs song may seem a simple melody, but it~Rs actually the
product of some pretty sophisticated brainwork. In fact,
studying how birds sing may give us new insights about our own

[MASSBIRD] Barred Owls calling, Mansfield, 5-19, 11:45 PM

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:59:15 -0500

If you're in the area of East St, Mansfield, past Flint Farm, late at
night, roll your windows down and see if the Barred Owls are calling. One of my
daughter's friends lives down there and sent her a recording, which she
managed to send to my

[MASSBIRD] Cattle Egret-Foxborough, 20 Concord Dr-2012-5-22

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:20:20 -0500

Observer: Justin Lawson
2012-05-22 11:17
Foxborough, 20 Concord Dr
Protocol: Incidental
Observers: 1
All birds reported? Yes
1 Cattle Egret in Gillette stadium parking lot feeding. I have
photos

justin lawson
Millbury. ma

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[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, May 21, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:52:56 -0500

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Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, Middlesex, US-MA
May 21, 2012 2:50 PM - 5:50 PM
Protocol: Traveling
0.8 mile(s)
Comments: birded with Christine

[MASSBIRD] Fw: eBird Report - Parker River NWR, May 18, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:41:06 -0500

Sorry I'm late with this report. Very busy weekend. But thought it still
might be worth posting.

Walt Webb
Westwood, MA
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> Parker River NWR, Essex,

[MASSBIRD] Purple Martins - Plum Island

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:02:28 -0500

Massbirders,

/They're back! /

The first Purple Martin was reported on April 15th by several of the
faithful Plum Island birders. The spring hawk watchers report that the
male martins are defending Lot # 1 from the migrating hawks.

The gourds and some of the wooden nest boxes were opened on April

[MASSBIRD] RE: [Arlington Birds] Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, May 21, 2012 Willow Flycatcher, Orchard Oriole

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:46:08 -0500

I can make a couple of interesting additions to this list from a visit 0830-0945 before my 1000 first meeting at Hanscom today.

Virginia Rail 1 adult with one tiny black downy chick, seen in sparser cattails from trail left about 200 yards

[MASSBIRD] Great Meadows NWR--Concord Unit, May 21, 2012 Willow Flycatcher, Orchard Oriole

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:02 -0500

Canada Goose 90 29 Gosslings
Mute Swan 2
Wood Duck 16 9 ducklings
Mallard 15 8 ducklings
Hooded Merganser 2
Pied-billed Grebe 1
Double-crested Cormorant 1
Great Blue Heron 7
Osprey 1
Cooper's Hawk 2
Red-tailed Hawk

[MASSBIRD] MV Wilson's Plover May 18-19

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:03:37 -0500

Correction: This is the blog address that will work:

http://ottgallerymv.com/lannymcdowellavianart/index.php/2012/05/visiting-wil
sons-plover-picks-choice-vineyard-beachfront/

[MASSBIRD] female Wilson's Plover on MV

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:57:49 -0500

Luanne Johnson, founder of BiodiversityWorks here on the Vineyard, found a
nice Wilson's Plover on an up-Island beach in the course of her rounds in
protecting nesting plovers, AMOYs and terns. This would seem to be a new
early record - May 18 - for the Island.
New blog on recent MV Wilson's

[MASSBIRD] Boston Harbor Nesting Bird Cruise: June 3

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:40:45 -0500

Register Now for the Boston Harbor Islands Nesting Bird Cruise!

Sunday, June 3

Meeting place: Boston Harbor Islands Alliance Pavillion

Meeting time: 9:00 a.m.; boat departs 9:30 a.m.

Cost: $20 general/$15 for Brookline Bird Club members

SPACE IS LIMITED!

We hope you can join us for a tour through the outskirts of Boston Harbor
Islands National Park

[MASSBIRD] Ipswich cattle egrets

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:27:26 -0500

I forgot to mention Saturday that I saw 3 cattle egrets in the usual place
at Maplecroft Farm--but no cows! This was at 1320 Saturday. The three were
wandering around looking for food as if they didn't miss the cows. These
are presumably the same three that

[MASSBIRD] May 18th and 20th, 2012: Marshbird Survey at the USFWS GMNWR Concord Impoundments - Photos and Recordings Included

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:30:22 -0500

Hello -

This weekend, in the capacity of USFWS volunteer, I surveyed the upper and lower pools of the GMNWR Concord impoundments. Friday I did the lower pool and Sunday I did the upper pool. The surveys were a combination of canoeing and broadcasting from the dikes. The surveys start 1/2

[MASSBIRD] Carter Fields, West Boxford, May 20, 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 00:51:45 -0500

> Carter Fields, West Boxford
> May 20, 2012 12:45 PM - 4:30 PM
> Protocol: Traveling
> 2.5 mile(s)
> Comments: I led a walk for Essex County Greenbelt at their Carter
> Fields property, the wooded hillside and swamp that includes the
> (formerly) very large great blue

[MASSBIRD] Little River Trail, Newburyport - 5/20/12

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:05:50 -0500

Birders,

I led a small group on the Little River Trail in Newburyport this
morning. I so enjoy introducing people to the Little River Trail. This
underutilized birding area is always rewarding on Sundays mornings. We
gathered and entered from the Hale Street trailhead, one may also enter
the trail

[MASSBIRD] HSR: Pilgrim Heights (18 May 2012) 32 Raptors

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:05:12 -0500

Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 18, 2012
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Black Vulture

[MASSBIRD] Crestwood Country Club Rehoboth @ 44 pairs of Purple Martins and 88 birds

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:31:40 -0500

Hello Mass Birders
Crestwood Country Club in Rehoboth is now the second largest colony in the state and excellent role model in Purple Martin Conservation.
With 44 pair and over 88 birds. The site can longer take in any birds. And

[MASSBIRD] HSR: Pilgrim Heights (17 May 2012) 16 Raptors

Sun, 20 May 2012 20:05:16 -0500

Pilgrim Heights
North Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: May 17, 2012
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Black Vulture