Before this momentous day was filled with feasting, football and family got into full-swing, I joined my good buddy Kirk Marshall on a morning/early afternoon stuffed with bird watching! And what a way to start off the day by shooting for our main target species, the rare Pink-footed Goose! This vagrant from Eurasia had been seen over the past week or so in the fields near the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School and in the fields in and around the Davis Farm Conservation Land. For today and the past couple of days, the Pink-footed had been sighted by other birders in and around a pond (on a private residence) just due west of the Frost/Fairview Farm area (which is across the street, that being 117/North Road, from the Davis Farm CL) in Sudbury, MA. This amazing Lifer was enjoying itself amongst a moderate-sized flock of Canada Geese (35-50 birds) and a lone juvenile Snow Goose. We had fantastic looks at its pink feet as it would preen itself and walk amongst the Canadas up on the shore of the pond. Its a crying shame I don't have a good camera, for I would have loved to have taken some photos of this once-in-a-lifetime bird!
The route Kirk and I took to get to this location is as follows: From Burlington - take 128/95 South to Exit 30B for Route 2A West. Take 2A West until it joins up with Route 2 West. Continue on 2/2A West until you get to the intersection for Route 126. Take Route 126 South (a left) towards Lincoln/Framingham until it intersects with Route 117. Proceed to take 117 West (a right) towards Concord/Sudbury. The parking lot for the Davis Farm Conservation Land is approx. a mile past the intersection of 117 and Sudbury Road (Nine-Acres Corner) on your left with Frost Farm on your right. Park in the parking lot for the Davis Farm Conservation Land/Recreation Park, cross the street (Route 117/North Road) and go up the private driveway that parallels an old railroad bed that abuts the Frost/Fairview Farms area. The pond with the geese will be on your left across the railroad bed as you walk up the driveway.
Anyhow, after observing this beautiful and rare goose, Kirk and I made our way up to Parker River NWR (Plum Island) to see if we could chance upon at least one Cave Swallow of the myriad of swallows that had been reported over the past day or so up and down the east coast from Maine to New York. Sadly, no luck whatsoever in terms of coming across a single Cave Swallow. It was the second time we had ventured out for such a swallow and came up empty (last time happened to be not too long ago at Salisbury Beach State Reservation). Still, I came across another new Life bird at Stage Island Pool, the fairly common Northern Pintail. I say common because it is, I just never had the fortune of coming across any, though in my defense, I haven't been seriously bird watching for terribly long (coming on 3 years now). What a gorgeous dabbling duck the Pintail is, especially the male of course! Truly lovely! Goes right up there with my other favorite ducks, the Wood Duck and the Harlequin Duck! Another fave duck of mine we observed yesterday at SIP were a few Buffleheads of which I had not seen since last winter (yes, I know, its not technically winter yet, but it sure feels and looks like it)! Other highlights were seeing a lone, mature adult Bald Eagle soaring high over us while stopping by the Wardens and a handful of Northern Shovelers at Stage Island Pool. Below are the checklists from both locations visited yesterday....happy birding everybody and I hope everyone had a momentous Thanksgiving full of good times and deliciousness!
Location: Frost/Fairview Farm, Sudbury, MA
Observation date: 11/25/10
Notes: This location is a private residence (due to the no trespassing signs located along the drive up to the location marked on the map). As noted from the checklist, our target species was the Pink-footed Goose that had been seen for the past week or so in the fields near the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School as well as the fields located in the Davis Farm Conservation Land located just south of this observation area. For the past couple of days the Pink-footed was seen with a moderate-sized flock of Canada's and a lone juvenile Snow Goose as is noted in this checklist. My buddy and myself also observed the Pink-footed Goose along with Zeke Cornwell (Cornell?) and a young lady named Lisa (did not happen to catch her last name, unforatunately).
Number of species: 5
Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus 1
Snow Goose - Chen caerulescens 1
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 35
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 3
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
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Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 11/25/10
Notes: Northern Pintails, Buffleheads and Shovelers seen at Stage Island Pool; Bald Eagle seen soaring over the Wardens
Number of species: 19
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 125
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 75
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 25
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata 6
Northern Pintail - Anas acuta 20
Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola 4
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 2
Bald Eagle - Haliaeetus leucocephalus 1
Northern Harrier - Circus cyaneus 1
peep sp. - Calidris sp. 12
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 5
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 8
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 6
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 2
American Tree Sparrow - Spizella arborea 5
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 3
White-throated Sparrow - Zonotrichia albicollis 4
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) - Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis 7
House Finch - Carpodacus mexicanus 1
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Friday, November 26, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
eBird Report - Parker River NWR, 9/5/10 - 4 More Lifers---JOOOOY! Gotta love Plum!
Yeup, 4 more Lifers (White-rumped Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper & Whimbrel), bring my Life List total to 249 species of birds seen to date!! Thanks be to my excellent buddy Kirk Marshall and fellow birder extraordinaire Eric Labato for such an awesome day of birding (though it had a wee bit of a rough start). What I mean by that is Kirk's scope he purchased earlier this spring already is having issues. The prism near the eyepiece was off-kilter, for it had lost its adhesive that kept it in place. Kirk pulled a MacGuyver and jimmy-rigged his scope, using part of a Q-Tip to wedge it in-between the prism and the inner casing. It worked, though he will try to properly amend his beloved scope later!
Anyhow, thanks to posts from Eric Labato from Plum Island (Parker River NWR) over the past couple of days, Kirk and I had our sights set on a few target species, that being the Stilt Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper and the Whimbrel. But this is not the only thanks we must give Eric, for we met up with him at Hellcat on the boardwalk leading to the observation blind. His expertise and observation skills were invaluable as the 3 of us proceeded to hit up the Dune Loop at Hellcat, The Pines and Bill Forward Pool Observation Platform. It was at BFP that we came upon the aforementioned Stilt and Baird's Sandpipers! They were intermingling with White-rumped Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and a pair of Black-bellied Plovers. A pair of Pied-billed Grebes were nearby, as well as a Belted Kingfisher of which I thought was kinda a bit out of place with all those shorebirds around! But in nearly one fell-swoop, all aforementioned shorebirds took off in flight thanks to a strafing run by a Peregrine Falcon that had been buzzing back and forth in between the Pines and Hellcat! Always a treat to see such an impressive, speedy raptor!
But the first Lifer of the day was also the best bird of the day, seeing 6 Whimbrels at the Salt Pannes before making our way down to Hellcat. What a striking, remarkable and rather large shorebird with down-curved bill, prominent black head stripes and gray legs! Simply lovely! A great day of birding that was finished off with a nice meal at the Agawam Diner in Rowley! I hope everyone else's Labor Day weekend has been good so far! Happy birding to all my friends!
Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 9/5/10
Notes: Birded with Kirk Marshall and Eric Labato. Pied-billed Grebes, Stilt Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Belted Kingfisher and about half of Semipalmated Sandpipers seen at Bill Forward Pool Observation Blind at around Noon time before being strafed repeatedly by an impetuous Peregrine Falcon; Willet, other Semipalmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Whimbrels seen at Salt Pannes; Killdeers seen at Plum Island Airport while trying to find Buff-breasted Sandpiper (no luck).
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 32
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 10
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps 2 (Bill Forward Pool)
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 8
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 4
Great Egret - Ardea alba 9
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 6
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 1
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus 1 (In between The Pines, BFP and Hellcat)
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 2 (Bill Forward Pool)
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 4 (Plum Island Airfield)
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 8 (Salt Pannes)
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 1 (Salt Pannes)
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 5 (Salt Pannes)
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus 6 (Salt Pannes)
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla 21 (BFP & Salt Pannes)
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 3 (Salt Pannes)
White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis 13 (Bill Forward Pool)
Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 4
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 6
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1 (The Pines)
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 5
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 8 (Dune Loop at Hellcat)
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1 (The Wardens)
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis 1 (Dune Loop at Hellcat)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 1
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 2
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 1 (The Pines)
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1 (heard only near Lot 2)
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 3
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Anyhow, thanks to posts from Eric Labato from Plum Island (Parker River NWR) over the past couple of days, Kirk and I had our sights set on a few target species, that being the Stilt Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper and the Whimbrel. But this is not the only thanks we must give Eric, for we met up with him at Hellcat on the boardwalk leading to the observation blind. His expertise and observation skills were invaluable as the 3 of us proceeded to hit up the Dune Loop at Hellcat, The Pines and Bill Forward Pool Observation Platform. It was at BFP that we came upon the aforementioned Stilt and Baird's Sandpipers! They were intermingling with White-rumped Sandpipers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, and a pair of Black-bellied Plovers. A pair of Pied-billed Grebes were nearby, as well as a Belted Kingfisher of which I thought was kinda a bit out of place with all those shorebirds around! But in nearly one fell-swoop, all aforementioned shorebirds took off in flight thanks to a strafing run by a Peregrine Falcon that had been buzzing back and forth in between the Pines and Hellcat! Always a treat to see such an impressive, speedy raptor!
But the first Lifer of the day was also the best bird of the day, seeing 6 Whimbrels at the Salt Pannes before making our way down to Hellcat. What a striking, remarkable and rather large shorebird with down-curved bill, prominent black head stripes and gray legs! Simply lovely! A great day of birding that was finished off with a nice meal at the Agawam Diner in Rowley! I hope everyone else's Labor Day weekend has been good so far! Happy birding to all my friends!
Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 9/5/10
Notes: Birded with Kirk Marshall and Eric Labato. Pied-billed Grebes, Stilt Sandpiper, Baird's Sandpiper, Black-bellied Plovers, White-rumped Sandpipers, Belted Kingfisher and about half of Semipalmated Sandpipers seen at Bill Forward Pool Observation Blind at around Noon time before being strafed repeatedly by an impetuous Peregrine Falcon; Willet, other Semipalmated Sandpipers, Least Sandpipers and Whimbrels seen at Salt Pannes; Killdeers seen at Plum Island Airport while trying to find Buff-breasted Sandpiper (no luck).
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 32
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 10
Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps 2 (Bill Forward Pool)
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 8
Great Blue Heron - Ardea herodias 4
Great Egret - Ardea alba 9
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 6
Turkey Vulture - Cathartes aura 1
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus 1 (In between The Pines, BFP and Hellcat)
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 2 (Bill Forward Pool)
Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus 4 (Plum Island Airfield)
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 8 (Salt Pannes)
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 1 (Salt Pannes)
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 5 (Salt Pannes)
Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus 6 (Salt Pannes)
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla 21 (BFP & Salt Pannes)
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 3 (Salt Pannes)
White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis 13 (Bill Forward Pool)
Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 4
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus 6
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 1
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Archilochus colubris 1 (The Pines)
Belted Kingfisher - Megaceryle alcyon 1 (Bill Forward Pool)
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 2
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 5
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 8 (Dune Loop at Hellcat)
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1 (The Wardens)
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 5
Red-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta canadensis 1 (Dune Loop at Hellcat)
White-breasted Nuthatch - Sitta carolinensis 1
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 2
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 1 (The Pines)
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 1 (heard only near Lot 2)
Northern Cardinal - Cardinalis cardinalis 2
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 3
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Plum Island in Newburyport, MA.....always top notch, no matter what time of the year!
A week removed from being up in the Great North Woods of Coos County in the township of Pittsburg, NH, I was at it again, getting my "bird" on with my good buddy Kirk Marshall up at Sandy Point State Reservation and Parker River NWR on Plum Island! We had several target species to shoot for, and we knew we had to get to Plum early to avoid the droves of "beach weasels" that enjoy getting skin cancer. Don't get me wrong, it was a nice day, but burning my skin to a crisp doesn't sound like a good idea to me......getting my skin burnt to a crisp while searching out all sorts of bird species sounds like a much better idea!! Thankfully, I had some good breathable clothing and the all important "field" hat with a brim all the way around to protect my pale, freckled skin on and near my head!
Ah yes, got a bit sidetracked there....the target species we had on our docket were as follows: Western Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher (Kirk had already seen these prior to this trip) and most importantly, the quite rare (in this region anyhow) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher!! This wonderful, extremely long-tailed bird (fairly common in places like Oklahoma) had been seen for what, about a week and a half, with several birders having seen it and a number taking some decent photos of it. Our first priority was trying to get on the Scissor-tailed that had been found at Sandy Point. We had been perusing the general area that this bird had been seen for about an hour and half or so, but then decided to keep on going, checking out the rest of the hotspots where other bird species we hoped to see would be. Not a half hour later after we had left Sandy Point did we find out from other birders (seemingly everyone we came across) that the Scissor-tailed had indeed come out from hiding for a few minutes before being harassed and chased off by the myriad numbers of Tree Swallows that had called Plum Island home today. Needless to say we were definitely even more bummed when we found out it was indeed still hanging around the area. But by that time, we had had our fill, and Plum Island was filling up fast with "beach weasels" galore (and the sun was draining us of energy as well).
We didn't get upon the Western Sandpiper or Stilt Sandpipers either (at least we think we didn't anyhow.....shorebirds/waders are such a frakking pain in the buttocks to identify, especially to a novice like myself). However, we did see several Short-billed Dowitchers (a Lifer for myself) at BFP, feeding with that sewing machine motion of theirs, as well as a Black-bellied Plover coming in for a landing at Bill Forward Pool to give us some amazing looks of it in its full breeding plumage!
Despite coming up short, we still had a great time seeing all that we could see (the full sightings list is below) whilst getting nagged by sand fleas and greenheads and the onslaught of full-on "sunnage" upon us (at least after the morning fog had lifted). We ended our time up in Essex County having lunch at the Agawam Diner in Rowley off of Route 1. While enjoying our cheese steak sandwiches, we were "graced" with a surprise visit from Senator Scott Brown, his wife Gail Huff (yeah WCVB Channel 5!!), along with perhaps one of his aides (?) and one of his rather lovely daughters....Ayla Brown?? Not too sure. Never did watch American Idol, and never will! It certainly made for a more interesting than usual time at the Agawam!
Happy birding everyone, and some day I will get upon a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (also got jipped at the Orange Municipal Airport in Orange last year of one)! Take care folks!!
Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 8/1/10
Notes: Numbers of Tree Swallows are more than likely conservative, as well as number of Bank Swallows intermingling with Tree Swallows; struck-out in search of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, but was seen by other birders visiting Plum; numbers of shorebirds are also conservative, and since not entirely familiar with all species of waders, may have overlooked species not noted in this list.
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 34
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 3
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 18
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 7
Great Egret - Ardea alba 10
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 6
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 8
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 4
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla 21
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 19
Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic) - Limnodromus griseus griseus 26
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 5
Herring Gull (American) - Larus argentatus smithsonianus 7
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 3
Least Tern - Sternula antillarum 9
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo 3
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 4
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 3
Purple Martin - Progne subis 8
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 1250
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia 11
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 6
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 4
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 33
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 40
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 4
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 1
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 3
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 5
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 4
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 3
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 1
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 7
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Ah yes, got a bit sidetracked there....the target species we had on our docket were as follows: Western Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher (Kirk had already seen these prior to this trip) and most importantly, the quite rare (in this region anyhow) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher!! This wonderful, extremely long-tailed bird (fairly common in places like Oklahoma) had been seen for what, about a week and a half, with several birders having seen it and a number taking some decent photos of it. Our first priority was trying to get on the Scissor-tailed that had been found at Sandy Point. We had been perusing the general area that this bird had been seen for about an hour and half or so, but then decided to keep on going, checking out the rest of the hotspots where other bird species we hoped to see would be. Not a half hour later after we had left Sandy Point did we find out from other birders (seemingly everyone we came across) that the Scissor-tailed had indeed come out from hiding for a few minutes before being harassed and chased off by the myriad numbers of Tree Swallows that had called Plum Island home today. Needless to say we were definitely even more bummed when we found out it was indeed still hanging around the area. But by that time, we had had our fill, and Plum Island was filling up fast with "beach weasels" galore (and the sun was draining us of energy as well).
We didn't get upon the Western Sandpiper or Stilt Sandpipers either (at least we think we didn't anyhow.....shorebirds/waders are such a frakking pain in the buttocks to identify, especially to a novice like myself). However, we did see several Short-billed Dowitchers (a Lifer for myself) at BFP, feeding with that sewing machine motion of theirs, as well as a Black-bellied Plover coming in for a landing at Bill Forward Pool to give us some amazing looks of it in its full breeding plumage!
Despite coming up short, we still had a great time seeing all that we could see (the full sightings list is below) whilst getting nagged by sand fleas and greenheads and the onslaught of full-on "sunnage" upon us (at least after the morning fog had lifted). We ended our time up in Essex County having lunch at the Agawam Diner in Rowley off of Route 1. While enjoying our cheese steak sandwiches, we were "graced" with a surprise visit from Senator Scott Brown, his wife Gail Huff (yeah WCVB Channel 5!!), along with perhaps one of his aides (?) and one of his rather lovely daughters....Ayla Brown?? Not too sure. Never did watch American Idol, and never will! It certainly made for a more interesting than usual time at the Agawam!
Happy birding everyone, and some day I will get upon a Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (also got jipped at the Orange Municipal Airport in Orange last year of one)! Take care folks!!
Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 8/1/10
Notes: Numbers of Tree Swallows are more than likely conservative, as well as number of Bank Swallows intermingling with Tree Swallows; struck-out in search of Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, but was seen by other birders visiting Plum; numbers of shorebirds are also conservative, and since not entirely familiar with all species of waders, may have overlooked species not noted in this list.
Number of species: 38
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 34
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 3
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 18
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 7
Great Egret - Ardea alba 10
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 6
Black-bellied Plover - Pluvialis squatarola 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 8
Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca 4
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 2
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla 21
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 19
Short-billed Dowitcher (Atlantic) - Limnodromus griseus griseus 26
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 5
Herring Gull (American) - Larus argentatus smithsonianus 7
Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus 3
Least Tern - Sternula antillarum 9
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo 3
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 4
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 3
Purple Martin - Progne subis 8
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 1250
Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia 11
Eastern Bluebird - Sialia sialis 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 6
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 4
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 1
European Starling - Sturnus vulgaris 33
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 40
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 4
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 1
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 3
Song Sparrow - Melospiza melodia 5
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 4
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 3
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 1
American Goldfinch - Spinus tristis 7
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
eBird Report - Parker River NWR, 5/23/10 - 4 more Lifers!
Today's weather sure was interesting during our time at Plum. Kirk nor myself expected the island to be socked in like it was with fog and mist, but it surely was! Despite this, it was still a good day of birding at Plum (it usually is this time of year anyhow).
I was able to obtain 4 more Life birds today, that being several COMMON TERNS (yes, I did not have a single tern up until today...I rarely get out to the seacoast), a SORA (absolutely fantastic looks along Marsh Loop, the little bugger walking along near the left side of the boardwalk going towards the old blind), a WILLOW FLYCATCHER ("fitz-bew"!), and 2 cute little PIPING PLOVERS at Sandy (and yes, I know Sandy Point is not a part of Parker River)!
I would write more about our time at Plum, but I am thoroughly exhausted (the sun kicked my gluteus maximus, and yes, its my own fault).
Also, please note that a SANDWICH TERN was observed at Sandy Point around mid-morning (sadly, we could not get on him; Wetmore received a call while Kirk, myself and a bunch of fellow birders, including that of Wetmore were trying to get on a Canada and Mourning Warbler that had been seen down close to the old blind) and Kirk and I also couldn't get on the Roseate Terns that were there (either they had all moved on or the fog obscured our chances of seeing them). We also ran across Pamela Sowizral at Hellcat, and we could not get on birds that she came across, like the Least Bittern (heard) and Virginia Rails down along the Marsh Loop. Wilson's Phalaropes had been seen down in Bill Forward Pool somewhat near the dike, but we also could not get on them (again too late....just bad timing for us I guess).
Anyhoo, happy birding everyone!
Location: Parker River NWR
Observation date: 5/23/10
Number of species: 48
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 8
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 1
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 4
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 6
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 3
Great Egret - Ardea alba 2
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 3
Sora - Porzana carolina 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 2
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus 2
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 3
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 1
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 5
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 1
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo 7
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii 1
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 12
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Purple Martin - Progne subis 4
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 2
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 1
Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 6
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 3
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 2
Northern Parula - Parula americana 1
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 1
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca 1
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 1
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 1
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 3
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 5
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 1
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus 3
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 32
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 21
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 1
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 1
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 4
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/
Observation date: 5/23/10
Number of species: 48
Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 8
Mute Swan - Cygnus olor 1
American Black Duck - Anas rubripes 4
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos 6
Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus 3
Great Egret - Ardea alba 2
Snowy Egret - Egretta thula 3
Sora - Porzana carolina 1
Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus 2
Piping Plover - Charadrius melodus 2
Willet (Eastern) - Tringa semipalmata semipalmata 3
Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes 1
Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla 5
Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis 1
Common Tern - Sterna hirundo 7
Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura 2
Willow Flycatcher - Empidonax traillii 1
Eastern Kingbird - Tyrannus tyrannus 12
Red-eyed Vireo - Vireo olivaceus 2
Blue Jay - Cyanocitta cristata 1
American Crow - Corvus brachyrhynchos 2
Purple Martin - Progne subis 4
Tree Swallow - Tachycineta bicolor 2
Barn Swallow - Hirundo rustica 1
Black-capped Chickadee - Poecile atricapillus 1
Marsh Wren - Cistothorus palustris 1
American Robin - Turdus migratorius 4
Gray Catbird - Dumetella carolinensis 6
Northern Mockingbird - Mimus polyglottos 1
Brown Thrasher - Toxostoma rufum 3
Cedar Waxwing - Bombycilla cedrorum 2
Northern Parula - Parula americana 1
Yellow Warbler - Dendroica petechia 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) - Dendroica coronata coronata 1
Black-throated Green Warbler - Dendroica virens 1
Blackburnian Warbler - Dendroica fusca 1
Blackpoll Warbler - Dendroica striata 1
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla 1
Common Yellowthroat - Geothlypis trichas 3
Eastern Towhee - Pipilo erythrophthalmus 5
Swamp Sparrow - Melospiza georgiana 1
Bobolink - Dolichonyx oryzivorus 3
Red-winged Blackbird - Agelaius phoeniceus 32
Common Grackle - Quiscalus quiscula 21
Brown-headed Cowbird - Molothrus ater 1
Baltimore Oriole - Icterus galbula 1
American Goldfinch - Carduelis tristis 4
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus 2
This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org/
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