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A few sightings from the coast this morning:

Double-crested Cormorant - 2,475 migrating.  Included one enormous flock 
of over 1,000 birds.
Northern Gannet - 50+.  Not migrating.  Most around the mouth of Hampton 
Harbor inlet.  Some quite close.
Peregrine Falcon - 1 ?migrating? over Rt. 286 in Seabrook
Merlin - 1 feeding on small bird in Hampton

http://home.comcast.net/~smirick/photos/merlin1.jpg


Lamprey Pond in Hampton
----------------------------
American Black Duck - 85
Mallard - 12
Green-winged Teal - 1
Greater Yellowlegs - 50
Lesser Yellowlegs - 4 (late)

Eel Pond in Rye
-----------------
Ring-necked Duck - 8
Bufflehead - 4
Ruddy Duck - 3
Pied-billed Grebe - 3
American Coot - 16
Osprey - 1 (late)

Monarch - 9
Cabbage White - 1

Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA

Incredible images of the Red Tail- I like the in flight one the best!

Dan





On 10/27/07, Byard Miller  wrote:
>
> The bunny loses. I think I need a big bumper sticker that states "I
> brake for birds". I came to a screeching halt when I spied a
> Red-tailed Hawk on the roadside wires. Quickly grabbed my camera and
> fired away. This one was not about to go anywhere as he was much more
> concerned with dinner than with me. Got a bunch of pics...
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/sets//
>
> This is the rest of what we saw when we were out and about...
>
> Location:     Hinsdale Setbacks
> Observation date:     10/25/07
> Number of species:     18
>
> American Black Duck     1
> Mallard     6
> Ring-necked Duck     4
> Pied-billed Grebe     9
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Belted Kingfisher     1
> Downy Woodpecker     2
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Black-capped Chickadee     X
> Tufted Titmouse     X
> Brown Creeper     1
> American Robin     X
> Savannah Sparrow     X
> Song Sparrow     X
> White-throated Sparrow     X
> Dark-eyed Junco     X
>
> Location:     Retreat Meadows (VT)
> Observation date:     10/25/07
> Number of species:     9
>
> Canada Goose     300
> Mallard     28
> Bufflehead     3
> Red-tailed Hawk     1
> Greater Yellowlegs     12
> American Crow     X
> White-throated Sparrow     X
> White-crowned Sparrow     1
> Dark-eyed Junco     X
>
> Location:     Herrick's Cove IBA (VT)
> Observation date:     10/25/07
> Number of species:     12
>
> American Wigeon     2
> Green-winged Teal     12
> Bufflehead     10
> Double-crested Cormorant     1
> Greater Yellowlegs     2
> Eastern Phoebe     1
> Blue Jay     X
> American Crow     X
> Black-capped Chickadee     8
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
> Field Sparrow     1
> White-throated Sparrow     X
>
> Location:     Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH, US
> Observation date:     10/26/07
> Number of species:     7
>
> Canada Goose     14
> Mallard     17
> Common Loon     2
> Double-crested Cormorant     1
> Great Blue Heron     1
> Blue Jay     1
> Dark-eyed Junco     20
>
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org)
>
>
> Byard Miller
> Marlborough NH
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/

Outstanding!  May I ask what your lens and camera are? I would aspire to
photographs like that.

Bill Carpenter
Bar Harbor

>>> "Byard Miller"  10/28/2007 5:45 PM >>>
I think the primary problem is that Flickr has had loading problems
today.

But try this...




Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/ 


On 10/28/07, sayoung  wrote:
> Try pasting directly from the NH Birds digest e-mail. Its the only
one that
> works for me.
>
> Scott Young/Strafford

Location:     Charcoal Road ponds, Dublin, NH
Observation date:     10/28/07
 

Bufflehead     3
Hooded Merganser     5
Common Merganser     7
Great Blue Heron     1

 
Lance Tanino
Keene, NH

The Rufous Hummingbird was still at the Westmoreland feeder at 10:00am this 
morning.
Becky Suomala 

On Sunday afternoon there were 21 Bohemian Waxwings along the access trail
to Cherry Pond in Jefferson. They were feeding on High Bush Cranberry. 

 

David Govatski

Jefferson, NH

I must have missed Len by minutes because I had the H. Larks and the Snow 
Buntings at the State Park. 

With an extreme high tide at hand and most of the marsh under water I decided 
to try and find roosting shorebirds. 


?Browns parking lot:
49 dunlin
1 red knot
1 pectoral
?4 semipal sp?
13 g. yellow legs 
16 bb plovers 

On the north side of the harbor on high ground:
450 dunlin
65 bb plover
2?red knots
15 sanderlings
1 sb dowitcher (late?? I haven't seen one in a while)

Over the marsh
1 male n. harrier
1 imm. AB Eagle
1 sharpie
2 flocks of yellow legs numbering 23 and 36 looking for dry ground

27 Bonaparte gulls along the north end of Hampton Beach

About 3 o'clock?I had a group of what I estimated to be 425 cormorants fly over 
Great Boars Head. Could it have been the same group Terry had a little further 
north? Another large flock of near 400 around 5pm. 

N. Gannetts still off shore late today though not as many and a little further 
out. 

JoAnn O'Shaughnessy
?


-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard Medlock 
To: New Hampshire Birds 
Sent: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 4:28 pm
Subject: weird day...



Went back to the coast after lunch to check the Gannet numbers. Not as much. On 

another note, I stopped at Hampton Beach State Park and discovered that the 28 
Snow Buntings I saw this morning have been replaced by 23 Horned Larks (seems 
like I'm on the winter bird installment plan).

Len
Exeter, NH



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Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 28, 2007
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                
Turkey Vulture               
Osprey                       
Bald Eagle                   
Northern Harrier             
Sharp-shinned Hawk           
Cooper's Hawk                
Northern Goshawk             
Red-shouldered Hawk          
Broad-winged Hawk            
Red-tailed Hawk             
Rough-legged Hawk            
Golden Eagle                 
American Kestrel             
Merlin                       
Peregrine Falcon             
Unknown Accipiter            
Unknown Buteo                
Unknown Falcon               
Unknown Eagle                
Unknown Raptor               

Total:                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:15:00 
Observation end   time: 15:30:00 
Total observation time: 7.25 hours

Official Counter:        Lance Tanino

Observers:        Gwen Jones

Visitors:
123 visitors.


Weather:
Mostly sunny (5-10% cloud cover), cool (40-49F) with wind chill factor
brrrr, and windy (15-20 mph with gusts in upper 20s).  Visibility was
excellent (greater than 100 miles).

Raptor Observations:
Good day for red-tailed hawks.  The fourth golden eagle of the season, a
subadult, appeared at 3:04 PM.  It first was spotted over Crotched Mountain
and glided low over the western horizon where it gained altitude rapidly
and lost sight of it in the sun.

Non-raptor Observations:
Northern shrike (1), white-winged crossbill (2-6), black-capped chickadee
(3), common raven (7), blue jay (2), dark-eyed junco (3), red-tailed hawk
(2; non-migrant), Canada goose (flock of 50), duck spp. (3), herring gull
(1 juvenile), American crow (8).

Predictions:
Should be much more comfortable conditions than today and good viewing
conditions.

NOAA:  Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8
mph. 

========================================================================
Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance_Tanino AT antiochne.edu)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org


Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation. 
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader is Iain MacLeod (pandiain AT verizon.net)
Fall 2007 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Lance Tanino

Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
Just off Rt. 101, east of town of Peterborough. Look for entrance to
Miller State Park. Easily accessible via auto-road to the summit. There is
a $3 entrance fee to the park. Summit has rustic restrooms, water and
shelter.

I think the primary problem is that Flickr has had loading problems
today.

But try this...




Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/


On 10/28/07, sayoung  wrote:
> Try pasting directly from the NH Birds digest e-mail. Its the only one that
> works for me.
>
> Scott Young/Strafford

Went back to the coast after lunch to check the Gannet numbers. Not as much. On 
another note, I stopped at Hampton Beach State Park and discovered that the 28 
Snow Buntings I saw this morning have been replaced by 23 Horned Larks (seems 
like I'm on the winter bird installment plan). 


Len
Exeter, NH

Location:     Odiorne Point State Park, Rye, NH
Observation date:     10/28/07, 10:00 am-12:50 pm
Number of species:     25

American Black Duck     11, in high-tide-flooded Seavey's Creek
Common Eider     12
SURF SCOTER   7, including one absolutely respendent male
close in, 4 males total
Red-breasted Merganser     4 females
Red-throated Loon     5
Common Loon     7
Northern Gannet     1 immature, flying over Frost Point, then north
DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT   443, across the Seavey's
Creek mouth between the Wentworth Hotel and Fort Stark,
80% in the water.  This is actually in New Castle, I think.  When
you consider the thousands and thousands that have already
migrated, there must be millions of these birds total.
GREAT CORMORANT   1, all by itself on its own rock on Odiorne
side 
GREAT BLUE HERON   4, came flying in as a group from either
Maine or the Isles of Shoals.  Had trouble making any headway
up Seavey's Creek in the 30 mph winds, and finally gave up and
headed south just west of the Science Center.
Bonaparte's Gull     85
Ring-billed Gull     X
Herring Gull     X
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL   2, got 'em both--1 at cove east
of Frost Point and 1 swimming in high-tide-flooded Seavey's Creek
just south of the wooden bridge on Rt. 1A
Great Black-backed Gull     X
BLACK GUILLEMOT   1 in non-breeding plumage off Odiorne
Point.  My first of the season.
Downy Woodpecker     1
Hairy Woodpecker     1
Blue Jay     2
American Crow     10
Black-capped Chickadee     2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
American Robin     1
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER  8, 6 of them in bushes on the shore
near the Frost Point LBBG
American Goldfinch     1

--
Terry Bronson
Fremont, NH
tbbirds AT comcast.net

Hampton Beach State Park:
Snow Buntings 28

Coast:
Gannets continue--good numbers at Rye Harbor State Park
Cormorants 500+ H-U-G-E group

Adam's Point:
Brant 6
Bald Eagle 1 adult
Harbor Seal 1 (perhaps the winds displaced this fellow?)

Len
Exeter NH 

I'd love to see a Gannett, any idea what the odds are they would be around
in the late afternoon---5ish? I'm a good hour and a half from the Hampton
shore.


> [Original Message]
> From: 
> To: New Hampshire Birds 
> Date: 10/28/2007 10:13:00 AM
> Subject: another gannett spectacle
>
> N. Gannetts continue to put on quite a show along the
Hampton/Seabrook/Salisbury coasts this morning with birds everywhere. You
can just stand on the beach and watch without bins as thay dive!
> Flocks of commorants continue with a count of 475 in the last 1/2 hour
alone in 2 huge groups. Scoter and loon, both common and rd throated are
moving as well.
> JoAnn O'Shaughnessy
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! -
http://mail.aol.com

Try pasting directly from the NH Birds digest e-mail. Its the only one that
works for me.

Scott Young/Strafford

N. Gannetts continue to put on quite a show along the 
Hampton/Seabrook/Salisbury coasts this morning with birds everywhere. You can 
just stand on the beach and watch without bins as thay dive! 

Flocks of commorants continue with a count of 475 in the last 1/2 hour alone in 
2 huge groups. Scoter and loon, both common and rd throated are moving as well. 

JoAnn O'Shaughnessy
________________________________________________________________________
Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - 
http://mail.aol.com 

I don't have any problems.  Maybe it depends on what OS you're on, mail
settings you're using, etc. 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu [mailto:owner-NH.Birds AT lists.unh.edu] On
Behalf Of Terry Bronson
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:05 AM
To: New Hampshire Birds
Subject: Re: Red-tailed vs Bunny

Links from Flickr seem to drop the part from the " AT " symbol onwards when
reproduced on NH.Birds and probably elsewhere.  By copying and pasting
the " AT xxxxxx" onto the end of the web address on the Flickr page giving you
the error message, it works--at least for me.

--
Terry Bronson
Fremont, NH
tbbirds AT comcast.net

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: napap AT comcast.net
> Does anyone else have problems getting pictures from flickr.com?  I have
rarely 
> gotten anything to come through.
> Ann Ablowich, Durham 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Byard Miller"  
> 
> > The bunny loses. I think I need a big bumper sticker that states "I 
> > brake for birds". I came to a screeching halt when I spied a 
> > Red-tailed Hawk on the roadside wires. Quickly grabbed my camera and 
> > fired away. This one was not about to go anywhere as he was much more 
> > concerned with dinner than with me. Got a bunch of pics... 
> > 
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/sets// 
> > 
> > This is the rest of what we saw when we were out and about... 
> > 
> > Location: Hinsdale Setbacks 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 18 
> > 
> > American Black Duck 1 
> > Mallard 6 
> > Ring-necked Duck 4 
> > Pied-billed Grebe 9 
> > Great Blue Heron 1 
> > Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> > Belted Kingfisher 1 
> > Downy Woodpecker 2 
> > Blue Jay X 
> > American Crow X 
> > Black-capped Chickadee X 
> > Tufted Titmouse X 
> > Brown Creeper 1 
> > American Robin X 
> > Savannah Sparrow X 
> > Song Sparrow X 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > Dark-eyed Junco X 
> > 
> > Location: Retreat Meadows (VT) 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 9 
> > 
> > Canada Goose 300 
> > Mallard 28 
> > Bufflehead 3 
> > Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> > Greater Yellowlegs 12 
> > American Crow X 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > White-crowned Sparrow 1 
> > Dark-eyed Junco X 
> > 
> > Location: Herrick's Cove IBA (VT) 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 12 
> > 
> > American Wigeon 2 
> > Green-winged Teal 12 
> > Bufflehead 10 
> > Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> > Greater Yellowlegs 2 
> > Eastern Phoebe 1 
> > Blue Jay X 
> > American Crow X 
> > Black-capped Chickadee 8 
> > Yellow-rumped Warbler X 
> > Field Sparrow 1 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > 
> > Location: Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH, US 
> > Observation date: 10/26/07 
> > Number of species: 7 
> > 
> > Canada Goose 14 
> > Mallard 17 
> > Common Loon 2 
> > Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> > Great Blue Heron 1 
> > Blue Jay 1 
> > Dark-eyed Junco 20 
> > 
> > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
> > 
> > 
> > Byard Miller 
> > Marlborough NH 
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/ 

Links from Flickr seem to drop the part from the " AT " symbol onwards when
reproduced on NH.Birds and probably elsewhere.  By copying and pasting
the " AT xxxxxx" onto the end of the web address on the Flickr page giving you
the error message, it works--at least for me.

--
Terry Bronson
Fremont, NH
tbbirds AT comcast.net

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: napap AT comcast.net
> Does anyone else have problems getting pictures from flickr.com?  I have rarely 
> gotten anything to come through.
> Ann Ablowich, Durham 
> 
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Byard Miller"  
> 
> > The bunny loses. I think I need a big bumper sticker that states "I 
> > brake for birds". I came to a screeching halt when I spied a 
> > Red-tailed Hawk on the roadside wires. Quickly grabbed my camera and 
> > fired away. This one was not about to go anywhere as he was much more 
> > concerned with dinner than with me. Got a bunch of pics... 
> > 
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/sets// 
> > 
> > This is the rest of what we saw when we were out and about... 
> > 
> > Location: Hinsdale Setbacks 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 18 
> > 
> > American Black Duck 1 
> > Mallard 6 
> > Ring-necked Duck 4 
> > Pied-billed Grebe 9 
> > Great Blue Heron 1 
> > Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> > Belted Kingfisher 1 
> > Downy Woodpecker 2 
> > Blue Jay X 
> > American Crow X 
> > Black-capped Chickadee X 
> > Tufted Titmouse X 
> > Brown Creeper 1 
> > American Robin X 
> > Savannah Sparrow X 
> > Song Sparrow X 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > Dark-eyed Junco X 
> > 
> > Location: Retreat Meadows (VT) 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 9 
> > 
> > Canada Goose 300 
> > Mallard 28 
> > Bufflehead 3 
> > Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> > Greater Yellowlegs 12 
> > American Crow X 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > White-crowned Sparrow 1 
> > Dark-eyed Junco X 
> > 
> > Location: Herrick's Cove IBA (VT) 
> > Observation date: 10/25/07 
> > Number of species: 12 
> > 
> > American Wigeon 2 
> > Green-winged Teal 12 
> > Bufflehead 10 
> > Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> > Greater Yellowlegs 2 
> > Eastern Phoebe 1 
> > Blue Jay X 
> > American Crow X 
> > Black-capped Chickadee 8 
> > Yellow-rumped Warbler X 
> > Field Sparrow 1 
> > White-throated Sparrow X 
> > 
> > Location: Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH, US 
> > Observation date: 10/26/07 
> > Number of species: 7 
> > 
> > Canada Goose 14 
> > Mallard 17 
> > Common Loon 2 
> > Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> > Great Blue Heron 1 
> > Blue Jay 1 
> > Dark-eyed Junco 20 
> > 
> > This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
> > 
> > 
> > Byard Miller 
> > Marlborough NH 
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/ 

Does anyone else have problems getting pictures from flickr.com? I have rarely 
gotten anything to come through. 

Ann Ablowich, Durham 

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Byard Miller"  

> The bunny loses. I think I need a big bumper sticker that states "I 
> brake for birds". I came to a screeching halt when I spied a 
> Red-tailed Hawk on the roadside wires. Quickly grabbed my camera and 
> fired away. This one was not about to go anywhere as he was much more 
> concerned with dinner than with me. Got a bunch of pics... 
> 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/sets// 
> 
> This is the rest of what we saw when we were out and about... 
> 
> Location: Hinsdale Setbacks 
> Observation date: 10/25/07 
> Number of species: 18 
> 
> American Black Duck 1 
> Mallard 6 
> Ring-necked Duck 4 
> Pied-billed Grebe 9 
> Great Blue Heron 1 
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> Belted Kingfisher 1 
> Downy Woodpecker 2 
> Blue Jay X 
> American Crow X 
> Black-capped Chickadee X 
> Tufted Titmouse X 
> Brown Creeper 1 
> American Robin X 
> Savannah Sparrow X 
> Song Sparrow X 
> White-throated Sparrow X 
> Dark-eyed Junco X 
> 
> Location: Retreat Meadows (VT) 
> Observation date: 10/25/07 
> Number of species: 9 
> 
> Canada Goose 300 
> Mallard 28 
> Bufflehead 3 
> Red-tailed Hawk 1 
> Greater Yellowlegs 12 
> American Crow X 
> White-throated Sparrow X 
> White-crowned Sparrow 1 
> Dark-eyed Junco X 
> 
> Location: Herrick's Cove IBA (VT) 
> Observation date: 10/25/07 
> Number of species: 12 
> 
> American Wigeon 2 
> Green-winged Teal 12 
> Bufflehead 10 
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> Greater Yellowlegs 2 
> Eastern Phoebe 1 
> Blue Jay X 
> American Crow X 
> Black-capped Chickadee 8 
> Yellow-rumped Warbler X 
> Field Sparrow 1 
> White-throated Sparrow X 
> 
> Location: Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH, US 
> Observation date: 10/26/07 
> Number of species: 7 
> 
> Canada Goose 14 
> Mallard 17 
> Common Loon 2 
> Double-crested Cormorant 1 
> Great Blue Heron 1 
> Blue Jay 1 
> Dark-eyed Junco 20 
> 
> This report was generated automatically by eBird v2(http://ebird.org) 
> 
> 
> Byard Miller 
> Marlborough NH 
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/ 

Yesterday we had two Fox Sparrows in the yard for the first time this fall.

Cindy


Cindy House
145 Birch Hill Rd.
Warner, NH  03278

www.cindyhouse.com

Highlights (for me anyway) from the backyard late this morning:
Carolina Wren 1
Pine Siskin 5

NH Coast, late afternoon, highlights:
Red-throated Loon 2 moving south from Rye Harbor State Park
Red-necked Grebe 1 Town-line cove (maybe another one but too far out)
Horned Grebe 2 Little Boar's Head
Gannet 137 from Little Boar's Head, Rye State Park, Pulpit Rocks (came in real 
close here!) 


Eel pond:
Ringed-neck Duck 8 
American Coot 5

Len
Exeter, NH

The bunny loses. I think I need a big bumper sticker that states "I
brake for birds". I came to a screeching halt when I spied a
Red-tailed Hawk on the roadside wires. Quickly grabbed my camera and
fired away. This one was not about to go anywhere as he was much more
concerned with dinner than with me. Got a bunch of pics...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/sets//

This is the rest of what we saw when we were out and about...

Location:     Hinsdale Setbacks
Observation date:     10/25/07
Number of species:     18

American Black Duck     1
Mallard     6
Ring-necked Duck     4
Pied-billed Grebe     9
Great Blue Heron     1
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Belted Kingfisher     1
Downy Woodpecker     2
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     X
Tufted Titmouse     X
Brown Creeper     1
American Robin     X
Savannah Sparrow     X
Song Sparrow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
Dark-eyed Junco     X

Location:     Retreat Meadows (VT)
Observation date:     10/25/07
Number of species:     9

Canada Goose     300
Mallard     28
Bufflehead     3
Red-tailed Hawk     1
Greater Yellowlegs     12
American Crow     X
White-throated Sparrow     X
White-crowned Sparrow     1
Dark-eyed Junco     X

Location:     Herrick's Cove IBA (VT)
Observation date:     10/25/07
Number of species:     12

American Wigeon     2
Green-winged Teal     12
Bufflehead     10
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Greater Yellowlegs     2
Eastern Phoebe     1
Blue Jay     X
American Crow     X
Black-capped Chickadee     8
Yellow-rumped Warbler     X
Field Sparrow     1
White-throated Sparrow     X

Location:     Harrisville, Cheshire County, NH, US
Observation date:     10/26/07
Number of species:     7

Canada Goose     14
Mallard     17
Common Loon     2
Double-crested Cormorant     1
Great Blue Heron     1
Blue Jay     1
Dark-eyed Junco     20

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


Byard Miller
Marlborough NH
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9534802 AT N02/

To add to the crow notes:
 
Oct 26- 400+ American Crows foraging at Horseshoe Pond. 
Wilson's Snipe- one
 
Oct 25- Herbert St. in Concord (near the bus depot): Indigo Bunting  (late)
Common Yellowthroat- latish
warbler species- likely a first year female Orange-crowned but not seen  well 
enough
Carolina Wren- at least two
Lincoln's Sparrow- one
plus many other common sparrows and juncos
 
Bob Quinn
Concord, NH



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There was a Eastern towhee feeding on the ground along with dark-eyed
juncos, white-throated sparrows, and chipping sparrows this morning near
my feeder.

Lance Tanino
Keene, NH

Jane and I were at Little Boar's Head at dawn and hoped for a few storm 
birds, but the winds were essentially calm.  We had a great morning 
"push" of gannets, but little else.  We gave up by about 9 AM and then 
quickly birded the coast and Seabrook Beach and finished by about 11:00 AM.

Northern Gannet - 360.  All moving south.  Most between 7:15 AM and 8:00 
AM.  All age classes.
Double-crested Cormorant - 81 moving
Common Loon - 2 moving
Red-throated Loon - 4 moving
Scoter sp. - 8
Green-winged Teal - 14 in one group moving south.

Obviously a bit different from Ben's numbers from a bit later and 
further north.

On Seabrook Beach:
---------------------
Semipalmated Plover - 40
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 2
WESTERN SANDPIPER - 1.  Very plain looking bird I finally figured had to 
be a Western.  No color seen in scapulars, however.
Dunlin - Not many?
Savannah Sparrow - 1 in dunes
Savannah "Ipswich" Sparrow - 2 in dunes


Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA

Patty Sawyer of Hooksett, NH and I birded the Parker River
National Wildlife Refuge today.  This was a NH Audubon
Capital Chapter field trip. Everyone else was scared off
by the weather.

Which was not too bad--periods of drizzle and light rain,
interspersed with rainless periods.  However, by noon,
the fog started to roll in and by 1:00 visibility was poor--
we couldn't see across the pans.  So we called it a day.

Highlights of the day were:

Eurasian Wigeon--1 drake at the large pan about 8:30-
8:45 am.  I understand several other birders saw it also
later.

Sora--1 immature at Bill Forward Pool seen from the
Hellcat dike.  Thanks to Steven Sutton for finding it.

Long-billed Dowitcher--2 continue at the North Pool Overlook.

Greater Scaup--several in Bill Forward Pool--all females,
it looked like.

Otherwise, it was about as expected.  Passerines were
very few and far between because of the weather.

Canada Goose----maybe 150 scattered
American Black Duck--by far the most numerous bird seen--
probably 400, all up and down the island
Mallard--50 or so, most in Stage Island Pool
Gadwall--30, most at North Pool Overlook and Forward Pool
Green-winged Teal--50 in North Pool
American Wigeon--about 40 in the pans & Forward Pool
Northern Pintail--2 in Forward Pool
Common Eider--6 at lot 7
Red-breasted Merganser--2 at lot 7
Northern Gannet--12 flybys at lot 7, all but 2 adults
Great Egret--3 at Forward Pool
Red-throated Loon--3 at lot 1, 1 at lot 7
Common Loon--2 at lot 1
Pied-billed Grebe--3, in Forward Pool, 1 in North Pool
Northern Harrier--1 at Pines, 1 later at North Pool Overlook
Merlin--1 south of lot 5
Greater Yellowlegs--10 at pans, 3 elsewhere
Dunlin--6 at North Pool overlook
Bonaparte's Gull--4 off lot 1
Herring Gull--8 scattered
Downy Woodpecker--1 south of North Pool overlook
Blue Jay--4 scattered
American Crow--8 or 10 scattered
Black-capped Chickadee--1 south of North Pool overlook
American Robin--10 south of North Pool overlook
Gray Catbird--3 at Hellcat toilets
Northern Mockingbird--1 south of lot 5
Yellow-rumped Warbler--3 south of North Pool overlook
Chipping Sparrow--1 at wardens
Song Sparrow--2 south of North Pool overlook, 1 at wardens
Swamp Sparrow--1 at lot 7
Dark-eyed Junco--2 south of North Pool overlook


--
Terry Bronson
Fremont, NH
tbbirds AT comcast.net

I spent a while hoping something would get blown in this morning.  The 
gannet show was spectacular, but the fog limited most of the non-Gannet 
sightings to between 11:00 and 12:00.

Highlights:

White-winged Scoter - 150
Surf Scoter - 270
Black Scoter  - 130 in one flock!   The most I've seen all fall.
Common Loon - 0 migrating, but several seen in the harbor/along Foss Beach
Red-throated Loon - 14, all but 2 migrating, mostly juvs
Northern Gannet - 68, seemed like more, but I don't think they were 
really moving, several diving VERY close to shore
Bonaparte's Gull - only 3 moving south, plus a few more in a large flock 
of Ring-bills on Foss Beach
Sanderling  43 in one flock on the rocks at Rye Harbor State Park
White-crowned Sparrow - 1 1w

Earlier in the morning I stopped at the Landing Rd pools to check 
through a flock of 100+ Dunlin and had:
Greater Yellowlegs   - 6
Semipalmated Sandpiper - 3
White-rumped Sandpiper -2

Ben Griffith
Merrimack, NH

At Krif Rd in Keene around noon today, a flock of about 30 Horned
Larks with at least 2 Snow Buntings.

There were also about 150 crows and, in the field between UPS and Rte
101, over 200 Mallards.  I looked in vain for something more
interesting than Mallards mixed in but no dice.  Still, it was a lot
of Mallards.

2 Common Loons on Lake Spofford

1 Northern Harrier (female) at Chickering Farm in Westmoreland.

-- Cliff Seifer
Keene NH

HI,

Yesterday, October 26, we climbed up the Gorge Brook trail to the  
summit of Mt Moosilauke.

The highlight for me was 9 Boreal Chickadees.

Full eBird Report (some may not wish to read below this point)

Location:     Mt Moosilauke
Observation date:     10/26/07
Notes:     Gorge Brook Trail 2500' to 4800'
Number of species:     11

Common Raven     2
Horned Lark     10- on summit
Black-capped Chickadee     4
Boreal Chickadee     9
Red-breasted Nuthatch     3
Brown Creeper     2
Golden-crowned Kinglet     7
American Pipit     1- on summit
White-throated Sparrow     2
Dark-eyed Junco     6
White-winged Crossbill     1 - on summit

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




Jim MacDougall
Campmeeting Road
Topsfield, Mass.

http://web.mac.com/jm3/

A hiker friend noted three Gray Jays at Pothole Rock, about 1 mile up the
Caps Ridge Trail from Jefferson Notch on Friday. 

 

David Govatski

Jefferson, NH

Rufous was there today at 3 pm.    Many Thanks to the Gordons for 
sharing this excellent find with the birding community!

Terry (from VT)

Clifford Seifer wrote:
> Julie Waters asked if the Rufous Hummingbird was still present
> yesterday and it was at 1:10 PM.  Thank you very much to Leona Gordon
> for her hospitality.
>
> Byard Miller, who apologized for the quality of his photos yesterday,
> will be happy that my photos make his all the better by comparisson.
> These are pretty terrible but they show the mostly rufous back for the
> record.
>
> http://www.sover.net/~clifdisc/birds/rufous03.JPG
>
> http://www.sover.net/~clifdisc/birds/rufous05.JPG
>
> http://www.sover.net/~clifdisc/birds/rufous01.JPG
>
> -- Cliff Seifer
> Keene NH

Hi Scott,
Funny post!
 ". . .four inches behind a YRW
Yellow-rumped Warbler     7 or maybe six"
It made me giggle!
Good birds, too.
-p


On 10/26/07, sayoung  wrote:
>
> I spent a few misty morning hours kayaking the lake without any human
> company.
> Plenty of fish jumping. No ducks...which was my intent.
>
>
> Common Loon     4
> Double-crested Cormorant     1 juvenile
> Osprey     1  juvenile, with another fish
> Bald Eagle     1  bigger of the two  Beech Island, Loon Island and Brown
> Spotted Sandpiper     1
> Pileated Woodpecker     2  the pair passed by me on several occasions
> Northern Shrike     1 initially had designs on bluejays and the rucous
> brought
> even more jays from other islands over to join in. Called frequently Last
> seen
> leaving Loon Island four inches behind a YRW
> Red-breasted Nuthatch     1 feeding on the gnat hatch on shore boulders
> Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
> Hermit Thrush     2
> Yellow-rumped Warbler     7 or maybe six
> Fox Sparrow     1
>
> Scott Young/Strafford
>
> Couple fof photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/

Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 26, 2007
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                
Turkey Vulture              
Osprey                       
Bald Eagle                   
Northern Harrier             
Sharp-shinned Hawk          
Cooper's Hawk                
Northern Goshawk             
Red-shouldered Hawk         
Broad-winged Hawk            
Red-tailed Hawk             
Rough-legged Hawk            
Golden Eagle                 
American Kestrel             
Merlin                       
Peregrine Falcon             
Unknown Accipiter            
Unknown Buteo                
Unknown Falcon               
Unknown Eagle                
Unknown Raptor               

Total:                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Lance Tanino

Observers:        Byard Miller, Dr. Jonathan Atwood, Jill Rolph,
                  Norbert & Joyce Grohoski, Tracy Egbert

Visitors:
51 visitors.  Welcome to Dr. Jonathan Atwood's graduate ornithology class
from Antioch University New England, Keene. Thanks to everyone today for
your help scanning the skies.  

Byard Miller, Harry Weldon, Rob Deyeso, Lisa Deyeso, and Mary Loggans were
present for the record-setting kettle.

Tracy Egbert and Jill Rolph were present for the 3rd golden eagle of the
season. 




Weather:
Mostly sunny (5-75% cloud cover) and comfortable temperatures (43-56F). 
Winds were light (1-5 km/h) out of the northeast, east, southeast, and
south.

Raptor Observations:
Most raptors were spotted out of the northeast and easterly direction.  A
fair number of raptors flew relatively close to the observatory in their
northeast to southwesterly route.

A new season record high (10,436) was set in the 2-3PM hour.  It was set
when a mixed species kettle (four turkey vultures, a red-shouldered hawk
and red-tailed hawk) to the east was seen high over the horizon. 

The third golden eagle (juvenile) of the season showed up at 3:20 PM.  It
peeked around the northeastern corner of North Pack with a few ravens then
glided across the cliffs towards the southwest and soared a few times over
North Pack showing off its small white wing patches, white-based tail, and
golden head.  Quickly it streamed downward over Peterborough and Route 101
and rode a thermal until we could barely see it below the highest clouds
with binoculars and my field scope.  It was last seen at 3:40 PM streaming
in a bee line headed due southwest towards Mount Monadnock towards the
setting sun.

Non-raptor Observations:
White-winged crossbill (4; including a pair feeding less than 50 meters
away), American pipit (1), Pine siskin (1), Cedar waxwing (1), Canada goose
(17), blue jay (2), black-capped chickadee (4), common raven (4), dark-eyed
junco (3), turkey vulture (1; non-migrant), red-tailed hawk (2;
non-migrant), yellow-rumped warbler (4), Hairy woodpecker (1), Downy
woodpecker (1), American crow (35), Monarch butterfly (2)

Predictions:
NOAA:  Periods of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon.
Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am.
High near 62. Light wind becoming south between 12 and 15 mph. Chance of
precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one
inch possible. 

========================================================================
Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance_Tanino AT antiochne.edu)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org


Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation. 
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader is Iain MacLeod (pandiain AT verizon.net)
Fall 2007 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Lance Tanino

Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
Just off Rt. 101, east of town of Peterborough. Look for entrance to
Miller State Park. Easily accessible via auto-road to the summit. There is
a $3 entrance fee to the park. Summit has rustic restrooms, water and
shelter.

Jon,

You've raised a good question here.  At first glance, the
left bird does look smaller than the other two birds, making
it a good possibility for a Cackling Goose.

However, I think it is NOT a Cackling Goose.  Although
the shorter, thicker neck compared to the other two geese
makes the bird look smaller, I think it is just that its neck is
scrunched down, while the other two have stretched out
necks.

To illustrate that, cover up the necks of the two leftmost birds.
Then look at just the bodies--they are virtually the same size.
 A Cackler should have a significantly smaller body--barely
larger than a Mallard.

And although the bill is just a fuzzy shape, it seems to be
that of a normal Canada Goose instead of the very short
stubby bill of a Cackler.

--
Terry Bronson
Fremont, NH
tbbirds AT comcast.net

Still looking to see my first Cackling Goose!

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jon Woolf 
> I was over on the coast today, so I grabbed a few minutes to 
> bird.  Lots of usual stuff, a couple of unusual ones too.  A fair 
> number of gulls.  A flock of about thirty cormorants southbound.  At 
> Pulpit Rocks, a couple of subadult gannets flew within fifty yards of 
> the shoreline, while several Savannah Sparrows and Song Sparrows 
> flitted around in the weeds.  At one of the pull-offs just north of 
> Wallis Sands, there was a Snow Bunting hopping around.  Ragged Neck 
> offered up two or three Yellow-rumped Warblers and about the same 
> number of American Pipits in the tidewrack.
> 
> The highlights were on Eel Pond.  Two birds that looked like possible 
> Buffleheads through binoculars, turned into HOODED MERGANSERS when 
> seen through my scope.  Near the mergansers were three or four 
> Pied-billed Grebes, while far away in the northern cove were half a 
> dozen or so Coots.  Also near the mergansers were three Canada-type 
> geese.  Two were definitely midsized Canada Geese.  The third I'm not 
> sure of.  I took a couple of pictures with my camera at maximum 
> digital zoom.  The resulting photos are poor quality, as usual with 
> digital zoom, but they do an adequate job of showing the difference 
> in size and shape between the third goose and the other two.  The 
> best of them is here: 
> http://www.jwoolfden.com/bird_photos/possible_cackling_goose.jpg. 
> Look carefully at the bird on the left, please: is it the right size 
> and proportions for a Cackling Goose?
> 
> -- Jon Woolf
> Manchester, NH

I spent a few misty morning hours kayaking the lake without any human company.
Plenty of fish jumping. No ducks...which was my intent.


Common Loon     4
Double-crested Cormorant     1 juvenile
Osprey     1  juvenile, with another fish
Bald Eagle     1  bigger of the two  Beech Island, Loon Island and Brown
Spotted Sandpiper     1
Pileated Woodpecker     2  the pair passed by me on several occasions
Northern Shrike     1 initially had designs on bluejays and the rucous brought
even more jays from other islands over to join in. Called frequently Last seen
leaving Loon Island four inches behind a YRW
Red-breasted Nuthatch     1 feeding on the gnat hatch on shore boulders
Ruby-crowned Kinglet     2
Hermit Thrush     2
Yellow-rumped Warbler     7 or maybe six
Fox Sparrow     1

Scott Young/Strafford

Couple fof photos:http://www.flickr.com/photos/sa_young/

I was over on the coast today, so I grabbed a few minutes to 
bird.  Lots of usual stuff, a couple of unusual ones too.  A fair 
number of gulls.  A flock of about thirty cormorants southbound.  At 
Pulpit Rocks, a couple of subadult gannets flew within fifty yards of 
the shoreline, while several Savannah Sparrows and Song Sparrows 
flitted around in the weeds.  At one of the pull-offs just north of 
Wallis Sands, there was a Snow Bunting hopping around.  Ragged Neck 
offered up two or three Yellow-rumped Warblers and about the same 
number of American Pipits in the tidewrack.

The highlights were on Eel Pond.  Two birds that looked like possible 
Buffleheads through binoculars, turned into HOODED MERGANSERS when 
seen through my scope.  Near the mergansers were three or four 
Pied-billed Grebes, while far away in the northern cove were half a 
dozen or so Coots.  Also near the mergansers were three Canada-type 
geese.  Two were definitely midsized Canada Geese.  The third I'm not 
sure of.  I took a couple of pictures with my camera at maximum 
digital zoom.  The resulting photos are poor quality, as usual with 
digital zoom, but they do an adequate job of showing the difference 
in size and shape between the third goose and the other two.  The 
best of them is here: 
http://www.jwoolfden.com/bird_photos/possible_cackling_goose.jpg. 
Look carefully at the bird on the left, please: is it the right size 
and proportions for a Cackling Goose?

-- Jon Woolf
Manchester, NH

I tend to "lurk" on this list, reading more than reporting. But today, I
have had a flock of about 40-50 grackles gorging on my feeders and suet on
and off for the last hour.  This hasn't ever happened here before to my
knowledge. Not the "coolest" birds, but I thought it might be of interest to
the list.

(Oh, also the usual suspects: cardinals, white and red-breasted nuthatches,
lots of juncos, a downy woodpecker or two, many goldfinches, white-crowned
sparrows and tufted tits eating about 8 pounds of seed a week :))

Maureen M. Lein
7 Great Oak Drive
Chester 

A Fox Sparrow was mixed in with the many White-throated, 1
White-crowned, and several Song Sparrows in my Ashland yard this
morning.

A flock of 6 White-winged Scoters was reported on Squam Lake yesterday


Iain MacLeod
Executive Director
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center
23 Science Center Road,
PO Box 173, Holderness, NH 03245
Phone: ext. 23  Fax:
iain.macleod AT nhnature.org
Check out our NEW website at www.nhnature.org

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Trails Open Daily -- Lake Cruises Daily at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. & 3 p.m.

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*Association of Zoos and Aquariums -- www.aza.org

During my lunch break, 2 or more Worm Eating Warblers flew on to low hanging 
branches of a very old beech tree on Austin Street in downtown Portsmouth, 
between Middle Street and Summer. They were moving pretty fast but one was on a 
branch momentarily only 6-10 feet in front of me, a dull olive color, very 
small, with reddish-brown horizontal stripes arond its eyes. 

   
  -Justin Richardson

New Hampshire Birds  wrote:
  
NH.BIRDS Digest 4202

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Massabesic lk. Auburn
by "Joan McKibben" 
2) Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant
by Leonard Medlock 
3) Massabesic Waterfowl
by eric masterson 
4) HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (25 Oct  Raptors
by reports AT hawkcount.org
5) crossbills & corvids
by "Lance Tanino" 
From: "Joan McKibben" 
To: New Hampshire Birds 
Subject: Massabesic lk. Auburn
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:31:

Thursday afternoon at 4:00 a huge raft of waterfowl approx. 150 on
Massabesic Lake. I only had binos. Could not id at the distance but small
all rafting together.
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:42: (CDT)
From: Leonard Medlock 
Subject: Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant
To: New Hampshire Birds 

A quick stop after work to the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant yielded:

Mallard (just a few)
Green-winged Teal 18
Black Scoter 1--with Ruddys
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 5
American Coot 7
Solitary Sandpiper 1--living up to its name
Palm Warbler 1--hanging around with Yellow-rumps

Len
Exeter, NH
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:53: (PDT)
From: eric masterson 
Subject: Massabesic Waterfowl
To: New Hampshire Birds 

I checked out Massabesic Lake this evening after work. Joan's flock turned out
to be Black Scoter as expected. Sea ducks of several species at virtually
every stop I made.

Black Scoter - 407 (about 50/50 male/female, and another
45 on the Merrimack above Exit 6)
White-winged Scoter - 25
Surf Scoter - 30
(one on Merrimack)
Red-breasted Merganser - 8
Lesser Scaup - 1 on Merrimack
Bufflehead - 58
Long-tailed Duck - 17
Green-winged Teal - 1
Horned Grebe - 5
Red-necked Grebe - 3
To: New Hampshire Birds 
From: reports AT hawkcount.org
Date: 25 Oct 2007 20:10:
Subject: HSR: Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory (25 Oct  Raptors


Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2007
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture 0 0 0
Turkey Vulture 
Osprey 
Bald Eagle 0 10 51
Northern Harrier 
Sharp-shinned Hawk 
Cooper's Hawk 
Northern Goshawk 8 22 28
Red-shouldered Hawk 6 53 53
Broad-winged Hawk 
Red-tailed Hawk 
Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
Golden Eagle 0 2 2
American Kestrel 
Merlin 0 23 90
Peregrine Falcon 1 23 44
Unknown Accipiter 0 0 9
Unknown Buteo 0 1 1
Unknown Falcon 0 0 3
Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
Unknown Raptor 2 16 64

Total: 
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter: Lance Tanino

Observers: Tracy Egbert

Visitors:
60 visitors including 5th graders (Mrs. Rhonda Bohovich) from Jewett School
in Manchester.

Students reaction to seeing raptors through my field scope:
"Whoa, I see it!" "Wow, bird-watching is really interesting." "How can
you see so far away?" "Wow, that is so cool."


Weather:
The day started with mostly overcast skies and gradually all the clouds
disappeared by late afternoon (90-0% cloud cover). Temperatures remained
relatively cool all day (38-59F).

Raptor Observations:
Most raptors were migrating from the northeast to the southwest. Three
species reached double digits (turkey vulture, sharp-shinned hawk, and
red-tailed hawk), however, the big day belonged to the northern goshawk
(season high daily total; mostly adults). At one time I had three goshawks
circling overhead composed of two adults and a juvenile. The increasing
blue skies made locating raptors difficult. 

Non-raptor Observations:
Red crossbill (1; heard and seen flying around), American pipit (5),
White-winged crossbills (13; 
A flock of eleven flew in from the northeast. I heard their vocalizations
and saw the flock land in a nearby spruce. Great looks through the scope
as they hopped from branch to branch), blue jay (3), black-capped chickadee
(4), Common raven (45; large flock of pairs overhead), hairy woodpecker
(2), American goldfinch (2), golden-crowned kinglet (3), ruby-crowned
kinglet (1), American crow (839; many large migrating flocks), red-tailed
hawk (1; non-migrant), turkey vulture (5; non-migrant), northern goshawk (1
adult; non-migrant), yellow-rumped warbler (1), monarch butterfly (2).

Predictions:
NOAA: A chance of rain after 3pm. Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise,
mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth
of an inch possible. 

Auto Road is open until November 4th.
========================================================================
Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance_Tanino AT antiochne.edu)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org


Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation. 
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader is Iain MacLeod (pandiain AT verizon.net)
Fall 2007 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Lance Tanino

Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
Just off Rt. 101, east of town of Peterborough. Look for entrance to
Miller State Park. Easily accessible via auto-road to the summit. There is
a $3 entrance fee to the park. Summit has rustic restrooms, water and
shelter.
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:19:
Subject: crossbills & corvids
To: New Hampshire Birds 
From: "Lance Tanino" 

Incredible day for crossbills and corvids today at Pack Monadnock Raptor
Migration Observatory:

American crow - 839; large flocks were migrating southwest all day

Common raven - 45; a single flock made up of pairs

Red crossbill - 1; one individual was heard and seen twice in two hours
(morning) as it flew around and landed downslope.

White-winged crossbill - 13; a flock of 11 was heard and seen in a nearby
spruce. I had great looks at them as they hopped and fed at the top of
the tree and shortly thereafter flew together towards the southwest.

Lance Tanino
Keene, NH
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Among the masses of White-throated Sparrows and Dark-eyed Juncos in my yard on 
Wednesday were: 

   
  2 Black-throated Blue Warblers (1 male, 1 female)
  6 Ruby-crowned Kinglets
  4 Golden-crowned Kinglets
  1 Carolina Wren 
  1 Purple Finch
  A few (3 or so) bluebirds hidden high up in the trees
  A handful (you might say literally) of Red-breasted Nuthatches
  Plenty of Yellow-rumped Warblers.
   
  Tom Young
  Merrimack, NH
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I birded a bit around southeastern NH yesterday.  I stopped at various 
points on Great Bay, the Rochester WWTP and Pickering Ponds, the Cocheco 
Valley Humane Society in Dover, and then made my way down the coast, 
where I had very few birds overall.  There weren't any gulls at the 
Rochester ponds beyond the usual Great Black-backeds, Herrings, and 
Ring-bills.

Highlights:

Canada Goose                   150 on Great Bay
American Wigeon              100+ on Great Bay
Eurasian Wigeon                1 on Great Bay
Green-winged Teal             many at Rochester WWTP, didn't make an 
effort at counting
Ruddy Duck                      13 at the Rochester WWTP
Bald Eagle                         1 very dark juvenile at Great Bay
Northern Harrier                1 at CVHS
Larus sp.                           100+ on Great Bay, to distant to ID, 
but probably mostly Bonaparte's Gulls
White-crowned Sparrow   3 at CVHS
Vesper Sparrow                1 at CVHS
American Tree Sparrow     3 at CVHS, first of fall


Ben Griffith
Merrimack, NH

Yesterday, we had a flock of 25 Black Scoters (property bird number 178 for 
us), on Powdermill Pond, along with 7 Buffleheads and 6 Lesser Yellowlegs. We 
also had a Northern Shrike, Savanah Sparrows, American Pipits, a flock of 14 
Eastern Bluebirds and several Ospreys. 


Lillian and Don Stokes,
Powdermill Pond
Hancock, NH

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To add to Lance's Monadnock crows, huge numbers of crows were flying
south over Brattleboro yesterday morning. At one point I could see 300
in the air in a loose flock. I estimated that about 700-800/hour were
moving thru.

Hector Galbraith PhD
Galbraith Environmental Sciences LLC
837 Camp Arden Rd., Dummerston, VT05301
 (phone)

Incredible day for crossbills and corvids today at Pack Monadnock Raptor
Migration Observatory:

American crow - 839; large flocks were migrating southwest all day

Common raven - 45; a single flock made up of pairs

Red crossbill - 1; one individual was heard and seen twice in two hours
(morning) as it flew around and landed downslope.

White-winged crossbill - 13; a flock of 11 was heard and seen in a nearby
spruce.  I had great looks at them as they hopped and fed at the top of
the tree and shortly thereafter flew together towards the southwest.

Lance Tanino
Keene, NH

Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 25, 2007
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Species            Day's Count    Month Total   Season Total
------------------ ----------- -------------- --------------
Black Vulture                
Turkey Vulture              
Osprey                       
Bald Eagle                   
Northern Harrier             
Sharp-shinned Hawk          
Cooper's Hawk                
Northern Goshawk             
Red-shouldered Hawk          
Broad-winged Hawk            
Red-tailed Hawk             
Rough-legged Hawk            
Golden Eagle                 
American Kestrel             
Merlin                       
Peregrine Falcon             
Unknown Accipiter            
Unknown Buteo                
Unknown Falcon               
Unknown Eagle                
Unknown Raptor               

Total:                      
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Observation start time: 08:00:00 
Observation end   time: 16:00:00 
Total observation time: 8 hours

Official Counter:        Lance Tanino

Observers:        Tracy Egbert

Visitors:
60 visitors including 5th graders (Mrs. Rhonda Bohovich) from Jewett School
in Manchester.

Students reaction to seeing raptors through my field scope:
"Whoa, I see it!"  "Wow, bird-watching is really interesting." "How can
you see so far away?"  "Wow, that is so cool."


Weather:
The day started with mostly overcast skies and gradually all the clouds
disappeared by late afternoon (90-0% cloud cover).  Temperatures remained
relatively cool all day (38-59F).

Raptor Observations:
Most raptors were migrating from the northeast to the southwest.  Three
species reached double digits (turkey vulture, sharp-shinned hawk, and
red-tailed hawk), however, the big day belonged to the northern goshawk
(season high daily total; mostly adults).  At one time I had three goshawks
circling overhead composed of two adults and a juvenile.  The increasing
blue skies made locating raptors difficult.  

Non-raptor Observations:
Red crossbill (1; heard and seen flying around), American pipit (5),
White-winged crossbills (13; 
A flock of eleven flew in from the northeast. I heard their vocalizations
and saw the flock land in a nearby spruce.  Great looks through the scope
as they hopped from branch to branch), blue jay (3), black-capped chickadee
(4), Common raven (45; large flock of pairs overhead), hairy woodpecker
(2), American goldfinch (2), golden-crowned kinglet (3), ruby-crowned
kinglet (1), American crow (839; many large migrating flocks), red-tailed
hawk (1; non-migrant), turkey vulture (5; non-migrant), northern goshawk (1
adult; non-migrant), yellow-rumped warbler (1), monarch butterfly (2).

Predictions:
NOAA: A chance of rain after 3pm. Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise,
mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph.
Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth
of an inch possible. 

Auto Road is open until November 4th.
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Report submitted by Lance Tanino (Lance_Tanino AT antiochne.edu)
Pack Monadnock information may be found at:
www.nhaudubon.org


Site Description:
The Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory is run by New Hampshire
Audubon and was launched in September 2005 with funding from the Samuel P.
Hunt Foundation, The Monadnock Community Foundation, and the Putnam
Foundation. 
Funding allowed for dramatically-improved visitor access through trail
enhancement and landscaping, design and installation of three large
interpretive panels and the staffing of the site each day (9/1 to 10/31) by
a N.H. Audubon Seasonal Biologist/Interpreter.
Site Leader is Iain MacLeod (pandiain AT verizon.net)
Fall 2007 Seasonal Counter/Interpreter is Lance Tanino

Directions to site:
Located in Miller State Park in Peterborough, N.H.
Just off Rt. 101, east of town of Peterborough. Look for entrance to
Miller State Park. Easily accessible via auto-road to the summit. There is
a $3 entrance fee to the park. Summit has rustic restrooms, water and
shelter.

I checked out Massabesic Lake this evening after work. Joan's flock turned out
to be Black Scoter as expected.  Sea ducks of several species at virtually
every stop I made.

Black Scoter - 407 (about 50/50 male/female, and another
45 on the Merrimack above Exit 6)
White-winged Scoter - 25
Surf Scoter - 30
(one on Merrimack)
Red-breasted Merganser - 8
Lesser Scaup - 1 on Merrimack
Bufflehead - 58
Long-tailed Duck - 17
Green-winged Teal - 1
Horned Grebe - 5
Red-necked Grebe - 3

A quick stop after work to the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant yielded:

Mallard (just a few)
Green-winged Teal 18
Black Scoter 1--with Ruddys
Bufflehead 3
Ruddy Duck 5
American Coot 7
Solitary Sandpiper 1--living up to its name
Palm Warbler 1--hanging around with Yellow-rumps

Len
Exeter, NH

Thursday afternoon at 4:00 a huge raft of waterfowl approx. 150 on
Massabesic Lake.  I only had binos.  Could not id at the distance but small
all rafting together.

This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Thursday, October 25th, 
2007.



A RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD has been seen visiting a feeder in Westmoreland for the 
past two weeks and was last reported on the 25th. It is coming to a house at 
70 Thompson Road. To try to see the bird, take Route 12 north from Keene to 
Westmoreland. Watch for the Tree Huggers wood cutting operation on the right 
and turn left there. At a board fence, turn left onto Thompson Road. Birders 
are welcome to walk out to the back deck to watch the feeder.



A birder reported seeing a PACIFIC LOON from Pulpit Rocks in Rye on October 
20th but it has not been relocated since then.



A WHITE-EYED VIREO was seen near the Thompson Memorial at Odiorne Point 
State Park in Rye on October 20th.



A EURASIAN WIGEON, a LITTLE GULL, a STILT SANDPIPER, and 90 BRANT were seen 
near the east side of Great Bay on October 24th.



A SEDGE WREN, a LARK SPARROW and a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW were seen on Star 
Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, on October 21st.



A DICKCISSEL, and 75 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen at Morrill Farm in Penacook 
on October 20th.



A YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT was reported from Warren Farm in Barrington on 
October 22nd.



A LITTLE GULL was seen from Seabrook Beach and one was seen in Hampton 
Harbor, both on October 20th. A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen from Seabrook 
Beach on October 20th.



A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was seen at Frost Point at Odiorne Point State 
Park in Rye on October 21st, and one was from the wooden bridge on Route 1A 
just north of Odiorne Point State Park on October 20th.



A HARLEQUIN DUCK was seen in Rye Harbor on October 21st.



A SANDHILL CRANE was seen on Plains Road in Monroe on October 14th. This is 
presumed to be the same bird that has been seen here during the past several 
summers.



A NORTHERN SHRIKE and 2 RUDDY DUCKS were seen at Post Pond in Lyme on 
October 24th. A NORTHERN SHRIKE was also reported from the Two Rivers 
Conservation Area in Epping on October 20th.



31 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS were reported from the Pondicherry Wildlife Sanctuary 
in Jefferson on October 18th.



A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO was seen at the Urban Forestry Center in Portsmouth 
on October 20th.



A CAPE MAY WARBLER was seen in Penacook on October 21st.



A HUDSONIAN GODWIT, a WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, 492 DUNLIN, 13 SEMIPALMATED 
PLOVERS, 117 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 2 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, and a 
SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER, were all seen in Hampton Harbor on October 24th.



640 NORTHERN GANNETS were seen along the coast on October 20th.



A NORTHERN SHOVELER was seen at the Exeter Wastewater Treatment Plant on 
October 22nd.



3 GADWALL were seen on Great Bay on October 20th.



25 SNOW BUNTINGS were reported from Hampton Beach State Park on October 
22nd.



A flock of 25 EVENING GROSBEAKS were seen near the Ray School in Hanover on 
October 19th.



13 PIED-BILLED GREBES were seen at the Hinsdale setbacks on the Connecticut 
River on October 22nd.



10 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS were reported from Hollis on October 18th.



Over 80 AMERICAN PIPITS were seen in a field along Route 4 in Rollinsford on 
October 22nd.



190 BLACK SCOTERS, 30 SURF SCOTERS, 4 RED-NECKED GREBES, and 32 BUFFLEHEADS 
were reported from Bow Lake in Strafford on October 25th.



135 BLACK SCOTERS, and 32 SURF SCOTERS were seen on Cherry Pond in Jefferson 
on October 25th, and 62 BUFFLEHEADS were seen here on the 24th.



HAWK migration continues with 10,281 raptors reported from the Pack 
Monadnock Raptor Migration Observatory in Peterborough since September 1st. 
Be sure to visit the observatory to help out with the count!



This message is also available by phone recording: call  and press 2 
as directed or ask to be transferred. If you have seen any interesting birds 
recently, you can leave a message at the end of the tape or send your 
sightings to the RBA via e-mail at: birdsetc AT nhaudubon.org. Please put 
either "bird sighting" or "Rare Bird Alert" in the subject line and be sure 
to include your mailing address and phone number. The RBA is also available 
on-line at the New Hampshire Audubon web site, www.nhaudubon.org



Thanks very much and good birding.

At 9:48 AM -0400 10/25/07, Clifford Seifer wrote:
>Byard Miller, who apologized for the quality of his photos yesterday,
>will be happy that my photos make his all the better by comparisson.
>These are pretty terrible but they show the mostly rufous back for the
>record.

Byard's photos were actually quite nice, despite his protests to the contrary.

We apparently got there at a perfect time this morning-- it came into 
the feeder multiple times, allowing me to get these shots, which I 
declare to be completely awesome:

	http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?&keywords=&dte=

--julie
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I had a red-bellied woodpecker and two red-breasted nuthatches in the trees
above my feeders in Londonderry today.  A hairy and downy were present at
the same time as the red-bellied.

We were interested to hear the osprey was still around.  We watched it
out at Massabesic several times in the late afternoon.  We wondered if it
was a young one.  We watched it dive for fish at least eight times
without catching anything.  Don't know what the usual success rate would
be.
            Linda and Bill Looney
                   Manchester

At noon a large mixed flock of waterfowl arrived on the lake.

Surf Scoter     30
Black Scoter     190+
Bufflehead     32
Common Loon     6  not part of the flock
Red-necked Grebe     4
Osprey     1 carrying a large trout and not a waterfowl in the classic sense

Scott Young/Strafford