I am getting the word out (NH.Birds is down) on a pink-footed goose (state first) found by Taj Schottland in Walpole this am. In Vic Malnati’s farm in Walpole, NH across from the Agway. Seen by many today despite the lack of listserv. My fifth species of goose for this field this spring alone (Canada, […]

A return of freezing weather kept the numbers of waterfowl down today for the annual duck patrol. Two groups, comprising about 30 people, covered the CT river from Hinsdale to Charlestown, recording a paltry total of 12 species of waterfowl, but a new one for the NH CT River Valley this year – Greater White-fronted […]

Again with the Connecticut I hear you say. Well get used to it for at least another month!  I checked out Great Meadows in Charlestown, NH and then did another dusk count of goose migration from Bellows Falls. 1700 between 6:30 and 7:30 pm.  Its at times like these that I am very grateful I […]

Hands down my favorite time of year.  Waterfowl migration along the Connecticut River is awe-inspiring in the truest sense of the word.  Today, March 20th, a cackling goose amongst about 5,000 Canada Geese was the best of 17 species of waterfowl, including gadwall (Hinsdale and Walpole), pintail (Hinsdale), and Am. Wigeon (Walpole).  I had the, […]

Its not often that one sees snow buntings in a tree!  Although they are a member of the super order Passeriformes (perching birds in English), they dont often perch, a consequence of living much of their lives in the largely treeless and thus perchless tundra.   A large flock (about 175 today) continues to feed […]