I hit a few more local spots this weekend – CT River on Sat, and Concord area fields on Sunday. CT river has a good variety of waterfowl for autumn (usually lousy at this time of year, birds mostly flyover), due mainly to the excellent habitat at Hinsdale (low water). Ring-necked duck with good numbers […]

Witness the curves for rough-legged hawk and golden eagle migration from Hawk Mtn, PA (golden colored graph for the eagle). Golden eagles are also observed from hawkwatch sites across New England each fall.  Although single day counts from Hawk Mountain can reach double digits (31 birds, November 20, 2003), New Hampshire has only once reached […]

If I don’t catch up with one soon, I might have to string this bright semi-sand that I saw at Plaice Cove a few weeks back. A good example of the variation in juv. semi-sandpipers, this little fellow stood out like a sore thumb.

25 entries – thanks all for the fun. I enjoyed it. Only one correct answer, so no need for a hat. Congrats to Michael Thompson who correctly identified #1, #2, #3 as red-shouldered hawk, and #4 as broad-winged hawk.  All are juveniles. Most folks guessed red-shouldered and were correct, but I suspect made the assumption […]

Given the incredible number of skimmers being seen on Plum and Cranes Beach (in excess of 20 birds), I figured I had a decent chance of getting one on the NH coast today. Skimmer in NH is a real blocker, and I am one of the few who hasn’t seen one yet in the Granite […]