Folks may remember that I found a banded common tern on the CT river a few weeks ago. I got the information on the bird back from the USFWS and wrote a guest blog for Yankee Magazine. Read all about New England’s Avian Superhighway.
Continue Reading →CT River Valley Awesomeness Part II — May 24, 2011
Another great day along the river on May 24, 2011 with 4 dunlin, 7 semi-palmated plover, a short-billed dowitcher, and lots of least sandpiper (Don Clark reported 15 dunlin earlier in the day from Herrick’s Cove). Total of four black terns (Hinsdale, Herricks, Charlestown). In the last week, I have seen 14 species of shorebird along the […]
Continue Reading →Connecticut River Valley Awesomeness
I was en route to the area today (May 20, 2011) when I got a call from Ken Klapper on site at the Townsends Warbler spot on River Road. He had a white-rumped sandpiper with about 30 least sandpipers, 4 semi-palmated plovers, and a few greater yellowlegs. White-rumped sandpiper inland in New Hampshire is an […]
Continue Reading →Star Island – last call for Spring 2011
This Sunday, May 22, 2011 is the last spring migration trip to Star Island for the year. Weather is forecast to break by Sunday. For information, on signing up, see below. Saturday’s trip (May 14th) for the Harris Center was SPECTACULAR, due to the arrival of a cold front on Friday after prolonged southerly airflow. Spring is all […]
Continue Reading →forensic birding
Just heard back from Dan Hayward, project manager at Seavey Island tern colony off the coast of NH. The band number (1322-09499) is from a string that was ordered after he ordered his last shipment (string ending with 1322-09000). I would have been stunned if this bird had been ringed on the coast, as I expect […]
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