The best year I can remember for shorebirding in New Hampshire, from spring through fall, both inland and on the coast. The wealth is not confined to the US though. Check out the following shot from County Wexford Ireland, taken by Killian Mullarney. A new record high for Europe of buff-breasted sandpiper, a New World shorebird (breeds […]
Continue Reading →Great Day on Star — September 24, 2011
Fourteen birders joined me on Star Island yesterday (Saturday) off the coast of NH, for a great day of fall birding. Nothing rare, but great Star Island fall birding standards including three yellow-billed cuckoos and a yellow-breasted chat. A remarkably consistent and homogenous warbler assemblage on the island – almost all blackpolls (numbering about 100). The […]
Continue Reading →Pack Monadnock yesterday, home today – same difference
I opted to stay home from Pack Monadnock Raptor Observatory today and do some yard work. The accompanying shot is taken from my backyard – the largest kettle I have ever seen in New Hampshire (carefully counted from a photo).
Continue Reading →Broad-winged Hawks on Pack — September 17, 2011
Yesterday (September 17th, 2011) was the big day, with 3,500 or so broad-winged hawks migrating south past Pack Monadnock during a two hour window. The numbers: 58% of a combined 45,000 broad-winged hawks that have been tallied during the last nine Septembers starting 2003 have occurred during the September 16-19th window 2012 – mark your calendar now – Sunday September 16 […]
Continue Reading →Shorebirds dry up inland – time to head to the coast
I visited NH’s coast for the first time this year – there hasnt been the need, as inland migration this year has been phenomenal. A good day was had, highlighted by astounding views of 2 Cape May Warblers on Star Island, which also hosted a Prairie Warbler and 2 American Golden Plovers on Star Island. […]
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