BIRD NOTES ~ February 25, 2009
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White-winged Crossbills 2.22.09 by D. Johnston
Bird Notes
Eagles on
Recently a sighting of Bald Eagles at the Vernon Dam found that one of the eagles (a female) was injured and unable to use its right foot. Or was it? A call to Chris Martin of New Hampshire Audubon seemed to disprove that observation with news that he had observed this sort of behavior many times in courting eagles. Yet, there is still some doubt that in this case it may be an injury and not a behavior thing.
Robyn Flatley has set up a blogspot and asks for your help in reporting eagle sightings with unusual behavior that would indicate leg/foot injuries.
http://eaglesonconnecticutriver.blogspot.com/
“I'm hoping people will post messages about the eagles there. Please let them know we are actively looking for the female eagle that hasn’t been seen since Saturday 2/21.”
---Robyn Flatley,
2 Mute Swan
51 American Black Duck
201 Mallard
1 Ring-necked Duck
226 Common Goldeneye
1 BARROW’S GOLDENEYE
53 Hooded Merganser
45 Common Merganser
7 Wild Turkey
3 Bald Eagle
2 Ring-billed Gull
8 Herring Gull
3 Mourning Doves
1 Belted Kingfisher
1 Hairy Woodpecker
1 Northern Shrike
1 Common Raven
1 Black-capped Chickadee
4 Eastern Bluebird
40 European Starlings
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20 species
---Lance Tanino,
Pre-storm birding around town this morning: 2 flocks of Cedar Waxwings on Putney Rd., ~75 in front of the Colonial Motel and ~150+ Waxwings & 30 Robins in the trees around Agway, a flock of ~ 150 Pine Siskins with at least 3 common Redpolls on Wantastiquet Drive, another flock of ~250 Pine Siskins with at least 2 C. Redpolls at the feeders down Ferry Rd., our daily flock of ~50 Siskins at home on Bonnyvale Rd. along with our first REDWING BLACKBIRD, and as I was x-c skiing at the Brattleboro Country Club I found a pair of White-winged Crossbills(See attached photos) on the ground picking away at Hemlock cones. I raced back to my car, got my camera, and fortunately they were still there and very cooperative on my return.
Around 4:00 there were ~80 Bohemian Waxwings in the treetops next to our house on
---Dave Johnston,
Thirteen people joined the SVAS winter coastal birding trip last Saturday. 54 species were seen (not bad for mid-February), with many good coastal sightings. But the real highlight was the raptor displays and sightings. I'll have more on those later. A few photos are on my website: www.tailsofbiridng.net.
Here's the species list, with some of the highlights in bold:
Red-necked Grebe
Horned Grebe
Great Cormorant
Mute Swan
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
American Black Duck
Common Eider
Harlequin Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Bufflehead
Red-breasted Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Purple Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Black Guillemot
Red-throated Loon
Common Loon
Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
Snowy Owl
Blue Jay
American Crow
Cedar Waxwing
Eastern Bluebird
American Robin
Northern Mockingbird
European Starling
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee
House Sparrow
House Finch
White-winged Crossbill
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dark-eyed Junco
American Tree Sparrow
Northern Cardinal
Red-winged Blackbird - vanguard of the males
Common Grackle
---Chris Petrak, S. Newfane, VT
Please keep us abreast of what birds you are seeing, whether at home or on a trip in or out of the
Al Merritt
A friend is someone who reaches for your hand
and touches your heart.
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