{BIRD NOTES} ~ September 22, 2011

 

Bird Notes

 

Scarboro Marsh, ME

Yesterday, September 16th, Carol and Orion Barber and I saw 2 Tri-colored Herons while walking at the Scarboro Marsh at Pine Point, Maine.

The lifer we saw there said that they are the first we've had in Maine. Speculation is that they were blown in by Irene.

---Sandie Page, Brattleboro, VT

 

Gibson Road, Brattleboro (9/16)

Wild Turkeys (2 Hens & 8 Poults )

 

Retreat Meadow (Friday 9/16)

We found that the “low tide” at the Meadow has been restored to its normal depth, and the numbers of birds enjoying the lower water level has been diminished. Yesterday (9/16) we counted the following:

 100+ Canada Geese

2 Great Blue Herons

1 Great Egret

1 Killdeer

1 Red-tailed Hawk

! Coopers Hawk

1 Sharp-shinned Hawk

2 Turkey Vultures

1 Mockingbird

a male and female Belted Kingfisher

 

Retreat Meadow update (Wed. 9/21)

3 Great Egrets

1 Great Blue Heron

4 Mallard Ducks

200+ Canada Geese

a female Belted Kingfisher

1 Eastern Phoebe

 

 

Attention SVAS Board Members

There will be a meeting of the Board at 7:00 p.m.  on Tuesday, September 27 at the home of Hollie & Paul, 19 Whipple Street, Brattleboro, VT

 

 

Putney Mountain Hawk Watch Update

Date Obs Hrs BV TV OS BE NH SS CH NG RS BW RT RL GE AK ML PG UA UB UF UE UR TOTAL 2011-09-17 8.75     2 2   13 2     462     1 1 1             484 2011-09-18 9     7 7 1 48       815       4 1             883 2011-09-19 10.5     1 1   15 2     362     1 2               384 2011-09-21 8.25     1 1   6 1     13       1               23 Total: Sep 2011 141.75 hours 0 0 74 29 11 302 15 0 2 3731 0 0 3 64 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 4243 Total: Fall 2011 159.25 hours 0 0 74 34 12 302 15 0 2 3747 0 0 3 64 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 4265 ____________________________________________________________

 

BV=Black Vulture

TV=Turkey Vulture

OS=Osprey

BE=Bald Eagle

NH=Northern Harrier

SS=Sharp-shinned Hawk

CH=Coopers Hawk

NG=Northern Goshawk

RS=Red-shouldered Hawk

BW=Broad-winged Hawk

RT=Red-tailed Hawk

RL=Rough-legged Hawk

GE=Golden Eagle

AK=American Kestrel

ML=Merlin

PG=Peregrine Falcon

 

 

 

Chipmunk Crossing, West Brattleboro

Black-throated Green Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Pileated Woodpecker

Great Blue Heron (flyover)

Red-tailed Hawk (flyover)

 

 

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