Birdnotes: {BIRD NOTES} ~ September 01, 2013

Bird Notes

A spectacular first year Goshawk at the Retreat Meadows this morning (9/1)
---Hector Galbraith, Dummerston, VT

Teeny Hummer

While visiting my sister in Windham this past week we were entertained by busy humming birds at her feeders. I asked a question about their nests. She then showed me a small glass bottle containing a humming bird nest in which lay a perfect baby humming bird skeleton. She had found it beneath a nearby shrub. I shed a few tears.

---Maggie Newton, W. Brattleboro, 8/28/13

Nighthawks

8/27 60 over Saxtons River, 42 in Dummerston.

8/28 Another great night at Westminster Station with 779 birds tallied by 6 observers.

8/29 A cool & overcast evening produced 249 birds bringing the total for the season to 3,203.

8/30 A slow night with only 42 birds.
---Don Clark, Grafton, VT

PUTNEY MOUNTAIN HAWK WATCH

2013-08-30 Observation Start Time: 10:00 End Time: 14:00 Observer Hours: 4

Day's Raptor Counts	BV	TV	OS	BE	NH	SS	CH	NG	RS	BW	RT	RL	GE	AK	ML	PG	UA	UB	UF	UE	UR	Day's Total
Day's Raptor Counts	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Official Counter	John Anderson
Observers
Weather	Cool and foggy in the valley this am. Hot on the mt. Just a hint of a west breeze. Green Mountains hazed to a seried blues. Winds from SW and failing by 2 pm.
Non-raptor Notes	The hardhack and goldenrods were abuzz with insects, among them a bumblebee size tachinid fly with a white face and yellow bands and spiny hairs on its abdomen. 3 Common Loons

Robin Twins

Photo by Tom Prunier

“Earthflight” A Nature Special on Vermont Public Television

What would it be like to see the world from a bird’s perspective? To experience riding on the backs of bald eagles and snow geese or flying alongside a flock of brown pelicans as they scan and dive for fish in the ocean below. State-of-the-art technology and sophisticated camera techniques have now made it possible to do just that and more as EARTHFLIGHT, A Nature Special Presentation takes viewers on a breathtaking aerial adventure over six continents. It took EARTHFLIGHT series producer John Downer and his team four years to film more than 100 bird species in 40 different countries. Using strategically placed cameras, including tiny HD cameras placed on the backs of trained birds, this six-part series captures amazing viewpoints that have never been seen before.

Episode One: North America (airs Wednesday, September 4 at 8 p.m.)
Snow geese, pelicans, and bald eagles fly over the Great Plains, the Grand Canyon, Alaska, New York City and the Golden Gate Bridge as they encounter and engage with bears, dolphins, bison, and spawning fish.