{BIRD NOTES} October 16, 2014

Bird Notes

 

This morning (10/15) at the Marina fields were at least one, possibly two Vesper Sparrows, not a common bird around here. Also still around were a Phoebe, two Eastern Palms, and a few Lincolns sparrows
---Hector Galbraith, PhD
National Wildlife Federation

 

 

A WHITE-WINGED SCOTER was seen in the Connecticut River in Westmoreland

on October 13th.

---RBA, New Hampshire

 

 

West Brattleboro Birds

Pileated Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Raven (flyover)

Chipping Sparrow

White-throated Sparrow (8)

Dark-eyed Junco

Purple Finch (2)

 

 

 

New England Fall Raptors (10/15)

Fall season RAPTOR migration continues with migrating raptors being counted

daily at hawk-watching sites. To date, the Pack Monadnock Raptor Migration

Observatory in Peterborough has counted over 12,750 raptors, the Carter Hill

Observatory in Concord has counted over 6,000 raptors, and hawk-watchers on

Little Round Top in Bristol have seen over 2,700 raptors. Of particular note

was a GOLDEN EAGLE seen from Pack Monadnock on October 8th. Be sure to visit

these viewing sites this fall season to help out with the counts! Pack

Monadnock and Carter Hill will be staffed by NH Audubon through the end of

October. Although peak flights of BROAD-WINGED HAWKS have mainly passed,

there are still many more raptors to be counted.

---RBA, New Hampshire

 

 

PUTNEY MOUNTAIN  HAWKWATCH,  Oct. 7-15, 2014

 

Top of Form

Date		BV	TV	OS	BE	NH	SS	CH	NG	RS	BW	RT	RL	GE	AK	ML	PG						TOTAL
2014-10-07	5						1																1
2014-10-08	8		11	2			24	1				1			5	1	2						47
2014-10-09	8		7		2		111	11	1			6			16	1	4						159
2014-10-10	7.75		15	1	1	2	101	9	1	4		20		1	10	1	9						175
2014-10-11	9		91	1	2	3	38	4				3											142
2014-10-12	9		54		1	3	56	5				19			3								141
2014-10-13	7.75						1					2			1								4
2014-10-14	8.5		11		1		7																19
2014-10-15	3						8																8

---John Anderson

 

 

 

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Al Merritt  chpmnkx@sover.net

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Southeastern Vermont Audubon Society:   www.sevtaudubon.org