- RBA
* Massachusetts
* Eastern
* November 7, 2005
* MAEA0511.07
- Birds mentioned
SAGE THRASHER (not reported)
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (not reported)
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Eurasian Wigeon
American Bittern
Great Egret
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Chimney Swift
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Orange-crowned Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Clay-colored Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
CACKLING GOOSE
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
PACIFIC LOON
Pomarine Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Harlequin Duck
Northern Goshawk
Prairie Warbler
LITTLE GULL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Northern Shrike
Philadelphia Vireo
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
- Transcript
hotline: Eastern Massachusetts
date: November 7, 2005
number: (888) 224-6444
to report: anytime day or night, 781-259-2148 (Simon Perkins)
compiler: Simon Perkins, Massachusetts Audubon Society
coverage: Eastern Massachusetts
transcriber: Barbara Volkle barb620@theworld.com
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS -
This is the Voice of Audubon for Monday, November 7.
Several spectacular rarities were found over the weekend, including a SAGE
THRASHER and an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Plum Island on
Sunday, and 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES in the High Head area of North
Truro that were seen on both Saturday and Sunday. The SAGE THRASHER,
only the second record for Massachusetts, was observed in the open sandy areas
on both sides of the boardwalk leading to the ocean from the back end
of parking
lot number one near the entrance gate to the Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge. The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was noted in the vicinity
of the maintenance area near north end of the North Pool dike. Apparently,
neither the thrasher nor the flycatcher was seen today.
To look for the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES, follow Rt. 6 into Truro, then
take the first road to the right just beyond Adrian's Restaurant,
which is on the
east side of Rt. 6. Follow this road until it goes up a hill, that
take a sharp right
turn at the top and proceed until the road turns to dirt and passes
several houses,
then continues down a short hill. The solitaires were feeding on
cedar berries
and cherries along the dirt road with a large flock of robins. On Sunday, a
BOHEMIAN WAXWING was also found in the area.
Other reports from Plum Island over the weekend included a EURASIAN
WIGEON, an AMERICAN BITTERN, several GREAT EGRETS, 2 MERLINS,
a PEREGRINE FALCON, several SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 15
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a late BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and a
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a CHIMNEY SWIFT, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
a RED-EYED VIREO, a COMMON RAVEN, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS, a SCARLET TANAGER, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW,
a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
At Cherry Hill Reservoir in West Newbury there was a CACKLING
GOOSE, 15 REDHEADS, 700 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and 300 RUDDY
DUCKS.
At Race Point in Provincetown there was a PACIFIC LOON and a
POMARINE JAEGER, and at Herring Cove Beach 474 LAUGHING
GULLS were tallied.
At Big Sandy Bottom Pond in Pembroke there were 2 PIED-BILLED
GREBES, 60 LESSER SCAUP, 200 RUDDY DUCKS, 60 HOODED
MERGANSERS, and 12 COMMON MERGANSERS.
Miscellaneous reports from the weekend included 3 REDHEADS in Eastham,
a HARLEQUIN DUCK in East Orleans, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and
a PRAIRIE WARBLER in Sandwich, a LITTLE GULL at Sagamore, a
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO in Plymouth, a BARRED OWL at Cold
Springs Park in Newton, 2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS in Wellfleet, WESTERN
KINGBIRDS in Chatham and at the Widow's Walk Golf Course in Scituate,
a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Braintree Great Pond in Braintree, a late
PHILADELPHIA VIREO in Scituate, 5 BARN SWALLOWS and 6 TREE
SWALLOWS in East Orleans, an unidentified, pale-rumped swallow at
Plum Island, and 18 FOX SPARROWS in Lexington.
Thank you for calling.
- End transcript
* Massachusetts
* Eastern
* November 7, 2005
* MAEA0511.07
- Birds mentioned
SAGE THRASHER (not reported)
ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER (not reported)
TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
BOHEMIAN WAXWING
Eurasian Wigeon
American Bittern
Great Egret
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Semipalmated Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Chimney Swift
Blue-headed Vireo
Red-eyed Vireo
Common Raven
Orange-crowned Warbler
Scarlet Tanager
Clay-colored Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Lincoln's Sparrow
Baltimore Oriole
CACKLING GOOSE
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
Ruddy Duck
PACIFIC LOON
Pomarine Jaeger
Laughing Gull
Pied-billed Grebe
Lesser Scaup
Hooded Merganser
Common Merganser
Harlequin Duck
Northern Goshawk
Prairie Warbler
LITTLE GULL
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Barred Owl
WESTERN KINGBIRD
Northern Shrike
Philadelphia Vireo
Barn Swallow
Tree Swallow
- Transcript
hotline: Eastern Massachusetts
date: November 7, 2005
number: (888) 224-6444
to report: anytime day or night, 781-259-2148 (Simon Perkins)
compiler: Simon Perkins, Massachusetts Audubon Society
coverage: Eastern Massachusetts
transcriber: Barbara Volkle barb620@theworld.com
EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS -
This is the Voice of Audubon for Monday, November 7.
Several spectacular rarities were found over the weekend, including a SAGE
THRASHER and an ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER at Plum Island on
Sunday, and 2 TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES in the High Head area of North
Truro that were seen on both Saturday and Sunday. The SAGE THRASHER,
only the second record for Massachusetts, was observed in the open sandy areas
on both sides of the boardwalk leading to the ocean from the back end
of parking
lot number one near the entrance gate to the Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge. The ASH-THROATED FLYCATCHER was noted in the vicinity
of the maintenance area near north end of the North Pool dike. Apparently,
neither the thrasher nor the flycatcher was seen today.
To look for the TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES, follow Rt. 6 into Truro, then
take the first road to the right just beyond Adrian's Restaurant,
which is on the
east side of Rt. 6. Follow this road until it goes up a hill, that
take a sharp right
turn at the top and proceed until the road turns to dirt and passes
several houses,
then continues down a short hill. The solitaires were feeding on
cedar berries
and cherries along the dirt road with a large flock of robins. On Sunday, a
BOHEMIAN WAXWING was also found in the area.
Other reports from Plum Island over the weekend included a EURASIAN
WIGEON, an AMERICAN BITTERN, several GREAT EGRETS, 2 MERLINS,
a PEREGRINE FALCON, several SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, 15
WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS, a late BAIRD'S SANDPIPER, and a
PECTORAL SANDPIPER, a CHIMNEY SWIFT, a BLUE-HEADED VIREO,
a RED-EYED VIREO, a COMMON RAVEN, 2 ORANGE-CROWNED
WARBLERS, a SCARLET TANAGER, a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW,
a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW, a LINCOLN'S SPARROW, and a
BALTIMORE ORIOLE.
At Cherry Hill Reservoir in West Newbury there was a CACKLING
GOOSE, 15 REDHEADS, 700 RING-NECKED DUCKS, and 300 RUDDY
DUCKS.
At Race Point in Provincetown there was a PACIFIC LOON and a
POMARINE JAEGER, and at Herring Cove Beach 474 LAUGHING
GULLS were tallied.
At Big Sandy Bottom Pond in Pembroke there were 2 PIED-BILLED
GREBES, 60 LESSER SCAUP, 200 RUDDY DUCKS, 60 HOODED
MERGANSERS, and 12 COMMON MERGANSERS.
Miscellaneous reports from the weekend included 3 REDHEADS in Eastham,
a HARLEQUIN DUCK in East Orleans, a NORTHERN GOSHAWK and
a PRAIRIE WARBLER in Sandwich, a LITTLE GULL at Sagamore, a
YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO in Plymouth, a BARRED OWL at Cold
Springs Park in Newton, 2 CHIMNEY SWIFTS in Wellfleet, WESTERN
KINGBIRDS in Chatham and at the Widow's Walk Golf Course in Scituate,
a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Braintree Great Pond in Braintree, a late
PHILADELPHIA VIREO in Scituate, 5 BARN SWALLOWS and 6 TREE
SWALLOWS in East Orleans, an unidentified, pale-rumped swallow at
Plum Island, and 18 FOX SPARROWS in Lexington.
Thank you for calling.
- End transcript