Went birding at the Exeter Waste Water Treatment Facility from about 1:00 pm 
to 3:00 pm today. As I rounded one of the settling ponds I saw a Western 
Kingbird hawking insects over the water. There was a slight drizzle. I made 
a quick call to alert other birders before moving forward to try for a 
picture. In addition to the Western Kingbird, there were 2 Eastern 
Kingbirds. As I got closer to the birds, I came face-to-face with Patience 
Chamberlin. It turned out the we had both independently spotted the bird at 
the same time! The Kingbirds then all flew off, so I followed them, hoping 
for a picture. I was able to take a few before the Kingbirds all flew again, 
only this time out of sight, and I was unable to relocate them.

To see a picture of the WESTERN KINGBIRD, click on the link below and scroll 
to the bottom of the page:

http://www.marksbirdtours.com/New_Hampshire_Birds.htm

Highlights from Exeter:

Pied-billed Grebe 1
Greater Scaup 1
Wood Duck 8
Green-winged Teal 10+
Green Heron 1 (seen by Patience)
Greater Yellowlegs 1
Lesser Yellowlegs 2
Least Sandpiper 4
WESTERN KINGBIRD 1
Eastern Kingbird 2
Yellow-rumped Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 3
Wilson's Warbler 1 male


Mark Suomala
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