There are 9 messages totaling 541 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. feeders
2. bears
3. Eastern Bluebird, Song Sparrow in Orford
4. Mr. Timberdoodle (2)
5. Merlins
6. Lake Fairlee birds
7. Blue-winged Teal
8. Lake Runnemede sightings
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:51:40 -0400
From: David Merker <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: feeders
When should we be considering taking our feeders down?
David Merker
Etna, NH
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:16:10 -0400
From: David Merker <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: bears
Just heard the news on public radio and they supplied the reminder that april 1 is the time to take feeders down... One year we photographed 6 different bears... at our feeders. So now we stop feeding in spring. Thanks
David Merker
Etna, NH
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 07:26:06 -0400
From: Jeff MacQueen <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Eastern Bluebird, Song Sparrow in Orford
An Eastern Bluebird was back on my property this morning, perched on one of my nest boxes. I stopped at the Richmond Conservation Land yesterday afternoon and had a singing Song Sparrow along with a pair of Hooded Mergansers, Red-winged Blackbirds, Common Grackles and an American Robin. Robins seem scarce so far this spring in the Upper Valley, especially compared to last winter and spring. Reeds Marsh turned up more Hooded Mergansers, Canada Geese and a mature Bald Eagle chasing an immature over the marsh.
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:03:45 -0400
From: Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Mr. Timberdoodle
Ah, well there were 2 males (aka Woodcock) singing last pm here in Thetford.
Fortunately for us , they have been here for all of my 28 years.
They sing/ courtship from the field across the road. Nothing like listening
from the porch. (and closer)
There was aerial combat, or a male dispute in the skies last pm, first I
have ever seen.
Good birds.
BS
Bill Shepard
Project Coordinator
CT River Birding Trail
2360 Academy Road
Thetford Center, VT 05075
Home: 802 785-2855
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:22:39 -0400
From: Dan O'Hara <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Mr. Timberdoodle
In case you haven't read it before see "A Sand County Almanac" April -Sky
Dance
On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM, Bill Shepard <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Ah, well there were 2 males (aka Woodcock) singing last pm here in
> Thetford. Fortunately for us , they have been here for all of my 28 years.
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> There was aerial combat, or a male dispute in the skies last pm, first I
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> Good birds.****
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> Project Coordinator****
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> Home: 802 785-2855****
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:26:11 -0400
From: Dick & Joanne Norton <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Merlins
This morning we took advantage of the nice weather and the fact that the golfers are not out yet,and were rewarded with seeing two Merlins in two different trees on the Hanover Golf Course.
Occum Pond had many flocks of geese flying over (328 total), red-winged blackbirds and cardinals singing loudly, plus the first House Finches of the year for me.
Joanne Norton
Kendal at Hanover
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:04:56 -0400
From: Peter LaBelle <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lake Fairlee birds
This morning my mom and I went out to Lake Fairlee.
Not much open water there yet, but in small patches there were about twelve canada geese, two hooded mergansers, four common mergansers, and mallards. In marsh at the edge of the lake, a flock of grackles and red-winged blackbirds.
Also, my FOY Broad-winged Hawks, two birds soaring in Thetford near Zeebeedee Marsh.
7 American Robins around the yard in Thetford.
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:10:08 -0400
From: george clark <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Blue-winged Teal
This morning Ed Hack, Chris Rimmer, and I observed a male Blue-winged
Teal in a mainly ice-covered pond on the south side of Route 14 near
the Royalton/Sharon, VT, boundary (Ainsworth Farm). Other waterfowl
seen this morning included 6 Wood Ducks in the White River in Royalton
(Gilman Road Farm).
George Clark
Norwich, VT
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Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 18:11:25 -0400
From: cynthia crawford <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Lake Runnemede sightings
Wayne and I took a lovely morning walk around the lake, which yielded a few
surprises:
a solitary FOY Tree Swallow
25 Redpolls foraging in the field and flying back and forth.
Other sightings were:
60 Canada Geese-fly-overs
15 Comon Mergansers
1 Belted Kingfisher
4 Blue Jays
6 Crows
12 Chickadees
1 Song Sparrow, singing mightily
2 Cardinal, also singing
2 Redwings
And a bonus muskrat swimming and diving along the East shore-very
entertaining-even got underwater pictures. (No , we didn't dive, but it
did!).
A very short stop at Dewey's Mills produced a pair of Hoodies. Very quiet
there- pond side sill mostly frozen.
At home we still have 6-15 Redpolls. Evening Grosbeaks have been here but
scarce since first sighting. Saw one female yesterday. Brown Creeper has
been to the suet recently. Barred Owl still around occasionally-Wayne
heard it around 3 PM today.
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Cindy Crawford
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End of UV-BIRDERS Digest - 29 Mar 2013 to 30 Mar 2013 (#2013-74)
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