I have a couple of Grackles coming to my small feeder in wilder which struck me as not REALLY looking like Grackles I'm used to seeing.. One is quite splotchy looking with dark around the head, very bright yellow eyes, and dark patches on the rusty coloring on its body. I've never seem a Rusty Bb in person, but assumed they were the size and shape of a Red-winged BB. It SEEMS the size of a bluejay, roughly. But they won't share my little feeder so hard to know for sure!
I was thinking it's probably too early for Rustys to be coming back through anyway, but wonder if there's any chance that's what this could be? (Not sure if i should change plans and stay ready At the window with Binos!)
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> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 19:53:27 -0400
> From: Mark Suomala <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Rare Bird Alert, New Hampshire, July 7, 2010
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> This is New Hampshire Audubon's Rare Bird Alert for Wednesday, July 7th,
> 2010.
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> A WORM-EATING WARBLER was reported from Silver Lake in Madison on July 1st,
> but has not been reported again. An EVENING GROSBEAK was reported from the
> same area, also on the 1st.
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> An ATLANTIC PUFFIN, a CORY'S SHEARWATER, 7 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 2 SOOTY
> SHEARWATERS, 27 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, a NORTHERN GANNET, a ROSEATE TERN,
> and 18 COMMON TERNS were seen in New Hampshire waters by a birder on a Whale
> Watch cruise on the Granite State out of Rye Harbor on July 3rd. Another
> report, but from July 5th, reported 2 SOOTY SHEARWATERS, 25 GREATER
> SHEARWATERS, and 45 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS all in New Hampshire waters, and
> yet another report, but from July 4th that included birds in Massachusetts
> waters, reported 9 CORY'S SHEARWATERS, 40 GREATER SHEARWATERS, 13 SOOTY
> SHEARWATERS, 5 MANX SHEARWATERS, 27 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS, 5 NORTHERN
> GANNETS, a LEAST TERN, and more than 10 COMMON TERNS.
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> 5 LEAST TERNS, a ROSEATE TERN, and a LAUGHING GULL were all reported from
> Hampton Harbor on July 4th.
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> Birders on a trip up East Inlet Road in Pittsburg on July 1st reported 3
> PHILADELPHIA VIREOS, a GRAY JAY, 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES, a TENNESSEE WARBLER, 8
> NASHVILLE WARBLERS, 4 NORTHERN PARULAS, 5 MAGNOLIA WARBLERS, 3 CAPE MAY
> WARBLERS, a BLACK-THROATED BLUE WARBLER, 9 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, a
> BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER, a BAY-BREASTED WARBLER, 5 AMERICAN REDSTARTS,
> a MOURNING WARBLER, 3 COMMON YELLOWTHROATS, 2 WILSON'S WARBLERS, a CANADA
> WARBLER, and 3 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. A SPRUCE GROUSE was reported from the same
> area during the last week in June.
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> 3 GRAY JAYS, 11 BICKNELL'S THRUSHES, 2 RUBY-CROWNED KINGLETS, 27 BLACKPOLL
> WARBLERS, 13 YELLOW-BELLIED FLYCATCHERS, 30 SWAINSON'S THRUSHES, 2 CANADA
> WARBLERS, and 4 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from the Caps Ridge and Link
> Trails located off of the Jefferson Notch Road in the White Mountains on
> July 2nd and 3rd.
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> A female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen feeding young at a nest site along
> the Magalloway River during the last week in June.
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> 2 BOREAL CHICKADEES were reported from Mount Dickey in Waterville Valley on
> June 30th.
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> A YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, an ORCHARD ORIOLE, and 2 FISH CROWS were all
> reported from Penacook on July 5th.
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> 2 SORAS, 17 VIRGINIA RAILS, and 70 BANK SWALLOWS were reported from the
> Trails at Pickering Ponds located off of Pickering Road in Rochester on July
> 2nd.
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> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 22:22:56 -0400
> From: george clark <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: bird walk 7/10/10
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> This is a reminder that the seventh Norwich 2010 Birding Quest bird
> walk, led by Chris Rimmer, is to meet at Dan and Whit's General Store
> on Main Street in Norwich at 6:45 am on Saturday July 10. From there
> plan to carpool to the birding area which includes a farm conserved
> through the Upper Valley Land Trust and with a trail system designed
> by John Morton of Thetford. Additional details about this bird walk,
> which is free and open to both Norwich residents and others, can be
> found in the UVB archives for July 2.
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> George
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> George Clark
> Norwich, VT
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