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This evening Clarence Stevens Sr. took a drive to Cherry Hill. At the pull=
off for the cove just before the Cherry Hill Beach Road he had a large gro=
uping of sparrows with about 100 song sparrows, a white-crowned sparrow, a =
chipping sparrow and a field sparrow.
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I had a call from Glenn Rhodenizer of Second Peninsula last night and there=
were a lot of great things out there. The main purpose of the call was a =
yellow-headed blackbird. I missed the large influx of sparrows which passe=
d through about a week ago with hundreds. He had a vesper sparrow at that =
time. Glenn also reports a tree swallow a few days ago and a barn swallow.=
On my visit today I just missed the yellow-headed blackbird at the feeder=
. I had an appointment in Lunenburg, so went back after and again missed i=
t twice. It came to the feeder with the other blackbirds while I was out i=
n the field overlooking the weed patch where most of the sparrows and other=
good birds are. =20
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Of special note on that visit today. An osprey on the nest by Backman's Be=
ach. It was perched on the nest eating a fish. Maybe the one young bird t=
hat fledged from the nest in late August I would assume. Also along the be=
ach was an American Kestrel. At the end on the Rhodenizer farm was four bo=
bolinks, 18 red-winged blackbirds, four brown-headed cowbirds with three ma=
les and one female, a single barn swallow, nine savannah sparrows and rough=
ly 63 song sparrows. It was really hard to try and count the sparrows as t=
he flew up from the weed patch. There were also pipits on the field. Clar=
ence and I will be going back again tomorrow to try for the yellow-headed b=
lackbird. It actually sounds like there might be two present. From the de=
scription it sounds like one female and one male.
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For a couple of days now in Bridgewater there has been a flock of about 40 =
common grackles.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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This evening Clarence Stevens Sr. took a drive to Cherry Hill. At the=
pull off for the cove just before the Cherry Hill Beach Road he had a larg=
e grouping of sparrows with about 100 song sparrows, a white-crowned sparro=
w, a chipping sparrow and a field sparrow.<BR>
<BR>
I had a call from Glenn Rhodenizer of Second Peninsula last night and there=
were a lot of great things out there. The main purpose of the call w=
as a yellow-headed blackbird. I missed the large influx of sparrows w=
hich passed through about a week ago with hundreds. He had a vesper s=
parrow at that time. Glenn also reports a tree swallow a few days ago=
and a barn swallow. On my visit today I just missed the yellow-heade=
d blackbird at the feeder. I had an appointment in Lunenburg, so went=
back after and again missed it twice. It came to the feeder with the=
other blackbirds while I was out in the field overlooking the weed patch w=
here most of the sparrows and other good birds are. <BR>
<BR>
Of special note on that visit today. An osprey on the nest by Backman=
's Beach. It was perched on the nest eating a fish. Maybe the o=
ne young bird that fledged from the nest in late August I would assume.&nbs=
p; Also along the beach was an American Kestrel. At the end on the Rh=
odenizer farm was four bobolinks, 18 red-winged blackbirds, four brown-head=
ed cowbirds with three males and one female, a single barn swallow, nine sa=
vannah sparrows and roughly 63 song sparrows. It was really hard to t=
ry and count the sparrows as the flew up from the weed patch. There w=
ere also pipits on the field. Clarence and I will be going back again=
tomorrow to try for the yellow-headed blackbird. It actually sounds =
like there might be two present. From the description it sounds like =
one female and one male.<BR>
<BR>
For a couple of days now in Bridgewater there has been a flock of about 40 =
common grackles.<BR>
<BR>
James R. Hirtle<BR>
Dublin Shore<BR><br /><hr />Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun=
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