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Just to add to what James wrote. I thought the field trip was great =
compared to other years. It was the first time we did not have to shiver =
in the cold, drizzly weather! For me, the Veery and the N. Waterthrush =
was a treat! I would have liked to see the waterthrush on a branch =
properly... And the beautiful Blackburian warbler we saw several times. =
Thanks for the great job as a group leader.=20
Cheers, liz
Thank you to all who attended the outing. You were all wonderful. The =
trip total was around 52 species which is down by 8-18 species. Of note =
there were fewer warblers than normal and no flycatchers at all. Hermit =
thrushes which are usually at every nook and cranny were all but vacant. =
Another scarce bird this year in the area is the winter wren. We heard =
one today, but it did not come out. All but one had great looks at two =
northern waterthrushes. We spotted blackburnian warblers at quite a few =
different locations and thanks to the keen ears and eyes of one birder a =
pair of broad-winged hawks were a treat. Other raptors observed were =
sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk and bald eagle. =20
=20
Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce this year and yellow warblers =
and common yellowthroats appear to be down in numbers in this area. =
These are my own personal observations, so others may notice =
differently.
=20
Swallows are also way down in this area so far.
=20
The real surprise is the number of shorebirds about. With what we saw =
at Port L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more least sandpipers that =
I saw in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach today there seems =
to be something strange going on. Today at Crescent Beach we observed =
17 black-bellied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a greater =
yellowlegs, a least sandpiper and a dunlin. I've not listed the normal =
shorebirds that we would expect to see there, just the ones which should =
not be here at all now.
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James R. Hirtle
Dublin Shore
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Just to add to what James wrote. =
I thought=20
the field trip was great compared to other years. It was the first time =
we did=20
not have to shiver in the cold, drizzly weather! For me, the =
Veery=20
and the N. Waterthrush was a treat! I would have liked to see=20
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beautiful=20
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great job as=20
a group leader. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Cheers, liz</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D3>Thank you to all who attended the =
outing. You=20
were all wonderful. The trip total was around 52 species which is =
down by=20
8-18 species. Of note there were fewer warblers than normal and no =
flycatchers at all. Hermit thrushes which are usually at every =
nook and=20
cranny were all but vacant. Another scarce bird this year in the =
area is=20
the winter wren. We heard one today, but it did not come =
out. All=20
but one had great looks at two northern waterthrushes. We spotted=20
blackburnian warblers at quite a few different locations and thanks to =
the keen=20
ears and eyes of one birder a pair of broad-winged hawks were a =
treat. =20
Other raptors observed were sharp-shinned hawk, red-tailed hawk and bald =
eagle. <BR> <BR>Chestnut-sided warblers are really scarce =
this year=20
and yellow warblers and common yellowthroats appear to be down in =
numbers in=20
this area. These are my own personal observations, so others may =
notice=20
differently.<BR> <BR>Swallows are also way down in this area so=20
far.<BR> <BR>The real surprise is the number of shorebirds =
about. =20
With what we saw at Port L'Herbert yesterday and in additon 15 more =
least=20
sandpipers that I saw in a flyby there, and what was on Crescent Beach =
today=20
there seems to be something strange going on. Today at Crescent =
Beach we=20
observed 17 black-bellied plovers, two semi-palmated sandpipers, a =
greater=20
yellowlegs, a least sandpiper and a dunlin. I've not listed the =
normal=20
shorebirds that we would expect to see there, just the ones which should =
not be=20
here at all now.<BR> <BR>James R. Hirtle<BR>Dublin Shore</FONT><A =
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