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NorthernWings: Western Massachusetts Pink-footed Goose

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Western Massachusetts Pink-footed Goose. Sightings in the Northeast have been occurring with increasing frequency since the late 1990s. A winter vagrant to eastern Canada and northeastern U.S., its nesting range is eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. Normal winter range is Great Britain, the Netherlands and Denmark. Increased vagrancy to North America has been attributed to the population having undergone a 10 fold increase over the past 50 years. View my complete profile.

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NorthernWings: December 2014

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Saturday, December 13, 2014. The second Prairie Falcon of this year was discovered along Otter Creek Road in Addison on Tuesday, December 9 by Rodney Olsen. Another, quite possibly the same bird but as yet not confirmed, was spotted nearly a year ago (January 1) in the vicinity of Gage Road. The two locations being separated a flight distance of about four miles. Photo by Don Clark. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Your Purchase of a Duck Stamp Supports Wetland Acquisition and Wildlife Conservation. The last ...

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NorthernWings: February 2014

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Saturday, February 8, 2014. Curing the Midwinter Birding Doldrums. One of my quests was the federally endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker, a keystone species of mature longleaf pine forests. Luckily I succeeded in finding at least two by keeping a close watch on a clump of marked nesting trees observable from the road and listening for any vocalizations. Female Red-cockaded Woodpecker at entrance. Cluster of marked Red-cockaded Woodpecker nesting trees in. Longleaf pine forest, Ocala National Forest.

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Still Life With Birder: White-breasted Nuthatch

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Still Life With Birder. 2014 Bird List (N. America). Thursday, January 16, 2014. This is another of our little birds of winter. Like chickadees, nuthatches are year-round residents here. It is always a pleasure to see one hitching down the trunk of a tree, head-first. The White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis. Is the largest of the four North American nuthatch species. Their habitat is deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests and treed residential areas (. That's me, waving hands. I guess ...

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Arrivals and Influxes - Your Daily Illinois Migration Report: 5-12-16

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Arrivals and Influxes - Your Daily Illinois Migration Report. Come here for daily documentation of what's over our heads. Wednesday, May 11, 2016. Hello birding friends,. I encourage birders at the far southern tip of the state to get out tomorrow (Thursday) morning because moderately high levels of birds are flying into the state from the south; however, they are being forced to make landfall due to the storms that are prevalent in most of the state tonight. Henry Griffin (Oak Park, Cook County).

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Dr. Bob's Bird Blog: Biggest Week: Pearson Metropark and a ramble on Kenn's Coverts

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Dr Bob's Bird Blog. Sunday, May 26, 2013. Biggest Week: Pearson Metropark and a ramble on Kenn's Coverts. I am going to start with a "ramble". The rest of the subject will be addressed shortly . This was our last day for attending The Biggest Week in American Birding. Anyway, I decided then that I would not push it as far on the next day, and just head home for the two hour drive in the morning. It was a good decision - but, damn! It not only taught me about birds, but it also taught me about how I learn!

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Punk Rock Big Year: The Biggest Week - 2013

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Friday, May 10, 2013. The Biggest Week - 2013. This is long. But hey, it was the Biggest Week. And a lot happened in 4 days. May is the best month for a birder in the northern hemisphere. And in north America, the first two weeks of May are the absolute best. That's when we get so many neotropical migrants back. And in big numbers too. There's a very special region where a couple flyways converge. For Canada, it's Point Pelee National Park. It's called the Biggest Week. Kenn is the man that inspired me t...

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The Baypoll Blog: Finally a Snowy...

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Sunday, January 26, 2014. This winter has been a tremendous year for finding Snowy Owls in the United States. While a few of these Arctic visitors can be found in the States most years, hundreds or maybe thousands of Snowy Owls have been observed irrupting from their typical northern wintering grounds to places as far south as Arkansas, Florida, and Bermuda! That one had been seen in the Boston area that morning- and even better, it was just a short walk from a subway stop! I was born and raised in easte...

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The Baypoll Blog: Alaska, Day Two: Seward and Exit Glacier

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Alaska, Day Two: Seward and Exit Glacier. We started Wednesday morning by heading towards Lowell Point, a small establishment a few miles south of Seward. The road between Seward and the point ran right along the shore, giving us wonderful views of the mountains on the other side of the bay. The woods around Lowell Point were mostly filled with the usual suspects , especially Hermit Thrushes and Townsend's Warblers. A single Pigeon Guillemot swam up to the ducks, but soon took off ...

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The Baypoll Blog: February 2013

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Monday, February 18, 2013. The ground is still frozen and patches of snow dot the landscape, but that hasn't kept the winter aconite from opening a few blooms in a sun-filled patch of the yard! These bright yellow flowers are almost always the first blossoms to appear each year—often around the middle of February. Winter aconite ( Eranthis. Saturday, February 16, 2013. Great Backyard Bird Count. Entering a checklist takes only a few minutes and will provide valuable data for researchers around the world.