11 November, 2012, Plum Island, Newburyport. MA

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Day List of Species-November 9, 2012

Massachusetts: Essex Co., Plum Island National Wildlife Refuge and Salisbury Beach State Reservation.

Observers: Dr. J and Mike Hayden

1.     Brant

2.     Canada Goose

3.     Mute Swan

4.     Gadwall

5.     American Wigeon

6.     American Black Duck

7.     Mallard

8.     Northern Pintail

9.     Green-winged Teal

10. Hooded Merganser

11. Red-breasted Merganser

12. Ruddy Duck

13. Double-crested Cormorant

14. Great Blue Heron

15. Turkey Vulture

16. Northern Harrier

17. Red-tailed Hawk

18. Peregrine Falcon

19. Killdeer

20. Greater Yellowlegs

21. Ring-billed Gull

22. Herring Gull

23. Great Black-backed Gull

24. Mourning Dove

25. American Crow

26. Black-capped Chickadee

27. Red-breasted Nuthatch

28. American Robin

29. Northern Mockingbird

30. European Starling

31. American Pipit

32. Cedar Waxwing

33. American Tree Sparrow

34. Snow Bunting

35. Northern Cardinal

36. House Finch

37. White-winged Crossbill (female feeding, male feeding, imm. male feeding)

38. House Sparrow

2 September, 2012 Plum Island, Newburyport, MA

Day List of Species 2 September 2012
Massachusetts: Essex County., Plum Island, Newburyport, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge,


Observers: Jason Conidi & Shawn Hundley - nails the Lark Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow


1. Brant
2. Canada Goose
3. American Black Duck
4. Mallard
5. Wild Turkey
6. Double-crested Cormorant
7. Great Blue Heron
8. Great Egret
9. Snowy Egret
10. Northern Harrier
11. Red-Tailed Hawk
12. Semipalmated Plover
13. Piping Plover
14. Greater Yellowlegs
15. Willet
16. Spotted Sandpiper
17. Whimbrel
18. Sanderling
19. Sanderling
20. Ring-billed Gull
21. Herring Gull
22. Great Black-backed Gull
23. Common Tern
24. Least Tern
25. Rock Pigeon
26. Mourning Dove
27. Willow Flycatcher
28. Eastern Phoebe
29. Eastern Kingbird
30. Blue Jay
31. American Crow
32. Tree Swallow
33. Black-capped Chickadee
34. Veery
35. American Robin
36. Gray Catbird
37. Northern Mockingbird
38. Brown Thrasher
39. European Starling
40. Cedar Waxwing
41. Yellow Warbler
42. Common Yellowthroat
43. Clay-colored Sparrow*
44. Lark Sparrow*
45. Song Sparrow
46. Northern Cardinal
47. American Goldfinch
48. House Sparrow

23 August, 2012 - Plum Island, Newburyport, MA

Day List of Species- August 23, 2012

Massachusetts: Essex Co., Plum Island National Wildlife Refuge and Salisbury Beach State Reservation.

Observers: Dr. J and Mike Hayden

1. Canada Goose

2. American Black Duck

3. Mallard

4. Wild Turkey

5. Double-crested Cormorant

6. Great Blue Heron

7. Great Egret

8. Snowy Egret

9. Glossy Ibis

10. Turkey Vulture

11. Bald Eagle

12. Northern Goshawk

13. Black-bellied Plover

14. Semipalmated Plover

15. Piping Plover

16. Greater Yellowlegs

17. Lesser Yellowlegs

18. Sanderling

19. Semipalmated Sandpiper

20. Least Sandpiper

21. Long-billed Dowitcher

22. Ring-billed Gull

23. Herring Gull

24. Great Black-backed Gull

25. Common Tern

26. Least Tern

27. Mourning Dove

28. Eastern Phoebe

29. Eastern Kingbird

30. Blue Jay

31. Purple Martin

32. Tree Swallow

33. Barn Swallow

34. Black-capped Chickadee

35. Marsh Wren

36. American Robin

37. European Starling

38. Cedar Waxwing

39. Yellow Warbler

40. Common Yellowthroat

41. Song Sparrow

42. Northern Cardinal

7 July 2012

We finally left Glacier National Park this morning and began the long trip back home to New Hampshire. The highlights of today were a Golden Eagle that was trying for ground squirrels alongside the road and a brief trip into the Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area neat Choteau where we found migrating flocks of Marbled Godwits.

Golden Eagle video

Marbled Godwits

Day-list: Montana: Teton Co., Freezeout Lake Wildlife Management Area (near Choteau)

Clark’s Grebe

American White Pelican

Double-crested Cormorant

Black-crowned Night Heron

Canada Goose

Northern Harrier

Killdeer

Willet

Marbled Godwit

American Avocet

Black-necked Stilt

Wilson’s Phalarope

Franklin’s Gull

Mourning Dove

Common Nighthawk

Black-billed Magpie

Northern Raven

Marsh Wren

Common Yellowthroat

Red-winged Blackbird

6 July 2012

We spent our last day in Glacier National Park hiking towards Grinnell Lake in the Many Glacier area of the park. There were two boat rides, one on Swift Current Lake and one on Josephine Lake, then a short hike to Grinnell Lake. The birding was excellent with some new species for the park and the trip. The geology was spectacular as was the view of glaciers and snowfields. We also saw our first Grizzly Bear but fortunately it was a distant view.

Photo of Swift Current Lake and Mountains

Photo of Josephine Lake and Mountains

Photo of Grinnell Lake and Mountains

Day-list: Montana: Glacier Co., near Many Glacier, Glacier National Park

Barrow’s Goldeneye

Common Merganser

Red-tailed Hawk

Spotted Sandpiper

Willow Flycatcher

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Violet-green Swallow

Tree Swallow

Steller’s Jay

Black-billed Magpie

Northern Raven

American Crow

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Cedar Waxwing

Warbling vireo

Tennessee Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

Northern Waterthrush

MacGillivray's Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Brown-headed Cowbird

Western Tanager

Lazuli Bunting

Pine Siskin

Red Crossbill

Chipping Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

5 July 2012

We did our longest hike in the park today: 8 miles on the Loop trail. The Highline trail was closed because of snow so we had to come in from the west side and only could make it to the Chalet.

Photos from the Chalet on the Loop Trail

Aftermath of the 2003 Fire

Day-list: Montana: Glacier Co., near Logan Pass, St. Mary’s to the Loop Trail

Common Merganser

Osprey

Swainsons’ Hawk

Ring-billed Gull

Calliope Hummingbird

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Tree Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Black-billed Magpie

Northern Raven

American Crow

Hermit Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Townsend’s Solitaire

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

American Pipit

Warbling Vireo

Yellow Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Lazuli Bunting

Pine Siskin

Red Crossbill

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

4 July 2012

We hiked the Jackson Glacier trail that included 3 waterfalls: Deadman’s Waterfall, St. Mary’s Waterfall and Virginia’s Waterfall. I had some more video of the American Dipper, and some photos of the waterfalls and surrounding terrain.

Photos along the Jackson Glacier overlook trail

Virginia’s Falls

Day-list: Glacier Co., near St. Mary’s Lake, Glacier National Park

Common Merganser

California Gull

Red-naped Sapsucker

Tree Swallow

Cliff Swallow

American Crow

Black-billed Magpie

American Dipper

Winter Wren

American Robin

Swainson’s Thrush

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Cedar Waxwing

Warbling Vireo

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Pine Siskin

Chipping Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

3 July 2012

It was raining throughout much of the park. The weather left us few options so we hiked the Aster Park Trail, Running Eagle Falls, Appistoki Falla trails at Two Medicine Lake. The birding was limited but we did have good look at the American Dipper at Running Eagle Falls.

Two Medicine Lake photo

American Dipper video

Day-list: Montana: Glacier Co., Two Medicine Lake area

Sora

Red-naped Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Steller’s Jay

American Dipper

American Robin

Swainsons’s Thrush

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Western Tanager

Dark-eyed Junco

2 July 2012

I picked up my wife, Kris in Seattle and on 1 July we drove from Seattle to Whitefish, Montana. It looked like a great winter resort and place to ski. On 2 July we drove through Glacier National Park. We decided to take two adventures before ending up in our cabin at the St. Mary’s Lodge.

First we took the boat tour on MacDonald Lake that offered spectacular views of the mountains you can’t see from the road. Then we hiked to Hidden Lake at Logan Pass. We happened upon some families of Mountain Goats – see video below.

Photo of the mountains from MacDonald Lake

Mountain Goat video

Day-list: Montana: Co.: Flatwood Co., MacDonald Lake and Glacier Co., Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park

Tree Swallow

Northern Raven

American Robin

Swainson’s Thrush

American Pipit

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Western Tanager

Lazuli Bunting

Red Crossbill

29 June 2012

I recorded 17 birds today and concluded fieldwork for 2012. The weather was good enough for birds to sing and I managed to have one of my better days of the summer. It did drizzle for a while but starting at 5:30 am helps out. I will picking up my wife, Kris in Seattle tomorrow and then we are headed to Glacier National Park in Montana for some hiking. I will be reporting more day-lists, videos and photos as we make our way back east to New Hampshire.

Day-list: Washington: Snohomish Co., Oso and Lake Cavanaugh

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawk

Band-tailed Pigeon

Mourning Dove

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Tree Swallow

Barn Swallow

Gray Jay

Steller’s Jay

Northern Raven

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

European Starling

Warbling Vireo

Nashville Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Brewer’s Blackbird

Pine Siskin

Red Crossbill

28 June 2012

The weather forecast was not good so I left the hotel early to go out and salvage the morning by recording some birds. I managed to record 8 males today without really trying. I also found a Red-breasted Sapsucker nest in a swampy area. This area of Washington is at the western base of the Cascades with some spectacular views to the east. It looks like more rain over the next 2 days so I will camp out tonight and see if I can record something on Friday.

Views of the Cascades from the study site near Oso

Red-breasted Sapsucker at nest

Day-list: Washington: Snohomish: Oso area

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawk

Rock Dove

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Barn Swallow

Steller’s Jay

American Crow

Northern Raven

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

American Robin

Cedar Waxwing

European Starling

Warbling Vireo

Yellow Warbler

Black-throated Gray Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Spotted Towhee

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brewer’s Blackbird

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

27 June 2012

It was a beautiful sunny day and I finished up recording for this area very early this morning. MacGillivray’s Warblers were very common. I took some habitat photos near a nest where the 2 parents were quite irate about my intrusion. I headed northeast of Seattle to my next study site at Oso near Arlington where I checked into a hotel.

MacGillivray’s Warbler habitat and likely nest site

Day-list: Washington: Chelan Co., Lake Wenatchee area

Spotted Sandpiper

Red-naped Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Downy Woodpecker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Gray Jay

Steller’s Jay

Northern Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

House Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Hermit Thrush

Swainson’s Thrush

Veery

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Warbling Vireo

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Spotted Towhee

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Brown-headed Cowbird

Pine Siskin

26 June 2012

I am still having some weather problems in the rainy Pacific northwest. At 5:34 am I started out recording several birds until the rains came around 7:15 am. I had to hit the Leavenworth public library and do some data entry.

Day-list: Washington: Chelan Co., Lake Wenatchee area

Turkey Vulture

Osprey

Rock Dove

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Steller’s Jay

American Crow

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Veery

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Warbling Vireo

Nashville Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Wilson’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Red-Crossbill

Pine Siskin

Evening Grosbeak

25 June 2012

I had a banner day recording 16 males between Elbe and Ashford along the Scott Turner Rd. I finished up with another stop at Jackie’s Java for the ride to Leavenworth and Wenatchee Lake for my next study locality.

Day-list: Washington: Pierce Co., north of Elbe, Ashford

Band-tailed Pigeon

Rock Dove

Mourning Dove

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Gray Jay

Steler’s Jay

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

House Wren

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

American Robin

Varied Thrush

Warbling Vireo

Nashville Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Black-headed Grosbeak

Spotted Towhee

Song Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Pine Siskin

House Sparrow

Washington: Lewis Co. Yakima (while driving up to Lake Wenatchee)

White-throated Swift

24 June 2012

A rainy morning lead to depressed bird activity. I managed to record 13 birds in between the rainy periods. The habitat around Packwood had changed a great deal since I had been there in the late 1980s. I decided to conduct field work about 40 km to the north around Ashford where there was a lot more logging and clearcuts for breeding habitat. I managed to take some video of one of my favorite western species, the Varied Thrush which looks very much like our American Robin.

I also found Jackie’s Java in Elbe where I could get great frozen coffee drinks.

Extensive clearcutting in the Ashford area

MacGillivray’s Warbler breeding habitat

Varied Thrush video

Day-list Washington: Lewis Co., south of Ashford

Ruffed Grouse

Calliope Hummingbird

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Willow Flycatcher

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Gray Jay

Steller’s Jay

American Crow

Northern Raven

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Winter Wren

Golden-crowned Kinglet

Swainson’s Thrush

Hermit Thrush

Varied Thrush

European Starling

Warbling Vireo

Yellow Warbler

Townsend’s Warbler

MacGillivray’s Warbler

Common Yellowthroat

Wilson’s Warbler

Western Tanager

Fox Sparrow

Song Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-winged Blackbird

Pine Siskin

American Goldfinch

House Sparrow