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PI Birders, I haven't heard from other birders who may have visited the island today, so for now the December tally is a modest 33 species based on the birds I...
PI Birders, Tim Spahr and I birded on the island this morning. The weather was beautiful though the strong west winds seemed to have cleaned the island of many...
PI Birders, Another beautiful day on the island. I found ten new species for the December list, and with three others from other birders the December tally...
This morning as the snow was coming to an end, Joel McNeal and I conducted the weekly waterbird surveys of Bill Forward and Stage Island Pools. While en route...
Hi PI birders, I've been photographing birds on Plum Island for about a year now, but I'm just starting to put some of them up on a website. Right now I just...
PI Birders, I managed to get to the island this morning for an hour and half. When I arrived it was raining lightly, and within a half hour it was snowing...
PI Birders, The good news first. I was able to add two new species to the December tally this morning, bringing it to 67. The bad news. Well, just take a look...
Personally, I don't think the posted location of any of our shots is paid attention to by Hunters. The areas in which we shoot photos are typically small and...
PI Birders, No visit to the island today because of the deer hunt. But here is something that may be of interest to Plum Island birders who remember the rains...
PI Birders, Bit late tonight. I managed two hours on the island this morning, about 6:30 to 8:30. About 6:30 there was a SHORT-EARED OWL hunting the dunes...
PI Birders, The birds are dwindling away for the winter. The 14 day count is down to 87 species. I found just 30 species on the island today, listed below. I...
PI Birders, Paul Roberts single-handedly added four species to the December list today, SNOW GOOSE, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, NORTHERN GOSHAWK and ROUGH- LEGGED...
This afternoon, Nancy Pau, Joel McNeal, and I conducted the final waterbird surveys of the season on Stage Island and Bill Forward Pools, and none too soon --...
PI Birders, Web pages were up to date until a minute ago when Dave Weaver's report came through. I'll make another update later tonight. Thanks to a report...
PI Birders, The sightings web pages are now up to date for a second time for Dec 11th, based on additional reports from Dave Weaver and Ian Davies. Ian's...
MA Birders, This is a reminder about five web pages that may be of interest to birders planning trips to Plum Island. They are listed below. The first gives...
It was a dark and windy morning -- the temp was in the upper 40s, it was overcast, and there were strong winds out of the southeast, 15-25 mph, as Bill Gette...
WEDNESDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2006: Weather: Overcast, S winds 15-25 mph, 45-50 F. Richard S. Heil NEWBURYPORT HARBOR (1000-1115 hrs.) Canada Goose (465) Gadwall (2)...
PI Birders, The Newburyport Christmas Bird Count happens on December 26th this year. Plum Island is within the count circle. The NBPT CBC is conducted by a set...
PI Birders, I hope you all had a chance to read Rick's report from the island today. What a fabulous set of birds seen from lot one! The sightings web pages...
PIBirders, MABirders, Jake Miller, John Nelson, five other birders and I were transfixed at the lot seven overlook on Plum Island this afternoon by two...
PI Birders, The Dovekie was bird 88 for December and 286 for 2006 on Plum Island. The sightings websites are now up to date with sightings from today. After a...
PI/MA Birders, Quick note to let those interested know that the two DOVEKIES found off Emerson Rocks on Plum Island yesterday were also there this morning....
PI Birders, There is/was a Dovekie at lot one today also. This bird was close enough to shore and above the surface enough to be a great look. At one point a...
PI Birders, Third note of the day. Too many. The sightings web pages are up to date from the reports I've received and extracted from Massbird posts today. ...
I was at the refuge from 9:15 am to 4:15 pm, closing out with the Short-eared Owl. Number of species: 37 Snow Goose 2, Stage Island Pool, only visible...
PI Birders, The sightings pages are up to date with three reports from today. Note that Dovekies were seen off the island for the third straight day today. ...
PI/MA Birders, I was able to find a Dovekie at lot seven this morning. The bird was reasonably far out and if I had not caught it in my scope flying in from...
PI Birders, Here's my report for today. I was on the island from 7:30 to about 9:00 this morning and got as far as the lot seven overlook. My highlights...