PI Birders, I finally got to the island this afternoon for my first visit since the superbowl. Longest stretch I haven't been able to get to the island in...
PI Birders, Made a couple visits to the island today. My morning treat was an adult BALD EAGLE sitting on the marsh just west of the gatehouse, an easy look...
PIBirders, I got out to the island today for the first time since last Saturday. Highlights were three ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS, two dark morphs and one light morph,...
I went to the island with dreams of finding a yellow-breasted chat having read of reports elsewhere in Massachusetts and having no luck in that quest. What the...
PI Birders, I made an early morning visit to Plum Island, and a short visit before sunset. Best bird of the day was a female COMMON MERGANSER seen from the...
PI Birders, Listing of birds seen on the island by today's BBC trip. Complete listing posted to Massbird. Red-thoated Loon - 1 lot 1, 1 lot 7 Common Loon 10+...
PI birders, Today was a day of hawks. The first was a red-tailed hawk that I spotted as I crossed the PI bridge. I turn into the pull off just after the bridge...
Just to add to Nancy's list, today I saw: Peregrine Falcon, 1, in flight, PI bridge American Kestrel, 1 male, in flight, PI bridge Rough-legged Hawk, 1...
PI Birders, I was on the island from about 7:30 to 11:00 today. Best bird was MARSH WREN. I had one in the middle of the Marsh Loop, in the phragmites right at...
I birded the refuge from 10:00 am to 2:15 pm. Number of species: 22. Almost all the passerines were in the Hellcat area, except 9 Tree Sparrows at the...
Ice and windy conditions made it difficult to do much birding on the island today. The best birds were the rough-legged hawks seen from the road and...
PI Birders, I got out for a couple hours between nine and eleven today. Best bird of the morning was a CAROLINA WREN at the Hellcat parking lot. It ventured...
PI Birders, Please excuse the second posting for the day, but I made a second trip to the island before sundown and found a few more nice birds, two new for...
I went to the island today after a stop at the chain bridge to look at the eagles, 6 for me, and a stop at Salisbury State Park. At Salisbury I had two male...
The raptor this show in the Newburyport area between 0730 and 0930 was quite amazing. 27 birds of 6 species. Also nice was a Hermit Thrush and 4 Cedar Waxwings...
PI Birders, I was on the island from 8:40 to just after noon this morning. Most noteworthy species was ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. They seemed to be everywhere. From...
PI Birders, First I would like to say why I love coming to Plum Island for bird watching. One is that you will always see some birds, maybe not the ones you...
PI Birders, I could manage only a very short visit to the island today, from about 4:15 to 5:15 this afternoon. Best birds of the day were the last birds of...
This morning's edition of Wednesday Morning Birding out of Joppa Flats Education Center was "Hawks, Eagles, and Owls." Bill Gette, Harvey Paclat, and I led...
I started out to do the NH coast today, but got sidetracked in Seabrook and instead headed south to Plum Island. Good choice as it turned out. It was a banner...
PI Birders, I was able to leave work early and made a trip to the island to do a little birding and to check out my new camera lens. The best was the owls with...
I noticed the last post about the Short-eared owl on Plumb Island. I have not had the time to come over to visit the island this winter and probably won't make...
THURSDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2007. PLUM ISLAND: South to Hellcat (0945-1330). Weather: Mostly cloudy, ESE 5-10 mph, 32-39 F. Richard S. Heil Refuge road STILL closed...
PI Birders, Rick's list added two birds to the February tally and one to the 2007 tally. Here are those additions... For February... February 22 70 Lesser...
Hello Folks.... Just a reminder that my show at the MA Audubon Joppa Flats facility opens this Sunday and that there is a reception from 2-4 in the afternoon....
PI Birders, I managed a brief trip to the island from 3:15-4:30 had few birds with the wind whipping across the marsh making it almost impossible at times to...
PI Birders, Sorry for the delay in posting. Here are my Plum Island birds from yesterday, Saturday. Total of 27 species; nothing out of the ordinary, but it's...
PB Birders, I got out for a mid-day visit to the refuge. Because of the beautiful weather there were many visitors on the island and I ended up spending most...
Tom and PI Birders, I went to the island late this afternoon in hopes of finding a new bird for the month of February. Although I did not find any new birds it...
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