PI Birders, It was a brutal day on the island with very high nw winds most of the day and with the temperature dropping slowly as the day progressed. ...
SUNDAY, 2 DECEMBER 2007: PLUM ISLAND: North end and refuge south to North Pool overlook (0815-1145 hrs.) Weather: Overcast, NW winds 5-12 mph, 20-27 F. Richard...
PI Birders, I was on the island from 7:40 to about 11:00 this morning. (I was on the island earlier, in fact, but when I got to lot one, discovered I had left...
PI Birders, Whoops again. Just got a report from Jim Hully, and he added AMERICAN PIPIT to the month for tally bird 80. I've updated the web pages for the...
PI Birders, This year's Newburyport Christmas Bird Count is being held on December 23rd, a Sunday. The Newburyport circle (15 miles in diameter) is broken up...
PI Birders, The refuge was closed Wednesday for the annual deer hunt, so not much news from that day. Yesterday, Thursday, I was on the island for a little...
PI Birders, I haven't sent an update to the monthly tally in a bit. Here are the adds over the past two days. We should expect to break through 100 before the...
PI/MA Birders, Yesterday, Dec 8, was another beautiful December day on the Plum Island, getting up into the sunny 40's for awhile. The warmer air contributed a...
SATURDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2007: PLUM ISLAND (0900-1415 hrs.) Weather: Mostly cloudy, WSW 10-20 mph, 32-39 F. Richard S. Heil Roadside, and ocean views at north end...
PI Birders, The December tally took a nice jump to 94 species this weekend. And note that Sue's Northern Saw-whet Owl is a new species, number 291, for the...
PI Birders, Just to let you know that the birds are still out there on the island, and that I've been updating the web pages each day. I've now seen the "Lord...
PI Birders, I got to the island yesterday, Saturday the 15th, after missing Friday because of the storm. The refuge road is now open only as far as Hellcat. My...
PI Birders, Thanks to Rick Heil I got a great look at a HOARY REDPOLL in the Hellcat lot this afternoon. And thanks to Mike McWade I got a great look at a...
PI Birders, I don't remember when I updated the tallies last, but with five new birds added for December today, now's a good time. Here are the updates since...
TUESDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2007: Weather: Mostly clear, W 5-10 mph, 22-27 F; 12-18" snow cover. Richard S. Heil NEWBURYPORT HARBOR from Water St. (1200-1250 hrs.): ...
PI Birders, I've just updated the web pages based on Rick Heil's report from the 18th. Normally I wouldn't send out an e-mail for such an occurrence, but I...
PI Birders, After a too long hiatus I managed to spend some time on the Parker River NWR this morning. Two nice birds seen from the Wardens area were an...
Margo Goetschkes just called at 1:45pm to report a flock of 55 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS (and possibly 1 cedar waxwing) just north of the Pannes on Plum Island. Jim...
PI Birders, Thanks to a timely call from Steve Grinley, I was able to get back to the island in time to see a flock of BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS in the scrub just...
PI Birders, Time for a Plum Island tally update. The Eastern Meadowlark and Bohemian Waxwing were new birds for the month, bringing the December tally to 104,...
PI Birders, A sub-team of 11 persons met around 7:00 am this morning to cover the non-Newburyport portion of Plum Island for the Newburyport Christmas Bird...
PI Birders, The group's and my own web pages are now up to date with the CBC data and a couple other reports. The CBC added five species to the December tally...
PI Birders, The past few weeks I have had to bird from the car as I am recovering from a bout of bronchitis with occasionally standing out side the car to...
This morning at the Boat Ramp in Joppa Flats this duck was hanging out with mallards. http://www.pbase.com/ne_wildlife_photography/image/90834939 Debbie Stahre...
Margo Goetschkes and I spent some time this afternoon on Plum Island in the rain and found 2 SNOWY OWLS. The first, very white one, was in the marsh from one...
PI Birders, It's been quiet; few sightings from the island the last couple days. The sightings pages are up to date with the latest reports. The December tally...
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