PI Birders, Since Tom's away for the weekend I thought I would make a point of posting my sightings today. I think that I will make it a new year resolution to...
PI Birders, I birded the island for a good part of today. My best bird was a HUDSONIAN GODWIT at Stage (Thanks to Paul Cozza for getting me on this bird). My...
Margo and I birded the island today, along with Laura McCoy from Bend,Oregon and her stepDad,David, for much of the day. Our list: Location: Plum Island...
PI Birders, Lu and I are just back from Connecticut and I've started to get the web pages up to date with the weekend sightings from Plum Island. Things are...
Due to a fairly unpleasant illness, we haven't made it down to the refuge for quite some time. We had a quiet day today that didn't hold anything new for me,...
Margo and I attended the platform dedication ceremony on Scotland Rd for Larry Jodrey and Jerry Soucy this morning, which was well attended and appropriately...
a quick release plate. If you lost one email me and we will figure out how to get it to you! Cyndi "We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't...
We spent some time this morning on Plum Island after the dedication of the new viewing platform on Scotland Road to Larry Jodrey and Jerry Soucy. The...
Hi All, photos of the empid seen at Sandy Point this afternoon can be seen at: http://www.nebirdsplus.org/Flycatcher.htm If you listen VERY HARD as you look at...
PI Birders, I've now added a number of reports from birders who were on the island today to the Plum Island database and uploaded the results to the web pages....
PI Birders, The Empidonax flycatcher seen by a few and photographed by Phil Brown at Sandy Point yesterday was apparently in the same area on Friday, October...
PI Birders, Let's do the numbers. Thanks to reports from a number of folk the October list (yes the October list) increased by one to 197 (more on that below),...
PI Birders, I managed a visit to the refuge before work this morning. Since it was a dark morning and I got onto the island well before dawn, I stopped at the...
PI Birders, Yikes, I did forget one really nice bird this morning. From the lot seven overlook there were a large number of gulls along the beach north of...
A snowy was spotted this morning at Sandy Point. I was able to take photos of one last Friday - a very pretty bird. The first two were from 2005 - the rest are...
PI Birders, Thanks to reports from Sue McGrath, Sherrill Pierce, Jim DeMellia, and from my own visit, the Plum Island web pages are up to date with the Nov 4th...
PI Birders, It's hard coming up with a new way of saying the same thing each evening. Thanks to reports from Steve Grinley, Sherrill Pierce, Mark Wilson, and...
PI Birders, The rain didn't help today, but with reports from Warren Tatro, Sue McGrath, and from my own visit, there were 50 species recorded on the island...
THURSDAY, 6 NOVEMBER 2008: PLUM ISLAND (1310-1630 hrs.) Weather: Overcast, light rain/mist, mod. fog, NNE winds 15-25 mph, 56 F. Richard S. Heil Snow Goose...
I birded the island much of today, with constant drizzle and poor visibility, especially over the water <1/2 mile visibility. Not 1 gannet today! Location:...
PI Birders, The web pages are up to date through Nov 7th from Rick Heil's report from the 6th and from Steve Grinley's and my visits on the 7th. Rick added two...
PI/MA Birders, Here are a few highlights from my visit to Plum Island this morning: BRANT -- 25 (exactly) at Sandy Point. BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER -- 300 plus...
Margo and I had the following birds today. Highlights were 3 swallows that got away south of 7, and a beautiful male Baltimore oriole at Hellcat Location: Plum...
Today, I and a party of one from Joppa Flats Education Center visited Plum Island and Salisbury Beach State Reservation. We went directly to Sandy Point at...
PI Birders, Thanks to reports and posts from and conversations with Steve Haydock, Steve Babbitt, Chuck Caron, Dave Weaver, Nancy Landry, Doug Chickering, and...
PI Birders, Hope you enjoyed that round number because it ain't so round any more. My Eastern Towhee and three more species on the report from Steve Grinley...
SUNDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2008: PLUM ISLAND, MA (0650-1510 hrs.) Weather: Partly cloudy, W winds 10-25 mph, 50-56 F. Richard S. Heil (& T. Wetmore for part) Snow...
PI Birders, My Plum Island pages are up to date with reports received so far. I expect a few more later this evening but I'm going to catch a few zeds before...
Monday, 11 Nov 2008: PRNWR, MA (0830-1230 hrs.) Weather: Partly cloudy, W winds turning NW late a.m. 8-15 mph, 45- 52F. Highlights of a morning trip down to...
PI Birders, A little late this evening, but thanks to reports from Mark Daley, Jeffrey Offermann, Sue McGrath, and from my early morning visit, the web pages...
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