PI Birders, Thanks to reports from Steve Grinley, Margo Goetschkes, Nancy Landry, Paula McFarland, Sue McGrath, Linda Ferraresso, and from my early morning...
PI Birders, Quick report from a quick trip to the island this morning ... some very good birds ... all these birds seen with Doug Chickering ... Merlin -- one...
PI Birders, We're getting a good start on December. Thanks to the Essex Phil Brown we managed to get coverage on the rainy first of the month, and there were a...
PI Birders, There was a large falcon on the tripod Osprey tower north of Cross Farm Hill this morning. I think it was the dark Gyrfalcon. I got some (terrible)...
Mass Birders, I posted a little info about this bird to PIBirds this morning. Around 8:00 this morning I was walking the road on Plum Island, birding the...
Hilda Dorgan and I co-led Wednesday Morning Birds this a.m. out of Joppa Flats Education Center on a gorgeous morning with Plum Island as our destination. The...
PI/MA Birders, People have asked to see photos of the possible Gyrfalcon that I found on Plum Island this morning. Here is a link to a page that shows them: ...
PI Birders, Thanks to a number of birders who responded to my posting of the falcon photos yesterday. There were two main conclusions: 1. The bird in the...
MA/PI Birders, Thanks to the birders who responded to my posting of the falcon photos yesterday. There were two main conclusions: 1. The bird in the...
PI Birders, A little late this evening, but the web pages are up to date for yesterday, December 4th. We added five new species to the December list: December...
PI Birders, I'm getting the update out a little early this evening, so there might be another in a few hours if anyone else reports in. Today's update includes...
PI Birders, I'll be in Connecticut today (Saturday) through Monday, so I won't be making updates to the web pages until Monday evening at the earliest. To keep...
PI Birders, I got to the island today arounf 6:45am to very light snow. During my 3 hours on the island the snow increased till birding began to be differcult....
Margo & I birded the Island in the snow today with the following results: Location: Plum Island Observation date: 12/7/08 Number of species: 50 Canada Goose X...
I spent a couple of hours on the Island before work this morning, highlighted by 2 Short-eared owls near Lot 2 (one perched on the pole south of the Lot) and a...
PI Birders, I just updated the web pages for the past few days. Our trip to Connecticut was longer than expected; many thanks to those who sent in reports. We...
Dear Birders, It was a slow cold day on the island with the best bird being a dark morph rough-legged hawk seen as it flew over head at Hellcat and all to...
Margo and I birded the Island today. Highlights were a BROWN THRASHER at the S curves, male TOWHEE at the Cross Farm Hill thickets. and an unidentified alcid...
PI Birders, I just updated the Plum Island birding web pages after another multi- day hiatus. Thanks to Nancy Landry, Steve Grinley, Margo Goetschkes, and John...
PI Birders, I birded the island for 3 hours and the best birds were a northern shike just south of lot 2 and on the was off I had a male harrier at lot 1. ...
PI Birders, The Plum Island web pages are up to date with current sightings. Thanks to John Nelson and Nancy Landry for their reports today. John added a new...
PI Birders, The Newburyport Christmas Bird Count will be held on December 28th. I am section leader for the Plum Island refuge. If any of you would like to...
PI Birders, Web pages are ready. There was a new December species sighted today, five COMMON MERGANSERS off Emerson Rocks by Doug Chickering. Between Doug and...
PI Birders, The Plum Island birds web pages are up to date for the second time for the 15th, although it is now well into the 16th. Sherrill Pierce sent a...
PI Birders, Thirty-nine species were recorded from Plum Island today, December 16th: Snow Goose, Canada Goose, Gadwall, American Black Duck, Mallard, Northern...
PI Birders, There were four WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILLS at the Pines Trail on Plum Island this morning. The refuge is inundated with robins. There are noisy...
PI Birders, The Plum Island bird web pages are up to date after missing yesterday. Get the details by following links in my signature. After I posted about the...
PI Birders, Web pages are now up to date for the 19th and 20th. Not too much to report. My highlight yesterday was a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT from the old blind at...
PI Birders, I birded on the island for a couple hours this morning. The refuge road is open as far as Hellcat. My highlights included: Common & Red-throated...
WEDNESDAY, 24 DECEMBER 2008: PLUM ISLAND, MA (1150-1600 hrs.): South to Hellcat. Weather: Overcast, light rain/drizzle, SSW winds 10-25 mph, 37 F. Richard S....
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