PI Birders, Mass Birders The nadir bird month has begun on Plum Island! I was on the island for an hour and a half this morning. The pans were open, and most...
PI Birders, I didn't hear from anyone else who may have birded on the island yesterday, so the February tally for the first is based only on my morning visit...
PI Birders, Another hour and a half spent on the island this morning. Braving the road south of Hellcat I wanted to check on Stage Island Pool. The pool was...
A very productive day today from about 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. 33 species seen and heard. Canada Goose--hundreds scattered all over Snow Goose--3 at pannes Black...
PI Birders, Thanks to Terry Bronson and Anonymous, the February tally is now at 49 species, just 2 below the full total for 2004. Not at all shabby. Here's the...
PI Birders, I guess I should wait until midnight (or later) before sending out tally updates. Right after posting the last update, Rick Heil's report arrived....
Bart, Thanks very much for this report. I've never seen a King Eider off lot seven, so I'll be looking for that bird! I'm forwarding this to the Plum Island...
PI Birders, Even after the two updates yesterday, another new Thursday bird came to light today, Barton Kamp's King Eider at lot seven. That puts the tally for...
Sorry if this was already caught, but I didn't see American Pipit on the January PRNWR list. The Wicked Pishahs very excitedly snagged 8 points for at least...
Hi PI birders, Brian Harris and I took a leisurely few hours birding, and photographing birds, on Parker River NWR today. We arrived around 7:30 AM, briefly...
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PI Birders, Mass Birders, With Ian Lynch's report of American Pipits during the Superbowl, the Plum Island January tally is now 94. Pending further reports...
PI Birders, Here is my full list of birds from yesterday. Snow Goose -- 3, pans Canada Goose -- mn, stage, forward Mute Swan -- 2, pans, 2, north pool, others ...
PI Birders, Mass Birders, Quick report from Plum Island today. My highlight was 4 BLACK GUILLEMOTS flying north to south past lot one today, only the second ...
PI Birders, I just put a new page up on my website: http://bartonstreet.com/tom/birds/guide/plumislandstatus2006.html This is very similar to the quarter-month...
PI Birders, Short report from this morning on Plum Island. I want to start by mentioning a Northern Mockingbird I call Lord of the Berries. I see it every few...
PI Birders, I was a bit surprised to learn that I added two species to the February tally today, Cedar Waxwing (at Hellcat) and Razorbill (off lot one). My...
PI Birders, I can't resist sending another post. Check out the following: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/photos/view/e341?b=14 This is the...
PI Birders, With the February tally now at 70 species, it's a good time to put together a watch list for the rest of the month. Here's a list of 33 species...
PI Birders, First report for this evening. I'm expecting that Rick Heil will post his results later, so I may post an update. The February tally is now 73, up...
Also posted to Massbird: Wednesday Morning Birding was brisk -- and beautiful! Under the leadership of Bill Gette, we went out onto Plum Island on a sunny...
Plum Island Birders, Another report from this morning. Myself and a friend have become regulars. We were greeted by a dark snowy owl on a signpost out in the...
PI Birders, Based on reports to PIBirds and Massbird, there were a number of people out enjoying the island today. I was out for an hour and a half this...
PI Birders, There is a new table in the Database section of the Plum Island Birds group. Its name is "Plum Island 2006 Year List." Use it to record your 2006...
PI Birders, Very quick report tonight. The February tally hit 77 today with a first winter male Surf Scoter at Emerson Rocks that I found this morning. Joel...
PI Birders, I have made minor changes to the Plum Island sightings page at: http://bartonstreet.com/tom/birds/pisightings.html in an attempt to make it a tad...
PI Birders, I worked from home today so spent an hour and a half on the island in the early afternoon. Nothing new for the February tally. The cold weather has...
PI Birders, Just got a report from Brian Harris for yesterday on the island. He added two species to the February tally, taking it from 77 to 79 species. The...
The following plumislandbirds poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How many bird species will we see on Plum Island in February...
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PI Birders, Quick report. There was a Brown Creeper along the road just south of the Goodno Crossing today, with a number of other birds. This is species...