PI Birders, Not such a good day to get October started, but I managed a few hours on the island before it really started to rain seriously. My best birds were...
PI Birders, I headed for Sandy Point this morning in case there were interesting birds roosting on the beach after yesterday's winds. Visions of terns dancing...
PI Birders, The October tally is underway! After two days and the reports I've seen, we are now at 80 species. If you check the species per month database on...
PI/MA Birders, This morning there was a cooperative ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER at the entrance to the Hellcat parking lot. The entire island seems coated with a...
This morning, Nancy Pau and I conducted the weekly waterbird surveys of Bill Forward and Stage Island Pools. It was a beautiful, clear day with light winds...
PI Birders, I have heard from a few folks who have looked for the Eurasian Wigeon at the pans and come away empty. This may be true obviously, as the wigeons...
PI Birders, Pending further reports, the October tally increased by 12 today, now at 92. The Orange-crowned Warbler was new for 2006 as well, so the 2006 tally...
PI Birders, During my short time on the island this morning I concentrated on the Pines area. With the refuge mismanaging the impoundments so well this year,...
This no doubt was the last short-sleeved birding morning of the fall. It was a beauty! We started with clear skies, temps rising through the 60s, and light...
I must have a mental block for "WHIMBREL!" This is the second week running that I have left this species off our Wednesday Morning Birding list. Yes, had a...
PI Birders, October tally up by ten yesterday. Took four days to break the century mark. Pretty good I'd say. I think fall birding can be the most satisfying...
PI Birds, Based on reports from a few birders yesterday, the October tally reached 107 yesterday. October 5 103 Snow Goose [smith] 104 White-rumped Sandpiper...
PI Birders, Thanks to the intrepid refuge birding corp, the October tally has grown each day of the month so far. Yeah, we're not all that far into the month...
At 2:30pm this afternoon, amongst several lesser yellowlegs and a dunlin, there were what I believe to be 2 American Golden Plovers in the just south of the...
PI Birders, I had more success looking at the ocean today than searching for passerines. I had three species of terns, 3 Caspians, 2 Forster's, and a few...
I was on the island from 9:15 am to 3:15 pm. Very crowded. Most of the parking lots were full by afternoon, so I never got to Sandy Point or the ocean at...
SUNDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2006: Weather: Clear, Winds W 5 mph, becoming SW 5-10 mph, 37-70 F. Richard S. Heil Selective List: PLUM ISLAND: 10.8 ft. high tide around...
PI Birders, As expected the October tally grew nicely over the three days of the Columbus day weekend. Here's the updates from the data now available. There is...
Bill Gette and I led today's edition of Wednesday Morning Birding out of Joppa Flats Education Center to the boat ramp looking out over Joppa Flats at dead low...
PI Birders, Thanks to the Dave Weaver and the Joppa Flats Wednesday morning group, the October tally has still grown every day this month. The streak may be...
Hi Plum Island Birders: Today Tom Collins and I birded PI and vicinity today. We headed out, expecting a day of rain and were pleasantly surprised. We had...
PI Birders, I was able to spend a quick hour on the island this morning just as the rain was ending. Very misty and overcast. I wasn't expecting much, just...
PI Birders, I have just reloaded all the sightings web pages after the third update of the evening. Sometimes it pays to wait until later in the evening, but...
Late yesterday afternoon, Joel McNeal and I conducted the weekly waterbird survey of Stage Island and Bill Forward Pools on Parker River NWR. Here's what we...
PI Birders, The October tally keeps tickin' away. Still haven't missed a day. The Yellow-billed Cuckoo was banded at the banding station during the week, and I...
PI Birders, Two more species added to the October tally today, American Coot (found by Geoff Wood) and Red-winged Blackbird. Here is my list for today. Most of...
In addition to the usual suspects, I got a -really- nice look at a Peregrine Falcon at the Pines trail overlook today. We walked out onto the deck and it was...
The only species I have to add to today's list is American Pipit - at least 4 at Sandy Point. Ann Gurka Watertown MA Ann and Gary Gurka May the beauty you love...
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