Lifebirds

WIR 1/22-1/28

Wednesday 1/22: Afternoon loop of Nine Acre and the res had nothing.

Thursday 1/23: Couldn’t find any of the warblers at Mt. Auburn.

Friday 1/24: Great Meadows had 2 Field Sparrows, a few ducks, and a pile of turkeys (including a smoky one, could it have moved from Kaveski?).

Saturday 1/25: Went for the Tundra Bean-Goose in RI in the afternoon. Punched the coordinates that were posted just as we left into the phone, pulled up a little over an hour later to a couple cars parked, got behind them, and had the bird before I had stopped. Spent 20 minutes watching it as about the closest bird, then watched it fly to the back of the field, so we went home.

578/394 (and 393)

Thanks Mary!

And since I didn’t post the previous one:

Thanks plover crew!

575 and 387

Couple easy chases last Saturday

570/384

Took a week to work up the energy, but it hung around.

WIR 12/19-12/25

Wednesday 12/19: BBN had a bunch of Rusty Blackbirds (count week!) and Red-wings plus Hermit Thrush and Barred Owl.

Thursday 12/20: Did Gore. Got the redpolls (176 for the commute year list, probably the last one this year) but couldn’t get a good look at the junco flock. Not a whole lot else.

Friday 12/21: Pond loop had an eagle at Hardy and that was about it.

Saturday 12/22: Went to Torbet McDonald for the first time. Had hoped for the Nashville Warbler reported a couple days ago but no luck with that. Did have 2 redpolls, 2 grackles, and one strange Red-tail. Draw Seven was dead. Had at least 8 of the Razorbills continuing at Castle Island before it began to pour.

WIR 5/23-5/29

Wednesday 5/23: Went to Dunback, pretty quiet. Missed Karsten’s Yellow-bellied and the presumed Alder was a bit too far off to be sure. Couple parula and a Magnolia were ok.

Thursday 5/24: Finally got Swainson’s Thrush on the Charles with 3 at Forest Grove plus Osprey, most of the flycatchers, etc.

Friday 5/25: YB Cuckoo the highlight at Heard Farm, otherwise pretty much summer residents.

Saturday 5/26: Did a slightly western loop. Hop Brook had the expected birds, lots of baskettails, a couple Cicindela formosa, etc. Clouded up a bit at Assabet so the odes died down but still had 12ish species. Desert had more of the same, Veery and YB Cuckoo new for Marlborough.