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2011
County Birding Quest
Saturday April 2, 2011
8 to 11 AM on
The Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon and the VT Center for Ecostudies will host another walk in the County Birding Quest series.
George Clark is to lead, starting by looking for birds in the area of Ledyard Bridge. Participants will then carpool to other nearby birding locations to be determined on the basis of reports closer to that date.
We'll be especially looking for waterfowl and other early spring migrants.
A report by Sepncer Hardy will be available on the UV-birders List-serv.
Woodcock Walk sponsored by Kendal Bird Club and
Mascoma Chapter of NH Audubon Society
Thursday, April 14, 2011, 7:15 pm to 9 pm
Meet at Kendal reception area, 80 Lyme Road, Hanover, then by car pool to fields on Goodfellow Road
Leaders: Art Mudge, Joanne Norton and George Clark.
Bird Walk
sponsored by
Hanover Conservation Council,
Upper Valley Land Trust
and NH Audubon Mascoma Chapter
Saturday, April 23, 2011,6:45 to 9:00 AM Meet at Wilson's Landing on Lyme Road, Hanover, then along River Road with occasional stops to Grant Brook Sanctuary for loop walk and meadow between road and river.
WebsiteInformation:
www.uvlt.org, www.hanoverconservationcouncil.org, www.mascomabirds.org
Leaders: Art Mudge and George Clark
May and June Spring Migration Walks
"Warbler Wednesdays"
April 27 through May 25, 2011
Boston Lot -- West Lebanon, NH
Leader: Pip Richens
"Feathered Fridays"
May 13 to May 27, 2011
Union Village Dam -- Thetford Center, VT
"Evening Bird Walks"
Union Village Dam
Wednesday, May 18 and 25, 2011
Milton Frye Nature Area, Norwich
sponsored by Norwich Milton Frye Nature Area Committee
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Leader: George Clark
Bedell Bridge Bird Walk
sponsored by Upper Valley Land Trust
and NH Audubon Mascoma Chapter
Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Leader: Arthur Mudge
June Birdwalk
Trout Pond Forest -- Lyme, NH
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Leaders: Peg Ackerson and Blake Allison
Twelve people were on hand to walk Lyme's Trout Pond Forest. Twenty-six species were recorded. Trout Pond Forest offers a diverse mix of early successional forest, mature hardwoods and conifers, wetland and pond habitats. The mile walk into the pond is rewarded by the chance to enjoy an undeveloped, woodland water body and sweeping views of Smarts Mountain to the east. In addition to the birds, numbers of the walkers were interested in the area's abundant and diverse plant communities.
The following species were observed. Those marked with an "*" were seen by part of the group that decided to bushwhack from the pond over to the wetland area.
hooded merganser, chimney swift, yellow-bellied sapsucker, alder flycatcher "*", great-crested flycatcher "*", eastern wood-pewee, red-eyed vireo, blue jay, common raven, black-capped chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, winter wren, veery, hermit thrush, cedare waxwing "*", black-throated blue warbler, yellow-rumped warbler, black-throated-green warbler, blackburnian warbler "*", ovenbird, common yellowthroat "*", scarlet tanager, swamp sparrow "*", dark-eyed junco, baltimore oriole and purple finch
Silver-Bordered Fritillary and Cone Flower (P. Ackerson)
July Bird Walks
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River Road, Lyme
Saturday, July 30, 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
sponsored by
NH Audubon Mascoma Chapter
Sixteen birders joined walk leader George Clark on a lovely summer morning for a leisurely outing along the Connecticut River on River Rd. in Lyme. Because a section of the road walked is closed due to erosion damage, very few cars were encountered during the hike making it very easy to hear bird songs with the luxury of having plenty of time to observe. Conditions were scattered clouds, humid, with temperatures near 70.
Forty-three species were seen. These included:
Wood Duck 8
Great Blue Heron 1
Cooper's Hawk 1 (captured and carried away a Mourning Dove)
Killdeer 6
Mourning Dove 30
Black-billed Cuckoo 1
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2
Belted Kingfisher 1
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1
Downy Woodpecker 1
Hairy Woodpecker 1
Eastern Wood-Pewee 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Eastern Kingbird 4
Warbling Vireo 1
Red-eyed Vireo 3
Blue Jay X
American Crow 10
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2
Tree Swallow 1
Barn Swallow 3
Cliff Swallow 1
Black-capped Chickadee 10
Tufted Titmouse 1
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Eastern Bluebird 1
Veery 1
American Robin 15
Gray Catbird 3
European Starling 70
Cedar Waxwing 10
Black-and-white Warbler 2
Common Yellowthroat 4
Chipping Sparrow 2
Savannah Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 15
Scarlet Tanager 2
Indigo Bunting 2
Common Grackle 9
Brown-headed Cowbird 1
Baltimore Oriole 4
Purple Finch 1
American Goldfinch 15
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Lake Runnemede in Windsor, VT
Saturday, July 16th, 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
sponsored by
VT County Bird Quest
Chris Rimmer of VT county Bird Quest and George Clark of NH Audubon's Mascoma Chapter hosted 15 particpants on a walk at Windsor's Lake Runnemede and vicinity.
Forty-five species were counted. Among the highlights in the waterbird class were canada geese, a great blue and little green herons, numerous wood ducks and a couple of kingfishers.
While many chimney swifts were counted, not a single swallow species was seen. Four woodpecker species were observed including downy, hairy, red-bellied and flicker. Members of the flycatcher family recorded included alder and willow. Also counted were six warbler species, common yellow-throat seen and heard most often. Other notables included swamp sparrows a rose-breasted grosbeak and a baltimore oriole.
The day's most intriguing encounter was a cuckoo heard and then a fleeting glimpse of one flying. The group could not agree if it was the same bird, whether it was two of the same species or whether two different species had been noted.
Upper Valley, NH
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