http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/ PlumIslandBirds Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:56:59 GMT Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2804 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2804 Jonathan Center called the store at 11:40 to report while leading a BBC trip on Plum Island he found plovers at the Bill Forward Pool. He reported a basic Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:24:56 GMT David K. Weaver http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2803 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2803 Hilda Dorgan and I led today's edition of Joppa Flats' Wednesday Morning Birding on a beautiful, beautiful day. The skies were clear, the winds little to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:19:54 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2802 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2802 PI Birders, Doug Chickering and I got together this morning for some early birding. We caught a quick glimpse of the Lark Sparrow. It wasn't at the Wardens Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:02 GMT Sue McGrath http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2801 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2801 Plum Island Birders, Today, Wednesday, 11/18, at 12:30 pm the public alert & notification system will be sounded twice ~ two different siren tones will be Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:11:48 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2800 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2800 PI Birders, The LARK SPARROW was at the Wardens again this morning. There was also an immature NORTHERN SHRIKE at the North Pool Overlook and a HAIRY Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:45:32 GMT Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2799 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2799 Tom Wetmore called to report the lark sparrow was at the Warden's again at 8:15am this morning on Plum Island. Steve Grinley Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift and Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:42:31 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2798 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2798 PI Birders, Yesterday there was a LARK SPARROW along the road south of Hellcat that was seen and photographed by many. Later in the day there was a LARK Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:16:45 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2797 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2797 PI Birders, Before the rain got heavy this morning I managed to find the LARK SPARROW along the road about one third of the way down toward the Forward Blind Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:02:10 GMT Julie Waters http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2796 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2796 I forgot to post pictures from the Wednesday trip we took to Parker River-- I didn't see anything that wasn't reported elsewhere (though Cyndi did spot an Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:24:56 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2795 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2795 PI Birders, The web pages on my site and on the Plum Island Birds site are all up to date. Highlights yesterday included ... Northern Shoveler -- 23 Stage Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:52 GMT Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2794 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2794 Paul Roberts called at 12:20 to report a LARK SPARROW at the circle by the Hellcat Parking Lot on Plum Island. He said that the bird was feeding alone and it Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:30:59 GMT Timothy Spahr http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2793 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2793 Hi Birders, Really another tremendous day on Plum Island. The shearwaters stole the show today, and that's fine with me. Tom Wetmore and I had large numbers Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:41:56 GMT David K. Weaver http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2792 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2792 On this Veterans Day, Bill Gette and I led a large group of Wednesday Morning Birders out onto Plum Island and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. It was a Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:44 GMT Bird Watcher's Supply & Gift http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2791 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2791 Tom Wetmore called the store at 9:15 this morning to report that he and Tim Sparr observed many Shearwaters off of parking lots 1 and 2. He estimated there Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:55:07 GMT Thomas Wetmore http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2790 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/plumislandbirds/message/2790 PI/MA Birders, There were only about 50 Canada Geese on Stage Island Pool early this morning, down from the usual 380+. There were no Cackling Geese in the