http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/ Plymouth Birds Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:25:22 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/506 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/506 I paid a short (90 minute) morning visit to DWWS to see if I could find the two Long-eared Owls that an excellent owl photographer (whom I came to know on Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:23:11 GMT Ian Davies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/505 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/505 In our small window of daylight after banding today, the Manomet banding crew headed over to Cumbies to see if we could track down the latest rarity that has Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:13 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/504 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/504 In the first paragraph of yesterday's post I referred to the Scoters as being "strung out all across the Bay". Some have queried whether I meant Duxbury Bay Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:50:59 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/503 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/503 I took a short pass down the Beach and stopped to scope the ocean from the three crossovers. To the naked eye it appeared that there were a few flocks very Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:09:55 GMT Ian Davies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/502 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/502 I spent the morning yesterday birding with Trevor Lloyd-Evans and this morning with Jeff Offermann, both days mainly poking around the coast seeing what was Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:50:21 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/501 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/501 Sat. 10/31/09; 11:30-4:00; HiTide 10:01 (10.2ft). Pt cloudy. SW wind 20-30mph. Whitecaps on bay. Ocean small waves. The day was dominated by strong WSW Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:17:19 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/500 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/500 It turns out that the rufous hummingbird reported in Scituate last week is most likely an Allen's. Please note that the homeowners have requested privacy, but Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:21:40 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/499 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/499 10/28/09 Wed. 7:50-11:25am; HiTide 7:47am (only 8.9ft); wind NE 10-15mph; rainy first 2 hours then overcast. Mostly birded from car except Gurnet cliff. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:13 GMT genen1eh http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/498 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/498 Hi everyone, I hope all's well with you and yours these days. The fall colors seem to have peaked in some areas of Southeast Massachusetts. The red and Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:12:22 GMT Ian Davies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/497 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/497 I spent most of this morning walking, birding the Manomet area on foot, from my house to Manomet Point. There were some great birds around, the highlight of Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:58:28 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/496 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/496 I like to check area ponds for waterfowl every once in awhile as a change of pace from Duxbury Beach. My first stop was Store Pond in Plymouth (west side of Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:21:48 GMT Ian Davies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/495 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/495 Today was nothing short of a great day of birding on the South Shore. Jeff Offermann, Jess Johnson and I started at Cumberland Farms, getting to see the Le Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:14:33 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/494 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/494 Hello all - Mass Audubon South Shore Sanctuaries staff was alerted to a rufous hummingbird in Scituate yesterday, at the home of a resident who wishes to Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:09:02 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/493 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/493 As I looked out my window at lunchtime I saw small white spots well out in the Bay - approx 200yds southeast of end of Harden Hill Road... First with binos Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:05:30 GMT Kathryn Doyon http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/492 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/492 While parking my school bus at Jenney Grist Mill, I noticed that the Lesser Black-backed Gull has returned. He was standing on one of the light poles this