http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/ Plymouth Birds Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:54:47 GMT Gene Harriman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/526 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/526 Hi Everyone, I hope your New Year has started on the right foot. Here is a link to my flickr page featuring a Cooper's Hawk in my backyard Tuesday, January 5, Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:50:59 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/525 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/525 1/1/10 11:45-2:00pm (HiTide 11:13 astronomical high 12.3 ft); little wind; overcast; calm waters both sides My feeders were busy at home and started me off Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:55:06 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/524 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/524 As I was turning into my driveway I noticed a large group of Black Ducks on the Bay at the end of Harden Hill road. At this time of year that's not a Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:16:59 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/523 I took a pre-work pass down the beach to look for the Turnstone found by David Clapp on the CBC yesterday (no luck). In stark contrast to yesterday's abysmal Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:14:44 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/522 Many thanks to many people who offered lots of ideas and options - a bewildering array actually. Several folks asked that I post my decision and how I got Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:55:10 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/521 Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries' Friday Morning Birders finished the year witha flourish, scoring a BARRED OWL in Wompatuck State Park as the 232nd Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:38 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/520 Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries Friday Monring Birders opted for the long ride to Scusset Beach this morning, considering the temperatures and wind Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:05:24 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/519 While walking dogs this am I came across a pocket of birds in the trees between Holy Family Church and Rt 3A. In addition to a flock of very dark Robins Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:16:38 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/518 Mass Audubon's South Shore Sanctuaries Friday Morning Birders stuck to Marshfield this morning, tallying 52 species, including a BLACK-HEADED GULL seen from Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:44:20 GMT Gene Harriman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/517 Hi Everyone, I forgot to mention I posted some pix of an Osprey banding session I went to at the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in June of '09. I don't Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:36:58 GMT Gene Harriman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/516 Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving holiday. We did. I ate waaaaay too much as usual. We had a nice family get together for dinner. Saturday Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:47:34 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/515 Friday 11/27/09: 2:30-4:00pm Temp 48. Heavy Overcast. Wind West10-15mph. Drove down to Gurnet. Crescent Beach/"Boat Hole" vacant. Scanned cliff for about Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:46:37 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/514 Hi folks... I'm persuaded that I need to enter the world of gps for locating sightings etc. and want to put a portable and affordable unit on my Xmas list! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:34:31 GMT Rick Bowes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/513 9:00am Bluefish River Bridge - Hooded Mergansers - 1m 3f (my first of season at that good viewing location) 11:15 Ocean St Marshfield (opp #411) Time for Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:36 GMT John http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/plymouthbirds/message/512 Yes, we birded. Yes, we got soaked. Mass Audubon's South Shore sanctuaries Friday Morning Birders hit Duxbury Beach today, scoring 45 species in the driving