Heartburn...
Andrew Birch
The BIMBO's added four species today - rumor has it - it was too windy
for the Plums today. They were only able to get one new bird for the
day (although a good one) - Golden-winged Warbler.
(218) Pileated Woodpecker - Milton Trimitsis - Milton
(219) Western Tanager - Marj Rines - Medford
(220) Whip-poor-will - Andrew Birch - Medford
(221) Arctic Tern - Andrew Birch - Revere
You can see the entire list at http://bostonbirds.org/bimbovpi.html
Last night I woke up with nasty heartburn at about 3:00 AM, so I got
up popped a Tums and checked the weather. I could see it was going to
be a MUCH nicer day than initially predicted so I decided why waste an
early awakening! I was in the truck at 4:OO and ready to try for my
first BIMBO Big Day!
17 Hours and 120 species later - I found myself lying down in the
grass at the "90mm Site?" in the Medford section of the fells trying
not too fall asleep. As I lay there the Woodcocks serenading - I
heard my final bird for the day #121 - the Whip-poor-will is back!
BTW - I also thought it funny that my last four birds added to my list
were - Wood Duck, Wood Thrush, Woodcock, Whip-Poor-Will. I assure you
alphabetical order was not my goal. The full list follows - too many
highlights to try to pull out so I will try to blog about the day when
I can keep my eyes open!
Location: Massachusetts, US
Observation date: 5/10/08
Notes: My first attempt at a BIMBO Big Day!
Number of species: 121
Brant (Atlantic) X
Canada Goose X
Wood Duck 1
American Black Duck 12
Mallard 22
Common Eider (Atlantic) 2
White-winged Scoter 18
Black Scoter 1
Bufflehead 2
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ring-necked Pheasant 3
Wild Turkey 1
Common Loon 2
Horned Grebe 1
Manx Shearwater 3
Northern Gannet 20
Double-crested Cormorant 35
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 6
Snowy Egret 4
Turkey Vulture 2
Osprey 4
Cooper's Hawk 1
Red-tailed Hawk 6
American Kestrel 1
Peregrine Falcon 3
Semipalmated Plover 45
Killdeer 6
American Oystercatcher 4
Spotted Sandpiper 30
Solitary Sandpiper 2
Greater Yellowlegs 22
Willet 2
Lesser Yellowlegs 1
Least Sandpiper 75
Wilson's Snipe 2
American Woodcock 4
Bonaparte's Gull 3
Ring-billed Gull X
Herring Gull X
Great Black-backed Gull X
Common Tern 3
Arctic Tern 1
Rock Pigeon X
Mourning Dove X
Eastern Screech-Owl 1
Whip-poor-will 1
Chimney Swift 4
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1
Belted Kingfisher 2
Downy Woodpecker X
Northern Flicker X
Least Flycatcher 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Eastern Kingbird 1
Blue-headed Vireo 3
Warbling Vireo X
Red-eyed Vireo 1
Blue Jay X
American Crow X
Fish Crow 1
Tree Swallow X
Northern Rough-winged Swallow 3
Barn Swallow X
Black-capped Chickadee X
Tufted Titmouse X
Red-breasted Nuthatch 2
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
Carolina Wren X
House Wren 3
Marsh Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 2
Eastern Bluebird 2
Wood Thrush 2
American Robin X
Gray Catbird X
Northern Mockingbird X
Brown Thrasher 1
European Starling X
Cedar Waxwing 1
Nashville Warbler X
Northern Parula X
Yellow Warbler X
Chestnut-sided Warbler 3
Magnolia Warbler X
Black-throated Blue Warbler X
Yellow-rumped Warbler X
Black-throated Green Warbler X
Blackburnian Warbler 1
Pine Warbler 2
Prairie Warbler 4
Palm Warbler 1
Black-and-white Warbler X
American Redstart 3
Ovenbird X
Northern Waterthrush 6
Louisiana Waterthrush 1
Common Yellowthroat X
Wilson's Warbler 2
Scarlet Tanager 1
Eastern Towhee X
Chipping Sparrow X
Savannah Sparrow X
Song Sparrow X
Swamp Sparrow 3
White-throated Sparrow X
White-crowned Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal X
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 4
Indigo Bunting 2
Bobolink 2
Red-winged Blackbird X
Common Grackle X
Brown-headed Cowbird X
Orchard Oriole 3
Baltimore Oriole X
House Finch X
American Goldfinch X
House Sparrow X
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Andrew Birch
Boston Birds Moderator
http://bostonbirds.org
Medford, MA
andrew...@gmail.com
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