[MASSBIRD] Re: massbird-digest V18 #243

[Andrew List]

Dear Lucas
It was great having you in my class and working with you. Sorry you had to drop. Yes perhaps another Time.
All the best
Andrew List

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> On Sep 12, 2023, at 5:57 PM, owner-mass...@theworld.com wrote:
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> massbird-digest Tuesday, September 12 2023 Volume 18 : Number 243
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> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:07:11 -0400
> From: Barbara Volkle <bar...@TheWorld.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] =?UTF-8?Q?Feminist_Bird_Club=e2=80=99s_=e2=80=9cBirding_for_a_Bette?= =?UTF-8?Q?r_World=e2=80=9d_book_launch?=
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> Thanks to Meghadeepa Maity for this post.
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> Barbara Volkle
> Northborough, MA
> bar...@theworld.com
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> From: Meghadeepa Maity <mait...@mtholyoke.edu>
> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:32:13 -0400
> Subject: Feminist Bird Club’s “Birding for a Better World” book launch
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> Hi everyone,Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:32:13 -0400
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> Last week, the Feminist Bird Club released our first book,/Birding for a
> Better World: A Guide to Finding Joy & Community in Nature/! This is
> truly a book for everyone— readers need not have prior experience with
> the Feminist Bird Club, birding, conservation, or social/ environmental
> justice. Molly & Sydney have curated the wisdom and illustrations from
> dozens of members of the Feminist Bird Club community, from across the
> world… the result is inspiring and instills so much hope for our planet.
> I am so grateful to have been involved in its creation.
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> To celebrate the launch of the book, I’m co-leading an accessible
> gathering at the Hitchcock Center for the Environment in Amherst, on
> September 12. I would love to see you there. We’ll be birding and
> sharing food while reflecting in community and exploring the unique ways
> this book is meant to be experienced. For more info and to RSVP for this
> event, visitFBC-Hitchcock.eventBrite.com
> <http://fbc-hitchcock.eventbrite.com/>
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> You can purchase /Birding for a Better World /anywhere you typically buy
> books, including in-store at both the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley,
> MA and Book Moon in Easthampton, MA… they will also ship to you, should
> you want to support our local independent bookstores over a standard
> retailer! General info on the book and recent media appearances are
> atbit.ly/BirdingForABetterWorld <http://bit.ly/BirdingForABetterWorld>
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> If you can’t make it to our in-person event, there is a virtual author
> talk (ft. our book) on “Queer Ecologies” that you might want to attend
> on September 15.
> https://www.feministbirdclub.org/events/queer-ecologies
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> Feel free to share these with anyone who might be interested.
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> Thank you,
> Meghadeepa Maity
> FBC Co-Chair
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> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 18:27:22 -0400
> From: Barbara Volkle <bar...@TheWorld.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Wachusett Mountain (11 Sep 2023) 2 Migrating Raptors
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> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:23:19 +0000
> From: rep...@hawkcount.org
> Subject: Wachusett Mountain (11 Sep 2023) 2 Migrating Raptors
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> Wachusett Mountain
> Princeton, Massachusetts, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 11, 2023
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> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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> Black Vulture 0 0 2
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
> Osprey 0 33 45
> Bald Eagle 0 19 41
> Northern Harrier 0 4 6
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 15 19
> Cooper's Hawk 1 18 22
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
> Broad-winged Hawk 0 27 78
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 11 15
> Merlin 0 2 3
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 1 4 5
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 5 10
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> Total: 2 139 249
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> Observation start time: 08:45:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total
> observation time: 5 hours
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> Official Counter: Eric Mueller
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> Observers:
> Visitors:
> Approximately 30 hikers, bikers and sightseers came up. I had a nice
> conversation with Jack's friend Dallas.
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> Weather:
> Another messy day with clouds completely covering the summit until just
> before 10 am EST, and after that only limited views (mostly to the west)
> for much of the day. Low clouds kept moving in from the SE and blocking
> the view from the oaks to the sky in various places at various times. The
> clouds mostly moved up around 12:45 pm EST which gave me hazy views to
> about 3/4 of the area until rain moved in at 1:45.
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> Raptor Observations:
> A poor day for the migrating birds. They had to deal with a lot of low
> clouds, haze and scattered rain. I was ready to go an hour earlier than I
> actually did, but I was determined not to get shut out for the first time
> this season, and was rewarded with two migrants. The first of the local
> TVs began coming up around 10:25, and more came out as the clouds began to
> part until I had all 13 in a single kettle just before I left.
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> Non-migrating raptors:
> Turkey Vulture - 13
> Unidentified raptor - 1 (large distant bird, likely a TV)
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> Non-raptors:
> Blue Jay - 3
> Gray Catbird - 1
> E Towhee - 3
> DE Junco - 10
> BC Chickadee - 4
> WB Nuthatch - 1
> House Wren - 2
> Barn Swallow - 2
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> Predictions:
> Another iffy day with fog predicted very early in the morning and high
> humidity continuing so the summit could be wrapped in clouds again to
> start. Probability of rain in the 35% to 45% range all day. Check the
> Wachusett ski area Summit webcam before coming up -
> https://www.wachusett.com/the-mountain/media-center/webcams/
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> Report submitted by ERIC MUELLER (ericmue...@gmail.com)
> Wachusett Mountain information may be found at:
> http://www.massbird.org/emhw
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> More site information at hawkcount.org:
> https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=228
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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:23:43 -0400
> From: Barbara Volkle <bar...@TheWorld.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Scouting RI shorebird trip
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> Thanks to Strickland Wheelock for this report.
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> Barbara Volkle
> Northborough, MA
> bar...@theworld.com
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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 13:51:48 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Strickland Wheelock <skwhe...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Scouting RI shorebird trip
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> Leslie Bostrom and I headed off on Mon 9/11 to scout RI's Sod Fields and
> coastline marshes for this Sat.'s day field trip from Drumlin Farm -
> goal was like always to find the most productive locations for species
> and introduce birders to some of the best coastal marshes in RI without
> excess driving.
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> Part 1 - Around the Richmand area of RI, there are extensive Sod Farms
> that attract certain species of shorebirds that differ from the coastal
> marshes. Recently a Ruff had been spotted in these fields, so we tried
> to locate that specie for a starter. Instead at our 1st stop sorting
> through many Killdeer, a stunning Buff-breasted Sandpiper came running
> towards us in full sunlight - hope it stays right there for the trip!At
> other stops where we often get Am. Golden Plovers, missed those but
> found them later along the coast. What we did find in some of the muddy
> sections were 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, Semipalmated Plovers & Least
> Sandpipers plus many Killdeer. One bonus bird was a Merlin swooping in
> to nail the Least Sandpiper [missed].
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> Part 2 - Now focused on the coastline marshes - eliminated going to
> Napatree Point in Watch Hill - great spot if you have time to do a lot
> of walking in soft sand to the Point plus a long drive from the Sod
> Fields. We arrived at the marshes near low tide so the mud flats were
> exposed. First marsh stop scanning the flats at a special location we
> had 5 plover species [Killdeer, 1 American Golden Plover & several
> Blk-bellied Plovers, Semipalmated Plover, Piping Plover] - other species
> at this stop were 2 Am Oystercatchers, Green Herons, Snowy & Gt Egrets,
> Osprey, Kingfisher plus 1000+ Tree Swallows swarming low over the marsh.
> On the way out on the dirt road, we had to stop the car because the huge
> flock of swallows swooped down feeding low along the road encircling the
> car - we were totally surrounded with 1000+ swallows yards away!!In the
> end, we narrowed down the trip to 5 productive marshes for shorebirds
> and other interesting species for the trip - here are the other
> interesting species not previously mentioned we encountered - Stilt
> Sandpiper, Short-billed Dowitcher, Gt Yellowlegs, Sanderlings, Ruddy
> Turnstones, Semipalmated Sandpiper - Caspian Tern, Blk-crowned &
> Yellow-crowned Night Herons, White-eyed Vireo, Prairie Warbler, Ravens
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> If Sat 9/16 weather is more rain, the trip will be moved to Sunday. How
> I love these scouting trips giving me a chance to revisit these RI
> locations & encountering unexpected species like a Buff-breasted & Stilt
> Sandpiper, Caspian Tern, Yellow-cr Night Heron, etcIf you are interested
> in joining the trip, here is the link to click on: Rhode Island
> Shorebird Migration (massaudubon.org)
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> Fall is back - migration is on the way somehow through all the rain, my
> nets are up and enjoying capturing many immature species plus several
> adult birds banded previous years [looking forward to more cold fronts
> to push along the northern passerines].
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> Strickland Wheelock
> Uxbridge. MA
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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:44:56 -0400
> From: Barbara Volkle <bar...@TheWorld.com>
> Subject: [MASSBIRD] Wachusett Mountain (12 Sep 2023) 1 Migrating Raptors
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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:01:20 +0000
> From: rep...@hawkcount.org
> Subject: Wachusett Mountain (12 Sep 2023) 1 Migrating Raptors
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> Wachusett Mountain
> Princeton, Massachusetts, USA
> Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 12, 2023
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> Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total
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> Black Vulture 0 0 2
> Turkey Vulture 0 0 0
> Osprey 0 33 45
> Bald Eagle 0 19 41
> Northern Harrier 0 4 6
> Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 15 19
> Cooper's Hawk 0 18 22
> American Goshawk 0 0 0
> Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0
> Broad-winged Hawk 1 28 79
> Red-tailed Hawk 0 0 0
> Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0
> Golden Eagle 0 0 0
> American Kestrel 0 11 15
> Merlin 0 2 3
> Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1
> Unknown Accipiter 0 4 5
> Unknown Buteo 0 0 2
> Unknown Falcon 0 0 0
> Unknown Eagle 0 0 0
> Unknown Raptor 0 5 10
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> Total: 1 140 250
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> Observation start time: 10:00:00 Observation end time: 13:45:00 Total
> observation time: 3.75 hours
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> Official Counter: Eric Mueller
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> Observers: Mary Caulway
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> Weather:
> Another messy day with morning fog at the summit, and intermittent rain
> scattered throughout the area. Light winds from the NE.
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> Raptor Observations:
> A massive storm cell dumped 7-9 inches of rain over this area last night,
> and damaged parts of the park road down from the summit, so the entire road
> was closed most of the day. Mary Caulway hiked up and rode out the
> intermittent rain for almost 4 hours. Only one migrating bird was noted -
> a Broad-wing.
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> Non-migrating birds:
> Turkey Vultures - 2
> Red-tailed Hawk - 1
> UA - 1 (possible Sharpie. It harassed the Red-tail)
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> Non-raptor Observations:
> No specific non-raptors were noted.
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> Predictions:
> Thunderstorms are predicted for most of the day. If there is no fog at the
> summit in the morning, Eric may try to get in a few hours of observation
> before the rain starts.
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> Report submitted by ERIC MUELLER (ericmue...@gmail.com)
> Wachusett Mountain information may be found at:
> http://www.massbird.org/emhw
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> More site information at hawkcount.org:
> https://hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=228
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