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eric masterson
Sep 25, 2022, 9:50:09 PM9/25/22
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The first trip of the fall was supposed to run from last Friday to
today, but it was blown out by Hurricane Fiona, though I managed to
get Greg Tillman on island with a couple who had flown in from the
midwest. They reported good birds, including Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Yellow-breasted Chat, Clay-colored Sparrow, and Lark Sparrow. I
arrived today with another group and we managed to connect with Greg's
Clay-colored Sparrow. Two separate flyovers of American Golden Plover
were noteworthy, but the bird of the day, a juvenile Seaside Sparrow
was found in the evening. A first for the island to the best of my
knowledge (#284) and the 21st species of nearctic sparrow for the
island.
Full list and pics at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119429193
today, but it was blown out by Hurricane Fiona, though I managed to
get Greg Tillman on island with a couple who had flown in from the
midwest. They reported good birds, including Yellow-billed Cuckoo,
Yellow-breasted Chat, Clay-colored Sparrow, and Lark Sparrow. I
arrived today with another group and we managed to connect with Greg's
Clay-colored Sparrow. Two separate flyovers of American Golden Plover
were noteworthy, but the bird of the day, a juvenile Seaside Sparrow
was found in the evening. A first for the island to the best of my
knowledge (#284) and the 21st species of nearctic sparrow for the
island.
Full list and pics at https://ebird.org/checklist/S119429193
Charlie Nims
Sep 25, 2022, 10:17:04 PM9/25/22
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Rick Steber, Joe Scott and I are on Eric Masterson’s 3 day trip to Star Island. Today, we did not get started on the island until ~2 pm but had a very good day. On the way out, I had a group of ~15 Bonaparte’s Gulls along with a Laughing Gull as well as a couple of Common Loons and several Northern Gannets.
While warblers seemed to be in small numbers, the highlight for us were the sparrows, highlighted by a Seaside Sparrow found and ID’ed late afternoon by Eric. At one spot, earlier in the afternoon, we had 6 different sparrow family members highlighted by 2 Clay-colored Sparrows and a Lincoln’s Sparrow. But, of course the Seaside Sparrow was the highlight which took quite a while to get decent looks and photos (posted to eBird).
Finally, we were also able to find the juvenile Glossy Ibis found yesterday by Greg Tillman.
All-in-all, a great start to our Star Island\Isles of Shoals birding trip.
Charlie Nims
Bartlett, NH
While warblers seemed to be in small numbers, the highlight for us were the sparrows, highlighted by a Seaside Sparrow found and ID’ed late afternoon by Eric. At one spot, earlier in the afternoon, we had 6 different sparrow family members highlighted by 2 Clay-colored Sparrows and a Lincoln’s Sparrow. But, of course the Seaside Sparrow was the highlight which took quite a while to get decent looks and photos (posted to eBird).
Finally, we were also able to find the juvenile Glossy Ibis found yesterday by Greg Tillman.
All-in-all, a great start to our Star Island\Isles of Shoals birding trip.
Charlie Nims
Bartlett, NH
eric masterson
Sep 26, 2022, 8:40:52 PM9/26/22
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Another classic fall day on Star Island. The Seaside Sparrow
continued, the Clay-colored Sparrow count rose to five birds roaming
in a tight flock. American Oystercatchers also appeared in a group of
five, one yellow-billed cuckoo, and extremely brief views of a
White-eyed Vireo.
Full lists (morning and afternoon) at the following links.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S119466608
https://ebird.org/checklist/S119483668
continued, the Clay-colored Sparrow count rose to five birds roaming
in a tight flock. American Oystercatchers also appeared in a group of
five, one yellow-billed cuckoo, and extremely brief views of a
White-eyed Vireo.
Full lists (morning and afternoon) at the following links.
https://ebird.org/checklist/S119466608
https://ebird.org/checklist/S119483668
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