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June 1 1997, trip to Plum Island Newburyport Mass., USA.
Finally managed to go on a trip with the BBC last weekend.
Didn't write down all the birds we saw but here are a few;
Sharp Tailed Sparrow -first for me-
Magnolia Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler -first also-
Wooper Swan -another first- Saw three, gracefull flyers.
Bobolink
Black and white Warbler
Willows flycatcher -another first-
Catbird
Common Tern -many-
Looked fot the Rail but it was in hiding
I probably would'nt have made an ID on Willows flycatcher if Fred and
other experienced birdwatchers were not there.
They heard the call!
Bill
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| I was also at Plum Island this weekend, (Saturday), after the BBC whale watch.
Not many birds out on Stellwagen Bank though, Wilson's Storm-Petrels, Herring,
Bonparte'e, and Ring-billed Gulls, a few Gannets and a Black Guillemot. At
Plum Island we looked for the King Rail but neither sight nor sound. Before
the whale watch we found a couple of Black-billed Cuckoos, Willow Flycatcher,
Warbling Vireo, Marsh Wren, Turkey Vulture...
We went looking for Bicknell's Thrush on Sunday but the poor weather
conditions in the White Mountains meant that we were in the snow. We heard but
did not see the Bicknell's. Seen were several Blackpoll Warblers, Junco, etc.
Lower down Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Blackburnian Warbler, Warbling Vireo etc.
Mike
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