Sightings: May 1, 2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Parker River NWR:
American Bittern

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American Bittern, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Black-and-white Warbler

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Black-and-white Warbler, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

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Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Swamp Sparrow

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Swamp Sparrow, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Savannah Sparrows

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Savannah Sparrow, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

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Yellow-rumped Warbler, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Great Egret

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Great Egret, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Hermit Thrush

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Hermit Thrush, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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I came around a bend in the trail and saw what I thought was a strange looking duck. It looked to me like a female mallard but seemed to be much lighter in color. It appeared to be white and brown rather than tan and brown. It had an orange bill which seemed to me to be like a female mallard's so I thought it might just be a funny looking mallard. However I asked about this on birdforum.org and found out this is a female gadwall.

You can read the discussion at the link yourself, but a female mallard would have a dark eye stripe, a dark crown, and the black part of the bill would reach the edges of the bill not just occur along the center.

For comparison, see this photograph of mallards on my other blog.

Gadwall, Female, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Willet, *** 5/1/10 Parker River

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Willet, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Brown Thrasher

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Brown Thrasher, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Northern Harrier

I had been at the wildlife refuge for several hours when I thought to myself that I hadn't seen any raptors flying yet. The last time I was there I saw several. Just then, this bird flew by. The white patch on the rump identifies this bird as a northern harrier.

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Northern Harrier, May 1, 2010
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island, Newburyport, MA
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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