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Subject: hummingbird updates?
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 5:34am
Is there any news of the Broad-billed Hummingbird from Wednesday? I do know
folks were there from 8AM-12:30 and did NOT see the bird. Reports positive
and negative are important as the weekend approaches.
Mark Lynch
moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net
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Subject: Broad-billed Hummingbird YES
From: "Peter R. Bono" <pbono(AT)prba.com>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 7:52am
The Broad-billed Hummingbird came to the feeder at 65 Grassy Pond Drive,
Dennis, about 5 or 6 times between 0555 and 0620 this morning (28 August
2008).
After its last visit at about 0620, it had NOT reappeared when I left at
0705.
Yesterday afternoon, between 1700 and 1930, it did not appear.
Peter Bono
Yarmouth Port, MA
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Subject: Mississippi Kites
From: "Eduardo del Solar" <delsolar(AT)bellatlantic.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 8:02am
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Finally I got to Newmarket, NH. to see the kites yesterday. From 7-8 AM =
the pair perched about 1/2 a mile behind the nest on a tall pine tree. =
At about 8 AM the male became active and was later joined by the female. =
The chick, all along, did not take one single step outside the nest. He =
is extremely well covered behind leaves and looks almost full grown. =
The male did most of the feeding during this time, doing falcon like =
missile drops to the nest. The female, called Missy I understand, keep =
getting dragonflies, based on review of images I got. At some point, =
she did an in-your-face air negotiation with a broad-winged hawk that =
flew close to her air space above the nest. Very cool behavior to see!
In short, a very active air show from 8-10:30 AM. I went home with =
about 400 shots, hope to have 5-10 keepers, will post images later.
Eduardo del Solar
delsolar(AT)bellatlantic.net
Boston, Mass
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Subject: question
From: John Robinson <johndrobinson(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 9:48am
While walking on Cape Hedge Beach this morning, I saw scattered over
the beach, near the shore line, numerous, more or less spherical,
clear, gelatinous, marble-sized things. Can someone tell me what
they are? Some kind of egg? Jellyfish? Alien pod poised to take
over the earth?
John Robinson, Rockport
johndrobinson at verizon dot net
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Subject: Boston Globe - Broad-billed Hummingbird article
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)TheWorld.com>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 10:14am
Today's Boston Globe has an article about the Broad-billed
Hummingbird in Dennis.
You can find this article on page B1 or on the website at
www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/08/28/humdinger-of-a-find/
Enjoy!
Barbara Volkle
Northborough, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi
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Subject: gelatinous blobs, Gloucester
From: Beth Milke <saw-whet(AT)charter.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 11:32am
Alien pods for sure, John--but I will defer to more informed opinions.
http://jellieszone.com/jelliesfaq.htm
Beth Milke
Uxbridge, MA
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Subject: Question
From: CHIROHILL(AT)aol.com
Date: 28 Aug 2008 11:56am
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I live in Weston. About a month ago I put up a humingbird feeder.
About two weeks ago I had one humingbird come once for about 15 seconds and
have not seen it since.
Is it unusual to see a humingbird in Weston, MA?
Peter G. Hill
Weston
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Subject: Re: Worcester Business Journal online
From: "Scott Ricker" <ptbagger(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 11:38am
Holy Cross Research For The Birds, NSF Says
By Matthew L. Brown
Worcester Business Journal Staff Writer
Today
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A College of the Holy Cross professor has received a National Science
Foundation grant of nearly $500,000 to create an online database of bird
skeletons.
The grant was awarded to Leon Claessens, an assistant professor of biology
at the college. He is working with Harvard biology professor Scott V.
Edwards to create a three-dimensional online database of bird skeletons in
order to help fellow researchers, students and amateurs track evolutionary
changes in birds.
Part of the $497,735 grant will be used to purchase new 3D scanning and
imaging software and equipment. All the scanning for the project will be
done by undergraduate students.
Over the summer, Claessens filmed an episode of an upcoming History Channel
series entitled "Evolve."
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Subject: Boston Globe - Broad-billed Hummingbird article -
revised url
From: Barbara Volkle and Steve Moore <barb620(AT)TheWorld.com>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 11:58am
Oops - the URL should be
www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/08/28/humdinger_of_a_find/
Enjoy!
Barbara Volkle
Northborough, MA
barb620(AT)theworld.com
Be the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi
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Subject: Broad-billed Hummer and early sightings
From: "Mark Lynch" <moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net>
Date: 28 Aug 2008 12:24pm
Birders:
It seems the pattern of the occurance of the hummer at the feeder has
changed and now it is putting in a brief appearance VERY early in the AM:
like at 6AM. The shows over by 7AM. I have been in conversations with
several birders who are thinking about showing up that early, but are
concerned with how the Murphy's feel about that. But no one wanted to pose
the question publically. I tend to agree with Bill Drummond that anything
before 7:30 seems early for visiting a person's feeder, but does anyone
REALLY know how the Murphy's feel about people showing up earlier? I am just
trying to avoid a situation in which birders become a nuisance in what has
already been deswcribed as a 'sensitive" area. If someone knows what the
actual feelings are of the hosts, can you please let the birding community
know. OTHERWISE, this weekend a load of people will likely show up at the
Murphy's house at 6AM. If it is fine with them, then great. But if not,
let's get it out in the open.
Mark Lynch
moa.lynch(AT)verizon.net
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