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Hi all: Pat and I had a good day with 57 species=2C but about 200 birds les=
s than we had last year at an earlier date. Notable were missing American =
redstarts that we always have in good numbers along the Centennial Trail in=
Bridgewater. We also did not get any Magnolia warblers or yellow warblers=
which we always find. We could only come up with seven species of warbler=
and on this route the normal is ten or more species. We did have four Nas=
hville warblers and one ovenbird all of which were vocal and on territory. =
Other warbler species included yellow-rumped=2C northern parula=2C palm wa=
rbler=2C black-throated green warbler=2C and black and white warbler. Card=
inals found and killdeer are definitely not representative of what is prese=
nt on this route that I run. I know of at least two male cardinals in Brid=
gewater that I missed. I also missed killdeer at three locations where I k=
now they are present. At Second Peninsula Glenn Rhodenizer told me nine ar=
e there but I only saw one in the fog. There is one nest with four eggs th=
at Glenn told me about. Other noticeable nest observations were a female r=
ed-winged blackbird gathering grass and two separate robins taking food to =
active nests. I also heard young rock pigeons under an overpass. Heavy fo=
g this morning and for most of the afternoon made counting a real challenge=
. A first time ever without any ring-necked ducks. Every year their prese=
nce seems to get progressively worse and this is a species I am especially =
concerned about in this area. Thoughts about their numbers elsewhere would=
be of interest to see if others are seeing a similar trend. James R. Hirtl=
eBridgewater =
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 =3B<BR>Pat and I had a good day with 57 species=2C but about 200 birds=
less than we had last year at =3Ban earlier date. =3B Notable were=
missing American redstarts that we always have in good numbers along the&n=
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is ten or more species. =3B We did have four Nashville warblers and on=
e ovenbird all of which were vocal and on territory. =3B Other warbler =
species included yellow-rumped=2C northern parula=2C palm warbler=2C black-=
throated green warbler=2C and black and white warbler. =3B Cardinals fo=
und and killdeer are definitely not representative of what is present on th=
is route that I run. =3B I know of at least two male cardinals in Bridg=
ewater that I missed. =3B =3BI also missed killdeer at three locati=
ons where I know they are =3Bpresent. =3B At Second Peninsula Glenn=
Rhodenizer told me nine are there but I only saw one in the fog. =3B T=
here is one nest with four eggs =3Bthat Glenn told me about. =3B Ot=
her noticeable nest observations were a female red-winged blackbird gatheri=
ng grass and two separate robins taking food to active nests. =3B I als=
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g and for most of the afternoon made counting =3Ba real challenge. =
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