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Sightings 2002-2003

Updated reports on fall hawk watch migrations, late summer shorebird movement and the spring warbler return to New England can be followed by visiting:

The Brookline Bird Club site
Bird Observer

The Voice of Audubon-Eastern, MA        781-259-8805

                     Western, MA        413-569-6926



Bird Observer--bi-monthly subscription; mail to



               Bird Observer

               462 Trapelo Rd.,

               Belmont, MA 0217



Many thanks to Bill Horn for allowing us to link into

his photogallery from our bird list below. 

Bill Horn's Home Page

Sightings Index Page

Sightings from walks sponsored by Wellesley Conservation Council
04-28-02 thru 06-09-02

Barn swallow Black and white Black-throated blue Black-throated green Blackburnian Bobolink Brown-headed cowbird Cedar waxwing Chestnut-sided Chimney swift Chipping sparrow Double-crested cormorant Eastern kingbird Gray catbird Great-crested flycatcher Great Horned owl Hermit thrush House finch Kingfisher Magnolia Mockingbird Nashville warbler Northern oriole Palm warbler

Parula Pewee Prairie warbler Red-bellied woodpecker Red-eyed vireo Red-tailed hawk Red-winged blackbird Redstart Rose-breasted grosbeak Rough-winged swallow Ruby-throated humming bird Savanna sparrow Scarlet tanager Sharp-shinned hawk Towhee Tree swallow Turkey vulture Veery Warbling vireo White-throated sparrow Wood thrush Yellow-rump Yellow-throat

	Carolina Wren Over-winters, loudly sings all day; found in brushy areas and gardens; active and curious.		Indigo Bunting Males are brilliant blue and precede females who are brown in spring migration. On breeding area, he sings throughout the day from high perches.
	Mute swan A growing old world species found on East coast. Generally silent, but may emit a variety of hisses.		Eastern Phoebe Very early spring migrant. Returns to previous year's breeding area. Makes a mud nest under house eaves, bridges and culverts.
	Yellow Warbler Breeds in moist woodlands. Often departs by August to Central and South America.		Red-bellied Woodpecker (f) Courtship of mutual tapping. Excavates nest hole in trees. Male has red crown and nape; seldom seen is the reddish tinge on belly.
	Killdeer Ground nesters, engaging in active display behavior, often giving Kideah-calls on their territory.		Wood Duck A perching duck, native to North America, having well developed claws, and long tails. Generally live in tree holes, or man-made nest boxes. Noted for egg-dumping.

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Alice Cestari: Editor-in-Chief