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This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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2009 Jan - June - Critters Sited

One quick thing to note …

Crowhill is a location near Plymouth, which is used by a bird-counter for the NH Audubon society.  So in a way, we are officially on the map :)

What I will be posting here is what we have been seeing lately … both in birds and animals.

Being this blog was just started, I will need to do a recap for the earlier portion of this year. Some things have changed quite a bit from previous years.

Pine Grosbeaks are summering here, they started to come last winter, due to the number of berries available to them from the trees & bushes. The number of Crow fledges are up. I have even seen an increase in Raven fledges. I don’t believe it is because of tourism … which is actually down due to the rain. The Peregrines are nesting are nesting now & have closed down several rock climbing areas (fingers crossed for a good year)!

The number of Bard Owls are down from last year (2 years of very rough winters, I suspect). The number of hummingbirds are also down. We haven’t had to put up the additional 4 feeders. This may also be weather related … too much rain, cool temps & the lack of flower growth. We haven’t seen the Turkeys yet, either. This time last year there were quite a few.

Raccoons and Foxes are doing quite well. And so are the Rodents. Several people I know have seen specific wild cats in the area … which is a blessing, thus the species shall not be named. Moose have been seen feeding in the town green & at the library (Ours, not Plymouth’s). The Black Bears have been really quiet. Plenty of food in the woods .. which is wonderful.

Food Consumption: Suet is up, sunflower seeds are up, hummingbird food down, mixed seed down & thistle is too expensive to purchase.

In Order of Quantity (unless noted otherwise) …

Jan – April:

Birds: Black-Capped Chickadees, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, American Goldfinches, Robins, Crows, Ravens, Turkey, Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals,

Animals: Raccoons, Red & Gray Squirrels, Fox

May – June:

Birds: Grosbeaks – Evening, Red-Breasted, Pine & yes, a couple Blue’s, Black-Capped Chickadees, American Goldfinches, Robin’s, Hairy & Downy Woodpeckers, Common Grackles, Crows, Purple Finches, Blue Jays, Nuthatches, Tufted Titmice, Ruby Throated Hummingbirds, Catbirds, Mockingbirds, Sharp-Shinned Hawks (our population supervisors), Indigo Buntings, Starlings, House Sparrows, Field Sparrows, Grasshopper Sparrows, Chipping Sparrows, Ravens, Dark-Eyed Juncos, Northern Cardinals, Brown Headed Cowbirds, Baltimore Oriels, Sharp-Shinned Hawks (our population supervisors), Peregrine Falcons, Northern Goshawks, Black & Turkey Vultures, American Kestrels, Bald Eagles

Animals: Red & Gray Squirrels, Chipmunks, Mice, Raccoons, Gray Fox, Moose, 1-Star-Nosed Mole

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