Still not wanting, or even needing, to go far, today I went to Gilmanton to round up a few easy local ones. The Cogswell Mountain Conservation Area is behind the town library with many acres of woods and wetlands. I drew up a list of 7 species and got 5. Least (409) and Alder Flycatchers (411) were both present, giving me 32 flycatchers to date with just two more to go, namely, Willow and Yellow-bellied. Swamp Sparrow (410) boosts my sparrow total, if you will allow me to count towhees and juncos, to 32, with several more to come. Blackburnian Warbler (413) is the 36th of its tribe, with about 4 more to go. New Hampshire’s state bird, Purple Finch (414) was the 5th and final new bird of the day. We met a couple on one of our bird walks this past spring at San Pedro House who spent five years searching for and finding every state bird in its respective state. Is there any end to the nutty projects birders come up with?
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Excuse my ignorance, but what is the significance of “30 plus”?
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Some of these headings are like newspaper headlines – meaningless. But usually there is a clue in the post. 30 + species of warblers so far, 30 + species of sparrows. The only important thing is that you are a loyal follower of Rob’s Big Year Blog and that you tell all your friends and relations!
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