March Birding Highlights and Stats

Red-winged Blackbird at the Geremonty Marsh in Salem, NH

We’ve had wild and unpredictable weather here in March with temperatures ranging from the low 20’s up to 80F! With the wild weather we have also seen the return of the blackbirds and vultures. I have spent much of this month counting birds right here in my own town with just a couple of trips elsewhere. I recently added Sacred Heart Park to my list of locations that I bird on a regular basis for eBird’s Site Survey. On March 30th I was counting birds there while Gus walked the dog and was thrilled to spot my First-for-Massachusetts Fox Sparrow down by the Shawsheen River near one of the backwater pools. It is species number 167 on my Massachusetts Life List. Here is how this month wrapped up for me:

March eBird Stats

	Life	Year	Month
Species	423	84	54
Checklists	4151	425	118
States Birded
Massachusetts	167	75	39
Connecticut	136	42	30
Maine	109	29	24
New York	71	34	34
New Hampshire	62	22	22

 

 Black-capped Chickadee in Salem, NH 3-12-12

 Killdeer in Colchester, CT 3-9-12

 Northern shoveler in NY 3-18-12

Pied-billed Grebe in Central Park 3-18-12

Update: We just returned from a trip to Maine where I counted birds in that state for the first time in over a month. I saw 24 species today and added 1 new species to my Maine Life List when I saw an Eastern Bluebird down by the Sandy River in Norridgewock. Story and photos to follow.

Now I’m ready for some April birding! See you soon!

Crocus in my yard 3-13-12