Late August/ Early September

   We recently visited the White Mountains and I was fortunate to enjoy long day-hike to Bondcliff Mtn., in the Pemigewasset Wilderness. Not much on the bird front, a few Red-eyed Vireos were singing and a few mixed flocks of chickadees (Black-capped and Boreal), over 3000' elevation.

The western view from Bondcliff toward Owl's Head mtn, the Franconia Ridge and Mt. Garfield.

Sept. 5 was a slow day hawkwatching on Mt. Watatic in Ashburnham, Ma., but we did have good looks at some of the migrant and local raptors.

This Osprey passed close over  Mt. Watatic on 9/5

A juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk, non migrant, over Mt. Watatic on 9/5

A morning walk at High Ridge WMA in Westminster, on the 6th, was fairly "birdy" considering the very warm and humid conditions. The complete list is below:

A juvenile Eastern Bluebird, transitioning out of its "spotted" juvenile plumage, at High Ridge WMA on 9/6,

Female Wood Ducks at High Ridge

There lots of "tough-me-nots" blooming at High Ridge

viburnum ?(see the feed back from Josh Facteau below  Virginia-creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Thank You Josh

The chestnut crop was looking good along North Gardner Road

The High Ridge List:

SpeciesCount
Wood Duck4
Hooded Merganser2
Great Blue Heron1
Cooper's Hawk1
Red-tailed Hawk1
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)7
Belted Kingfisher1
Downy Woodpecker3
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)2
Pileated Woodpecker1
Eastern Wood-Pewee1
Eastern Phoebe27
Eastern Kingbird2
Warbling Vireo1
Red-eyed Vireo4
Blue Jay14
American Crow10
Black-capped Chickadee36
Tufted Titmouse12
Red-breasted Nuthatch1
White-breasted Nuthatch3
House Wren4
Eastern Bluebird16
Gray Catbird10
European Starling9
Cedar Waxwing18
Ovenbird1
Nashville Warbler1
Common Yellowthroat7
American Redstart7
Chestnut-sided Warbler1
Pine Warbler6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)4
Black-throated Green Warbler4
Chipping Sparrow5
Song Sparrow4
Swamp Sparrow2
Scarlet Tanager1
Northern Cardinal3
Common Grackle4
House Finch1
American Goldfinch4