Archive for November, 2009

American Coot

Monday, November 30th, 2009

An American Coot feasts on the underwater vegetation at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Even though a dozen or more Yellow-rumped Warblers spent weeks flitting around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, I found it maddeningly difficult to photograph them.

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Ruddy Duck

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Dozens of Ruddy Ducks have returned to spend the fall at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

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Red-headed Woodpecker

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The discovery of a Red-headed Woodpecker has birders flocking to the Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest.

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American Goldfinch (female and her thistle)

Monday, November 16th, 2009

A female American Goldfinch loses control of her thistle.

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Cedar Waxwing

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

A Cedar Waxwing at the Chestnut Hill Reservoir.

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