tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091374888396639510.post5618440134786753082..comments2020-03-18T07:33:42.458-04:00Comments on Newington Conservation (and sometimes Craziness): BirdsJustin Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10130481680362568138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091374888396639510.post-74710032536093020862007-04-19T12:39:00.000-04:002007-04-19T12:39:00.000-04:00Dave: That's pretty exciting actually, and it def...Dave: That's pretty exciting actually, and it definately sounds like you correctly identified it. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure exactly what birders define as rare, but they are definately not the kind of bird you see every day (in NH). <BR/><BR/>The only place I have ever seen them in the northeast is an island about a mile off the coast of old orchard beach that the Audubon owns. It's possible they are migrating north and spotted that pond as a good stop-over location.Justin Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130481680362568138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3091374888396639510.post-28414169250093085362007-04-18T10:10:00.000-04:002007-04-18T10:10:00.000-04:00Justin,Just had an amazing sighting on the way to ...Justin,<BR/><BR/>Just had an amazing sighting on the way to work this morning. On Peverley Hill Road in Portsmouth at the Hett Farm there is a low spot in the horses field which is a shallow pond when it's wet out. an hour ago I saw six wading birds about the size of egrets but dark, which I had never seen before. I rushed to work to get online and I think I can identify them as glossy ibis's. wading birds, dark with a rust colored breast and a large downward curving bill. from the information gleaned from the website they don't seem that rare, but I have never seen one and they are beautiful birds.<BR/><BR/>DaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com