NEW ENGLAND 
and Buxton, ME 30 Apr-15 May Q- Stevens et 
al, ph.). Much scarcer inland in spring than in 
late summer, 3 Snowy Egrets on the Connecti- 
cut R. in Walpole, NH 22 May (L. Tanino) 
were noteworthy, as was a moderately ex- 
tralimital Yellow-crowned Night-Heron “down 
east” in Milbridge, ME 23 May (C. Moseley). 
With the increased regularity of spring occur- 
rences of White-faced Ibis in the Region, it 
was no surprise when surveyors found an ad. 
White-faced among the nesting Glossy Ibis 
while conducting an annual census at the 
state’s largest heronry at Kettle L, Manchester, 
MA 19 May (ph. SP, JB et al). The bird scored 
an “N” code for the current state Breeding Bird 
Atlas project when it was seen dropping down 
out of sight to a probable nest site. However, 
just one bird was observed, and the next visit 
to the island revealed no White-faced. Other 
single White-faceds appeared in Ipswich/Es- 
sex, MA 7-10 Apr (ph. RH et al.), Scarborough, 
ME 26 Apr (ph. DL, LS), and Jamestovra, RI 3- 
5 May (ph. DF). The latter bird was the first 
non-ad. to be identified in the Region. 
VULTURES THROUGH RAPTORS 
An influx of Black Vultures into Vermont in- 
cluded 6 in Waterbury, 3 in Colchester, and 
one in Brattleboro, all 31 Mar; 3 in Brattleboro 
and 5 in Moretown 1 Apr; 5 in Shelburne 3 
Apr; 2 in Bristol 4 Apr; one in Pittsford 10 
Apr; and one in New Haven 12 Apr. The high- 
est counts outside Connecticut included a 
roost of 23 in the s. Berkshires, Sheffield, MA 
7 Mar (J. Drucker) and 16 in Ashaway, RI, also 
7 Mar (fide R. Farrell). Maine logged a single 
Black Vulture in Pownal 25 Mar (DA). A re- 
port of 2+ Swallow-tailed Kites in Brewster, 
MA 10 May (D. Clapp) may have represented 
the first time that more than one has been seen 
at the same location in the Bay State. Possibly 
one of the lingering Brewster birds, a Swallow- 
tailed also was reported from Eastham and 
Truro 31 May (B.O.), and for the 2nd consec- 
utive year, one passed a hawkwatch at Brad- 
bury Mt. in Pownal, ME 28 Apr (DA). Despite 
the return this spring of Mississippi Kites to 
their 2008 nesting sites in Connecticut and 
New Hampshire, and appearances in Maine 
and Rhode Island, none were detected in Mas- 
sachusetts, even on Cape Cod, where they 
have been a “lock” for at least 10 years. The 
Maine report pertained to 2 together in Cum- 
berland 31 May (W. Russell), and the Rhode 
Island bird was in Coventry 16 May (C. Pe- 
dro). A count of 413 Broad-winged Hawks at 
the Bradbury Mt. hawkwatch in Pownal, ME 
25 Apr (DA) furnished an above-average daily 
tally in spring, and a seasonal total of 121 
Northern Harriers (117 in Apr alone) at the 
hawkwatch at Plum 1. was also higher than 
Figure 3. A powerful low-pressure system (here 7 April 2009) brought westerly winds to the Gulf of Mexico and strong south- 
southwesterly winds over the Atlantic waters off the Eastern Seaboard. At least some Neotropical migrants crossing the Gulf 
of Mexico or Florida Straits were shunted out over the ocean by this airflow and made landfall in New England and Atlantic 
Canada. A few days earlier, similar conditions precipitated a smaller fallout with similar species composition, and the records 
associated with these patterns are digested in Table 1 . (See also the Atlantic Provinces regional report and an article on these 
fallouts in this issue.) 
Figure 4. Late (here 27) April 2009 produced a rather spectacular array of long-distance migrants in New England, many of 
them early and/or in very large numbers for the dates (Table 2). Favorable southerly/southwesterly airflow, much of it fueled 
by a high-pressure cel! centered on the Carolina coast, is credited with this event. Indeed, by the end of the month, 29 species 
of warbler had been recorded in New England. 
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