These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Visit www.newburyportbirders.com.
Thousands of migratory birds have started taking to wings after spending the winter months in the sanguine environment of Kashmir's myriad water bodies.These avian visitors come every year from far off Russian Siberia, North China, Central Asia .
With conservative efforts going on in Asia's second largest freshwater lake in Kashmir's Bandipora and Baramulla districts, the Smew scientifically known as Mergellus albellus and the Long-tailed Duck, a rare duck species found in European .