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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Chapman" data-source="post: 3266328" data-attributes="member: 69491">I am likely to be on a course in Boston between 12 and 18 June next year. I won't have much time that week but intend to tag a week on before or after. I have never been to the States birding - just a week visiting Disneyland in Florida with a day and a few hours birding grabbed here and there. That and a nasty twitching habit has meant a number of American birds seen but the breeding list of Massachusetts still has about 75 species that I have not seen. So a few questions:-(i) am I right that I am better off tagging on a week at the start between 5 and 11 June than at the end?(ii) I am happy to travel say a few hundred kms - what recommendations have people got for sites/locations? Should I travel further?(iii) any comments on the target list below:-Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Clapper rail, Rallus crepitans <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />King rail, Rallus elegans <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Virginia rail, Rallus limicola <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Common gallinule, Gallinula galeata <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Piping plover, Charadrius melodus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />American woodcock, Scolopax minor <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Eastern screech owl, Megascops asio <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Barred owl, Strix varia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Eastern whip-poor-will, Antrostomus vociferus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Red-headed woodpecker, Melanerpes erythrocephalus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Yellow-bellied sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Hairy woodpecker, Picoides villosus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Olive-sided flycatcher, Contopus cooperi <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Eastern wood-pewee, Contopus virens <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Acadian flycatcher, Empidonax virescens <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Least flycatcher, Empidonax minimus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Eastern phoebe, Sayornis phoebe <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Great crested flycatcher, Myiarchus crinitus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />White-eyed vireo, Vireo griseus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Blue-headed vireo, Vireo solitarius <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Warbling vireo, Vireo gilvus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Philadelphia vireo, Vireo philadelphicusBlack-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapilla <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Boreal chickadee, Poecile hudsonicaWhite-breasted nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Brown creeper, Certhia americana <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />House wren, Troglodytes aedon <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Winter wren, Troglodytes hiemalis <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Sedge wren, Cistothorus platensis <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Marsh wren, Cistothorus palustris <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Blue-gray gnatcatcher, Polioptila caerulea <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Bicknell's thrush, Catharus bicknelli <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Wood thrush, Hylocichla mustelina <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Tennessee warbler, Oreothlypis peregrinaOrange-crowned warbler, Oreothlypis celataNashville warbler, Oreothlypis ruficapilla <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Chestnut-sided warbler, Setophaga pensylvanica <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Magnolia warbler, Setophaga magnolia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Black-throated green warbler, Setophaga virens <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Blackburnian warbler, Setophaga fusca <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Bay-breasted warbler, Setophaga castaneaCerulean warbler, Setophaga cerulea <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Prothonotary warbler, Protonotaria citrea <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Worm-eating warbler, Helmitheros vermivorus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Louisiana waterthrush, Parkesia motacilla <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Connecticut warbler, Oporornis agilisMourning warbler, Geothlypis philadelphia <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Yellow-breasted chat, Icteria virens <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />American tree sparrow, Spizelloides arboreaChipping sparrow, Spizella passerina <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Clay-colored sparrow, Spizella pallidaField sparrow, Spizella pusilla <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Vesper sparrow, Pooecetes gramineus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Henslow's sparrow, Ammodramus henslowii <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Nelson's sparrow, Ammodramus nelsoniSaltmarsh sparrow, Ammodramus caudacutus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Fox sparrow, Passerella iliacaLincoln's sparrow, Melospiza lincolnii <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Dickcissel, Spiza americana <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Rusty blackbird, Euphagus carolinus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Purple finch, Haemorhous purpureus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />House finch, Haemorhous mexicanus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite23" alt="(n)" title="Thumbs down    (n)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(n)" />Many thanks</blockquote>

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