RE: [nysbirds-l] 11/4 East Patchogue Coastal Flight, Suffolk Co. - Large Finch Flight

2012-11-04 Thread Shaibal Mitra
This is a very interesting observation of migration by a species that is often regarded as a "permanent resident" but which actually undertakes large-scale movements. Patricia Lindsay and I tallied a conservative total of 24 House Finches at Orient Pt yesterday morning, during a fairly brief

RE: [nysbirds-l] 11/4 East Patchogue Coastal Flight, Suffolk Co. - Large Finch Flight

2012-11-04 Thread Shaibal Mitra
This is a very interesting observation of migration by a species that is often regarded as a permanent resident but which actually undertakes large-scale movements. Patricia Lindsay and I tallied a conservative total of 24 House Finches at Orient Pt yesterday morning, during a fairly brief