Hi Everyone,
Today I birded from sunrise to sunset: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge, St John's Pond in Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington
Harbor, Centerport, Lloyd Harbor, Caumsett St Park, Target Rock National
Wildlife Refuge and a few other nearby locations. Although a lot
From my observations, Sibley makes sense, but other guides, eg National
Geographic and "expert" descriptions on the web, say they are largely
diurnal. iBird punts and just says they have the ability to hunt during
the day.
Ardith
On 12/3/13 12:14 PM, Tim Dunn wrote:
Ardith and all,
I can't
Pat:
On November 30th, I was at Van Cortlandt Park studying the Geese flock and
I found a second Cackling Goose as well as a Hybrid that I believe to
be *Canada
X Pond/Domestic Goose*. Your description of "pinkish" legs seems to be off
for a match or it could be angle and light being tricky;
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) found the NORTHERN SHRIKE to the north-west of
the Jones Beach West End parking lot. While scoping for the shrike we saw a
large flock of SNOW BUNTINGS flying along the beach. To the west a NORTHERN
HARRIER was hunting and the sky contained a half dozen TREE
If anyone has photos or a link to photos of the Cackling Goose reported
from Oakland Lake Queens on November 25th. I would appreciate if you could
point me to a link for photos or send them to me.
I would like to take a closer look at the subject. My cursory glance at a
photo that Steve Walter
Ardith and all,
I can't claim any special knowledge here, but David Sibley mentions the
following in his description of snowy owl in his North American Birds field
guide:
"More active at night, hunting small rodents and birds. Individuals seen far to
the south of normal range are often
A number of guides I have read indicate that Snowy Owls are primarily
diurnal hunters.
My experience watching Snowy Owls in the New York/New Jersey area over
the years has been that they prefer to mostly snooze during the day and
stretch, preen and fly out at dusk, not dissimilarly to many
A number of guides I have read indicate that Snowy Owls are primarily
diurnal hunters.
My experience watching Snowy Owls in the New York/New Jersey area over
the years has been that they prefer to mostly snooze during the day and
stretch, preen and fly out at dusk, not dissimilarly to many
Ardith and all,
I can't claim any special knowledge here, but David Sibley mentions the
following in his description of snowy owl in his North American Birds field
guide:
More active at night, hunting small rodents and birds. Individuals seen far to
the south of normal range are often starved
If anyone has photos or a link to photos of the Cackling Goose reported
from Oakland Lake Queens on November 25th. I would appreciate if you could
point me to a link for photos or send them to me.
I would like to take a closer look at the subject. My cursory glance at a
photo that Steve Walter
Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) found the NORTHERN SHRIKE to the north-west of
the Jones Beach West End parking lot. While scoping for the shrike we saw a
large flock of SNOW BUNTINGS flying along the beach. To the west a NORTHERN
HARRIER was hunting and the sky contained a half dozen TREE
Pat:
On November 30th, I was at Van Cortlandt Park studying the Geese flock and
I found a second Cackling Goose as well as a Hybrid that I believe to
be *Canada
X Pond/Domestic Goose*. Your description of pinkish legs seems to be off
for a match or it could be angle and light being tricky;
From my observations, Sibley makes sense, but other guides, eg National
Geographic and expert descriptions on the web, say they are largely
diurnal. iBird punts and just says they have the ability to hunt during
the day.
Ardith
On 12/3/13 12:14 PM, Tim Dunn wrote:
Ardith and all,
I can't
Hi Everyone,
Today I birded from sunrise to sunset: Jones Beach, Point Lookout, Jamaica
Bay Wildlife Refuge, St John's Pond in Cold Spring Harbor, Huntington
Harbor, Centerport, Lloyd Harbor, Caumsett St Park, Target Rock National
Wildlife Refuge and a few other nearby locations. Although a lot
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