[nysbirds-l] St. Lawrence-Hamilton-Essex Co. Birds

8/9/09 Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) Sedge Wren – the wren that arrived on 7/5/09 was singing from an exposed perch near Plum Brook behind our home. Our neighbors mow walking trails through the fields and I hiked near where the bird has been singing – I have a good idea where the nest is

[nysbirds-l] Vocal Northern Shrike other observations

Potsdam, NY (St. Lawrence County) For the past 4 out of 5 winters at our home in Potsdam, we've had a Northern Shrike spend the season behind our home along Plum Brook (an area with open fields, wet shrublands, deciduous forest, marshes, the brook, and plenty of hawthorn trees). In the

[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos

All, Interesting Northern NY Birds post below from Larry Master regarding the Ivory Gull. Joan Collins Potsdam Long Lake From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of larry master Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:08 PM To:

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings in Potsdam

3/25/10 Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) Fifty-seven Bohemian Waxwings are perched in a tree behind our home in Potsdam this morning! Other than finding a few mixed in with Cedar Waxwings on Jan. 1st, this is the only observation I've had this year. They appear to be feeding in the buckthorn

RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn BLVUs

Great discussion! Regarding the Common Raven range expansion in NY between Atlases... During this same time period, the coyote population in our state has greatly increased and now ranges throughout NY. Many people have commented over the past decade that the coyote and raven range expansions

[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire - Palm Warblers

4/12/10 Massawepie Mire (Southeastern St. Lawrence Co.); mostly cloudy, 32 degrees in a.m., mostly sunny 47 degrees midday. David Buckley and I hiked 5.5 miles round trip at Massawepie Mire this morning and then hiked 2 miles round trip on the Mountaineer Trail near Massawepie Lake. Normally

RE: [nysbirds-l] Moose River Plains

Thanks for this information Dorothy. Here is a link to an Adirondack Explorer piece on the Moose River Plains closure to vehicle traffic: http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2010/05/06/moose-river-plains-closed -to-vehicles/ I am scheduled to lead the car-birding trip through Moose River

[nysbirds-l] Blue Mountain in the Adirondacks

6/2/10 Blue Mountain, Adirondack Mountains in NY, elevation 3760'; temp ranged from 55 degrees at the trailhead to 50 on the summit; sky was clear; calm winds on the trail, but very windy on the summit; survey started at 4:35 a.m. The first vocalization heard during the nocturnal climb up Blue

[nysbirds-l] Pillsbury Mountain in the Adirondacks

6/9/10 Pillsbury Mountain, Adirondack Mountains of NY, elevation 3602', temp 32, calm winds throughout the survey, few clouds, survey started at 4:33 a.m. The first Bicknell's Thrush song was heard at 4:22 a.m. Conditions were perfect with calm winds throughout the survey. Fifteen species

[nysbirds-l] Whiteface/Bloomingdale Bog/Massawepie Mire, more

July 8-9, 2010 Bloomingdale Bog/Whiteface/Boreal Life Trail at Paul Smith's VIC/Owling at Sabattis Circle Rd./Massawepie Mire (Franklin - Essex - Hamilton - St. Lawrence Counties) I guided a California couple during the heat wave last Thursday and Friday. We began at dawn on Thursday at

[nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk other summer sightings

(We have been in the process of moving back to our Long Lake house full-time this summer, so I apologize for late reports.) 8/19 8/21/10 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) At ~ 3 p.m. on Thursday, a juvenile Northern Goshawk was observed standing on Tarbell Hill Lane as I drove a group of teenagers

[nysbirds-l] Ferd's Bog/Shallow Lake/Bog River canoe trip

8/10/10 Ferd's Bog Shallow Lake Trail in Hamilton Co. I guided a wonderful group of people to Ferd's Bog and Shallow Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 10th. The group of 6 included a 7-year-old up and coming birder named Gregory from New Jersey! He is interested in birds, insects, and amphibians. His

[nysbirds-l] Common Redpolls Evening Grosbeaks

12/27/10 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.) Ten Common Redpolls arrived at our feeders this morning. Late December-early January is the typical arrival time during irruptive years in Long Lake. (During our winters in Potsdam, in the St. Lawrence Valley, the arrival dates were earlier.)

[nysbirds-l] Barred Owl/Evening Grosbeaks/Common Hoary Redpolls

1/30/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton County) At 5 p.m. yesterday (1/29/11), a Barred Owl flew by our kitchen window. I ran to the window and found the bird perched by the house, intently looking under the porch (a full story under this section). It dropped down, out of my sight, but returned to

[nysbirds-l] Long Lake finches

2/16/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton County) There are 4 finch species visiting our feeders. The Evening Grosbeak numbers continue to increase, and there are now between 100 and 110. It is quite loud outside our house and I am going through a LOT of seed! I haven't tried to get an exact

[nysbirds-l] Sightings in Hamilton-Franklin-St. Lawrence Counties

3/29/11 Long Lake (2 feet of snow on the ground still) The number of redpolls at our home continues to be remarkable. Yesterday, I tried to count them. I went over 500 redpolls out one window and there were many more in trees farther from the house where I couldn’t count them. The din

RE:[nysbirds-l] NNYBirds: Sightings in Hamilton-Franklin-St. Lawrence Counties

I forgot to mention that on 3/24/11, I observed a Fisher cross Oregon Plains Rd. at 7:30 a.m. (Bloomingdale area). The Fisher crossed north of the Bigelow - Oregon Plains intersection, and not far from the Muzzy - Oregon Plains intersection. Exciting! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY

RE: [nysbirds-l] Status of Henslow's Sparrow in NYS

Hi Angus/All, I am planning to do a highlights of my late spring/early summer sightings - late due to grieving over a close loss in June - this report will include Henslow's Sparrows sightings. I took clients from California to see Henslow's Sparrows in St. Lawrence County - in Hammond on

[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills other Northern NY sightings

Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Clinton Counties I wanted to post a few highlights from my birding trips over the past month. I apologize for the lateness of some of my sightings (as I mentioned in mid July, I suffered a close loss in June, and energy for email has been

RE: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant tonight.

Hi Bill/All, I was out last night from about midnight to 1 a.m. and it was remarkable! I liked your image of awestruck birders wandering around in darkness! I've given up the notion of a good night's sleep at this time of year - I don't have any recording equipment.yet, but I've spent years

[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins other sightings in Hamilton Co.

10/27/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.), 34 degrees, calm winds, low cloud ceiling, snow covered landscape! (Last night's snow was the first of the season in Long Lake.) Pine Siskin continues to be the most abundant species encountered on outings ( outside our house, but none at the

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, etc.

11-9-11 (Submitted most locations to eBird, but I'll do a quick summary) Pine Siskins continue to be remarkably abundant in the Adirondacks. There are so many, that it feels like the entire population must currently be in the Adirondacks! Everywhere you stop, you hear them. This morning,

[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Truck Trail in MInerva, Essex Co.

11/16/11 Roosevelt Truck Trail (Minerva, Essex Co.) I had a beautiful walk on the Roosevelt Truck Trail today. I don't recall ever finding as many Boreal Chickadees on one walk before. Views of the Boreal Chickadees were terrific throughout the hike. Winds were calm all day (not as

[nysbirds-l] Singing Red White-winged Crossbills a BLACK BEAR!!!

12/14/11 Minerva Newcomb (Essex County) I hiked the Roosevelt Truck Trail today because I lost my favorite water bottle on the trail on Monday! (I came out too late on Monday to re-hike it.) With the new reality of our warmer climate, I am often asked what Black Bears do when there is

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings other sightings

1/22/12 Afternoon trip to St. Lawrence Co. I found 2 different flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in St. Lawrence Co. today. One flock of 22 was observed along Route 56 just north of the village of South Colton at noon (Town of Colton). Another flock of 20 birds was found along Route 11 just

[nysbirds-l] Red White-winged Crossbills/Evening Grosbeaks/etc.

February 17-20, 2012 St. Lawrence Valley Adirondacks (St. Lawrence, Hamilton, Franklin, and Essex Counties) The record warm winter this year is truly alarming. Some of the unusual results in northern NY: a lot of open water; lack of snow; intermittent rain nearly every week, springtails

[nysbirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch update

3/6/12 Janet Akin, sister of Nancy Loomis (homeowner), reported that the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch showed up at 6:26 a.m. this morning. Nancy sent me a message that a TV crew from Channel 7 out of Watertown is on the way to her house! Little does the rosy finch know how famous it is becoming!

FW: [nysbirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch images

Positive news from Nancy Loomis is below! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY From: Nancy Loomis [mailto:loomis.na...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 6:51 AM To: Joan E. Collins Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch images Joan can you get it out there that the Rosy

[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owl/Red-shouldered Hawk/Crossbills etc.

3/12/12 Ferd's Bog (Hamilton Co.) 10:30 - 1:30 p.m. It was a bit scary driving Uncas Rd. today, and I suspect the town will close it soon given the snowy slush and mud (as they did last year). I almost turned around.but I kept going. I used snowshoes so I could leave the trail and circle the

[nysbirds-l] Finch update/Massawepie Mire/Roosevelt Truck Trail

Hamilton St. Lawrence Counties I returned to Long Lake on April 2nd after being away for nearly 3 weeks. There was 2 feet of snow when I left on March 14th. Currently, there are just a few isolated patches of snow left in sheltered areas of the woods and virtually no mud at all. My husband

RE: [nysbirds-l] Manhattan, N.Y. City 4/14 WATER

Hi Tom/All, It is great to read about the migrants on their way through NYC! Wanda Mike Moccio and I found Palm Warblers singing on territory in Massawepie Mire on Friday, April 13. (I posted the past four day's observations to Northern NY Birds.) I was at Massawepie on Wednesday, April 11

[nysbirds-l] Singing Fox Sparrow on Whiteface!

6/14/12 Whiteface Mountain, Essex County I was on Whiteface Mountain earlier today with Cheryl Harner and Jan Auburn, from Ohio, and a Fox Sparrow was singing midway between the Lake Placid Turn and the Wilmington Turn across the road from a picnic table pull-off. We spent time on the summit

[nysbirds-l] Singing Fox Sparrow continues on Whiteface Mountain

6/15 6/16/12 Whiteface Mountain, Essex Co. The Fox Sparrow was found singing again on Friday and Saturday up on Whiteface Mountain. So, you have to wonder if any females are listening (other than me that is.)? It is a long way to Maine and Canada from Whiteface Mountain! The bird is

[nysbirds-l] Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks of NY

I posted this to our Mountain Birdwatch list serve, but thought it might be of interest to NYS Birds and Northern NY Birds also. 6/23/12 Whiteface Mountain, 4,865', clear, calm winds, temp 52 to 58 degrees. After the past decade climbing mountains in the dark, and/or carrying a camping

[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire Black-billed Cuckoos

8/8/12 Massawepie Mire, southeastern St. Lawrence Co. On Wednesday, I was out birding with Marnie Mitchell, from Tennessee, at Massawepie Mire (we also drove Sabattis Circle Road twice and birded at Tupper Lake Marsh). Marnie was interested in photographing birds, so we frequently stopped on

[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills

9/6/12 Long Lake (northern Hamilton County) This morning, at about 8:45 a.m., 8 Red Crossbills flew directly over me heading southwest (I was on our lawn having just returned from hiking with our dogs). They were moving fast and calling - the vocalizations sounded closest to Type 3. (Thanks

[nysbirds-l] Spruce Grouse, Evening Grosbeaks, more sightings

10/20/12 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.) Our feeders went up a little over a week ago, and the number of birds visiting continues to increase each day (9 species as of today). Evening Grosbeaks began visiting the feeders on Thursday (10/18) - a flock of 25 to 30, and stayed the entire day.

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills Bohemian Waxwings

11/2/12 Roosevelt Truck Trail (Minerva in Essex Co.) 36 degrees, overcast/drizzling/a few snowflakes! Janet Allison and I hiked about 4 miles round trip on the Roosevelt Truck Trail this morning. The most abundant species was White-winged Crossbill - even outnumbering the Pine Siskins!

[nysbirds-l] Common Redpolls/White-winged Crossbills/Finch movements, etc.

11/6/12 Southeastern St. Lawrence Co. (Piercefield and Massawepie Mire) Clear, cold (18 to 32 degrees), calm winds David Buckley and I hiked about 5.5 miles round trip at Massawepie Mire today. On the drive from David's home in Piercefield, we found a flock of ~10 Common Redpolls feeding on

[nysbirds-l] Pine Grosbeaks/redpolls/Bohemian Waxwings/etc.

11/15/12 St. Lawrence Co. locations (Potsdam-Madrid-Waddington-Louisville-Massena) I traveled to Potsdam for a morning car appointment, and afterwards, had 4 hours of light left for birding: Bohemian Waxwing: ~45; 5 at Brookview Dr. in Waddington (with the Pine Grosbeaks), and a flock of

[nysbirds-l] Harris's Sparrow in Newcomb (Essex Co.)

11/17/12 Newcomb (western Essex Co.) Charlotte Demers just emailed a photo of a Harris's Sparrow at her feeders in Newcomb. It is a first winter bird. She doesn't know how long it has been around since she has been gone all week. The bird was discovered as she was doing Project Feederwatch

[nysbirds-l] More Pine Grosbeaks other finches

11/17/12 - Charlotte Demers (the person with the Harris's Sparrow in her yard) just emailed to say a Pine Grosbeak just showed up outside her Newcomb house! (She also has Bohemian Waxwings and Evening Grosbeaks.) Yesterday, 11/16/12, I found 2 Pine Grosbeaks while driving to the Long Lake

[nysbirds-l] Redpolls, Bohemian Waxwings, Pine Grosbeaks, etc.

Some of the birds observed around Northern New York over the past week (most recent dates first): 12/16/12 I've been seeing flocks of redpolls all over Northern NY - at feeders, and feeding in birch trees and fields. Several large flocks have been observed in the village of Long Lake, and

[nysbirds-l] FW: Common Pochard images

Here is an update on the Common Pochard from Larry Master ( some photographs). Joan Collins Long Lake, NY From: Larry Master [mailto:lawrencemas...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 7:30 AM To: joan.coll...@frontier.com Subject: FW: Common Pochard images From: Larry

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA St. Lawrence Valley Field Trip

1/13/13 St. Lawrence County locations (7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) On Sunday, eighteen people attended the NYS Ornithological Association's field trip held in the St. Lawrence Valley to view winter bird visitors. St. Lawrence County had record-breaking warm temperatures on Saturday and came close to

[nysbirds-l] Hoary Redpolls/Huge flocks of Bohemian Waxwings

Redpolls have been daily visitors to our Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) feeders since December 29 (before that date we had intermittent small flocks). I have regularly observed one female Hoary Redpoll, and on Saturday (1/12/13), I observed 2 female Hoary Redpolls among a flock of over 200 Common

[nysbirds-l] Hoary Redpolls other sightings

1/19/13 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) This morning, a group of 12 people, 10 from Saw Mill River Audubon and 2 from the Audubon Society of the Capital Region, visited our feeders for an hour (trip organized by Christine McCluskey). They planned to arrive between 8 and 8:30 a.m. I went outside a

[nysbirds-l] Hoary Redpolls other Northern NY birds

I have been absent from email for several weeks due to 5 different family emergencies. Someone on NYS Birds asked about a Hoary Redpoll location. We continue to have large numbers of redpolls - hundreds of Commons and at least 4 Hoary Redpolls (1 male and 3 females) at our Long Lake feeders.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Crossbill question

Hi Greg/All, Very observant! It is not 50-50, at least for White-winged Crossbill. Info from the Birds of North America White-winged Crossbill account: Lower mandible crosses to right approximately 3 times more often than to left (Benkman 1988c

[nysbirds-l] Great Gray Owl more!

3/30/13 Hamilton, Franklin, Essex, Clinton Counties Two Barred Owls are hooting back and forth outside our Long Lake house tonight as I write this post! It looks like we'll have nesting Barred Owls in our yard again this year. While returning to Long Lake after an all day birding tour, a

[nysbirds-l] Sparrow species, Evening Grosbeaks, etc

4/9/13 Long Lake, NY (Northern Hamilton Co.) There were very few Golden-crowned Kinglets that stayed north this winter. It appears they have returned! One was singing outside our house this morning and I found quite a few while out birding midday. It was the same situation for Evening

[nysbirds-l] Winter Wrens, etc.

4/10/13 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.) Winter Wrens arrived overnight. One began singing outside our window at 6 a.m. and I could hear two more wrens farther down the mountain we live on. Another species that also arrived outside our home is the Mourning Dove - not a species we tend to

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Thrush, Red-necked Grebes, more

4/11/13 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.) A Hermit Thrush arrived today outside our house - the earliest arrival date for this location. (This may also be a new early record for Hamilton Co.) A Fox Sparrow could be heard singing all morning. Hundreds of Dark-eyed Juncos continue to surround

[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire more

4/17/13 Massawepie Mire (southeastern St. Lawrence Co.) Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) 8:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. David Buckley joined me once again for the thrilling adventure of driving into Massawepie Mire in mid-April! It was so thrilling this year (snow, ice, and deep mud), that we decided if we

[nysbirds-l] Hamilton Essex Counties

5/4/13 Minerva (Essex County), Roosevelt Truck Trail, Railroad Bed, Vanderwhacker Mountain Trail, Hewitt Eddy Trail (* first-of-the-season) I hiked ~9 miles on 4 different trails in western Essex County today. I found a Black-backed Woodpecker nest location, and as usual, the male was doing

[nysbirds-l] 9th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival

The 9th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival will be held on June 7, 8, and 9 (the second weekend in June). For a complete description of events, visit: http://www.adirondackexperience.com/outdoor-recreation/birding-trails/hamilt on-county-birding-festival.html Joan Collins Long Lake, NY

[nysbirds-l] Sedge Wren, Bicknell's Thrush, other sightings

*: First-of-the-season 5/19/13 Tupper Lake Marsh (Franklin Co.) Whiteface Mountain (Essex Co.) At 3:30 a.m. this morning, I stopped at Tupper Lake Marsh (there is a platform here that overlooks a huge marsh). It was spectacular - no cars, calm winds, brilliant star-lit sky. Swamp and

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Bobolinks

5/22/13 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) *Eastern Wood-Pewee arrived outside our house today. A migrant *Tennessee Warbler was singing at dawn outside our home. I had a lovely view of one of the breeding Mourning Warblers on our property this morning. 5/21/13 Tupper Lake Marsh (Franklin Co.)

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush 3-feet of snow on the Adirondack High Peaks

I have had a number of inquiries by phone and email regarding the heavy, late snowfall that took place in the Adirondack Mountains over Memorial Day weekend and its implications for Bicknell's Thrush and other neotropical migrants that recently returned. I wrote a blog post with thoughts on this

[nysbirds-l] Update on Bicknell's Thrush more

6/1/13 Whiteface Mountain, Essex County, NY On a dawn tour of Whiteface Mountain with birders from NYC on Saturday, we found at least 15 Bicknell's Thrushes between 3900 and 4400'. After the extreme weather event with 3 feet of new snow between 5/25 and 5/26, I was curious to see what we

[nysbirds-l] Philadelphia Vireos, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Black-backed Woodpeckers more

6/10/13 Roosevelt Truck Trail (Minerva in Essex Co.) I took a late day hike on the beginning of the Roosevelt Truck Trail and found a male Black-backed Woodpecker, a pair of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers carrying food, a vocal Boreal Chickadee, a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, and a Swainson’s Thrush

[nysbirds-l] Whiteface Mountain boreal bogs

On dawn tours up Whiteface Mountain followed by lowland boreal birding on June 13, 14, and 15, 75 species were found. Highlights included: wonderful views of Bicknell's Thrush on Whiteface Mountain all 3 days, Red Crossbills on 6/15, 10 Gray Jays found (2 family groups of at least 5 birds) in

[nysbirds-l] Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains of NY

I conducted the Mountain Birdwatch survey of Whiteface Mountain on June 20, 2013. The sky was clear with calm winds and the temperature ranged from 39 to 44 degrees (chilly!). Here are the 6 point count tallies for each species: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - 6 (2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2) Black-capped

[nysbirds-l] Extremely late Black-backed Woodpecker nest, Black Bear and more!

7/18/13 Minerva (Western Essex Co.) I found an extremely late Black-backed Woodpecker nest today. I initially found this nest hole on May 4, 2013, when the male was observed excavating it, but there was never any evidence of subsequent nesting. Today, there are very young birds in the nest

[nysbirds-l] NPR Segment on Amer. Crows

Hi Everyone, I heard a fascinating segment on American Crows on National Public Radio on Monday that featured a couple of researchers including Kevin McGowan. Here is a link for the program (you can click on a link to the nearly 8 -minute segment from this site):

[nysbirds-l] NYS Ornithological Association Annual Meeting

The 62nd Annual Meeting of the New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The registration form was mailed in the current "New York Birders" newsletter, and can also be found on the NYSOA web site at: http://www.nybirds.org . Directions to

[nysbirds-l] St. Lawrence-Hamilton-Essex Co. Birds

8/9/09 Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) Sedge Wren – the wren that arrived on 7/5/09 was singing from an exposed perch near Plum Brook behind our home. Our neighbors mow walking trails through the fields and I hiked near where the bird has been singing – I have a good idea where the nest is

[nysbirds-l] Migrants

8/17/09 Potsdam There is a small, but steady stream of migrants flying overhead tonight. A nearby Great Horned Owl is also vocalizing! Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Winthrop Great Egret Roost/Migration/Bats, etc.

8/25/09 Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) (Various times between midnight and 2 a.m.) I don't get much sleep this time of year with migration under way. Last night, (clear), I counted 10 to 11 calls per minute (more thrush calls mixed in last night). Also, bats were swooping around me - great to

[nysbirds-l] Vocal Northern Shrike & other observations

Potsdam, NY (St. Lawrence County) For the past 4 out of 5 winters at our home in Potsdam, we've had a Northern Shrike spend the season behind our home along Plum Brook (an area with open fields, wet shrublands, deciduous forest, marshes, the brook, and plenty of hawthorn trees). In the

[nysbirds-l] Aggressive Northern Shrike

The Northern Shrike that I posted about on 11/7/09 is still regularly showing up in our backyard. This particular shrike continues to be a fascinating bird to observe! On 11/14/09 at 7:45 a.m. the Northern Shrike was perched at the top of the favored winter tree, but took off and aggressively

[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull photos

All, Interesting Northern NY Birds post below from Larry Master regarding the Ivory Gull. Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of larry master Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 5:08 PM To:

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings in Potsdam

3/25/10 Potsdam (St. Lawrence Co.) Fifty-seven Bohemian Waxwings are perched in a tree behind our home in Potsdam this morning! Other than finding a few mixed in with Cedar Waxwings on Jan. 1st, this is the only observation I've had this year. They appear to be feeding in the buckthorn

RE: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn BLVUs

Great discussion! Regarding the Common Raven range expansion in NY between Atlases... During this same time period, the coyote population in our state has greatly increased and now ranges throughout NY. Many people have commented over the past decade that the coyote and raven range expansions

[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire - Palm Warblers

4/12/10 Massawepie Mire (Southeastern St. Lawrence Co.); mostly cloudy, 32 degrees in a.m., mostly sunny 47 degrees midday. David Buckley and I hiked 5.5 miles round trip at Massawepie Mire this morning and then hiked 2 miles round trip on the Mountaineer Trail near Massawepie Lake. Normally

RE: [nysbirds-l] Moose River Plains

Thanks for this information Dorothy. Here is a link to an Adirondack Explorer piece on the Moose River Plains closure to vehicle traffic: http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2010/05/06/moose-river-plains-closed -to-vehicles/ I am scheduled to lead the car-birding trip through Moose River

[nysbirds-l] Blue Mountain in the Adirondacks

6/2/10 Blue Mountain, Adirondack Mountains in NY, elevation 3760'; temp ranged from 55 degrees at the trailhead to 50 on the summit; sky was clear; calm winds on the trail, but very windy on the summit; survey started at 4:35 a.m. The first vocalization heard during the nocturnal climb up Blue

[nysbirds-l] Pillsbury Mountain in the Adirondacks

6/9/10 Pillsbury Mountain, Adirondack Mountains of NY, elevation 3602', temp 32, calm winds throughout the survey, few clouds, survey started at 4:33 a.m. The first Bicknell's Thrush song was heard at 4:22 a.m. Conditions were perfect with calm winds throughout the survey. Fifteen species

[nysbirds-l] Whiteface/Bloomingdale Bog/Massawepie Mire, & more

July 8-9, 2010 Bloomingdale Bog/Whiteface/Boreal Life Trail at Paul Smith's VIC/Owling at Sabattis Circle Rd./Massawepie Mire (Franklin - Essex - Hamilton - St. Lawrence Counties) I guided a California couple during the heat wave last Thursday and Friday. We began at dawn on Thursday at

[nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk & other summer sightings

(We have been in the process of moving back to our Long Lake house full-time this summer, so I apologize for late reports.) 8/19 & 8/21/10 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) At ~ 3 p.m. on Thursday, a juvenile Northern Goshawk was observed standing on Tarbell Hill Lane as I drove a group of

[nysbirds-l] Ferd's Bog/Shallow Lake/Bog River canoe trip

8/10/10 Ferd's Bog & Shallow Lake Trail in Hamilton Co. I guided a wonderful group of people to Ferd's Bog and Shallow Lake on Tuesday, Aug. 10th. The group of 6 included a 7-year-old up and coming birder named Gregory from New Jersey! He is interested in birds, insects, and amphibians. His

[nysbirds-l] St. Lawrence-Franklin-Hamilton Counties

12/8/10 Colton-Potsdam-Madrid-Waddington-Louisville-Massena (St. Lawrence Co.) I had to travel from Long Lake to Potsdam today, and Mary Beth Warburton and I met to go birding in the morning. On my way to Potsdam, a light-morph Rough-legged Hawk flew over me in Colton. Also in Colton, at the

[nysbirds-l] Common Redpolls & Evening Grosbeaks

12/27/10 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.) Ten Common Redpolls arrived at our feeders this morning. Late December-early January is the typical arrival time during irruptive years in Long Lake. (During our winters in Potsdam, in the St. Lawrence Valley, the arrival dates were earlier.)

[nysbirds-l] Barred Owl/Evening Grosbeaks/Common & Hoary Redpolls

1/30/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton County) At 5 p.m. yesterday (1/29/11), a Barred Owl flew by our kitchen window. I ran to the window and found the bird perched by the house, intently looking under the porch (a full story under this section). It dropped down, out of my sight, but returned to

[nysbirds-l] St. Lawrence & Hamilton County sightings

1/31/11 Leonard Pond Trail (Colton, SE St. Lawrence Co.) A rare blue-sky winter day, calm winds, 1 degree, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Midday, Mary Beth Warburton and I cross country skied the beginning of the Leonard Pond Trail to check on conditions ahead of our field trip on Sunday. The first mile of

[nysbirds-l] Long Lake finches

2/16/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton County) There are 4 finch species visiting our feeders. The Evening Grosbeak numbers continue to increase, and there are now between 100 and 110. It is quite loud outside our house and I am going through a LOT of seed! I haven't tried to get an exact

[nysbirds-l] Sightings in Hamilton-Franklin-St. Lawrence Counties

3/29/11 Long Lake (2 feet of snow on the ground still) The number of redpolls at our home continues to be remarkable. Yesterday, I tried to count them. I went over 500 redpolls out one window and there were many more in trees farther from the house where I couldn’t count them. The din

RE:[nysbirds-l] NNYBirds: Sightings in Hamilton-Franklin-St. Lawrence Counties

I forgot to mention that on 3/24/11, I observed a Fisher cross Oregon Plains Rd. at 7:30 a.m. (Bloomingdale area). The Fisher crossed north of the Bigelow - Oregon Plains intersection, and not far from the Muzzy - Oregon Plains intersection. Exciting! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Massawepie Mire field trip 5/28/11

Massawepie Mire, Southeastern St. Lawrence Co., overcast with occasional brief showers Ten people took part in the NYS Ornithological Association's field trip to Massawepie Mire on Saturday. (Sorry for the delayed post, but I am with a family member in the hospital in Albany.) With all the

RE: [nysbirds-l] Status of Henslow's Sparrow in NYS

Hi Angus/All, I am planning to do a "highlights" of my late spring/early summer sightings - late due to grieving over a close loss in June - this report will include Henslow's Sparrows sightings. I took clients from California to see Henslow's Sparrows in St. Lawrence County - in Hammond

[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills & other Northern NY sightings

Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Clinton Counties I wanted to post a few highlights from my birding trips over the past month. I apologize for the lateness of some of my sightings (as I mentioned in mid July, I suffered a close loss in June, and energy for email has been

RE: [nysbirds-l] nocturnal flight call listening on Mount Pleasant tonight.

Hi Bill/All, I was out last night from about midnight to 1 a.m. and it was remarkable! I liked your image of awestruck birders wandering around in darkness! I've given up the notion of a good night's sleep at this time of year - I don't have any recording equipment.yet, but I've spent years

RE:[nysbirds-l] NNYBirds: Red Crossbill report from around the state/cone crops (long)

Hamilton and Essex Counties I just wanted to clarify one of the Red Crossbill locations: I joined Matt and Julie on Friday, August 12th, 2011. Red Crossbills have been found along Vanderwhacker Brook on an old railroad bed in the town of Minerva. (The Vanderwhacker Mountain Trail is 4 miles

[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskins & other sightings in Hamilton Co.

10/27/11 Long Lake (northern Hamilton Co.), 34 degrees, calm winds, low cloud ceiling, snow covered landscape! (Last night's snow was the first of the season in Long Lake.) Pine Siskin continues to be the most abundant species encountered on outings (& outside our house, but none at the

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskins, Evening Grosbeaks, etc.

11-9-11 (Submitted most locations to eBird, but I'll do a quick summary) Pine Siskins continue to be remarkably abundant in the Adirondacks. There are so many, that it feels like the entire population must currently be in the Adirondacks! Everywhere you stop, you hear them. This morning,

[nysbirds-l] Roosevelt Truck Trail in MInerva, Essex Co.

11/16/11 Roosevelt Truck Trail (Minerva, Essex Co.) I had a beautiful walk on the Roosevelt Truck Trail today. I don't recall ever finding as many Boreal Chickadees on one walk before. Views of the Boreal Chickadees were terrific throughout the hike. Winds were calm all day (not as

[nysbirds-l] Singing Red & White-winged Crossbills & a BLACK BEAR!!!

12/14/11 Minerva & Newcomb (Essex County) I hiked the Roosevelt Truck Trail today because I lost my favorite water bottle on the trail on Monday! (I came out too late on Monday to re-hike it.) With the new reality of our warmer climate, I am often asked what Black Bears do when there is

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings & other sightings

1/22/12 Afternoon trip to St. Lawrence Co. I found 2 different flocks of Bohemian Waxwings in St. Lawrence Co. today. One flock of 22 was observed along Route 56 just north of the village of South Colton at noon (Town of Colton). Another flock of 20 birds was found along Route 11 just

[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Evening Grosbeaks/etc.

February 17-20, 2012 St. Lawrence Valley & Adirondacks (St. Lawrence, Hamilton, Franklin, and Essex Counties) The record warm winter this year is truly alarming. Some of the unusual results in northern NY: a lot of open water; lack of snow; intermittent rain nearly every week, springtails

[nysbirds-l] Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch update

3/6/12 Janet Akin, sister of Nancy Loomis (homeowner), reported that the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch showed up at 6:26 a.m. this morning. Nancy sent me a message that a TV crew from Channel 7 out of Watertown is on the way to her house! Little does the rosy finch know how famous it is becoming!

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