I spent yesterday touring the so-called Southern Highlands, starting at the Tioughnioga WMA outside Woodstock (S. of Cazenovia) and moving south through a number of hilltop State Forest conifer plantations, ending in the Pharsalia area. Looked for birds and cones in Norway and white spruce, white and red pines, and larch. I found a few cones at the top of 1 (one) Norway spruce and no cones anywhere else. I heard 1 red squirrel. No finches of any kind. Birds seen/heard include 6 CHICKADEES, 5 BLUE JAYS, 1 each RED & WHITE NUTHATCHES, a few CROWS.But it was a fine day as I discovered several areas I had not been before and that will require further study. Mostly, the only sounds were the winds in the various species of trees, which I found interesting. Steve FastBrooktondale --
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