Sorry to over-burden your In-boxes, but here are the totals, 1st from Buttercup:
1 juvenile Golden Eagle!! (in my excitement I had the plumages reversed. A very distant photo confirms the ID). This might be the 2nd earliest GE in the Hudson-Mohawk territory, the earliest being an Albany County bird seen on 27 Sept. 1 imm Bald Eagle 12 Osprey 5 Red-tails 14 Sharpies 1 Peregrine 2 Kestrels 18 TV 2 BV Tallied from Lake Avenue, at the base of Stissing Mtn, Pine Plains, Dutchess County, from 2:45 'til 3:15: 24 Osprey!! A steady stream from Little Stissing Mtn, heading south over the Stissing Mtn firetower 1 imm Bald Eagle 6 Sharpies Unfortunately the GE seen from Buttercup was not seen. Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon New York Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, RamsHorn-Livingston Audubon Centers and Sanctuaries ----- Original Message ----- From: birderla...@verizon.net To: hmbi...@yahoogroups.com ; nysbirds-l@cornell.edu ; midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com ; Larry J Federman Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 2:22 PM Subject: [HMBirds] Addendum to Raptors over Buttercup, Dutchess Co. Stayed a little longer and added to the numbers: 3 Osprey 6 Sharpies 2 Red-tails BTW, the GE was moving North towards Stissing Mtn and dropped below the treeline. Larry Federman Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: birderla...@verizon.net Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:08:59 To: hmbi...@yahoogroups.com<hmbi...@yahoogroups.com>; nysbirds-l@cornell.edu<nysbirds-l@cornell.edu>; midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com<midhudsonbi...@yahoogroups.com>; Larry J Federman<birderla...@verizon.net> Reply-To: birderla...@verizon.net Subject: Raptors over Buttercup, Dutchess Co. 9/28- From 1:15 til 2 I observed the following, looking west from the beginning of the trail across from the Buttercup East parking lot (Rt 82, Stanfordville, Dutchess Co): 1 adult Golden Eagle!! 1 imm Bald Eagle 9 Osprey 3 Red-tails 8 Sharpies 1 Peregrine 1 Kestrel 18 TV 2 BV Larry Federman Education Coordinator Audubon NY Rheinstrom Hill, Buttercup Farm, and RamsHorn-Livingston Sanctuaries Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity: a.. New Photos 22 Visit Your Group MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest . Unsubscribe . Terms of Use. __,_._,___ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
