Thank you. With that said, while South of Ulster Cty but still North of the city, Rockefeller State Park had two last weekend when I hiked the little streams and lake.
Best, Jonathan Please excuse my brevity. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 3, 2019, at 11:54 AM, Gerald Smith <gosh...@gisco.net> wrote: > > If memory serves it was a tough winter in the Southeastern states with > freezes It may be that this species and other continental wintering species > took a hit that has been exasperated by this springs monsoons in the > Northeastern States > > Birds rise above it all > >> On Jul 3, 2019, at 11:31, MB Warburton <msmarybeth.warbur...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hello Tom >> I live in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County and I have a large swamp on my land >> and I am sorry to say I have noticed a lack of Kingfishers on my property, >> as well as at other locations where I look for them each year. St.Lawrence >> County has numerous wetland areas that I frequently visit to look for birds >> and it seems the Kingfishers are missing. I noticed a drop in them last >> year too but I cannot say I have any idea as to why, it is one of my >> favorite birds. >> >> Mary Beth Warburton >> Potsdam, NY >> >> On Jul 3, 2019, at 11:12 AM, Thomas Rhindress <trhindre...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> To the group, especially my fellow Upstaters, >> >> I live in Ulster County, with approximately 1000 feet of frontage along >> Roundout Creek. During the summers of 2017 and 2018, I would see/hear >> kingfishers daily. >> This summer I have observed them 2 or 3 times. >> >> Are others seeing a similar lack of kingfishers? >> >> We had way above average rain from August to early October last year. >> Wondering if this may have had negative impact on prey availability, or on >> last year's nest success. >> >> Thanks for any input, Tom Rhindress >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- >> >> -- >> NYSbirds-L List Info: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> ABA >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > ABA > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm 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://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
