It's great to get out birding in the cold during the holiday season . It
helps shake off some of the gastronomical excesses of the season. Today,
I was able to get out to Northern Sullivan County.
On Hunter Road I had Redpolls flying over in a couple of different
spots, 8 Snow Buntings, 2 Rave
Saturday, December 25th, 2010
At Central Park, in Manhattan, New York City, the lingering VARIED
THRUSH was again seen in the areas near and surrounding the
"maintenance field" and building at the corner of the Ramble area,
just south of the E. 79 Street Transverse Road & immediately west of
Betsy and I birded the river for several hours today. We started at Goat
Island on the NY side and had 6 LESSER BLACK-BACKED and 2 ICELAND GULLS.
Lots of gulls sitting here.
Our next stop was at the power plants on the Ontario side - the Adam Beck
overlook. This spot was loaded with gulls. We
I visited Clearwater Beach in the hamlet of Springs in East Hampton, Suffolk
Cty with my sister late this afternoon (12/25) and found a female Harlequin
Duck associating with a female Long Tailed Duck *very* close to the shore.
The ducks were first found near some pilings at the mouth of of the
en
This morning while driving through DeBruce (Sullivan County) I found a flock of
90+ Common Redpolls feeding in birch trees. Hopefully I will see some at my
feeders soon!
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* Dec. 24, 2010
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- Birds mentioned
VARIED THRUSH+
(+ Details requested by NYSARC)
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
Cackling Goose
KING EIDER
Harlequin Duck
BARROW'S GOLDENEYE
Red-necked Grebe
EARED GREBE
Northern Gannet
Gr
A bright sunny morning Friday, following Thursday's near white out conditions
with snow falling sideways in the high winds produced some great birds. A
number of birders were out around the county and while no one got all of the
birds, everyone found something good. Lance already posted his BO