[nysbirds-l] Eclipse Bird (& more) Behavior
eper for the first time during the event. Nearly 70 minutes past totality I noted it had finally become quiet and we boated back. At our dock, there was a Common Loon across the lake (FOS). This is the first total solar eclipse I've ever experienced and it is nearly impossible to describe how the light changed (and hard to capture in photos). It was fascinating! I expected it would get dark gradually, but it was really abrupt! And after the 3+ minutes of total darkness, it abruptly became light, but again, hard to describe the light. The surgeon noted that it was like someone suddenly shining a bright flashlight on us! Here are a couple observations from our younger son and his family at their Willsboro home (near Lake Champlain): (the photo they sent me of their 3 small (one a baby) children in eclipse glasses was adorable!). They have a lot of chickens! They roam around outside all day and head into the coup when it begins to get dark. My son said the chickens started to head for the coup, but it got dark so fast, that they didn't make it and they looked lost! (I read a similar account of chicken behavior from a prior eclipse - not having enough time to actually get to the coup!) He said they also noted crickets started up during totality! My nearly 4-year old grandson was very animated about the whole event with me over the phone! I think he will actually remember it. I did take photos with my cell phone and camera. If I get any up on Facebook, I'll send a link. I hope everyone got to experience this remarkable event. I can now understand why people become eclipse chasers around the world! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Solo Bohemian Waxwing
Happy New Year to everyone! There is a solo Bohemian Waxwing in Long Lake. (I dont recall ever seeing just one!) Emily and Brian Farr texted me photos yesterday afternoon of a Bohemian Waxwing feeding in their Japanese Apple Tree. They said it has been in their yard for a week. The bird can be seen from the road (owners were fine with me posting). Their home is across from Stewarts Shop on Route 28N to the right of the Hosss Country Corners buildings. It is the first residential home and has feeders to the left of the house. The fruit tree is located to the left of the garage behind the home. Interesting that they have two other fruit trees that the bird isnt interested in! The homeowners said they donated one of the Japanese Apple trees to the Long Lake Library years ago a tree Ive kept an eye on this winter! If the bird runs out of fruit at their home, it may move to this fruit tree in front of the library a short distance from their home. I was talking to the homeowners for an hour and the Bohemian Waxwing just sits in the tree and occasionally grabs an apple! The only time it left the tree was when it was chased by Blue Jays. Quick update on finches: There is a large irruption of Pine Siskins in the Adirondacks that started in early fall. Purple Finches and Amer. Goldfinches are still around. Both Red and White-winged Crossbills are around in patchy areas. A flock of 8 White-winged Crossbills have been feeding near Sabattis Bog in Long Lake and I found a pair along Route 30 near John Dillon Park in Long Lake. A Red Crossbill was singing recently at the Round Lake Trailhead on Sabattis Road. I counted 41 White-winged Crossbills during the Saranac Lake CBC on 12/30/23 (Route 55, Oregon Plains, Bigelow Road, and about a mile of the bog trail ½ north and ½ south). Three different males along Oregon Plains Road were singing. My Pine Siskin count was 455 and that was conservative! A few climate change notes: Our first frost in Long Lake was October 31 this year about 6 weeks later than it used to be a couple decades ago. I had hanging flowers alive into November in the past they would always be dead by mid-September. On a warmish evening on November 17, 2023, I was driving home on Route 28N dodging frogs in the road just remarkable and surprising. As we watched the Bohemian Waxwing earlier today, we made note of the open ground with no snow cover, and lamented the disappearance of winter. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") NYSbirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/nysbirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) birding_DOT_aba_DOT_org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Crane pair in Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.)
I observed a Sandhill Crane pair at noon today along Route 30 in Tupper Lake. They were walking into the marsh where there was a nest last year - the marsh is currently under the snow! (Marsh by the bowling alley with a viewing deck.) I took a few photos (although not a great time of day for photography) that I included in eBird at https://ebird.org/atlasny/checklist/S131988375 . The male (larger bird) was continuously displaying. Sandhill Cranes have been nesting in Tupper Lake every year now since 2016. (First 6 years in the marsh between the Raquette River and Simon Pond off Raquette River Dr. and last year for the first time in the marsh off Route 30 by the bowling alley.) They return in late March each year when we still have winter weather conditions. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Adirondack Birding Festival Schedule
Hi Everyone, The Adirondack Birding Festival schedule is up and registration starts at 10 a.m. today. Here is a website for more information (scroll down a bit and you can click on the schedule to see a PDF with descriptions of the field trips, Keynote speaker, and dinner info): Adirondack Boreal Birding Festival | Adirondack Experience <https://www.adirondackexperience.com/events/adirondack-boreal-birding-festi val> . Julie Hart, Project Coordinator for the NY Breeding Bird Atlas III, and wonderful speaker, will present "What's Hatching in NY?"! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Irruptions in Adirondacks
Hi Everyone, Given our food sources this winter (bumper Ash Tree seed crop and lots of fruit sources), Bohemian Waxwings, and Evening & Pine Grosbeaks were potential irruptive species - and I'm seeing all 3 earlier than expected! I began to encounter Evening Grosbeaks in mid-September. They started to visit our feeders on Nov. 13 and we are up to ~100 now. They are at lots of feeder locations and just about anywhere I go! Quite a remarkable irruption that I haven't seen in many years. I saw my first-of-the season Bohemian Waxwings on Nov. 16 in Saranac Lake, and a solo bird in Long Lake along Sabattis Circle Road on Nov. 21. I found 17 Pine Grosbeaks along Sabattis Circle Road on Nov. 21 (3 flocks of 10, 2, and 5). All the individuals in the larger flock (at Sabattis Bog) that I looked at with binocs were adult males - then they flew over me, so I was able to count them. Later, there were 2 flying across the bog. The other flock of 5 I found gritting in the road - this flock included 2 adult males. I love to hear their voices! I was out with a downstate birder yesterday and we had a fantastic day with almost no wind and some actual sunshine! Very little car traffic on Route 28N really helped us bird that great road yesterday. We found 31 species visiting Newcomb, Minerva, Long Lake, Tupper Lake, and Saranac Lake, with the following highlights (6 finch species!): Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 different males (both along 28N, with one in Newcomb and one in Minerva) Canada Jay - 12 (2 in Newcomb and 10 in Long Lake) Boreal Chickadee - 5 (1 in Newcomb and 4 in Minerva) Bohemian Waxwing - a lot in Saranac Lake in front of the old Pizza Hut (and there were Evening Grosbeaks in an Ash Tree across the road!) Cedar Waxwing - Newcomb Evening Grosbeak - many, and at nearly every stop we made - nice feeder views Pine Grosbeak - 2 adult males gritting on Sabattis Circle Road that we photographed for a long time (road was really quiet with no cars to bug them!) Purple Finch - 1 heard in Newcomb (mostly gone now) Red Crossbill - calling birds heard at Sabattis Station (I have encountered them calling/flying over Sabattis Bog a few times recently too). Pine Siskin - one heard in Minerva (had not heard one in a while) American Goldfinch - several A summer resident at the north end of Long Lake sent me a recording of a bird he didn't know - a Tufted Titmouse. For the first time ever, I have one as a feeder bird here in Long Lake and another woman in Long Lake has one at her feeder. They continue their range expansion! Another first was on 9/3/22 this year - my husband and I were boating back from the north end of Long Lake at dusk and I observed 2 Common Nighthawks feeding on insects over the water near our dock - first time I've observed this species move through Long Lake in migration. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! (Willie D'Anna - thank you so much for the follow-up on the Limpkin - it sounds like it is in wonderful, caring hands!) Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Irruptions in Adirondacks
Hi Everyone, Given our food sources this winter (bumper Ash Tree seed crop and lots of fruit sources), Bohemian Waxwings, and Evening & Pine Grosbeaks were potential irruptive species - and I'm seeing all 3 earlier than expected! I began to encounter Evening Grosbeaks in mid-September. They started to visit our feeders on Nov. 13 and we are up to ~100 now. They are at lots of feeder locations and just about anywhere I go! Quite a remarkable irruption that I haven't seen in many years. I saw my first-of-the season Bohemian Waxwings on Nov. 16 in Saranac Lake, and a solo bird in Long Lake along Sabattis Circle Road on Nov. 21. I found 17 Pine Grosbeaks along Sabattis Circle Road on Nov. 21 (3 flocks of 10, 2, and 5). All the individuals in the larger flock (at Sabattis Bog) that I looked at with binocs were adult males - then they flew over me, so I was able to count them. Later, there were 2 flying across the bog. The other flock of 5 I found gritting in the road - this flock included 2 adult males. I love to hear their voices! I was out with a downstate birder yesterday and we had a fantastic day with almost no wind and some actual sunshine! Very little car traffic on Route 28N really helped us bird that great road yesterday. We found 31 species visiting Newcomb, Minerva, Long Lake, Tupper Lake, and Saranac Lake, with the following highlights (6 finch species!): Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 different males (both along 28N, with one in Newcomb and one in Minerva) Canada Jay - 12 (2 in Newcomb and 10 in Long Lake) Boreal Chickadee - 5 (1 in Newcomb and 4 in Minerva) Bohemian Waxwing - a lot in Saranac Lake in front of the old Pizza Hut (and there were Evening Grosbeaks in an Ash Tree across the road!) Cedar Waxwing - Newcomb Evening Grosbeak - many, and at nearly every stop we made - nice feeder views Pine Grosbeak - 2 adult males gritting on Sabattis Circle Road that we photographed for a long time (road was really quiet with no cars to bug them!) Purple Finch - 1 heard in Newcomb (mostly gone now) Red Crossbill - calling birds heard at Sabattis Station (I have encountered them calling/flying over Sabattis Bog a few times recently too). Pine Siskin - one heard in Minerva (had not heard one in a while) American Goldfinch - several A summer resident at the north end of Long Lake sent me a recording of a bird he didn't know - a Tufted Titmouse. For the first time ever, I have one as a feeder bird here in Long Lake and another woman in Long Lake has one at her feeder. They continue their range expansion! Another first was on 9/3/22 this year - my husband and I were boating back from the north end of Long Lake at dusk and I observed 2 Common Nighthawks feeding on insects over the water near our dock - first time I've observed this species move through Long Lake in migration. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! (Willie D'Anna - thank you so much for the follow-up on the Limpkin - it sounds like it is in wonderful, caring hands!) Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Informal Memorial Gathering for Sherry (Gerry) Leigh Smith on 9/30/22
Hi Everyone, Mary Beth Warburton has planned an informal memorial gathering for friends of Sherri (Gerry) Leigh Smith, who passed on 9/13, this coming Friday, September 30 at Derby Hill from 2 to 3 p.m. Please feel free to just show up. The gathering will be at the sanctuary headquarters (main north lookout) at the top of a hill on a bluff overlooking Lake Ontario. Directions can be found online. If there are any questions, Mary Beth Warburton can be reached at msmarybeth.warbur...@gmail.com <mailto:msmarybeth.warbur...@gmail.com> or 315-212-0722 (Cell). The weather forecast for 9/30 at Derby Hill shows a sunny day with a temperature around 60 degrees. The NYS Ornithological Association Annual Meeting is being held September 30 - October 2, and there are no events scheduled until Friday evening. Mary Beth planned the informal memorial gathering date and time so any Annual Meeting attendees who would like to come can attend. Derby Hill is about a 30 minute drive to the Annual Meeting location on Lake Ontario. There will be a formal memorial service held in early spring 2023: Obituary for Gerald A. Smith | Coffey Funeral Home <https://www.coffeyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Gerald-A-Smith> . Please feel free to forward this message to other list serves. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Informal Memorial Gathering for Sherry (Gerry) Leigh Smith on 9/30/22
Hi Everyone, Mary Beth Warburton has planned an informal memorial gathering for friends of Sherri (Gerry) Leigh Smith, who passed on 9/13, this coming Friday, September 30 at Derby Hill from 2 to 3 p.m. Please feel free to just show up. The gathering will be at the sanctuary headquarters (main north lookout) at the top of a hill on a bluff overlooking Lake Ontario. Directions can be found online. If there are any questions, Mary Beth Warburton can be reached at msmarybeth.warbur...@gmail.com <mailto:msmarybeth.warbur...@gmail.com> or 315-212-0722 (Cell). The weather forecast for 9/30 at Derby Hill shows a sunny day with a temperature around 60 degrees. The NYS Ornithological Association Annual Meeting is being held September 30 - October 2, and there are no events scheduled until Friday evening. Mary Beth planned the informal memorial gathering date and time so any Annual Meeting attendees who would like to come can attend. Derby Hill is about a 30 minute drive to the Annual Meeting location on Lake Ontario. There will be a formal memorial service held in early spring 2023: Obituary for Gerald A. Smith | Coffey Funeral Home <https://www.coffeyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Gerald-A-Smith> . Please feel free to forward this message to other list serves. Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes arrive in Adirondacks and more!
Hi Everyone, I've been keeping an eye on Tupper Lake waiting for the Sandhill Cranes to return. I observed 3 yesterday (March 30) way out in the huge marsh by the bowling alley (a scope was needed), and I heard them trumpet! A resident in Tupper Lake, Lyndon Johnson (famous name!), reported he first saw them in their usual nesting marsh on 3/29/22. This seems to be the exact date that they arrive each year! This is a great time of year to observe them with no vegetation in the way of views! We have been regularly seeing 6 finch species in the central Adirondacks - Purple Finch, Common Redpoll, Red and White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskin, and Amer. Goldfinch. Red Crossbill fledglings were first observed on March 9 (a couple weeks earlier than I predicted) and have been observed in 3 different locations since - all in Minerva (Essex Co.). It was interesting to observe a Red Crossbill fledgling be fed by a male along Route 28N on 3/26/22. I have not yet observed a White-winged Crossbill fledgling, but it should be soon! March is the new April now when it comes to climate in the Adirondacks. In the "old days", mud season was mid-April through May as several feet of snow melted. Side/back roads were all posted as off limits to heavy trucks for those 6 weeks, but now, the roads are briefly posted in March. Arrival/migration dates continue to back up, particularly for waterfowl as the lakes melt much sooner. (Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Amer. Black Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Hooded and Common Mergansers all observed as soon as the water began to open up over the past month.) The bird life at my feeders in winter has changed dramatically over the past decade. Here are a few arrivals/sightings in the mountains over the past month: 3/26/22 Herring Gull - Long Lake N. Harrier - 3 over the Tupper Lake marshes Amer. Kestrel Merlin Eastern Phoebe Winter Wren - many - very early! 3/19/22 Turkey Vulture Golden Eagle migrant heading north 3/17/22 American Woodcock - many back and displaying 3/16/22 Northern Saw-whet Owl - tooting in Long Lake 2/26/22 Red-winged Blackbirds in Tupper Lake - very early! Canada Jays are nesting, and only one bird regularly shows up at locations where I feed them instead of pairs. We observed a pair mate-feeding on 3/26 in Minerva! Blue Jay flocks, now that they stay in the mountains in winter, continue to follow nearly every Canada Jay I observe and take their food caches (smart on the part of the Blue Jays, but devastating for Canada Jays). Black-backed Woodpecker males are working on excavating nest cavities. Ruffed Grouse began displaying in the past couple weeks. Eastern Coyotes have been very vocal howling this past month and we regularly hear them during the day also. Other mammal observations: Snowshoe Hare, Ermine (both still white), Beavers, Otters (April is a great month to observe them - and it is their mating season), and Moose tracks in N. Hudson. Eastern Chipmunks came out of hibernation on March 10th (they likely regretted that decision when the arctic snaps and snow storms come and go like a climate roller coaster). Racoons have been visiting our porch this past month, but they can't reach the feeders - they do seem to regularly bathe in the heated bird bath. In the past I could wait until May to take down feeders, but the Black Bears show up in April now - they have also backed up a month. My 23 month old grandson has been pointing out Turkey Vultures to me near his house in Willsboro. He spots them even when we are in his woods. I told him they don't sing - but they hiss, and he imitates the hissing! I tested him on my last visit asking what the Turkey Vulture says and he hissed! He also snorts and stamps like an annoyed Deer and howls like a Coyote! He has been pointing out scat to me also - so he has learned to identify Deer and Coyote scat. If I ask him what he wants to do, he always replies, "Walk" and runs for the front door, which he can open and heads out without a coat or boots! I can only get him back inside by offering food! He is a great wilderness companion! Woodpeckers continue to be his favorite group of birds. He has a sister arriving in May and I hope she'll like the outdoors too! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes arrive in Adirondacks and more!
Hi Everyone, I've been keeping an eye on Tupper Lake waiting for the Sandhill Cranes to return. I observed 3 yesterday (March 30) way out in the huge marsh by the bowling alley (a scope was needed), and I heard them trumpet! A resident in Tupper Lake, Lyndon Johnson (famous name!), reported he first saw them in their usual nesting marsh on 3/29/22. This seems to be the exact date that they arrive each year! This is a great time of year to observe them with no vegetation in the way of views! We have been regularly seeing 6 finch species in the central Adirondacks - Purple Finch, Common Redpoll, Red and White-winged Crossbills, Pine Siskin, and Amer. Goldfinch. Red Crossbill fledglings were first observed on March 9 (a couple weeks earlier than I predicted) and have been observed in 3 different locations since - all in Minerva (Essex Co.). It was interesting to observe a Red Crossbill fledgling be fed by a male along Route 28N on 3/26/22. I have not yet observed a White-winged Crossbill fledgling, but it should be soon! March is the new April now when it comes to climate in the Adirondacks. In the "old days", mud season was mid-April through May as several feet of snow melted. Side/back roads were all posted as off limits to heavy trucks for those 6 weeks, but now, the roads are briefly posted in March. Arrival/migration dates continue to back up, particularly for waterfowl as the lakes melt much sooner. (Canada Goose, Wood Duck, Mallard, Amer. Black Duck, Ring-necked Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, and Hooded and Common Mergansers all observed as soon as the water began to open up over the past month.) The bird life at my feeders in winter has changed dramatically over the past decade. Here are a few arrivals/sightings in the mountains over the past month: 3/26/22 Herring Gull - Long Lake N. Harrier - 3 over the Tupper Lake marshes Amer. Kestrel Merlin Eastern Phoebe Winter Wren - many - very early! 3/19/22 Turkey Vulture Golden Eagle migrant heading north 3/17/22 American Woodcock - many back and displaying 3/16/22 Northern Saw-whet Owl - tooting in Long Lake 2/26/22 Red-winged Blackbirds in Tupper Lake - very early! Canada Jays are nesting, and only one bird regularly shows up at locations where I feed them instead of pairs. We observed a pair mate-feeding on 3/26 in Minerva! Blue Jay flocks, now that they stay in the mountains in winter, continue to follow nearly every Canada Jay I observe and take their food caches (smart on the part of the Blue Jays, but devastating for Canada Jays). Black-backed Woodpecker males are working on excavating nest cavities. Ruffed Grouse began displaying in the past couple weeks. Eastern Coyotes have been very vocal howling this past month and we regularly hear them during the day also. Other mammal observations: Snowshoe Hare, Ermine (both still white), Beavers, Otters (April is a great month to observe them - and it is their mating season), and Moose tracks in N. Hudson. Eastern Chipmunks came out of hibernation on March 10th (they likely regretted that decision when the arctic snaps and snow storms come and go like a climate roller coaster). Racoons have been visiting our porch this past month, but they can't reach the feeders - they do seem to regularly bathe in the heated bird bath. In the past I could wait until May to take down feeders, but the Black Bears show up in April now - they have also backed up a month. My 23 month old grandson has been pointing out Turkey Vultures to me near his house in Willsboro. He spots them even when we are in his woods. I told him they don't sing - but they hiss, and he imitates the hissing! I tested him on my last visit asking what the Turkey Vulture says and he hissed! He also snorts and stamps like an annoyed Deer and howls like a Coyote! He has been pointing out scat to me also - so he has learned to identify Deer and Coyote scat. If I ask him what he wants to do, he always replies, "Walk" and runs for the front door, which he can open and heads out without a coat or boots! I can only get him back inside by offering food! He is a great wilderness companion! Woodpeckers continue to be his favorite group of birds. He has a sister arriving in May and I hope she'll like the outdoors too! Joan Collins Long Lake, NY -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] 16th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival June 9. 10, 11, & 12, 2022
Hi Everyone, The 16th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival is back! (After a two-year break due to Covid.) The 4-day schedule for this free event was posted the first week of March (some of the field trips are full already - watch for this list each year during the first week of March). Here is a link to the schedule and how to register: 2022 Adirondack Birding Festival Schedule <https://www.adkdata.com/a/42fa639edd90da45e4501938080a4ae4/token/1f856a7b/e xt/pdf/2022+Birding+Festival+Schedule+3-25.pdf> . There are many field trips spanning 4 counties (St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Hamilton Counties) over the 4-day event, a dinner cruise on Raquette Lake aboard the W.W. Durant Friday evening, dinner at the Adirondack Hotel on Saturday evening, and a wonderful presentation, "Reimaging Our Connection with Birds", Saturday afternoon by Bridget Butler at the Adirondack Experience Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Bridget will also be leading two accessible, inclusive, slow birding walks at John Dillon Park in Long Lake and on the Sacandaga Pathway in Speculator. I hope you can make it! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] 16th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival June 9. 10, 11, & 12, 2022
Hi Everyone, The 16th Annual Adirondack Birding Festival is back! (After a two-year break due to Covid.) The 4-day schedule for this free event was posted the first week of March (some of the field trips are full already - watch for this list each year during the first week of March). Here is a link to the schedule and how to register: 2022 Adirondack Birding Festival Schedule <https://www.adkdata.com/a/42fa639edd90da45e4501938080a4ae4/token/1f856a7b/e xt/pdf/2022+Birding+Festival+Schedule+3-25.pdf> . There are many field trips spanning 4 counties (St. Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, and Hamilton Counties) over the 4-day event, a dinner cruise on Raquette Lake aboard the W.W. Durant Friday evening, dinner at the Adirondack Hotel on Saturday evening, and a wonderful presentation, "Reimaging Our Connection with Birds", Saturday afternoon by Bridget Butler at the Adirondack Experience Museum in Blue Mountain Lake. Bridget will also be leading two accessible, inclusive, slow birding walks at John Dillon Park in Long Lake and on the Sacandaga Pathway in Speculator. I hope you can make it! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] [NNYBirds] Confirming crossbills and a way to get them out of the road!
Thanks Greg! I was just thinking that we could probably confirm Red and White-winged Crossbills for the Atlas in every block in the central Adirondacks this year! Juveniles should be showing up in late March and April. There was something else I forgot to mention in my post. Most birders are aware of the problem with crossbills being killed in the roads while gritting because they fly up last minute (so usually they are not run over, but smacked hard enough to die). One of the things I’ve learned to do living in the Adirondacks is to immediately hit my car horn when I see a deer – this is really effective since they run away from the sound (rather than running toward your headlights like they do at night when blinded). I have tried hitting my horn with crossbill flocks several times this winter and it works! They immediately fly up when they hear the horn! It isn’t always possible to react that fast – I came around the corner on Route 28N in Long Lake the other day to crossbills all over the road – I swerved my way through them and was fortunate not to hit any. There was no time to hit the horn. But when you do have time, it does work. I hope this advice saves a few crossbills because it is an awful problem. Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: nnybi...@groups.io On Behalf Of Greg Lawrence via groups.io Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 10:49 AM To: nnybi...@groups.io; nnybi...@groups.io Subject: Re: [NNYBirds] Winter Birding Weekends in the central Adirondacks (Hamilton and Essex Counties) In addition to the locations Joan mentioned from this weekend (which were all incredible!), for anyone coming up to (or just looking for a closer crossbill location) the ADKs from the western or central parts of the state, a great place to check is around the towns of Forestport and Ohio in Oneida/Herkimer Counties. Robert Buckert and I had Red Crossbills along North Lake Rd. heading ENE from Forestport starting from the old communications tower grounds just over the Herkimer County line all the way to Atwell on North Lake, where we had a couple large, very active Red Crossbill flocks along with a White-winged Crossbill. Crossbills were gritting in a few spots along this stretch, with another good spot at the intersection of N Lake Rd. and Farr Rd. at Otter Brook. We had a lot of Purple Finches and American Goldfinches along this stretch as well. Please note any breeding activity such as singing, courtship, or even gathering of nest material (Robert and I had a pair of White-wingeds gathering nest material at the Raquette Lake outlet bridge on Saturday), and put any eBird lists w/ crossbill breeding activity in the NY Breeding Bird Atlas portal (ebird.org/atlasny)-this is a great way to contribute unique and meaningful data on this extraordinary event to the atlas even during the winter! Good birding! Greg Lawrence On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 10:18:29 AM EST, Dana Rohleder via groups.io mailto:dcrohleder=yahoo@groups.io> > wrote: Thanks for the post Joan! I can tell you where the Crossbills AREN'T. A week ago I took a long drive making a loop from PK to Silver Lake Bog, Union Falls, Franklin Falls, and Plank/Forestdale Rd. in calm, overcast, zero weather. On the entire woodland route I only saw two birds - both Blue Jays! No Juncos, Chickadees, Crows - nuthin'. I also saw very few cones that would at least partially explain this. So if anyone is thinking about checking out the Catamount/Falls vicinity for Crossbills, I would suggest finding another area. -- Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 2/8/2022 9:06 AM, Adirondack Avian Expeditions wrote: Hi Everyone, Two different Winter Birding Weekends were held in the central Adirondacks the past two weekends – January 29-30, 2022 was cosponsored by the Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Dept. and Northern New York Audubon, and February 5-6, 2022 was sponsored by the NYS Ornithological Association. Both weekends featured extremely cold weather with some difficult wind chills! (Hand and foot warmers were used by all of us!) We had some participants cancel as a result, but still had quite a few intrepid birders brave the weather and the birds were terrific! Normally, both events would feature a speaker and social dinner, but due to the pandemic, we decided to just hold field trips. Hopefully, we’ll be able to have some indoor events once again next year. The Red and White-winged Crossbill irruption is quite remarkable in the central Adirondacks. It is the second largest White-winged Crossbill irruption I’ve observed in over two decades and the largest Red Crossbill irruption. Both species are abundant in the central Adirondacks. Th
RE:[nysbirds-l] [NNYBirds] Confirming crossbills and a way to get them out of the road!
Thanks Greg! I was just thinking that we could probably confirm Red and White-winged Crossbills for the Atlas in every block in the central Adirondacks this year! Juveniles should be showing up in late March and April. There was something else I forgot to mention in my post. Most birders are aware of the problem with crossbills being killed in the roads while gritting because they fly up last minute (so usually they are not run over, but smacked hard enough to die). One of the things I’ve learned to do living in the Adirondacks is to immediately hit my car horn when I see a deer – this is really effective since they run away from the sound (rather than running toward your headlights like they do at night when blinded). I have tried hitting my horn with crossbill flocks several times this winter and it works! They immediately fly up when they hear the horn! It isn’t always possible to react that fast – I came around the corner on Route 28N in Long Lake the other day to crossbills all over the road – I swerved my way through them and was fortunate not to hit any. There was no time to hit the horn. But when you do have time, it does work. I hope this advice saves a few crossbills because it is an awful problem. Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: nnybi...@groups.io On Behalf Of Greg Lawrence via groups.io Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 10:49 AM To: nnybi...@groups.io; nnybi...@groups.io Subject: Re: [NNYBirds] Winter Birding Weekends in the central Adirondacks (Hamilton and Essex Counties) In addition to the locations Joan mentioned from this weekend (which were all incredible!), for anyone coming up to (or just looking for a closer crossbill location) the ADKs from the western or central parts of the state, a great place to check is around the towns of Forestport and Ohio in Oneida/Herkimer Counties. Robert Buckert and I had Red Crossbills along North Lake Rd. heading ENE from Forestport starting from the old communications tower grounds just over the Herkimer County line all the way to Atwell on North Lake, where we had a couple large, very active Red Crossbill flocks along with a White-winged Crossbill. Crossbills were gritting in a few spots along this stretch, with another good spot at the intersection of N Lake Rd. and Farr Rd. at Otter Brook. We had a lot of Purple Finches and American Goldfinches along this stretch as well. Please note any breeding activity such as singing, courtship, or even gathering of nest material (Robert and I had a pair of White-wingeds gathering nest material at the Raquette Lake outlet bridge on Saturday), and put any eBird lists w/ crossbill breeding activity in the NY Breeding Bird Atlas portal (ebird.org/atlasny)-this is a great way to contribute unique and meaningful data on this extraordinary event to the atlas even during the winter! Good birding! Greg Lawrence On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 10:18:29 AM EST, Dana Rohleder via groups.io mailto:dcrohleder=yahoo@groups.io> > wrote: Thanks for the post Joan! I can tell you where the Crossbills AREN'T. A week ago I took a long drive making a loop from PK to Silver Lake Bog, Union Falls, Franklin Falls, and Plank/Forestdale Rd. in calm, overcast, zero weather. On the entire woodland route I only saw two birds - both Blue Jays! No Juncos, Chickadees, Crows - nuthin'. I also saw very few cones that would at least partially explain this. So if anyone is thinking about checking out the Catamount/Falls vicinity for Crossbills, I would suggest finding another area. -- Dana Rohleder Port Kent, NY On 2/8/2022 9:06 AM, Adirondack Avian Expeditions wrote: Hi Everyone, Two different Winter Birding Weekends were held in the central Adirondacks the past two weekends – January 29-30, 2022 was cosponsored by the Town of Long Lake Parks and Recreation Dept. and Northern New York Audubon, and February 5-6, 2022 was sponsored by the NYS Ornithological Association. Both weekends featured extremely cold weather with some difficult wind chills! (Hand and foot warmers were used by all of us!) We had some participants cancel as a result, but still had quite a few intrepid birders brave the weather and the birds were terrific! Normally, both events would feature a speaker and social dinner, but due to the pandemic, we decided to just hold field trips. Hopefully, we’ll be able to have some indoor events once again next year. The Red and White-winged Crossbill irruption is quite remarkable in the central Adirondacks. It is the second largest White-winged Crossbill irruption I’ve observed in over two decades and the largest Red Crossbill irruption. Both species are abundant in the central Adirondacks. Th
[nysbirds-l] Winter Birding Weekends in the central Adirondacks (Hamilton and Essex Counties)
degrees, we took a walk on the Tahawus Road and all the finches were in remarkable numbers. The highlight of both weekends came for me on that walk when we stood listening to a male White-winged Crossbill singing away at the top of a conifer along the road with a male Red Crossbill a couple trees over also singing away (lots of beautiful variation in the Red Crossbill's song) - my ears were in heaven with both songs going at the same time! It was interesting watching the Red and White-winged Crossbills interacting and gritting together. Just an update on snow conditions - it is thigh deep for me when I venture into it! So bushwhacking without snowshoes or skis would be tricky! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/__;!!K Ec8uF_xo8-al5zF!GfHT2hIZWqp2Gk9-sTfBm2wUrji0-E-TjyV-DrpAQ-fEqYj9N_f1IND3Pxel UH0u1w$> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian__;!!KEc8 uF_xo8-al5zF!GfHT2hIZWqp2Gk9-sTfBm2wUrji0-E-TjyV-DrpAQ-fEqYj9N_f1IND3PxdMdmQ UBg$> -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Winter Birding Weekends in the central Adirondacks (Hamilton and Essex Counties)
degrees, we took a walk on the Tahawus Road and all the finches were in remarkable numbers. The highlight of both weekends came for me on that walk when we stood listening to a male White-winged Crossbill singing away at the top of a conifer along the road with a male Red Crossbill a couple trees over also singing away (lots of beautiful variation in the Red Crossbill's song) - my ears were in heaven with both songs going at the same time! It was interesting watching the Red and White-winged Crossbills interacting and gritting together. Just an update on snow conditions - it is thigh deep for me when I venture into it! So bushwhacking without snowshoes or skis would be tricky! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/__;!!K Ec8uF_xo8-al5zF!GfHT2hIZWqp2Gk9-sTfBm2wUrji0-E-TjyV-DrpAQ-fEqYj9N_f1IND3Pxel UH0u1w$> http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian__;!!KEc8 uF_xo8-al5zF!GfHT2hIZWqp2Gk9-sTfBm2wUrji0-E-TjyV-DrpAQ-fEqYj9N_f1IND3PxdMdmQ UBg$> -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red and White-winged Crossbills in central Adirondacks
at my 3 stops. I'll report observations from Willsboro with my grandson in a separate post! Joan Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red and White-winged Crossbills in central Adirondacks
at my 3 stops. I'll report observations from Willsboro with my grandson in a separate post! Joan Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills irrupting into the Adirondacks
Midday on October 27, 2021, I heard a flock of White-winged Crossbills flying over our house in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) as I was getting in my car. At Sabattis Bog, I heard more White-winged Crossbills as I got out of the car and counted 14 birds fly over me. A few minutes later, a large flock of over 40 birds came from the same direction! (I had an appointment in Plattsburgh and had to quickly leave the bog - frustrating!) On October 29, I was heading to Willsboro and slowed down on the Blue Ridge Road where White-winged Crossbills (WWCRs) nest when they irrupt and I immediately saw a large flock flying across the road - I put the windows down and heard WWCRs calling! Late this afternoon around 4 p.m. (Oct. 30), Betsy Miner, Mar Bodine, and I briefly visited Sabattis Bog and we tallied 62 White-winged Crossbills in 3 different flocks (12, 20 - exact counts, and a conservative estimate of 30 on another large flock). It certainly appears that there is a large movement into the area going on! Matt Young and I always pine for another "2000-2001"-type remarkable crossbill winter, and this may finally be the year!!! (At least I can hope!) Both Red and White-winged Crossbills nested in the Adirondacks this past summer - arriving in June. This seems to be the typical pattern in irruptive years, with good numbers of Red Crossbills and smaller numbers of White-winged Crossbills irrupting in the summer - and then larger numbers of WWCRs irrupting for the winter. There is a nice stretch of weather (no precipitation and calm winds) beginning on Wednesday and I plan to spend some time visiting other typical WWCR nesting locations. Betsy and Mar said they'd visit locations in Bloomingdale to check. I have also been hearing Pine Siskins moving into the area over the past month. With excellent food crops in the Adirondacks, it should be an exciting winter! Here is the link to the annual Winter Finch Forecast from Tyler Hoar: https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2021-2022-by-tyler-hoar Other recent observations: On Oct. 29 at 1 p.m., there was a Northern Shrike perched at the top of a tree along Jersey St. in Essex just west of the intersection with Sanders Road. Late that same day, a solo Rusty Blackbird flew over Shaw Pond in Long Lake and dropped into a muddy section. (On 9/28/21, we observed 16 Rusty Blackbirds foraging in the mud at Shaw Pond - we could see 16 at once, there were likely more. Sadly, this is the largest group of migrants I've observed in many years - a good sign, but nothing like flocks of over 100 common many years ago.) Waterfowl numbers are still high at Shaw Pond and I also noted at least 10 Beavers foraging in the lily pads! Robert Buckert and his friend Jules (both from Rochester) were up birding in the Adirondacks and I joined them one of the days (Oct. 18) - we had a terrific birding day, but the highlight was a male Moose that Robert spotted when we hiked the rail bed in Minerva! (We were looking for Red Crossbills.) It was a young male foraging in Vanderwhacker Brook. We observed it through my scope for a long time - and then we walked away without disturbing it at all! I've never walked away from a Moose sighting before! On the climate change subject: We just experienced our first September without a frost in the Adirondacks, and the first October without snow. At this point, October is now like September used to be. (First frost was on Oct. 24, 2021 - over a month later than was typical years ago.) On a positive note, my 18-month old grandson is a birder! (I didn't know this was possible!) I've noticed it since he was a baby in his stroller and he would attend to every bird that vocalized. I told my son and daughter-in-law then and they just laughed - well, they aren't laughing anymore! My grandson knows more birds than they do now! (He knows Red Crossbill and I can't wait to show him gritting birds in the road this winter!) He has his father's pianist ears and his mother's keen eyes, and he points out flying birds to me! I was talking with his mother yesterday, and he interrupted us by giving a Common Raven call (I taught him that and it is really funny to see him do it!) alerting me to a nearby raven that I hadn't noticed! He has the same interest in trees, plants, flowers, mushrooms, mammals, insects, etc. He wants me to name everything! I wish I could see him every day (I do see him several times a week). His mother sends me videos of him on my phone and it is so frustrating because I see him reacting to bird song and no one names the bird for him like I'd do! (In one video a Brown Creeper was singing and he turned and pointed to it, but no one named it for him!) Keep an eye on young people in your life with an interest in birds - it's never too early! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5
[nysbirds-l] White-winged Crossbills irrupting into the Adirondacks
Midday on October 27, 2021, I heard a flock of White-winged Crossbills flying over our house in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) as I was getting in my car. At Sabattis Bog, I heard more White-winged Crossbills as I got out of the car and counted 14 birds fly over me. A few minutes later, a large flock of over 40 birds came from the same direction! (I had an appointment in Plattsburgh and had to quickly leave the bog - frustrating!) On October 29, I was heading to Willsboro and slowed down on the Blue Ridge Road where White-winged Crossbills (WWCRs) nest when they irrupt and I immediately saw a large flock flying across the road - I put the windows down and heard WWCRs calling! Late this afternoon around 4 p.m. (Oct. 30), Betsy Miner, Mar Bodine, and I briefly visited Sabattis Bog and we tallied 62 White-winged Crossbills in 3 different flocks (12, 20 - exact counts, and a conservative estimate of 30 on another large flock). It certainly appears that there is a large movement into the area going on! Matt Young and I always pine for another "2000-2001"-type remarkable crossbill winter, and this may finally be the year!!! (At least I can hope!) Both Red and White-winged Crossbills nested in the Adirondacks this past summer - arriving in June. This seems to be the typical pattern in irruptive years, with good numbers of Red Crossbills and smaller numbers of White-winged Crossbills irrupting in the summer - and then larger numbers of WWCRs irrupting for the winter. There is a nice stretch of weather (no precipitation and calm winds) beginning on Wednesday and I plan to spend some time visiting other typical WWCR nesting locations. Betsy and Mar said they'd visit locations in Bloomingdale to check. I have also been hearing Pine Siskins moving into the area over the past month. With excellent food crops in the Adirondacks, it should be an exciting winter! Here is the link to the annual Winter Finch Forecast from Tyler Hoar: https://finchnetwork.org/winter-finch-forecast-2021-2022-by-tyler-hoar Other recent observations: On Oct. 29 at 1 p.m., there was a Northern Shrike perched at the top of a tree along Jersey St. in Essex just west of the intersection with Sanders Road. Late that same day, a solo Rusty Blackbird flew over Shaw Pond in Long Lake and dropped into a muddy section. (On 9/28/21, we observed 16 Rusty Blackbirds foraging in the mud at Shaw Pond - we could see 16 at once, there were likely more. Sadly, this is the largest group of migrants I've observed in many years - a good sign, but nothing like flocks of over 100 common many years ago.) Waterfowl numbers are still high at Shaw Pond and I also noted at least 10 Beavers foraging in the lily pads! Robert Buckert and his friend Jules (both from Rochester) were up birding in the Adirondacks and I joined them one of the days (Oct. 18) - we had a terrific birding day, but the highlight was a male Moose that Robert spotted when we hiked the rail bed in Minerva! (We were looking for Red Crossbills.) It was a young male foraging in Vanderwhacker Brook. We observed it through my scope for a long time - and then we walked away without disturbing it at all! I've never walked away from a Moose sighting before! On the climate change subject: We just experienced our first September without a frost in the Adirondacks, and the first October without snow. At this point, October is now like September used to be. (First frost was on Oct. 24, 2021 - over a month later than was typical years ago.) On a positive note, my 18-month old grandson is a birder! (I didn't know this was possible!) I've noticed it since he was a baby in his stroller and he would attend to every bird that vocalized. I told my son and daughter-in-law then and they just laughed - well, they aren't laughing anymore! My grandson knows more birds than they do now! (He knows Red Crossbill and I can't wait to show him gritting birds in the road this winter!) He has his father's pianist ears and his mother's keen eyes, and he points out flying birds to me! I was talking with his mother yesterday, and he interrupted us by giving a Common Raven call (I taught him that and it is really funny to see him do it!) alerting me to a nearby raven that I hadn't noticed! He has the same interest in trees, plants, flowers, mushrooms, mammals, insects, etc. He wants me to name everything! I wish I could see him every day (I do see him several times a week). His mother sends me videos of him on my phone and it is so frustrating because I see him reacting to bird song and no one names the bird for him like I'd do! (In one video a Brown Creeper was singing and he turned and pointed to it, but no one named it for him!) Keep an eye on young people in your life with an interest in birds - it's never too early! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owls in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
On this first day of spring, I wanted to send a positive message among so much overwhelmingly negative news around us. The Northern Saw-whet Owls are back! Seemingly all at once as is often the case with most specie returns. I was out late afternoon yesterday (March 19, 2020) on North Point Road in Long Lake. I was photographing a Hooded Merganser pair on the Raquette River when a Northern Saw-whet Owl began non-stop tooting at 4:15 p.m.! It was really close, but I didn't try to hike to it and was happy just to listen. It was a beautiful day with calm winds, so I went back out at 9 p.m. to Sabattis Road (where there are almost always nesting N. Saw-whets). I drove the half-circle and then all the way to Sabattis Station - and found 4 tooting N. Saw-whet Owls! Five in one afternoon/night is a new high record for me. I am sure there were likely more since the road goes on for miles and I didn't stop everywhere. I left Sabattis Road at 11 p.m. and the owls were really vocal during that 9 to 11 p.m. period. I was curious about their spacing from each other and the closest two owls were about 1.7 miles apart as the "crow flies". All of them were tooting from wetlands. I have an Atlas block in this area and it would be wonderful (and challenging!) to confirm them! In addition to the owls, a fox ran in front of my car in the town of Long Lake (we have both Gray and Red foxes, but I couldn't see the color); a Snowshoe Hare was hopping around Sabattis Road - still white!; a beaver was chewing really loudly at Bear Pond outlet along the road back to Sabattis Station and I watched it in my flashlight!; and a beaver was also chewing loudly in Big Brook along Route 30. Brown Creepers began singing on March 8. Usually, Golden-crowned Kinglets start singing when the creepers do, but so far, they are just calling. I confirmed Common Raven nesting with a bird carrying sticks on February 16 - really early. Red and White-winged Crossbills are actively nesting and we should begin to see fledglings in April. The world seems surreal and upside down right now, so it really helps to be out birding. I hope everyone stays healthy. Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owls in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
On this first day of spring, I wanted to send a positive message among so much overwhelmingly negative news around us. The Northern Saw-whet Owls are back! Seemingly all at once as is often the case with most specie returns. I was out late afternoon yesterday (March 19, 2020) on North Point Road in Long Lake. I was photographing a Hooded Merganser pair on the Raquette River when a Northern Saw-whet Owl began non-stop tooting at 4:15 p.m.! It was really close, but I didn't try to hike to it and was happy just to listen. It was a beautiful day with calm winds, so I went back out at 9 p.m. to Sabattis Road (where there are almost always nesting N. Saw-whets). I drove the half-circle and then all the way to Sabattis Station - and found 4 tooting N. Saw-whet Owls! Five in one afternoon/night is a new high record for me. I am sure there were likely more since the road goes on for miles and I didn't stop everywhere. I left Sabattis Road at 11 p.m. and the owls were really vocal during that 9 to 11 p.m. period. I was curious about their spacing from each other and the closest two owls were about 1.7 miles apart as the "crow flies". All of them were tooting from wetlands. I have an Atlas block in this area and it would be wonderful (and challenging!) to confirm them! In addition to the owls, a fox ran in front of my car in the town of Long Lake (we have both Gray and Red foxes, but I couldn't see the color); a Snowshoe Hare was hopping around Sabattis Road - still white!; a beaver was chewing really loudly at Bear Pond outlet along the road back to Sabattis Station and I watched it in my flashlight!; and a beaver was also chewing loudly in Big Brook along Route 30. Brown Creepers began singing on March 8. Usually, Golden-crowned Kinglets start singing when the creepers do, but so far, they are just calling. I confirmed Common Raven nesting with a bird carrying sticks on February 16 - really early. Red and White-winged Crossbills are actively nesting and we should begin to see fledglings in April. The world seems surreal and upside down right now, so it really helps to be out birding. I hope everyone stays healthy. Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pine Grosbeaks/Bohemian Waxwings/Common Redpolls/Flying Squirrel/Black Bear with Mange & more
They were feeding on birch catkins. Amer. Tree Sparrow - several Rusty Blackbird - as I watched the Common Redpoll flock, I heard a Rusty Blackbird vocalizing! On 11/8/18, I came home in late afternoon and found the Black Bear that kept us awake on 11/6/18 when it tried to take down our platform feeder during the night (my husband really appreciated me waking him at 1:30 a.m. to go outside and take that feeder down for the night!). The bear had Mange. Roughly a third of the Black Bears that I see in the Adirondacks have Mange. It results in a slow death for the animals and it is heartbreaking to see. I'm sure that bear won't make it through the winter with little fur. I've been observing Black Bears with Mange for 2 to 3 years now. Dr. Carvill, of Potsdam, recently told me that a friend of his was hunting in Hopkinton (St. Lawrence Co.) and saw a Black Bear with no fur, so it appears the problem is widespread in northern NY. Pennsylvania is doing a lot to combat the problem in that state. The Washington Post ran a story about that state's efforts this past summer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/04/black-bears-are-g oing-bald-it-might-be-even-worse-than-it-looks/?utm_term=.b803451df897 . The photos in this article are really disturbing. I try to get photos also to help document this problem. I have photos of two different Black Bears with Mange from this past year. I am very concerned about this problem and I suspect it will only get worse. 11/5/18 - We had 2 late Common Grackles at our feeders. 11/4/18 - About 15 birders were at the Memorial Recreation Park in Malone (Franklin Co.) to observe the spectacle of thousands of Snow and Canada Geese fly-in at dusk to roost on the pond. It is right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood and we all wondered if the birds ever become quiet during the night! The sound is deafening. There were many other waterfowl species including 2 Common Goldeneye on the pond. I observed 10 Canada Jays and 7 Ruffed Grouse on my drive up with side trips on Sabattis Road and Blue Mountain & Dexter Roads in Franklin Co. Our internet went out in the storm 9 days ago, and our provider can't get to us (and many others in Long Lake including businesses) until mid-December! (One of the disadvantages of living in the middle of nowhere.) So their new competitor has been swamped with installations and we are on that list, but it will be another week. We currently connect our computers through our iPhones with barely a connection to a cell tower 20 miles away - and it is usually too slow for web pages, but I at least manage to get email in and out. I'll post recent bird photos (including the Black Bear photos) to my Facebook page as soon as I can bring my computer to a place with a good connection in town. A couple Red-bellied Woodpecker records to note: Bill Labes, Long Lake, reported a male Red-bellied Woodpecker at his feeders on 11/15/18 and 11/16/18, and he heard it on 11/17/18. This is a rare species for Long Lake. On the same date that Shai Mitra reported an invasion of Red-bellied Woodpeckers migrating through Long Island (10/14/18), Jack Delehanty texted me a photo of a male Red-bellied Woodpecker at his home in Tupper Lake (another area where this species is rare)! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pine Grosbeaks/Bohemian Waxwings/Common Redpolls/Flying Squirrel/Black Bear with Mange & more
They were feeding on birch catkins. Amer. Tree Sparrow - several Rusty Blackbird - as I watched the Common Redpoll flock, I heard a Rusty Blackbird vocalizing! On 11/8/18, I came home in late afternoon and found the Black Bear that kept us awake on 11/6/18 when it tried to take down our platform feeder during the night (my husband really appreciated me waking him at 1:30 a.m. to go outside and take that feeder down for the night!). The bear had Mange. Roughly a third of the Black Bears that I see in the Adirondacks have Mange. It results in a slow death for the animals and it is heartbreaking to see. I'm sure that bear won't make it through the winter with little fur. I've been observing Black Bears with Mange for 2 to 3 years now. Dr. Carvill, of Potsdam, recently told me that a friend of his was hunting in Hopkinton (St. Lawrence Co.) and saw a Black Bear with no fur, so it appears the problem is widespread in northern NY. Pennsylvania is doing a lot to combat the problem in that state. The Washington Post ran a story about that state's efforts this past summer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/06/04/black-bears-are-g oing-bald-it-might-be-even-worse-than-it-looks/?utm_term=.b803451df897 . The photos in this article are really disturbing. I try to get photos also to help document this problem. I have photos of two different Black Bears with Mange from this past year. I am very concerned about this problem and I suspect it will only get worse. 11/5/18 - We had 2 late Common Grackles at our feeders. 11/4/18 - About 15 birders were at the Memorial Recreation Park in Malone (Franklin Co.) to observe the spectacle of thousands of Snow and Canada Geese fly-in at dusk to roost on the pond. It is right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood and we all wondered if the birds ever become quiet during the night! The sound is deafening. There were many other waterfowl species including 2 Common Goldeneye on the pond. I observed 10 Canada Jays and 7 Ruffed Grouse on my drive up with side trips on Sabattis Road and Blue Mountain & Dexter Roads in Franklin Co. Our internet went out in the storm 9 days ago, and our provider can't get to us (and many others in Long Lake including businesses) until mid-December! (One of the disadvantages of living in the middle of nowhere.) So their new competitor has been swamped with installations and we are on that list, but it will be another week. We currently connect our computers through our iPhones with barely a connection to a cell tower 20 miles away - and it is usually too slow for web pages, but I at least manage to get email in and out. I'll post recent bird photos (including the Black Bear photos) to my Facebook page as soon as I can bring my computer to a place with a good connection in town. A couple Red-bellied Woodpecker records to note: Bill Labes, Long Lake, reported a male Red-bellied Woodpecker at his feeders on 11/15/18 and 11/16/18, and he heard it on 11/17/18. This is a rare species for Long Lake. On the same date that Shai Mitra reported an invasion of Red-bellied Woodpeckers migrating through Long Island (10/14/18), Jack Delehanty texted me a photo of a male Red-bellied Woodpecker at his home in Tupper Lake (another area where this species is rare)! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Juvenile Brown Booby on Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)!
Tom Whitney, (who lives in VT and has a camp on Long Lake) was out sailing on Saturday (8/25/18) and a juvenile Brown Booby landed on his mast and stayed for a really long time! He took many photos and videos. He said he was between where Big Brook empties into Long Lake and Round Island. (You can see Round Island if you look north from the Long Lake Beach.) I sent the photos to Larry Master and he will put one on the Northern NY Birds website (I am heading out to meet birders for the afternoon). I'll look for the bird if I can after the dinner hour today, and Larry and I will look for the bird early tomorrow morning from our motor boat. I'll give an update if we find it. Quite a new record for Long Lake! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Juvenile Brown Booby on Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)!
Tom Whitney, (who lives in VT and has a camp on Long Lake) was out sailing on Saturday (8/25/18) and a juvenile Brown Booby landed on his mast and stayed for a really long time! He took many photos and videos. He said he was between where Big Brook empties into Long Lake and Round Island. (You can see Round Island if you look north from the Long Lake Beach.) I sent the photos to Larry Master and he will put one on the Northern NY Birds website (I am heading out to meet birders for the afternoon). I'll look for the bird if I can after the dinner hour today, and Larry and I will look for the bird early tomorrow morning from our motor boat. I'll give an update if we find it. Quite a new record for Long Lake! Joan Collins Adirondack Avian Expeditions & Workshops LLC Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Adirondack Birding Festival Keynote Speaker: Chris Rimmer
Hi Everyone, This year's Adirondack Birding Festival Keynote Speaker is Chris Rimmer, Executive Director of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The talk will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018 at the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. It is sponsored by Northern New York Audubon. Here is a short description: Bicknell's Thrush: Conserving a Bird of Two Worlds The Bicknell's Thrush is one of North America's most rare and vulnerable songbirds. Nesting only in mountaintop forests of northern New England and New York, and wintering primarily on the island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Bicknell's Thrush faces numerous threats to its long-term survival. On its breeding grounds, these include atmospheric pollution, ski area development, communications tower construction, wind power development, mercury contamination, and climate change. The species' limited winter habitats are under siege from deforestation, caused by human population pressures. Since 1992, Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) Executive Director Chris Rimmer has led efforts to conserve the species and these habitats on which it depends. Rimmer will discuss this fascinating and rare songbird, VCE's efforts to study it in New England and the Caribbean, and how Bicknell's Thrush represents a vital conservation link across international boundaries. I hope you can attend! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Adirondack Birding Festival Keynote Speaker: Chris Rimmer
Hi Everyone, This year's Adirondack Birding Festival Keynote Speaker is Chris Rimmer, Executive Director of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The talk will take place at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2018 at the Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. It is sponsored by Northern New York Audubon. Here is a short description: Bicknell's Thrush: Conserving a Bird of Two Worlds The Bicknell's Thrush is one of North America's most rare and vulnerable songbirds. Nesting only in mountaintop forests of northern New England and New York, and wintering primarily on the island of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Bicknell's Thrush faces numerous threats to its long-term survival. On its breeding grounds, these include atmospheric pollution, ski area development, communications tower construction, wind power development, mercury contamination, and climate change. The species' limited winter habitats are under siege from deforestation, caused by human population pressures. Since 1992, Vermont Center for Ecostudies (VCE) Executive Director Chris Rimmer has led efforts to conserve the species and these habitats on which it depends. Rimmer will discuss this fascinating and rare songbird, VCE's efforts to study it in New England and the Caribbean, and how Bicknell's Thrush represents a vital conservation link across international boundaries. I hope you can attend! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] [VTBIRD] Mansfield season underway
Hi Chris/All, Here in the Adirondacks, the lack of Winter Wrens is quite noticeable and alarming. On one of my recent trips, out all day, we didn't hear any! (That has never happened before.) At our home (in Long Lake) we usually have at least 3 we can hear singing, and for the first time in over 20 years, we don't hear any. I received a call from a birder friend in the Adirondacks yesterday and he specifically asked me if I had noted the lack of Winter Wrens (& Hermit Thrushes – yes, on this species also). I was up on Whiteface Mountain at dawn on 5/27/18 and we could only remember hearing 2 to 3 singing Winter Wrens - they are usually abundant on the peak and dominate the airwaves with their songs. I'm sure this dramatic decline will be reflected in Mountain Birdwatch data this year. (Bicknell’s Thrushes sang and called from 4:20 to 5:40 a.m.) Swainson’s Thrush numbers are also noticeably down – both at high and low elevation (in addition to many other species declines I am observing this year – disturbing). Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Rimmer Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:26 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Mansfield season underway Last evening and this morning marked the beginning of VCE's 27th consecutive field season studying the Mansfield ridgeline's breeding bird population. I ventured up solo, arriving at 5:30 pm, to conditions that were about as benign as they could possibly be up there: 68 degrees F, calm and clear, with virtually no black flies. I set 8 mist nets and banded until dark, hearing the first Bicknell's Thrush (BITH) call at 5:58. Vocal activity was solid, with good numbers of the usual suspects, and 3 singing Purple Finches, an unusually high number. The dusk chorus itself was unimpressive, but a few BITH continued singing until 9:30, well after dark, and I may have heard a flight song or two. Seven birds found their way into the nets: 2 Swainson's Thrushes, 1 Am. Robin, 1 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, 2 White-throated Sparrows, and a female Purple Finch with a fully-developed incubation patch. The wind came up overnight and was still brisk from the SW when I returned at 4:15 am to open nets (adding one for a total of 9). Activity started slowly, but picked up nicely and was steady until I closed nets at 10:00, at which point wind had mostly dropped and the sun was hot. The undisputed banding highlight was a pair of White-winged Crossbills in a net together -- I had not seen or heard any to that point, so it was quite a surprise to come upon them. I later heard a single bird calling, but they certainly are not all over the ridgeline by any means. The morning's banding totals: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1(there were 2 males singing all morning around the upper parking lot) Bicknell's Thrush 4 2 newly-banded birds, 2 return females from previous years (one banded in 2014, one in 2016) American Robin 1 female with full incubation patch Blackpoll Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5 Purple Finch 1 White-winged Crossbill 2 female with regressing brood patch; may not have nested locally View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46198634 I was struck by the complete absence of Winter Wrens (I didn't hear a single bird sing, which is just about unprecedented), and near absence of juncos (I finally heard one male sing). VCE will start our full operation next week, with weekly overnight visits through July. As always, it was rejuvenating to be back up there! Chris Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055 802.649.1431 x202 http://vtecostudies.org/ <http://vtecostudies.org/> -- 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/ --
RE:[nysbirds-l] [VTBIRD] Mansfield season underway
Hi Chris/All, Here in the Adirondacks, the lack of Winter Wrens is quite noticeable and alarming. On one of my recent trips, out all day, we didn't hear any! (That has never happened before.) At our home (in Long Lake) we usually have at least 3 we can hear singing, and for the first time in over 20 years, we don't hear any. I received a call from a birder friend in the Adirondacks yesterday and he specifically asked me if I had noted the lack of Winter Wrens (& Hermit Thrushes – yes, on this species also). I was up on Whiteface Mountain at dawn on 5/27/18 and we could only remember hearing 2 to 3 singing Winter Wrens - they are usually abundant on the peak and dominate the airwaves with their songs. I'm sure this dramatic decline will be reflected in Mountain Birdwatch data this year. (Bicknell’s Thrushes sang and called from 4:20 to 5:40 a.m.) Swainson’s Thrush numbers are also noticeably down – both at high and low elevation (in addition to many other species declines I am observing this year – disturbing). Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -Original Message- From: Vermont Birds [mailto:vtb...@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Chris Rimmer Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2018 10:26 PM To: vtb...@list.uvm.edu Subject: [VTBIRD] Mansfield season underway Last evening and this morning marked the beginning of VCE's 27th consecutive field season studying the Mansfield ridgeline's breeding bird population. I ventured up solo, arriving at 5:30 pm, to conditions that were about as benign as they could possibly be up there: 68 degrees F, calm and clear, with virtually no black flies. I set 8 mist nets and banded until dark, hearing the first Bicknell's Thrush (BITH) call at 5:58. Vocal activity was solid, with good numbers of the usual suspects, and 3 singing Purple Finches, an unusually high number. The dusk chorus itself was unimpressive, but a few BITH continued singing until 9:30, well after dark, and I may have heard a flight song or two. Seven birds found their way into the nets: 2 Swainson's Thrushes, 1 Am. Robin, 1 Yellow-rumped (Myrtle) Warbler, 2 White-throated Sparrows, and a female Purple Finch with a fully-developed incubation patch. The wind came up overnight and was still brisk from the SW when I returned at 4:15 am to open nets (adding one for a total of 9). Activity started slowly, but picked up nicely and was steady until I closed nets at 10:00, at which point wind had mostly dropped and the sun was hot. The undisputed banding highlight was a pair of White-winged Crossbills in a net together -- I had not seen or heard any to that point, so it was quite a surprise to come upon them. I later heard a single bird calling, but they certainly are not all over the ridgeline by any means. The morning's banding totals: Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1 Red-eyed Vireo 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1(there were 2 males singing all morning around the upper parking lot) Bicknell's Thrush 4 2 newly-banded birds, 2 return females from previous years (one banded in 2014, one in 2016) American Robin 1 female with full incubation patch Blackpoll Warbler 1 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 5 Purple Finch 1 White-winged Crossbill 2 female with regressing brood patch; may not have nested locally View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46198634 I was struck by the complete absence of Winter Wrens (I didn't hear a single bird sing, which is just about unprecedented), and near absence of juncos (I finally heard one male sing). VCE will start our full operation next week, with weekly overnight visits through July. As always, it was rejuvenating to be back up there! Chris Chris Rimmer Vermont Center for Ecostudies PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055 802.649.1431 x202 http://vtecostudies.org/ <http://vtecostudies.org/> -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes/Mating Hairy Woodpeckers/Red & White-winged Crossbills
Black-backed Woodpecker - drumming at Sabattis Bog Gray Jay - 4 White-winged Crossbill - more than 6 observed along Route 30, calling at the Round Lake Trailhead, and singing and calling birds at Sabattis Bog 3/27/18 Long Lake: Male Hairy Woodpecker excavating a nest hole in a telephone pole along Sabattis Circle Road. I found 3 Red Crossbills while walking on North Point Road in Long Lake. Two gritting White-winged Crossbills on Sabattis Circle Road. The FOS Raccoon visited our feeders during the night! (week and a half earlier than last year) 3/26/18 Long Lake, Harrietstown, & Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.): Red Crossbill pair continuing to build a nest ~90 up in a White Pine. Two singing White-winged Crossbills at the Round Lake Trailhead. A huge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles along the Raquette River on Corey's Road (Harrietstown in Franklin Co.). 3/25/18 Long Lake: Gray Jay - 4, including a Gray Jay giving a Northern Goshawk imitation at Sabattis Bog (a Blue Jay has been giving it every day since!). Red Crossbill - 6 (4 - two pairs along North Point Road and 2 along Sabattis Circle Road). White-winged Crossbill - 2 at the inlet area of Little Tupper Lake. I added a few photos to my Facebook page below. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes/Mating Hairy Woodpeckers/Red & White-winged Crossbills
Black-backed Woodpecker - drumming at Sabattis Bog Gray Jay - 4 White-winged Crossbill - more than 6 observed along Route 30, calling at the Round Lake Trailhead, and singing and calling birds at Sabattis Bog 3/27/18 Long Lake: Male Hairy Woodpecker excavating a nest hole in a telephone pole along Sabattis Circle Road. I found 3 Red Crossbills while walking on North Point Road in Long Lake. Two gritting White-winged Crossbills on Sabattis Circle Road. The FOS Raccoon visited our feeders during the night! (week and a half earlier than last year) 3/26/18 Long Lake, Harrietstown, & Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.): Red Crossbill pair continuing to build a nest ~90 up in a White Pine. Two singing White-winged Crossbills at the Round Lake Trailhead. A huge flock of Red-winged Blackbirds and Common Grackles along the Raquette River on Corey's Road (Harrietstown in Franklin Co.). 3/25/18 Long Lake: Gray Jay - 4, including a Gray Jay giving a Northern Goshawk imitation at Sabattis Bog (a Blue Jay has been giving it every day since!). Red Crossbill - 6 (4 - two pairs along North Point Road and 2 along Sabattis Circle Road). White-winged Crossbill - 2 at the inlet area of Little Tupper Lake. I added a few photos to my Facebook page below. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbill nest/White-winged Crossbills/Golden Eagle & more
) On March 5, 2018, I observed a male White-winged Crossbill flying aggressively at a perched male Red Crossbill near the inlet of Little Tupper Lake (along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake). Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbill nest/White-winged Crossbills/Golden Eagle & more
) On March 5, 2018, I observed a male White-winged Crossbill flying aggressively at a perched male Red Crossbill near the inlet of Little Tupper Lake (along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake). Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYS Breeding Bird Atlas III Logo Design Contest!
Hi Everyone, Please see the following website for details regarding the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas III logo design contest (win $250!): https://ebird.org/about/new-york-state-breeding-bird-atlas-iii-logo-design-c ontest-win-250/ There are examples of other states' BBA logos listed on this site. Please feel free to forward (post) this information to other regional NYS list serves, or to artists who may be interested. Thank you! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYS Breeding Bird Atlas III Logo Design Contest!
Hi Everyone, Please see the following website for details regarding the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas III logo design contest (win $250!): https://ebird.org/about/new-york-state-breeding-bird-atlas-iii-logo-design-c ontest-win-250/ There are examples of other states' BBA logos listed on this site. Please feel free to forward (post) this information to other regional NYS list serves, or to artists who may be interested. Thank you! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills & more, plus returning species
The unusual warm-ups in the central Adirondacks added a bit of open water in strong current areas and waterfowl and gulls suddenly appeared (in February!). Red Crossbills continue to be widespread and White-winged Crossbills were particularly active on 2/28/18. Birding in an area along Route 30 in Long Lake we found at least a dozen and a highlight for me was observing aggression between two males. One male was foraging on spruce cones and began to look up with its bill completely open - it did this over and over as another male flew overhead. The flying male eventually evicted the foraging male and took its place. I've observed this behavior in male Red Crossbills and it was interesting to see it in male White-winged Crossbills also. Here are few observations from the past week: March 1, 2018 - My older son and I had appointments in the Potsdam - Canton area, so this wasn't a birding trip, but we did feed Gray Jays in Long Lake on our way. We saw 4 Gray Jays (2 pairs at 2 different stops) - White-winged Crossbills were heard along Route 30 and at Sabattis Bog - a Ruffed Grouse flew across Sabattis Circle Road - 4 Bald Eagles were observed on Tupper Lake - and 2 male Common Mergansers were observed on an open channel at Tupper Lake. Out birding on February 28, 2018 (beautiful, calm wind day!), we found the following 27 species by birding in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.), Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.), Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.): Canada Goose - ~8 on Long Lake Mallard - 4 on the outlet of Little Tupper Lake (also the inlet of Round Lake) Greater Scaup - 1 with the Mallards above Ruffed Grouse - foraging in a deciduous tree along Tahawus Road (in Newcomb) Bald Eagle - 2 (adult and juvenile) eating the remains of a large bird with black wings along the Hudson River (Tahawus Road in Newcomb) Sharp-shinned Hawk - flyover Route 28N Downy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female just north of John Dillon Park along Route 30 in Long Lake Pileated Woodpecker - several! Including 2 flyovers at the inlet area of Little Tupper Lake Gray Jay - 8! (2 along Rt. 30, 2 Round Lake Trailhead on Sabattis Circle Road, 2 at Sabattis Bog, and 2 along the Blueridge Road in North Hudson near the Sand Pond Marsh area) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 9! (flocks of 4, 3, and 2 along the Blueridge Road near the Sand Pond Marsh area) nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - singing! Golden-crowned Kinglet - several American Robin Purple Finch - many Red Crossbill - at least 10 (6 Rt. 30 in Long Lake, 2 females by the outlet of Little Tupper Lake, 1 at Sabattis Bog, and 1 at Sand Pond Marsh) Nice views! White-winged Crossbill - at least 14 (~12 along Route 30 in Long Lake, 1 heard at Sabattis Bog, and 1 heard at Sand Pond Marsh) Nice views! Pine Siskin - many! American Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird - 1 (Newcomb) Common Grackle - 1 (Newcomb) We also observed 2 Eastern Chipmunks along Route 421! Out birding on February 24, 2018 (some rain in the a.m., but not for long), our goal was finding Boreal Chickadees and White-winged Crossbills. We found the following 18 species by birding in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.), Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.), Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.): Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle - 2 (Long Lake and Newcomb) Hairy Woodpecker Gray Jay - 4 (pair at the Round Lake Trailhead and 2 at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of 4 and 3) in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity on the Blueridge Road - nice view! Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Purple Finch - many Red Crossbill - many! (Rt. 30, Sabattis Road, Rt. 421 - Horseshoe Lake Road (feeding on Hemlock cone seeds), Rt. 28N in Long Lake, Rt. 28N in Newcomb, Blueridge Road in Minerva and North Hudson) White-winged Crossbill - Nice view along Route 30 in Long Lake! More heard and flyovers near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson. Pine Siskin - many American Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills & more, plus returning species
The unusual warm-ups in the central Adirondacks added a bit of open water in strong current areas and waterfowl and gulls suddenly appeared (in February!). Red Crossbills continue to be widespread and White-winged Crossbills were particularly active on 2/28/18. Birding in an area along Route 30 in Long Lake we found at least a dozen and a highlight for me was observing aggression between two males. One male was foraging on spruce cones and began to look up with its bill completely open - it did this over and over as another male flew overhead. The flying male eventually evicted the foraging male and took its place. I've observed this behavior in male Red Crossbills and it was interesting to see it in male White-winged Crossbills also. Here are few observations from the past week: March 1, 2018 - My older son and I had appointments in the Potsdam - Canton area, so this wasn't a birding trip, but we did feed Gray Jays in Long Lake on our way. We saw 4 Gray Jays (2 pairs at 2 different stops) - White-winged Crossbills were heard along Route 30 and at Sabattis Bog - a Ruffed Grouse flew across Sabattis Circle Road - 4 Bald Eagles were observed on Tupper Lake - and 2 male Common Mergansers were observed on an open channel at Tupper Lake. Out birding on February 28, 2018 (beautiful, calm wind day!), we found the following 27 species by birding in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.), Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.), Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.): Canada Goose - ~8 on Long Lake Mallard - 4 on the outlet of Little Tupper Lake (also the inlet of Round Lake) Greater Scaup - 1 with the Mallards above Ruffed Grouse - foraging in a deciduous tree along Tahawus Road (in Newcomb) Bald Eagle - 2 (adult and juvenile) eating the remains of a large bird with black wings along the Hudson River (Tahawus Road in Newcomb) Sharp-shinned Hawk - flyover Route 28N Downy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female just north of John Dillon Park along Route 30 in Long Lake Pileated Woodpecker - several! Including 2 flyovers at the inlet area of Little Tupper Lake Gray Jay - 8! (2 along Rt. 30, 2 Round Lake Trailhead on Sabattis Circle Road, 2 at Sabattis Bog, and 2 along the Blueridge Road in North Hudson near the Sand Pond Marsh area) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 9! (flocks of 4, 3, and 2 along the Blueridge Road near the Sand Pond Marsh area) nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper - singing! Golden-crowned Kinglet - several American Robin Purple Finch - many Red Crossbill - at least 10 (6 Rt. 30 in Long Lake, 2 females by the outlet of Little Tupper Lake, 1 at Sabattis Bog, and 1 at Sand Pond Marsh) Nice views! White-winged Crossbill - at least 14 (~12 along Route 30 in Long Lake, 1 heard at Sabattis Bog, and 1 heard at Sand Pond Marsh) Nice views! Pine Siskin - many! American Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird - 1 (Newcomb) Common Grackle - 1 (Newcomb) We also observed 2 Eastern Chipmunks along Route 421! Out birding on February 24, 2018 (some rain in the a.m., but not for long), our goal was finding Boreal Chickadees and White-winged Crossbills. We found the following 18 species by birding in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.), Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.), Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.): Ruffed Grouse Bald Eagle - 2 (Long Lake and Newcomb) Hairy Woodpecker Gray Jay - 4 (pair at the Round Lake Trailhead and 2 at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of 4 and 3) in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity on the Blueridge Road - nice view! Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet Purple Finch - many Red Crossbill - many! (Rt. 30, Sabattis Road, Rt. 421 - Horseshoe Lake Road (feeding on Hemlock cone seeds), Rt. 28N in Long Lake, Rt. 28N in Newcomb, Blueridge Road in Minerva and North Hudson) White-winged Crossbill - Nice view along Route 30 in Long Lake! More heard and flyovers near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson. Pine Siskin - many American Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!
Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a gift (for an ear birder anyway!). We visited boreal habitat areas of Long Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis Station, and Lake Eaton) - (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties). The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling. The stars and moon were spectacular. The lakes made other-worldly sounds as the ice shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the past few days. A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a brilliant orb in our headlights. Snowmelt in February creates new dangers for a winter-white animal. During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were actively running around - I don't recall ever seeing this hibernating mammal active in February and I wondered what they will do if we return to "winter". Here is our species list: Ruffed Grouse - displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road! Wild Turkey Barred Owl - 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road! Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just north of John Dillon Park) Pileated Woodpecker - some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one flyover near Horseshoe Lake Gray Jay - 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (rare to see this winter!) Golden-crowned Kinglet Purple Finch - lots of singing! Red Crossbill - many! Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs), Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2 locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4 gritting with WWCRs), and several locations along the Blueridge Road (in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack cone seeds). White-winged Crossbill - many! Rt. 30 - several (views past John Dillon Park and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray Jays), Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2, and flock of at least 6 flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity Pine Siskin - many American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow - several at a feeder in Newcomb Dark-eyed Junco I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the rain/ice began (in Long Lake). A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along Sabattis Circle Road. Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one pair at Sabattis Bog. I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route 28N at the edge of Shaw Pond. One male was singing from the top of a Balsam Fir. A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around Sabattis Bog. I found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis Circle Road near a marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce and began to sing. It's nice to have nesting birds in winter! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!
Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a gift (for an ear birder anyway!). We visited boreal habitat areas of Long Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis Station, and Lake Eaton) - (Hamilton, St. Lawrence, and Essex Counties). The calm, cloudy day, turned into a calm, clear night for owling. The stars and moon were spectacular. The lakes made other-worldly sounds as the ice shifted and cracked from so many temperature extremes during the past few days. A Snowshoe Hare bounced across Sabattis Road like a brilliant orb in our headlights. Snowmelt in February creates new dangers for a winter-white animal. During the day, two Eastern Chipmunks were actively running around - I don't recall ever seeing this hibernating mammal active in February and I wondered what they will do if we return to "winter". Here is our species list: Ruffed Grouse - displaying bird at the side of Sabattis Circle Road! Wild Turkey Barred Owl - 3 calling at Lake Eaton in Long Lake Northern Saw-whet Owl - 1 tooting along Sabattis Circle Road! Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - female drumming and viewed along Route 30 (just north of John Dillon Park) Pileated Woodpecker - some drumming along Sabattis Circle Road and one flyover near Horseshoe Lake Gray Jay - 8; (pair at Round Lake Trailhead, 3 at Sabattis Bog, 2 at Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, and 1 heard one calling near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 7 (flocks of at least 4 and 3 in the vicinity of Sand Pond Marsh along the Blueridge Road) Nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch - 2 (rare to see this winter!) Golden-crowned Kinglet Purple Finch - lots of singing! Red Crossbill - many! Rt. 30, Sabattis Rd. (4 gritting with WWCRs), Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2 locations (2 gritting with PISIs, and 4 gritting with WWCRs), and several locations along the Blueridge Road (in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity, we observed 4 Red Crossbills feeding on Tamarack cone seeds). White-winged Crossbill - many! Rt. 30 - several (views past John Dillon Park and a pair with a female picking nesting material where we fed Gray Jays), Sabattis Rd. - 6, Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt. 421) - 2, and flock of at least 6 flying over us as we looked at the Boreal Chickadees in the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity Pine Siskin - many American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow - several at a feeder in Newcomb Dark-eyed Junco I went out today (February 23, 2018) for a quick trip just before the rain/ice began (in Long Lake). A Pileated Woodpecker loudly foraged along Sabattis Circle Road. Gray Jays are in nesting mode and I only saw one pair at Sabattis Bog. I spotted 2 male Red Crossbills perched along Route 28N at the edge of Shaw Pond. One male was singing from the top of a Balsam Fir. A White-winged Crossbill was calling as it flew around Sabattis Bog. I found 2 male White-winged Crossbills gritting in Sabattis Circle Road near a marsh area, and then one flew up to the top of a spruce and began to sing. It's nice to have nesting birds in winter! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills in the Adirondacks & more
ry Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 males (Sabattis Bog and North Point Road - this male was at the edge of the road about head height and we watched it forage for a long time - and left it still in the same place!) Pileated Woodpecker Gray Jay - 9 all in Long Lake (1 along Route 30, 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 6 at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 1 at the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity along the Blueridge Road in North Hudson Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Purple Finch Red Crossbill - many! (including a male that sang for a long time from the top of a White Pine near the triangle intersection along Sabattis Circle Road) White-winged Crossbill - many! (estimate was a couple dozen - Route 30 and many locations along Sabattis Circle Road) Pine Siskin American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (We also briefly saw a probable female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at a feeder location outside of Newcomb. I will keep an eye out and try to get a photo if I spot it again.) Lunch was at the Adirondack Trading Post in Long Lake on Saturday and at the Long Lake Diner on Sunday! We were fortunate to have a member of the NYS Young Birders Club attend (a 9th grader) with an adult birder from Rochester. They were staying over Sunday night, so we kept birding after everyone headed home. He had missed the Saturday field trip - and didn't get to see White-winged Crossbills or a Black-backed Woodpecker yet that day. We headed back to the WWCR locations in Long Lake and found many - singing right up until dark! Just before we left Sabattis Bog, a male Black-backed Woodpecker flew across the bog to a dead snag not far from us and the we had wonderful scope views! I was really happy that he got to see all the species he'd hoped to find that day! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills in the Adirondacks & more
ry Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 males (Sabattis Bog and North Point Road - this male was at the edge of the road about head height and we watched it forage for a long time - and left it still in the same place!) Pileated Woodpecker Gray Jay - 9 all in Long Lake (1 along Route 30, 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 6 at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 1 at the Sand Pond Marsh vicinity along the Blueridge Road in North Hudson Red-breasted Nuthatch Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Purple Finch Red Crossbill - many! (including a male that sang for a long time from the top of a White Pine near the triangle intersection along Sabattis Circle Road) White-winged Crossbill - many! (estimate was a couple dozen - Route 30 and many locations along Sabattis Circle Road) Pine Siskin American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco (We also briefly saw a probable female Rose-breasted Grosbeak at a feeder location outside of Newcomb. I will keep an eye out and try to get a photo if I spot it again.) Lunch was at the Adirondack Trading Post in Long Lake on Saturday and at the Long Lake Diner on Sunday! We were fortunate to have a member of the NYS Young Birders Club attend (a 9th grader) with an adult birder from Rochester. They were staying over Sunday night, so we kept birding after everyone headed home. He had missed the Saturday field trip - and didn't get to see White-winged Crossbills or a Black-backed Woodpecker yet that day. We headed back to the WWCR locations in Long Lake and found many - singing right up until dark! Just before we left Sabattis Bog, a male Black-backed Woodpecker flew across the bog to a dead snag not far from us and the we had wonderful scope views! I was really happy that he got to see all the species he'd hoped to find that day! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] question about White-winged Crossbills
Hi Raymond/All, I continue to find new locations for nesting White-winged Crossbills, but the best locations are in Long Lake - all along Route 30 from Long Lake to Sabattis Circle Road in appropriate habitat. On Sabattis Circle Road they are nesting along the northern 3 mile section and along the outlet of Little Tupper Lake (also the inlet of Round Lake). On Saturday, Feb. 10, during the NYS Ornithological Association winter weekend, we found at least a couple dozen, including Red and White-winged Crossbills gritting together. Two participants were staying over on Sunday night and later in the day when others headed home, we birded Long Lake until dark (a ninth grader and the woman who drove him up! - fun!) - the White-winged Crossbills sang until dark! We found more in additional locations that afternoon/evening. They are also nesting along the Hudson River in Tawahus (Newcomb) and in the Sand Pond Marsh area on the Blueridge Road (North Hudson) - but not close to the road. I will post the rest of the species we found last weekend as soon as I can. I've been visiting a likely nest location for White-winged Crossbills. They are making vocalizations I've never heard before (nothing like their typical calls - and you might not even think of this species from the sounds!). Matt Young was up from the Cornell Lab (& gave a fantastic talk on Red Crossbill types!) and he heard the vocalization I've been hearing and responded - "that was weird!" - he immediately had the same feeling that we were at a nest location. I'd love to record it. Heading out to bird.! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: bounce-122298868-13418...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-122298868-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Raymond M. Soff Jr. Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 6:54 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L <NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu> Subject: [nysbirds-l] question about White-winged Crossbills Hi, Has anyone seen or heard White-winged Crossbills in the area of Newcomb and Long Lake since the end of January? I read the very nice report that Joan Collins made at the end of last month, and I wanted to see the White-winged Crossbills, since. I would like to see the Boreal Chickadee and flocks of Red Crossbill, but White-winged would be my focus. My only encounter with them was a possible flock, on an overcast day, in Baxter State Park, Maine, in June 2000. Since this my be an irruption year, this year would be a great opportunity. Thank you. Sincerely, Raymond M. Soff J.r. Saddle Brook, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> ABA Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> 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/ --
RE: [nysbirds-l] question about White-winged Crossbills
Hi Raymond/All, I continue to find new locations for nesting White-winged Crossbills, but the best locations are in Long Lake - all along Route 30 from Long Lake to Sabattis Circle Road in appropriate habitat. On Sabattis Circle Road they are nesting along the northern 3 mile section and along the outlet of Little Tupper Lake (also the inlet of Round Lake). On Saturday, Feb. 10, during the NYS Ornithological Association winter weekend, we found at least a couple dozen, including Red and White-winged Crossbills gritting together. Two participants were staying over on Sunday night and later in the day when others headed home, we birded Long Lake until dark (a ninth grader and the woman who drove him up! - fun!) - the White-winged Crossbills sang until dark! We found more in additional locations that afternoon/evening. They are also nesting along the Hudson River in Tawahus (Newcomb) and in the Sand Pond Marsh area on the Blueridge Road (North Hudson) - but not close to the road. I will post the rest of the species we found last weekend as soon as I can. I've been visiting a likely nest location for White-winged Crossbills. They are making vocalizations I've never heard before (nothing like their typical calls - and you might not even think of this species from the sounds!). Matt Young was up from the Cornell Lab (& gave a fantastic talk on Red Crossbill types!) and he heard the vocalization I've been hearing and responded - "that was weird!" - he immediately had the same feeling that we were at a nest location. I'd love to record it. Heading out to bird.! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: bounce-122298868-13418...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-122298868-13418...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Raymond M. Soff Jr. Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 6:54 PM To: NYSBIRDS-L Subject: [nysbirds-l] question about White-winged Crossbills Hi, Has anyone seen or heard White-winged Crossbills in the area of Newcomb and Long Lake since the end of January? I read the very nice report that Joan Collins made at the end of last month, and I wanted to see the White-winged Crossbills, since. I would like to see the Boreal Chickadee and flocks of Red Crossbill, but White-winged would be my focus. My only encounter with them was a possible flock, on an overcast day, in Baxter State Park, Maine, in June 2000. Since this my be an irruption year, this year would be a great opportunity. Thank you. Sincerely, Raymond M. Soff J.r. Saddle Brook, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds <http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01> ABA Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills in the central Adirondacks & more
and Northern NY Audubon Areas visited: Long Lake (Rt. 30 and Sabattis Circle Road in Hamilton Co.), Horseshoe Lake Rd. (St. Lawrence Co.), Tupper Lake causeway (Franklin Co.), and Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.) Ruffed Grouse Mourning Dove (in boreal habitat in the middle of nowhere!) Bald Eagle - adult Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 seen by part of the group in Newcomb Pileated Woodpecker Gray Jay - 13 (groups of 1 & 2 along Rt. 30, 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 8 at Sabattis Bog - including the tailless Gray Jay (we ran into Jack Delehanty (the man who found the Ross's Gull last year) at Sabattis Bog and he immediately named the tailless Gray Jay "stubby" - it stuck with me and that is its name now!!!) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - nice view near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson (one of the participants got a terrific photo!) Red-breasted Nuthatch American Robin Purple Finch Red Crossbill - Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, Sanford Lane and Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, Boreas River Bridge along the Blueridge Road in Minerva, and Sand Pond Marsh area in North Hudson White-winged Crossbill - Sabattis Circle Road, (including a pair that was gritting with a pair of Red Crossbills at the intersection area!) and Sand Pond Marsh. Pine Siskin American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco 1/26/18 Long Lake, Newcomb, Minerva, North Hudson Ruffed Grouse - 4 (1 Newcomb, 3 Sabattis Circle Road) Wild Turkey Red-tailed Hawk - over Sabattis Circle Road (unusual) Black-backed Woodpecker - Sand Pond Marsh Gray Jay - 13 (1 in Newcomb, 12 in Long Lake) Boreal Chickadee - several at Sand Pond Marsh Red Crossbill - Rt. 28N Newcomb, town of Newcomb, Tahawus Road (6 gritting), Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson, and inlet of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake White-winged Crossbill - Tahawus Road (along the Hudson River), 6 at Sand Pond Marsh, and many at the outlet area of Little Tupper Lake along Sabattis Circle Road 1/22/18 Long Lake & Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co. on Rt. 421) Ruffed Grouse - 5 (4 Sabattis Road, and 1 Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt 421)) Red Crossbill - Round Lake Trailhead singing male with female (Sabattis Circle Road), Rt. 421 (Horseshoe Lake Road) flock eating Hemlock cone seeds near Bog River Falls and more flocks in the conifers on the drive to Horseshoe Lake. White-winged Crossbill - many locations along Route 30 in Long Lake, Rd. Lake Trailhead, south of the Rd. Lake Trailhead, at Sabattis Bog, north of Sabattis Bog, at a marsh just past the Round Lake Trailhead (2 males singing) and I found a pair gritting near the inlet of Horseshoe Lake. 1/21/18 Long Lake, Newcomb, Minerva, North Hudson Wild Turkey - displaying Amer. Robin - outlet of Little Tupper Lake Boreal Chickadee - at least 8 at Sand Pond Marsh Evening Grosbeak - heard in Newcomb (Blue Jays were flying in and other birds were leaving so I think I had just missed seeing it!) Red Crossbill - 8 (Hyslop Marsh in Newcomb), 2 Railroad crossing in Minerva (Rt. 28N), 8 Boreas River in Minerva (Rt. 28N), 10 Rt. 28N in Newcomb just south of Blueridge Road, 4 at Sand Pond Marsh, 10 along the Blueridge Road, and 10 at the inlet/outlet area of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake. White-winged Crossbill - calling birds at Sand Pond Marsh and singing birds along Route 30 in Long Lake 1/20/18 Long Lake Ruffed Grouse - 7! (including a group of 6 together in Sabattis Circle Road) Red Crossbill - pair near the inlet of Little Tupper Lake - male was singing White-winged Crossbill - 5 (several singing; a pair buzzed the Red Crossbill pair as they were gritting) 1/19/18 Long Lake I swung through Sabattis Circle Road on a trip to Potsdam and found ~40 White-winged Crossbills feeding at the north end of the road (not far from where it intersects route 30). 1/14/18 Long Lake and Newcomb Ruffed Grouse - 8 along Sabattis Circle Road Black-backed Woodpecker - female along Tahawus Road Snow Bunting - flock under feeders at a home in Newcomb and several were perched along the roof line! (more of all the finches listed above) 1/7/18 Long Lake (temp was -27) American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins were gritting together at the intersection area along Sabattis Circle Road and a male Red Crossbill joined them. It kept showing aggression toward the Amer. Goldfinches. Red Crossbill males show aggression by opening their bills as wide as they will go. It worked well to scare off the goldfinches and it was comical to observe! The Red Crossbill did not pick on the Pine Siskins, just the goldfinches. I will add photos to my Facebook page. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills in the central Adirondacks & more
and Northern NY Audubon Areas visited: Long Lake (Rt. 30 and Sabattis Circle Road in Hamilton Co.), Horseshoe Lake Rd. (St. Lawrence Co.), Tupper Lake causeway (Franklin Co.), and Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson (Essex Co.) Ruffed Grouse Mourning Dove (in boreal habitat in the middle of nowhere!) Bald Eagle - adult Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 seen by part of the group in Newcomb Pileated Woodpecker Gray Jay - 13 (groups of 1 & 2 along Rt. 30, 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 8 at Sabattis Bog - including the tailless Gray Jay (we ran into Jack Delehanty (the man who found the Ross's Gull last year) at Sabattis Bog and he immediately named the tailless Gray Jay "stubby" - it stuck with me and that is its name now!!!) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - nice view near Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson (one of the participants got a terrific photo!) Red-breasted Nuthatch American Robin Purple Finch Red Crossbill - Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, Sanford Lane and Santanoni Dr. in Newcomb, Boreas River Bridge along the Blueridge Road in Minerva, and Sand Pond Marsh area in North Hudson White-winged Crossbill - Sabattis Circle Road, (including a pair that was gritting with a pair of Red Crossbills at the intersection area!) and Sand Pond Marsh. Pine Siskin American Goldfinch American Tree Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco 1/26/18 Long Lake, Newcomb, Minerva, North Hudson Ruffed Grouse - 4 (1 Newcomb, 3 Sabattis Circle Road) Wild Turkey Red-tailed Hawk - over Sabattis Circle Road (unusual) Black-backed Woodpecker - Sand Pond Marsh Gray Jay - 13 (1 in Newcomb, 12 in Long Lake) Boreal Chickadee - several at Sand Pond Marsh Red Crossbill - Rt. 28N Newcomb, town of Newcomb, Tahawus Road (6 gritting), Sand Pond Marsh in North Hudson, and inlet of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake White-winged Crossbill - Tahawus Road (along the Hudson River), 6 at Sand Pond Marsh, and many at the outlet area of Little Tupper Lake along Sabattis Circle Road 1/22/18 Long Lake & Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co. on Rt. 421) Ruffed Grouse - 5 (4 Sabattis Road, and 1 Horseshoe Lake Rd. (Rt 421)) Red Crossbill - Round Lake Trailhead singing male with female (Sabattis Circle Road), Rt. 421 (Horseshoe Lake Road) flock eating Hemlock cone seeds near Bog River Falls and more flocks in the conifers on the drive to Horseshoe Lake. White-winged Crossbill - many locations along Route 30 in Long Lake, Rd. Lake Trailhead, south of the Rd. Lake Trailhead, at Sabattis Bog, north of Sabattis Bog, at a marsh just past the Round Lake Trailhead (2 males singing) and I found a pair gritting near the inlet of Horseshoe Lake. 1/21/18 Long Lake, Newcomb, Minerva, North Hudson Wild Turkey - displaying Amer. Robin - outlet of Little Tupper Lake Boreal Chickadee - at least 8 at Sand Pond Marsh Evening Grosbeak - heard in Newcomb (Blue Jays were flying in and other birds were leaving so I think I had just missed seeing it!) Red Crossbill - 8 (Hyslop Marsh in Newcomb), 2 Railroad crossing in Minerva (Rt. 28N), 8 Boreas River in Minerva (Rt. 28N), 10 Rt. 28N in Newcomb just south of Blueridge Road, 4 at Sand Pond Marsh, 10 along the Blueridge Road, and 10 at the inlet/outlet area of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake. White-winged Crossbill - calling birds at Sand Pond Marsh and singing birds along Route 30 in Long Lake 1/20/18 Long Lake Ruffed Grouse - 7! (including a group of 6 together in Sabattis Circle Road) Red Crossbill - pair near the inlet of Little Tupper Lake - male was singing White-winged Crossbill - 5 (several singing; a pair buzzed the Red Crossbill pair as they were gritting) 1/19/18 Long Lake I swung through Sabattis Circle Road on a trip to Potsdam and found ~40 White-winged Crossbills feeding at the north end of the road (not far from where it intersects route 30). 1/14/18 Long Lake and Newcomb Ruffed Grouse - 8 along Sabattis Circle Road Black-backed Woodpecker - female along Tahawus Road Snow Bunting - flock under feeders at a home in Newcomb and several were perched along the roof line! (more of all the finches listed above) 1/7/18 Long Lake (temp was -27) American Goldfinches and Pine Siskins were gritting together at the intersection area along Sabattis Circle Road and a male Red Crossbill joined them. It kept showing aggression toward the Amer. Goldfinches. Red Crossbill males show aggression by opening their bills as wide as they will go. It worked well to scare off the goldfinches and it was comical to observe! The Red Crossbill did not pick on the Pine Siskins, just the goldfinches. I will add photos to my Facebook page. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http
[nysbirds-l] Long Lake Parks & Recreation/NNY Audubon Jan. 27-28, 2018 Winter Birding Weekend
Hi Everyone, Here is a link to the Winter Birding Weekend in the Adirondacks (yet another!) being held on January 27-28, 2018, co-sponsored by the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department and Northern NY Audubon: https://mylonglake.com/winter-birding/ Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Long Lake Parks & Recreation/NNY Audubon Jan. 27-28, 2018 Winter Birding Weekend
Hi Everyone, Here is a link to the Winter Birding Weekend in the Adirondacks (yet another!) being held on January 27-28, 2018, co-sponsored by the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department and Northern NY Audubon: https://mylonglake.com/winter-birding/ Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Winter Weekend in Adirondacks Feb. 10-11, 2018
Information about the NYS Ornithological Association's Winter Weekend in the Adirondacks is below: Winter Weekend in the Central Adirondacks! Saturday & Sunday, February 10-11, 2018 Cold weather got you down? Join us February 10-11 for a birding weekend in the central Adirondacks and see some birds that really know how to cope with winter. With a one-in-twenty-year bumper food crop on the trees of the Adirondacks, this is the year to see finches and boreal birds in New York State. The weekend events include two field trips, a birding workshop, and the opportunity to socialize with birders from all over New York State. For those able to arrive in Long Lake by 7 a.m. on Saturday, NYSOA will offer a pre-workshop field trip led by Joan Collins and Matt Young. At 4:00 p.m. Matt Young will give a presentation on "Crossbills of New York: Status and Flight Call Identification." A group dinner will be held at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, Matt Young, Joan Collins, and Mary Beth Warburton will lead the main field trip beginning at 7:00 a.m. While the workshop is free and open to the public, both field trips are limited to 20 participants and pre-registration is required. Registration is first-come, first-served with preference given to NYSOA members and youth members of the NYS Young Birders Club. Read all the details and find out how to register and where to stay by visiting http://www.nybirds.org/ . Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Winter Weekend in Adirondacks Feb. 10-11, 2018
Information about the NYS Ornithological Association's Winter Weekend in the Adirondacks is below: Winter Weekend in the Central Adirondacks! Saturday & Sunday, February 10-11, 2018 Cold weather got you down? Join us February 10-11 for a birding weekend in the central Adirondacks and see some birds that really know how to cope with winter. With a one-in-twenty-year bumper food crop on the trees of the Adirondacks, this is the year to see finches and boreal birds in New York State. The weekend events include two field trips, a birding workshop, and the opportunity to socialize with birders from all over New York State. For those able to arrive in Long Lake by 7 a.m. on Saturday, NYSOA will offer a pre-workshop field trip led by Joan Collins and Matt Young. At 4:00 p.m. Matt Young will give a presentation on "Crossbills of New York: Status and Flight Call Identification." A group dinner will be held at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake Saturday evening. On Sunday morning, Matt Young, Joan Collins, and Mary Beth Warburton will lead the main field trip beginning at 7:00 a.m. While the workshop is free and open to the public, both field trips are limited to 20 participants and pre-registration is required. Registration is first-come, first-served with preference given to NYSOA members and youth members of the NYS Young Birders Club. Read all the details and find out how to register and where to stay by visiting http://www.nybirds.org/ . Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills & more, plus mammals!
e White-winged Crossbills on 12/16/17 and I believe the dog bark vocalization was meant to scare me away because they wanted the food (or maybe there was some other reason for the raven to imitate a dog!). They saw me 2 days later near the Little Tupper Lake inlet and the raven barked again! It seems as if Common Ravens have an endless variety of vocalizations. 12/15/17 Minerva (Essex Co.) - a Red Crossbill was singing near the Lindsay Marsh Trailhead 12/11/17 Long Lake - 2 adult Bald Eagles and 13 Common Ravens were feeding together on a male deer carcass out on Long Lake - the ice had just formed and it appeared that the deer didn't make it across the lake. 12/9/17 Long Lake/Newcomb/Minerva/North Hudson (Hamilton and Essex Counties) Out with an ornithology class from St. Lawrence Univ. we found 19 species in boreal habitat. Here are some of the birds found: Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 (male in N. Hudson and female in Minerva) Gray Jay - 8 (2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, 5 at Sabattis Bog, and 1 heard near Sand Pond Marsh in N. Hudson) Boreal Chickadee - many in North Hudson! Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet American Robin Purple Finch Red Crossbill - several heard calling at Sand Pond Marsh in N. Hudson White-winged Crossbill - pair observed at the Round Lake Trailhead feeding on Red Spruce cones Pine Siskin Amer. Goldfinch Dark-eyed Junco We also observed Bobcat tracks! 12/4/17 Long Lake: Mammals: Coyotes howled outside our home. 4 Muskrats observed on Little Tupper Lake (2 at the inlet and 2 at the outlet). 3 River Otters running on the ice on Long Lake and fishing in open water. 12/3/17 Minerva and North Hudson I fed a friendly Gray Jay in Minerva. Near the Sand Pond Marsh in N. Hudson, I found a male Black-backed Woodpecker and a flock of over 15 Boreal Chickadees near sunset - this is the largest flock I've ever found and I suspect it was several groups that came together just before sunset (earlier, I found 3 Boreal Chickadees in the same location). There was a lot of chasing (the commotion attracted the Black-backed Woodpecker also!). I also found a flock of over 20 Red Crossbills. 12/2/17 Piercefield (St. Lawrence Co.) I drove to Horseshoe Lake and had a really memorable morning. I observed 3 River Otters interacting, running across the lake, vocalizing, popping up through the ice - exciting! I also spent over an hour observing 2 female Red Crossbills foraging and gritting in the road. Sadly, there was a dead Muskrat in the middle of Route 30 on my drive. 12/1/17 Long Lake - a Barred Owl gave its rare scream call twice (you could never sleep through this vocalization!) The scream lifted me out of bed over the baby monitor we use to bring in outside sounds. I've posted a number of photos on my Facebook page (including the River Otters!). Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Paul Spots Gyrfalcon
Forwarded message below with a Christmas Day sighting of the Gyrfalcon. Monty’s Bay Marina (on Lake Champlain, Town of Chazy in Clinton Co.) is just a few miles from the original sighting on Moffitt Road. How exciting for Paul! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 2:55 PM To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: NNYBirds: Paul Spots Gyrfalcon Paul just phone me as he was watching the gyrfalcon eating a meal at Monty's Bay Marina 2'45. A roughie was in the area too. On his birding outing he found a red-shouldered hawk at Wilcox Dock. That coupled with the golden reported at Point au Roche made Christmas Day a raptor day. I wish I could get out to see these great birds. JUDY Heintz __._,_.___ _ Posted by: Judith Heintz <judyfhei...@yahoo.com <mailto:judyfhei...@yahoo.com> > _ <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/messages/16652;_ylc=X3oDMTJwazUycmdqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEbXNnSWQDMTY2NTIEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy?act=reply=16652> Reply via web post • <mailto:judyfhei...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Paul%20Spots%20Gyrfalcon> Reply to sender • <mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Paul%20Spots%20Gyrfalcon> Reply to group • <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcXZ2b3U4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy> Start a New Topic • <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/topics/16652;_ylc=X3oDMTM1am1xYWM5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEbXNnSWQDMTY2NTIEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIyBHRwY0lkAzE2NjUy> Messages in this topic (1) _ <https://s.yimg.com/ru/static/images/yg/img/megaphone/1464031581_phpFA8bON> <https://yho.com/1wwmgg> Have you tried the highest rated email app? With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. _ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcjBndjB1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy> Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJjbzU3aDNlBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzE1MTQyMzE5MjQ-> • <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> Privacy • <mailto:northern_ny_birds-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Unsubscribe • <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> Terms of Use . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=431203/grpspId=1705065787/msgId=16652/stime=1514231922> <http://y.analytics.yahoo.com/fpc.pl?ywarid=515FB27823A7407E=10001310322279=no=img=CP> __,_._,___ -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Paul Spots Gyrfalcon
Forwarded message below with a Christmas Day sighting of the Gyrfalcon. Monty’s Bay Marina (on Lake Champlain, Town of Chazy in Clinton Co.) is just a few miles from the original sighting on Moffitt Road. How exciting for Paul! Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, December 25, 2017 2:55 PM To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: NNYBirds: Paul Spots Gyrfalcon Paul just phone me as he was watching the gyrfalcon eating a meal at Monty's Bay Marina 2'45. A roughie was in the area too. On his birding outing he found a red-shouldered hawk at Wilcox Dock. That coupled with the golden reported at Point au Roche made Christmas Day a raptor day. I wish I could get out to see these great birds. JUDY Heintz __._,_.___ _ Posted by: Judith Heintz mailto:judyfhei...@yahoo.com> > _ <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/messages/16652;_ylc=X3oDMTJwazUycmdqBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEbXNnSWQDMTY2NTIEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDcnBseQRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy?act=reply=16652> Reply via web post • <mailto:judyfhei...@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Paul%20Spots%20Gyrfalcon> Reply to sender • <mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Re%3A%20Paul%20Spots%20Gyrfalcon> Reply to group • <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/newtopic;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcXZ2b3U4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDbnRwYwRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy> Start a New Topic • <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/conversations/topics/16652;_ylc=X3oDMTM1am1xYWM5BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEbXNnSWQDMTY2NTIEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDdnRwYwRzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIyBHRwY0lkAzE2NjUy> Messages in this topic (1) _ <https://s.yimg.com/ru/static/images/yg/img/megaphone/1464031581_phpFA8bON> <https://yho.com/1wwmgg> Have you tried the highest rated email app? With 4.5 stars in iTunes, the Yahoo Mail app is the highest rated email app on the market. What are you waiting for? Now you can access all your inboxes (Gmail, Outlook, AOL and more) in one place. Never delete an email again with 1000GB of free cloud storage. _ All postings to Northern_NY_Birds are protected by copyright law. <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Northern_NY_Birds/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJkcjBndjB1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA3Z0bARzbGsDdmdocARzdGltZQMxNTE0MjMxOTIy> Visit Your Group <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJjbzU3aDNlBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzQzMTIwMwRncnBzcElkAzE3MDUwNjU3ODcEc2VjA2Z0cgRzbGsDZ2ZwBHN0aW1lAzE1MTQyMzE5MjQ-> • <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> Privacy • <mailto:northern_ny_birds-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> Unsubscribe • <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> Terms of Use . <http://geo.yahoo.com/serv?s=97359714/grpId=431203/grpspId=1705065787/msgId=16652/stime=1514231922> <http://y.analytics.yahoo.com/fpc.pl?ywarid=515FB27823A7407E=10001310322279=no=img=CP> __,_._,___ -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins/mammals & more
-winged Blackbird - 2 at a feeder in Newcomb 11/14/17 - 11/15/17 Jefferson County I drove over to Jefferson County late on 11/14/17 to stay overnight (at the Duck Away Motel in Chaumont - yes, it is decorated for duck hunters!). I was on Point Peninsula in fading light and the deafening sounds of a huge flock of Tundra Swans in a protected bay was remarkable. I visited Cape Vincent, Point Peninsula, Point Salubrious, and Pillar Point. Here are the species from 11/15/17: Canada Goose Mute Swan Tundra Swan American Black Duck Mallard Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey White-rumped Sandpiper - hanging out with 4 different gull species on a sandbar off Point Salubrious! Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk - 3 (2 light and 1 dark morph) Northern Flicker American Kestrel Blue Jay Amer. Crow Horned Lark Black-capped Chickadee Golden-crowned Kinglet Amer. Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing - huge flock on Point Peninsula (more than a hundred) House Finch Yellow-rumped Warbler - flock of more than 20 on Point Peninsula near an insect hatch American Tree Sparrow Mammals: Multiple Beavers and River Otters are regularly observed on Shaw Pond in Long Lake - often using the same small sections of open water! There are several Beaver lodges on this shallow body of water. A Muskrat has been feeding at the edge of ice holes on Little Tupper Lake near the inlet - on vegetation (likely Pickerel Weed) and mussels (leaving piles of mussel shells behind). I observed a Bobcat on 11/18/17! (Pelts can go for over $1,000, so I would never disclose locations for this species.) I posted photos on my Facebook page below. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins/mammals & more
-winged Blackbird - 2 at a feeder in Newcomb 11/14/17 - 11/15/17 Jefferson County I drove over to Jefferson County late on 11/14/17 to stay overnight (at the Duck Away Motel in Chaumont - yes, it is decorated for duck hunters!). I was on Point Peninsula in fading light and the deafening sounds of a huge flock of Tundra Swans in a protected bay was remarkable. I visited Cape Vincent, Point Peninsula, Point Salubrious, and Pillar Point. Here are the species from 11/15/17: Canada Goose Mute Swan Tundra Swan American Black Duck Mallard Bufflehead Common Goldeneye Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Red-breasted Merganser Wild Turkey White-rumped Sandpiper - hanging out with 4 different gull species on a sandbar off Point Salubrious! Bonaparte's Gull Ring-billed Gull Herring Gull Great Black-backed Gull Common Loon Double-crested Cormorant Great Blue Heron Northern Harrier Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk - 3 (2 light and 1 dark morph) Northern Flicker American Kestrel Blue Jay Amer. Crow Horned Lark Black-capped Chickadee Golden-crowned Kinglet Amer. Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing - huge flock on Point Peninsula (more than a hundred) House Finch Yellow-rumped Warbler - flock of more than 20 on Point Peninsula near an insect hatch American Tree Sparrow Mammals: Multiple Beavers and River Otters are regularly observed on Shaw Pond in Long Lake - often using the same small sections of open water! There are several Beaver lodges on this shallow body of water. A Muskrat has been feeding at the edge of ice holes on Little Tupper Lake near the inlet - on vegetation (likely Pickerel Weed) and mussels (leaving piles of mussel shells behind). I observed a Bobcat on 11/18/17! (Pelts can go for over $1,000, so I would never disclose locations for this species.) I posted photos on my Facebook page below. Joan Collins Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose in Malone (Franklin Co.)
I am posting on behalf of Hollis White (he is having trouble posting to the list). Hollis and Denise White found a Pink-footed Goose at the Malone Recreational Park yesterday (Wed. Nov. 8, 2017) among the hordes of Snow Geese (a major birding attraction at this location in Nov.!). Hollis plans to be at the park again today. This appears to be a first record for this species in Franklin County. I heard about this sighting from Willie D'Anna (thanks Willie!) this morning. (Hollis sent a photo of the goose to a friend in Canada, who forwarded it to Willie and he identified the goose.) I called Hollis this morning to confirm the location and he asked me to post on his behalf. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose in Malone (Franklin Co.)
I am posting on behalf of Hollis White (he is having trouble posting to the list). Hollis and Denise White found a Pink-footed Goose at the Malone Recreational Park yesterday (Wed. Nov. 8, 2017) among the hordes of Snow Geese (a major birding attraction at this location in Nov.!). Hollis plans to be at the park again today. This appears to be a first record for this species in Franklin County. I heard about this sighting from Willie D'Anna (thanks Willie!) this morning. (Hollis sent a photo of the goose to a friend in Canada, who forwarded it to Willie and he identified the goose.) I called Hollis this morning to confirm the location and he asked me to post on his behalf. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins/Boreal Chickadees/Black-backed Woodpeckers and more
ouncing up and down while hanging on a spindly branch at the top of a Cherry tree eating cherries! Eating cherries at this time of year is a documented Pileated Woodpecker behavior, but this is the first time I've observed it. 9/30/17 - First of the season White-crowned Sparrow found during the field trip on the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (St. Lawrence Co.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins/Boreal Chickadees/Black-backed Woodpeckers and more
ouncing up and down while hanging on a spindly branch at the top of a Cherry tree eating cherries! Eating cherries at this time of year is a documented Pileated Woodpecker behavior, but this is the first time I've observed it. 9/30/17 - First of the season White-crowned Sparrow found during the field trip on the Low's Ridge - Upper Dam Trail (St. Lawrence Co.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskin irruption/Tailless Gray Jay at Sabattis Bog
I've been finding small numbers of Pine Siskins since July (in September siskins were often observed associating with Red Crossbills), and now flocks are moving in. Traveling home from downstate on 10/21/17, I took a detour down Powley Road (southern Hamilton Co.) and found a flock of ~40 Pine Siskins. A Sharp-shinned Hawk pursued one (chasing it from the flock), but was unsuccessful in catching it. (I don't recommend birding this area right now - the road was lined with hunter trucks and lots of people camping.) Today, I went out this morning to see Gray Jays. I stopped at 4 locations in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and found Pine Siskin flocks at 3 of my stops! We have plenty of food so I suspect the flocks are moving in, and not just through, the area. Also of note: A tailless Gray Jay showed up among the 5 Gray Jays at my Sabattis Bog stop. It looked really odd and struggled to fly - it was reminiscent of an Amer. Woodcock in its flight. It didn't appear to "know" me and was skittish. The bird followed the other Gray Jays as they cached food I brought, but they chased it away. I posted a photo of the tailless Gray Jay on my Facebook page below. Purple Finches are moving around and I hear them everywhere I go. Red Crossbills are finished nesting but still in the area (and will likely nest again in winter). I'll post more sightings by tomorrow. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Pine Siskin irruption/Tailless Gray Jay at Sabattis Bog
I've been finding small numbers of Pine Siskins since July (in September siskins were often observed associating with Red Crossbills), and now flocks are moving in. Traveling home from downstate on 10/21/17, I took a detour down Powley Road (southern Hamilton Co.) and found a flock of ~40 Pine Siskins. A Sharp-shinned Hawk pursued one (chasing it from the flock), but was unsuccessful in catching it. (I don't recommend birding this area right now - the road was lined with hunter trucks and lots of people camping.) Today, I went out this morning to see Gray Jays. I stopped at 4 locations in Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and found Pine Siskin flocks at 3 of my stops! We have plenty of food so I suspect the flocks are moving in, and not just through, the area. Also of note: A tailless Gray Jay showed up among the 5 Gray Jays at my Sabattis Bog stop. It looked really odd and struggled to fly - it was reminiscent of an Amer. Woodcock in its flight. It didn't appear to "know" me and was skittish. The bird followed the other Gray Jays as they cached food I brought, but they chased it away. I posted a photo of the tailless Gray Jay on my Facebook page below. Purple Finches are moving around and I hear them everywhere I go. Red Crossbills are finished nesting but still in the area (and will likely nest again in winter). I'll post more sightings by tomorrow. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Petition to list Bicknell's Thrush under the ESA declined
All, This Washington Post piece, Interior Department rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several linked to climate change, may be of interest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/05/interio r-department-rejects-25-endangered-species-petitions-including-several-linke d-to-climate-change/?utm_term=.0cdb7818d1eb The petition to list Bicknell's Thrush was made in 2010 and after 7 years waiting for the decision, it was rejected by the Interior Department. I'd like to post the reaction that I loudly vented to my husband, but none of it would be allowed on the lists. I'm beyond furious. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Petition to list Bicknell's Thrush under the ESA declined
All, This Washington Post piece, Interior Department rejects 25 endangered species petitions, including several linked to climate change, may be of interest: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/05/interio r-department-rejects-25-endangered-species-petitions-including-several-linke d-to-climate-change/?utm_term=.0cdb7818d1eb The petition to list Bicknell's Thrush was made in 2010 and after 7 years waiting for the decision, it was rejected by the Interior Department. I'd like to post the reaction that I loudly vented to my husband, but none of it would be allowed on the lists. I'm beyond furious. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] New trail in boreal habitat/Red Crossbills feeding fledglings/Pine Siskins/Warblers & more
Circle Road. Six Gray Jays along the road (groups of 2, 1, and 3), Cedar Waxwing family, Black-backed Woodpecker and Palm Warblers at Sabattis Bog, and Eastern Bluebirds in hamlet of Long Lake. 9/2/17 Massawepie Mire bike trip (St. Lawrence Co.) I biked at Massawepie to Silver Brook in the afternoon. I stopped on the drive to check Deer Pond - I observed an adult Common Loon with an older chick - so the nest that I posted in June, that was on a log at the edge of the road, worked out! Blackberries were ripe and it was so distracting on the drive-in, that I nearly ran out of time for the bike ride! I had a beautiful "forest bathing" experience (if you are not familiar with this, you can google it!) at Silver Brook (one of my favorite places). I laid under a huge White Pine watching the ripples from Silver Brook reflected on the branches and needles above me (it was mesmerizing) and I observed the insects/arachnids going about their lives all around me.I listened to birds and crickets.I slept.anyway, it was lovely! (I was telling my younger son about Forest Bathing and that it is popular among Millenials like himself. He had a long, very funny response, and said it sounded more like a "60s-thing"! He may be right!) It is always hard to leave Massawepie! Here are some of the species found: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sandhill Crane - family of 3 along Dugal Road in Tupper Lake (on my drive) Common Loon - adult with chick on Deer Pond along Massawepie Rd. Broad-winged Hawk - 2 Black-backed Woodpecker - female just before Silver Brook (yelling at 2 Common Ravens) Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe - 2 Gray Jay - 2 by the Little Tupper Lake inlet (on my drive) Winter Wren Hermit Thrush Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow - just 1! Nice view! Common Grackle - huge flock observed on my drive home along Route 30 in Tupper Lake 8/30/17 Wolf Pond Trail in North Hudson (Essex Co.) This is the trail I described above. Species from the hike: Common Loon - 1 Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Broad-winged Hawk - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 3 (1 female foraging near an old ATV trail on the southeastern side of the pond, and 2 males foraging close together in a tree behind the new lean-to (not too far from the female) - I assume it was an adult male with a young male) Northern Flicker Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (two different groups of 3 and 2) Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 5 (two different flocks of at least 2 and 3) Red-breasted Nuthatch - several Brown Creeper - several Winter Wren - many including one singing Golden-crowned Kinglet - many Swainson's Thrush - several Hermit Thrush - several American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - many (particularly in the first half of the hike) American Goldfinch Ovenbird - nice view! Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler - nice view! Black-throated Blue Warbler - singing Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] New trail in boreal habitat/Red Crossbills feeding fledglings/Pine Siskins/Warblers & more
Circle Road. Six Gray Jays along the road (groups of 2, 1, and 3), Cedar Waxwing family, Black-backed Woodpecker and Palm Warblers at Sabattis Bog, and Eastern Bluebirds in hamlet of Long Lake. 9/2/17 Massawepie Mire bike trip (St. Lawrence Co.) I biked at Massawepie to Silver Brook in the afternoon. I stopped on the drive to check Deer Pond - I observed an adult Common Loon with an older chick - so the nest that I posted in June, that was on a log at the edge of the road, worked out! Blackberries were ripe and it was so distracting on the drive-in, that I nearly ran out of time for the bike ride! I had a beautiful "forest bathing" experience (if you are not familiar with this, you can google it!) at Silver Brook (one of my favorite places). I laid under a huge White Pine watching the ripples from Silver Brook reflected on the branches and needles above me (it was mesmerizing) and I observed the insects/arachnids going about their lives all around me.I listened to birds and crickets.I slept.anyway, it was lovely! (I was telling my younger son about Forest Bathing and that it is popular among Millenials like himself. He had a long, very funny response, and said it sounded more like a "60s-thing"! He may be right!) It is always hard to leave Massawepie! Here are some of the species found: Ruby-throated Hummingbird Sandhill Crane - family of 3 along Dugal Road in Tupper Lake (on my drive) Common Loon - adult with chick on Deer Pond along Massawepie Rd. Broad-winged Hawk - 2 Black-backed Woodpecker - female just before Silver Brook (yelling at 2 Common Ravens) Northern Flicker Eastern Phoebe - 2 Gray Jay - 2 by the Little Tupper Lake inlet (on my drive) Winter Wren Hermit Thrush Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow - just 1! Nice view! Common Grackle - huge flock observed on my drive home along Route 30 in Tupper Lake 8/30/17 Wolf Pond Trail in North Hudson (Essex Co.) This is the trail I described above. Species from the hike: Common Loon - 1 Double-crested Cormorant - 3 Broad-winged Hawk - 2 Belted Kingfisher - 1 Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 3 (1 female foraging near an old ATV trail on the southeastern side of the pond, and 2 males foraging close together in a tree behind the new lean-to (not too far from the female) - I assume it was an adult male with a young male) Northern Flicker Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (two different groups of 3 and 2) Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 5 (two different flocks of at least 2 and 3) Red-breasted Nuthatch - several Brown Creeper - several Winter Wren - many including one singing Golden-crowned Kinglet - many Swainson's Thrush - several Hermit Thrush - several American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - many (particularly in the first half of the hike) American Goldfinch Ovenbird - nice view! Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler - nice view! Black-throated Blue Warbler - singing Yellow-rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Winter Finch Forecast 2017 - 2018 by Ron Pittaway
Hi Everyone, Here is a link to Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast for 2017-2018: http://www.jeaniron.ca/2017/wff17.htm An exciting winter ahead! (Red and White-winged Crossbills nested in the Adirondacks this summer, and Pine Siskins are moving in now. I'll post more observations in a separate email message.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Winter Finch Forecast 2017 - 2018 by Ron Pittaway
Hi Everyone, Here is a link to Ron Pittaway's Winter Finch Forecast for 2017-2018: http://www.jeaniron.ca/2017/wff17.htm An exciting winter ahead! (Red and White-winged Crossbills nested in the Adirondacks this summer, and Pine Siskins are moving in now. I'll post more observations in a separate email message.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Sandhill Cranes/Boreal Chickadees/Black-backed Woodpecker & more
American Black Duck Mallard Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe - still feeding young at Shaw Pond in Long Lake! Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Virginia Rail - several at Shaw Pond in Long Lake! Sandhill Crane - 3 (one juvenile) in Tupper Lake along Dugal Road! Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - several Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle - adult at Tupper Lake Broad-winged Hawk - 2 Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - several! Hairy Woodpecker - several Black-backed Woodpecker - female along the Tahawus Road in Newcomb! Northern Flicker - 1 Pileated Woodpecker - 1 Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 6 (3 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 3 at Sabattis Bog - all in Long Lake) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 5 at the marsh along the Blueridge Road in North Hudson; nice views! Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin - many on the move Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch - several Red Crossbill - many; 8 at the marsh along the Blueridge Road; more heard along the Hudson River at Tahawus Road; at Sabattis Road birds were calling near the Little Tupper Lake inlet and Sabattis Bog White-winged Crossbill - 1 male observed at the marsh along the Blueridge Road American Goldfinch Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat Magnolia Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Rose-breasted Grosbeak - female I give weekly talks at The Hedges in Blue Mountain Lake where I am usually outside. On 8/24/17, we were inside due to colder temps, but with the windows open. Attendees told me they had been hearing a Barred Owl each night. My presentation has lots of audio sounds and Barred Owl is one of them. As I was breaking down my projector/computer, a Barred Owl began to vocalize right outside the window! I suspect it was looking for the "Barred Owl" it heard inside the building! My older son and I observed the Tupper Lake Sandhill Crane family (3) along Dugal Road in Tupper Lake on 8/23/17. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Sandhill Cranes/Boreal Chickadees & more
Hamilton, Essex, and Franklin Counties I continue to find Red and White-winged Crossbills in the central - northern Adirondack areas. Red Crossbills are widespread (on 8/10, calling Red Crossbills flew over the Round Lake Trail in Long Lake). White-winged Crossbills have been found in Bloomingdale locations, North Hudson along the Blueridge Road, Tahawus Road in Newcomb, and the Spring Pond Bog Preserve in Tupper Lake. Within the past week, female Red Crossbills have been observed with males, so it is likely the young are old enough to be left alone in nests now. I have not yet observed a fledgling, but expect to see one any day. Red Crossbills appear to be feeding exclusively on Tamarack cones. White-winged Crossbills often perch in the Tamaracks, and I've observed them foraging on Tamarack cones with Red Crossbills. But I haven't observed a lot of White-winged Crossbill foraging behavior. The Tupper Lake Sandhill Cranes were observed on 8/14/17 along Dugal Road (N) feeding in tall vegetation, so you could only see their heads. We only saw 3 (one juvenile) - hopefully, the second juvenile was out of sight for some reason. Also on 8/14/17, the Virginia Rail family was still at Shaw Pond in Long Lake, along with a singing Northern Waterthrush and calling Merlin! Flycatchers, including Olive-sided, were abundant in a remote wetland in the Spring Pond Bog Preserve in Tupper Lake. Since we no longer have dogs, I've been feeding Wild Turkeys for the past couple years outside our home. Wild Turkey behavior, especially male behavior, is fascinating and often very comical. The dominant male spends a lot of time attacking our cars trying to get rid of the other male he "sees"! It is relentless behavior and I often can't even chase him away! Out birding on 8/14/17 (beautiful day!) in the Long Lake - Newcomb - Minerva - North Hudson - Tupper Lake area, we found the following 61 species: Canada Goose Wood Duck - many Mallard Wild Turkey - many Pied-billed Grebe - 2 at Shaw Pond Rock Pigeon Ruby-throated Hummingbird Virginia Rail - several at Shaw Pond! Sandhill Crane - 3 along Dugal Road in Tupper Lake (only one juvenile observed - hopefully, the 2nd one was just out of sight) Killdeer - heard at Shaw Pond Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 on Simon Pond in Tupper Lake American Bittern - 1 observed flying over the marsh in Tupper Lake Great Blue Heron - many! Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle - juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - drumming Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 drumming and calling along the Blueridge Road Northern Flicker Merlin - heard at Shaw Pond Olive-sided Flycatcher - calling and singing in a remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Alder Flycatcher - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Eastern Phoebe - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (2 at the Round Lake Trailhead and 3 at Sabattis Bog in Long Lake) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 11! (6 along the Blueridge Road and 5 at the Newcomb Marsh - nice views here!) Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren - calling at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Golden-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush - several along the Hudson River eating berries (with Hermit Thrushes and Amer. Robins) Hermit Thrush - several (one observed along the Hudson River) some singing American Robin Gray Catbird - Newcomb marsh European Starling - Tupper Lake Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch - several Red Crossbill - many! (8 along the Blueridge Road, 6 at the Newcomb Marsh and more flying around) White-winged Crossbill - at least 2 along the Blueridge Road and at least 2 at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve - nice views of 2 different males! American Goldfinch Northern Waterthrush - dawn singing at Shaw Pond! Black-and-white Warbler - nice view Nashville Warbler - nice views Common Yellowthroat - many Magnolia Warbler - nice view Chestnut-sided Warbler - juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler - lovely views! Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow - some still singing White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager - one female in Tupper Lake Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Sandhill Cranes/Boreal Chickadees & more
Hamilton, Essex, and Franklin Counties I continue to find Red and White-winged Crossbills in the central - northern Adirondack areas. Red Crossbills are widespread (on 8/10, calling Red Crossbills flew over the Round Lake Trail in Long Lake). White-winged Crossbills have been found in Bloomingdale locations, North Hudson along the Blueridge Road, Tahawus Road in Newcomb, and the Spring Pond Bog Preserve in Tupper Lake. Within the past week, female Red Crossbills have been observed with males, so it is likely the young are old enough to be left alone in nests now. I have not yet observed a fledgling, but expect to see one any day. Red Crossbills appear to be feeding exclusively on Tamarack cones. White-winged Crossbills often perch in the Tamaracks, and I've observed them foraging on Tamarack cones with Red Crossbills. But I haven't observed a lot of White-winged Crossbill foraging behavior. The Tupper Lake Sandhill Cranes were observed on 8/14/17 along Dugal Road (N) feeding in tall vegetation, so you could only see their heads. We only saw 3 (one juvenile) - hopefully, the second juvenile was out of sight for some reason. Also on 8/14/17, the Virginia Rail family was still at Shaw Pond in Long Lake, along with a singing Northern Waterthrush and calling Merlin! Flycatchers, including Olive-sided, were abundant in a remote wetland in the Spring Pond Bog Preserve in Tupper Lake. Since we no longer have dogs, I've been feeding Wild Turkeys for the past couple years outside our home. Wild Turkey behavior, especially male behavior, is fascinating and often very comical. The dominant male spends a lot of time attacking our cars trying to get rid of the other male he "sees"! It is relentless behavior and I often can't even chase him away! Out birding on 8/14/17 (beautiful day!) in the Long Lake - Newcomb - Minerva - North Hudson - Tupper Lake area, we found the following 61 species: Canada Goose Wood Duck - many Mallard Wild Turkey - many Pied-billed Grebe - 2 at Shaw Pond Rock Pigeon Ruby-throated Hummingbird Virginia Rail - several at Shaw Pond! Sandhill Crane - 3 along Dugal Road in Tupper Lake (only one juvenile observed - hopefully, the 2nd one was just out of sight) Killdeer - heard at Shaw Pond Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 on Simon Pond in Tupper Lake American Bittern - 1 observed flying over the marsh in Tupper Lake Great Blue Heron - many! Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle - juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - drumming Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 drumming and calling along the Blueridge Road Northern Flicker Merlin - heard at Shaw Pond Olive-sided Flycatcher - calling and singing in a remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Alder Flycatcher - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Eastern Phoebe - observed at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (2 at the Round Lake Trailhead and 3 at Sabattis Bog in Long Lake) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 11! (6 along the Blueridge Road and 5 at the Newcomb Marsh - nice views here!) Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren - calling at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve Golden-crowned Kinglet Swainson's Thrush - several along the Hudson River eating berries (with Hermit Thrushes and Amer. Robins) Hermit Thrush - several (one observed along the Hudson River) some singing American Robin Gray Catbird - Newcomb marsh European Starling - Tupper Lake Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch - several Red Crossbill - many! (8 along the Blueridge Road, 6 at the Newcomb Marsh and more flying around) White-winged Crossbill - at least 2 along the Blueridge Road and at least 2 at the remote marsh at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve - nice views of 2 different males! American Goldfinch Northern Waterthrush - dawn singing at Shaw Pond! Black-and-white Warbler - nice view Nashville Warbler - nice views Common Yellowthroat - many Magnolia Warbler - nice view Chestnut-sided Warbler - juvenile Yellow-rumped Warbler Canada Warbler - lovely views! Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow - some still singing White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager - one female in Tupper Lake Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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] Red & White-winged Crossbill Blueridge Road Location
I had a number of email messages asking if I can describe the Blueridge Road location in North Hudson (Essex Co.) where there are both Red and White-winged Crossbills. Ill try a couple different descriptions of where I believe it is located. (& the next time I go, I will make a note of exact mileage) The habitat is a cross between a marsh and a bog (it is very wet!). The trees along the road are predominately White Spruce and Tamarack a terrific combination for attracting crossbills (a similar case on sections of the Tahawus Road in Newcomb, and areas off Sabattis Circle Road (Bog Stream and ½ mile in on the Round Lake Trail) in Long Lake both locations I plan to check again at dawn soon). I usually find Red Crossbills at this Blueridge Road location whenever they irrupt, but I dont often bird along this road. It can be difficult to pull off the road with little to no shoulder and there are continuous logging trucks zooming by at 65 mph. The crossbill location is a straight-away and you can safely pull off the road between 2 long stretches of guard rails. But it is safer to walk on the outer side of the guard rails. According to my TOPO map, the marsh is indicated on the Blueridge Road ~8.6 miles east of the intersection with Route 28N or ~9.9 miles west of the Northway. I can describe it another way the Blueridge Road from Route 28N is very twisty (lots of 35 mph turns) the marsh is located a short distance after a 25 mph turn where the road finally straightens out. If you park between the 2 long stretches of guard rails, walk to the eastern guard rail and the marsh is south of the road mid-way between the long guard rail (the road is much higher, so you can make out the marsh opening through the trees along the road). Matt Young and I birded by ear thru the windows on Sunday (making many abrupt stops!) and we heard all the White-winged Crossbill singing as we were mid-way along the guard rail. We were so excited that we left the car mostly in the road to jump out! (It was Sunday and there was almost no traffic at all and no logging trucks that day.) But we came to our senses after observing the White-winged Crossbills and moved the car to a safer location! Crossbills can make you temporarily lose your mind! I would recommend visiting at dawn or very early in the morning when the birds are more vocal. Vocalizations fell off rapidly after 9 a.m. on Monday. The crossbills are spending a lot of time quietly feeding on Tamarack cones (making just very soft calls) and call loudly when they change trees. If you spend time walking along the guard rail early in the morning, you will likely see them along the road. It is a lot of fun to watch them feeding on Tamarack cones their bills are a mess and they hang in all different positions to feed! Watch for young expected any day now for Red Crossbills and it wont be long before there are White-winged Crossbill young also. (The juvenile birds are very tame.) The White-winged Crossbills tend to sing from dead snags (same case on Oregon Plains Road in Bloomingdale) there are dead snags in the marsh if you hear singing, scan the dead snags through the trees along the road. I noticed that both Red and White-winged Crossbills were using the dead snags in the marsh to quietly preen also. I dont know the status of the land at this location there are no posted signs, but I dont know if it is state land Ill try to find out. There are a couple private camps just west of this location with posted signs along the road. If you can manage to get Red Crossbill recordings during your visit, Matt Young would love to have them! Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbill Blueridge Road Location
I had a number of email messages asking if I can describe the Blueridge Road location in North Hudson (Essex Co.) where there are both Red and White-winged Crossbills. Ill try a couple different descriptions of where I believe it is located. (& the next time I go, I will make a note of exact mileage) The habitat is a cross between a marsh and a bog (it is very wet!). The trees along the road are predominately White Spruce and Tamarack a terrific combination for attracting crossbills (a similar case on sections of the Tahawus Road in Newcomb, and areas off Sabattis Circle Road (Bog Stream and ½ mile in on the Round Lake Trail) in Long Lake both locations I plan to check again at dawn soon). I usually find Red Crossbills at this Blueridge Road location whenever they irrupt, but I dont often bird along this road. It can be difficult to pull off the road with little to no shoulder and there are continuous logging trucks zooming by at 65 mph. The crossbill location is a straight-away and you can safely pull off the road between 2 long stretches of guard rails. But it is safer to walk on the outer side of the guard rails. According to my TOPO map, the marsh is indicated on the Blueridge Road ~8.6 miles east of the intersection with Route 28N or ~9.9 miles west of the Northway. I can describe it another way the Blueridge Road from Route 28N is very twisty (lots of 35 mph turns) the marsh is located a short distance after a 25 mph turn where the road finally straightens out. If you park between the 2 long stretches of guard rails, walk to the eastern guard rail and the marsh is south of the road mid-way between the long guard rail (the road is much higher, so you can make out the marsh opening through the trees along the road). Matt Young and I birded by ear thru the windows on Sunday (making many abrupt stops!) and we heard all the White-winged Crossbill singing as we were mid-way along the guard rail. We were so excited that we left the car mostly in the road to jump out! (It was Sunday and there was almost no traffic at all and no logging trucks that day.) But we came to our senses after observing the White-winged Crossbills and moved the car to a safer location! Crossbills can make you temporarily lose your mind! I would recommend visiting at dawn or very early in the morning when the birds are more vocal. Vocalizations fell off rapidly after 9 a.m. on Monday. The crossbills are spending a lot of time quietly feeding on Tamarack cones (making just very soft calls) and call loudly when they change trees. If you spend time walking along the guard rail early in the morning, you will likely see them along the road. It is a lot of fun to watch them feeding on Tamarack cones their bills are a mess and they hang in all different positions to feed! Watch for young expected any day now for Red Crossbills and it wont be long before there are White-winged Crossbill young also. (The juvenile birds are very tame.) The White-winged Crossbills tend to sing from dead snags (same case on Oregon Plains Road in Bloomingdale) there are dead snags in the marsh if you hear singing, scan the dead snags through the trees along the road. I noticed that both Red and White-winged Crossbills were using the dead snags in the marsh to quietly preen also. I dont know the status of the land at this location there are no posted signs, but I dont know if it is state land Ill try to find out. There are a couple private camps just west of this location with posted signs along the road. If you can manage to get Red Crossbill recordings during your visit, Matt Young would love to have them! Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Black-backed Woodpeckers/Boreal Chickadees and more
recordings of Red Crossbills (I have 2 more to send him). So far, Matt has identified Type 1 and Type 10 Red Crossbills from my recordings. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red & White-winged Crossbills/Black-backed Woodpeckers/Boreal Chickadees and more
recordings of Red Crossbills (I have 2 more to send him). So far, Matt has identified Type 1 and Type 10 Red Crossbills from my recordings. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Spruce Grouse w/young/Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins, and more
- male Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 2 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! (singing and calling birds) Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill - several singing males along Oregon Plains Road! American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula - nice view! Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Out birding for two days, on Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale areas, Blue Mountain Road in the Madawaska area, Long Lake areas (Shaw Pond, Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road), and Tupper Lake areas, we found 96 species. Here is our list by day: July 10, 2017 Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck Mallard Ruffed Grouse - several Pied-billed Grebe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Virginia Rail Sandhill Crane - 1 at the viewing deck overlooking the large marsh at Tupper Lake (by the bowling alley) Wilson's Snipe Ring-billed Gull Common Loon American Bittern Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - male (Thanks to Sue Barth and Alec Humman's ears during our drive!) Northern Flicker Merlin Eastern Wood-Pewee - singing at Sabattis Bog Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - calling Alder Flycatcher - singing Least Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo - singing Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 8 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle July 9, 2017 Ruffed Grouse - several (chicks heard) Spruce Grouse - female with at least 2 chicks (Thanks to Alan Baczkiewicz's sharp eyes - he spotted a chick!) Wild Turkey Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Turkey Vulture Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - heard Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 6 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - many calling and wonderful views of an adult that was feeding a fledgling! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill - male singing along Bigelow Road! (First of the season!) American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - great views! Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler - nice views of a female Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Common Grackle Some of us observed a large Black Bear in the Spring Pond Bog Preserve! Alec Humann spotted a Gray Tree Frog in a bush at eye level in the Bloomingdale area! Other mammals observed during the past couple weeks: Porcupine, Snowshoe Hare, White-tailed Deer, Eastern Coyote, Gray Fox, Muskrat, Beaver, and a young Fisher on our lawn (cell phone video taken by my younger son). I'll post photos to my Facebook page below. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Spruce Grouse w/young/Red & White-winged Crossbills/Pine Siskins, and more
- male Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 2 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee - 5 Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! (singing and calling birds) Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill - several singing males along Oregon Plains Road! American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula - nice view! Blackburnian Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Out birding for two days, on Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale areas, Blue Mountain Road in the Madawaska area, Long Lake areas (Shaw Pond, Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road), and Tupper Lake areas, we found 96 species. Here is our list by day: July 10, 2017 Canada Goose Wood Duck American Black Duck Mallard Ruffed Grouse - several Pied-billed Grebe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Virginia Rail Sandhill Crane - 1 at the viewing deck overlooking the large marsh at Tupper Lake (by the bowling alley) Wilson's Snipe Ring-billed Gull Common Loon American Bittern Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Harrier Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - male (Thanks to Sue Barth and Alec Humman's ears during our drive!) Northern Flicker Merlin Eastern Wood-Pewee - singing at Sabattis Bog Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - calling Alder Flycatcher - singing Least Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo - singing Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 8 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle July 9, 2017 Ruffed Grouse - several (chicks heard) Spruce Grouse - female with at least 2 chicks (Thanks to Alan Baczkiewicz's sharp eyes - he spotted a chick!) Wild Turkey Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Turkey Vulture Osprey Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - heard Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 6 Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Boreal Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - many calling and wonderful views of an adult that was feeding a fledgling! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird Brown Thrasher European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill White-winged Crossbill - male singing along Bigelow Road! (First of the season!) American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - great views! Common Yellowthroat Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler - nice views of a female Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Common Grackle Some of us observed a large Black Bear in the Spring Pond Bog Preserve! Alec Humann spotted a Gray Tree Frog in a bush at eye level in the Bloomingdale area! Other mammals observed during the past couple weeks: Porcupine, Snowshoe Hare, White-tailed Deer, Eastern Coyote, Gray Fox, Muskrat, Beaver, and a young Fisher on our lawn (cell phone video taken by my younger son). I'll post photos to my Facebook page below. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY
[nysbirds-l] Singing White-winged Crossbill!
We found a singing White-winged Crossbill in Bloomingdale yesterday (7/9/17)! Matt Young said he predicted this species would be in NY by the end of July - he was right! There were also calling Red Crossbills. I'll post more soon. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Singing White-winged Crossbill!
We found a singing White-winged Crossbill in Bloomingdale yesterday (7/9/17)! Matt Young said he predicted this species would be in NY by the end of July - he was right! There were also calling Red Crossbills. I'll post more soon. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills/More Sandhill Cranes!/Mountain Birdwatch survey & more
-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - heard on Bigelow Rd. Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - remarkable views of a bird that sang for an hour at dawn! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - at 3 different locations in Bloomingdale! American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also saw a Black Bear on River Road! Out birding on 6/24/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale, Santa Clara, Tupper Lake, and Long Lake locations, we found 74 species: Wood Duck Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Wilson's Snipe Common Loon - 4 (pair with 2 chicks!) American Bittern Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nest! Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice views! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills/More Sandhill Cranes!/Mountain Birdwatch survey & more
-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - heard on Bigelow Rd. Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - remarkable views of a bird that sang for an hour at dawn! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Red Crossbill - at 3 different locations in Bloomingdale! American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Rose-breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also saw a Black Bear on River Road! Out birding on 6/24/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale, Santa Clara, Tupper Lake, and Long Lake locations, we found 74 species: Wood Duck Wild Turkey Pied-billed Grebe Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Wilson's Snipe Common Loon - 4 (pair with 2 chicks!) American Bittern Turkey Vulture Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nest! Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Marsh Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice views! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush Wood Thrush American Robin Gray Catbird European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Bobolink Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Red Crossbills/additional sightings/Adirondack Birding Festival species lists
Merganser Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Pied-billed Grebe - 4 (2 tiny young!) at Shaw Pond Herring Gull American Bittern - Shaw Pond Great Blue Heron Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Marsh Wren - several at Shaw Pond Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler - Tupper Lake marsh Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We observed Moose tracks and scat on the Round Lake Trail. On the same trail we observed a Wood Frog. A Beaver was active at Bear Pond. Out birding on 6/8/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale locations, Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Tupper Lake Marshes, and Sabattis Circle Road, we found 69 species: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird - female Sandhill Crane - family group of 3 (second baby was not observed) Wilson's Snipe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey - 2 Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl - 2 different birds along Sabattis Circle Road Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - nest Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nice view of a female foraging! Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - family Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice views of singing birds! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] More Red Crossbills/additional sightings/Adirondack Birding Festival species lists
Merganser Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Pied-billed Grebe - 4 (2 tiny young!) at Shaw Pond Herring Gull American Bittern - Shaw Pond Great Blue Heron Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 3 at Sabattis Bog Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Winter Wren Marsh Wren - several at Shaw Pond Golden-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler - Tupper Lake marsh Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Indigo Bunting Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We observed Moose tracks and scat on the Round Lake Trail. On the same trail we observed a Wood Frog. A Beaver was active at Bear Pond. Out birding on 6/8/17 at Whiteface Mountain, Bloomingdale locations, Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Tupper Lake Marshes, and Sabattis Circle Road, we found 69 species: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Mourning Dove Ruby-throated Hummingbird - female Sandhill Crane - family group of 3 (second baby was not observed) Wilson's Snipe Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey - 2 Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl - 2 different birds along Sabattis Circle Road Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - nest Hairy Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker - nice view of a female foraging! Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - family Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice views of singing birds! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills in the Adirondacks!
June 20, 2017 We found a Red Crossbill calling and flying around Sabattis Bog today! (Long Lake in Hamilton Co.) June 17, 2017 We found a pair of Red Crossbills on the Madawaska Trail (Santa Clara in Franklin Co.) The male was singing! I took a couple photos of the male and I'll post to my Facebook page later this week. June 3, 2017 We found a calling Red Crossbill flying over Oregon Plains Road in Bloomingdale (Franklin Co.) (I posted this on 6/6/17) It looks like Red Crossbills will likely nest this summer in the Adirondacks. (This seems to be their pattern and it is usually followed by winter nesting in the same locations). Cone crops are excellent on all coniferous trees that I've observed (I still need to look at Hemlock). I'll post more sightings later this week. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Red Crossbills in the Adirondacks!
June 20, 2017 We found a Red Crossbill calling and flying around Sabattis Bog today! (Long Lake in Hamilton Co.) June 17, 2017 We found a pair of Red Crossbills on the Madawaska Trail (Santa Clara in Franklin Co.) The male was singing! I took a couple photos of the male and I'll post to my Facebook page later this week. June 3, 2017 We found a calling Red Crossbill flying over Oregon Plains Road in Bloomingdale (Franklin Co.) (I posted this on 6/6/17) It looks like Red Crossbills will likely nest this summer in the Adirondacks. (This seems to be their pattern and it is usually followed by winter nesting in the same locations). Cone crops are excellent on all coniferous trees that I've observed (I still need to look at Hemlock). I'll post more sightings later this week. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Red Crossbill/Sandhill Crane baby!/Bay-breasted Warbler/Nesting Marsh Wrens in Long Lake(!) & more
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! Many heard Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler - singing on Whiteface Mountain! (one of the people on the trip had a dish and recorded the Bay-breasted Warbler) Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow - nice view of a singing bird in the open at Bloomingdale Bog! Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also found Porcupines! On a June 1, 2017 half-day tour with 4 birders (2 from Pottersville and 2 from Olmsteadville), we found 58 species by visiting Shaw Pond, Route 30, Sabattis Circle Road, and Tupper Lake locations. Here is our list: Canada Goose Mallard - family on Shaw Pond Pied-billed Grebe - vocalizing on Shaw Pond Sandhill Crane - 2 adults in Tupper Lake Ring-billed Gull - attacking an adult Bald Eagle with a fish! Common Loon - 2 (one at a nest site) American Bittern - at Shaw Pond - nice view! Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle - 2 different adults Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Merlin - hunting on the light pole at dawn along Route 28N in Long Lake! Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird - 2 (one attacking a Blue Jay at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake and one on the causeway in Tupper Lake) Gray Jay - family of 3 at Sabattis Bog! Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Winter Wren Marsh Wren - singing in the marsh at Shaw Pond (nice view!) - this is a rare bird for Hamilton Co.! The bird had nesting material. Golden-crowned Kinglet Veery - 1 singing along Sabattis Circle Road Swainson's Thrush - 1 Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Purple Finch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler - nice view! Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also observed 2 River Otters in Shaw Pond! My clients from 6/2/17 visited Shaw Pond and said there are multiple Marsh Wrens singing! (They recorded them also.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Red Crossbill/Sandhill Crane baby!/Bay-breasted Warbler/Nesting Marsh Wrens in Long Lake(!) & more
Ruby-crowned Kinglet Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! Many heard Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin Purple Finch American Goldfinch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Bay-breasted Warbler - singing on Whiteface Mountain! (one of the people on the trip had a dish and recorded the Bay-breasted Warbler) Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow - nice view of a singing bird in the open at Bloomingdale Bog! Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also found Porcupines! On a June 1, 2017 half-day tour with 4 birders (2 from Pottersville and 2 from Olmsteadville), we found 58 species by visiting Shaw Pond, Route 30, Sabattis Circle Road, and Tupper Lake locations. Here is our list: Canada Goose Mallard - family on Shaw Pond Pied-billed Grebe - vocalizing on Shaw Pond Sandhill Crane - 2 adults in Tupper Lake Ring-billed Gull - attacking an adult Bald Eagle with a fish! Common Loon - 2 (one at a nest site) American Bittern - at Shaw Pond - nice view! Great Blue Heron Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle - 2 different adults Broad-winged Hawk Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Hairy Woodpecker Merlin - hunting on the light pole at dawn along Route 28N in Long Lake! Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Eastern Kingbird - 2 (one attacking a Blue Jay at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake in Long Lake and one on the causeway in Tupper Lake) Gray Jay - family of 3 at Sabattis Bog! Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Winter Wren Marsh Wren - singing in the marsh at Shaw Pond (nice view!) - this is a rare bird for Hamilton Co.! The bird had nesting material. Golden-crowned Kinglet Veery - 1 singing along Sabattis Circle Road Swainson's Thrush - 1 Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Purple Finch Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler - nice view! Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Scarlet Tanager Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also observed 2 River Otters in Shaw Pond! My clients from 6/2/17 visited Shaw Pond and said there are multiple Marsh Wrens singing! (They recorded them also.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/juvenile Gray Jays/Philadelphia Vireo/Ermine killing Red Squirrel & more
e to lose its prey, so I opened the door to frighten off the crows. The Ermine disappeared into an old tree stump with the squirrel. I looked up the size of both mammals - while they are about the same length, a Red Squirrel is anywhere from 2 to 4 times the weight of an Ermine! It was an impressive feat for the Ermine to capture and carry the Red Squirrel! I also observed 2 Boreal Chickadees along the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake on 5/9/17. We have had a huge, male Black Bear hanging around outside our home at night - I posted a photo on my Facebook page below. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/juvenile Gray Jays/Philadelphia Vireo/Ermine killing Red Squirrel & more
e to lose its prey, so I opened the door to frighten off the crows. The Ermine disappeared into an old tree stump with the squirrel. I looked up the size of both mammals - while they are about the same length, a Red Squirrel is anywhere from 2 to 4 times the weight of an Ermine! It was an impressive feat for the Ermine to capture and carry the Red Squirrel! I also observed 2 Boreal Chickadees along the Northville-Placid Trail (S) in Long Lake on 5/9/17. We have had a huge, male Black Bear hanging around outside our home at night - I posted a photo on my Facebook page below. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] New Arrivals & a great cone crop!
I have been photographing the developing cone crop on Balsam Fir and White Pine trees - we will have a lot of food this coming winter! There has been some extreme weather - it hit Sabattis Circle Road very hard with lots of trees down - so I was able to take close up photos of the cones on the top of the downed trees. May 5, 2017 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) The alpha male Wild Turkey came down to our house and gobbled outside our back door to let me know he needed more cracked corn this afternoon! I got a telephone call as I was about to feed him, and a long time later I found him in the same place still waiting for the corn! It has been really cold (with occasional snowflakes) and inclement here over the past week - I'm still feeding birds for now. Black Bears are also visiting, so the feeders come in at night. The huge male Black Bear showed up at 5 p.m. today. May 4, 2017 Long Lake, Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.), and Bloomingdale areas (Essex and Franklin Counties) (* for first-of-the-season birds) Sandhill Crane - 1 in Tupper Lake (I can see where they are nesting this year!) Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 at Bloomingdale Bog Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at Sabattis Bog in Long Lake) *Northern Waterthrush - singing along Moose Pond Lane in Bloomingdale Palm Warbler - Bloomingdale Bog & Sabattis Bog *Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male at our feeders in Long Lake May 2, 2017 Long Lake *Least Flycatcher - 1 singing outside our home Gray Jay - 6 (2 along Route 30 and 4 at Sabattis Bog) *Ovenbird - outside our home and along Sabattis Circle Road *American Redstart - several along Sabattis Circle Road Also, 2 different Black Bears at our home and a Porcupine crossing Route 30 in Long Lake. May 1, 2017 Long Lake Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at Sabattis Bog) *Black-and-white Warbler *Nashville Warbler *Yellow Warbler *Black-throated Blue Warbler *Black-throated Green Warbler And one Black Bear outside our home! Migration seems slow this year. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] New Arrivals & a great cone crop!
I have been photographing the developing cone crop on Balsam Fir and White Pine trees - we will have a lot of food this coming winter! There has been some extreme weather - it hit Sabattis Circle Road very hard with lots of trees down - so I was able to take close up photos of the cones on the top of the downed trees. May 5, 2017 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) The alpha male Wild Turkey came down to our house and gobbled outside our back door to let me know he needed more cracked corn this afternoon! I got a telephone call as I was about to feed him, and a long time later I found him in the same place still waiting for the corn! It has been really cold (with occasional snowflakes) and inclement here over the past week - I'm still feeding birds for now. Black Bears are also visiting, so the feeders come in at night. The huge male Black Bear showed up at 5 p.m. today. May 4, 2017 Long Lake, Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.), and Bloomingdale areas (Essex and Franklin Counties) (* for first-of-the-season birds) Sandhill Crane - 1 in Tupper Lake (I can see where they are nesting this year!) Black-backed Woodpecker - 1 at Bloomingdale Bog Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at Sabattis Bog in Long Lake) *Northern Waterthrush - singing along Moose Pond Lane in Bloomingdale Palm Warbler - Bloomingdale Bog & Sabattis Bog *Rose-breasted Grosbeak - male at our feeders in Long Lake May 2, 2017 Long Lake *Least Flycatcher - 1 singing outside our home Gray Jay - 6 (2 along Route 30 and 4 at Sabattis Bog) *Ovenbird - outside our home and along Sabattis Circle Road *American Redstart - several along Sabattis Circle Road Also, 2 different Black Bears at our home and a Porcupine crossing Route 30 in Long Lake. May 1, 2017 Long Lake Gray Jay - 4 (2 along Route 30 and 2 at Sabattis Bog) *Black-and-white Warbler *Nashville Warbler *Yellow Warbler *Black-throated Blue Warbler *Black-throated Green Warbler And one Black Bear outside our home! Migration seems slow this year. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes/Blue-headed Vireo and more
4/24/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) My nicest feeder was on the ground this morning - a huge platform feeder on a substantial pole. The ground-anchor section (thick metal) was broken - there is only one animal capable of doing that! It appears the Black Bears are awake. The pole was broken, but my feeder survived - and is now down for the season! I live very closely with Wild Turkeys and I have had a lot of opportunity to observe their behavior - the males have very complex social groupings. The local alpha male and his side-kick decided to peck my car again today. The behavior becomes obsessive - I would convince them to leave and they would come running back to peck the car again! We've been hearing Barred Owls every night over our baby monitor. 4/23/17 Long Lake and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) I observed the Tupper Lake Sandhill Crane pair around 2:30 p.m. yesterday after a meeting. The marsh is still flooded, but there are enough areas above water for them to forage now. I found one bird alone and as I watched it, it took flight - flying a few hundred feet to its mate. Then it trumpeted - beautiful! I drove Sabattis Circle Road in the morning and found 2 Gray Jays - very stealthy (they are likely feeding young now). I also heard a first-of-the-season Blue-headed Vireo. They seem quite late coming back this year. There were many Ruffed Grouse along the road. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Cranes/Blue-headed Vireo and more
4/24/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) My nicest feeder was on the ground this morning - a huge platform feeder on a substantial pole. The ground-anchor section (thick metal) was broken - there is only one animal capable of doing that! It appears the Black Bears are awake. The pole was broken, but my feeder survived - and is now down for the season! I live very closely with Wild Turkeys and I have had a lot of opportunity to observe their behavior - the males have very complex social groupings. The local alpha male and his side-kick decided to peck my car again today. The behavior becomes obsessive - I would convince them to leave and they would come running back to peck the car again! We've been hearing Barred Owls every night over our baby monitor. 4/23/17 Long Lake and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) I observed the Tupper Lake Sandhill Crane pair around 2:30 p.m. yesterday after a meeting. The marsh is still flooded, but there are enough areas above water for them to forage now. I found one bird alone and as I watched it, it took flight - flying a few hundred feet to its mate. Then it trumpeted - beautiful! I drove Sabattis Circle Road in the morning and found 2 Gray Jays - very stealthy (they are likely feeding young now). I also heard a first-of-the-season Blue-headed Vireo. They seem quite late coming back this year. There were many Ruffed Grouse along the road. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owl/Pine Warbler at feeder & more
There have been ten new arrivals/migrants during the past week (and 2 active amphibian species!). Most of the snow is gone in Long Lake, but I found areas in Newcomb with thigh-deep snow during a bushwhack on 4/15 (and lots of bruises on my legs as a result).Since the Osprey pair returned to Minnow Pond in Long Lake on 4/10, at least one bird is always at the nest site. (The Osprey are already the talk of Long Lake - last year, a photographer could always be found along Route 30 since you can look directly across at the nest!) As of yesterday, the ice finally melted off that pond. Here are some of the species found during the past week: 4/18/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) A singing migrant Fox Sparrow joined the masses of Dark-eyed Juncos outside our house this morning. 4/17/17 Long Lake *Field Sparrow migrant singing outside our home (a first for our home) Ring-necked Ducks (everywhere with open water) and Bufflehead on Little Tupper Lake. 4/16/17 Long Lake Ring-necked Duck - Little Tupper Lake Common Merganser - Shaw Pond Pied-billed Grebe - Shaw Pond (they nested here last year) Broad-winged Hawk - pair vocalizing and interacting near the Round Lake Trailhead on Sabattis Circle Road Gray Jay - 2 (1 Route 30 and 1 Sabattis Bog) Nesting is underway and I only see solo birds once in a while now. Pine Warbler - 4th day in a row at our platform feeder - eating sunflower hearts! *Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 singing at Sabattis Bog *Eastern Towhee - calling at Sabattis Bog *White-throated Sparrow - several singing Many Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers calling. 4/15/17 Long Lake, Newcomb, and Minerva (Essex Co.) Ruffed Grouse - Sabattis Circle Road *Common Loon - on Long Lake Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 (1 along Route 28N in Minerva, and 1 in Newcomb on Tahawus Rd.) Eastern Phoebe - several Gray Jay - 1 in Minerva that readily came to me for food *Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Newcomb and Minerva locations Pine Warbler - continuing at our platform feeder 4/14/17 Long Lake (& owling 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.) Ring-necked Duck - Round Lake inlet Bufflehead - Round Lake inlet Hooded Merganser - Round Lake inlet Common Merganser - Little Tupper Lake inlet Pied-billed Grebe - Round Lake inlet Barred Owl - calling *Northern Saw-whet Owl - tooting non-stop for hours! Boreal Chickadee - 1 along Route 30 Palm Warbler - 5 at Sabattis Bog Pine Warbler - continuing at our platform feeder *Swamp Sparrow - marsh at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake Rusty Blackbird - ~10 marsh at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake I also observed 2 different Snowshoe Hares while listening for owls. *Wood Frogs and *Spring Peepers were heard during owling - surprising given the 32 degree evening! 4/13/17 Long Lake *Pine Warbler - migrant observed eating sunflower seed hearts on our platform feeder! 4/12/17 Long Lake Ruffed Grouse - Sabattis Circle Road *Rusty Blackbird - ~10 at the marsh by the inlet of Little Tupper Lake (where nesting was attempted last year). This is a migration stop every year at this time. Moose tracks were observed in the sand by the inlet of Little Tupper Lake - one smaller set of tracks by very large tracks. (May is the month that females leave last year's young to give birth to a new calf.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet Owl/Pine Warbler at feeder & more
There have been ten new arrivals/migrants during the past week (and 2 active amphibian species!). Most of the snow is gone in Long Lake, but I found areas in Newcomb with thigh-deep snow during a bushwhack on 4/15 (and lots of bruises on my legs as a result).Since the Osprey pair returned to Minnow Pond in Long Lake on 4/10, at least one bird is always at the nest site. (The Osprey are already the talk of Long Lake - last year, a photographer could always be found along Route 30 since you can look directly across at the nest!) As of yesterday, the ice finally melted off that pond. Here are some of the species found during the past week: 4/18/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) A singing migrant Fox Sparrow joined the masses of Dark-eyed Juncos outside our house this morning. 4/17/17 Long Lake *Field Sparrow migrant singing outside our home (a first for our home) Ring-necked Ducks (everywhere with open water) and Bufflehead on Little Tupper Lake. 4/16/17 Long Lake Ring-necked Duck - Little Tupper Lake Common Merganser - Shaw Pond Pied-billed Grebe - Shaw Pond (they nested here last year) Broad-winged Hawk - pair vocalizing and interacting near the Round Lake Trailhead on Sabattis Circle Road Gray Jay - 2 (1 Route 30 and 1 Sabattis Bog) Nesting is underway and I only see solo birds once in a while now. Pine Warbler - 4th day in a row at our platform feeder - eating sunflower hearts! *Yellow-rumped Warbler - 1 singing at Sabattis Bog *Eastern Towhee - calling at Sabattis Bog *White-throated Sparrow - several singing Many Wood Frogs and Spring Peepers calling. 4/15/17 Long Lake, Newcomb, and Minerva (Essex Co.) Ruffed Grouse - Sabattis Circle Road *Common Loon - on Long Lake Black-backed Woodpecker - 2 (1 along Route 28N in Minerva, and 1 in Newcomb on Tahawus Rd.) Eastern Phoebe - several Gray Jay - 1 in Minerva that readily came to me for food *Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Newcomb and Minerva locations Pine Warbler - continuing at our platform feeder 4/14/17 Long Lake (& owling 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.) Ring-necked Duck - Round Lake inlet Bufflehead - Round Lake inlet Hooded Merganser - Round Lake inlet Common Merganser - Little Tupper Lake inlet Pied-billed Grebe - Round Lake inlet Barred Owl - calling *Northern Saw-whet Owl - tooting non-stop for hours! Boreal Chickadee - 1 along Route 30 Palm Warbler - 5 at Sabattis Bog Pine Warbler - continuing at our platform feeder *Swamp Sparrow - marsh at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake Rusty Blackbird - ~10 marsh at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake I also observed 2 different Snowshoe Hares while listening for owls. *Wood Frogs and *Spring Peepers were heard during owling - surprising given the 32 degree evening! 4/13/17 Long Lake *Pine Warbler - migrant observed eating sunflower seed hearts on our platform feeder! 4/12/17 Long Lake Ruffed Grouse - Sabattis Circle Road *Rusty Blackbird - ~10 at the marsh by the inlet of Little Tupper Lake (where nesting was attempted last year). This is a migration stop every year at this time. Moose tracks were observed in the sand by the inlet of Little Tupper Lake - one smaller set of tracks by very large tracks. (May is the month that females leave last year's young to give birth to a new calf.) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Palm Warblers & more!
4/11/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) The change in vocal activity outside our home over the past couple days is remarkable! A Hermit Thrush and Purple Finches sang this morning and Pine Siskins were vocalizing. At least one Fox Sparrow is still here and vocalizing. A pack of Coyotes howled in our driveway. The Wild Turkey gobbling is quite intense! Here are 5 more first-of-the-season species: *Broad-winged Hawk - flying over Sabattis Circle Road *Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 (outside our house and along Sabattis Circle Road) *Northern Flicker - several; calling along Sabattis Circle Road *Merlin - pair in the White Pines by Long Lake Central School - courting, vocalizing, and flying around *Palm Warbler - at least 3 singing at Sabattis Bog (I posted a photo to my Facebook page) There were 2 Osprey at their nest on Minnow Pond along Route 30 in Long Lake. The pond is completely iced over, so they must be going elsewhere to fish! There was one Gray Jay observed along Route 30 and one at Sabattis Bog. The Gray Jay at Sabattis Bog just hung out with me and chatted! It wasn't that interested in the food I brought. I found a *Mourning Cloak at Sabattis Bog! 4/10/17 Long Lake Yesterday's first-of-the-season total was actually 12 by the end of the day (so 17 new species in the past 2 days). I was out from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.: *American Woodcock - 8 (7 along Route 30, and 1 at Sabattis Bog) They were peenting, but not displaying. This is a low number, so they must be just returning. *Belted Kingfisher - I forgot to post this bird that was at Tupper Lake yesterday I also observed 2 Deer swim across Long Lake yesterday not far from the ice line! That must have been a cold swim! Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Palm Warblers & more!
4/11/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) The change in vocal activity outside our home over the past couple days is remarkable! A Hermit Thrush and Purple Finches sang this morning and Pine Siskins were vocalizing. At least one Fox Sparrow is still here and vocalizing. A pack of Coyotes howled in our driveway. The Wild Turkey gobbling is quite intense! Here are 5 more first-of-the-season species: *Broad-winged Hawk - flying over Sabattis Circle Road *Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 2 (outside our house and along Sabattis Circle Road) *Northern Flicker - several; calling along Sabattis Circle Road *Merlin - pair in the White Pines by Long Lake Central School - courting, vocalizing, and flying around *Palm Warbler - at least 3 singing at Sabattis Bog (I posted a photo to my Facebook page) There were 2 Osprey at their nest on Minnow Pond along Route 30 in Long Lake. The pond is completely iced over, so they must be going elsewhere to fish! There was one Gray Jay observed along Route 30 and one at Sabattis Bog. The Gray Jay at Sabattis Bog just hung out with me and chatted! It wasn't that interested in the food I brought. I found a *Mourning Cloak at Sabattis Bog! 4/10/17 Long Lake Yesterday's first-of-the-season total was actually 12 by the end of the day (so 17 new species in the past 2 days). I was out from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.: *American Woodcock - 8 (7 along Route 30, and 1 at Sabattis Bog) They were peenting, but not displaying. This is a low number, so they must be just returning. *Belted Kingfisher - I forgot to post this bird that was at Tupper Lake yesterday I also observed 2 Deer swim across Long Lake yesterday not far from the ice line! That must have been a cold swim! Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Crane pair back in Tupper Lake/more arrivals/migrants
4/10/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) (High 70s for temps today!) 10 first-of-the-season species today: *Sandhill Crane - pair in the marsh where they nested last year in Tupper Lake *Wilson's Snipe - calling from a Tupper Lake marsh *Osprey - sitting in the nest they used last year (along Route 30 in Long Lake) - which is in a dead snag in completely iced-over Minnow Pond! (Their nest was originally a Great Blue Heron's nest.) *Tree Swallow - Tupper Lake *Winter Wren - singing along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake *Hermit Thrush - several calling outside our home at dawn *Purple Finch - outside our home *Chipping Sparrow - outside our home *Vesper Sparrow - 3 (2 along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, and 1 along Route 30 in Tupper Lake) *Savannah Sparrow - 2 (with a Vesper Sparrow along Route 30 in Tupper Lake) A Bald Eagle was perched low over the water fishing near the causeway in Tupper Lake. There were more Eastern Phoebes in Tupper Lake today. Additional sparrow species (7 today): Amer. Tree, Fox, and Song Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Junco. Three Gray Jays were observed - 1 along Route 30 and 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead in Long Lake. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Crane pair back in Tupper Lake/more arrivals/migrants
4/10/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) (High 70s for temps today!) 10 first-of-the-season species today: *Sandhill Crane - pair in the marsh where they nested last year in Tupper Lake *Wilson's Snipe - calling from a Tupper Lake marsh *Osprey - sitting in the nest they used last year (along Route 30 in Long Lake) - which is in a dead snag in completely iced-over Minnow Pond! (Their nest was originally a Great Blue Heron's nest.) *Tree Swallow - Tupper Lake *Winter Wren - singing along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake *Hermit Thrush - several calling outside our home at dawn *Purple Finch - outside our home *Chipping Sparrow - outside our home *Vesper Sparrow - 3 (2 along Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, and 1 along Route 30 in Tupper Lake) *Savannah Sparrow - 2 (with a Vesper Sparrow along Route 30 in Tupper Lake) A Bald Eagle was perched low over the water fishing near the causeway in Tupper Lake. There were more Eastern Phoebes in Tupper Lake today. Additional sparrow species (7 today): Amer. Tree, Fox, and Song Sparrows, and Dark-eyed Junco. Three Gray Jays were observed - 1 along Route 30 and 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead in Long Lake. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Hermit Thrushes, Purple Finches, & more
4/10/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) Barred Owls have been quite vocal and I listened to a couple at 1:30 a.m. over our baby monitor. I was also up again during the night (first visit was 4/7) with 2 Raccoons at our bird feeders. This is the same pair we had last year and they are extremely gentle! Last night, they finished the suet in one feeder and consumed half the suet in another by the time I went out on the porch. Remarkably, they have never pulled down or damaged any of my bird feeders - I've watched them at seed feeders and they gently eat the seed from holes (by standing on our porch railing) and holding the feeder in their front claws as they stand up on their back feet. Also, last fall, they showed up 3 times with an Eastern Coyote and fed on cracked corn side-by-side with the coyote! I feel bad chasing them away! Early this morning, several Hermit Thrushes were calling. This was likely a migrant group since the local nesting birds sing when they arrive. Purple Finches also showed up this morning. Fox Sparrows (we have at least 2) continue to sing and forage with other sparrows around our home. 4/9/17 Long Lake Two Boreal Chickadees observed along Route 30 and only 1 (very stealthy) Gray Jay at Sabattis Bog (at my 4 normal Gray Jay stops). 4/8/17 Montezuma After a morning meeting at Montezuma, I drove the wildlife loop in the afternoon before heading home: Canada Goose, Gadwall, Amer. Wigeon, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Green-winged Teal, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Pied-billed Grebe, American Coot, Double-crested Cormorant, and Bald Eagle. 4/7/17 - First of the season Raccoons and Eastern Chipmunks outside our home! Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvianFi -- 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fox Sparrows/Green-winged Teal & more waterfowl/Barred Owls & more
Still some snow on the ground and most lakes are still iced over, but beginning to open up. Some species from the past week: 4/6/17 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) Wood Duck - pair along the Tupper Lake causeway Amer. Black Duck - pair along the Tupper Lake causeway Green-winged Teal - pair along the Tupper Lake causeway Ring-necked Duck - many on Tupper Lake Bufflehead - one male on a small piece of open water at the inlet of Little Tupper Lake Hooded Merganser - everywhere there is open water! Common Merganser - everywhere there is open water! Turkey Vulture - several over Tupper Lake Bald Eagle - adult flying over Simon Pond in Tupper Lake Barred Owl - heard on the baby monitor during the night - we have been hearing them every night for the past couple weeks Amer. Kestrel - perched in the marsh along the Tupper Lake causeway Gray Jay - 3 (1 along Route 30, 1 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 1 at Sabattis Bog - all in Long Lake) Boreal Chickadee - 2 vocalizing along Route 30 in Long Lake as I photographed a singing Fox Sparrow! Fox Sparrow - 2 (1 singing outside our home early this morning and another one singing along Route 30 in Long Lake where I feed Gray Jays) Song Sparrow - everywhere and singing Dark-eyed Junco - numbers swelled outside our home today - also singing I have not yet spotted the Sandhill Cranes in Tupper Lake. 4/5/17 Long Lake and Tupper Lake Mostly the same waterfowl, but also a Common Goldeneye pair on the little patch of open water at the Little Tupper Lake inlet Killdeer - pair mating along the drive into the Tupper Lake Waterfront Park! Turkey Vulture - 1 Tupper Lake, 2 in Long Lake Bald Eagle - 4 different birds in Tupper Lake (2 adults) Barred Owl Gray Jay - 6 (groups of 1, 2, and 3 along Sabattis Circle Road) Golden-crowned Kinglet - many! Pine Siskin - vocalizing outside our house Amer. Tree Sparrow - 1 at a Long Lake feeder Song Sparrow - many along all the roads and lots of singing in Tupper Lake Dark-eyed Junco - many singing 4/4/17 American Robins began singing outside our home! 4/3/17 Long Lake Lots of waterfowl on Long Lake including Ring-necked Ducks Black-backed Woodpecker - male foraging along Sabattis Circle Road near the Round Lake Trailhead Gray Jay - 12! (3 along Route 30, 3 near the inlet of Little Tupper Lake, 2 at the Round Lake Trailhead, and 4 at Sabattis Bog) Golden-crowned Kinglet - many and some were singing (most left this year for the winter and they appear to be back!) 4/1/17 Long Lake Wild Turkey -Wild Turkeys were mating outside our home! Boreal Chickadee - 1 along Route 30 in Long Lake River Otters - 4! (1 on Long Lake, 1 on Little Tupper Lake, and 2 on the inlet of Round Lake) I posted a video to my Facebook page below. 3/30/17 Long Lake, Tupper Lake, and Newcomb (Essex Co.) Turkey Vulture - 2 in Tupper Lake Cooper's Hawk - along the Round Lake Trail in Long Lake Northern Shrike - along Route 30 at a marshy location about 3 miles south of the Tupper Lake boat launch (we saw it on 3/26/17 too) Gray Jay - 5 at 3 locations in Long Lake Boreal Chickadee - along Route 28N in Newcomb Eastern Bluebird - Newcomb Pine Siskin - at a feeder in Newcomb Evening Grosbeak - flock at a feeder in Newcomb Song Sparrow - 2 in Newcomb Dark-eyed Junco - singing 3 River Otters on Long Lake! 3/29/17 - Common Goldeneye pair on Long Lake; I went owling during the night - the only owl found was a dead Barred Owl on Route 30 in Long Lake. I also observed a Bobcat. 3/27/17 - Snow Bunting flock in Long Lake; Amer. Tree Sparrows began moving through 3/26/17 - Female Black-backed Woodpecker at Sabattis Bog; Northern Shrike along Route 30 in Tupper Lake (same location as above) Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
