[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Harris's Sparrow - YES
The bird showed this morning at 8:15 initually in the area behind the house before moving to the area under the deck. It fed briefly then returned to the area behind the barn. Seen on 11/15/2015 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field. Saturday, 14 November 2015, 08:24AM -0500 from Richard Guthrie < richardpguth...@gmail.com> : >I spoke with the homeowner this morning and all is forgiven (that's their >nature). > >So birders are again welcome to come and visit the yard to watch for the >Harris's Sparrow (and Bohemian Waxwing?). > >Today and tomorrow (Sunday) are now OK. > >Please - do not park in the driveway (apparently that's what precipitated the >whole tailspin). Be mindful of the neighbors (that was not an issue - but just >saying). > >One other thing - The man is a pastor of a downtown city church. It would be a >nice gesture if folks would bring some item for the food bank (can of tuna, >jar of peanut butter - whatever) and place it in a box that I will put out >this morning. This harkens back to a sometimes popular token over in the UK >where one would deposit a pound coin in a can at the gate to a farmyard, or >the birdseed at a rare bird feeder (i.e., Gray Jay feeder up in Bloomingdale). >Or not. That's me, not them speaking. > >He said that they can "police" the place if necessary. Let's not make that >necessary. > >If you go, here's the drill - walk down the driveway (12 Bacon Lane) and go to >the far end of the yard (by the phragmites) and look back to the right side of >the deck. The sparrow has been coming to the base of the bright green shrub to >pick up spillage from one of the deck feeders. The homeowner will be spreading >some feed closer to the spruces to the right to encourage this flighty bird to >feed over there rather than coming across the open lawn. > >Also check behind the barn for the waxwing which was feeding on multiflora >rose hips with the groups of robins. > >Rich Guthrie >c= 518-810-7086 > >-- >Richard Guthrie > >-- >NYSbirds-L List Info: >Welcome and Basics >Rules and Information >Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >Archives: >The Mail Archive >Surfbirds >BirdingOnThe.Net >Please submit your observations to eBird ! >-- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Re: [nysbirds-l] Harris's Sparrow - YES
The bird showed this morning at 8:15 initually in the area behind the house before moving to the area under the deck. It fed briefly then returned to the area behind the barn. Seen on 11/15/2015 Arie Gilbert No. Babylon NY www.powerbirder.blogspot www.qcbirdclub.org -- Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field. Saturday, 14 November 2015, 08:24AM -0500 from Richard Guthrie < richardpguth...@gmail.com> : >I spoke with the homeowner this morning and all is forgiven (that's their >nature). > >So birders are again welcome to come and visit the yard to watch for the >Harris's Sparrow (and Bohemian Waxwing?). > >Today and tomorrow (Sunday) are now OK. > >Please - do not park in the driveway (apparently that's what precipitated the >whole tailspin). Be mindful of the neighbors (that was not an issue - but just >saying). > >One other thing - The man is a pastor of a downtown city church. It would be a >nice gesture if folks would bring some item for the food bank (can of tuna, >jar of peanut butter - whatever) and place it in a box that I will put out >this morning. This harkens back to a sometimes popular token over in the UK >where one would deposit a pound coin in a can at the gate to a farmyard, or >the birdseed at a rare bird feeder (i.e., Gray Jay feeder up in Bloomingdale). >Or not. That's me, not them speaking. > >He said that they can "police" the place if necessary. Let's not make that >necessary. > >If you go, here's the drill - walk down the driveway (12 Bacon Lane) and go to >the far end of the yard (by the phragmites) and look back to the right side of >the deck. The sparrow has been coming to the base of the bright green shrub to >pick up spillage from one of the deck feeders. The homeowner will be spreading >some feed closer to the spruces to the right to encourage this flighty bird to >feed over there rather than coming across the open lawn. > >Also check behind the barn for the waxwing which was feeding on multiflora >rose hips with the groups of robins. > >Rich Guthrie >c= 518-810-7086 > >-- >Richard Guthrie > >-- >NYSbirds-L List Info: >Welcome and Basics >Rules and Information >Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >Archives: >The Mail Archive >Surfbirds >BirdingOnThe.Net >Please submit your observations to eBird ! >-- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
