[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] Red Crossbills in the Adirondacks! & Boreal Chickadees
8/22/15 Minerva (Essex Co.) After finding a pair of Red Crossbills on 7/22 in Newcomb, I wanted to go back to the Newcomb-Minerva area to check for more. Work and my younger son's wedding delayed me! I found at least 7 Red Crossbills in Minerva yesterday in two different areas (railroad bed and the Roosevelt Truck Trail). I arrived in late morning and did not hear any singing (just calling) - I plan to go over earlier today. I photographed a male that was paired with a female (photos of the male on my Facebook page below). It looks like it should be an exciting late summer - fall - winter in the Adirondacks! I arrived home last night to an email message from Ron Pittaway (from Canada) asking if I was seeing Red Crossbills! Ron said that Algonquin Park usually mirrors the Adirondacks for tree seed crops and species in winter - and that the Red Crossbills are singing in Algonquin Park. I'll post more later, but wanted to add that I found a record (for me) 19 Boreal Chickadees yesterday! (I believe it was actually 23 since I found a flock on my hike out of the Roosevelt Truck Trail that was not likely any that I counted on the way in!) I found 6 (flocks of 3 & 3) along Route 28N in areas that I usually find them, and 13 (flocks of 4, 4, & 5) along the Roosevelt Truck Trail. (I hiked the 5 miles round trip.) I even managed to take some bad photos of the chickadees. The mushrooms were remarkable! (I'll post more photos on Facebook later.) 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 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] Red Crossbills in the Adirondacks! Boreal Chickadees
8/22/15 Minerva (Essex Co.) After finding a pair of Red Crossbills on 7/22 in Newcomb, I wanted to go back to the Newcomb-Minerva area to check for more. Work and my younger son's wedding delayed me! I found at least 7 Red Crossbills in Minerva yesterday in two different areas (railroad bed and the Roosevelt Truck Trail). I arrived in late morning and did not hear any singing (just calling) - I plan to go over earlier today. I photographed a male that was paired with a female (photos of the male on my Facebook page below). It looks like it should be an exciting late summer - fall - winter in the Adirondacks! I arrived home last night to an email message from Ron Pittaway (from Canada) asking if I was seeing Red Crossbills! Ron said that Algonquin Park usually mirrors the Adirondacks for tree seed crops and species in winter - and that the Red Crossbills are singing in Algonquin Park. I'll post more later, but wanted to add that I found a record (for me) 19 Boreal Chickadees yesterday! (I believe it was actually 23 since I found a flock on my hike out of the Roosevelt Truck Trail that was not likely any that I counted on the way in!) I found 6 (flocks of 3 3) along Route 28N in areas that I usually find them, and 13 (flocks of 4, 4, 5) along the Roosevelt Truck Trail. (I hiked the 5 miles round trip.) I even managed to take some bad photos of the chickadees. The mushrooms were remarkable! (I'll post more photos on Facebook later.) 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 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/ --
