[nysbirds-l] White-winged crossbills in Hamilton County; siskins and snow bunting in Newcomb
On Sunday March 25, Denise and I birded Sabattis Circle Rd. in Hamilton County, finding Pine Siskins at several locations along the road, and two Gray Jays at the feeders near Sabattis bog. At the inlet to Little Tupper Lake along Sabattis Circle Road (where rt 10 and 10A come together with the road that goes west along Little Tupper Lake) we had more Pine Siskins and about 8 White-winged Crossbills. A male and female crossbill came down to the parking area the intersection of these 3 roads, where a large John Deere construction vehicle with a plow was parked. They were both gritting and drinking form the puddles there. As we walked the roads in that area, we observed several singing male WW crossbill, mostly in the treetops. A lone American Robin in the snow was also present. Earlier in the day, we had a flyover Snow Bunting at the Newcomb welcome center park, along with about 20 purple finches and several pine siskins at the feeders at the Newcomb - ESF Adirondack Info. Center. photos are being added to our ebird reports as we finish processing them. Scott Stoner Denise Hackert-Stoner Loudonville (Albany) 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] White-winged crossbills in Hamilton County; siskins and snow bunting in Newcomb
On Sunday March 25, Denise and I birded Sabattis Circle Rd. in Hamilton County, finding Pine Siskins at several locations along the road, and two Gray Jays at the feeders near Sabattis bog. At the inlet to Little Tupper Lake along Sabattis Circle Road (where rt 10 and 10A come together with the road that goes west along Little Tupper Lake) we had more Pine Siskins and about 8 White-winged Crossbills. A male and female crossbill came down to the parking area the intersection of these 3 roads, where a large John Deere construction vehicle with a plow was parked. They were both gritting and drinking form the puddles there. As we walked the roads in that area, we observed several singing male WW crossbill, mostly in the treetops. A lone American Robin in the snow was also present. Earlier in the day, we had a flyover Snow Bunting at the Newcomb welcome center park, along with about 20 purple finches and several pine siskins at the feeders at the Newcomb - ESF Adirondack Info. Center. photos are being added to our ebird reports as we finish processing them. Scott Stoner Denise Hackert-Stoner Loudonville (Albany) 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/ --
