John wrote:
By the way, even if some newer studies can find a nuclear difference, we
still have to make a subjective decision about how much of a difference is
sufficient for us to accept them as one or two species.
Our decisions may turn out better (we may reverse ourselves less often) if
While finishing my morning coffee in the comfort of my warm kitchen facing
Cayuga Lake, I was treated to a majestic landing of a mature BALD EAGLE on a
large branch of the big Cottonwood tree on my beach! After sitting a few
minutes, it dropped down to the beach and apparently caught a rodent
It was here again this morning. It's very interesting to watch its behavior.
I first spotted it this morning sitting on a birdhouse below my bedroom window.
I got my camera and took lots of pictures. It sat for maybe 15 minutes
constantly scanning the bushes. When I noticed that it was
How exciting! That's one bird I'll never get. What fun to get to watch it.
Could you get any pictures?
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On Jan 28, 2013, at 10:55 AM, Donna Scott d...@cornell.edu wrote:
While finishing my morning coffee in the comfort of my warm kitchen facing
Cayuga Lake, I was treated
I may just have been inattentive, but I don't recall actually seeing Sibley
Scores posted here for any local Hoary Redpolls, so I'm curious to know if
anyone is using this 3-character index (described at the link below), or for
that matter using any other standardized method of separating Hoary
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* January 28, 2013
* NYSY 01. 28. 13
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 21, 2013 - January 28, 2013
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands
