I just found out the Willow Ptarmigan was seen in VT before the last NY
sighting, meaning there were at least two birds far away from their normal
range. It is sad to hear that the NY bird was found dead, does anyone know the
details/cause? While I was on Point Peninsula for several hours on
I wrote to Jeff Bolsinger about the Willow Ptarmigan's death, and below is his
reply.
--Dave Nutter
On May 25, 2014, at 05:34 AM, Jeff Bolsinger jsbolsin...@yahoo.com wrote:
The ptarmigan is going to be sent to the American Museum of Natural History,
where I assume that they will look into
Just FYI, a willow ptarmigan was seen in VT a couple days after the last
sighting in NY. From photos posted, it appears to look the same as the one on
point peninsula (white phase). I’m not sure about the reports from Canton of
the bird being found dead, it may have been to discourage people
I last saw the Willow Ptarmigan at 1 PM along South Shore Extension (a 1/2 mile
long dead end off S. Shore Rd). It was on the beach side of the road about 1/2
way down towards the end. It had moved down the road from it’s earlier
position. Best way to get there is to take rte. 57 to South Shore
