SFO group 6 had a really nice day despite the cold. In fact, this likely was
one
of the coldest
days in SFO history (along with Saturday!!). Highlights: Right out the front
door of the lab we
had one COMMON REDPOLL in the top of a bush. Next, on the Wilson Trail in one
of the Willow
Tree
This chilly morning I led SFO's beginners Group 5 at Sapsucker Woods and Stewart Park. We spent a lot of time indoors at the Lab of O, not simply because the weather was so cold but because there was some really neat stuff to watch. As soon as we arrived, and intermittently later on, we saw a FOX
Was delighted to be able to watch two Fox Sparrows foraging in a snowless patch
of leaves this morning, on our hill.
But I was sad to find that the loud commotion of crows and whatever-else in our
spruce grove (where crows have always nested) resulted in one crow lying dead
in the snow.
Nanc
After splitting up from the birdwalk at Mudlock, my dad and I
went over and checked out Montezuma. There was a little
open water at the pool by the visitor's center, which had a
Tundra Swan, Wigeons and several Green-Winged Teals. Mixed in
was a EURASIAN GREEN-WINGED TEAL, the white stripe
on him
Hey all,
I've been at Montezuma the past couple days; Saturday for a 60+ student
SUNY-ESF field trip and Friday for a scouting trip. Both days yielded
excellent birding throughout the complex.
On Friday, we found the previously reported male EURASIAN WIGEON at Marten's
Tract. The bird was in th
Many thanks to Fred, for helping us spot Lewis's woodpecker yesterday. Very
exciting!
One picture is posted, hope to have more up shortly.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/auburnnewyork/5564120184/
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Hi all,
Yesterday, I lead a Group 3 of SFO (Spring Field Ornithology) class. We did
Snyder and Neimi Road and SSW. Highlights were, a singing cold, hunched Eastern
Meadowlark on a post in the airport compound; several chickadees drinking from
icicles (chickadee popsicles) near Cornell Research
