Celeste Morien, Betsy, and I checked several fields in these two counties
today. By far the best spot was the Elba Mucklands, where we saw over 250
shorebirds. This is actually a flooded turf farm. This is the most
shorebirds I have seen in Western New York in about five years. In
addition, on
Finally got around to see the Montgomery Sedge Wren today. Saw it
carrying food . It popped up many times for good views.
Peter Schoenberger, Woodstock
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Hi All: Once we preserve two small properties totaling about 12 acres we will
have preserved all of the Overton Preserve. Suffolk County and the Town of
Brookhaven (whom I work for and run the land acquisition program) have worked
in great partnership here. This 560+ acre area provides
Slightly off topic, but I imagine of interest:
From the Long Island Press
http://www.longislandpress.com/2009/07/31/suffolk-to-preserve-164-
acres-in-coram/
Though the site is somewhat outdated, here's an overview of the
Overton preserve property
I wrote:
>scientific name changes to (former) Piranga "tanagers", common
names: Scarlet, Summer, Western, and others.<
while:
...it's the family that includes Piranga "tanagers" (such as Scarlet,
Summer, Western, & others) that's been changed, so that those
"tanagers" (keeping their
The Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-
List of North American Birds, [supplement] authored by R. Terry
Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L.
Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V.
Remsen, Jr., James D.
The Fiftieth Supplement to the American Ornithologists’ Union Check-
List of North American Birds, [supplement] authored by R. Terry
Chesser, Richard C. Banks, F. Keith Barker, Carla Cicero, Jon L.
Dunn, Andrew W. Kratter, Irby J. Lovette, Pamela C. Rasmussen, J. V.
Remsen, Jr., James D.
Celeste Morien, Betsy, and I checked several fields in these two counties
today. By far the best spot was the Elba Mucklands, where we saw over 250
shorebirds. This is actually a flooded turf farm. This is the most
shorebirds I have seen in Western New York in about five years. In
addition, on
