[nysbirds-l] Whooper Swan? - north of Oneonta

2020-05-08 Thread Thomas Salo
The photos in the folder are 2 of 4 birds photographed by Charlie Scheim and Sandy Bright this morning. They are in a small pond on Kelly Corners Road north of Oneonta - Town of Milford. This is just south of the Hartwick State Forest. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1bMYQnd4dCe-jKPVuo_NwaS

[nysbirds-l] Delaware County Golden Eagle Survey 7 February

2015-01-25 Thread Thomas Salo
I am trying to fill in a few remaining territories in SE Delaware County - the area between Roxbury and Andes- for the 7 February survey. I could use some skilled birders as help. I am especially in need of a couple of people who can ID eagle species from great distances by silhouette. In other

[nysbirds-l] Delaware County Winter Golden Eagle Count

2015-01-04 Thread Thomas Salo
As part of our efforts to investigate wintering Golden Eagles in NYS, Delaware-Otsego Audubon will be conducting a one day raptor count on February 7, 2015 in Delaware County. Golden Eagle is the target species but all species of raptor will be counted. Surveyors of all skill levels are welcome

[nysbirds-l] Eagles and Wind Industry

2013-12-10 Thread Thomas Salo
You may have heard the recent media reports about the feds issuing 30 year "take" permits for wind farms. This is from a current NAS Action Alert

Re:[cayugabirds-l] [nysbirds-l] 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

2013-11-27 Thread Thomas Salo
l.edu > [bounce-111074776-26920...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Salo > [salotho...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 27, 2013 12:52 PM > *To:* NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu; hmbi...@yahoogroups.com; > oneidabi...@yahoogroups.com; osbi...@yahoogroups.com; > northern

[nysbirds-l] 2014 Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey

2013-11-27 Thread Thomas Salo
, Michael wrote: *We are always interested in more survey routes, feel free to have folks reach out to me and I can work with them to identify a survey route so they do not overlap with an existing one.* Thanks, Mike -Original Message- From: Thomas Salo [mailto:salotho...@gmail.com] Sent

[nysbirds-l] BB Cuckoo NE & DD

2013-07-16 Thread Thomas Salo
This morning while shearing trees I saw and found something I had not seen before. A Black-billed Cuckoo flushed from a 6' high Norway spruce tree and did a distraction display. It flew, making considerable noise with its wings then it began fluttering losing altitude. When it was almost to the

[nysbirds-l] Kingbird Journal Set

2013-03-17 Thread Thomas Salo
Due to a storage space issue, I will be disposing of what I believe is a complete set of the New York State Ornithological Association's journal The Kingbird dating back to 1975. If anyone is interested, they are free for the taking. If you want them shipped, they should be able to ship at USPS

Re:[nysbirds-l] Golden Eagle - Pawling

2013-02-26 Thread Thomas Salo
I emailed Peter separately to urge his friend with the wildlife camera that photographed a Golden Eagle to participate in the Appalachian Eagles Project next winter. This past winter 12 sites operated in New York. Cameras at baited sites recorded many Golden and Bald Eagles, Barred and Great-ho

[nysbirds-l] Dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk Madison County

2013-01-27 Thread Thomas Salo
12 baited camera traps are operating this winter in New York as part of Todd Katzner's Appalachian Eagles project. At a site in Madison County an unusual dark-morph Red-tailed Hawk was photographed on 19 January by Kevin Pace. Tom Carrolan provides a link to a good photos of this interesting bi