[nysbirds-l] No. Shrike in Orange Co.

2012-11-28 Thread Ken McDermott
  At 2:20pm today I was starting my search for Longspurs and Snow Buntings on Skinners Lane in the black dirt region approaching Pine Island when from a spot unseen a bird flew along the ditch on my left hand side. Immediately I knew by the size, shape and flight that it was a shrike.  It flew up

[nysbirds-l] No. Shrike in Orange Co.

2012-11-28 Thread Ken McDermott
At 2:20pm today I was starting my search for Longspurs and Snow Buntings on Skinners Lane in the black dirt region approaching Pine Island when from a spot unseen a bird flew along the ditch on my left hand side. Immediately I knew by the size, shape and flight that it was a shrike. It flew up and