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Sent: 11/25/2015 10:01 PM
Subject: Re:[nysbirds-l] South Fork and Vicinity (Suffolk Co.) 11/25 -
Dovekie+
After receiving some highly informative responses, I believe the
Red-tailed Hawk mentioned above may likely represent a member of the
boreal forest breeding population sometime
After receiving some highly informative responses, I believe the Red-tailed
Hawk mentioned above may likely represent a member of the boreal forest
breeding population sometimes known as *abieticola*. This article from
*Birding* has some excellent images and descriptions of the subspecies,
along w
I spent the day working my way west from Montauk on the what felt like the
first truly cold day of the season (21 degrees F driving out on the LIE).
Much of the standing water was frozen even at mid-day. Montauk Point
itself was rather quiet, but sea duck numbers are picking up with about
3000 tot
