RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* January 25, 2010
* NYSY 2501.10
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
January 18, 2009 - January 25, 2010
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex
Hi all,
Although I came south from New England via the wrong Fork of eastern Long
Island to witness yesterday's excitement at Montauk, I was pleased to find a
young male King Eider at Iron Pier, Northville, Suffolk County.
On Wednesday, on my way up to the ferry in Orient, I saw the male
My first reaction to Alex Wilson's post was "Couldn't be," but then I
found these websites:
http://www.gobirding.eu/Photos/HybridDucks.php (click on shoeveler
hybrid link)
http://www.azfo.org/gallery/noshXcite.html
Yikes!
Hugh
Hugh McGuinness
The Ross School
18 Goodfriend Drive
East
http://www.gobirding.eu/Photos/HybridDucks.php
(Scroll down about 2/3 to the bottom)
On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Alex Wilson wrote:
> Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park, this bird (I assume
> the same) was first noted on 12/24/09 and reported on Peter Dorosh’s
> Prospect
First winter male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
was seen again yesterday Sun Jan 24 around 2pm and again today
Mon Jan 25 10am at Pruyn Audubon Sanctuary,
275 Millwood Road, Chappaqua NY.
It has noticeably progressed toward brighter adult male
plumage over the last 10 days. The bird has typically
Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park, this bird (I assume
the same) was first noted on 12/24/09 and reported on Peter Doroshs
Prospect sightings blog:
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html
Some photos I took are
Regarding the odd shoveler-type duck in Prospect Park, this bird (I assume
the same) was first noted on 12/24/09 and reported on Peter Doroshs
Prospect sightings blog:
http://peters-prospect-bird-sightings.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-eve-day-prospect-and-garden.html
Some photos I took are
First winter male YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD
was seen again yesterday Sun Jan 24 around 2pm and again today
Mon Jan 25 10am at Pruyn Audubon Sanctuary,
275 Millwood Road, Chappaqua NY.
It has noticeably progressed toward brighter adult male
plumage over the last 10 days. The bird has typically
My first reaction to Alex Wilson's post was Couldn't be, but then I
found these websites:
http://www.gobirding.eu/Photos/HybridDucks.php (click on shoeveler
hybrid link)
http://www.azfo.org/gallery/noshXcite.html
Yikes!
Hugh
Hugh McGuinness
The Ross School
18 Goodfriend Drive
East