Hello All, The Lark Sparrow first seen by Vinnie Pellegrino was into
its third day at EpCal in Calverton. Dick Belanger and I found the bird
feeding amongst a large flock of Dark eyed Junco ,[and a few Field and
Chipping Sparrows], about a mile west of the pond/RR tracks where it had
been
A friend of mine called me tonight to tell me about the immature Snowy Egret he
found in the Pere David's Deer exhibit at the Bronx Zoo today. He saw it
floating in the stream that flows thru the front of the enclosure. He notified
a keeper who said they'd take it for a necropsy. It's a
NYNN: brief summary:
The Northern Nassau Christmas count was held on Saturday, December 18th amid
pleasant weather conditions (compared to last year's count.)
A total of 105 species were observed including 16 Northern Gannets on Long
Island sound, Common Raven for the second year in a row, 9
Had a great close look out my window at the female Cooper's Hawk under my
feeding station. To bad my camera wasn't at hand. It was on top of and next
to
my sparrow trap trying to get at the sparrows in it. It flew off when it saw
me
after a few seconds. Pretty cool. A beautiful bird.
Had a great close look out my window at the female Cooper's Hawk under my
feeding station. To bad my camera wasn't at hand. It was on top of and next
to
my sparrow trap trying to get at the sparrows in it. It flew off when it saw
me
after a few seconds. Pretty cool. A beautiful bird.
NYNN: brief summary:
The Northern Nassau Christmas count was held on Saturday, December 18th amid
pleasant weather conditions (compared to last year's count.)
A total of 105 species were observed including 16 Northern Gannets on Long
Island sound, Common Raven for the second year in a row, 9
A friend of mine called me tonight to tell me about the immature Snowy Egret he
found in the Pere David's Deer exhibit at the Bronx Zoo today. He saw it
floating in the stream that flows thru the front of the enclosure. He notified
a keeper who said they'd take it for a necropsy. It's a
Hello All, The Lark Sparrow first seen by Vinnie Pellegrino was into
its third day at EpCal in Calverton. Dick Belanger and I found the bird
feeding amongst a large flock of Dark eyed Junco ,[and a few Field and
Chipping Sparrows], about a mile west of the pond/RR tracks where it had
been
