[nysbirds-l] Eastport Pond, Suffolk Co.

2012-02-09 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Hoping for a Barnacle Goose re-dux, the only birds of interest I found were 2 C.Snipe, in the mud s/o Montauk Highway. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBi

[nysbirds-l] Erie and Niagara Counties 2/9/12

2012-02-09 Thread Joetf1973
While on the road today I had a few nice sightings: Buckhorn Island SP 1:35 pm 2 American Black Ducks 16 Mallards 100+ Canvasbacks 80+ Redhead 9 Scaup sp. 5 Bufflehead 75+ Boneparte's Gulls 7 Ring-billed Gulls 1 Downy Woodpecker 1 American Crow 2 Black-capped Chickadees 11 Cedar Waxwings 2 No

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 09 Feb 2012

2012-02-09 Thread dfsuggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 02/09/2012 * NYBU1202.09 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- SNOW GOOSE BARROW'S GOLDENEYE SNOWY OWL FISH CROW Red-throated Loon Horned Grebe

[nysbirds-l] 2 Pileated WP's, pair. Saratoga Springs, NY

2012-02-09 Thread Dan
On a pine snag on Kaydeross Park Road, a pair of Pileated woodpeckers , sharing an excavation... feeding. Dan Furbish peterbilt.bir...@yahoo.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.c

[nysbirds-l] protect birds at wind farms, from the American Bird Conservancy

2012-02-09 Thread ProsBird
A worthy cause and a growing problem, especially when it comes to raptor flights..Peter BBC.See the below link. _http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5400/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=95 10_ (http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5400/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=9510) -- NYSbirds-L Lis

Re: [cayugabirds-l] Western Grebe & paler Western-type Grebe - Cayuga County

2012-02-09 Thread Don
Excellent photos. It does seem a conundrum. I do note that in the large Sibley Guide (p.29), he says in regard to the Western and Clark's Grebes, Intermediate birds, seen regularly, especially during winter, are unidentifiable. Some may be hybrids". Don Timmons Newfield ---Origina

[nysbirds-l] Western Grebe & paler Western-type Grebe - Cayuga County

2012-02-09 Thread Tom Johnson
Hi again, After sharing photos and discussing the two grebes that Jay and I saw at Twin Oaks Campground north of Union Springs, Cayuga County yesterday, several knowledgeable people have suggested that the paler bird is actually a hybrid Western x Clark's Grebe instead of a pure Western Grebe. Thi

[nysbirds-l] Black Vultures

2012-02-09 Thread Ardith Bondi
2 circling overhead just now in Pawling, NY. Ardith Bondi Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www