The Golden Eagle season is underway at the Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch near Oneonta.
Three goldens were counted today, bringing this year's total to six. 274
Red-tailed Hawks and 14 Bald Eagles also passed the lookout today.
Franklin Mt. has averaged around 180 Golden Eagles annually for the past d
Last night, after checking the weather, I made the fortuitous decision to
visit the Fire Island Hawk-watch today. The wind was out of the n/w for
most of the day (I was there from ~ 1000 to 1615) during which the
temperature kept getting colder, causing me to keep "layering up", until I
"maxed out"
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Oct. 25, 2013
* NYNY1310.25
- Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
EURASIAN WIGEON
Common Eider
Long-tailed Duck
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Great Cormorant
Sora
AMERICAN AVOCET
Purple Sandpiper
FRANKLIN'S GULL
Lesser Black-backed Gull
http://www.petercolenphotography.com/Floyd-BennettOct242013/i-KQcbkfZ
I wanted to post these before it's really only news. Floyd was busy with
sparrows and raptors including a Lincoln's. Also yellow-rumps and a few
palms.
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