For those not tracking regional sites, this may be of interest. (For those
already in the know, sorry to repeat.)
First, MA birder Tom Murray reported earlier today:
Rick,
Yesterday I participated in the Newburyport CBC and I had 4 Snowy Owls in
Ipswich and the total for the circle was
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* December 23, 2013
* NYSY 12. 23. 13
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
December 16, 2013 - December 23, 2013
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Com
(meant 12/14)
From: bounce-11126-10490...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-11126-10490...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Larry
Trachtenberg
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 3:29 PM
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] peekskill CBC
Late post from last (snowy) Saturday (12/19)
Late post from last (snowy) Saturday (12/19) Peekskill/Northern Westchester
CBC; some highlights in bold
Snow Goose
50
Canada Goose
2920
Mute Swan
47
Gadwall
11
American Widgeon
7
American Black Duck
62
Mallard
489
Canvasback
1
Redhead
1
Ring-necked Duck
18
Lesser Scaup
1
Bu
The 90th Bronx-Westchester Christmas BirdCount found a preliminary 120 species
with over 55,000 birds.
Highlights were a count week Semipalmated Plover inPelham Bay Park and a female
King Eider off Scotch Capp Island in Rye. It wasthe first King Eider on the
count since 1956.
Seven Red-headed Wo
Sean Sime just called me to say he saw the Black Guillemot in Sea Cliff at
7:30 am at the same spot Corey Finger reported it yesterday. Conditions were
difficult because of the early morning fog. The bird flew in from the Sound
and landed inside the jetty where it fed before disappearing into a fog
