Hello all,
Sorry this is somewhat belated, but here's my usual follow-up to Ron
Pittaway's great Winter Finch
Forecast. This is much more focused on just NY! Again, a big thanks goes
out to Ron for his forecast!
PINE SISKIN: I expect moderate to perhaps large numbers throughout much of
NY,
Hello all,
Sorry this is somewhat belated, but here's my usual follow-up to Ron
Pittaway's great Winter Finch
Forecast. This is much more focused on just NY! Again, a big thanks goes
out to Ron for his forecast!
PINE SISKIN: I expect moderate to perhaps large numbers throughout much of
NY,
Hello all,
As a final tally, the votes from people on ID-Frontiers stands at (4-5 of
the votes were sent directly to
just me):
Loggerhead Shrike 12
Northern Shrike 1
Many of latest comments on this bird can be followed at:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/FRID.html
This is a classic
Hello all,
As a final tally, the votes from people on ID-Frontiers stands at (4-5 of
the votes were sent directly to
just me):
Loggerhead Shrike 12
Northern Shrike 1
Many of latest comments on this bird can be followed at:
http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/FRID.html
This is a classic
Hello all,
Just to keep everyone up on the Shrike thread --I put Shai's and Kevin
McGowan's emails (with photo
attachments of the bird) to ID-Frontiers to see what some of the best
around the U.S. and the world
have to say on the Jones Beach Shrike. I have not heard from Pyle yet.
So far,
Hi,
I see the overall bill size and body color to be pretty firmly in the
Loggerhead camp. Also, some have
noted the behavior to be more Loggerhead (see Shai's original email).
Again, I'm only going on photos.
The traits I see as more Northern are the barring on breast (Juvy
Loggerheads can
The two species don't overlap in breeding range.
Matt
Original Message:
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From: Orhan Birol orhanbir...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:39:00 -0500
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Shrike
Is there no chance at all that this bird may be a hybrid?
Hello,
I agree Angus' bird is a good Northern, but the bird that Shai posted is
interesting!! I leaned slightly
towards a small Northern with the Jones beach bird, but admit there's some
conflicting characteristics
present. Color of bill, lack of barring on the back, look of mask (this
trait is
Hello,
I agree Angus' bird is a good Northern, but the bird that Shai posted is
interesting!! I leaned slightly
towards a small Northern with the Jones beach bird, but admit there's some
conflicting characteristics
present. Color of bill, lack of barring on the back, look of mask (this
trait is
The two species don't overlap in breeding range.
Matt
Original Message:
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From: Orhan Birol orhanbir...@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:39:00 -0500
To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Shrike
Is there no chance at all that this bird may be a hybrid?
Hello all,
Just to keep everyone up on the Shrike thread --I put Shai's and Kevin
McGowan's emails (with photo
attachments of the bird) to ID-Frontiers to see what some of the best
around the U.S. and the world
have to say on the Jones Beach Shrike. I have not heard from Pyle yet.
So far,
Hello all,
Much to the enjoyment of the 6 of us waiting, the FEMALE SUMMER TANAGER
near Cortland, NY came in
on cue right around 4:30. It came into the front yard suet feeders next to
Bill Toner's (corner of Gothic and
Highland) --it even gave it's call note numerous times while feeding
Hello all,
A quick run through Scott to Summerhill (Cortland to Cayuga county) this
morning yielded scattered
small numbers of PINE SISKINS, a FEW flyover EVENING GROSBEAKS
(Summerhill),
1 COOPER'S HAWK (Scott), 2 Red-tailed Hawks, a few HORNED LARKS, and
2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS near Lick St and
Hello all,
A quick run through Scott to Summerhill (Cortland to Cayuga county) this
morning yielded scattered
small numbers of PINE SISKINS, a FEW flyover EVENING GROSBEAKS
(Summerhill),
1 COOPER'S HAWK (Scott), 2 Red-tailed Hawks, a few HORNED LARKS, and
2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS near Lick St and
Hello all,
Given there are nearly 40+ CATTLE EGRETS (assuming the Ontario 14 are not
the same Inds as the Ithaca
16) in the northeast right now, and given this is an Old World species that
naturally colonized the States, I
wonder if these are birds coming from the Old World and not birds moving
Hello all,
Given there are nearly 40+ CATTLE EGRETS (assuming the Ontario 14 are not
the same Inds as the Ithaca
16) in the northeast right now, and given this is an Old World species that
naturally colonized the States, I
wonder if these are birds coming from the Old World and not birds moving
Hello all,
See Ron Pittaway's forecast below. Instead of a big forecast from me, I
will give a few tweaks as to what I
think will take place here in CNY and points southward.
As Ron states, I think we'll see the biggest Redpoll invasion here in the
northeast including NY since at
least 2007-08
Hello all,
See Ron Pittaway's forecast below. Instead of a big forecast from me, I
will give a few tweaks as to what I
think will take place here in CNY and points southward.
As Ron states, I think we'll see the biggest Redpoll invasion here in the
northeast including NY since at
least 2007-08
Hello all,
I fully agree that wind energy is a big step in the right direction.
However, this total of $100,000 to do
a full survey is a bit interesting, especially given the money spent on
surveys for this project to date
might have totaled anywhere from $50-$500 --two 3 minute point counts at
Hello all,
I fully agree that wind power can help us move towards a more sustainable
form of energy! However,
there is a right and wrong place to do this. I'm not necessarily saying
that this project should not
happen, but given its close proximity to a fabulous upstate National
Wildlife
Hello all,
I fully agree that wind power can help us move towards a more sustainable
form of energy! However,
there is a right and wrong place to do this. I'm not necessarily saying
that this project should not
happen, but given its close proximity to a fabulous upstate National
Wildlife
Hello everyone,
Thanks to everyone for all the response to the warbler guide! The below
link works. If you're having
any problems playing the sample birds at the link (some have mentioned
this), you might want to check
your audio pluggins -- Flash player will certainly work.
It's warbler
Hello everyone,
Thanks to everyone for all the response to the warbler guide! The below
link works. If you're having
any problems playing the sample birds at the link (some have mentioned
this), you might want to check
your audio pluggins -- Flash player will certainly work.
It's warbler
Sorry, the previous link didn't work. Thanks to those that notified me.
Hello all,
It's warbler season! I figured I'd let everyone know that The Cornell Lab
of Ornithology has re-released
and re-mastered a classic. Check it out, it's quite good!
Here's the link:
Hello all,
It's warbler season! I figured I'd let everyone know that The Cornell Lab
of Ornithology has re-released and
re-mastered a classic. Check it out, it's quite good!
https://macaulaylibrary.org/order/products/warbler.do
Songs of the Warblers of North America
The Songs of the
Sorry, the previous link didn't work. Thanks to those that notified me.
Hello all,
It's warbler season! I figured I'd let everyone know that The Cornell Lab
of Ornithology has re-released
and re-mastered a classic. Check it out, it's quite good!
Here's the link:
Helllo all,
Obviously tangential to this discussion, wintering Golden Eagles appear to
be on the increase in the
southern half of NY. I wonder how increased carrion might play into this as
well and yes, Golden
Eagles do take carrion quite readily. While they have vanished from the
state as
Helllo all,
Obviously tangential to this discussion, wintering Golden Eagles appear to
be on the increase in the
southern half of NY. I wonder how increased carrion might play into this as
well and yes, Golden
Eagles do take carrion quite readily. While they have vanished from the
state as
Hello all,
Don't know if anyone saw this or why it has not been celebrated. 56 years
of past Kingbird Journals can now be viewed
on-line! This is a great accomplishment and a great resource for all! For
those that don't know, The Kingbird Journal is
the NYS Ornithological Journal that started
Hello all,
As usual here's a follow-up post about the potential for a winter finch
invasion in NY and points north and south.
However, this is an abbreviated finch forecast since I do not expect it to
be big winter, and Ron Pittaway already
covered much of what will likely take place.
Hello all,
As usual here's a follow-up post about the potential for a winter finch
invasion in NY and points north and south.
However, this is an abbreviated finch forecast since I do not expect it to
be big winter, and Ron Pittaway already
covered much of what will likely take place.
Hello all,
Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey
of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has
never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2
young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was
awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway
Hello all,
Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey
of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has
never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2
young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was
awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway
Hello all,
Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey
of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has
never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2
young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was
awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway
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