[nysbirds-l] Walkill NWR

2018-02-24 Thread Larry Trachtenberg 
Highlight was large numbers of pintail (500), also plentiful were GW Teal, 
American Widgeon, Mallard, canada goose, less so Gadwall, Ring necked duck, 
Black duck, even less so hooded Merg,  common merg, wood duck and not seen by 
me coot. Several harriers (no rough legged).  A bit up the road at the two silo 
farm large numbers of horned lark (a few smaller birds with them but unable to 
get a fix as to whether bunting or longspur). And at the Camel Farm a large 
(500 or so) flock of Snow Geese (many blue morphs but no Ross’s).  And very 
plentiful in the black dirt were red wing blackbirds and grackles.  

L. Trachtenberg 
Ossining

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[nysbirds-l] Walkill NWR/Black Dirt Region, Orange County

2014-01-31 Thread prosbird 
Excellent success today in this winter enriched region for target 
birds, a trip for me and Mary Eyster intended to see Rough legged Hawks 
and Short eared Owls.

At our first stop, Skinners Lane north of Pine Island hamlet, a Dark 
morphed ROUGH LEGGED HAWK.

Second stop Indiana Road, we saw several light phased ROUGHLEGGED HAWKS 
and a surprising diurnal high flying  SHORTEARED OWL, that at one point 
was chasing a Crow. A few Rough legged were on the sod fields, Inc a 
dark morph.

Walkill NWR AT OIL CITY ROAD ACCESS proved to be the big star, as an 
estimated 11 - 12 SHORTEARED OWLS emerged 515 pm, with 7 flying over 
the parking lot and making a good number of passes overhead. We were 
also earlier treated to at least 5 NORTHERN HARRIERs, two "GRAY 
GHOSTS", into the early evening and at least 7 ROUGHLEGGED HAWKS, one 
dark morph and an intermediate plumage bird. The road trail north of 
this oil city lot was best for the Rough legged and as well over 50 
AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS.

REDTAILED HAWKs dominated the region at Oil City road lot area, 
including one very cooperative bird perched on the information kiosk 
then to the power lines. the trail north also had view of a juvenile 
RED SHOULDERED HAWK, which we saw catch a prey and ripped it apart.

This latter spot at Oil City was noisy though with large waves of 
Canada Geese honking incessantly. Glad I don't have to hear it though.

Peter Dorosh
Bklyn Bird Club


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