Byard, Totally Awsome, dude. And yeah, you're right, I was wanting to fan through those two crest hackles to check out the properties.
Thanks for the link. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Byard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:26 AM Subject: [VFB] OT...Rare bird sighting > Off topic, but I wanted to share a most noteworthy day with you all. > Maybe not completely off topic as I'd lay odds that a few of you > would want some feathers from this critter <g> > > On the 18th there were reports of a sighting of a Western-Reef Heron > off of Kittery Point Maine and also across the river in New Castle > NH. As the week progressed the Heron was feeding and roosting > primarily on the inward side of New Castle, an island at the mouth of > the Piscatagua River. This species is a resident of West Africa had > has been seen in the USA only once before. In September of 1983 one > was seen on Nantucket, MA. He stayed in the area for quite sometime > and was seen by many birders. > > This last Friday, my friend Howard and I decided to take the 2 hour > drive over to the coast to try and spot the wayward bird. Howard must > be a good luck charm as within one minute of stopping at our first > spot we saw the Heron. We watched him and other shore birds from > about 11:30 to 12:30. He was feeding with about a dozen Snowy Egrets. > We had some great views through both binoculars and spotting scopes. > > Don and Lillian Stokes, of birding field guide authoring fame, were > over there on Monday and took some incredible photographs. They can > be seen at http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/ . Be sure to scroll > through the rather long text block to see additional photos. > > We were wishing we had brought along our fly rods as it was nearing > high tide and we saw quite a few large swirls in the fast moving > tides every time we noticed diving terns. Most likely Stripers! > > Other birds of note on the journey included: > Roseate Tern > Great Egret > > And Saturday morning a male Evening Grosbeak visited my feeders. They > used to be fairly common but now are seldom seen. > > > Byard Miller > Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> > Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com> > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.6/428 - Release Date: 8/25/2006 > >
