With sarcasm, I would like to thank my school for not giving us our first snowday on Monday, and thank the Ivory Gull, who decided it had better places to be....
Hi all, The new quiz has been posted: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/nysyoungbirders Also, the database page for the year lists is up (you'll need to be signed in...
FINALLY got a chance to see the Smith's Longspur that has been at Jones Beach for a while this morning with soem friends. The bird was sighted at around 9:45...
Gray Catbird (a mimid) is right. I took this *horrible* picture in my yard sometime in the summer of 2006. That Smith's Longspur sounds awesome! I wish I could...
Go for it if you can - most birders who have tried have seen it.And when's it going to come back? About the quiz - if there was no color discernable on the...
I uploaded some of the photos from my Florida vacation onto my Flickr acount: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bebirder/ Brent Bomkamp Northport ... Expecting? Get...
Hi all, The ABA's Young Birder of the Year Contest starts in April! If you are 10-18 years old, you are eligible to participate. It's a lot of fun and an...
Today I went to Jones Beach just after dawn for try #2 at the Smith's Longspur. I met Ed Coyle when I arrived and we found the SMITH'S LONGSPUR eventually,...
It is a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk...picture taken by me on 1-20-07 at the Ft. Edward Grassland IBA. Question: How can other dark morph hawks be ruled out? ...
I'm back from NH again with a list. Between the four-hour bus drive, and the shorter buses to Lowell and Boston, Massachusetts (for historical day trips),...
When I saw the pic, I knew that the jizz wasn't right for Red-tailed, and the underwing pattern of the dark wrist patch confirmed it. Hope Batcheller...
Hi all, I've posted the new quiz: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/nysyoungbirders Good birding! --Hope Batcheller [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Listen children, and you will hear, a bunch of lumps and splits recently ratified by the ABA's committee. It may not rhyme, but it's true: the ABA checklist v....
Hi all, With Spring Break upon me, I was finally able to get out of Ithaca for the weekend and get home to Long Island to see some of the goodies that have...
Shawn Matthew Billerman
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Well, since I don't know the answer, either, I might as well guess... Obviously, this bird is a sparrow (jizz, it's brown, etc.) Also, it has a streaky chest...
I'm going to go out on a limb (pun intended) and say it is a Savannah Sparrow. Brent Bomkamp Northport Brendan F <birderbf@...> wrote: A Song Sparrow it...
The limb wasn't strong enough - it is not a Savannah Sparrow. Not even a Passerculus sparrow (well the Sav's actually the only one I know of!). Keep guessing, ...
Juvenile Field Sparrow. Jim Pawlicki Amherst, NY ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free...
I could go with Lincoln's...the beak size seems to fit nicely. But then again, how often are Lincoln's Sparrows seen perched out in the open like that? Good...
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