To echo Nick, I will have probably aged out of the group by the time
(if) it would be formed, but had this kind of group been around a few
years ago I would have been extremely into it. I would still like to
help out, since birding in this state is an overwhelmingly "older
person's" endeavor in almost all placxes with the exception of possibly
the Ithaca area, and it would be nice to get younger people involved.
However, you'd have to figure out what the priorities would be. Do you
want to introduce birding to new people, to get kids/teens interested
who normally would not be; or do you just want to network among
existing young birders, of which there are (in my opinion) not enough
of. Regardless of the top priority I think the group is a great idea,
but getting multiple adults to help out is imperative due to the lack
of access to needed resources (cars, money, connections, familiarity
with the birding hot spots of the State as a whole etc.) for most young
birders.
A way to start would be getting more people involved in this listserv
or another like it for starters. The people here for the most part (I
think, correct me if I'm wrong) were already members of the NYSBirds
list and a number of us are getting away from being "young" birders
pretty soon, in terms of the age parameters a group like this would
want to maintain. I guess the main point here is that, there has to be
recruitment done outside the community of the listservs in order to
gain a large enough body of people to be interested.

I'm absolutely exhausted from nonstop birding for the past week, so
forgive me if I made any grammatical mistakes.
Hopefully Jones Beach is hopping with birds tomorrow...

Good birding
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Subject: Re: [NYSyoungbirders] NYS young birders' club

      Hey,

   I think some good starting info for these questions would be poll of
group
   members. How many young birders are on this list, ages and locations,
and
   interested in this group? You can get better answers when you know
this.

  As a 20-yr. old college student, I think I'm past my prime as a "young
   birder", and I'm only getting farther away. However, I am willing to
help
  you guys in any way I can. I think that this sort of group would be a
   wonderful thing. I know I would have welcomed it when I was younger
(I've
  been birding since forever).

  Some issues to think about -
   - Membership - How are you going to recruit young birders across the
state?
  - Location - How are you going to hold meetings when you have members
  scattered across the state? Young birders don't have the ease of travel
  adults do.

  If there is enough motivated young birders to pull this off, it will be
  great. If not, I think having (and widely promoting) this list to young
  birders can serve many of the same functions. You can post sightings,
  coordinate field trips, and share useful info.

  I'll share some of my info to start off: I'm 20, I'm from the Niagara
  Falls area but I go to school full time at Cornell for Evolutionary
   Biology and Natural Resources, and am planning on going to grad school
for
  Ornithology. If any list members want college/career advice, etc., feel
  free to ask.

  Cheers,
  Nick Sly

  > Hi all!
  > One of the main reasons I started this group to be a first step
  > in getting a NYS young birders' club started. So…Any ideas you have
  > about this would be much appreciated. The Ohio Young Birders' Club,
  > started just this past year, could be a source of some ideas--you can
  > visit their site at: http://ohioyoungbirders.org/home.htm
  > I'm thinking that a NY young birders' club could be mainly geared
  > for ages 12-18ish, but younger kids and college students would be
  > welcome as well. Following are some questions I have—any thoughts on
  > any of these would be much appreciated…I put some of my random ideas
  > in parenthesis following the questions.
  > Who should sponsor the club? (NYSOA) What sorts of activities
  > should we do? (Field trips, meetings, speakers, a young birders track
  > at the NYSOA meeting??) Where should meetings be held? (The Cornell
  > Lab. of Ornithology [CLO]?) Is there an adult who would be willing to
   > be an "adult coordinator"? (???) What should the age range be? (I
said
  > my ideas before) And, finally, would you even be interested in this
  > sort of thing? (I would be)
  > Happy Christmas Bird Counting and Happy Holidays!
  > --Hope Batcheller-14
  > Petersburgh, NY






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By the way, I just discovered that VENT also does a Camp Tejano in south Texas
(July 6-18, for $995!). And last year's Camp Chiricahua count was 193 bird
species, including Flame-colored Tanager and Rufous-capped Warbler. Nice!

Brendan F <birderbf@...> wrote:          I think I may be on the wait-list
for Camp Chiricahua, but I doubt I'll go this year. I ordered the trip list and
itinerary from VENT, and it's quite impressive... last year I counted 111 would
be lifers from the 2004 year's list of species. Some very nice specialties. I
wouldn't set foot in that state without my camera charged and ready. The cost
isn't that bad ($995), and for 11 days it's dirt cheap (for VENT), but I'm going
to investigate these scholarships anyway...

What are you doing for the flight over? I know they offer to pick you up at the
airport, but I honestly would be pretty lost at an aiport without some help.

Good birding,

Hope Batcheller <hope.batcheller@...> wrote:
Looking for something bird-related to do this coming summer? Check out
Camp Chiricahua in southeastern Arizona http://ventbird.com/tour/546/
It's a bird camp for young birders ages 14-18. If the price is a
problem, as it likely will be (and was for me), the ABA has
scholarships... Also, ask your local bird club--they might be able to
help out, too. If you're interested in going, you should act pretty
soon--there are only 4-5 spaces left. I'll be going this summer, so if
you have any questions I'd be glad to try to answer them.
Good birding!
--Hope Batcheller-14
Petersburgh, NY
AIM: jacana326

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I think I may be on the wait-list for Camp Chiricahua, but I doubt I'll go this
year. I ordered the trip list and itinerary from VENT, and it's quite
impressive... last year I counted 111 would be lifers from the 2004 year's list
of species. Some very nice specialties. I wouldn't set foot in that state
without my camera charged and ready. The cost isn't that bad ($995), and for 11
days it's dirt cheap (for VENT), but I'm going to investigate these scholarships
anyway...

   What are you doing for the flight over? I know they offer to pick you up at
the airport, but I honestly would be pretty lost at an aiport without some help.

   Good birding,

Hope Batcheller <hope.batcheller@...> wrote:
           Looking for something bird-related to do this coming summer? Check out
Camp Chiricahua in southeastern Arizona http://ventbird.com/tour/546/
It's a bird camp for young birders ages 14-18. If the price is a
problem, as it likely will be (and was for me), the ABA has
scholarships... Also, ask your local bird club--they might be able to
help out, too. If you're interested in going, you should act pretty
soon--there are only 4-5 spaces left. I'll be going this summer, so if
you have any questions I'd be glad to try to answer them.
Good birding!
--Hope Batcheller-14
Petersburgh, NY
AIM: jacana326





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Hey,

I think some good starting info for these questions would be poll of group
members. How many young birders are on this list, ages and locations, and
interested in this group? You can get better answers when you know this.

As a 20-yr. old college student, I think I'm past my prime as a "young
birder", and I'm only getting farther away. However, I am willing to help
you guys in any way I can. I think that this sort of group would be a
wonderful thing. I know I would have welcomed it when I was younger (I've
been birding since forever).

Some issues to think about -
- Membership - How are you going to recruit young birders across the state?
- Location - How are you going to hold meetings when you have members
scattered across the state? Young birders don't have the ease of travel
adults do.

If there is enough motivated young birders to pull this off, it will be
great. If not, I think having (and widely promoting) this list to young
birders can serve many of the same functions. You can post sightings,
coordinate field trips, and share useful info.

I'll share some of my info to start off: I'm 20, I'm from the Niagara
Falls area but I go to school full time at Cornell for Evolutionary
Biology and Natural Resources, and am planning on going to grad school for
Ornithology. If any list members want college/career advice, etc., feel
free to ask.

Cheers,
Nick Sly

> Hi all!
>      One of the main reasons I started this group to be a first step
> in getting a NYS young birders' club started. So…Any ideas you have
> about this would be much appreciated. The Ohio Young Birders' Club,
> started just this past year, could be a source of some ideas--you can
> visit their site at: http://ohioyoungbirders.org/home.htm
>      I'm thinking that a NY young birders' club could be mainly geared
> for ages 12-18ish, but younger kids and college students would be
> welcome as well. Following are some questions I have—any thoughts on
> any of these would be much appreciated…I put some of my random ideas
> in parenthesis following the questions.
>      Who should sponsor the club? (NYSOA) What sorts of activities
> should we do? (Field trips, meetings, speakers, a young birders track
> at the NYSOA meeting??) Where should meetings be held? (The Cornell
> Lab. of Ornithology [CLO]?) Is there an adult who would be willing to
> be an "adult coordinator"? (???) What should the age range be? (I said
> my ideas before) And, finally, would you even be interested in this
> sort of thing? (I would be)
>      Happy Christmas Bird Counting and Happy Holidays!
>      --Hope Batcheller-14
>      Petersburgh, NY

Looking for something bird-related to do this coming summer? Check out
Camp Chiricahua in southeastern Arizona http://ventbird.com/tour/546/
It's a bird camp for young birders ages 14-18. If the price is a
problem, as it likely will be (and was for me), the ABA has
scholarships... Also, ask your local bird club--they might be able to
help out, too. If you're interested in going, you should act pretty
soon--there are only 4-5 spaces left. I'll be going this summer, so if
you have any questions I'd be glad to try to answer them.
    Good birding!
   --Hope Batcheller-14
   Petersburgh, NY
   AIM: jacana326

Hi all!
      One of the main reasons I started this group to be a first step
in getting a NYS young birders' club started. So…Any ideas you have
about this would be much appreciated. The Ohio Young Birders' Club,
started just this past year, could be a source of some ideas--you can
visit their site at: http://ohioyoungbirders.org/home.htm
      I'm thinking that a NY young birders' club could be mainly geared
for ages 12-18ish, but younger kids and college students would be
welcome as well. Following are some questions I have—any thoughts on
any of these would be much appreciated…I put some of my random ideas
in parenthesis following the questions.
      Who should sponsor the club? (NYSOA) What sorts of activities
should we do? (Field trips, meetings, speakers, a young birders track
at the NYSOA meeting??) Where should meetings be held? (The Cornell
Lab. of Ornithology [CLO]?) Is there an adult who would be willing to
be an "adult coordinator"? (???) What should the age range be? (I said
my ideas before) And, finally, would you even be interested in this
sort of thing? (I would be)
      Happy Christmas Bird Counting and Happy Holidays!
      --Hope Batcheller-14
      Petersburgh, NY

Hey everyone,

   Can anyone think of a picture they've seen of a mixed flock of multiple
species of birds? I'd love to find more of these; I find them fascinating. The
best I've ever found was in a National Geographic Field Guides to Birdwatching
sites Eastern U.S. In the picture (on page 218) there are:

   Northern Shovelers
   Northern Pintails
   American Wigeon
   Redhead
   American Coots
   Black-necked Stilts
   American Avocets and a
   Marbled Godwit

   This impressive shot was taken in Corpus Christi Bay.

   Happy holidays,


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It would be interesting to see what bird songs are used most often in
movies... I think House Wrens and Wood Thrushes might be used quite a bit,
too. Hardly anyone can stand watching movies with me because I'm always
calling out the names of the background birds. It drives me crazy when
something's supposed to take place in Europe and they have a North American
bird singing!
   --Hope Batcheller-14
     Petersburgh, NY

On 12/16/06, Brent B <bebirder@...> wrote:
>
>   This reminds me about how ESPN or some other sports station used bird
> sounds as ambience in the US Open. A birder watching recognized a really
> rare species( I forget what) and called the rare bird alert. A whole flood
> of birders came in to the golf course and ESPN admitted that it had used
> recording in the backround. Wood pewees do have an appealing song, and I
> have yet to see a movie that takes place in a jungle without a certain bird
> song that has an unusual increasing pitch.
>
> Brent Bomkamp, 13
> Northport, NY
>
> _,_._,___
>


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With that bill with a base shaped like a V in the second-to-last photo, I would
say it's a juvenile Trumpeter Swan. It could be a wild bird, although it is a
strange time of year for a swan to appear (all waterfowl migration is basically
over).

   This summer I visited Montezuma NWR at the north end of Cayuga Lake (a great
place, bu the way). There I saw my life trumpeter Swan, which apparently had
strayed off course witha  mate. People reported seeing chicks with the parent
swans. Could this bird be one of New York's only home-bred Trumpeters...?

   Good birding,

seagullman92 <lilshadyj92@...> wrote:
           A Trumpeter/Tundra swan has been found by Lloyd Spitalnik in Central
Park. He has posted pictures on his website for anyone who would like
to help in the I.D. of the bird (which could turn out to be a MAJOR
rarity!)

the photos can be viewed at:

http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/v/Waterfowl/






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A Trumpeter/Tundra swan has been found by Lloyd Spitalnik in Central
Park.  He has posted pictures on his website for anyone who would like
to help in the I.D. of the bird (which could turn out to be a MAJOR
rarity!)

the photos can be viewed at:

http://www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com/v/Waterfowl/

This reminds me about how ESPN or some other sports station used bird sounds as
ambience in the US Open.  A birder watching recognized a really rare species( I
forget what) and called the rare bird alert.  A whole flood of birders came in
to the golf course and ESPN admitted that it had used recording in the
backround. Wood pewees do have an appealing song, and I have yet to see a movie
that takes place in a jungle without a certain bird song that has an unusual
increasing pitch.

   Brent Bomkamp, 13
   Northport, NY


Brendan F <birderbf@...> wrote:
           Just today I saw the new movie, Eragon, and I couldn't help noticing
that among the soft chorus of background birds, an Eastern Wood-pewee rang loud
and clear (and i think a White-throated Sparrow too). There's nothing wrong with
that -- except the film was shot mostly in Hungary and East Europe. This is not
the first time I have heard pewees in the background. I can't recall all the
films, but I do remember hearing them in an Irish show, filmed in Ireland.

Either the Eastern Wood-pewee is one of the most commonly used recording for
background birds, or else in both filmimg locations they had an accidental bird
singing nearby!

Good birding,

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Just today I saw the new movie, Eragon, and I couldn't help noticing that among
the soft chorus of background birds, an Eastern Wood-pewee rang loud and clear
(and i think a White-throated Sparrow too). There's nothing wrong with that --
except the film was shot mostly in Hungary and East Europe. This is not the
first time I have heard pewees in the background. I can't recall all the films,
but I do remember hearing them in an Irish show, filmed in Ireland.

   Either the Eastern Wood-pewee is one of the most commonly used recording for
background birds, or else in both filmimg locations they had an accidental bird
singing nearby!

   Good birding,


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Ok, well thanks for the help...I've basically gotten "It can go
either way, not really sure" from all the people I've asked.  Thats
OK I'm not big with subspecies anyway, just a little curious.

However, I have observed Marbled Godwits (actually got my life 2
just a week before this Willet) and the first thing I thought when i
was this bird was "It looks godwit-like", so it's interesting you
mentioned that.

Thanks

JT

--- In NYSyoungbirders@yahoogroups.com, "birderbf" <birderbf@...>
wrote:
>
> Mr. David Allen Sibley writes: "Eastern [Willets] are strictly
coastal
> all year, Western breeds inland and migrates ro both coasts, but
rare
> north of New Jersey" so a Willet in August could be either, and I
> wouldn't say Westerns are 'rare' here exactly. He also writes that
> Western Willets act godwit-like (whatever that means, the only two
> godwits I've ever seen were a Hudsonian standing on a mudflat in
> Newburyport Mass and a Marbled sleeping on the Jones Beach jetty)
and
> they tend to wade into water, unlike the bird in the photo.
Nonbreeding
> plumage is between Sep and Mar, but your bird doesn't seem to show
any
> breeding plumage markings like either race.
>
> So, to sum it all up, I have no clue what race this bird is, and I
> doubt it is identifiable at this point!
>
> Good birdin, and it always looks best if your horizons are
horizontal
> when you take the picture!
>

Mr. David Allen Sibley writes: "Eastern [Willets] are strictly coastal
all year, Western breeds inland and migrates ro both coasts, but rare
north of New Jersey" so a Willet in August could be either, and I
wouldn't say Westerns are 'rare' here exactly. He also writes that
Western Willets act godwit-like (whatever that means, the only two
godwits I've ever seen were a Hudsonian standing on a mudflat in
Newburyport Mass and a Marbled sleeping on the Jones Beach jetty) and
they tend to wade into water, unlike the bird in the photo. Nonbreeding
plumage is between Sep and Mar, but your bird doesn't seem to show any
breeding plumage markings like either race.

So, to sum it all up, I have no clue what race this bird is, and I
doubt it is identifiable at this point!

Good birdin, and it always looks best if your horizons are horizontal
when you take the picture!

Hey

  Can anyone help me with some Willet I.D.?  I just posted a picture of
a Willet I found in Moriches, Long Island this past August.  The bird
looked paler than any other one I had ever seen for some reason, but I
can't confidently I.D. it to subspecies because I have never seen
a "Western" Willet.
   If anyone has a little spare time can you check out the picture (it
needs to be enlarged because it is not great by any means)

Thanks

JT

Went out searching for the reported American Golden Plover on
Staten Island immediately after school today.  After the bus ride and
a mile walk to the lawn, the only other living thing on it were 3
other birders looking for the Plover, and 8 Horned Larks.
     I guess the life list will have to wait :(

My life longspur was feeding with Horned Larks in the dunes of West End 2 today.
Also two Harbor Seals. I can't wait to hear from the pelagic trip that should be
coming back to Freeport in an hour!


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Best place to see Golden Eagles during migration in the state is
probably Franklin Mountain in early to mid November. At this point you
can check out Stissing Mountain, where a few Golden Eagles winter every
year and have already been sighted this year.

-Doug Gochfeld

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From: whitney89@...
To: NYSyoungbirders@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 7:15 PM
Subject: [NYSyoungbirders] Re: Bald Eagles

      We have lots of Balds where I live (Lake Erie area) This summer we
  had 5 immatures up above soaring while my family and I were walking
  along a creek. It was awesome. I want to see a Golden Eagle

  --- In NYSyoungbirders@yahoogroups.com, "seagullman92"
  <lilshadyj92@...> wrote:
  >
  > Yesterday (11/24) while visiting my uncle for the holiday, my
  > cousin took us to the top of a mountain off 209 in Sullivan
  County.
  > At the top of the mountain, about 30-40 feet over the new house,
  were
  > TWO adult BALD EAGLES just soaring around. I didn't even have
  > binoculars, but they were so low that I was able to show my uncles
  > and cousin, who were impressed by the way.
  > I hadn't seen Bald Eagles in New York for about 2 years so it
  was
  > really a nice surprise.
  >
  > JT
  >
  > P.S. The house my cousin is working on has a deck overlooking the
  > whole valley, and it looks like it would make a GREAT hawkwatch
  next
  > fall...too bad we don't know the guy and chances are he isn't a
  > birder.
  >






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We have lots of Balds where I live (Lake Erie area) This summer we
had 5 immatures up above soaring while my  family and I were walking
along a creek.  It was awesome.  I want to see a Golden Eagle

--- In NYSyoungbirders@yahoogroups.com, "seagullman92"
<lilshadyj92@...> wrote:
>
>   Yesterday (11/24) while visiting my uncle for the holiday, my
> cousin took us to the top of a mountain off 209 in Sullivan
County.
> At the top of the mountain, about 30-40 feet over the new house,
were
> TWO adult BALD EAGLES just soaring around.  I didn't even have
> binoculars, but they were so low that I was able to show my uncles
> and cousin, who were impressed by the way.
>   I hadn't seen Bald Eagles in New York for about 2 years so it
was
> really a nice surprise.
>
> JT
>
> P.S. The house my cousin is working on has a deck overlooking the
> whole valley, and it looks like it would make a GREAT hawkwatch
next
> fall...too bad we don't know the guy and chances are he isn't a
> birder.
>

The Western Kingbird continued today in the gardens. It was being viewed for a
half hour from the Rock Garden path. From the main entrance, walk straight ahead
to the Christmas Trees. Right before reaching them, a path will branch off to
your right. This path will go up a hill and upon cresting the hill, you will see
a few large rocks from where the kingbird was being seen. Despite showing a
notched tail (apparantly from wear) the kingbird still retained one white tail
feather! And of the course the smallish bill and head coloring rules out other
species. I have posted pictures of it on my new Flickr page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59456265@N00/?saved=1

   Good birding!


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Although Purple Sandpipers have been reported around for two weeks,
only the other day did I find a flock on the jetty at Jones Beach.
There were 12-15, so preoccupied feeding and avoiding the odd crashing
wave that they allowed closer than usual approach. Luckily I had my
camera with me! One of the better shots is now in my photo album. There
has been a Lapland Longspur reported at West End 1 (the Theodore
Roosevelt Nature Center) but I keep missing it.

Strangely though, I did not see a single scoter the other day. Where
are the ducks? They used to flock on the inlet side of Point Lookout
too, but I haven't seen that in 2 years. Weird.

Good birding! Let me know if you see large numbers of scoters!

Brendan F.

I'd have to go with Rufous too. I don't see the diagnostic notch on the
tail feathers next to the central tail feathers, but the outer feathers
are broader than an Allen's would have. I don't think there's a person
alive who's ever identified every Selasphorus he or she has come across!

Brendan F.

Yesterday (11/24) while visiting my uncle for the holiday, my
cousin took us to the top of a mountain off 209 in Sullivan County.
At the top of the mountain, about 30-40 feet over the new house, were
TWO adult BALD EAGLES just soaring around.  I didn't even have
binoculars, but they were so low that I was able to show my uncles
and cousin, who were impressed by the way.
   I hadn't seen Bald Eagles in New York for about 2 years so it was
really a nice surprise.

JT

P.S. The house my cousin is working on has a deck overlooking the
whole valley, and it looks like it would make a GREAT hawkwatch next
fall...too bad we don't know the guy and chances are he isn't a
birder.

I have no field experience at all with Rufous or Allen's Hummers, but
from what I can tell it looks more like a Rufous. That's an awesome
picture of it!
    --Hope Batcheller-14
    Petersburgh, NY
P.S. Along the IDing-birds-from-pictures-line, here is an awesome
photo quiz. It can get pretty challenging as they use accidental birds
a lot. http://cfo-link.org/MrBill/index.php

Sorry something must have gone wrong and the forward didn't come through.
Anyway, the photo is here:http://www.hmana.org/steve/hummer.htm.

   Brent Bomkamp 13
   Northport

Brent B <bebirder@...> wrote:
           This is a message sent on NYSbird about the Selasphorus Hummer at the
Lenoir preserve. What species do you think it is? The link is to an excellent
picture of the tail, the best, if not the only way to tell between the two
Selasphorus species, Allen's and Rufous. Bring in the IDs.

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This is a message sent on NYSbird about the Selasphorus Hummer at the Lenoir
preserve. What species do you think it is? The link is to an excellent picture
of the tail, the best, if not the only way to tell between the two Selasphorus
species, Allen's and Rufous.  Bring in the IDs.

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Hi all,

My ABA lifelist is currently at 500, with the milestone bird being a Sabine's
Gull this September on Cayuga Lake.

A recent trip to Mexico to the NAOC in Veracruz in October put my World List at
601 (it was my first time out of the country, not counting Canada).

Good birding,
Shawn Billerman



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> Date: Wed Nov 22 14:06:43 EST 2006
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> Subject: [NYSyoungbirders] New poll for NYSyoungbirders
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> Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
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> I always forget to ask people how big their life lists are. So if you want you
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Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the
NYSyoungbirders group:

I always forget to ask people how big their life lists are. So if you want you
can post your own lifelist and compare with others.

   o <100
   o 100-200
   o 200-300
   o 300-400
   o 400-500
   o 500-600
   o 600+


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Thanks!

Hi all,
        What has everyone been seeing lately? I birded the Tomhannock
Reservoir here in Rensselaer County the other day--lots of waterfowl.
There has been a Barrow's Goldeneye reported lately, but I didn't get
it. I did get Common Goldeneye, Ring-necked Ducks, Ruddy Ducks, Snow
Geese, and Common Loon. Good birds, but nothing rare.
    Good birding!
  --Hope Batcheller
    Petersburgh, NY

Also, I assume that the unsubscribe email is "nysyoungerbirds-
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Thank you,