5/30/04 - 5/31/04 Sunday night, I camped on the summit of Rock Pond Mountain on the west side of Long Lake. According to my GPS, the elevation on the summit...
Hi All Saturday we took a trip up Whiteface. The temperature at the summit was posted at 27 degrees with plenty of hoary frost. We didn't think our chances of...
An immature Peregrine Falcon flew the same route a friend & I canoed Sunday at Stillwater Reservoir. I saw it fly low past campsite # 19 early in the morning....
Last weekend some friends from New Hampshire visited for the weekend and we went to Madawaska, Paul Smith's VIC, Bloomingdale Bog, Ferd's Bog, and stopped by...
I neglected to mention that we had Gray Jays at both Ferd's and Bloomingdale Bogs. Larry Master ... weekend ... Ferd's ... exiting. ... Here ... Palm ... ...
6/2/04 FWIW, I saw a Brown Thrasher in Port Kent this AM on my way to work. Something I don't see too often up here. Dana Rohleder Port Kent ... The...
Joan and all, As always I enjoyed immensely your story of your visit to Rock Pond Mountain. I was especially interested in your observations of the birds when...
A brief walk this morning along Route 55 immediately west of the track into Bloomingdale Bog yielded two male Black-backed Woodpeckers on territories, a...
Well I finally made my north in search of good birds, and I was not totally disappointed. Day 1, Wednesday June 2, 2004 Ferd's Bog Despite the heavy rain that...
Yesterday morning on our sorta-daily walk along Hazen Road my wife and I were treated to an unfamiliar sound: the song of a GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER. Even luckier...
Hello Paul in Jay, Are there other names for Juniper Hairstreak(Olive?) and Artic Skipper--I do not have Juniper or Artic under those butterflies in my...
Sue, I don't think there are other names for these butterflies in common usage currently. Although I haven't seen the Peterson's First Guide you refer to, I...
Thank you once again to all those who made the 2nd annual birding festival a success. THe speakers, displays and field trips were all interesting and...
I just arrived back in Willsboro a few hours ago, after a wonderful weekend of birding at the Great Adirondack Birding Festival at the Paul Smiths Visitors...
Matthew David Medler
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Jun 7, 2004 3:05 am
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6/6/04 The field trip to Massawepie Mire in St. Lawrence Co. (one of the six Great Adirondack Birding Festival trips) had almost perfect weather - early on, it...
Hello All, Here's a final listing (32 species) from our B'dale Bog walk with co- leaders Larry Master and Brian McAllister: AMERICAN BLACK DUCK BROAD-WINGED...
I wanted to add my thanks to Brian for a great weekend and to mention what for me were a couple of highlights of the Bloomingdale Bog walk. Near the bridge...
We had a small group form Onondaga Audubon at the ADK Birding Festival this weekend. Two of our contingent came up from Florida. These southerners were ...
Ber Carr
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Jun 7, 2004 8:23 pm
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All, The DEC is looking for a volunteer to help monitor Peregrine Falcon nest sites on Poko-o-moonshine (west of Willsboro in Essex Co.)and an eyrie on Trout...
6/6/04 Whiteface Mt. (7am - 11:30am) A cool, cloudy day on Whiteface Mtn. was the setting for this particular section of the GABF field trips. Most species...
On Sunday, June 6, we led a bird walk up Hurricane Mt. in Keene (part of the 2nd Annual Great Adirondack Bird Festival). Highlights included 2 singing Canada...
JPThax5317@...
Jun 9, 2004 12:54 am
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6/8/00 This morning I was treated to the call of a Black-billed Cuckoo in the trees surrounding my yard. With the healthy crop of caterpillars this year, maybe...
Hi Larry, Yes, all the warblers posted are native to the area - and were singing on their various breeding territories. Joan Collins Long Lake ... From: "Larry...
Hello all. It is the wonderful season of purposeful birding for the atlas again, and it is nice to actually get up early enough to see some good birds. I ...
Melanie, Oddly enough, the Red-breasted Nuthatch I saw feeding young on Whiteface this weekend had the same ratty appearance - minimal red on the sides and a ...
Just a reminder to those interested in visiting Massawepie. It will be closed to the public starting on June 15 and it reopens on August 15 ( am uncertain of...
Ber Carr
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Jun 10, 2004 8:47 pm
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Hi all: I was sorry to miss the Adk birding festival but just returning from a visit of family in ND. Amazed at the birds there. While off-topic for this...
You bet it's ok to post these! (-: What a marvelous trip you had. The photos are outstanding. Thank you so much for sharing them. The Bittern is absolutely...
