Reminder from the Calendar of Northern_NY_Birds http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Northern_NY_Birds/cal NY State Ornithological Assoc. Annual Meeting Sunday...
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Oct 1, 2006 9:54 am
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RBA * New York * Syracuse * October 2, 2006 * NYSY 0610.02 hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert dates(s): September 25 - October 2 RBA Birdbox: (315)-637-0318...
Joseph Brin
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Oct 2, 2006 5:11 pm
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The fire tower on Pillsbury Mountain is on the southern end of a ridge that might concentrate raptors during migration. Has anyone ever counted hawks on...
While hubby plays golf at Ausable Club tomorrow, would like to look for late migrants or whatever in area. Any ideas anyone? Also tomorrow at Tannery Pond...
Sally Murray
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Oct 4, 2006 4:55 pm
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Sally, I would simply take a walk back the Lake Road on the Ausable Club property. It is a nice dirt road that takes you back to Upper & Lower Ausable Lakes. A...
After a long September with only one single day which produced good northerly winds, and thus any decent raptor migration, today's brilliant colors were triply...
After a long September with only one single day which produced good northerly winds, and thus any decent raptor migration, today's brilliant colors were triply...
All, Here are details for the field trip to Massawepie Mire on Sat. October 14. Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon Field Trip ...
While the winds were much lighter today than yesterday, a few migrating raptors decided to make their way through our patch today. The doozy was an adult...
I spent a couple of hours at Indian Creek Nature Center this morning. I arrived at the parking lot at about 8 am and immediately heard numerous kinglets (both...
This morning while walking around the trail at Partridge Run Golf Course, Carol and I saw one Great Egret in the swamp north of the golf course, and my first...
Hello all, This is not a timely report since I've just returned from a kayaking trip in the St Regis Canoe area. Friday, while kayaking we observed 8...
Taking advantage of the Holiday Corey Finger and I made our way into the wilds of the north country in search of rare and elusive birds. We didn't find any of...
10/9/06 Today I saw a near-adult Bald Eagle investigating Wickham Marsh quite earnestly. A Merlin was also observed at Ausable Marsh. A friend of mine sent me...
I forgot to mention the following species in my report: Purple Finch and Blue-Headed Vireo (still singing) at Ferd's Bog and lots of Double-Crested Cormorants...
Why would a ruffed grouse be drumming in October ( as one was doing on Garnet Hill last week)? A young one practicing?? Thanks for opinions. Sally Murray ...
Sally Murray
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Oct 10, 2006 8:59 pm
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Ditto for my ears yesterday (10/9) morning. Thought I had water in my ears at first. Also, this morning (8 a.m.) on my way to work in Chestertown I was shocked...
Sally, Keep in mind, grouse do not migrate. The drumming isn't strictly to attract mates, but also establishes territory. Grouse remain fairly solitary...
This is interesting because author and bird song expert Donald Kroosma was asked the same question at last week's NYSOA meeting. Drumming grouse had been heard...
Along the same lines as the grouse drumming...I was in North River for the weekend and was quite surprised when I heard a vireo singing each morning I was...
Mike/All, A Blue-headed Vireo was singing outside our Long Lake house on Sat. Oct. 7 - this is the same late date noted in the Birds of Hamilton County, New...
Sally/All, I find Ruffed Grouse can drum at any time of year. (I heard a grouse drumming along the Leonard Pond Trail the other day - I forgot to include that...
Apologies for a late report but I have been under the weather......... Monday afternoon, around 3:30 pm, I was heading north on #37 when I saw a large flock of...
All, Below are details for next Tuesday's St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon speaker event. Joan Collins Potsdam & Long Lake St. Lawrence-Adirondack Audubon...
10/10/06 Azure Mt., Franklin Co. (1 mile to the top, with a 930' elevation gain) I climbed Azure Mt. midday yesterday. On the drive along Blue Mt. Road, I...
Hi all Last weekend I photographed a GBH with a injury to his mouth. This is the third year in a row that I have managed to photograph this GBH. The injury...
Was in Watertown today and between heavy rains there were many birds out. The biggest surprise - dark-eyed junco in wood pile - but then it flew up again- it...
I managed to see a few birds between rain showers on Fort Drum yesterday. I saw hundreds of juncos and scores of White-throated Sparrows, along with many Song...
