The 2010 Run for Fun is now complete. Our 19 "runners" identified 241 species. Just in our region. That is 8 more than during 2009. If you're interested in...
We hit five different counties today in what mostly was a vain quest to get our name on the EBird Arrivals list. We actually found some good birds along the...
Happy New Year to everyone. Carol and I had two unusual sightings today after the Five Rivers New Year bird count. Two Black Vultures were perched in a tree...
There was a pair of adult PEREGRINE FALCONS on the Rip-Van Winkle Bridge, visible from Dutchman's landing in Catskill today. Further down the river in...
-- Today I witnessed a small battle between a red bellied woodpecker & a flicker. Both appeared to be mature females. The flicker was on the suet feeder, and...
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending December 29, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to ...
There was 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull present at the Coxsackie Boat Launch with the usual throngs of Ring-billed Gulls, Herring Gulls and Great...
In between the count and the compilation of the Troy CBC, we went across the river to Corning Park, where we came across a large congregation of gulls, most of...
Dear Birders, I would like to express my gratitude for those who supported WorldWaders in its first year. Thanks to admins for enabling our mails to be...
We have a cowbird visiting our feeders on Nott Rd., Rexford, this morning....
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Matthew Young
grosbeak@...
Jan 3, 2011 1:34 pm
Hi, Any note on tail color, eye color, bill shape, body shape, head shape, what gulls was it associated, overall structure, etc etc. would be useful. This is a...
Here are a few birds that I saw on Cape Ann and at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (Newbury, MA)--a couple of my favorite birding spots just east of us...
Are we talking about an adult or immature bird? Immature Thayer's closely resemble Iceland Gull (they may be the same species) and would be difficult to...
The previously reported (thanks Will & Nancy) nicely marked adult LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was still present at the Coxsackie Boat Launch this morning (~10...
These are the preliminary results of the Troy Christmas Bird Count, held yesterday (January 2, 2011). Total of 64 species, a bit lower than the 10-year average...
Jackson saw a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk south of Coxsackie in a large field on the east side of 9W. It was in the large field south of the correctional...
To add to the recent reports of Black Vultures on SR 85, my brother and I had 2 individuals roosting midway between Krumkill and Blessing Rds on New Years...
Will, Matt, et al.: The bird is an adult. It's structure was similar to a Herring Gull. It was mostly solitary though occasionally intermingling with the...
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Matthew Young
grosbeak@...
Jan 3, 2011 11:04 pm
Thanks. FWIW, Streaked looking Herring Gulls are not that uncommon. Matt ... From: "rita" <abradicap@...> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 9:49 AM To:...
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Matthew Young
grosbeak@...
Jan 3, 2011 11:15 pm
Also, structurally, Thayer's Gull is more Iceland Gull like IMO. cheers, Matt ... From: "Matthew Young" <grosbeak@...> Sent: Monday, January 03,...
Greetings, While I was not able to locate the adult Lesser Black-backed Gull among the hundreds of expected Herring, Ring-billed, and Great Black-backed Gulls,...
The Franklin Mt. Hawkwatch 2010 season came to an end today with no birds sighted on light W-NW winds. A total of 6304 raptors were counted in 115 days from...
I took a ride up to Partridge Run area yesterday and found large flocks of redpolls as I had been told were there. I tried to look thru the 60-80 Common RP to...
First, thanks for the recommendations for a guide to birds of Costa Rica! Second, what is a good guide for birds of the Caribbean? Thanks, and clear skies,...
