First Bird Of The Year ? Last year it was a respectable Pileated Woodpecker. This year was not to be so dignified. I knew what would be the first bird if I...
I tried for GH Owl also, but didn't really feel like sitting out in the cold for too long, but I'm happy to report that my first bird of the year was another...
This is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the full report. Please...
HMBirders- I had a nice surprise today: an immature northern shrike was in the yard for a short while. I got a poor picture of it so I hope it comes back so I ...
Got out birding for the first time this year and found 7 species of gulls, including Lesser Black-backed, 2 Iceland, Glaucous and a juvenile Thayer's Gull. The...
With 2 field parties yet to report and confirmation details to be obtained on one additional species, here are the highlights of today's Troy Christmas Bird...
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hmbirds@yahoogroups.com
Jan 6, 2003 2:14 pm
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Alan Mapes
aamapes@...
Jan 7, 2003 1:38 am
A question about Monk Parakeets, was asked on this forum recently. I asked Biologist Tim Post of the DEC Nongame and Habitat Unit for an update on this ...
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Perry, Ray (ALB)
Ray.Perry@...
Jan 7, 2003 5:33 pm
Hi Al, I looked at The Birds of North America account for Monk Parakeet. They were observed in New York "as early as 1968 in the New York City area." In...
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ScottJStoner@...
Jan 8, 2003 1:13 am
the url provided requires user id and password...is this correct? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Perry, Ray (ALB)
Ray.Perry@...
Jan 8, 2003 2:52 pm
Here is a post from today's eBirds NYC that I thought might be of interest as a follow-up to the query on Monk Parakeets. SUBJECT: Monk Parakeets In Mill Basin...
<PRE>I am sorry if I misled anyone regarding Monk Parakeets in Glenmont. I was pretty sure I had heard of some there but cannot find any concrete proof of it...
hello I need information about canary Do you help me? ... From: <hmbirds@yahoogroups.com> To: <hmbirds@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:05...
This is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Call the birdline (518-439-8080) for the full report. Please...
As a followup to my post of January 5, the final numbers for the Troy Christmas Bird Count are as follows: All field parties have now reported and the final...
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Richard Guthrie
gaeltic@...
Jan 11, 2003 7:43 pm
Recent New Baltimore sightings: In/from yard: Bald Eagle 2 ad & imm; Red-tailed Hawk; Red-bellied Woodpecker Hairy, Downy; N. Flicker; Belted Kingfisher; ...
Hi all: Here's a photo of last weekend's RB nuthatch taken at a house at the start of the NP trail. I've done something I swore I would never do and will not...
My brother James and I drove out to Rochester yesterday and got a look at the Ross' Gull currently being seen. The bird has since moved but is being seen...
HMBirders - The poll ends on Wednesday and results will be shared. If you haven't taken five minutes to add your opinion, please do so today or tomorrow. If...
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Gerald Colborn
gdcolbor@...
Jan 14, 2003 7:35 pm
Just got back from the Cohoes Post Office. While driving up I-787 from Albany, I saw 2 adult Bald Eagles soaring over Watervliet. Awesome lunchbird. Gerry...
The picket line kept me out of work today, so I spent the afternoon birding. One word sums things up. . . ROUGH LEGGED HAWKS! First stop was open water on the...
Nothing beats a good winters day at Ft. Edward. Will Raup Albany, NY (Home of 25,000 American Crows at the U Albany Campus) Wild Willie "We Are The Boys of The...
Nothing beats a good winters day at Ft. Edward. Will Raup Albany, NY (Home of 25,000 American Crows at the U Albany Campus) Wild Willie "We Are The Boys of The...
Hi all: Per my recent post . . . the Rough-legged hawks of the Ft. Edward grasslands were numerous and I wanted to share new photos I just got back. Also...
Awesome pictures! Just bought a new Camera myself, but we have only gotten a good picture of a Ring-Billed Gull... Guess I gotta get out more! You are...
This is what happens when you work too many hours a week. In my haste and tiredness, I failed to look at several key aspects of the bird... Which upon further...
Obviously, I was composing my e-mail between Will's e-mails. I concur with Will's second e-mail retracting his first! Interestingly, I just noticed something...
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Richard Guthrie
gaeltic@...
Jan 16, 2003 1:59 am
G'devning; I had responded to Jeff off list, but will chime in here to agree with all three thus far, Jeff, Will, and Larry. Red-tail. As Larry points out look...
Thanks to all for your ID help. I never expected such a response and I sure hope that my initial post and all subsequent posts meet whatever criteria is...
