I stopped at the Sod Farm and Wright's Loop this a.m. and only found Killdeer (21). Later in the day, 3 p.m., I tried New Street in Cohoes. Again, only...
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millerja@...
Aug 2, 1999 2:32 pm
Cruised around Fort Edward/Fort Miller area Saturday 7/31 in late afternoon. At Fort Mille: saw the male bufflehead (paddling around in the large open area...
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wacbny@...
Aug 2, 1999 3:34 pm
Ah well it might have been a Kelp Gull... I do have a nice piece from Wayne Peterson which describes the metamorphasis of the "kelp" gull into a greater black...
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wacbny@...
Aug 2, 1999 3:37 pm
Ruth and I just completed a brief walk of the Huyck preserve. There are no mud flats at the moment hence no shore birds but there are a number of warblers and...
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Joan L Cipriani
jlcip@...
Aug 3, 1999 8:41 pm
Spent about 2 hrs. birding Ft. Edward this a.m. Finally got the Uppies on Swamp Rd (4). Also on Town Line Rd, I stopped by a wet area and flushed an American...
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bputnam@...
Aug 6, 1999 9:11 pm
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
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LTS
dlsam@...
Aug 7, 1999 3:32 am
For those of you who are looking to add Sandhill Cranes to any of your lists, there are six who have "taken up residence" on a hill near Parkville, NY, near...
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bputnam@...
Aug 8, 1999 1:11 am
August 7: There were 37 clif swallows on the phone line on Palmer Ridge (Gansevoort) this morning and I had a purple finch in the yard today. At New St, Cohoes...
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bputnam@...
Aug 9, 1999 12:34 am
Gansevoort yard: had purple finch again today Fort Edward: 15 American kestrels on Cary Rd (I had at least 4 more in other places), 3 northern harrier, 2...
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RWilPerry@...
Aug 11, 1999 9:22 am
1. The Sandhill Cranes were still present as of 5 pm. today (August 10th). They were at the very edge of the field cloet to Smith Road when I first saw them....
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bputnam@...
Aug 12, 1999 12:04 am
Hi all - I don't know if they will be notifying everyone about this, but I ... I just wanted to let you all know. Barb...
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RWilPerry@...
Aug 12, 1999 12:31 pm
I just got the details on the story behind the Sullivan County Sandhill Cranes. The Cranes, seven of them, wer custom reared, from the egg, in Canada last ...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 13, 1999 1:56 am
FYI, I saw this note in the Lower Hudson Valley Nutline: The 6 banded SANDHILL CRANES in Sullivan County remained present through yesterday the 11th. These...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 14, 1999 2:38 pm
Vischer Ferry 8/14/99. Things just ain't what they used to be. I took a brief walk around the short loop, aka the eastern loop. Storm damage was evident but...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 14, 1999 4:17 pm
FYI - The latest issue (September ?) of WildBird Magazine has a full page profile of Bill Van Wormer, born in Schenectady in 1927, now residing in Bend,...
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SJStoner@...
Aug 15, 1999 2:01 am
maybe we can turn the sept picnic into a discussion of conservation issues.......
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Jane Graves
jgraves@...
Aug 15, 1999 9:45 am
Good idea, Scott. I, for one, would like to see the bird club take more interest in and be more actively involved in conservation issues. Jane Graves...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Aug 17, 1999 11:54 pm
Sorry this is so late (I was out of town) *** This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to...
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rlharrow@...
Aug 18, 1999 1:42 am
I had a pair of Brown Thrashers in my yard this afternoon (August 17). They hopped in the yard along the edge of the brush and each took dust baths. They were...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Aug 18, 1999 4:23 am
HMBCBirders: I was away and am trying to "catch up". Some of you might be interested I these messages: *** "Red-necked Stint, Brigantine NWR, 15 August 1999 ...
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Joan L Cipriani
jlcip@...
Aug 19, 1999 12:38 pm
Syracuse reports indicate that Nighthawks are beginning to migrate; however, I've had one flying over my yard in schenectady for the past week. Can it be the...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:39 pm
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
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bputnam@...
Aug 19, 1999 11:51 pm
That's what happens when you rush. I put 8/19/00 for the HMBirds birdline report and I put 9/19/99 for the Birdeast birdline report. Yikes, I am losing it....
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 20, 1999 12:49 am
8/19/99 - Ferry Drive East - I'm sorry I didn't have my bins with me but there was some good activity at the mudflat just down river from Ferry Drive. There...
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Jane E Graves
jgraves@...
Aug 20, 1999 9:50 pm
I'd appreciate it if folks who observe migrating Common Nighthawks post their sightings to this list. I have been watching for migrants from my back yard...
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A.E. Hanigan
sdi.aeh@...
Aug 20, 1999 9:52 pm
Hi All. Just an interesting note about a hundred+ chimney swifts that circled our house for about an hour yesterday evening. They kept going around and ...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Aug 21, 1999 3:43 am
Hi all - I just changed both the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club and my personal "featured site" links. Take a peek when you have a chance. If you have a site that ...
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wacbny@...
Aug 21, 1999 7:30 pm
Checked the sod farms on Wright's loop Sat AM. Saw 9 Killdeer in one field and absolutely nothing else Bill Brooks...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 21, 1999 11:29 pm
8/21/99 - Cohoes at New St. - a gorgeous Black-bellied Plover in breeding plumage, 10 Least Sandpipers, 2 Gr Yellowlegs, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 4 Semipalmated...
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F Murphy
thrush@...
Aug 23, 1999 12:27 am
August 22, 1999 (Sunday) - Vischer Ferry Birds: American Bittern seen along the towpath west of the main entrance, Wood Ducks, GW Teal, possible Virginia Rail...
