HMBirders - I haven't been out birding lately, but I see many reports of Bohemian Waxwings on the latest (2/1) state of Maine RBA. Let's find some around...
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Elliott Adams
elliottadams@...
Feb 7, 2000 12:50 am
I don't know if you folks are interested in what is happening with short earred out here toward Sharon, if not don't read it. This winter we have had many less...
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SJStoner@...
Feb 7, 2000 1:40 am
After finding 17 just one week ago 1/2 hour before sunset on Fitzpatrick Drive, Denise and I found no owls - zero - yesterday during the same time frame. Al...
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A.E. Hanigan
sdi.aeh@...
Feb 7, 2000 10:32 pm
No short eared owls at Fitzpatrick from 4:20 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. Two roughies flew over, and a few amer. tree sparrows were present. One redtail on Blackhouse....
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justlookitup@...
Feb 10, 2000 1:25 am
Haven't gotten out too much lately (other than not seeing S-E owls in Fort Edward...), but do I have a new feeder in my backyard in Queensbury that have been...
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Elliott Adams
elliottadams@...
Feb 13, 2000 4:15 am
Sat had owling trip in Ft Plain area. Had 12-14 shortearred, 6 -10 roughies. This is the highest count of each I have had this winter. Typically, I get 9...
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Jackie Bogardus
jackieb@...
Feb 13, 2000 6:21 pm
I arrived in Fort Edward fairly late Saturday afternoon, in time to see the most magnificent sunset, and much to my delight, excellent views of two short-eared...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Feb 13, 2000 10:43 pm
HMBirders: I went over to Ft Edward this afternoon. Common birds spotted included: chickadee, tree sparrow, downy, cardinal, red-tailed hawk (only 1),...
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Jeffrey Scherer
grackle@...
Feb 14, 2000 1:24 pm
Went to the Daniel Webster Sanctuary on Saturday 2-12-00 and got two life birds Long-eared Owl and Bohemian Waxwing. My thanks to the birders there because I...
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Jeffrey Scherer
grackle@...
Feb 16, 2000 6:26 pm
I had two Pileated Woodpeckers outside my window blasting away on a dead pine tree. I also had a Creeper yesterday...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Feb 17, 2000 12:05 am
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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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Feb 18, 2000 3:27 am
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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Elliott Adams
elliottadams@...
Feb 19, 2000 1:34 am
I'm looking for other's experience with light phase rough legged plumage. Clark & Wheeler suggest that one can tell an immature bird from a female bird by the...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Feb 27, 2000 1:51 am
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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Joan L. Cipriani
jlcip@...
Feb 29, 2000 1:35 pm
Hi all, 2/28/2000 Between 4-4:45pm we walked along the bike path in a chilling wind and saw 7 Tundra Swan sitting on the ice. Also spotted were 2 RW ...
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Gerry Colborn
gdcolbor@...
Feb 29, 2000 3:12 pm
This is a bit late, I know, but I was apparently not posting to the group. Sunday afternoon, around 3:00PM, I counted at least 41 Tundra Swans on the ice to...
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Louis J. Esch
lesch1@...
Mar 1, 2000 2:37 pm
I observed a true Birding Drama this morning, Wednesday March 1. At about 8 AM, I saw a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK attempt to make a meal of a male PILEATED ...
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Louis J. Esch
lesch1@...
Mar 1, 2000 3:41 pm
I have a suet feeder hanging on a Pitch Pine just 20 feet outside the bay window of my sitting room. It is a source of great joy, used heavily by DOWNY,...
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Louis J. Esch
lesch1@...
Mar 1, 2000 5:57 pm
Just when you find a bird in your binoculars and touch up the focus, the bird flies. I have a theory that this occurs because binoculars look dangerous from...
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AE Hanigan
sdi.aeh@...
Mar 1, 2000 8:41 pm
Ft Edward Sunday 2/27: 6:00 p.m. shortears showed up (8) on Fitzpatrick. During the hour before, the harriers (at least 7) were quite active over the field...
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RWilPerry@...
Mar 3, 2000 3:32 am
Lou and all, I have 2 Brown Creepers that are regulars on the hemlock trees in my backyard. I noted that they exhibited the same behavior at my suet feeder ...
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A.E. Hanigan
sdi.aeh@...
Mar 3, 2000 1:49 pm
Could the creepers perhaps be missing something critical in their diets causing them to visit suet feeders this year? It would seem to be something more than ...
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Larry Alden
overlook6@...
Mar 3, 2000 4:06 pm
I checked the CBC website [http://birdsource.cornell.edu/cbc/index.html ] and got some info about the abundance of creepers in the area. Using data from the...
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Louis J. Esch
lesch1@...
Mar 3, 2000 6:48 pm
... This sounds like a good possibility to me. I mounted this feeder on the Pitch Pine in as solid and natural condition as possible, with the idea of ...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Mar 3, 2000 10:56 pm
Tibbits Island 2/24: red-breasted merganser, common goldeneye, fish crow Cohoes 2/24: house finch, downy woodpecker, peregrine falcon, common merganser,...
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RWilPerry@...
Mar 4, 2000 3:31 am
In response to Lou's question re: the arrangement of my suet feeder which is used by 2 Brown Creepers: The effect is similar to yours in that I use a large eye...
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Barb Putnam
bputnam@...
Mar 5, 2000 2:28 am
HMBirders: At Ft Edward today: 2 rough-legged hawks, 2 red-tailed hawks, 3 horned larks, many red-winged blackbirds, 2 northern harriers, 1 American kestrel, ...
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Bill Brooks
wacbny@...
Mar 5, 2000 1:28 pm
On Saturday we did not see the tundra swans but did hear our first of the year Brewers Blackbird along the path....
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A.E. Hanigan
sdi.aeh@...
Mar 5, 2000 3:49 pm
Earlier in the day, we had 40 species in the Ft.Edward/Ft.Miller area including the following highlights: 1 Bald Eagle 24 Red tail hawks 25 Roughies (light and...
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Bill Brooks
wacbny@...
Mar 5, 2000 4:10 pm
Sorry. The bird we heard behind the RR station was a rusty blackbird-NOT a brewers. In addition there were a few wood ducks at Blackcreek marsh Bill Brooks...
