For the first time since the phoebe was evicted from the barn swallow nest I saw both phoebes together. It was a couple of days after the event before I saw...
Saw and heard my first bobolink today on a trail ride. Such a cheerful song! Tuesday at my mom's in South Kortright I saw a hawk that I have yet to identify....
Dorian- My best guess is that it is a partially albino Red-tailed Hawk. There is a relatively high rate of albinism in redtails compared to other hawks, and...
Thank you, Tom. I didn't realize albinism could be partial. Good to know. Yes, that does sound likely. The other possibility, I think, is a light morph...
Has anyone been to check if the Mississippi Kites are back in the town of Root yet this year? Or the upland sandpipers in Ames? Jenny Murtaugh...
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This condition is referred to as "piebald" and occurs in birds, reptiles, mammals, and even fish. Piebald condition is not really associated with albinism,...
From Clark and Wheeler_Hawks _1987 Re Red-tailed Hawk: "*Unusual plumages:* Partial albinos, varying from almost all white birds to some with just a few white...
Our big day count list is very modest compared to Bob's. The only thing we had that he didn't was a raven. We did have an interesting encounter with a Bald...
Our count is also modest compared to Bob's, which is very impressive! We add three species to his list: Merlin, Coooper's Hawk, and Carolina Wren. We began...
I saw blue-gray gnatcatchers early this spring on the greenway trail. Pretty sure that is what they were- very tiny warbler-like birds- gray with white along...
Like other reports, "Our count is also modest compared to Bob's, which is very impressive!" I think he cheats by being so good at the art and science of...
My Big Day count on Saturday was 92 species--all within the confines of the Town of Jefferson, Schoharie Co. As always, I find the misses more notable than...
From: Eleanor Moriarty Time: 4:00am to noon - received help from Julie and Joel Wexler who did their backyard and a portion of pine lake down from the main...
On May 26, Saturday, the Weaver Lake Field Trip will be led by Bob Donnelly.. Weaver Lake is located halfway between Richfield Springs and Springfield Center...
I uploaded some new 2012 photos from our baited wildlife camera sites to this groups web page. Photos include a juvenile N. Goshawk - its rare to see one...
Due to an unexpected surgical procedure, I am rescheduling the June 10th Mountaintop Arboretum Trip to the following date: June 3, Sunday Mountaintop Arboretum...
Previous email field trip announcement on June 3rd, Sunday for the Mountaintop Arboretum...TIME correction: It is 7:30am not pm...Sorry...Eleanor Moriarty,...
You all may have seen this one. If not it is amazing and beautiful. Elliott Adams Past President, Veterans For Peace PO Box 195 Sharon Springs, NY 13459 ...
It's been like the clash of the Titans here at my barn. The two Phoebes are determined to stay and fight off the barn swallows. When I'm around the barn...
Yes, Tom, I've been hearing Pewees as well, this week at various locations, including Middlefield (yes, my daughter's nursery school!), and just outside of...
Flew Back for a wedding from my annual spring birding trip. Car is in Calgary and hope to find the key birds that I missed on my return. Nelson sharp tail...
Birding at the Charlotte Creek fishing access area today off County Rd 47. Got out of the car and headed down into the field. I heard something I hadn't heard...
Hi all, This morning I got up early enough to listen to the birds come alive around dawn. I need to brush up on my birding by ear skills!! This is all I...
I was wrong about the source of the noise when the phoebes and the barn swallows clash. It is definitely the phoebes' bills. A fight ensued about two feet...
I have only heard three cuckoos all spring; one in my yard only once, one on the big day count when I spent all day listening for birds, and one yesterday...
Bob  Listened to a Black-billed Cuckoo for the first time this morning. Tent Caterpillars are scarce here too. Bill Miller Freetown Cortland Co. 1500' MSL ...
We've had a couple for the last week(no tent caterpillars) and heard a Yellow-billed this evening. ________________________________ From: William Miller...
