Hello all, Now that the spring Kingbird season is over(March-May) please send me any reports for the following counties: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, ...
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Bill Ralston
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Jun 2, 2004 2:33 am
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Hi all, Over the weekend I encountered what appeared to be a singing female Redstart. I later read that it was a first Spring male, and would have the full...
John-- I had one of these first year males carrying nest material last week in Oneonta, and singing between trips. I can't say definitively that I've seen...
Thanks, Andy It would seem that these first year lads would have more trouble attracting a mate than their flashier older brethern, but then maybe first year...
For what it's worth, I've observed what looked like two female redstarts, but what I later decided were a female and first-year male, engaging in pair-like...
Scheim, Charles
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Jun 3, 2004 1:53 pm
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They do occasionally successfully nest, but are apparently not as successful as the adult males that get the "prime" habitat--these young males often settle in...
Hello all, Here are the highlights from atlassing Cortland County and birding Chenango and Madison County: Cortland County: I got all 7 Cortland County blocks...
This past Thursday an American Bittern nest was mowed in a hay field south of Oxford. I found the bird standing in a newly mown dry hay field far from water. I...
Tom Salo
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Jun 5, 2004 3:25 pm
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Tom and all, I'm afraid that the exotic Viburnum Leaf Beetle has now swept across most of New York State, including Otsego County. My own pictures of the...
John S. Davis
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Jun 5, 2004 3:58 pm
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Hi all, This morning while birding at the West Branch nature Conservancy Rt. 10 , Walton I saw 4 Cedar Waxwings eating wild strawberries. Kay Crane...
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Jun 12, 2004 8:24 pm
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Hi all, This morning while birding at the West Branch nature Conservancy Rt. 10 , Walton I saw 4 Cedar Waxwings eating wild strawberries. Kay Crane...
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Jun 12, 2004 8:36 pm
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I found my first active Pileated nest today. IF anyone wants to see it, it's just north of Cooperstown, on the East Lake Rosd, past the cemetery on the left....
Bob Donnelly
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Jun 13, 2004 10:26 pm
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Hi All Sat. morning while atlasing near Bainbridge along the Finger Lakes Trail, had a pair of very determined Ovenbirds insisting I vacate the premises. They...
Amen to the bike. Started using mine for atlasing this year. But as these hills seem to get steeper each year, it's time to drop the young guy macho nonsense ...
I'm constantly learning about bird behavior. Yesterday I watched a fledgling starling chase a meadowlark that was carrying food in its mouth. The meadowlark...
Tom Salo
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Jun 17, 2004 12:17 am
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Hi All, I hope you all don't mind this post - but I''m looking for the best book on nests - identification, materials used, maybe even egg size and color for...
Gerianne, the standard guide is "Birds' Nests" (East of the Mississippi River) by Hal H. Harrison. It's a a member of the Peterson Field Guide series, small...
John S. Davis
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Jun 23, 2004 12:16 pm
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The book that most of us go by is Nests, Eggs, and Nestlings of NA birds by Baicich and Harrison(Academic Press). Matt ... on nests - identification, materials...
Can anyone recommend a field guide that has illustrations of fledglings? Trina Bassoff Blenheim, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
trina bassoff
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Jun 23, 2004 2:47 pm
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... Unfortunately, no--I've never seen one. But such a book would help more with atlassing than a nest book. Just this morning I had to let a fledgling go...
While atlasing in West Fulton this morning, I saw a female or fledgling grosbeak on the road. Somehow I got the impression that the bird was an immature but I...
trina bassoff
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Jun 24, 2004 12:45 am
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds has pictures of many juveniles which I've found very helpful at times. Of course, if you're lucky, an adult will be nearby to...
While enjoying evening walks in the center of Oneonta, we invariably hear the non-stop twitter of chimney swifts overhead. Today, the sound was louder,...
Wow, Andy! What a great sighting and confirmation! You go!! Thanks for your offer of your Peterson Book. Bob Donnelly let me see his over this past winter...
Sibley illustrates fledglings for many species. Jane...
jgraves
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Jun 24, 2004 1:34 pm
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