A HOUSE WREN announced its arrival in Jay this morning at the inconsiderate hour of 5:00. Shortly thereafter it was joined in its 'welcome back' aria by our...
We spotted an adult sandhill crane in Castorland this evening about 5:30 PM. I am assuming they are a rare visitor to New York State? The bird was foraging in...
5/1/04 Sittin' on the front porch after the rain As I write this on my laptop, I am being entertained by at least three Whip-poor-wills on Trembleau Point &...
Hello all, Sightings from yesterday(Friday) and today(Sat.) include: BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER - Lake Placid BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER - Lake Placid(chubb...
What a wonderful description of your evening, Dana. Thank you. I love Whip-poor-wills and no longer hear them after the Ice Storm of 98. My forest acreage...
Hi All We had a trip planned to the mire yesterday and thanks to Joans posting of where to park who knows where we would have ended up.Thank you Joan! We...
4/30/04 - 5/2/04 New warbler arrivals - Black-and-white Warbler & Ovenbird We (family & dogs) camped at Plumley's Pt. at the northern end of Long Lake this...
Peter Galvani of Long Lake called to say he observed a male Scarlet Tanager off the N-P Trail (Route 28 Trailhead) in Long Lake yesterday (5/1/04). Scarlet...
Hi Chris, Where is Castorland? Last year, Sandhill Crane became a confirmed breeder in NYS for the first time (in Cayuga County I believe). There have been ...
Hi all: Inspired by Joan's recent post, I was another visitor to Massawepie this weekend (it was a pleasure to meet Mike and Wanda!) I camped there and canoed...
I think (but I maybe wrong) that the Sandhill Cranes bred in Wayne County, Savannah, New York near Carncross Road. I saw the chick from Carncross Road last...
Yesterday I was watching our bluebird houses, and there was a red- winged blackbird nearby, which the resident bluebird chased away from the vicinity. A very...
All, Again this year, in my area there seems to be low numbers of normally conspicuous species such as Bluebirds, Phoebes, Tree Swallows, and Purple Martins....
Leona and Joan: Thanks for the information. I was not aware that cranes have bred in New York State. Castorland is situated between Lowville and Carthage in...
5/4/04 This morning I had a male Oriole feeding on my oranges. R-b Grosbeaks showed up May 1 - oddly the females arrived 2 days before I saw any males. I ...
There is a decline in Purple Martin numbers throughout NY that began in the late 1980's. According to Breeding Bird Survey data that's true for the entire...
FYI for anyone planning a Ferds Bog visit, I just got off the phone with the Inlet highway department. They say the Uncas Road is not expected to open for at...
... Not to be contradictory, but I reiterate my week old post when I state we biked the road last Thursday complete and I could drive in there in virtually any...
Larry H
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May 5, 2004 6:08 pm
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I am in the always embarrassing position of replying to my own post :( officialdo is the correct spelling and I meant Raquette Lake when I said Inlet. In other...
Larry H
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Thanks Larry! That's great news. The only thing I ponder is which way would be better to drive in from-Eagle Bay or Raquette Lake? Jeff Nadler...
Jeff my recommendation is to drive in from Eagle Bay side. Since it is asphalt a good part of the 3.5 miles (give or take)IF YOU HAD TO you can walk the last...
... It is slightly shorter from Eagle Bay, but the travel surface is as good from either direction. Larry Hogan Thendara...
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Hello All, Here are some sightings from the Paul Smiths Visitor Interpretive Center(VIC) from today: 1 AMERICAN BITTERN heard "thumping" on Heron Marsh 2...
5/7/04 A Chestnut-sided Warbler was singing outside our home early this morning. Joan Collins Long Lake [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
5/7/04 A male Hummingbird was at my feeders this morning. I don't know how long they have been around, but not more than a day or two at my house. The Orioles...
