3/1/05 Long Lake, Hamilton County (in the Central Adirondacks) I have been observing Pine Siskin "courtship" feeding for the past three days. This morning, I...
2/24/05 Last Thursday, I observed a remarkable behavior by a male Hairy Woodpecker. The woodpecker landed on one of the wooden posts that holds up our porch...
Keep in mind that apparently only about a 1/3 of the siskins can be identified to sex by binos --you need to take measurements and etc. to sex most of...
Definitely have witnessed similar behavior. Matt ... Woodpecker. The woodpecker landed on one of the wooden posts that holds up our porch roof (near a suet...
At noon today I discovered a small group of common redpolls (about 9) at my thistle feeder in Potsdam. This is the first visit of redpolls to our feeder that...
All Today at 1 PM when I was returning to the post office in Plattsburgh, I saw a Peregrine falcon zoom into a group of pigeons that habitually sit on the dome...
Hello, I am wondering if anyone has any certain knowledge of whether or not there are still some Great Grays on Ile Bizard. I was considering a trip up there...
Sue, Tom Barber of Burlington was at Trudeau [Dorval] airport on Monday 2/28 and followed my directions to Ile Bizard without difficulty, locating four Great...
The Tufted Titmice that I reported on earlier in the winter at the Havlicek residence in Lake Placid have spent the entire winter. There are now 4 birds coming...
Linda N. LaPan
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Mar 4, 2005 11:30 pm
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Linda, That would be so nice. I often say one of the birds I miss most when I am here in Keene is the Titmouse. Their cheery call and frequent presence at my...
RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 5, 2005 * NYSY 0503.05 Birds mentioned - Mute Swan Canvasback Redhead Greater Scaup KING EIDER White-winged Scoter ...
Mickey Scilingo
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Mar 5, 2005 2:04 pm
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All, The Wildlife Conservation Society's "Adirondack Communities and Conservation Program" has posted the following job announcement for a research project on...
All, The Wildlife Conservation Society's "Adirondack Communities and Conservation Program" has posted the following job announcement for a research project...
Emily We have been wishing for Titmice at our feeders for 30 years here west of Peru. Finally this year they arrived, with two or three being steady all ...
Hi everyone, I finally made a trip to I'lle Bizard; it was a "HOOT" to say the least. We had 4 GGOs within a 100 yd. walk from the road. About 30 - 40 birders...
Emily, I was down in Keene Valley last week and had Tufted Titmice showing up at people's feeders. They were very vocal!! Linda LaPan Lake Placid, NY ...
Linda N. LaPan
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Mar 5, 2005 11:42 pm
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I am re-sending this because I am not sure if it made it out. I apologize for any double-postings. RBA * New York * Syracuse * March 5, 2005 * NYSY 0503.05 ...
Mickey Scilingo
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Mar 6, 2005 3:49 am
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Thanks Liz, That is a good suggestion. They do love the peanut feeder in Maryland but I have had trouble finding a source here. This year I brought a bag...
I took the Charlotte-Essex ferry/icebreaker across Lake Champlain yesterday (5 March 2005) and did a bit of birding in Willsboro and Essex. The ferry is just...
Matthew Medler
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Mar 6, 2005 10:34 pm
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Since the Great Gray Owl at Cape Vincent deigned not to put in an appearence in the early morning hours of Saturday the 5th I decided to visit Oswego during...
Wow! Thank you all who have reported on the owls on Ile Bizard! We had thought we had missed them, and were happy to see they were still being seen so we...
Greetings All This morning (Monday), while driving to take our dogs for a walk in the woods, we saw a large flock of about 200 Waxwings on the edge of Everett ...
Atlas 2000 Observers, Last year marked the fifth and final regular field season of the NYS Breeding Bird Atlas project. The 2005 season, already underway for...
Melanie, Hope you got the message I sent out about the Atlas in '05. Let me know what you'd like to do, or I can help you pick something. I'm about to switch...
I watched and counted over six hundred (600+) Bohemian Waxwings in Peru at the Everet Orchard today. I spent two hours and twenty five minutes observing the...
Eric, To place your 600 Bohemian Waxwings at Peru in context, the NYS maxima is still 1,200-1,500 near Watertown, Jefferson County, April 3, 1984. But you...
All, When you get a chance, check out the "Birds of North America" section of the Cornell Univ. website. If you have a broadband connection, check out the...
Mike, Thank you for your record keeping, and thank you for taking the time to post relevant numbers and information. I hope that with last nights cold snap and...
Eric, The maxima for Cedar Waxwings in Essex Co. is 442 on the December 15, 1984 Ferrisburgh CBC-- a year with a bumper crop of Red Cedar berries, if memory...
