Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

2018-02-23 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein
I saw several eastern chipmunks around Ausable Club road this morning while looking for Pine Grosbeaks and was surprised to see them out this early that far north. I found several red crossbills (type 3) there, as well as roughly 56 Pine Siskins, several purple finches and red-breasted

Re: [nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

2018-02-23 Thread zach schwartz-weinstein
I saw several eastern chipmunks around Ausable Club road this morning while looking for Pine Grosbeaks and was surprised to see them out this early that far north. I found several red crossbills (type 3) there, as well as roughly 56 Pine Siskins, several purple finches and red-breasted

[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

2018-02-23 Thread Joan Collins
Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a gift (for an ear birder anyway!). We visited boreal habitat areas of Long Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis

[nysbirds-l] Northern Saw-whet & Barred Owls, Crossbills, and Eastern Chipmunks out of hibernation in Feb.!

2018-02-23 Thread Joan Collins
Out birding on February, 22, 2018, the windless weather felt like such a gift (for an ear birder anyway!). We visited boreal habitat areas of Long Lake, Piercefield, Newcomb, Minerva, and North Hudson, and owled in Long Lake after dinner (Rt. 30, Sabattis Circle Road all the way to Sabattis