While out for a hike this morning we had a huge flock of Snow Buntings overfly us on Fitzgerald Rd from North to South. They covered about 50 yards wide by a good minute plus in coming over in a densely packed formation. Five hundred at least, perhaps closer to a thousand. A lovely sight and they were last seen milling about the fields behind Bergen Farms on Bergen Rd. It has been a long time since we have seen so many, especially in the Mecklenburg area. J&S
PS. Posted a few photos of an adult Sharpie/junco encounter from yeaterday on our FB page. -- John and Sue Gregoire Field Ornithologists Kestrel Haven Migration Observatory 5373 Fitzgerald Rd Burdett, NY 14818 42.443508000, -76.758202000 "Create and Conserve Habitat" -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --