To add to Fred's question: Would it be possible to see the Wheatear from a through Amtrak or Metro-north train as it is stopped at the station without getting off? Knowing in advance might help a thru-traveler know where to pre-position on the train to have a shot at the bird.
Rich Guthrie - who was on an Albany bound Amtrak train around 10 this morning and didn't see the bird : ( Not that I had much in the way of hopes of spotting it. But who knows; someone else might be able to. _____ From: bounce-38013754-8863...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38013754-8863...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Baumgarten Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 8:37 PM To: NYSBirds-L@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear Question For those of us unfamiliar with the area and the station, can someone tell me, is it obvious where to go to look for the Northern Wheatear? Do you follow signs to the Croton-Harmon MetroNorth RR station? Drive to the south end of the parking lot? Will the "rock pile" and the "shed" be easily seen? I plan on going tomorrow morning. Thanks!! --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY And points in between fred...@sbcglobal.net -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> Mail Archive <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
