My friend Mark Schwartz reported he saw a flock of 4 Monk Parakeets in Freeport, NY yesterday afternoon. I went to Shawangunk Grasslands NWR with my friend Scott Perry yesterday late afternoon and saw some good stuff but no owls. We had 3+ Rough-legged Hawks, 3 Red-tailed Hawks, 8+ Northern Harriers, 6+ Eastern Meadowlarks, and many Red-winged Blackbirds. There were also atleast 100 White-tailed Deer in the newly churned up areas of the refuge. I hadn't seen that many deer together in years. Of course they got spooked when some moron hunter went walking along the edge and back of the property. Andrew
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