A very late start Saturday had me entering the North Fork Preserve in Jamesport at 2 PM, but then spending 2 satisfying hours there, during my first visit to this location, this season. The first bird seen was a FOS Barn Swallow, which helped change my frame of mind, caused by earlier non-birding duties. The last specie encountered was C. Snipe, when I flushed 12, while walking near the west-most pond. In between these 2 sightings were 3 Red-tailed Hawks, single, young & adult Great-horned Owls, and a very meaningful (to our family) singing N. Cardinal !
I also photographed a feather found toward the north end of the preserve, which I have sent to Cornell, in the hope that it once belonged to a Ruffed Grouse. Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
