We tried unsuccessfully for the Black-bellied Whistling Duck on Friday (6/19) morning from 10-12, at the mouth of 12 mile creek. Mike & Lynne Scheibel Brookhaven
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2015, at 7:36 PM, Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter > <dannapot...@roadrunner.com> wrote: > > A recent report of the Black-bellied Whistling Duck – it was seen by Karen > Lewis on Thursday, June 18th. > > Good birding! > Willie > > From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu > [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of Bird observations > from western New York > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 3:57 PM > To: geneseebird...@geneseo.edu; 'David Suggs'; 'nysbirds-l' > Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Eurasion Collared-Doves and Black-bellied > Whistling-Ducks - Wilson, Niagara County > > There are now two EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVES in Wilson, the second individual > discovered by Michael McBrien on Tuesday. Vicki Rothman and I were able to > see both of them today. Their activities are centered around the large > parking lot for the Boathouse Restaurant. In addition, opposite the entrance > to the parking lot, there were five PINE SISKINS at a tube feeder. > > We stopped at the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek to look for the Whistling-Duck > but only saw Mallards and a Mute Swan. It was about 1:30. The BBWD has not > been reported since Sunday but could still be in the area. I received a > second-hand report that a kayaker has seen the duck at various places well up > the creek, where it would be very difficult to see from shore. > > Good birding! > Willie > ------------------ > Willie D'Anna > Betsy Potter > Wilson, NY > dannapotterATroadrunner.com > http://www.betsypottersart.com > 2013 Big Year: http://www.betsypottersart.com/willie-s-photos/2013-big-year/ > Odenates: https://www.flickr.com/photos/107683885@N07/sets/72157653377711578 > > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
