10/11/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
I stepped outside this morning and heard yet another flock of Pine Siskins! One landed in a tree in our backyard - I guess it is time to think about putting up feeders. 10/10/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.) and Tupper Lake (Franklin Co.) On a tour with 4 birders (2 from Syracuse, NY and 2 from Bloomfield, CT) we visited several locations in Long Lake and Tupper Lake (Sabattis Circle Road including the Little Tupper Lake inlet and Sabattis Bog, Tupper Lake marsh, and the Spring Pond Bog complex). I first noted a Pine Siskin on 9/24/15 during my canoe-camping trip on Massawepie Lake, and now there appears to be a widespread Pine Siskin movement underway - we heard them everywhere we stopped! Time will tell whether they are moving through or IN! Here are some of the birds found: Wood Duck - marsh Ruffed Grouse - 5! (groups of 3, 1, and 1) - SPB complex Common Loon - Long Lake Great Blue Heron - marsh Red-tailed Hawk Black-backed Woodpecker - 3 at Sabattis Bog (as we hiked the road, a female came flying it - to a hole that was excavated by Black-backeds this past spring (& not used) - and a male then flew in and chased her from the hole. He took her place at the hole and she perched nearby. I believe it was some kind of courtship behavior and they both perched as if statues for a long time! They were very close to us and in perfect view, so lots of photos were taken! Another female was found foraging. Northern Flicker Blue-headed Vireo - 1 Gray Jay - 7! (4 at Sabattis Bog, 1 that popped out to see us in the SPB complex, and at least 2 calling at SPB) Common Raven Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Hermit Thrush - several Amer. Robin Yellow-rumped Warbler - several Song Sparrow - singing along the shore of Long Lake Swamp Sparrow - singing at the Little Tupper Lake inlet White-throated Sparrow - several Dark-eyed Junco - many Common Grackle - Little Tupper Lake inlet Purple Finch - several Pine Siskin - flying flocks heard everywhere we stopped Amer. Goldfinch - still moving around I guess the large numbers of White-crowned Sparrows observed on 10/7 moved on the weather front, since we did not find any yesterday! I posted photos of the Black-backed Woodpecker pair and a scenic view of Spring Pond Bog on my Facebook page below. Joan Collins President, NYS Ornithological Association Editor, New York Birders Long Lake, NY (315) 244-7127 cell (518) 624-5528 home http://www.adirondackavianexpeditions.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian -- 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/ --
