Did some birding on Saturday along New York's Upper Delaware River Valley and surrounding areas from Barryville to Calicoon in Sullivan County. I struck out on Northern Shrike, but managed a nice raptor show and some redpolls. No real waterfowl to speak of despite the abundant open water.
Highlights: Great Horned Owl (1 near Feagles Lake at dawn) Bald Eagle (2 adults hanging around at Roebling Bridge) Rough Legged Hawk (1 light phase adult seen from Route 52 near Narrowsburg) Red-shouldered Hawk (Tusten) Common Raven (1 at Calicoon) Cooper's Hawk (Narrowsburg) Common Redpoll (lock of six flyover near Barryville) Brown-headed Cowbird (Single bird mixed with some Starlings near Skinner's Falls, wondered if this was an uncommon bird given the time of year and location, but it did not exhibit any field marks to suggest it being anything other than just a Brown-headed Cowbird) -Mike Shanley Staten Island, NY -- 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/[email protected]/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/ --
