10/23/14 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.)
Pine Siskins are back again this morning - 3 days in a row now. With such a widespread movement underway for this species, I wasn't sure they would stay. It will be interesting to see if they stay through the winter. I posted a Pine Siskin photo to my Facebook page yesterday (taken through a window). I received feedback regarding the mystery creature on the water smartweed photo (on the list, personal email, and via Facebook). It is a weevil, likely Lixus rubellus, which is commonly associated with water smartweed. I didn't notice the weevil on the trip, but later when I was looking at the photos on a large screen monitor. This often happens, and it is why I enjoy taking photos and videos - I often notice things later on that I didn't see in the field. Thanks to Alan Wells, Leah Valerio, Bob Duncan, Larry Master, Ezra Schwartzberg, and Ferne Merrill for feedback on the insect. List serves and Facebook are wonderful! Joan Collins 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/[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/ --
