On my early morning hike today at Sunken Meadow State Park I came across a few
early spring migrants. Highlights are below.
15+Wood duck- backwater of Sunken Meadow Creek
5 Bufflehead
2 Osprey
1 Great-horned Owl- flushed along Inner Marsh trail
2 Belted Kingfishers
2 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
3 E
Today, Betsy Potter and I led the B.O.S. Lake Ontario Plain field trip to
eastern Niagara and western Orleans Counties. We had some really nice
birds, highlighted by the BARNACLE GOOSE in the Town of Hartland (see my
other post about this bird). We had great views of alternate plumaged
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Betsy Potter and I led the Lake Ontario Plain field trip for the Buffalo
Ornithological Society today. This trip explores the region near Lake
Ontario in eastern Niagara and western Orleans Counties. At our last
scheduled stop before returning to the meeting place to disband (around
3:00), we fo
I took a quick look at a few East Hampton (Suffolk Co.) spots this chilly
afternoon. Highlights were a splendid adult* LITTLE BLUE HERON* on the marsh
at Landing Lane in Accabonac Harbor (could this be Vicki Bustamante's
Montauk bird?) plus a Great Egret and a Greater Yellowlegs. A male *PIPING
PLO
Just wanted to report a second hand report of atleast one black vulture being
seen at NYBG. Figured I'd report it since everyone else is reporting them in
NYC.
Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block
Consulting Field Biologist & Eco-tour Leader
37 Tanglewylde Avenue
Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York
3/27/10 - NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY
Time: 10am to 4pm
Observers: Andrew Block
7 Canada Geese
6 Wood Ducks
several Mallards
2 Northern Shovelers
1 Cooper's Hawk
2 Red-tailed Hawks (one carrying nest material)
1 Mourning Dove
4 Monk Parakeets
1 Great Horned Owl
3 Red-bellied Woodpeckers
1
Here's another one:
I managed to read the band numbers on an AMERICAN BLACK DUCK at the Coeymans
Boat Launch, Albany County, this morning.
It wasn't easy as this bird was very wary and was way down on the pecking
order with several very unfriendly Mallards in front oh him.
And, he spent a lo
Peter Matthiessen found two SANDHILL CRANES this morning along
Daniel's Lane in Sagaponack, Suffolk Co.. The birds were along the
north side of the road in a corn field between Gibson Lane and
Fairfield Pond Lane. I just checked for them 10 minutes ago, and they
were NOT present, but are mo
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City
Friday, 26 March - Great Egret, the Pond (s.e. part of the park); Ruby-
crowned Kinglet (1), Azelea Pond (in Ramble), Rusty Blackbird (in near-
breeding plumage), Swamp Sparrow (Wiilow Rock, which still has a
willow even if much diminished; this is in the Ra