[nysbirds-l] Killdeer & a few other signs of spring
3/6/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.; where it was -23 degrees this March morning!) What has been interesting and a bit unusual this winter is that we have had no consolidation of all the snow - no above freezing day to produce a supportive icy layer. As a result, at least here in the central Adirondacks, the snow is thigh deep. The deer look like rabbits as they hop through it. Also as a result, the "town" Gray Squirrels, who normally discover our winter feeders and make their way over the mountain we live on, were not able to get here this winter! But, today, after the little bit of icing a couple days ago, squirrels can now walk on top of the snow (but it is not supportive enough for humans, deer, or the poor Woodchuck I saw struggling yesterday in the Lake Champlain valley!). So this morning, the first Gray Squirrel of the winter showed up on our back porch! 3/5/15 Lake Champlain Valley (Essex Co.) I found a Killdeer at Camp Dudley in Westport yesterday! It was foraging along the edge of the road. A woodchuck was at the edge of the Stevenson Road. It headed into the forest, breaking through the snow and struggling. A flock of ~50 Bohemian Waxwings was found along Lake Shore Road north of Westport. At the bubbler near the Essex Ferry, there was only a tiny patch of open water. There were hundreds of Mallards and Amer. Black Ducks roosting all over the ice on the lake. It was windy and cold - it must be tough. Joan Collins 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/ --
[nysbirds-l] Killdeer a few other signs of spring
3/6/15 Long Lake (Hamilton Co.; where it was -23 degrees this March morning!) What has been interesting and a bit unusual this winter is that we have had no consolidation of all the snow - no above freezing day to produce a supportive icy layer. As a result, at least here in the central Adirondacks, the snow is thigh deep. The deer look like rabbits as they hop through it. Also as a result, the town Gray Squirrels, who normally discover our winter feeders and make their way over the mountain we live on, were not able to get here this winter! But, today, after the little bit of icing a couple days ago, squirrels can now walk on top of the snow (but it is not supportive enough for humans, deer, or the poor Woodchuck I saw struggling yesterday in the Lake Champlain valley!). So this morning, the first Gray Squirrel of the winter showed up on our back porch! 3/5/15 Lake Champlain Valley (Essex Co.) I found a Killdeer at Camp Dudley in Westport yesterday! It was foraging along the edge of the road. A woodchuck was at the edge of the Stevenson Road. It headed into the forest, breaking through the snow and struggling. A flock of ~50 Bohemian Waxwings was found along Lake Shore Road north of Westport. At the bubbler near the Essex Ferry, there was only a tiny patch of open water. There were hundreds of Mallards and Amer. Black Ducks roosting all over the ice on the lake. It was windy and cold - it must be tough. Joan Collins 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/ --
