[nysbirds-l] Say's Phoebe - Coxsackie, The Greene County
This morning I came across a SAY'S PHOEBE at the Coxsackie Grasslands, off Rt 9-W in The Greene County. [about 1 mile south of Twy Exit 21-B] The bird was actively feeding and flying about with a southerly directional tendency before I left the vicinity to avoid chasing it as it was very active. Typical of phoebes, it was found feeding on insects on the side of a sun-warmed building. Although the bird was found in a restricted access area (please be mindful of that), it may stick around and might relocate to a more public viewing area. If that be the case, it might find its way to the southern perimeter of the preserve - the area across from Red's Restaurant or there-abouts. In the process of taking a few nice crispy clear photos of Cattails and goldenrod deadheads, I did manage to capture a fuzzy image of a rusty red flycatcher type bird in the same pictures. [yes, I'm fixin to upgrade my camera tool kit] I plan to go back first thing tomorrow (Sunday) morning to see if it is in a pattern and might still be present. Or not. Either way, I'll post from the field. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County New York gael...@capital.net -- 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] Say's Phoebe - Coxsackie, The Greene County
This morning I came across a SAY'S PHOEBE at the Coxsackie Grasslands, off Rt 9-W in The Greene County. [about 1 mile south of Twy Exit 21-B] The bird was actively feeding and flying about with a southerly directional tendency before I left the vicinity to avoid chasing it as it was very active. Typical of phoebes, it was found feeding on insects on the side of a sun-warmed building. Although the bird was found in a restricted access area (please be mindful of that), it may stick around and might relocate to a more public viewing area. If that be the case, it might find its way to the southern perimeter of the preserve - the area across from Red's Restaurant or there-abouts. In the process of taking a few nice crispy clear photos of Cattails and goldenrod deadheads, I did manage to capture a fuzzy image of a rusty red flycatcher type bird in the same pictures. [yes, I'm fixin to upgrade my camera tool kit] I plan to go back first thing tomorrow (Sunday) morning to see if it is in a pattern and might still be present. Or not. Either way, I'll post from the field. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore The Greene County New York gael...@capital.net -- 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/ --
