[nysbirds-l] Smith's Longspur-Yes
a group of birders, including me, worked the field(s) according to curt McDermott's notes. after working the area for the bird with no luck after 3 hours, and I, myself feeling perhaps a little crestfallen, at rich guthrie's suggestion, we worked the fields again, this time walking straight out of the parking lot, more or less, walking out towards the blind near the pond in a due east direction, as curt put it, 150 yards out or so. as we worked the fields, the bird popped up and went airborne from behind us. we literally walked right passed this little bugger and did not know it. the bird actually did this to us two or three times, before we finally located the bird, more or less in front of the parking lot, near the edge of a small standing pool of water. There, the bird froze within 10 feet of us. we almost passed it by again ! other birds at the refuge included the expected upland sandpiper, bobolink, meadowlark, kestrel, harrier and so on. regards, John Askildsen Millbrook, New York -- 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] Smith's Longspur YES
The SMITH'S LONGSPUR is present right now about 150 ft. north of the three boulders northeast of the parking lot at Shawangunk Grasslands NWR near Wallkill NY. John J. Collins Raritan NJ Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Smith's Longspur Yes/ Shawangunk Grasslands
The previously reported Smith's Longspur found by Gail Benson and Tom Burke was relocated late this afternoon (4:30 ish) by Steve Schuyler and myself (Curt McDermott). The bird made a brief appearance and then disappeared. A quick call to my father (Ken McDermott) set off a small chain which brought in more troops. The bird was relocated again around 6:00PM and was seen extensively by Kyla Haber, Christine Guarino, Mark DeDea, Mary (of European Goldfinch fame) and myself. Today the bird was seen in three locations. I will give directions to each, using the center of the parking lot as the common reference point. The entrance to the park is on the west side with a road that runs east to a single parking lot. First: Look east in a direction of 12-1 O'clock. Approx. 150 yds. out, there is a flat area roughly the size of a football field. The grass is VERY short, in fact it is the shortest length grass that you will see. The bird was first seen at the left (north) edge and worked its way south across the field. The bird was later re-found in the same location at the north edge of this area. Second: From the lot, look to your 9 O'clock and follow the marked trail north. after the trail passes the two large trees on you right, there will ne an area that was once tarmac and has obvious new grass on top of it. It resembles a grass airstrip. Again, the grass is very short. Walk across this area in an eastward direction. Approx. 100 yds. in, the grass will get longer. This was the second spot where the bird was seen and was also where it was first found on Sunday. Third: Looking from the lot, look to your 10 O'Clock. Far out, there will be a very full Cedar Tree with a boulder in front of it. The bird was in a straight line to the Cedar Tree, approx. half way between the parking lot and the tree. The bird also seems to frequent those areas with the shortest length grasses. Sorry about the lengthy post. I typically delete those. Good luck if you go. PS. The sun rises in the east and north is left of that. 😁 The rest is up to you. Good Birding, Curt -- 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/ --
