I drove up from PA today and was treated to some great looks at the NORTHERN
WHEATEAR (Photos) which was hanging out on the dirt piles in the Airport
parking lot around noon. Feel free to check out the photos but for Pete's Sake
if you have already seen Mark Szantyr's gorgeous (as always!) phot
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PLEASE LOOK FOR GREAT EGRETS WITH COLOR-BANDS ON THEIR LEGS
This breeding season over 300 Great Egrets were banded at their colonies
in western Lake Erie (Middle Sister Island) in Georgian Bay (Nottawasaga
Island and Chantry Island) and Motor I
This morning, Alice Deutsch and I birded Strawberry Fields and the
Ramble. Thanks to Sam Stuart, who helped find some great birds in
Strawberry Fields.
Ardith Bondi
Green Heron (Lower Lobe, in a molt)
Canada Goose (Lake)
Mallard (molting)
Red-tailed Hawk (dark adult female in the Ramble - prob
All -
Strawberry Field in Central Park was very active this morning, at times
literally humming with the *zipps, chips* and *tiks* of warbler calls. The
weather last night was apparently superb for a fallout and I'm sure that
many other people are continuing to find other species throughout the pa
>I read and listened to the discussion as to whether it is a Greater or Lesser
and it seems to be going to Greater based on the call that some folks heard (not
when I was there).
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FYI-Those interested in traveling to see the potential "Greater" Sand Plover
in Virginia may yet se
The Northern Wheatear in Stratford, Connecticut continues on
Wednesday, 9 Sept.- see the earlier posts (archived below this
update) from the CT Birds list-serve for directions & additional
updates... good luck to those still seeking...
Tom Fiore,
Manhattan
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