Re: [nysbirds-l] Tundra Swans near Manorville, Long Island

2009-12-18 Thread Jim Osterlund
An excellent photo on the libirding website shows the pair of adults in a lush, green locale. The nearby Swan Lake Golf Course would be worth checking. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Tundra Swans near Manorville, Long Island

2009-12-18 Thread Angus Wilson
** South Manor, Suffolk Co., Long Island.** The four TUNDRA SWANS reported earlier by Carl Starace and Jim Osterlund were still in the corn field east of Wading River Road (just north of South Street) mid-afternoon. I understand they'd disappeared later - possibly moving to a pond to roost. --

[nysbirds-l] Snow Goose and Cackling Goose - Bridgehampton

2009-12-18 Thread Hans and Eileen Schwinn
Seen late afternoon today, on Shorts Pond, n. of Scuttle Hole Rd, east of Cooks Lane, Bridgehampton, among many Canada geese, one white juvenile snow Goose and one cackling goose. Birds were there when we left at 3:00PM. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston East Quogue -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Re: [nysbirds-l] querie crow roosts

2009-12-18 Thread Kevin McGowan
The distance crows will fly to a roost depends on a number of things: topography of the landscape, land cover makeup, type and size of roost (large and central or small and local), time of year, and who the roost members are (local or migrants). For a given roost location, each year may be

[nysbirds-l] Snow Goose and Cackling Goose - Bridgehampton

2009-12-18 Thread Hans and Eileen Schwinn
Seen late afternoon today, on Shorts Pond, n. of Scuttle Hole Rd, east of Cooks Lane, Bridgehampton, among many Canada geese, one white juvenile snow Goose and one cackling goose. Birds were there when we left at 3:00PM. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston East Quogue -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Tundra Swans near Manorville, Long Island

2009-12-18 Thread Angus Wilson
** South Manor, Suffolk Co., Long Island.** The four TUNDRA SWANS reported earlier by Carl Starace and Jim Osterlund were still in the corn field east of Wading River Road (just north of South Street) mid-afternoon. I understand they'd disappeared later - possibly moving to a pond to roost. --