Sorry if this is a bit off topic, but this may be of interest to many area
birders.
Hey everyone,
I came across this blog post by Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Nature Tours the
other day. He's giving away 14 places on 14 trips to Peru!!!
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The trip destinations are eith
Shai Mitra is absolutely right in drawing our attention to the extent of the
white on the upperparts and head of the Peconic Bay Black Guillemot. I've
only seen the one photo by Luke Ormond and hope there are some more.
Even allowing for bright lighting (sunlight and snow glare) it would appear
th
The snow didn't start until about 2:00, and was certainly not heavy at that
point.
Steve Walter
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Pat Lindsay also saw this bird this afternoon.
Given that this is a juv, the bird's extremely pale overall appearance is
beyond anything I've ever seen in the usual Black Guillemots we see in Mass,
RI, and LI (race atlantis).
The bird also shows a very petite bill. I wonder whether this indivi
Hello All,Luke Ormand just sent me this photo link of the Black
Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet/Peconic Bay, Southampton.Photo was taken by Luke
late this afternoon.Happy Holidays,Carl Starace
http://www.photoportfolios.net/portfolio/pf.cgi?a=vp&pr=93464&CGISESSID=07cc85cd712e2fbb61
40.917177,-72.452023 - Google Maps
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Anyone "chasing" any of the rarities obviously should check on local
updates!
There are a number of reports of White-winged Dove along the Atlantic
coast
in and well north of Virginia, to at least Massachusetts (several
reports there).
At least some are well-documented and/or also include p
Hello All, The Black Guillemot that was seen on the Quogue to Watermill
CBC continues as of 2 pm Tuesday. Eileen Schwinn has just spotted the bird
sitting in Peconic Bay with some Longtailed Ducks about 200 yds off the Inlet
of Bullhead Bay.She tells me the secondary roads from Sunrise High
Greetings
A friend of mine sent me a photo of an oriole (I believe a female Baltimore)
that a friend of theirs has had hanging out at their home in Savona for the
past few days. To view the pic go to www.chemungvalleyaudubon.org, then click
on the link for "In the News" or "Name that Bird" (my