This is indeed a fascinating bird and well worth careful study. The
photos and video grabs are not so shabby and just go to prove how much
useful information can be captured under less than ideal conditions.
Well done guys!
The standing bird is quite striking and I like the leg color, fact
that bo
At a wetland/swamp, at the intersection of Eager Rd and Neelytown Rd.
2.Blue winged teal, pr.
6.Hooded mergansers. 12000
Blackbirds, streaming overhead. (Common grackles+red-winged blac
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* 03/10/2011
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BLACK-HEADED GULL
HARLEQUIN DUCK
EARED GREBE
Red-throated Loon
Horned Grebe
Tundra
In addition to what John Haas wrote, I went on my "goosechase" yesterday
(Thursday 3/9) with hopes of finding the snow geese flocks closer to the
road in order to get photographs. The Wallkill is well over its banks in
most places. Thus far this doesn't seem to have affected any paved roads.
Alth
The Snow Goose numbers seemed somewhat down to me this morning. I believe
there were only about 5,500 Snows split between three locations. Onion Ave
initially had about a 1,000 birds. They were distant and I was unable to make
out anything other than a number of Blue Morphs. The Onion Farm o
Around 12:30 while driving south on the Wantagh Parkway from Hempstead Turnpike
I was very surpised to see a small group, maybe 4, of Wild Turkeys feeding on
the west shoulder. This was a little before the green sign saying Southern
State 1 mile. I also noticed a school to the right through the
It's 10:15 and the GWF reported by Alex Wilson a few days ago is in right field
of one of the ballfields on the north side of Calvert Vaux Park (formerly
Drier-Offermann) in Brooklyn. It is in a flock of 60-70 Canadas.
Shane B.
Brooklyn NY
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