[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl/Crane update from Montezuma

2022-03-09 Thread Johnson, Alyssa
Good afternoon, Wow it’s been a wild couple of days! We went from relatively low numbers of waterfowl and lots of ice and snow on Saturday to LOTS of birds and a lot more open water. “Route 31 Muck”: this is the hot spot. These flooded ag fields are privately owned, but the birds do not care.

[nysbirds-l] Waterfowl/Crane update from Montezuma

2022-03-09 Thread Johnson, Alyssa
Good afternoon, Wow it’s been a wild couple of days! We went from relatively low numbers of waterfowl and lots of ice and snow on Saturday to LOTS of birds and a lot more open water. “Route 31 Muck”: this is the hot spot. These flooded ag fields are privately owned, but the birds do not care.

[nysbirds-l] Possible Gyfralcon Washington County Grasslands

2022-03-09 Thread Shane Blodgett
About 30 minutes ago as I was walking on the trail from the parking lot at Washington County Grasslands I had a large pale falcon flying along the far tree line. Bird was paler overall than any PEFA I can ever recall seeing and appeared heavy-bodied and wide-winged. Face appeared grayish as

[nysbirds-l] Possible Gyfralcon Washington County Grasslands

2022-03-09 Thread Shane Blodgett
About 30 minutes ago as I was walking on the trail from the parking lot at Washington County Grasslands I had a large pale falcon flying along the far tree line. Bird was paler overall than any PEFA I can ever recall seeing and appeared heavy-bodied and wide-winged. Face appeared grayish as

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 3/7 & 3/8 - W. Tanager; various migrators, winterers, etc.

2022-03-09 Thread Tom Fiore
A bit extra-limitally, a Northern Lapwing was seen in southern New Hampshire on Monday, 3/7 and was re-found in the same area on 3/8. . . . . New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island Monday & Tuesday, March 7th & 8th - The Western Tanager at

[nysbirds-l] N.Y. County, NYC - 3/7 & 3/8 - W. Tanager; various migrators, winterers, etc.

2022-03-09 Thread Tom Fiore
A bit extra-limitally, a Northern Lapwing was seen in southern New Hampshire on Monday, 3/7 and was re-found in the same area on 3/8. . . . . New York County (in N.Y. City), including Manhattan, Randall’s Island, and Governors Island Monday & Tuesday, March 7th & 8th - The Western Tanager at