http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/ Hudson-Mohawk Birds Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:21:17 GMT CurtM http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8752 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8752 This is a friend to the female Hooded Merganser that has a broken wing there in Cohoes. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:40 GMT lnmp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8751 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8751 A female Pileated Woodpecker just paid a visit to our yard, making quite a racket. She perched in the large maple tree outside my office window, and I had a Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:52:52 GMT Richard Guthrie http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8750 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8750 Good find! Referring to Bull's Birds of NYS, this is indeed an exceptionally late date. The late fall date for NY was Nov 21 along the coast and a Dec 12 date Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:44:09 GMT Kurt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8749 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8749 While walking through the kitchen yesterday afternoon was surprised to see thru the sliding glass door a flitty little bird sitting on the porch railing. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:17 GMT Alan French http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8748 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8748 I'm in Western Glenville Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:15 GMT Alan French http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8747 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8747 I've got both roost boxes up now, and found 7 Bluebirds checking them out this morning. What can I put in a feeder that will entice Bluebirds? My wife doesn't Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:13:21 GMT cfranks65 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8746 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8746 Nice job on Friday's show Richard. I listened to it this morning. For those interested you can listen to a recording of the show @ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:29:33 GMT Thomas Williams http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8745 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8745 Colleen and I were able to locate the shrike around noontime, in the area described by David. We first saw it at some distance, perched in the top of a pine, Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:24:09 GMT jw.kent http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8744 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8744 I checked out the area around Johnson and Staniak Roads in Halfmoon for an hour at dawn this morning, thinking the short-eared owls might be back. I saw one Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:20:50 GMT Valerie Wallin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8743 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8743 Hi Jason ~ I'm a relative novice myself, & I find The Cornell Lab of Ornithology has a website full of good information. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/ Also, Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:53:18 GMT CurtM http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8742 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/photos/album/451306631/pic/191794194/view?picmode=original&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=141&dir=asc Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:18 GMT Hope Batcheller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8741 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8741 Hi all, My mom and I birded the Tomhannock Reservoir this morning. The highlight was getting great looks at a Red-throated Loon. The bird was just north of the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:21:09 GMT swizzlenutz http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8740 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8740 I've identified a few species here and there over the past 20 years or so. Nothing I would consider rare or fantastic. My main focus right now is how to set up Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:41:55 GMT David Martin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8739 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8739 This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending November 18, 2009. Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdline@.... Fifty Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:19:29 GMT David Martin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8738 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmbirds/message/8738 The immature Northern Shrike was still present in the same area of Black Creek Marsh WMA late this afternoon (11/20). It was spending a good deal of time