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Field Trip Report – May 2011

Field Trip Report for Hawthorne Orchard and Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Today we learned the meaning of “MUD”. The Webster Dictionary should explain the word “MUD” as: 1: A slimy sticky mixture of solid material with water; esp: soft wet … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – May 2011

May 4th -Murphy’s Stated of the best month of the year with a cancellation. Jones Park was canceled because of wet grounds and Murphy’s was put in place. While looking at a flock Cormorants a Caspian Tern flew by, then … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – April 2011

April 2, 2011, Saturday AquaTerra Park Sunny, cold, 28 degrees F The weather reports were wrong this time. Predictions earlier in the week of up to eight inches of snow for Friday and rain/ snow showers for Saturday morning turned … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – April 2011

4/6 – Water Habitats Rivers were running high but River Rd. had Wood Ducks, Am. Wigeons, Mallards, Ring-Necked Ducks, Hooded & C.Mergansers and Tree Swallows. At Boland Pond there were Gr.Blue Herons, Pied-Billed Grebes & Am.Coot. We checked the Bald … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – March 2011

3/16 – Central Broome Light rain ending gave us a good early spring outing seeing many ducks on the rivers/wet spots including Wood Ducks, Am.Wigeons, Blacks, Mallards, N.Pintails, Green-Winged Teals, Ring-Necked, Hooded & Common Mergansers. In open fields were W.Turkeys, … Continue reading

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Field Trip Report – February & March 2011

February 26, 2011 BU Nature Preserve Season of Change Partly sunny, cold, 12 degrees F The Preserve was encased in ice from the previous day’s wet snow. A beautiful sight. Birds seen: Crow and Tree Sparrow. This was expected due … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – November 2010

11/3 – Cortland & Broome A cold morning gave us many Canadas, Buffleheads, Hooded Mergs at Beaver Pond & Black Ducks, Mallards, Gr.Blue Heron and still some Red-Winged Blackbirds at Boland Pond. Hawks included Cooper’s, Am.Kestrel, Sharp-Shinned & many Red-Tailed. … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – July 2010

7/7: AQUA-TERRA PARK: We walked Aqua-Terra before it got too hot and among others found Gr.Blue Heron, Sharp-Shinned Hawk, Alder Flycatchers, Barn Swallows, House Wrens, many singing Veeries, Wood Thrush, Robins, Catbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Yellow/Chestnut-Sided Warblers, Am.Redstarts and C.Yellow-throats, There … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – June 2010

June 9 – Chenango Valley St Park Didn’t see the Cerulean Warblers here but still got lots of nice birds and the Bald Eagles on their nest, C.Mergansers, B.Kingfisher, Red-Bellied/YB Sapsuckers, Yellow-Thr./RE Vireos, Veery/Hermit Thrushes, Ovenbirds and B.Orioles. Dorchester had … Continue reading

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Weed Walk Diary – April 2010

April 7 – Tioga & central Broome The Pine Warblers were back in full song at Round Top Park. At W.Corners Marsh we had a close look at 2 Rusty Blackbirds, also Wood Ducks & Swamp Sparrows. Lamb Rd. in … Continue reading

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