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  1. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    I heard of a Crested Caracara being seen on a golf course in Orange County, NY. Decided to go out and see it today, and wasn't disappointed. Since 8:52am, was on the same tree up until 2pm when it returned to the golf course. Gonna try and go back later this evening, only a 30minute drive to get...
  2. gthang

    Garden / Yard List 2015

    Had 4 species of woodpeckers on the property a while ago. Captured Red-Bellied, Downy, and Hairy woodpeckers in a single photo (may upload later), and my housemate spotted a Pileated woodpecker near the neighbor's shed at the same time. Hairy and Pileated new yard birds for the season.
  3. gthang

    Garden / Yard List 2015

    Just spotted an unusual American Tree Sparrow on the feeders which i assumed to be a first-of-season Chipping Sparrow. It was indeed a Chipping Sparrow, not yet in breeding colors. Day is extremely windy, but sunny, hopefully allowing for easier spotting of movement as the sun reflects off bodies.
  4. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    My goldfinch was quite skittish as well, but that could be because it was recently captured and escaped, or part of a small group of wild birds descended from those released in the mid to late 1800s in the NYC/NNJ/LI area.
  5. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    That's what I'm thinking too, but still a beauty to see and photograph. I'm "ticking" it anyway, even though that's against "ticking" rules, lol. https://instagram.com/p/1BRVXHH2hA
  6. gthang

    Garden / Yard List 2015

    Thanks. I do see some familiar "faces" are still active. Came back just to post about a European Goldfinch seen at my New York feeders this morning. My housemate was describing the bird, saying it had red around the beak (which i told her were called lores, which obviously is incorrect), and i...
  7. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Latest lifer for me, a European Goldfinch spotted at my feeders in southern New York State, United States. Yes, i'm well aware from my Sibley Field Guide and internet research that these are sometimes kept as pets in the exotic bird trade as well as having been unsuccessfully introduced in some...
  8. gthang

    Garden / Yard List 2015

    Hi all, first time here since 2008 i guess, lol. Dunno if anyone from back then is still around, but i'm from southern New York, USA. So far my yard list is pretty small: 01. Mourning dove 02. Red-bellied woodpecker 03. Downy Woodpecker 04. American crow 05. Black-capped tit (oops, i mean...
  9. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    My latest year bird/lifer is a lone Ovenbird that foraged on our lawn in the Adirondack Park. However, I noticed a beak "deformity" as seen below. If truly a deformity, it could explain why the bird seemed not to care that we were so close to it. At one point, I came to within 2 feet of the...
  10. gthang

    A rank beginner in New York, New York

    The gigantic raptor seen earlier in the month has not been seen since, even with the local bird experts looking out for it when they pass by the area. Whilst we were at our cabin in the Adirondacks, i saw a lone male Black-Throated Green Warbler, a lone male Scarlet Tanager, and a pair of Cedar...
  11. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    Had a good weekend in the Adirondacks for a change. Was greeted with a Black-Throated Green Warbler then a flash of red and black as a Scarlet Tanager flew by. Walked the dogs, and after returning, spotted what appeared to be a pair of Eastern Phoebes, only they dove to the ground, indicating to...
  12. gthang

    Add to woodpecker list

    Damn... I made this post back in 2004... But i do have good news, and it doesn't involve Geico saving me hundreds on my car insurance. Early last month (May 2008) we had our second Baltimore Oriole sighting in our yard. He even brung a male friend! Even better, we got extremely lucky when a...
  13. gthang

    A rank beginner in New York, New York

    Hi, Pinewood! My local patch in Dutchess County, NY recently had a Red-Headed Woodpecker, in fact the woodpecker came to our feeders, what a surprise! Also, yesterday, my mother caught a glimpse of a rather gigantic raptor just a mile from our house. When I did a photo line-up using pics...
  14. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    For viewing of surrounding terrain of the second sighting, the coordinates are 41°31'52.85" N 73°42'30.40" W
  15. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    There was a sighting of a gigantic raptor sometime in the last week, off the nearby Interstate 84 in NY, between exits 16 and 17 (Taconic Parkway and Ludingtonville Road, respectively). The second sighting was yesterday afternoon, on Route 52 in Stormville, right near the previous sighting...
  16. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    Hello all, just wanted to stop in and mention a possible giant tick that i'm gonna try to get... My parents have seen, on two occassions here in SE New York, a humongous bird of prey with a large, hooked bill, and is totally uniform brown all over. They also say it's not a Turkey Vulture, which...
  17. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    Oh, and The grey catbirds have been stopping by... they never really stopped by last year, so this year is back to normal, i suppose. At dusk this evening, saw this really long-pointy-winged bird flying around almost as if it were a bat... possible nighthawk sighting? If so, a first for me...
  18. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    Cool, that makes two of us NYers... saw one earlier this month at my feeder, probably a once in a lifetime sighting, since the bird's on the decline here in NY... poor thing, such a beautiful bird!
  19. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    The last two lifers I got were a 136: Lapland Longspur, seen Fall 2007 on an exposed peninsula that's normally underwater during the spring and summer On the Great Sacandaga Lake in the Adirondacks of New York. 137: Red-Headed Woodpecker, see May 04, 2008 at our suet feeders at our regular...
  20. gthang

    Comment by 'gthang' in media 'Baltimore Oriole'

    Lol... thank's for the comments guys... so just read the description, and damn... yesterday was May 04... and the oriole came back yesterday... and brought a friend... he's drinking from the hummingbird feeder... lol... he stopped by earlier this morning as well...
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  21. gthang

    How is your 2008 List Going?

    wow... haven't been here in a looooong time... 7631 unread posts... and don't think for a minute that i'm gonna go through every single one... So my parents woke me up this morning, said something about orioles and feeder, and i'm still groggy... heard the Oriole part and bolted right out of...
  22. gthang

    Your Most Recent "Life" Bird

    Well, my 2nd to last lifer was seen in May 2007, typically called "Spring Migration" time. As such, imagine my delight upon seeing a flaming orange-throated warbler in the Adirondacks of New York that month. Even though I managed to snap a photo of it, it was too fuzzy for my liking, but the...
  23. gthang

    Sparrow or Longspur in Adirondacks, NY, USA

    thanks, microtus! and thanks to all who helped with the ID!
  24. gthang

    So how is your 2007 list going?

    Haven't been able to bird much, hence the lack of updates. Somehow or another, I always see a lifer in unexpected places. Seems instead of me finding birds, the birds find me. The weekend of September 22-23 was the first real group of birds I've seen at our cabin in Upstate New York. One...
  25. gthang

    Sparrow or Longspur in Adirondacks, NY, USA

    I saw this bird on a peninsula that has been exposed due to low water levels on the Great Sacandaga Lake in the Adirondacks of New York state. The terrain these birds were in was very rocky, and there were few bushes on the exposed land. From prior experience, I was able to determine the type...
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