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--_715b0d9f-b8a6-4dfd-88cf-f498668719ea_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi: In Kingston: we filed our final 10/11 PFW report yesterday. The 52 Common Redpolls + 14 A. Goldfinch made it exceptional for the last f= ew years. Today: 1240: One Barred Owl in flight=2C near the nest box=2C north of our home. =20 On 221 heading for Spa Springs=2C 1 Red-tailed Hawk. =20 Phinney's Pond at Victoriavale remains approx. 2/3 ice covered=2C however= =2C not too cool for a determined Hooded Merganser pair=2C the male in this= pair was very aggressive=2C fending off an equally handsome male=3B no fur= ther challenges during our stay=2C two Mallard pairs were keeping close com= pany near the open shoreline. =20 At East Margaretsville's DU property=2C at least 8 pairs of Mallards=2C pa= ddling or on comfortable looking=2C shoreline in the dense=2C dry=2C grass. =20 at 1400: Benign weather at Port George and Cottage Cove: at each location w= e saw one pair of Harlequin Ducks.=20 Adult Surf and White-wing Scoters=2C Common Eiders were along the entire sh= oreline. 1 Common Loon=2C 1 pair=2C Red-breasted Mergansers near the Port G= eorge Lighthouse. =20 North of Middleton=2C at Bent's farm=2C I am almost certain of seeing=2C wi= th binoculars=2C the Yellow-headed Blackbird near the top of a leafless=2C = tree/bush that protruded above what appeared to be a dirt pile just beyond = a long=2C metal cattle building south of the residence. I was about to set = up the scope when the approach of a large tractor scattered all the birds. = It was most like Sibley's=2C adult female or 1st winter male!=20 Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat = --_715b0d9f-b8a6-4dfd-88cf-f498668719ea_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt=3B font-family:Tahoma } --></style> </head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'> Hi:<BR> In Kingston: we filed our final 10/11 PFW report yesterday.<BR> The 52 Common Redpolls + 14 A. Goldfinch made it exceptional for the last f= ew years.<BR> Today:<BR> 1240: One Barred Owl in flight=2C near the nest box=2C north of our home.<B= R>  =3B<BR> On 221 heading for Spa Springs=2C 1 Red-tailed Hawk.<BR>  =3B<BR> Phinney's Pond at Victoriavale remains approx. 2/3 ice covered=2C however= =2C not too cool for a determined Hooded Merganser pair=2C the male in this= pair was very aggressive=2C fending off an equally handsome male=3B no fur= ther challenges during our stay=2C two =3BMallard pairs were =3Bkee= ping close company near the open shoreline.<BR>  =3B<BR> At  =3BEast Margaretsville's DU property=2C at least 8 pairs of Mallard= s=2C paddling or on comfortable looking=2C shoreline in the dense=2C = =3Bdry=2C grass.<BR>  =3B<BR> at 1400: Benign =3Bweather at Port George and Cottage Cove: at each loc= ation we saw one pair of Harlequin Ducks. <BR> Adult Surf and White-wing Scoters=2C Common Eiders were along the entire sh= oreline. =3B1 Common Loon=2C 1 pair=2C Red-breasted Mergansers near the= Port George Lighthouse.<BR>  =3B<BR> North of Middleton=2C at Bent's farm=2C =3BI =3Bam almost certain&n= bsp=3Bof seeing=2C with binoculars=2C the =3BYellow-headed Blackbird ne= ar the top of a leafless=2C tree/bush that protruded above what appeared to= be a dirt pile just beyond a long=2C metal cattle building south of the re= sidence. I was about to set up the scope when the approach of a =3Blarg= e tractor scattered all the birds. It was most like Sibley's=2C adult femal= e or 1st winter male! <BR> Cheers=2C Barbara and Pat<BR> </body> </html>= --_715b0d9f-b8a6-4dfd-88cf-f498668719ea_--
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