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From: gp@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Life List rules
Message-ID: <504@picuxa.UUCP>
Date: 7 Mar 88 19:20:17 GMT
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In article <17071@oliveb.olivetti.com>, mjm@oliven.UUCP writes:
> In article <8981@sunybcs.UUCP>, dmark@sunybcs.uucp (David Mark) writes:
> 	In California, winter seems to be by far the best season for birding.
> The summer months seem to be the doldrums. I've had a lot of fun this winter
> chasing rarities/vagrants. I'd be interested in hearing what rarities/vagrants
> are being seen in other areas of the country ( or other countries ) and the
> best seasons for birding there.
> 
> Good hunting,
> Mike



New Jersey and New York seem to have their best birding in the spring and
fall.  Especially Fall.  However, some of the stranger strays tend to show
up in winter at feeders.  The most recent one was a Green-tailed Towhee in
Pa (barely 3 miles over the Jersey state line).

This area is great for fall migrants, mainly because it is a land trap.  Birds
travelling the east coast are shunted right down the coastline to spots like
Jamaica Bay, Brigantine, and Cape May.  Also, we are bordered on the west by
a channel cut by the Delaware, which tends to funnel certain migrants like
Golden Eagles.  One day, in Port Jervis NY, I saw three golden eagles within
an hour, which is a trmendous count for this area!


Greg Pasquariello
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