[mou] Kestrels, Shrikes etc

Chris Fagyal cfagyal@broadbandusa.cc
Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:50:29 -0500


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Hi all,
 
Nothing overly interesting, but since recently someone posted about not
seeing any shrikes around, I thought I'd bring it up.
 
Saw a family of 4 loggerheads at 180th just past Emery Ave, and at least
one other family of 3 + a few individuals on Emery between 160th and
180th.  Also saw 3 or 4 different kestrels along Emery Ave, as well as a
family of 3 Kestrels at the Empire Substation to go along with the
Dicksissels, Grasshopper Sparrows, Clay-Colored Sparrows, and a very
obliging House Wren that sat and sang no more than 10 feet in front of
me.  Pictures are on my web site.
 
Saturday I went out to Sherburne NWR in the morning after checking on my
house, and was able to spend some incredible time with a pair of Loons.
I watched them frolick together (mate maybe? I haven't seen loons mate
but this looked interesting to say the least), feed, sleep, and
generally enjoy their morning.  They were so at ease as I sat there in
my car that one of them approached within maybe 15 feet of the shore and
let me take pictures for a good 30 minutes while it was diving, before
heading further away to join its mate again.  It was a magical hour and
a half to say the least for me.
 
Chris
 

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nothing overly interesting, but since recently =
someone
posted about not seeing any shrikes around, I thought I&#8217;d bring it =
up.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saw a family of 4 loggerheads at 180<sup>th</sup> =
just past </span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><font
  size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Emery =
Ave</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and at
least one other family of 3 + a few individuals on Emery between =
160<sup>th</sup>
and 180<sup>th</sup>.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Also =
saw 3 or
4 different kestrels along </span></font><st1:Street><st1:address><font =
size=3D2
  face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Emery =
Ave</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, as well as
a family of 3 Kestrels at the Empire Substation to go along with the =
<span
class=3DSpellE>Dicksissels</span>, Grasshopper Sparrows, Clay-Colored =
Sparrows,
and a very obliging House Wren that sat and sang no more than 10 feet in =
front
of me.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>Pictures are on my =
web site.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saturday I went out to Sherburne NWR in the morning =
after
checking on my house, and was able to spend some incredible time with a =
pair of
Loons.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>I watched them =
<span
class=3DSpellE>frolick</span> together (mate maybe? I haven&#8217;t seen =
loons
mate but this looked interesting to say the least), feed, sleep, and =
generally
enjoy their morning.<span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>They =
were so
at ease as I sat there in my car that one of them approached within =
maybe 15
feet of the shore and let me take pictures for a good 30 minutes while =
it was
diving, before heading further away to join its mate again.<span
style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>&nbsp; </span>It was a magical hour and a =
half to say
the least for me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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