This afternoon while driving eastward on Rte 6/202 about a 1/2 mile from the Bear Mountain Bridge, I sighted a large kettle of black vultures riding the thermals rising up the west slope of Anthony's Nose; too numerous and active to count on this particular stretch of winding road. Chronic birding-while-driving , the bonus was the peregrine falcon that flew northward through the vulture kettle toward the bridge about 50 feet above the road.
Birded Doodletown this past Saturday and it was strangely quiet, a few redstarts, a pair of parulas, a rose-breasted grosbeak pair and not much else. Perhaps the northward passerine movement will happen this week. *Thomas Rhindress* *Nature & Landscape photographer Educational Consultant - Visual presentation technology integration NYS Certified Earth Science and Biology teacher* -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
