19 Oct. 
E. Meadowlark: max 6 Biddlecum 19 
Oct. 
Rusty Blackbird: arr TRWMA19 Sep; 
max 414 CM 30 Oct, 
Com. Grackle: max 2500 DH 14 Oct. 
Brown-headed Cowbird: max 133 N Syr 
23 Oct. 
Baltimore Oriole: max and last 3 CM 12 
Sep. 
Purple Finch: 3-5 per day to 15 Oct; only 
one Nov report. 
House Finch: max 28; numbers not 
returning to early 1990s level. 
Red Crossbill: SSSP1 Nov; FH 9 Nov; 
Rome Sand Plains 14 Nov; 3 Nine Mile 
Pt 20 Nov, none persistent. 
Com. Redpoll: arr W Winfield 6 Nov; 
max 100 SPd 24 Nov. 
Pine Siskin: arr Cato 27 Sep; most after 
mid Oct; max 80 DH 1 Nov. 
Am. Goldfinch: numbers peaked at 20- 
40 per day early Nov. 
Evening Grosbeak: arr 2 FH 23 Sep; 
peak 25-50 at 4 locations 30 Oct; lesser 
numbers thru Nov. 
wpurcell@dreamscape.com 
315-668-2871 
REGION 6 - ST. LAWRENCE 
Lee B. Chamberlaine 
PO Box 139 
Henderson, NY 13650 
Fall of 1999 brought a mixed bag of weather. The dry conditions of 
summer continued and Lake Ontario water levels continued to decline 
through the reporting period. On 1 September the low temperature was 
37°F in Henderson, with a high of 80° later that day, beaten on 4 
September by a high of 86°. The official high for Watertown on 5 
September was 90°. Overcast conditions with high humidity and rain fol¬ 
lowed. On 16 September Hurricane Floyd brought 2" of rain and strong 
NE winds as it moved up the Eastern Seaboard. This started numbers of 
warblers and other species moving. Sunny and cool weather followed, 
with a low of 39° at Henderson on 19 September. A large cold front 
moved through on the 20th, followed by cool overcast days. Light rain 
and snowflakes fell on Tug Hill at the higher elevations, such as 
Highmarket, on the 23rd, yet later that afternoon the high reached 71°. 
On 26 September a heavy frost at 6 am and a 28° low at Highmarket sug¬ 
gested an early winter might be at hand. The thought quickly evaporat¬ 
ed when highs on 28 and 29 September reached 80° and 78°. 
October started out cold, with a high of only 46° at Henderson on the 
3rd. About 0.25" of rain fell in Watertown, with 0.5" of snow in the 
Adirondacks at Wanakena and white-outs, dropping 0.75" of snow, at 
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