October. Rainfall, minus Floyd, was about average. There was no snow¬ 
fall except for a dusting on the Catskill peaks in late November. 
For the most part, migration was below par. There were only a few 
notable species. Carol Weiss found a Franklin's Gull on Piermont Pier, 
Rockland County, 17 October. It was seen on subsequent days by others. 
A Boreal Chickadee at Marshlands Conservancy on 7 November was 
reported by Andrew Guthrie. The last time the species was seen in 
Westchester County was during the irruption year in the fall of 1981. 
The six "Operation Migration" Sandhill Cranes stayed through 
September north of Parksville in Sullivan County. 
Other notable species included: Eurasian Wigeon, Long-billed 
Dowitcher, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Prothonotary Warbler and Clay- 
colored Sparrow. 
CONTRIBUTORS 
Elaine Anderson, Larry Bickford, Michael Bochnik, Thomas Burke, Judith 
Cinquina, Kris Conklin, Valerie Freer, Pat Gabel, Andrew Guthrie, Dawn 
Haney, Phil Meisner, Adam Pitkin, Jim Previdi, Sy Schiff, Joe Scordato, 
Ruth Shursky, Selden Spencer, Ed Treacy, Marion VanWagner, Chet 
Vincent, William Watson, Carol Weiss, Alan Wells, Della Wells. 
ABBREVIATIONS 
CPP - Croton Point Park WEST; EGR - Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 
WEST; EM - Esopus Meadows ULST; GA - Galeville Airport ULST; 
JBNHS - John Burroughs Natural History Society; LP - Lenoir Preserve 
WEST; MC - Marshlands Conservancy WEST; MPHW - Mount Peter 
Hawk Watch ORAN; PP - Piermont Pier ROCK; RNC - Rye Nature 
Center WEST; RTWBC - Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club DUTC. 
LOONS-DUCKS 
Red-throated Loon: Haverstraw Bay 5 
Nov. 
Com. Loon: arr EGR 25 Sep. 
Homed Grebe: arr 30 Oct; CPP 13 Nov. 
N. Gannet: EGR 30 Oct; 14 EGR 25 Nov. 
Great Cormorant: Rockland Landing 7 
Nov. 
Great Blue Heron: max 12 MC 14 Sep. 
The Kingbird 2000 March; 50(1) 
Great Egret: max 22 MC 16 Sep; EGR 13 
Nov. 
Snowy Egret: Wappingers Creek 16, 21 
Oct; max 20 MC 16 Sep. 
Black Vulture: 17 MPHW 25 Oct. 
Wood Duck: max 1633 Bashakill 6 Oct. 
Eurasian Wigeon: Georges IP WEST 12 
Nov (LB). 
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