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Last updated 6/25/08
 
Birding
  Observations & Experiences
    Akin Free Library & Museum: Try a Different Kind of Birding by Barbara Butler (August 2001)
      ...And Migration Is Underway by Peggy Fasciani (September 2005)
      Birding at "Vail" by Ed Spaeth (March 2003)
      Birding in Dutchess County 100 Years Ago submitted by Stan DeOrsey (May 2005)
      Constitution Marsh - A Walk in the Marsh by Carol Capobianco (September 2001)
      The Dandelion by Helen Manson Andrews (reprinted September 2002)
      Friendly Catbird by Peggy Fasciani (August 2001)
      A Grouse Encounter of the Close Kind by Chet Vincent (January 2005)
      Merlin in our Yard by Nat Donson (January 2004)
      The Ousting of the Owl by Helen Andrews (October 2001, reprinted September 2004)
      Out of the Quiet by Helen Manson Andrews (May 2002)
      Real Estate Sale by Ed Spaeth (March 2004)
      Sandhill Cranes Adopt a Brood by Heinz Walter, Introduction by Evelyn Stevenson  (March 2004)
      A Stay at a Lighthouse by Ed Spaeth (June 2003)
      View from the Bridge by Hilary Schneck (June 2003)
      The Wonders I See by Peggy Fasciani (February 2005)
      WOW a field birding experience by Peggy Fasciani (May 2001)
    United States (outside Dutchess County)
      Florida
      August Birding at New Smyrna Beach, Florida by Andy Tokash (September 2004)
      Hawaii
      Birding Without Really Trying by Edmond Spaeth (April-May 2002)
      Minnesota
      Minnesota, in March by Mona Payton (March 2006)
      New England
      Winter Birding at Cape Ann by CPooth (March 2002)
      NY - Adirondacks
      Same Time, Same Place - Ferd's Bog - by Bill Lenhart (November 2001)
      NY - Central
      "Derby Hill for All Your Birding Needs" by Chet Vincent (May 2003)
      NY - Central Park
      Central Park 2004 by Marge Robinson (May 2004)
      Central Park 2005 by Barbara Michelin and Barbara Mansell (June 2005)
      Central Park 2006 by Binnie Chase (June 2006)
      Texas
      Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival by Miriam Lacher (February 2006)
      Oregon
      "Wings Over Oregon" by Peggy Fasciani (January 2002)
      Wisconsin
      Watching Birds in Wisconsin by Ed Spaeth (September 2004)
    International
      Antarctica
      Antarctica's South Orkney Islands by Dewi Edwards (Mar 2002)
      Back to South Georgia Before Returning Home by Dewi Edwards (April 2002)
      Antarctica's "Kids"...and a South Georgia Rare Bird Alert! by Dewi Edwards (January 2002)
      South Georgia Update: Elephant Seals and Bird Displays by Dewi Edwards (December 2001)
      Return to South Georgia by Dewi Edwards (November 2001)
      A Summer Jolly in Antarctica by Dewi Edwards (September 2001)
      Postcards from Dewi, October 2001 by Dewi Edwards (October 2001)
      Postcard from Dewi, 11/21/01 by Dewi Edwards
      Postcards from Dewi, 12/2/01 by Dewi Edwards
      Postcards from Dewi, January 2002 by Dewi Edwards
      Postcards from Dewi, March 2002 by Dewi Edwards
      Postcard from Dewi, November 2002 by Dewi Edwards
      Postcard from Dewi, January 2003 by Dewi Edwards
      Antarctic Wildlife Update, May 2003 by Dewi Edwards (June 2003)
      Costa Rica
      Ten Days in the Garden of Eden by Elaine Andersen (March 2001-April 2002)
      Costa Rica by Mimi & Nat Donson  (February 2005)
      Kenya
      Kenya — Birding in a Land of Contrasts by Don Rain (October 2003)
      Panama
      Panama Darien Trek Plus by Binnie Chase (March 2003)
      Wales
      Tales from Wales by Dewi Edwards (August 2001)
           
Birding Places & Organizations - News
  Dutchess County
    Buttercup News (April 2003)
    Lake Walton News - by Kim Feltham with a footnote by Barbara Butler (April 2003)
         
Birds - Biology & Behavior
    Food
      Food Caching by Birds by Barry K. Rosen (March 2004)
      During Winter, Birds Adopt Diet of Fruits, Berries by Helen Manson Andrews (October 2002)
    Taxonomy
      Checklists and Taxonomy:  Part 1 - A Call to Order by CPooth (January 2004)
      Checklists and Taxonomy:  Part 2 - Taking Our Lumps (and Splits) by Carena Pooth (February 2004)
           
  Birds in the News & in History
    International Events
      Cher Ami, Heroic Bird of World War I by Ed Spaeth (April 2003)
           
  Birds - Species
    Bluebirds
      Bluebirds Through Rose-Colored Glasses by Elaine Andersen (May 2001)
      Bluebird Trail Report for 2001 by Dorcas Brower (October 2001)
      The Joys and Tribulations of a Bluebird Box Keeper by Helen Andrews (May 2001)
      Real Estate Sale by Ed Spaeth (March 2004)
      Tom Gilbert's Bluebirds by Tom Gilbert (June 2001)
    Catbird, Gray
      Friendly Catbird by Peggy Fasciani (August 2001)
    Condor, California
      Sandhill Cranes Adopt a Brood by Heinz Walter, Introduction by Evelyn Stevenson  (March 2004)
    Crane, Sandhill
      Conservatively Speaking, May 2002 by Bill & Donna Lenhart
    Crows
      How Many Crows? - Alan Peterson (April 2001)
    Cuckoo, Yellow-billed
      Conservatively Speaking, September 2001 by Bill & Donna Lenhart
    Goldfinch, American
      About Goldfinch by Helen Manson (reprinted August 2004)
    Goose, Snow
      Wild Goose Chase: Banded Snow Goose by CPooth (May 2002)
    Grouse, Ruffed
      A Grouse Encounter of the Close Kind by Chet Vincent (January 2005)
    Hawk, Red-shouldered
      Eight Years with Red-Shouldered Hawks by Mary C. Key (May 2001)
    Merlin
      Merlin in our Yard by Nat Donson (January 2004)
    Owls
      Snowy Owls to Saw-whet Owls / Dr. Norman Smith picnic program report by Barbara Butler (June 2008)
      Minnesota, in March by Mona Payton (March 2006)
      The Ousting of the Owl by Helen Andrews (October 2001, reprinted September 2004)
      Owls reprint of an old article by Helen Andrews (February 2006)
      Snowy Owls: A Current Saga by Bob Kendall (January 2002)
    Pigeon, Carrier
      Cher Ami, Heroic Bird of World War I by Ed Spaeth (April 2003)
    Rail, Clapper
      New Species for Dutchess County:  Clapper Rail by Stan DeOrsey (February 2005)
    Pigeon, Passenger
      Passenger Pigeons in Dutchess County by Stan DeOrsey (August 2001)
    Swan, Tundra & Trumpeter
      Conservatively Speaking, September 2001 by Bill & Donna Lenhart
      Conservatively Speaking, January 2002 by Bill & Donna Lenhart
    Titmouse, Tufted
      Titmouse Twitterpating and Nest Hair Pulling! by Peggy Fasciani (May 2002)
    Warbler, Brewster's
      A Special Bird Comes Along by Helen Manson Andrews, from the Taconic Press, May 1981 (May 2005)
    Waxwing, Cedar
      Cedar Waxwings:  Gregarious, Groggy by Helen Manson (reprinted June 2004) 
    Woodcock, American
      Flight of the American Woodcock by Elaine Andersen (June 2002)
    Woodpecker, Red-cockaded
      Conservatively Speaking, May 2002 by Bill & Donna Lenhart
    Wrens
      Wrens' Music by Helen Manson Andrews, from the Taconic Press, May 1988 (May 2005)  
         
Books & Other Publications
    The Big Year:  A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik - review by Andrew Tokash
      (June 2004)
    Birds by Robert Bateman - Review by Ed Spaeth (May 2003)
    BIRDS: Nature's Magnificent Flying Machines - Review by Ed Spaeth (October 2003)
    City Birding:  True Tales of Bird and Birdwatching - Review by Ed Spaeth (August 2003)
    The Grail Bird - Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-billed Woopecker by Tim Gallagher - Review by Ken
      Fredericks (September 2004)                                         
    Hudson River Almanac - Article by Barbara Butler (October 2004)
    John James Audubon:  Painter of Birds in the Wild Frontier by Jennifer Armstrong - Review by Ed Spaeth
      (April 2004)  
    The Little Book of Birding by George H. Harrison - Review by Ed Spaeth (October 2003)
    Living on the Wind by Scott Weidensaul - Review by Bob Kendall (April 2001)
    Messages from an Owl by Max R. Terman - Review by CPooth (December 2001)
    On the Road With John James Audubon by Mary Durant and Michael Harwood - Review by Ed Spaeth
      (April 2004)  
    Restoring North America's Birds: Lessons from Landscape Ecology by Robert A. Askins - Review by Janet
      Allison (November 2002)  
    Rex Brasher, Painter of Birds by Milton E. Brasher - Review by Jane Geisler (August 2005) 
    Song of the North Wind: A Story of the Snow Goose by Paul A. Johnsgaard - Review by Ed Spaeth
      (February 2003)  
    The Wind Masters:  The Lives of North American Birds of Prey by Pete Dunne - Review by Jean Green
         
Breeding Bird Atlas
    Atlasing for Owls by Barbara Butler (April 2004)
    Breeding Bird Atlas Thank Yous by Barbara Butler (November 2004)
         
Christmas Bird Count (see also our CBC page)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 2001 by Bill Case (January 2002)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 21, 2002 by Bill Case (January 2003)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 20, 2003 by Bill Case (January 2004)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 19, 2004 by Bill Case (January 2005)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 16, 2005 by Bill Case (January 2006)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 17, 2006 by Bill Case (January 2007)
    Dutchess County CBC, December 22, 2007 by Bill Case (January 2008)
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2002 by Sibyll Gilbert (February 2002)
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2003 by CPooth (February 2003)
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2004 - two reports by CPooth (February 2004) and Angela
      Dimmitt  
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2005 by CPooth (February 2005)
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2006 by CPooth (February 2006)
    Pawling (Hidden Valley) CBC, January 1, 2008 by CPooth (February 2008)
    Christmas Census:  Here's Mud in Your Eye! by Elaine Andersen (February 2003)
         
Club Events
    2001 Annual Dinner (November 2001)
    2002 Annual Dinner by Janet Allison and Binnie Chase (November 2002)
    2003 Annual Dinner by Lynn Jordan and Binnie Chase (November 2003)
    2004 Annual Dinner Auction/Raffle Report by Binnie Chase (November 2004)
    2005 Annual Dinner, Auction, and Raffle Report by Binnie Chase and Lynn Jordan (November 2005)
         
Conservation & Environment
    Action Alert:  Support the Plan to keep ATVs out of State Forests from the Delaware-Otsego Audubon
      Society (April 2005)  
    ATVs Threaten NYS Forests (Conservation News) (April 2004)
    Big Haul at the Great River Sweep by Binnie Chase (May 2002)
    Deer and Birds by Tom Salo and Andy Mason, from NYSOA's NY Birders (May 2005)
    Duck Stamps (Conservation News) (August 2004)
    Lake Walton News - by Kim Feltham with a footnote by Barbara Butler (April 2003)
    Recycle Used Computer Equipment & Help Others by Eleanor Buthmann (March 2002)
    Red Knots in Peril (Conservation News) (April 2004)
    Red Knots in Trouble (Audubon Action Alert) (March 2006)
    River Sweep 2003 - by Binnie Chase (June 2003)
    River Sweep 2004 - by Binnie Chase (May 2004)
    Salting Roads, and Streams - by Kelly Liao, Excerpted from The New York Times, March 2006
    Shade Grown Coffee Provides Bird Habitat - Excerpted from Environmental Review, August 2001
    Toxic Mementos Left Behind in the Arctic - submitted by Kelly Liao (January 2006)
           
    Conservatively Speaking by Bill & Donna Lenhart
      April 2001 - Eggshells for birds, Arbor Day, Shade-grown coffees, Schunnemunk Mountain SP 
      June 2001 - Environmental Issues in Congress, Constitution Marsh Boardwalk, Helping Geese, Growing
        Paper Consumption  
      September 2001 - Yellow-billed Cuckoo decline, Tundra Swan hunting season, Ferd's Bog boardwalk
        controversy, Stopping hawks from catching feeder birds
      January 2002 - Eagle infection, Blackbird poisoning plan, Wildlife preserves too small, 100 Most Globally
        Important Bird Areas, Shade-grown coffee
      February 2002 - Changing Bird Rehabilitation Rules, Big Cypress Drilling Plan, Brown Pelicans in
        Louisiana, Mute Swan protection uproar, Pataki supports expanded open space protection
      April 2002 - A survey for bird club members to fill out
      May 2002 - NY Environmental Protection Fund endangered, NY Heritage Program maps, TNC expands
        North Woods habitat in NH, California Condor returns to the wild, Red-cockaded Woodpecker habitat protected
      September 2002 - New Gulf Towers Under Fire, "Grille Birds," More NY Land to Explore, Acid Rain
        Linked to Songbird Decline
      March 2003 - Wetlands Protection, ATV's in the Adirondacks, Endangered Species Act Concerns,
        Help for Piping Plovers, Spotted Owl Litigation, Publication on Birds of Conservation Concern
         
  Education
      Education:  Bird Flu by Alan Peterson (June 2006)
      Education:  Budding Birders in Webutuck by Alan Peterson (January 2006)
         
Federation of New York State Bird Clubs
       see New York State Ornithological Association
         
  Kids'-eye View
      DEC Camp 2001 Report by Jacob Schneck
      DEC Camp 2002 Report by John Lucas (September 2002)
      DEC Camp 2004 Report by Emily Lucas (August 2004)
      DEC Camp 2004 - Thank You's from Camp Colby by Cory Brady and Ed & Sheila Brady (October 2004)
      DEC Camp 2005 Report by Karen Nisley (September 2005)   
      Mendon Ponds Park Bird Walk - A Kid's-eye View by Hilary Schneck (February 2002)
         
  May Census
    Report of Sightings 2001 by Bill Case (May 2001)
    2002 Announcement Article by Bill Case (April 2002)
    May Census 2002 Report by Bill Case (June 2002)
    2003 Announcement Article by Bill Case (April 2003)
    May Census 2003 Report by Bill Case (June 2003)
    May Census 2004 Announcement by Bill Case (April 2004)
    May Census 2004 Report by Bill Case (June 2004)
    May Census 2005 Announcement by Bill Case (April 2005)
    May Census 2005 Report (June 2005)   
    May Census 2006 Report (June 2006)   
    May Census 2007 Report (June 2006)   6/5/07
         
  Museums
    John James Audubon Exhibit and Books by Ed Spaeth, (April 2004)
    American Museum of Natural History Trips by Elaine Andersen (March 2002)
    Try a Different Kind of Birding (Akin Free Library & Museum) by Barbara Butler (August 2001)
         
New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA)
    FNYSBC Annual Meeting 2002 Report by Elaine Andersen, Barbara Butler, and Carena Pooth (October
      2002)  
    FNYSBC Annual Meeting 2003 Report by Barbara Butler, Binnie Chase, and Carena Pooth (November 2003 /
      January 2004)  
    NYSOA Annual Meeting 2004 Report by Barbara Butler, Sue Infante, and Carena Pooth (October 2004)
    NYSOA Annual Meeting 2005 Report by Barbara Butler, CPooth, and Herb Thompson (November
      2005)     
    NYSOA 2006 Annual Meeting:  Bird Song and Raptors On Tap (June 2006)
    NYSOA Awards the Domin Brothers a Certificate of Appreciation by Binnie Chase (February 2005)
    Why You Should Join NYSOA (November 2004)
         
  People
    Helen Andrews:  Three Tributes by Barbara Butler, Elaine Andersen, Peggy Fasciani (June 2002)
    Esther Chapman:  In Memory by by Otis Waterman and Barbara Butler (June 2006)
    Thomas Lyon Gilbert by Mary C. Key (June 2004)
    Mary and Nathan Hoose:  In Memoriam by Mary Key and Barbara Michelin (June 2003)
    Mary Key:  Meet Our Members by Binnie Chase and Kelly Liao (November 2004)
    Mary Key:  Surprise, Surprise!  Happy 95th Birthday! by Mary Key (May 2004)
    Mary Key & Kay Sisson:  Birthday Celebration by Peggy Fasciani (June 2003)
    Mary Key:  In Memoriam (January 2006)
    Eleanor Pink:  Meet Our Members by Binnie Chase and Kelly Liao (January 2005)
    Newt Post:  Remembering John Newton "Newt" Post by Mary C. Key (August 2002)
    Don Schoudel:  In Memory by Lynn Jordan (June 2004)
    Keith Swartley:  In Memory by Janet Allison (March 2004)
    Josheph Ten Eyck Brinckerhoff:  In Memory by Barbara Michelin (February 2003)
    Marion Van Wagner:  Remembrances of Marion Van Wagner by Otis Waterman, Barbara Butler, Millie
      Sturcken, and Barbara Mansell (September 2002)
    Otis Waterman:  Meet Our Members by Binnie Chase and Kelly Liao (January 2005)
    Betsy Gray Wilmarth:  In Memory by Mary Key (November 2004)
    Jay Wilmarth:  In Memory by Mary Key (November 2004)
    Mary Yegella:  In Memoriam (January 2006)
         
  Poetry Corner
    And Heaven and Nature Sing by Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. (November 2004)
    The Animals by Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. (November 2003)
    An Awakening by Edmond Spaeth (May 2004)
    Crow Cotillion - by Michael R. Collings (March 2005)
    The Field Sparrow by Frank Kuftack (February 2005)
    Fiesta by Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr. (April 2005) 
    Floridian Nights—an anthology by Ed Spaeth (January 2003)
    Goose Send-off by Owen Neill (October 2005)
    Good Advice by Helen Manson Andrews, in her memory (June 2003)
    Great Blue by Janet C. Mills (August 2004)
    Nuthatch - by Michael R. Collings (October 2004)
    The Prize by Edmond Spaeth (February 2004)
    Rest, O'Weary Robin by Ed Spaeth (March 2003)
    Solitude a poem by Helen Manson - September 1995 (June 2004)
    Spring Morning by Ed Spaeth (March 2003)
   

TheyAre Following Their Star by Maxwell Corydon Wheat, Jr.l (November 2005)

    Three November by Edmond Spaeth (November 2002)
    When Your Backyard is a'Humming by Edmond Spaeth (September 2003)
    Winter Walk by Edmond Spaeth (March 2005)
         
  Rare Bird Alert
      More on Some Special Birds for June by Barbara Butler (September 2001)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (November 2001)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (January 2002)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (February 2002)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (June 2002)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (August 2002)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (November 2002)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (January 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (February 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (April 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (May 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (June 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (October 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (November 2003)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (January 2004)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (March 2004)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (April 2004)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (June 2004)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (September 2004)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (January 2005)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (November 2005)
      Rare Bird Alert! by Barbara Michelin (February 2006)
      First County Record for Red Phalarope by Barbara Butler (June 2006)
         
  Tips & Tools
      Bird Words - Mnemonics for Birds Songs and Calls (April 2003) 
      Birding the Tides by Stan & Joan DeOrsey (May 2002)
      Hints to Observers by Allan Michelin (September 2001)
      Making Sure that Birds Stop by Your Feeders by Helen Andrews (November 2005)
      New Checklist Order Now in Effect (January 2004)
      Reference Guide Reprinted by Stan DeOrsey (September 2001)
      Snow by Peggy Fasciani (January 2005)
   
  Waterfowl Count
    Federation Waterfowl Count 2002 by Barbara Butler (February 2002)
    Federation Waterfowl Count 2003 by Barbara Butler (February 2003)
    New York Waterfowl Count 2004 by Barbara Butler (February 2004)
    New York Waterfowl Count January 15-23, 2005 by Barbara Butler (February 2005)
    2006 NYSOA Waterfowl Count in Dutchess County by Barbara Butler (February 2006)
    2007 NYSOA Waterfowl Count in Dutchess County by Barbara Butler (February 2007)
           
  Wilderstein Fundraiser Event May 5, 2001
    Descriptions, Schedule & Registration Information by Alan Peterson (April 2001)
         
  World Series of Birding - Alan Peterson
    Birdathon Report (June 2001)
    World Series of Birding 2002 (June 2002)
    World Series of Birding 2003 (June 2003)
    World Series of Birding 2004 (August 2004)
    2004 Pledge Form (March 2004)
    World Series of Birding 2005 by Rodney Johnson (June 2005)