VTBIRD for Thursday, January 24, 2002

Messages are displayed in the order they were received.  Subject  From  Time   Photos!   Wayne Scott    7:13am   Re: Snowy Owl and others   Lynne Hefferon   9:30am

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Subject: Photos!
From: Wayne Scott <wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net>
Date: 24 Jan 2002 7:13am

Hello VTBirders and UVBirders,
    The presence of the leucistic redpoll in Norwich and the fine photos
that Terry Rosenmeier took, underscore the need for a website featuring
photos of rare or unusual birds seen in Vermont. Photos of birds in New
Hampshire are often posted by Steve Myrick on his web page. Go to:
http://www.nh.ultranet.com/~mirick/Photos/VaRail1.jpg for an example of a
set of photos taken this week by Denny Abbott. There are six numbered in the
URL (address) VaRail1-6.
    VINS has generously offered to supply some web space for Vermont bird
photos. I am hopeful it will serve several purposes. First, it will be a
showcase for birds seen in Vermont and for Vermont birders who would like to
share these sightings. It will encourage people to document sightings with
photographs and help in some cases to resolve difficult ID's. It could
become the beginning of an archive of Vermont bird photos. It could also
serve as a jumping off point for a forum on identification. For VINS, it
might help generate some web traffic at their site.
    For now, I will serve as an editor for the website. For the time being,
it will be limited to digital photos as I have no way of easily scanning
prints or slides. For extraordinary birds, I might be able to have it done.
In any event, I would like to keep the photos somewhat current and, of
course, limited to photos taken in Vermont. Be sure to send only your best
quality photos. I don't promise to post every single photo as there is
certainly a space limitation at the VINS website.
    When the site is up and running, I will let you know. So take your
cameras into the field and document your sightings! If you have any fairly
recent photos you'd like to share (seen this winter) to get this web page
going, please send them to me at the EARTHLINK address below. Surely there
are some nice photos out there of the Sandbar snowy owl!

Wayne Scott
Compiler, VT Rare Bird Alert

416 Hanover Center Road
Etna, NH 03750
(603) 643-0179
wsscottnh(AT)earthlink.net
vtbirder(AT)hotmail.com


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Subject: Re: Snowy Owl and others
From: "Lynne Hefferon" <lhefferon(AT)burlhs.k12.vt.us>
Date: 24 Jan 2002 9:30am

My son and I had great views of the Snowy Owl again yesterday, 
1/23, near Sandbar.  Also, the Tundra Swans have been in the bay 
off Porters Point in Colchester for the last week.  I also have had 
the pleasure of a White Throated Sparrow in the hedge near my 
feeder off and on all winter.

Lynne Hefferon
Colchester