{"id":9884,"date":"2020-02-16T17:53:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T22:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9884"},"modified":"2020-02-16T17:53:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T22:53:48","slug":"weekend-wrap-up-02-16-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9884","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Wrap-up, 02\/16\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had a pleasant, if uneventful weekend of birding. I spent time at the Hudson River, the Black Dirt, and in between, finding mostly the expected species. Highlights included the continuation of several thousand Snow Geese as well as three Rough-legged Hawks in the black dirt on Sunday. It&#8217;s been a slow winter for RLHAs, so that made me pretty happy. On Sunday afternoon I attended workshop on the 2020 New York State Breeding Bird Atlas, which I plan on participating in. I will write more about that in an upcoming post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-BAEA-2-2.jpg 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Bald Eagle in flight at Wallkill River NWR, Winding Waters Trail 02\/16\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGU-2-1.jpg 1659w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~I&#8217;m still obsessed with Gulls, so I spent Saturday afternoon at the Newburgh Waterfront. I had the three expected species: Herring, Great Black-backed, and Ring-billed (like this individual, stealing bread from a Mallard).~<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-HOLA-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~This shot is representative of how this winter has gone in regards to Horned Larks, Snow Buntings, and Lapland Longspurs &#8211; few and far between. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-SNGO.jpg 1996w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Is everyone tired of Snow Goose pics? I&#8217;m not tired of seeing these birds, it&#8217;s always quite a scene. Black dirt 02\/16\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS-1200x857.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/021620-RBGUS.jpg 1851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>~Ring-billed Gulls loafing at the Newburgh Waterfront, 02\/116\/20.~ <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a pleasant, if uneventful weekend of birding. I spent time at the Hudson River, the Black Dirt, and in between, finding mostly the expected species. Highlights included the continuation of several thousand Snow Geese as well as three Rough-legged Hawks in the black dirt on Sunday. It&#8217;s been a slow winter for RLHAs, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/?p=9884\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Weekend Wrap-up, 02\/16\/20&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[25,6,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-york-state","category-orangecounty","category-photos"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5i3kT-2zq","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9884"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9893,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9884\/revisions\/9893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orangebirding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}