[obol] Fw: Great migrant shots from Machias Seal Island(Lightstation), NB

[R ARCHER]

I have been to MSI and it is a fun spot.  I have had similar experiences 
with warblers on this coast but on sailboats.  I have sailed up and down the 
caost many times in small boats.  We transported a Black-throated Gray down 
the coast one year.  He would sit in your hand and just sleep.  We even had 
a far of course Canada Warbler fly on board one year. Sorry, I do not 
remember if I was in Washington or Oregon waters that day!!


>From: "Dennis P. Vroman" <dpvroman at budget.net>
>To: <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
>Subject: [obol] Fw: Great migrant shots from Machias Seal 
>Island(Lightstation), NB
>Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:39:40 -0700
>
>
>Below is a message from BIRDBAND web server.  Thought some would be
>interested in the photos.  Pretty interesting finds at the Lighthouse
>window!  Perhaps it would be worthwhile to purchase a lighthouse!  Enjoy 
>the
>many photos, Dennis
>
>
> > Only banders -- and lighthouse keepers apparently -- ever get to handle
> > hundreds (or thousands) of live wild birds during their lives.  I
> > understand they used to band hundreds of warblers a night at the
> > lighthouse on Long Point, Ontario simply by picking them up around the
> > light.  It could easily be done at Machias Seal, judging by lightkeeper
> > Ralph Eldridge's fine digital images:
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/lightrae/migrant_birds
> >
> > Don't forget to leave Ralph a comment.  He spends four weeks to a time 
>on
> > the island, so feedback is good.  Check out the rest of the site too.
>
>
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