Tom Fry,
I have very limited experience with Mongolian birds. I was their on 
business for a week in November and did a short trip to the Gobi to 
visit some herders. We saw:
Raven
Red-billed Chough
Magpie,
Crow (1-2 sp), maybe also Rooks
Great Tits
Lammergiers
Rough-legged Hawks
Kites (black?), possibly other vultures,
numerous larks of various sp.
among others
Best for me were the choughs which I've never seen in such numbers. I 
didn't have my binoculars along or a guidebook since I knew it would be 
very cold and my time would be limited. Summers are supposed to be 
spectacular in Mongolia.  What will you do there?
I'm also  Yahoo group and somebody posted a bunch of 
digi-pics from Mongolia a few weeks ago. Might find more from them if 
you search that list.

Tom Ewert


Tom Fry wrote:

>Hi everyone--
>
>Looking forward to my MD arrival on Thursday, I was wondering if there was
>any recent intelligence on whether the Lapland Longspurs have hung around
>the Hughes Road area. Also curious about any late-breaking reports of
>Snowy and/or Short-eared Owl, as well as Snow Bunting.
>
>I'm heading up to Flagstaff, AZ today to chase a reported flock of Pine
>Grosbeaks. We seem to be having quite the irruption this year and this'd
>be a lifer. Pretty smokin' state bird, too.
>
>Finally, and I know this a longshot, is there anyone on the list with
>experience birding in Mongolia? Looks like I'm headed there in March for
>what could be a very long stay.
>
>Tom Fry
>tomfry at esedona.net
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