[nysbirds-l] The ice has left us, but the Iceland remains !
Got out for a short while this afternoon (3:20 - 4:30) and found the adult Iceland Gull still at Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport. I took Doctors Path on my return home and came upon an adult Red-tailed Hawk in the sod field, plucking away at, what looked like, a fresh kill. It's prey was a fairly large bird with gray in it...possibly a gull ? The hawk was intent on devouring it's meal, and nothing caused it to stop, or temporarily move away. Not my backing up to come abreast of it, ~ 40' away. Not my turning off the engine, nor my lowering the window, and not my taking so many pictures, which only stopped when my battery gave out - I must have taken close to 100 shots ! It also wasn't fazed by the good amount of cars & trucks that were traveling at a fast pace on this connecting road between Rt. 25 and Sound Ave., Riverhead. What really amazed me was when it remained stationary, even as a caravan of 3 police cars & 2 ambulances came racing up D.P. (with their lights flashing and sirens blasting) toward Sound Ave. I was in the southbound lane, and when they came by me, staying as close to the other side as possible, they were probably no more than 25' from the bird...and yet it didn't budge ! I couldn't help but think of all those times in the past, when I have caused Red-tails and other hawk species to take off prematurely, after I had caused so much less of a disturbance. As I drove away, I wondered how long it had been since it's last meal ? Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Suffolk & Nassau County Birds
Sue and I stopped by Argyle Lake in Babylon where the handsome Red-necked Grebe continues. While looking at the grebe we heard an Osprey calling overhead, our first of the year and a slightly early date (by about a week) for our neighborhood. West End produced our FOY Great Egret flying down Jones Inlet as well as a Red-necked Grebe reported earlier by others. A single Tree Swallow was flying over the western entrance to WE2. Sue and I spent a week on the west coast of Florida, reacquainting ourselves with some of Florida's birds that we haven't seen in over thirty years. I have downloaded a few photos of the trip to my flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ Good Birding, Ken & Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] American Wigeon, Central Park Reservoir
Wigeon, on Central Park Reservoir near south pumphouse. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Some First of Year birds at West End ll, Jones Beach State Park
This morning Ed Becher and myself met at the Coast Guard Station to take advantage of the mild temperatures and see what birds were about. A phone call from Bob Anderson, whom we later met up with, alerted us to an Eastern Meadowlark between the exit and entrances to West End ll. A walk along the beach towards the jetty produced a single Piping Plover. The inlet held numerous Common Loons and a few Red-throated Loons. A single Red-necked Grebe was also seen in the inlet. Near the fishing pier an out of place Green-winged Teal was found. Deciding to head over to Point Lookout, Ed pulled his car over near the West End ll turnaround to point out a FOY Eastern Phoebe, which unfortunately did not stick around long. Fox and Tree Sparrows were also seen in the thickets in the center of the West End ll turnaround. Good birding Bob Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
re:[nysbirds-l] Spring Arrival Dates
Mike & all, well - what rule would possibly be 'broken'? I actually once distributed a modest number of that exact book, in the interest I would guess you have now. A couple of things, maybe - at least some "arrival" dates may have become earlier since that publication, and perhaps a little more complex, the question is are these (& other such dates) reflective of average dates of greatest occurrence (ie, highest numbers of individuals of a particular species sought) or rather, average "early" dates for the species. (this & other issues may be answered in that book, or not...) It is a nice reference to check as it's based on a period of years greatly preceding our present, "data-driven" age of birding & almost everything else. Also of use, the "Birds of New York State", most recent edition, edited by E. "Manny" Levine & containing species accounts by many highly-experienced birders & ornithologists. I will assume most contempoary birders are already familiar with the many on- line resources, of which at least a fair percentage are public-access, that is, no registration or "membership" required to view reports or data. Thanks for sharing this. Tom Fiore Manhattan __ On Mar 12, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Mike Cooper wrote: > At the risk of breaking some rule, below is a list of typical spring > arrival dates mostly lifted from Birds of the New York Area by Bull > (1964)- one of my favorite books. A few things here may be slightly > outdated, but overall it's still surprisingly accurate > > Late Feb (Feb 21-28)- Canada Goose, Red-wing, Common Grackle > > Early March (March 1-10)- Pied-billed Grebe, Wood Duck, Killdeer, > Woodcock, Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, > Song Sparrow > > Mid March (11-20)- Gannet, Blk-cr Night Heron, Snow Goose, Turkey > Vulture, Piping Plover, Wilson's Snipe, Mourning Dove, Belted > Kingfisher, Flicker, Phoebe, Fish Crow, Water Pipit, Meadowlark, > Cowbird > > Late March (21-31) DC Cormorant, Osprey, Greater Yellowlegs, > Laughing Gull, Tree Swallow, G-Cr Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, Vesper > Sparrow, Field Sparrow > > Early April (1-10) Great Bl Heron, Great Egret, Bittern, Bl winged > Teal, Broad-winged Hawk, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sapsucker, > Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-cr Kinglet, Pine Warbler, "Yellow" Palm > Warbler, Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, White-throat, Swamp Sparrow > > Mid April- Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Yellow-cr Night Heron, Clapper > Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Upland Sandpiper, Rough-winged Swallow, > Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, > Louisiana Waterthrush > > Late April- Little Blue Heron, Common Moorhen, Semi Plover, Solitary > Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Semi Sandpiper, Whip-poor-will, > Chimney Swift, Bank Swallow, Cliff swallow, House Wren, Brown > Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, Blk& White Warbler, Worm-eating > Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Parula, Yellow Warbler, Blk-thr Green > Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Sharp-tailed Sparrow, > Seaside Sparrow > > Early May- Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone, Willet, Shrt-billed > Dowitcher, Common Tern, Least Tern, R-thr Hummingbird, E. Kingbird, > Grt-cr. Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Catbird, Wood > Thrush, Veery, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-thr Vireo, Warbling Vireo, > Golden -w Warbler, Bl-w Warbler, Blk-thr Blue Warbler, Chestnut- > sided Warbler, Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, Yellowthroat, Hooded > Warbler, Wm. Redstart, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, > Scarlet Tanager, Rose-br Grosbeak > > Mid May- Knot, White-rumped Sandpiper, Roseate Tern, Black Skimmer, > Yellow-b Cuckoo, Blk--b Cuckoo, Common Nighthawk, Wood Peewee, > Swainson's Thrush, Gr- Cheeked Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Red-eyed > Vireo, Tennessee Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, > Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll, Yellow-br. > Chat, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, White-cr > Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow > > Late May- Sooty Shearwater, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Black Tern, > Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder/ Willow Flycatcher, Olive-sided > Flycatcher, Mourning Warbler, Nelson’s Sparrow > > > Mike Cooper > Ridge, LI NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Spring Arrival Dates
At the risk of breaking some rule, below is a list of typical spring arrival dates mostly lifted from Birds of the New York Area by Bull (1964)- one of my favorite books. A few things here may be slightly outdated, but overall it's still surprisingly accurate Late Feb (Feb 21-28)- Canada Goose, Red-wing, Common Grackle Early March (March 1-10)- Pied-billed Grebe, Wood Duck, Killdeer, Woodcock, Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow Mid March (11-20)- Gannet, Blk-cr Night Heron, Snow Goose, Turkey Vulture, Piping Plover, Wilson's Snipe, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Flicker, Phoebe, Fish Crow, Water Pipit, Meadowlark, Cowbird Late March (21-31) DC Cormorant, Osprey, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Tree Swallow, G-Cr Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Field Sparrow Early April (1-10) Great Bl Heron, Great Egret, Bittern, Bl winged Teal, Broad-winged Hawk, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sapsucker, Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-cr Kinglet, Pine Warbler, "Yellow" Palm Warbler, Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, White-throat, Swamp Sparrow Mid April- Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Yellow-cr Night Heron, Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Upland Sandpiper, Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush Late April- Little Blue Heron, Common Moorhen, Semi Plover, Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Semi Sandpiper, Whip-poor-will, Chimney Swift, Bank Swallow, Cliff swallow, House Wren, Brown Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, Blk& White Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Parula, Yellow Warbler, Blk-thr Green Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow Early May- Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone, Willet, Shrt-billed Dowitcher, Common Tern, Least Tern, R-thr Hummingbird, E. Kingbird, Grt-cr. Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Catbird, Wood Thrush, Veery, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-thr Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Golden -w Warbler, Bl-w Warbler, Blk-thr Blue Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Wm. Redstart, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-br Grosbeak Mid May- Knot, White-rumped Sandpiper, Roseate Tern, Black Skimmer, Yellow-b Cuckoo, Blk--b Cuckoo, Common Nighthawk, Wood Peewee, Swainson's Thrush, Gr- Cheeked Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Red-eyed Vireo, Tennessee Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll, Yellow-br. Chat, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, White-cr Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow Late May- Sooty Shearwater, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Black Tern, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder/ Willow Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Mourning Warbler, Nelson’s Sparrow Mike Cooper Ridge, LI NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Phoebes!
Rob's Phoebes at Greenwood are most likely migrants returning to/passing through the area, unlike the two I found on consecutive days back in January while doing the NYSOA Waterfowl Count (eBird checklist links below). Those birds picked a bad year to try overwintering at this latitude. Unless they hightailed it south soon after I saw them, I doubt the species' half-hardiness would have been enough to get them through the last 8 weeks. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16426871 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16476234 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Phoebes!
While leading my weekly tour at Green-Wood Cemetery this morning I spotted a pair of phoebes hawking insects near Central Ridge. These were my first of the season and possibly first for Brooklyn this year. There were Mourning Cloak butterflies around yesterday and Spring Crocuses are emerging. Pine Warblers shouldn't be too far off. I guess Spring has sprung … at least until the snow storm later this week ;-) Also of note this morning were two woodcocks. One was under a stand of conifers near Battle Hill, the other was resting under a rhododendron near the intersection of Landscape and Oak Avenues. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Rockville Center: Peregrine Falcon hunting
Hi Everyone, On my way to work this morning on the LIRR, I saw a Peregrine Falcon flying next to the tracks for at least a few minutes - almost keeping up with the train. As it approached the church at Rockville Center it went into "divebomb" mode and dived to the church steeple probably trying to scare some pigeons out - I didn't see it get anything as my train left the area, but was cool to see it do what Peregrine Falcons do best. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Rockville Center: Peregrine Falcon hunting
Hi Everyone, On my way to work this morning on the LIRR, I saw a Peregrine Falcon flying next to the tracks for at least a few minutes - almost keeping up with the train. As it approached the church at Rockville Center it went into divebomb mode and dived to the church steeple probably trying to scare some pigeons out - I didn't see it get anything as my train left the area, but was cool to see it do what Peregrine Falcons do best. Good birding, Rob in Massapequa http://longislandbirding.blogspot.com/ This email is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and conditions including on offers for the purchase or sale of securities, accuracy and completeness of information, viruses, confidentiality, legal privilege, and legal entity disclaimers, available at http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/disclosures/email. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Phoebes!
While leading my weekly tour at Green-Wood Cemetery this morning I spotted a pair of phoebes hawking insects near Central Ridge. These were my first of the season and possibly first for Brooklyn this year. There were Mourning Cloak butterflies around yesterday and Spring Crocuses are emerging. Pine Warblers shouldn't be too far off. I guess Spring has sprung … at least until the snow storm later this week ;-) Also of note this morning were two woodcocks. One was under a stand of conifers near Battle Hill, the other was resting under a rhododendron near the intersection of Landscape and Oak Avenues. Good birding, Rob http://citybirder.blogspot.com @thecitybirder -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re:[nysbirds-l] Phoebes!
Rob's Phoebes at Greenwood are most likely migrants returning to/passing through the area, unlike the two I found on consecutive days back in January while doing the NYSOA Waterfowl Count (eBird checklist links below). Those birds picked a bad year to try overwintering at this latitude. Unless they hightailed it south soon after I saw them, I doubt the species' half-hardiness would have been enough to get them through the last 8 weeks. http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16426871 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16476234 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Spring Arrival Dates
At the risk of breaking some rule, below is a list of typical spring arrival dates mostly lifted from Birds of the New York Area by Bull (1964)- one of my favorite books. A few things here may be slightly outdated, but overall it's still surprisingly accurate Late Feb (Feb 21-28)- Canada Goose, Red-wing, Common Grackle Early March (March 1-10)- Pied-billed Grebe, Wood Duck, Killdeer, Woodcock, Robin, Eastern Bluebird, Rusty Blackbird, Fox Sparrow, Song Sparrow Mid March (11-20)- Gannet, Blk-cr Night Heron, Snow Goose, Turkey Vulture, Piping Plover, Wilson's Snipe, Mourning Dove, Belted Kingfisher, Flicker, Phoebe, Fish Crow, Water Pipit, Meadowlark, Cowbird Late March (21-31) DC Cormorant, Osprey, Greater Yellowlegs, Laughing Gull, Tree Swallow, G-Cr Kinglet, Savannah Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Field Sparrow Early April (1-10) Great Bl Heron, Great Egret, Bittern, Bl winged Teal, Broad-winged Hawk, Merlin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Sapsucker, Creeper, Hermit Thrush, Ruby-cr Kinglet, Pine Warbler, Yellow Palm Warbler, Towhee, Chipping Sparrow, White-throat, Swamp Sparrow Mid April- Snowy Egret, Green Heron, Yellow-cr Night Heron, Clapper Rail, Virginia Rail, Sora, Upland Sandpiper, Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Gnatcatcher, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush Late April- Little Blue Heron, Common Moorhen, Semi Plover, Solitary Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Dunlin, Semi Sandpiper, Whip-poor-will, Chimney Swift, Bank Swallow, Cliff swallow, House Wren, Brown Thrasher, Blue-headed Vireo, Blk White Warbler, Worm-eating Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Parula, Yellow Warbler, Blk-thr Green Warbler, Prairie Warbler, Grasshopper Sparrow, Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Seaside Sparrow Early May- Least Bittern, Ruddy Turnstone, Willet, Shrt-billed Dowitcher, Common Tern, Least Tern, R-thr Hummingbird, E. Kingbird, Grt-cr. Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Marsh Wren, Catbird, Wood Thrush, Veery, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-thr Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Golden -w Warbler, Bl-w Warbler, Blk-thr Blue Warbler, Chestnut-sided Warbler, Ovenbird, N. Waterthrush, Yellowthroat, Hooded Warbler, Wm. Redstart, Bobolink, Orchard Oriole, Baltimore Oriole, Scarlet Tanager, Rose-br Grosbeak Mid May- Knot, White-rumped Sandpiper, Roseate Tern, Black Skimmer, Yellow-b Cuckoo, Blk--b Cuckoo, Common Nighthawk, Wood Peewee, Swainson's Thrush, Gr- Cheeked Thrush, Cedar Waxwing, Red-eyed Vireo, Tennessee Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Cape May Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler, Bay-breasted Warbler, Blackpoll, Yellow-br. Chat, Wilson's Warbler, Canada Warbler, Indigo Bunting, White-cr Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow Late May- Sooty Shearwater, Wilson's Storm Petrel, Black Tern, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Alder/ Willow Flycatcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Mourning Warbler, Nelson’s Sparrow Mike Cooper Ridge, LI NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Some First of Year birds at West End ll, Jones Beach State Park
This morning Ed Becher and myself met at the Coast Guard Station to take advantage of the mild temperatures and see what birds were about. A phone call from Bob Anderson, whom we later met up with, alerted us to an Eastern Meadowlark between the exit and entrances to West End ll. A walk along the beach towards the jetty produced a single Piping Plover. The inlet held numerous Common Loons and a few Red-throated Loons. A single Red-necked Grebe was also seen in the inlet. Near the fishing pier an out of place Green-winged Teal was found. Deciding to head over to Point Lookout, Ed pulled his car over near the West End ll turnaround to point out a FOY Eastern Phoebe, which unfortunately did not stick around long. Fox and Tree Sparrows were also seen in the thickets in the center of the West End ll turnaround. Good birding Bob Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] American Wigeon, Central Park Reservoir
Wigeon, on Central Park Reservoir near south pumphouse. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Nassau County Birds
Sue and I stopped by Argyle Lake in Babylon where the handsome Red-necked Grebe continues. While looking at the grebe we heard an Osprey calling overhead, our first of the year and a slightly early date (by about a week) for our neighborhood. West End produced our FOY Great Egret flying down Jones Inlet as well as a Red-necked Grebe reported earlier by others. A single Tree Swallow was flying over the western entrance to WE2. Sue and I spent a week on the west coast of Florida, reacquainting ourselves with some of Florida's birds that we haven't seen in over thirty years. I have downloaded a few photos of the trip to my flickr site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kfeustel/ Good Birding, Ken Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
