[nysbirds-l] Eastern Suffolk County birding--Caspian Tern, Least Sandpiper, Vesper Sparrow
Spent a few hours birding the east end Sunday morning and early afternoon before heading home for Easter dinner. Started at Mecox Bay, where the Caspian Terns seen yesterday were nowhere in sight today. Thankfully there was still one present at Sagg Pond, loafing on the flats at the pond's north end. Also seen at Sagg were 1 LEAST SANDPIPER, 13 Greater Yellowlegs, 11 Dunlin, and 365 Sanderling. A drive down Dune Road was not very productive, with a few Great Egrets seen, but no Snowies yet, nor any lingering American Bitterns. At Gabreskie Airport, a VESPER SPARROW was present just outside the self-storage facility at the north end of the perimeter road, as were Field and Chipping sparrows. Farther south a Horned Lark was doing display flights just inside the airport fence (landing in the roadway between flights), and 2 American Kestrel were hunting in the vicinity. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/13934864521/in/set-72157639292692304 John Gluth Islip, 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] weekend update: peregrines, Gowanus kingfisher
The Peregrine scrapes at 55 Water St. in Manhattan and the Brooklyn Detention Complex on Atlantic Avenue both seem to be active as all get out. I was away for more than a week (search successfully for Aplomado Falcon among numerous other species in south TX), so yesterday was the first time I had a chance to check on these sites. I observe 55 Water St. from across the East River, so the distance is trying, but it looks like there is some movement in the little house of a scrape itself. Both yesterday and today, I observed falcons near and at the House of Detention (the old name, not sure why they made it a complex). Also, yesterday I had a male Kingfisher diving into the superfund site of the Gowanus Canal. There are fish to be had there, but I wouldn't recommend them. Pics of both, among others, on the blog. Matthew http://matthewwills.com "The place to observe nature is where you are." — John Burroughs -- 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] Immature Bald or Golden?
Taken by a friend today and eagles not my area of expertise. I thought Bald -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- Welcome and BasicsRules and InformationSubscribe, Configuration and LeaveArchives:The Mail ArchiveSurfbirdsBirdingOnThe.NetPlease submit your observations to eBird!--
[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach
Jones Beach 20 April The NORTHERN SHRIKE made a brief appearance to the south of West End #2 lot this morning. It was at the top of a distant pine and very quickly flew off to the left (east). In the ponds between the two parking lots (WE #1 & #2), there was a flock of approx 20 teal that included 1 and possibly more BLUE-WINGED TEAL, Sy Schiff -- 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] blue winged teal East Hampton
a pair of blue winged teal joined 19 green winged teal and 22 glossy ibis on Georgca Cove today. Looking forward to seeing what tomorrow will bring! Jane F. Ross International Education Consultant 1112 Park Avenue New York, New York 10128 212-348-7975 / 631-324-3296 -- 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] Red-headed Woodpecker, Hauppauge
The Red-headed Woodpecker made a brief appearance this morning in my neighbor’s trees. It’s not the “Lord God” bird but it’ll do on this Easter Sunday! Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, NY --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com -- 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] North Fork of Long Island, Orient State Park
My wife Eileen and I did a noon-hour bird of Orient State Park today, Sunday, and to our pleasure and surprise found a male-female pair of American Oystercatchers fishing in the surf. They were on the south side of the access road, ranging 100~400 yards east of the ranger station. We have never before seen this species in the State Park. We also watched a male-female pair of Greater Scaup in "Little Bay", on the north side of the road, about a quarter-mile west of the park entrance. Bill and Eileen Singer East Marion -- 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] Croton Notables
Rockefeller Park and Croton Saturday. Besides the small flock of Bonapartes at the train station were a pair of Horned Grebes. At the Croton landfill mound along with pair of Bald Eagles and female Kestrel was a FOY singing Eastern Meadowlark. Happy Birding, Alan Drogin -- 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] The New York Botanical Garden
A rather quiet day at my Saturday morning bird walk. The major highlight was the sighting of a coyote! We had good looks as the coyote ran right past the birding group. (A blurry picture on BirdingAroundNYC.com) Later in the walk the coyote appeared again and then mysteriously disappeared into the forest. As for birds we had 1 Yellow rumped warbler and heard a blue gray gnatcatcher. In addition to the following: Ruby crowned kinglets-2 American Kestrel with a lizard in its talon Red tailed hawks-3 Wood duck-6 Mallard-4 Cardinal-1 Bluejay-6 Mourning dove-3 Grackle-18 American robin - many Chipping sparrow-2 Song sparrow-1 White throated sparrow-1 Northern flicker-2 (heard) Red winged blackbird-8 American goldfinch-3 Cormorants -2 Tufted titmouse (heard) Yellow bellied sapsucker-1 Red bellied woodpecker -3 Downy woodpecker -2 Good Birding, Debbie Becker BirdingAroundNYC.com -- 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] East End Whip-poor-will
FOS Whip heard on Cranberry Hole Rd., Amagansett @ 5:15 am. Robert Wick -- 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/ --
