[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline for August 11

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending August 11, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Seventy species were reported this week. It was a good week for waders (5 species) and shorebirds (8 species). The

[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 12 Aug 2010

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/12/2010 * NYBU1008.12 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON D.-crest. Cormorant Great Egret

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck - NOT Seen

Several birders looked for the Genesee County BBWD today. Birders in the earlier part of the morning were successful but later birders were not, despite persistent scanning from multiple vantage points. We left at 7:00 p.m. for an appointment and the others that were still there left at the same

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Godwits YES to both.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 12 August Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the North end of the East Pond. The water level is to be brought down a few more inches, but for now, it is possible to walk on the west side with about, at most, 3 inches of mud in just a few spots.

[nysbirds-l] Invitation: North American Birders' Forum

NYSBIRDS subscribers, I would like to introduce to you the North American Birders' Forum (NABF) at http://www.birdersforum.com Forum topics include rare bird reports, field reports for all of the continental United States and Canada, identification discussion, conservation, birding locations,

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay birds

8/12/10 - Jamaica Bay W.R., Broad Channel, NY Time:  9:15am to 2pm Observers:  Andrew Block and Binghamton group (Dan, Dave, and Rich) many Double-crested Cormorants 1 AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN 1 Great Blue Heron 6+ Great Egrets 8+ Snowy Egrets 3 Black-crowned Night-Herons 10+ Glossy Ibis 50+ Mute

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck at Tonawanda WMA yes

August 12 This morning the Black-bellied Whistling-Duck was eventually found in the cat-tails in the usual spot. From Rt. 77 between Cayuga Pool and Salt & Meadville Roads look west. Best Wishes for Great Birding, Bill Watson -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck records in NYS

Re: the forwarded message from Mike Morgante sent originally to the Genesee Birds list-serve. This would be at least a 3rd (not second) occurrence for NY state following the very recent find in Queens and Kings Counties (same bird) at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in N.Y. City. All

[nysbirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: Black-bellied Whistling-duck at Tonawanda WMA - Wed evening

The location is in the Town of Alabama, Genesee County. Cayuga Pool overlook is the big overlook on the east side of Rt 77, a couple of miles north of the hamlet of Alabama where Rt 77 and Rt 63 separate when heading north on Rt 77. Read below for more directions. Good luck to all who try.

[nysbirds-l] proper signature, last post

With all the (expected) migrants to report in that last post I neglected to add a proper signature, which is: Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 8/7-11

NB, for those following any of that brief excitement in Maine over a plover, photos looked at do indicate almost certainly a larger than average Semipalmated, and NOT a rare (mainly-Eurasian breeder) Common Ringed. Some but perhaps not all of any discussion was posted to Maine Birds

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 8/7-11

NB, for those following any of that brief excitement in Maine over a plover, photos looked at do indicate almost certainly a larger than average Semipalmated, and NOT a rare (mainly-Eurasian breeder) Common Ringed. Some but perhaps not all of any discussion was posted to Maine Birds

[nysbirds-l] proper signature, last post

With all the (expected) migrants to report in that last post I neglected to add a proper signature, which is: Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] FW: Black-bellied Whistling-duck at Tonawanda WMA - Wed evening

The location is in the Town of Alabama, Genesee County. Cayuga Pool overlook is the big overlook on the east side of Rt 77, a couple of miles north of the hamlet of Alabama where Rt 77 and Rt 63 separate when heading north on Rt 77. Read below for more directions. Good luck to all who try.

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Godwits YES to both.

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 12 August Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the North end of the East Pond. The water level is to be brought down a few more inches, but for now, it is possible to walk on the west side with about, at most, 3 inches of mud in just a few spots.

[nysbirds-l] WNY Dial-a-Bird 12 Aug 2010

- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 08/12/2010 * NYBU1008.12 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit email to dfsuggs localnet com --- BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING-DUCK YEL.-CR. NIGHT-HERON D.-crest. Cormorant Great Egret

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline for August 11

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending August 11, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Seventy species were reported this week. It was a good week for waders (5 species) and shorebirds (8 species). The