[nysbirds-l] 6 Golden Plovers on Skinner Lane

Diane Brown and I had them in an onion field on the right hand side of the road just after the first barn when the road becomes dirt at 11:30 am. They were panting in the heat. We saw them flying around before they landed. Beverly Robertson Upper Greenwood Lake, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] 8/29- Brooklyn & Queens Baird's Sandpipers

Multiple observers were present and observing the previously reported Baird's Sandpipers at both the below locations this morning: The Baird's Sandpiper at Floyd Bennett Field continued at the runway puddles adjacent to the Cricket Field at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning, in

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirds at Montezuma NWR

There continues to be lots of shorebirds at Montezuma. The Knox-Marcellus Marsh is a very impressive show, especially for an inland location. Also, the pool next to the Refuge headquarters has prime habitat for shorebirds as well. Saturday, the latter pool held mostly just yellowlegs (a few

[nysbirds-l] MNSA Avocet- Yes

This morning Sun 8-29, at 9:23am the American Avocet landed in the same mudflat it was in yesterday. It is located at the south western mudflat +40° 37' 7.95", -73° 37' 16.57" (

[nysbirds-l] Saturday Morning Flight at Fire Island

There was a nice morning flight at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk Co., yesterday morning (28 Aug 10). Swallows were moving heavily, passing at a rate of ca. one per second through the morning. Barns outnumbered Trees by about four to three, Banks were easy to find (we estimated ca. 50), and we

[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches (and Bar-tailed Godwit in Mass. 8/28)

A number of posts to this and other regional lists have mentioned Red- breasted Nuthatch being seen in varying numbers. Some of the area & regional hawk-watch sites have been reporting these in up to high double-digit numbers (on a single day) and it will be interesting to see if the

[nysbirds-l] Red-breasted Nuthatches (and Bar-tailed Godwit in Mass. 8/28)

A number of posts to this and other regional lists have mentioned Red- breasted Nuthatch being seen in varying numbers. Some of the area regional hawk-watch sites have been reporting these in up to high double-digit numbers (on a single day) and it will be interesting to see if the

[nysbirds-l] Saturday Morning Flight at Fire Island

There was a nice morning flight at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk Co., yesterday morning (28 Aug 10). Swallows were moving heavily, passing at a rate of ca. one per second through the morning. Barns outnumbered Trees by about four to three, Banks were easy to find (we estimated ca. 50), and we

[nysbirds-l] MNSA Avocet- Yes

This morning Sun 8-29, at 9:23am the American Avocet landed in the same mudflat it was in yesterday. It is located at the south western mudflat +40° 37' 7.95, -73° 37' 16.57 (

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirds at Montezuma NWR

There continues to be lots of shorebirds at Montezuma. The Knox-Marcellus Marsh is a very impressive show, especially for an inland location. Also, the pool next to the Refuge headquarters has prime habitat for shorebirds as well. Saturday, the latter pool held mostly just yellowlegs (a few

[nysbirds-l] 8/29- Brooklyn Queens Baird's Sandpipers

Multiple observers were present and observing the previously reported Baird's Sandpipers at both the below locations this morning: The Baird's Sandpiper at Floyd Bennett Field continued at the runway puddles adjacent to the Cricket Field at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn this morning, in