[nysbirds-l] Least Tern Colony - Flanders Bay

This evening I went for a kayak trip and found a Least Tern colony in Flanders Bay on a spit of land that is inaccessible via foot. There looked to be about 25 pairs of birds occupying the bit of land. I had noticed a plover yesterday nearby so it is possible that there are plovers breeding

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird- offshore Suffolk Co.

NYbirders, I wanted to pass along that Chris Vogel and Michael Force had a Yellow-headed Blackbird come aboard the NOAA ship Bigelow about 70 miles south of Montauk on June 6th. The bird stayed at least until June 7th. Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Tucson, AZ t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank swallow colony - Farmingville

Part of the bank shows significant use by ATV's. Stringent enforcement of the code banning them would seem appropriate here. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Bank swallow colony - Farmingville

The issue of the Swallows was brought up to the property owner/developer this morning and he said that he wil refrain from construction activities in those areas until nesting has been completed. I presume that under the Migratory Bird Act these nests would be covered - anyone with more

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank Swallows - Farmingville

A busy little colony, right where Luke said. I'm amazed, but primarily at my own lack of thought. I'd always assumed . . . but we all know where that leads. It would seem the swallows choose a bank without regard to what may have formed it. The fact that all the banks I've noted were

[nysbirds-l] Hummingbird Help

NY Birders I have been contacted by a British natural history production company working on a project for National Geographic involving hummingbirds. They are interested in two things that someone out there may be able to help with. I know it is already rather late to be thinking of filming

[nysbirds-l] Moter Island Great Egrets

Yesterday I reported on counts of Great Egrets and other colonial waterbirds on Motor Island (in the Niagara River) on June 6 that were made from the Sheridan Boat Launch between 6:15 AM and 7:53 AM EDT. In the email I said "This human disturbance [such as the possible shooting of

[nysbirds-l] Hummingbird Help

NY Birders I have been contacted by a British natural history production company working on a project for National Geographic involving hummingbirds. They are interested in two things that someone out there may be able to help with. I know it is already rather late to be thinking of filming

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank Swallows - Farmingville

A busy little colony, right where Luke said. I'm amazed, but primarily at my own lack of thought. I'd always assumed . . . but we all know where that leads. It would seem the swallows choose a bank without regard to what may have formed it. The fact that all the banks I've noted were

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bank swallow colony - Farmingville

Part of the bank shows significant use by ATV's. Stringent enforcement of the code banning them would seem appropriate here. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-headed Blackbird- offshore Suffolk Co.

NYbirders, I wanted to pass along that Chris Vogel and Michael Force had a Yellow-headed Blackbird come aboard the NOAA ship Bigelow about 70 miles south of Montauk on June 6th. The bird stayed at least until June 7th. Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Tucson, AZ t...@cornell.edu mobile: 717.991.5727

[nysbirds-l] Least Tern Colony - Flanders Bay

This evening I went for a kayak trip and found a Least Tern colony in Flanders Bay on a spit of land that is inaccessible via foot. There looked to be about 25 pairs of birds occupying the bit of land. I had noticed a plover yesterday nearby so it is possible that there are plovers breeding