The borders for all blocks associated with New York County have been laid
out in white so it shows up on both the map and satellite views. The
accuracy of the lines should be better than street level. The borders for
New York County are described in blue.
Each of the 11 blocks contains a red plus
Today, from ~ 1245 to 1600, Tom Moran and I hit the beach ! Visibility on the
ocean was close to none, with the water on the bay side being almost up to the
road. Due to the explosive atmosphere, surrounding the current philosophical
discussion being waged on this list-serve, I will not list
If birders want a list primarily devoted to rare bird sightings, then
starting a new list seems like a good idea. As already was pointed out,
the NYSBIRDS list information and rules state that the "primary purpose
of the List is to disseminate information about wild bird sightings in
and
The list partitioning into rare and common birds is basically
illusory. NJ makes a go of it but most of the rare birds are carried
on the "general" list, and often get there first. If you compare the
rarity reporting this spring, BTBlue seems to have covered very few of
them. Some have been
Hello All,
Debates over how a listserv should operate seem to pop up yearly on several
birding listservs in New York. I have been listowner of Oneidabirds for
several years, but have stepped back from much responsibility the last
couple of years because it is difficult for me to deal with
Good thinking, but why not look at the more recent data from the 2nd atlas? Go
to http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/bba/ for the online maps, or buy the book
(I get no royalties!). ;^)
Really, though, the question to ask yourself about any posting to NYSbirds-L
is, "is this report of
The real problem with reporting on this list is really a matter of style and
not content in my opinion. Some people use this list to report information on
common, resident or migrant birds and others use this list to report regional
rarities and rare migrants. So if you are only looking to
In the light of recent discussions, could there be a post more timely,
more appropriate, more interesting than this one by Rich?
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On Friday morning between 8 and 8:30, we saw 2 Kentucky warblers at Rockefeller
State Park Preserve. They spent the time chasing each other. They were seen
on the Ash Tree Loop. On Arie Gilbert's terrific map, they were in the
vicinity of "B".
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston
--
NYSbirds-L
Not to forget too, that tolerance and patience grace our trails in the field
or electronically.
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Phil Jeffrey wrote:
> Lots of solutions for this:
> 1. Aforementioned delete key
> 2. Mail programs like Gmail allow you to filter user by name (e.g.
>
Lots of solutions for this:
1. Aforementioned delete key
2. Mail programs like Gmail allow you to filter user by name (e.g.
kedenb...@optonline.net) , for example straight into the trash
3. We can figure out your contributions to the list via
First, Andrew, thank you for your post. Secondly, this topic has been raised
many times before. Many subscribers enjoy posting relatively casual
observations to the list and many of these observations have resulted in
interesting dialog that has been informative to others. It seems that it is
Andrew Block is a major contributor to the NYS Bird list. The disrespect
he was shown by
Rick & Linda Kedenburg was uncalled for.
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds may be here (this region) and breeding on a
regular basis and as a normal occurrence, but it's also just as interesting
to know that some
I concur. Rick's email made me quite angry. I apologize for filling
everyone's inbox with a non-bird related email, but I thought it was
important to support John and the birding community by stating I
agree.
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:30 AM, John Askildsen wrote:
> this is an open letter to
Dear Rick
I find your tone patronizing and discouraging to birders who might have
recently
found something that is interesting to them and may want to share it with this
community. With all the threats that birds face they need all the friends they
can get, and attitudes like the one you have
We don't find this interesting or unusual. Linda & I have feeders
here on the North Fork of LI and get breeding RT Hummingbirds every
year that nest nearby. We also get them at our feeders in Vermont.
If you have seen a rarity I would be interested in seeing it in my
INBOX.
There are many
While sitting on my roof at sunset last night I heard then spotted a
single Common Nighthawk flying back and forth above Prospect Park's
Long Meadow. Nighthawks have been curiously missing from the area this
spring so it was a welcome sight. They used to be present in Park
Slope throughout
Date: Friday, 10 June 2011 (1:55p-6:20p)
Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek
Reported by: Ben Cacace
This five acre upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at
the end of Dyckman St. & 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park.
The WARBLING VIREO flew
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 10, 2011
* NYNY1106.10
- Birds mentioned
Ruddy Turnstone
White-rumped Sandpiper
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GULL-BILLED TERN
Roseate Tern
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Jun. 10, 2011
* NYNY1106.10
- Birds mentioned
Ruddy Turnstone
White-rumped Sandpiper
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
GULL-BILLED TERN
Roseate Tern
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
CHUCK-WILL'S-WIDOW
Acadian Flycatcher
YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER
Date: Friday, 10 June 2011 (1:55p-6:20p)
Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park Sherman Creek
Reported by: Ben Cacace
This five acre upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at
the end of Dyckman St. 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park.
The WARBLING VIREO flew
While sitting on my roof at sunset last night I heard then spotted a
single Common Nighthawk flying back and forth above Prospect Park's
Long Meadow. Nighthawks have been curiously missing from the area this
spring so it was a welcome sight. They used to be present in Park
Slope throughout
We don't find this interesting or unusual. Linda I have feeders
here on the North Fork of LI and get breeding RT Hummingbirds every
year that nest nearby. We also get them at our feeders in Vermont.
If you have seen a rarity I would be interested in seeing it in my
INBOX.
There are many
Dear Rick
I find your tone patronizing and discouraging to birders who might have
recently
found something that is interesting to them and may want to share it with this
community. With all the threats that birds face they need all the friends they
can get, and attitudes like the one you have
I concur. Rick's email made me quite angry. I apologize for filling
everyone's inbox with a non-bird related email, but I thought it was
important to support John and the birding community by stating I
agree.
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 11:30 AM, John Askildsen askild...@verizon.net wrote:
this
Andrew Block is a major contributor to the NYS Bird list. The disrespect
he was shown by
Rick Linda Kedenburgkedenb...@optonline.net was uncalled for.
Ruby Throated Hummingbirds may be here (this region) and breeding on a
regular basis and as a normal occurrence, but it's also just as
Lots of solutions for this:
1. Aforementioned delete key
2. Mail programs like Gmail allow you to filter user by name (e.g.
kedenb...@optonline.net) , for example straight into the trash
3. We can figure out your contributions to the list via
Not to forget too, that tolerance and patience grace our trails in the field
or electronically.
On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM, Phil Jeffrey phil.jeff...@gmail.comwrote:
Lots of solutions for this:
1. Aforementioned delete key
2. Mail programs like Gmail allow you to filter user by name
On Friday morning between 8 and 8:30, we saw 2 Kentucky warblers at Rockefeller
State Park Preserve. They spent the time chasing each other. They were seen
on the Ash Tree Loop. On Arie Gilbert's terrific map, they were in the
vicinity of B.
Eileen Schwinn
Mike Higgiston
--
NYSbirds-L
In the light of recent discussions, could there be a post more timely,
more appropriate, more interesting than this one by Rich?
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
The real problem with reporting on this list is really a matter of style and
not content in my opinion. Some people use this list to report information on
common, resident or migrant birds and others use this list to report regional
rarities and rare migrants. So if you are only looking to
Hello All,
Debates over how a listserv should operate seem to pop up yearly on several
birding listservs in New York. I have been listowner of Oneidabirds for
several years, but have stepped back from much responsibility the last
couple of years because it is difficult for me to deal with
The list partitioning into rare and common birds is basically
illusory. NJ makes a go of it but most of the rare birds are carried
on the general list, and often get there first. If you compare the
rarity reporting this spring, BTBlue seems to have covered very few of
them. Some have been
Today, from ~ 1245 to 1600, Tom Moran and I hit the beach ! Visibility on the
ocean was close to none, with the water on the bay side being almost up to the
road. Due to the explosive atmosphere, surrounding the current philosophical
discussion being waged on this list-serve, I will not list
The borders for all blocks associated with New York County have been laid
out in white so it shows up on both the map and satellite views. The
accuracy of the lines should be better than street level. The borders for
New York County are described in blue.
Each of the 11 blocks contains a red plus
Good thinking, but why not look at the more recent data from the 2nd atlas? Go
to http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/bba/ for the online maps, or buy the book
(I get no royalties!). ;^)
Really, though, the question to ask yourself about any posting to NYSbirds-L
is, is this report of
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