[nysbirds-l] Eastport Sod Farms: buffies- no, goldens- yes, plus a single "gashawk"!

2011-09-04 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
On Sunday morning (9/4) between ~ 0745 & 0915, Tom Moran and I visited the above locations. Trying the south-most farm first (Head of the Neck Rd o/o Eastport Manor Rd.) we found a far off flock of (11) large plovers, as well as (3) Kildeer. Taking to the car, we viewed this group from a

[nysbirds-l] White Pelicans - Jamaica Bay

2011-09-04 Thread Keith Michael
At 3:45 pm today, there were two American White Pelicans on the beach at Jamaica Bay. These are most likely the same two Pelicans reported as flyovers by Steve Walter on Saturday, September 3. Travelling north on the A Train from Broad Channel to Howard Beach, the two pelicans were observed

[nysbirds-l] Sod Fields

2011-09-04 Thread Jim Osterlund
At this time of year there's quite a bit of interest in birding the sod farms of Suffolk County. An aid to the location of some of them is here; Birding Sod - Google Maps I would appreciate comments, corrections and additions. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

RE: [nysbirds-l] eastport sod fields

2011-09-04 Thread Patrick Santinello
Hi All: 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers, 1 American Golden Plover among the Black-Bellied Plovers and Killdeer at the Eastport-Manor Road sod field today. See Jim Osterlund's map below. Earlier this week I had Turkey Vultures soaring on three different occasions, twice in Eastport and once over

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach-Buff-breasted Sandpiper

2011-09-04 Thread Sy Schiff
Nickerson Beach, Nassau Co, NY 4 September Whereas Wednesday, the beach was covered with shorebirds in and around tidal pools, today, except for Sanderlings and a few Oystercatchers, the beaches were barren except for a single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (the 4-500 Skimmers were also gone this

Re: [nysbirds-l] eastport sod fields locations

2011-09-04 Thread Jim Osterlund
40.8381,-72.747345 - Google Maps 40.849024,-72.731488 - Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [nysbirds-l] eastport sod fields locations

2011-09-04 Thread Jim Osterlund
40.8381,-72.747345 - Google Maps 40.849024,-72.731488 - Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach-Buff-breasted Sandpiper

2011-09-04 Thread Sy Schiff
Nickerson Beach, Nassau Co, NY 4 September Whereas Wednesday, the beach was covered with shorebirds in and around tidal pools, today, except for Sanderlings and a few Oystercatchers, the beaches were barren except for a single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER (the 4-500 Skimmers were also gone this

[nysbirds-l] Sod Fields

2011-09-04 Thread Jim Osterlund
At this time of year there's quite a bit of interest in birding the sod farms of Suffolk County. An aid to the location of some of them is here; Birding Sod - Google Maps I would appreciate comments, corrections and additions. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] White Pelicans - Jamaica Bay

2011-09-04 Thread Keith Michael
At 3:45 pm today, there were two American White Pelicans on the beach at Jamaica Bay. These are most likely the same two Pelicans reported as flyovers by Steve Walter on Saturday, September 3. Travelling north on the A Train from Broad Channel to Howard Beach, the two pelicans were observed