RE: [nysbirds-l] Juncos

2011-10-25 Thread John J. Collins
Yes, and quite some time ago at that. My first of the season for New York was at the Ruth Oliva Preserve in East Marion, Long Island on Sept. 17th. Then my first of the season here in New Jersey was on Oct. 6th at Troy Meadows. John J. Collins Raritan, NJ jjcb...@verizon.net "God desires

[nysbirds-l] Tifft Nature Preseve (Buffalo, NY)

2011-10-25 Thread Joetf1973
I headed to Tifft today at 4:50 pm for a quick (and wet) trek. Nothing out of the ordinary other than a lack of chickadees. . . 1 American Black Duck 1 American Black Duck x Mallard 48 Mallards 4 Green-winged Teal 8 Pied-billed Grebes 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egrets (no tags were seen) 1

[nysbirds-l] Juncos

2011-10-25 Thread Cindy
Hi all, just curious, has anyone seen Juncos yet? Or White-throated sparrows? I saw my first-of-season Juncos and White-Throated Sparrows this past Sunday, in Falls Village, CT (in the northwest corner of the state). It was a small, active flock of maybe 6-8 birds and one of the sparrows sang

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

2011-10-25 Thread Sy Schiff
Jones Beach West End; 25 October Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) started at the bar in front of the marina. Among the 800-1,000 shorebirds, were an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 MARBLED GODWIT, a WILLET and a ROYAL TERN hidden among the resting gulls. FORSTER'S TERNS continue fishing

[nysbirds-l] Common Raven

2011-10-25 Thread Fred Baumgarten
At noon today I had a Common Raven circling and calling over the Sarah Lawrence College campus in Yonkers, NY. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY And points in between fred...@sbcglobal.net -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Black vulture over manhattan

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hi all, For those currently on manhattan island, there is presently (~1pm) a black vulture soaring with 2 peregrines, four turkey vultures, and a northern harrier over midtown in the lower 50s. From my vantage on the east side, the birds look to be over the central portion of the island,

[nysbirds-l] Black vulture over manhattan

2011-10-25 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hi all, For those currently on manhattan island, there is presently (~1pm) a black vulture soaring with 2 peregrines, four turkey vultures, and a northern harrier over midtown in the lower 50s. From my vantage on the east side, the birds look to be over the central portion of the island,

[nysbirds-l] Common Raven

2011-10-25 Thread Fred Baumgarten
At noon today I had a Common Raven circling and calling over the Sarah Lawrence College campus in Yonkers, NY. --Fred-- Fred Baumgarten Sharon, CT/Westchester, NY And points in between fred...@sbcglobal.net -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

2011-10-25 Thread Sy Schiff
Jones Beach West End; 25 October Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, and I (Sy Schiff) started at the bar in front of the marina. Among the 800-1,000 shorebirds, were an AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER, 2 MARBLED GODWIT, a WILLET and a ROYAL TERN hidden among the resting gulls. FORSTER'S TERNS continue fishing

[nysbirds-l] Juncos

2011-10-25 Thread Cindy
Hi all, just curious, has anyone seen Juncos yet? Or White-throated sparrows? I saw my first-of-season Juncos and White-Throated Sparrows this past Sunday, in Falls Village, CT (in the northwest corner of the state). It was a small, active flock of maybe 6-8 birds and one of the sparrows sang

[nysbirds-l] Tifft Nature Preseve (Buffalo, NY)

2011-10-25 Thread Joetf1973
I headed to Tifft today at 4:50 pm for a quick (and wet) trek. Nothing out of the ordinary other than a lack of chickadees. . . 1 American Black Duck 1 American Black Duck x Mallard 48 Mallards 4 Green-winged Teal 8 Pied-billed Grebes 1 Great Blue Heron 2 Great Egrets (no tags were seen) 1

RE: [nysbirds-l] Juncos

2011-10-25 Thread John J. Collins
Yes, and quite some time ago at that. My first of the season for New York was at the Ruth Oliva Preserve in East Marion, Long Island on Sept. 17th. Then my first of the season here in New Jersey was on Oct. 6th at Troy Meadows. John J. Collins Raritan, NJ jjcb...@verizon.net God desires