[nysbirds-l] BAGO (Eastport) at D. Rogers Waypoint 1/9 sunset

2012-01-09 Thread Peter Priolo
RE: Derek Rogers report earlier this evening. The goose, among the CAGO flock, had been foraging a fall-planted grass, appeared to be a type of sod or a rye cover crop whichever is the farm owner's practice. This grass can be identified. No leg bands. Flock left Lake same time yesterday

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-09 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 09, 2012 *  NYSY 01.09.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Niagara River Gull Weekend

2012-01-09 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
The New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) held gull workshop and field trip events this weekend. The workshop, given by Jean Iron of Toronto in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Saturday, was free and open to anyone. Jean discussed and showed slides of the different plumages of all of the

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers
See field location below: Name: Barnacle Field Coordinates: 40.83805° -72.74744° Elevation: 0 ft Link: View in Google Maps Powered By GPS Kit. The ultimate app for getting outdoors. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay

2012-01-09 Thread Sy Schiff
Brooklyn & Queens 9 January Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Floyd Bennett Field, checked for the shrike without success and headed over to the boat ramp. There we found 2 RED-NECKED GREBE out in the bay. A birder we met at the site came by as we drove scanning the edges for the shrike and

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers
Peter Priolo followed the goose flock to a sod field just North of the Sunrise Highway service road just west off of CR-51. The bird has no leg bands and all toes appear to be intact. This is most likely one of many preferred foraging areas. I checked this site on Saturday night, after I saw

[nysbirds-l] Chafffinch, Snowy Owl, and Bald Eagle in NJ

2012-01-09 Thread Andrew Block
1/9/12 - 6 Fawn Way, Union Township, NJ 1 COMMON CHAFFINCH (seen 3 times briefly for about 2 minutes at 8:30am, also possibly heard calling; nice bird, hope it's not a bird from the European finches being released in the Chicago/Wisconsin area) 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (feeding on suet, unusual)

[nysbirds-l] Inwood Dickcissel - yes

2012-01-09 Thread Ardith Bondi
Still by ballfields - on right fence, looking north. Was coming with House Sparrows to some birdseed left under the benches at the third ballfield. Ardith Bondi (seen with Peter Post and Jeffrey Kimball) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose - Yes

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton
At 2:40pm back left of pond. American Bittern showing well at 1:30pm in marsh South of Dune Road, one quarter mile W of Ponquogue Bridge (not the usual spot). Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose (yes) - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Tom Johnson
At 12:10 pm, the Barnacle Goose was present at Eastport Pond in Suffolk County. Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Hummelstown, PA t...@cornell.edu -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: ABBREVIATIONS

2012-01-09 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
Please do not use abbreviations when posting messages to NYSbirds-L unless the definition of the used abbreviation is clearly spelled out prior to its first use in each message (these abbreviations include, but are not limited to, four-letter banding codes and two-letter hawk watching codes, as

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Suffolk - No

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton
No geese on the late at all at 9:40am. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose, Suffolk - No

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton
No geese on the late at all at 9:40am. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: ABBREVIATIONS

2012-01-09 Thread Chris Tessaglia-Hymes
Please do not use abbreviations when posting messages to NYSbirds-L unless the definition of the used abbreviation is clearly spelled out prior to its first use in each message (these abbreviations include, but are not limited to, four-letter banding codes and two-letter hawk watching codes, as

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose (yes) - Eastport

2012-01-09 Thread Tom Johnson
At 12:10 pm, the Barnacle Goose was present at Eastport Pond in Suffolk County. Cheers, Tom -- Tom Johnson Hummelstown, PA t...@cornell.edu -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose - Yes

2012-01-09 Thread Anthony Collerton
At 2:40pm back left of pond. American Bittern showing well at 1:30pm in marsh South of Dune Road, one quarter mile W of Ponquogue Bridge (not the usual spot). Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Chafffinch, Snowy Owl, and Bald Eagle in NJ

2012-01-09 Thread Andrew Block
1/9/12 - 6 Fawn Way, Union Township, NJ 1 COMMON CHAFFINCH (seen 3 times briefly for about 2 minutes at 8:30am, also possibly heard calling; nice bird, hope it's not a bird from the European finches being released in the Chicago/Wisconsin area) 1 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (feeding on suet, unusual)

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Barnacle Goose

2012-01-09 Thread Derek Rogers
Peter Priolo followed the goose flock to a sod field just North of the Sunrise Highway service road just west off of CR-51. The bird has no leg bands and all toes appear to be intact. This is most likely one of many preferred foraging areas. I checked this site on Saturday night, after I saw

[nysbirds-l] Floyd Bennett Field and Jamaica Bay

2012-01-09 Thread Sy Schiff
Brooklyn Queens 9 January Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to Floyd Bennett Field, checked for the shrike without success and headed over to the boat ramp. There we found 2 RED-NECKED GREBE out in the bay. A birder we met at the site came by as we drove scanning the edges for the shrike and

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Niagara River Gull Weekend

2012-01-09 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
The New York State Ornithological Association (NYSOA) held gull workshop and field trip events this weekend. The workshop, given by Jean Iron of Toronto in Niagara Falls, Ontario on Saturday, was free and open to anyone. Jean discussed and showed slides of the different plumages of all of the

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-09 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 09, 2012 *  NYSY 01.09.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 02, 2012 - January 09, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] BAGO (Eastport) at D. Rogers Waypoint 1/9 sunset

2012-01-09 Thread Peter Priolo
RE: Derek Rogers report earlier this evening. The goose, among the CAGO flock, had been foraging a fall-planted grass, appeared to be a type of sod or a rye cover crop whichever is the farm owner's practice. This grass can be identified. No leg bands. Flock left Lake same time yesterday