[nysbirds-l] Co-Op City Ravens 2/23

2012-02-23 Thread Richard Aracil
Hi All, Watched the pair for about an hour this afternoon. The nest is now substantial and some of the outer edge can be seen at the top of 120 Elgar Place. I saw no material carries (did see them carrying what I think were food items that were not brought to the nest) and I think they

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County 2-23-12

2012-02-23 Thread Arie Gilbert
Highlights of a trip to Sullivan and Ulster county with Gary Strauss and Eric Miller are as follows. The Northern Shrike continues at Zylstra Road area in Fosterdale, as does 3 Purple Finch at the feeders at the corner of Cooley Mtn & Smith roads  Gobs of

Re: [nysbirds-l] 2/23 Queens Common Yellowthroat & Long Island Rare Bird Text Alerts

2012-02-23 Thread fresha2411
Sorry that bottom link didn't work, here it is: http://sites.google.com/site/birdingnewyork/text-alerts Once again, I encourage all active Long Island birders who have text message capability to join the appropriate system. -Doug Gochfeld. Brooklyn, NY. -Original Message-

[nysbirds-l] NO PFGoose, Birds further East, Feb. 23rd

2012-02-23 Thread Carl Starace
Hi All, John McNeil and I tried around 9:30 this morning for the Pink Footed Goose at the ballfields with no luck.We then took a walk at Wertheim Refuge in Shirley and had 4 Killdeer out on the marsh.We later took a drive to Hampton Bays to look for the Ravens at the Water Tower by the

[nysbirds-l] 2/23 Queens Common Yellowthroat & Long Island Rare Bird Text Alerts

2012-02-23 Thread fresha2411
This morning, while birding at Breezy Point, Bob Gochfeld, Elizabeth Poole, and I found a surprising and spiffy Common Yellowthroat in adult male plumage. It was along the 4-wheel drive road to the beach about a couple of hundred yards south of the Fisherman's Lot, and was associating with

[nysbirds-l] all three corvids in New Rochelle

2012-02-23 Thread Andrew Block
Had a fish crow today fly over 10 Commerce Dr. giving me all three corvids for the area.  Never thought I'd be doing that in this area 10 years ago:-)   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose—NO

2012-02-23 Thread jgluth
I too tried for the Pink-footed Goose without success. I searched for ~1 hour (~9:45 - ~10:40), starting at the Medford Athletic complex followed by the Holtsville soccer field, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, and Sachem High School.The only geese I saw were 45-50 Canadas at the Medfordcomplex and

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose-NO

2012-02-23 Thread Ken Thompson
I checked both fields this am 10:00 no geese at either location On Thursday, February 23, 2012, wrote: > I spent an hour shuttling between the Medford Athletic Park and the > Holtsville field (Suffolk Co.) this morning (7:00-8:00 AM) as geese > continued to fly in from the south and east, but

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose-NO

2012-02-23 Thread pjlindsay
I spent an hour shuttling between the Medford Athletic Park and the Holtsville field (Suffolk Co.) this morning (7:00-8:00 AM) as geese continued to fly in from the south and east, but the Pink-footed Goose was not among the 120 or so Canadas at Holtsville or the 40 or so at Medford. I tried

[nysbirds-l] Cyprus Warbler--Hacked Email

2012-02-23 Thread jacob drucker
Sorry Everybody, As awesome as Cyprus Warblers are, I'm not looking at them and do not need $1,500 as my email was hacked. May the hacker burn in hell. Best,Jacob DruckerAmherst, MA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Cyprus Warbler--Hacked Email

2012-02-23 Thread jacob drucker
Sorry Everybody, As awesome as Cyprus Warblers are, I'm not looking at them and do not need $1,500 as my email was hacked. May the hacker burn in hell. Best,Jacob DruckerAmherst, MA -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose-NO

2012-02-23 Thread pjlindsay
I spent an hour shuttling between the Medford Athletic Park and the Holtsville field (Suffolk Co.) this morning (7:00-8:00 AM) as geese continued to fly in from the south and east, but the Pink-footed Goose was not among the 120 or so Canadas at Holtsville or the 40 or so at Medford. I tried

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose-NO

2012-02-23 Thread Ken Thompson
I checked both fields this am 10:00 no geese at either location On Thursday, February 23, 2012, wrote: I spent an hour shuttling between the Medford Athletic Park and the Holtsville field (Suffolk Co.) this morning (7:00-8:00 AM) as geese continued to fly in from the south and east, but the

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose—NO

2012-02-23 Thread jgluth
I too tried for the Pink-footed Goose without success. I searched for ~1 hour (~9:45 - ~10:40), starting at the Medford Athletic complex followed by the Holtsville soccer field, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, and Sachem High School.The only geese I saw were 45-50 Canadas at the Medfordcomplex and

[nysbirds-l] 2/23 Queens Common Yellowthroat Long Island Rare Bird Text Alerts

2012-02-23 Thread fresha2411
This morning, while birding at Breezy Point, Bob Gochfeld, Elizabeth Poole, and I found a surprising and spiffy Common Yellowthroat in adult male plumage. It was along the 4-wheel drive road to the beach about a couple of hundred yards south of the Fisherman's Lot, and was associating with

[nysbirds-l] NO PFGoose, Birds further East, Feb. 23rd

2012-02-23 Thread Carl Starace
Hi All, John McNeil and I tried around 9:30 this morning for the Pink Footed Goose at the ballfields with no luck.We then took a walk at Wertheim Refuge in Shirley and had 4 Killdeer out on the marsh.We later took a drive to Hampton Bays to look for the Ravens at the Water Tower by the

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County 2-23-12

2012-02-23 Thread Arie Gilbert
Highlights of a trip to Sullivan and Ulster county with Gary Strauss and Eric Miller are as follows. The Northern Shrike continues at Zylstra Road area in Fosterdale, as does 3 Purple Finch at the feeders at the corner of Cooley Mtn Smith roads Gobs of

[nysbirds-l] Co-Op City Ravens 2/23

2012-02-23 Thread Richard Aracil
Hi All, Watched the pair for about an hour this afternoon. The nest is now substantial and some of the outer edge can be seen at the top of 120 Elgar Place. I saw no material carries (did see them carrying what I think were food items that were not brought to the nest) and I think they