[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret: Mecox area

2012-10-23 Thread Peter Max Polshek
I observed two CATTLE EGRETS at the Mecox Dairy in Watermill. They were in the fields off Mecox Road across from the end of Halsey Lane. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Peter Morris
There were several birds around Southards Pond Park, Babylon (close to Tim) this morning which appeared to be 'new in'. The most obvious arrivals were Thrushes (56), Robins (36), Golden-crowned Kinglets (23), Goldfinch (19) and Pine Siskin (30).  Goldfinches and Siskins were moving west through

RE: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Grover, Bob
A couple of hours makes a big difference. At noon today the activity in my West Islip yard was much quieter that what Tim observed this morning a mile or two west. All of my siskins from yesterday had departed. I did have, however, a flock of about a dozen YR Warblers fly in while I was

[nysbirds-l] eBird and Records Committees

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher Wood
If the last post wasn't long enough, I thought it may also be useful for me to include our instructions to reviewers for coordinating with records committees. It is critical that everyone understand that we view NYSARC and eBird to be complimentary. NYSARC is of great added benefit to eBird and we

[nysbirds-l] Exotic Species in eBird

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher Wood
Hi John and others, This is an excellent, albeit complicated question. I'm sorry for the length of this reply, but we hope for this process to be as transparent as possible so there is probably more here than anyone wanted on this topic. The information below comes from the documentation we send

[nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Timothy Dunn
I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following: 80 Dark-eyed Juncos 25 White-throated Sparrows 8 Chipping Sparrows 3 Song Sparrows 4 Hermit

[nysbirds-l] New York City: Morning flight over Manhattan

2012-10-23 Thread Angus Wilson
On my way to work this morning I noticed a significant number of song birds, predominantly American Robins, passing WSW overhead. Worth a look upwards if you can. Indeed, Andrew Farnsworth had sent word last night that there was likely to be a significant flight based on radar returns after dusk.

[nysbirds-l] siskins

2012-10-23 Thread Luke Ormand
I opened the door to go outside this morning and my yard was loaded with siskins who blended in extremely well with the ground. As soon as I came outside they flew to adjacent trees or properties.. I have no feeder or bird bath either. I'm a mile north from the Great South Bay in East Patchogue.

RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

2012-10-23 Thread Grover, Bob
Following up on Ken's post, my oak trees were teeming with Pine Siskins yesterday during two brief observing sessions at noon and 5PM. My yard is one mile west and one mile north of the Captree Bridge where Ken saw them cross to the mainland. With the trees still fully leafed out, it was

RE: [nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park Birds This Morning (Suffolk Co.)

2012-10-23 Thread Grover, Bob
Following up on Ken's post, my oak trees were teeming with Pine Siskins yesterday during two brief observing sessions at noon and 5PM. My yard is one mile west and one mile north of the Captree Bridge where Ken saw them cross to the mainland. With the trees still fully leafed out, it was

[nysbirds-l] siskins

2012-10-23 Thread Luke Ormand
I opened the door to go outside this morning and my yard was loaded with siskins who blended in extremely well with the ground. As soon as I came outside they flew to adjacent trees or properties.. I have no feeder or bird bath either. I'm a mile north from the Great South Bay in East Patchogue.

[nysbirds-l] New York City: Morning flight over Manhattan

2012-10-23 Thread Angus Wilson
On my way to work this morning I noticed a significant number of song birds, predominantly American Robins, passing WSW overhead. Worth a look upwards if you can. Indeed, Andrew Farnsworth had sent word last night that there was likely to be a significant flight based on radar returns after dusk.

[nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Timothy Dunn
I was in my driveway and front yard this morning in the Argyle Park section of Babylon, apparently seeing a large influx of new overnight migrants. Between 7:40am and 8:30am, I observed the following: 80 Dark-eyed Juncos 25 White-throated Sparrows 8 Chipping Sparrows 3 Song Sparrows 4 Hermit

[nysbirds-l] eBird and Records Committees

2012-10-23 Thread Christopher Wood
If the last post wasn't long enough, I thought it may also be useful for me to include our instructions to reviewers for coordinating with records committees. It is critical that everyone understand that we view NYSARC and eBird to be complimentary. NYSARC is of great added benefit to eBird and we

RE: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Grover, Bob
A couple of hours makes a big difference. At noon today the activity in my West Islip yard was much quieter that what Tim observed this morning a mile or two west. All of my siskins from yesterday had departed. I did have, however, a flock of about a dozen YR Warblers fly in while I was

Re: [nysbirds-l] New Migrants in Babylon NY this AM

2012-10-23 Thread Peter Morris
There were several birds around Southards Pond Park, Babylon (close to Tim) this morning which appeared to be 'new in'. The most obvious arrivals were Thrushes (56), Robins (36), Golden-crowned Kinglets (23), Goldfinch (19) and Pine Siskin (30).  Goldfinches and Siskins were moving west through