[nysbirds-l] NYBG birds

On a quick trip with my wife around the NY Botanical Garden today I had the usual birds plus several Yellow-rumped Warblers, a Palm Warbler, 2 Swamp Sparrows, 1 or 2 Lincoln's Sparrows, 2 Field Sparrows, an Eastern Phoebe, the first Dark-eyed Juncos of the season, a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, a

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Lark Sparrow, RH Woodpecker

At Jones Beach today, there was a Lark Sparrow seen briefly around 12:15 along the middle exit from the West End 2 lot, from where it flew into the field just to the east. At about 2:00, a Red-headed Woodpecker flew into the Field 10 lot (fishing piers), stopping briefly in a tree in front of the

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

There were 26 people on my tour of NYBG and we saw the following birds: Warblers: Palm-1 Blue headed vireo-1 Blackpoll-1 American redstart-1 Yellow rumped -many Black throated blue-1 Sparrows: Field-4 Song-9 Swamp-5 White throated-3 Chipping-many Eastern towhee-1 American goldfinch-2 Great blue

[nysbirds-l] Brown Booby, White-fronted Goose

The Buffalo BROWN BOOBY was seen on Donnelly's pier this afternoon, spotted by some birders in Ontario. Informed of that sighting, Dave Klauber found it with some effort on the back side of the wall from the Erie Basin Marina tower. Visibility was not good with the rain. Dave also had the

[nysbirds-l] Kissena Park Report...

I birded Kissena Park all day, just wrapping up my second stint at the area known as "Kissena Corridor." A lot of activity this morning in the corridor that included a lot of House Finches on the move. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker remain in good numbers and the number of Ruby-crowned Kinglets were

[nysbirds-l] [PMX:##] [PMX:##] Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan, Oct 19, 2013

I went around Inwood Hill Park in northern Manhattan this morning for a couple of hours. It was clear and cool early with developing clouds. There were a good number of birds around. I found nearly 40 species, though nothing unusual. Highlights included: Great Egret (1) Eastern Phoebe

Re: [nysbirds-l] Breeding-plumaged Red-throated Loon on the Croton River near the trestle

The bird is still present now (355 pm.) Same location as posted, I/f/o group of group of mute swans hugging shoreline. First time non winter plumage for me. Cool bird. L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 19, 2013, at 3:27 PM, "AJIT ANTONY" wrote: > > > There is a

[nysbirds-l] Breeding-plumaged Red-throated Loon on the Croton River near the trestle

There is a breeding plumaged Red-throated Loon seen on the Croton River seen from the boat launch area next to the trestle, beyond the Croton-Harmon Railway Station. It is to the left of the phragmites close to the far shore. It was seen by members of the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club, Orange County

[nysbirds-l] Riis Park/Ft. Tilden Birding

Date: Oct. 19, 2013 The BBG ( Brooklyn Botanic Garden) birding class recorded 41 species at Riis Park/ Ft.Tilden. Riis Park is completely open and part of Ft. Tilden is open for birding. The highlights were 4 warbler species (Yel-rump, Cape May, Palm, C.Yellowthroat) and 6 sparrow species

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker @ Kissena Park Queens...

An immature Red-headed Woodpecker was observed and photographed by Andria and I near the lake at Kissena Park in Queens. Presumably the same bird seen by Eric Miller earlier in the week and (maybe?) the one also seen across the street at Kissena Corridor by Joseph Sullivan and I. Now that I have

[nysbirds-l] Migrating Coopers Hawks - Brooklyn

At 8:10 AM this morning two Coopers Hawks, presumably migrants hunting, flew northward at tree-top height over the Parade Ground into Prospect Park in Brooklyn. They were not relocated. No other hawks were observed, either in the air or perched, during the next half hour in the park. --

[nysbirds-l] Meadowlark at velodrome, kissena park

Meadowlark in the center of the velodrome towards the eastern corner Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Suffering Succotash: Success in Southold

Yesterday AM I tried for the Rufous Hummingbird, that has graced Rich & Nancy Willot's feeders for ~ 2 weeks. Heading east on a gorgeous day, and buoyed by this particular bird's fidelity, as well as Norm Klein's Ilsa (sp?)experience of a few years past, I felt good about my chances for success.

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 October 2013

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Oct. 18, 2013 * NYNY1310.18 - Birds mentioned Blue-winged Teal RED-NECKED GREBE Tricolored Heron SORA Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Wilson's Snipe Royal Tern Common Nighthawk RED-HEADED

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Dove?

Angus, I found a better photo from yesterday and uploaded it after cropping the other bird out of it: http://gerrymcgee.smugmug.com/Nature/2013-Bird-Photos/i-PbvFXzD/0/L/_A180143-1-L.jpg This one shows the undertail coverts more clearly. Also, the light was very bright and I toned it

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eurasian-collared Doves, Red-headed Woodpeckers

Angus, Thank you for your comments. I'll try to get more definitive photos, with the undertail coverts clearly shown, if the birds appear again this afternoon. I've seen them several times in mid-day and they are quite tame. Regards, Gerry -Original Message- From: Angus

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eurasian-collared Doves, Red-headed Woodpeckers

Angus, Thank you for your comments. I'll try to get more definitive photos, with the undertail coverts clearly shown, if the birds appear again this afternoon. I've seen them several times in mid-day and they are quite tame. Regards, Gerry -Original Message- From: Angus

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Dove?

Angus, I found a better photo from yesterday and uploaded it after cropping the other bird out of it: http://gerrymcgee.smugmug.com/Nature/2013-Bird-Photos/i-PbvFXzD/0/L/_A180143-1-L.jpg This one shows the undertail coverts more clearly. Also, the light was very bright and I toned it

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 October 2013

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Oct. 18, 2013 * NYNY1310.18 - Birds mentioned Blue-winged Teal RED-NECKED GREBE Tricolored Heron SORA Western Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Wilson's Snipe Royal Tern Common Nighthawk RED-HEADED

[nysbirds-l] Suffering Succotash: Success in Southold

Yesterday AM I tried for the Rufous Hummingbird, that has graced Rich Nancy Willot's feeders for ~ 2 weeks. Heading east on a gorgeous day, and buoyed by this particular bird's fidelity, as well as Norm Klein's Ilsa (sp?)experience of a few years past, I felt good about my chances for success.

[nysbirds-l] Meadowlark at velodrome, kissena park

Meadowlark in the center of the velodrome towards the eastern corner Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Migrating Coopers Hawks - Brooklyn

At 8:10 AM this morning two Coopers Hawks, presumably migrants hunting, flew northward at tree-top height over the Parade Ground into Prospect Park in Brooklyn. They were not relocated. No other hawks were observed, either in the air or perched, during the next half hour in the park. --

[nysbirds-l] Red-headed Woodpecker @ Kissena Park Queens...

An immature Red-headed Woodpecker was observed and photographed by Andria and I near the lake at Kissena Park in Queens. Presumably the same bird seen by Eric Miller earlier in the week and (maybe?) the one also seen across the street at Kissena Corridor by Joseph Sullivan and I. Now that I have