[nysbirds-l] cackling goose

2014-01-11 Thread gary straus
Cackling goose at the pond by the chalet motor inn centerport at 4:30 pm gary straus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2014-01-11 Thread editcon...@aol.com
Highlights of the Saturday morning bird walk include: Golden Crowned Kinglet and Red Winged Blackbird. Although it was quite soggy, this morning, we managed to find: Downy woodpecker -1 Red bellied woodpecker -2 Tufted titmouse -6 Chickadee-3 White breasted nuthatch -1 Cardinal - 3 males, in

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Black-headed Gull follow-up

2014-01-11 Thread Rob Jett
Just a follow-up to this morning's Brooklyn Black-headed Gull sighting. A big thanks to Sean Sime for posting to the list for me. This morning Heydi Lopes and I spent a couple of hours birding around Coney Island, first along the South side of the peninsula, then along Coney Island Creek and

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle (NO) - Belmont Lake SP LI...

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Baksh
A small group of birders this morning looked unsuccessfully for the Barnacle Goose at Belmont Lake State Park. As a consolation, we enjoyed looks at Wood Ducks (tallied at 19), Iceland Gull (dark immature) and a very neat looking Pintail x Mallard Hybrid picked out by Brent Bomkamp as it tried to

[nysbirds-l] LI Birds today: Pacific Loon Montauk+

2014-01-11 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Patricia and I decided to run east this morning, hoping to get some birding in before conditions got really bad. Visibility at Montauk Pt was decent, and we enjoyed great looks at 20 or so Razorbills and one adult Kittiwake, very close, in addition to the standard duckage. Highlights at Lake

Re: [nysbirds-l] NO Snowy Owl at Randall's island, NY, NY

2014-01-11 Thread Lynne Hertzog
8 birders were out looking for the Snowy Owl on Randall's Island from 3 pm til dusk - no bird. We covered most of the open area by foot and car. Several of us did see a raven though. Lynne Hertzog On Jan 11, 2014 12:44 PM, "Andrew Farnsworth" wrote: > Hello all, > I just received an excited text

[nysbirds-l] Snowy owl - bayside

2014-01-11 Thread Luke Ormand
Just spotted a snowy owl in the marsh north of the LIRR tracks between douglaston and Bayside -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

[nysbirds-l] Unidentified birds - please help

2014-01-11 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, I was going through the pictures I took last Thursday from Point Lookout and Bayville,,,I'm asking for help identifying a few..the first are gulls from Point Lookout which I'm fairly certain are Bonaparte Gulls. For some reason the first one is throwing me off - it was behaving

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl at Randall's island, NY, NY

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hello all, I just received an excited text from David Barrett who is watching a Snowy Owl on the NE side of Randall's Island, ball field 29. Good luck if you go, and please act in a respectful and ethical manner. We've all, I am sure, heard too many stories this winter about people harassing

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Black-headed Gull

2014-01-11 Thread Sean Sime
I think this twitter post from Rob Jett warrants forwarding "Black-headed Gull at Norton Point in Coney Isl. headed east." Norton Point is the westernmost point in Coney Island. It is accessed from Coney Island Creek Park by walking to the shoreline and heading west until you are behind the

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Black-headed Gull

2014-01-11 Thread Sean Sime
I think this twitter post from Rob Jett warrants forwarding Black-headed Gull at Norton Point in Coney Isl. headed east. Norton Point is the westernmost point in Coney Island. It is accessed from Coney Island Creek Park by walking to the shoreline and heading west until you are behind the

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl at Randall's island, NY, NY

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hello all, I just received an excited text from David Barrett who is watching a Snowy Owl on the NE side of Randall's Island, ball field 29. Good luck if you go, and please act in a respectful and ethical manner. We've all, I am sure, heard too many stories this winter about people harassing

[nysbirds-l] Unidentified birds - please help

2014-01-11 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, I was going through the pictures I took last Thursday from Point Lookout and Bayville,,,I'm asking for help identifying a few..the first are gulls from Point Lookout which I'm fairly certain are Bonaparte Gulls. For some reason the first one is throwing me off - it was behaving

[nysbirds-l] Snowy owl - bayside

2014-01-11 Thread Luke Ormand
Just spotted a snowy owl in the marsh north of the LIRR tracks between douglaston and Bayside -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES:

[nysbirds-l] LI Birds today: Pacific Loon Montauk+

2014-01-11 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Patricia and I decided to run east this morning, hoping to get some birding in before conditions got really bad. Visibility at Montauk Pt was decent, and we enjoyed great looks at 20 or so Razorbills and one adult Kittiwake, very close, in addition to the standard duckage. Highlights at Lake

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle (NO) - Belmont Lake SP LI...

2014-01-11 Thread Andrew Baksh
A small group of birders this morning looked unsuccessfully for the Barnacle Goose at Belmont Lake State Park. As a consolation, we enjoyed looks at Wood Ducks (tallied at 19), Iceland Gull (dark immature) and a very neat looking Pintail x Mallard Hybrid picked out by Brent Bomkamp as it tried to

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Black-headed Gull follow-up

2014-01-11 Thread Rob Jett
Just a follow-up to this morning's Brooklyn Black-headed Gull sighting. A big thanks to Sean Sime for posting to the list for me. This morning Heydi Lopes and I spent a couple of hours birding around Coney Island, first along the South side of the peninsula, then along Coney Island Creek and

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2014-01-11 Thread editcon...@aol.com
Highlights of the Saturday morning bird walk include: Golden Crowned Kinglet and Red Winged Blackbird. Although it was quite soggy, this morning, we managed to find: Downy woodpecker -1 Red bellied woodpecker -2 Tufted titmouse -6 Chickadee-3 White breasted nuthatch -1 Cardinal - 3 males, in

[nysbirds-l] cackling goose

2014-01-11 Thread gary straus
Cackling goose at the pond by the chalet motor inn centerport at 4:30 pm gary straus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)