[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [osbirds] Sabine's gull

2014-10-27 Thread Richard Guthrie
I picked this up from the OS Birds list serve. I don't have any more details than what you see here. Might be worth a follow-up if interested. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore -- Forwarded message -- From: Katherine Mario kma...@delhitel.net [osbirds] Date: Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 5:32

[nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-27 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hello all, For those in the greater New York metropolitan area, an interesting and large flight is happening now. Despite what would normally be marginal conditions for fall movements (mild temperatures and southerly winds), migrants apparently decided time of the season would trump those tonight,

[nysbirds-l] The 2014-2015 CBC is just around the corner!

2014-10-27 Thread Carena Pooth
Hello CBCers! It's that time of year again! We need your help to provide accurate 2014/2015 CBC schedule information for the online calendar.to help get as many volunteers involved in the count as possible. Your information will be posted as soon as we get it! I've already gotten CBC

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-10-27 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* October 27, 2014*  NYSY  10. 27. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 20, 2014 - October 27, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] What's in the Bird Seed Lately?

2014-10-27 Thread Steve Walter
Let's see now. There's been a leucistic Red-winged Blackbird, a Junco - White-throat hybrid, a strange Junco, a Junco with an all white tail that I was shown a picture of today, a Field Sparrow with an all white tail that I saw recently (of which I couldn't get a picture worth showing). How about

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th & Sunday Oct. 26th

2014-10-27 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th & Sunday Oct. 26th Friday Oct. 24th - North End to Reservoir Gadwall - 6 on Meer Northern Shoveler - male Hooded Merganser - male Reservoir Ruddy Duck - pair at the Meer, 25+ Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe 2 Reservoir Sharp-shinned Hawk - migrant Cooper's Hawk -

[nysbirds-l] Lapland Longspur contines in Prospect Park

2014-10-27 Thread Robert Bate
First base side if infield at field 7 at south end of Long Meadow. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses SP (Suffolk) morning flight

2014-10-27 Thread Douglas Futuyma
Having missed this weekend's massive coastal flight because of a professional meeting, I was happy to take advantage of the continuing northwest winds, by arriving at Robert Moses State Park at about 7:45 this morning. I wished I could be a triumvirate, monitoring the land bird flight from one

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-27 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 27 Oct The bar at the Coast Guard Station continues to harbor a MARBLED GODWIT and today, 5 ROYAL TERNS along with the 100 odd AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS. There were a modest number of raptors moving through. The sky are still full of migrating YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS but in

[nysbirds-l] Dates for Captree and Southern Nassau County CBCs

2014-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Fellow birders, As the winter season approaches, folks have been asking about dates for the Christmas Bird Counts, including the two on Long Island that we compile. Captree will be conducted on Sunday, December 14th. Southern Nassau County will be conducted on Saturday, January 3rd, 2015. Shai

[nysbirds-l] Longspur in Brooklyn

2014-10-27 Thread Rob Jett
Sean Sime and I are looking at a Lapland Longspur in Prospect Park. The bird is near the dugout of baseball field number seven and the south east corner of the Long Meadow. Good birding, Rob Sent via Pigeon Post -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Vesper Sparrows and more

2014-10-27 Thread Anne Swaim
Saw Mill River Audubon's regular 4th Monday walk today at Croton Point Park enjoyed a beautiful fall morning and plenty of bird activity with: * at least 12 different Vesper Sparrows, all along SE corner of landfill edge. * 9 different White-crowned Sparrows (all 1st yr birds), located in

[nysbirds-l] North Shore Audubon Society - Upcoming Presentation - Don Riepe presents "Jamaica Bay"

2014-10-27 Thread Nancy Tognan
The North Shore Audubon Society will be have its monthly program on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030. All are invited, free of charge. The speaker will be Don Riepe, presenting "Jamaica Bay" After years as

[nysbirds-l] Hybrid sparrow - more photos

2014-10-27 Thread Joe DiCostanzo
On October 10 I reported a White-throated Sparrow x Dark-eyed Junco hybrid in Central Park, NYC. The other day I received an email from Laura Goggin that she had seen what had to be the same individual in the same area on October 14. She got some very nice photos of the bird that are on her Flickr

[nysbirds-l] Hybrid sparrow - more photos

2014-10-27 Thread Joe DiCostanzo
On October 10 I reported a White-throated Sparrow x Dark-eyed Junco hybrid in Central Park, NYC. The other day I received an email from Laura Goggin that she had seen what had to be the same individual in the same area on October 14. She got some very nice photos of the bird that are on her Flickr

[nysbirds-l] North Shore Audubon Society - Upcoming Presentation - Don Riepe presents Jamaica Bay

2014-10-27 Thread Nancy Tognan
The North Shore Audubon Society will be have its monthly program on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, from 7pm to 9pm, at the Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Avenue, Manhasset NY 11030. All are invited, free of charge. The speaker will be Don Riepe, presenting Jamaica Bay After years as Jamaica

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Vesper Sparrows and more

2014-10-27 Thread Anne Swaim
Saw Mill River Audubon's regular 4th Monday walk today at Croton Point Park enjoyed a beautiful fall morning and plenty of bird activity with: * at least 12 different Vesper Sparrows, all along SE corner of landfill edge. * 9 different White-crowned Sparrows (all 1st yr birds), located in

[nysbirds-l] Longspur in Brooklyn

2014-10-27 Thread Rob Jett
Sean Sime and I are looking at a Lapland Longspur in Prospect Park. The bird is near the dugout of baseball field number seven and the south east corner of the Long Meadow. Good birding, Rob Sent via Pigeon Post -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Dates for Captree and Southern Nassau County CBCs

2014-10-27 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Fellow birders, As the winter season approaches, folks have been asking about dates for the Christmas Bird Counts, including the two on Long Island that we compile. Captree will be conducted on Sunday, December 14th. Southern Nassau County will be conducted on Saturday, January 3rd, 2015. Shai

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

2014-10-27 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 27 Oct The bar at the Coast Guard Station continues to harbor a MARBLED GODWIT and today, 5 ROYAL TERNS along with the 100 odd AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS. There were a modest number of raptors moving through. The sky are still full of migrating YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS but in

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses SP (Suffolk) morning flight

2014-10-27 Thread Douglas Futuyma
Having missed this weekend's massive coastal flight because of a professional meeting, I was happy to take advantage of the continuing northwest winds, by arriving at Robert Moses State Park at about 7:45 this morning. I wished I could be a triumvirate, monitoring the land bird flight from one

[nysbirds-l] Lapland Longspur contines in Prospect Park

2014-10-27 Thread Robert Bate
First base side if infield at field 7 at south end of Long Meadow. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th Sunday Oct. 26th

2014-10-27 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - Friday Oct. 24th Sunday Oct. 26th Friday Oct. 24th - North End to Reservoir Gadwall - 6 on Meer Northern Shoveler - male Hooded Merganser - male Reservoir Ruddy Duck - pair at the Meer, 25+ Reservoir Pied-billed Grebe 2 Reservoir Sharp-shinned Hawk - migrant Cooper's Hawk -

[nysbirds-l] What's in the Bird Seed Lately?

2014-10-27 Thread Steve Walter
Let's see now. There's been a leucistic Red-winged Blackbird, a Junco - White-throat hybrid, a strange Junco, a Junco with an all white tail that I was shown a picture of today, a Field Sparrow with an all white tail that I saw recently (of which I couldn't get a picture worth showing). How about

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2014-10-27 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA *  New York*  Syracuse* October 27, 2014*  NYSY  10. 27. 14 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 20, 2014 - October 27, 2014to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] The 2014-2015 CBC is just around the corner!

2014-10-27 Thread Carena Pooth
Hello CBCers! It's that time of year again! We need your help to provide accurate 2014/2015 CBC schedule information for the online calendar.to help get as many volunteers involved in the count as possible. Your information will be posted as soon as we get it! I've already gotten CBC

[nfc-l] Fwd: Interesting coastal flight happening now in the greater NYC metropolitan area

2014-10-27 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Hello all, For those in the greater New York metropolitan area, an interesting and large flight is happening now. Despite what would normally be marginal conditions for fall movements (mild temperatures and southerly winds), migrants apparently decided time of the season would trump those tonight,

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [osbirds] Sabine's gull

2014-10-27 Thread Richard Guthrie
I picked this up from the OS Birds list serve. I don't have any more details than what you see here. Might be worth a follow-up if interested. Rich Guthrie New Baltimore -- Forwarded message -- From: Katherine Mario kma...@delhitel.net [osbirds] osbi...@yahoogroups.com Date: