Re: [nysbirds-l] Revised: Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Andrew Baksh
Thanks for the report Robert. Yellow flag might be Peru if I remember the color scheme to which country correctly. That certainly, is an interesting one since I seem to see most flagged SESAs with green or blue flags. Even if you cannot read the code, I recommend submitting the data as it is

[nysbirds-l] Common Loon - New Baltimore

2015-07-31 Thread Richard Guthrie
This evening, I watched an adult plumage COMMON LOON swim by casually, southbound, on the Hudson River here in New Baltimore, The Greene County. There were also two adult BALD EAGLES, two Belted Kingfishers, several (unseen) Chimney Swifts, a family group of six Black-capped Chickadees, an equal

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock Inlet Sea Watch, Suffolk County

2015-07-31 Thread Sean Sime
I scanned the ocean and bay this evening from 6:45 till 8pm. The winds were not ideal for shearwaters, but shorebirds were moving east to west offshore. Highlights included; 1 Shearwater sp. 32 Semipalmated Plover 3 Ruddy Turnstone 27 Red Knot (single flock) 32 Sanderling 75 small shorebird sp. 3

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 31 July 2015

2015-07-31 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * July 31, 2015 * NYNY1507.31 - Birds Mentioned Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Tricolored Heron CATTLE EGRET Piping Plover Willet UPLAND SANDPIPER Whimbrel Red Knot STILT SANDPIPER Short-billed Dowitcher

Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Re-sighting of Little Egret and Laughing Gull RFI

2015-07-31 Thread Arie Gilbert
Shai {et al}, Perhaps unbeknownst to you, I amongst a few others have been on the lookout for the Little Egret.  If I had been successful, I would have reported it to the list as I always do with sightings of merit.  So short of reported successes it escapes me how

[nysbirds-l] Revised: Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Robert Taylor
Also Short Billed Dowitchers On Friday, July 31, 2015, Robert Taylor wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I was by the coast guard station from around sunrise to 7am- lots of > shorebirds including Oystercatchers, groups of Willetts, semi palmated > sandpipers and plovers, and sanderlings. One of the

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, I was by the coast guard station from around sunrise to 7am- lots of shorebirds including Oystercatchers, groups of Willetts, semi palmated sandpipers and plovers, and sanderlings. One of the semi-palmated sandpiper had a yellow tag on its leg- took a photo but lighting was bad and

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock Inlet Sea Watch, Suffolk County

2015-07-31 Thread Sean Sime
I scanned the ocean and bay this evening from 6:45 till 8pm. The winds were not ideal for shearwaters, but shorebirds were moving east to west offshore. Highlights included; 1 Shearwater sp. 32 Semipalmated Plover 3 Ruddy Turnstone 27 Red Knot (single flock) 32 Sanderling 75 small shorebird sp. 3

[nysbirds-l] Common Loon - New Baltimore

2015-07-31 Thread Richard Guthrie
This evening, I watched an adult plumage COMMON LOON swim by casually, southbound, on the Hudson River here in New Baltimore, The Greene County. There were also two adult BALD EAGLES, two Belted Kingfishers, several (unseen) Chimney Swifts, a family group of six Black-capped Chickadees, an equal

Re: [nysbirds-l] Revised: Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Andrew Baksh
Thanks for the report Robert. Yellow flag might be Peru if I remember the color scheme to which country correctly. That certainly, is an interesting one since I seem to see most flagged SESAs with green or blue flags. Even if you cannot read the code, I recommend submitting the data as it is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Possible Re-sighting of Little Egret and Laughing Gull RFI

2015-07-31 Thread Arie Gilbert
Shai {et al}, Perhaps unbeknownst to you, I amongst a few others have been on the lookout for the Little Egret.  If I had been successful, I would have reported it to the list as I always do with sightings of merit.  So short of reported successes it escapes me how

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 31 July 2015

2015-07-31 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * July 31, 2015 * NYNY1507.31 - Birds Mentioned Cory’s Shearwater Great Shearwater Wilson’s Storm-Petrel Tricolored Heron CATTLE EGRET Piping Plover Willet UPLAND SANDPIPER Whimbrel Red Knot STILT SANDPIPER Short-billed Dowitcher

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, I was by the coast guard station from around sunrise to 7am- lots of shorebirds including Oystercatchers, groups of Willetts, semi palmated sandpipers and plovers, and sanderlings. One of the semi-palmated sandpiper had a yellow tag on its leg- took a photo but lighting was bad and

[nysbirds-l] Revised: Jones Beach West End: tagged Semi-palmated Sandpiper

2015-07-31 Thread Robert Taylor
Also Short Billed Dowitchers On Friday, July 31, 2015, Robert Taylor rmtaylo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I was by the coast guard station from around sunrise to 7am- lots of shorebirds including Oystercatchers, groups of Willetts, semi palmated sandpipers and plovers, and