[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

On Tuesday, an 11:30-12:00 walk along all four edges of the park and the plantings around the library uncovered at least one (and probably two) Common Yellowthroats, five Hermit Thrushes (four amid the library plantings), a Catbird (in the park's southwest corner) and a Winter Wren (in the scrubby

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

On Tuesday, an 11:30-12:00 walk along all four edges of the park and the plantings around the library uncovered at least one (and probably two) Common Yellowthroats, five Hermit Thrushes (four amid the library plantings), a Catbird (in the park's southwest corner) and a Winter Wren (in the scrubby

[nysbirds-l] The Passing of Eric Salzman

>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:53 PM, beachmed wrote: It’s with great sadness, that I share with you the passing of Eric Salzman, suddenly of a heart attack, Sunday evening at his home in Brooklyn. His wife, Lorna, was with him. Not only an

[nysbirds-l] The Passing of Eric Salzman

>>> On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 2:53 PM, beachmed wrote: It’s with great sadness, that I share with you the passing of Eric Salzman, suddenly of a heart attack, Sunday evening at his home in Brooklyn. His wife, Lorna, was with him. Not only an internationally known

[nysbirds-l] Late Osprey

While checking out some sites for the possible installation of fish passages in northern Nassau County earlier today, I saw an osprey with fish in its talons on the pond that feeds the Saddle Rock Grist Mill situated on the Great Neck peninsula. This is one of the later dates I've had for

[nysbirds-l] Late Osprey

While checking out some sites for the possible installation of fish passages in northern Nassau County earlier today, I saw an osprey with fish in its talons on the pond that feeds the Saddle Rock Grist Mill situated on the Great Neck peninsula. This is one of the later dates I've had for

[nysbirds-l] The Repaving at Orchard Beach Parking Lot, Bronx

I don’t see this posted online although I sent it out earlier so here it is again: Hi All, A lot of people have contacted me about the repaving of the Orchard Beach Parking Lot. For those who are not aware, these puddles have become a terrific attraction for all kinds of birds this year. As

[nysbirds-l] The Repaving at Orchard Beach Parking Lot, Bronx

I don’t see this posted online although I sent it out earlier so here it is again: Hi All, A lot of people have contacted me about the repaving of the Orchard Beach Parking Lot. For those who are not aware, these puddles have become a terrific attraction for all kinds of birds this year. As

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (8-Nov-'17)

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. New and renamed shared locations (hotspots) have been updated for the 62 county wiki pages. You can find a summary of

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Locations (8-Nov-'17)

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. New and renamed shared locations (hotspots) have been updated for the 62 county wiki pages. You can find a summary of

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

Hi All, A lot of people have contacted me about the repaving of the Orchard Beach Parking Lot. For those who are not aware, these puddles have become a terrific attraction for all kinds of birds this year. As a courtesy, Marianne Anderson, the Pelham Bay Park Administrator telephoned me this

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

Hi All, A lot of people have contacted me about the repaving of the Orchard Beach Parking Lot. For those who are not aware, these puddles have become a terrific attraction for all kinds of birds this year. As a courtesy, Marianne Anderson, the Pelham Bay Park Administrator telephoned me this

[nysbirds-l] Prospect Comm Gallinule map

Both Will Pollard and Joe Girgente reported the reclusive bird between 10:41-11:30 am along the shore edges of Music Island towards the Lefrak Rink area, presumably in the southeast channel of the Island.Its been adept hiding in the phragmite or cattail edges since it was seen very early this

[nysbirds-l] Common gallinule Brooklyn

In Prospect park a common gallinule is being seen on Music Island by the lefrak skating center. Rob Bate -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Common gallinule Brooklyn

In Prospect park a common gallinule is being seen on Music Island by the lefrak skating center. Rob Bate -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Pelham

I spoke to one of the workers here they are just filling in the one largest puddle. There are other puddles and enough undulations in the lot there will be puddles. The birds will figure it out Didn't mean to alarm people but was odd to see that being important to do here Steve Sachs Sent

[nysbirds-l] Pelham

I spoke to one of the workers here they are just filling in the one largest puddle. There are other puddles and enough undulations in the lot there will be puddles. The birds will figure it out Didn't mean to alarm people but was odd to see that being important to do here Steve Sachs Sent

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: eList Update

As many of you are aware, this eList service experienced an unplanned outage from early on 13 November until just this morning. This resulted from a major outage caused by a failure in a storage array in the server farm housing many Cornell University services. Cornell Information Technology

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: eList Update

As many of you are aware, this eList service experienced an unplanned outage from early on 13 November until just this morning. This resulted from a major outage caused by a failure in a storage array in the server farm housing many Cornell University services. Cornell Information Technology

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

I just spoke with one of the parks managers in Pelham bay and he is going top see if they can postpone or stop the process  fingers crossed Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com WWW.qcbirdclub.org On 11/15/2017 9:32 AM, Steven Sachs wrote: I am watching as they are

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

I just spoke with one of the parks managers in Pelham bay and he is going top see if they can postpone or stop the process  fingers crossed Arie Gilbert North Babylon, NY WWW.Powerbirder.blogspot.com WWW.qcbirdclub.org On 11/15/2017 9:32 AM, Steven Sachs wrote: I am watching as they are

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

Yeah, unfortunately, they’ve done this at Heckscher State Park and at Smith’s Point, Suffolk County Park. The Heckscher puddles are not as good as they used to be, but they still attract some birds. The ones at Smiths Point are gone. Mike Cooper Ridge, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

Yeah, unfortunately, they’ve done this at Heckscher State Park and at Smith’s Point, Suffolk County Park. The Heckscher puddles are not as good as they used to be, but they still attract some birds. The ones at Smiths Point are gone. Mike Cooper Ridge, NY Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15,

[nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

I am watching as they are filling in the puddles in the parking lot at orchard beach. They got nothing better to do in the city of New York? These puddles are important for local birds to get fresh water. There have been some rarities in these puddles recently too I understand. I don't get it

[nysbirds-l] Pelham bay

I am watching as they are filling in the puddles in the parking lot at orchard beach. They got nothing better to do in the city of New York? These puddles are important for local birds to get fresh water. There have been some rarities in these puddles recently too I understand. I don't get it