[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt Red Shouldered Hawk

2021-01-01 Thread Home
Hanging out around marsh north bordering golf course Happy New Year Alan Drogin Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortlandt Red Shouldered Hawk

2021-01-01 Thread Home
Hanging out around marsh north bordering golf course Happy New Year Alan Drogin Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re:[nysbirds-l] Kite at Floyd Bennett

2020-08-15 Thread Home
Correction- heading northwest Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Home wrote: > > Just arrived and caught a Kite, most likely Mississippi over the northeast > corner. Unfortunately didn’t get the digiscope prepared in time - it was > flying towards Marine Park

Re:[nysbirds-l] Kite at Floyd Bennett

2020-08-15 Thread Home
Correction- heading northwest Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 15, 2020, at 1:36 PM, Home wrote: > > Just arrived and caught a Kite, most likely Mississippi over the northeast > corner. Unfortunately didn’t get the digiscope prepared in time - it was > flying towards Marine Park

[nysbirds-l] Kite at Floyd Bennett

2020-08-15 Thread Home
Just arrived and caught a Kite, most likely Mississippi over the northeast corner. Unfortunately didn’t get the digiscope prepared in time - it was flying towards Marine Park Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Kite at Floyd Bennett

2020-08-15 Thread Home
Just arrived and caught a Kite, most likely Mississippi over the northeast corner. Unfortunately didn’t get the digiscope prepared in time - it was flying towards Marine Park Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock

2019-03-13 Thread Home
Last winter we had a woodcock sighting almost every week from November through March, sometimes three after a snowstorm. This winter was quiet. We did have some overwintering hearties - 2-3 Gray Catbirds, one Song Sparrow that clung to the southwest corner. A small group of European

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Sora

2018-09-14 Thread Home
Spent yesterday evening and this morning looking for Connecticut Warbler with no luck. Plenty of Common Yellowthroats and Ovenbirds and N Waterthrushes but never the betwixt. However in the farthest southeast of the lawn I got a couple of glimpses of what I believe is a Sora. Poor light and

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - Sora

2018-09-14 Thread Home
Spent yesterday evening and this morning looking for Connecticut Warbler with no luck. Plenty of Common Yellowthroats and Ovenbirds and N Waterthrushes but never the betwixt. However in the farthest southeast of the lawn I got a couple of glimpses of what I believe is a Sora. Poor light and

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2018-03-08 Thread Home
Up to three have been observed since Friday. I hadn’t seen any since the latest storm but just encountered one on the way home at the northwest corner behind the Wafels $ Dinges Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2018-03-08 Thread Home
Up to three have been observed since Friday. I hadn’t seen any since the latest storm but just encountered one on the way home at the northwest corner behind the Wafels $ Dinges Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - American Woodcock

2018-03-02 Thread Home
Last year a Lincoln Sparrow overwintered and we had a major irruption of American Woodcocks following the snow storm of March 14th 2017 and the fellows kept showing up into the Christmas Bird Count. Last week an errant lone cluster of daffodils bloomed by the central western entrance while

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park - American Woodcock

2018-03-02 Thread Home
Last year a Lincoln Sparrow overwintered and we had a major irruption of American Woodcocks following the snow storm of March 14th 2017 and the fellows kept showing up into the Christmas Bird Count. Last week an errant lone cluster of daffodils bloomed by the central western entrance while

[nysbirds-l] CP Reservior Great Blue Heron

2018-02-19 Thread Home
Standing on the divider near the southern pump house. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] CP Reservior Great Blue Heron

2018-02-19 Thread Home
Standing on the divider near the southern pump house. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-19 Thread Home
Spotted same place early this morning Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Home <dro...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Couldn’t find it in yesterday’s CBC with Gabriel Willow but it re-emerged- > actively foraging in the open along the southeast edge allowing pa

Re:[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-19 Thread Home
Spotted same place early this morning Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Home wrote: > > Couldn’t find it in yesterday’s CBC with Gabriel Willow but it re-emerged- > actively foraging in the open along the southeast edge allowing passersby on > 40th Street

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-18 Thread Home
Couldn’t find it in yesterday’s CBC with Gabriel Willow but it re-emerged- actively foraging in the open along the southeast edge allowing passersby on 40th Street to take photos inches away. At one point it appeared to have its beak stuck for almost a minute until it pulled out a fat 8 inch

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-18 Thread Home
Couldn’t find it in yesterday’s CBC with Gabriel Willow but it re-emerged- actively foraging in the open along the southeast edge allowing passersby on 40th Street to take photos inches away. At one point it appeared to have its beak stuck for almost a minute until it pulled out a fat 8 inch

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-14 Thread Home
I am planning a report of this week later tonight but wanted to respond to a post about last week’s American Woodcock not being refound. I could not find it all this week either however today at 2pm I did find a Woodcock actively feeding near the evergreen at the very northwest corner of the

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcock - yes

2017-12-14 Thread Home
I am planning a report of this week later tonight but wanted to respond to a post about last week’s American Woodcock not being refound. I could not find it all this week either however today at 2pm I did find a Woodcock actively feeding near the evergreen at the very northwest corner of the

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

2017-04-21 Thread Home
One more woodcock during Gabriel Willow's walk Thursday evening hiding in daffodil patch in the southeast corner perpendicular to garden shed and Gertrude Stein statue. Also the FOS warblers- yellow rumps high in the London Plane trees on the south side. Happy city birding. Alan Drogin Sent

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

2017-04-21 Thread Home
One more woodcock during Gabriel Willow's walk Thursday evening hiding in daffodil patch in the southeast corner perpendicular to garden shed and Gertrude Stein statue. Also the FOS warblers- yellow rumps high in the London Plane trees on the south side. Happy city birding. Alan Drogin Sent

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

2017-03-30 Thread Home
At least 2 more American Woodcocks arrived at Bryant Park today (the third one I saw may have been the first flying to a new location). They were at the garden house in the southeast corner, the northwest corner side across from the Patenque court, and the center ivy plot west of the birdbath.

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park Woodcocks

2017-03-30 Thread Home
At least 2 more American Woodcocks arrived at Bryant Park today (the third one I saw may have been the first flying to a new location). They were at the garden house in the southeast corner, the northwest corner side across from the Patenque court, and the center ivy plot west of the birdbath.

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

2017-03-01 Thread Home
In the past couple of weeks the number of Common White-throated Sparrows has declined precipitously. No sign of Grey Catbirds. House Sparrows now rule. The flower beds have been cleared and the daffodil stalks are just days away from bursting. A lone European Starling struts around the bird

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

2017-03-01 Thread Home
In the past couple of weeks the number of Common White-throated Sparrows has declined precipitously. No sign of Grey Catbirds. House Sparrows now rule. The flower beds have been cleared and the daffodil stalks are just days away from bursting. A lone European Starling struts around the bird

[nysbirds-l] Bryant park

2016-10-28 Thread Home
Many more concession stands are opening this holiday season around the skating rink. Interesting to see the effects on wintering birds in the park with more food to scavenge or less habitat to forage. Currently the population of common white throats is in full swing today with also a half

[nysbirds-l] Bryant park

2016-10-28 Thread Home
Many more concession stands are opening this holiday season around the skating rink. Interesting to see the effects on wintering birds in the park with more food to scavenge or less habitat to forage. Currently the population of common white throats is in full swing today with also a half