Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Successful nesting confirmed

Rich, Congratulations and thank you for sharing the exciting news. As you point out, this is the first time Mississippi Kite will have been documented successfully nesting in New York State, and one of only a handful of examples in the northeast. The presence of three adult/subadults is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Successful nesting confirmed

Rich-- Great job--it was so tantalizing yet frustrating to 'know' those birds were nesting, but not have proof! Andy Mason At 11:00 PM 8/20/2010, you wrote: Not surprising, and after much anticipation, I was able to confirm the successful nesting of the Mississippi Kites in the Town of Root,

[nysbirds-l] 8/21- JBSP Buff-breasted Sandpiper, also recent JBWR observations

This morning ~7:45 AM there was a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the swale south of the Building at the West End 2 Parking Lot, in Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County. I viewed it twice, although when I tried to re-locate it later with Ken and Sue Feustel we came up empty. Hopefully it

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Montgomery County, NY

I observed two Mississippi Kites soaring and hunting over Mapletown Road at various times between 8:45 am and 11:00 am this morning. Shortly after arriving, I observed one of the adults carrying food for young, flying fairly low over the road and dropping out of site over the trees. One

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Genesee County) - Not Seen Saturday

I looked from 7:50 to 8:50 this morning and from 10:30 to 1:15 without any sightings or hearings of the BBWD. Three others also looked at times during the same period and did not have it. If it is there, this is one very frustrating bird. I have to wonder if the use of recordings may have

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Hi all, This afternoon, Mary Beth Billerman and I took a trip down to West End to see what shorebirds we could turn up. It was approaching high tide, and between the tide and the people on the island, there were no shorebirds evident on the small island by the Coast Guard Station. We then went

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County - unexpected bird!

Today I birded several of our current hot spots in the county. The Black-bellied Plover continues, now in it's fourth day. The two Pectoral Sandpipers continue as well, all at Morningside Park. Three Lesser Yellowlegs were a good find as well. Most of the birds, which seemed to peak

[nysbirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-Bellied Whistling Duck - YES!

Ack! Looks like I missed it by 15 minutes! See below. Willie From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of tanager57 Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:48 PM To: GenesseeBirds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-Bellied Whistling Duck - YES!

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Successful nesting confirmed

Rich, Congratulations and thank you for sharing the exciting news. As you point out, this is the first time Mississippi Kite will have been documented successfully nesting in New York State, and one of only a handful of examples in the northeast. The presence of three adult/subadults is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Successful nesting confirmed

Rich-- Great job--it was so tantalizing yet frustrating to 'know' those birds were nesting, but not have proof! Andy Mason At 11:00 PM 8/20/2010, you wrote: >Not surprising, and after much anticipation, I was able to confirm >the successful nesting of the Mississippi Kites in the Town of

[nysbirds-l] 8/21- JBSP Buff-breasted Sandpiper, also recent JBWR observations

This morning ~7:45 AM there was a juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper in the swale south of the Building at the West End 2 Parking Lot, in Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County. I viewed it twice, although when I tried to re-locate it later with Ken and Sue Feustel we came up empty. Hopefully it

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kites - Montgomery County, NY

> I observed two Mississippi Kites soaring and hunting over Mapletown Road at > various times between 8:45 am and 11:00 am this morning. Shortly after > arriving, I observed one of the adults carrying food for young, flying fairly > low over the road and dropping out of site over the trees. One

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling-Duck (Genesee County) - Not Seen Saturday

I looked from 7:50 to 8:50 this morning and from 10:30 to 1:15 without any sightings or hearings of the BBWD. Three others also looked at times during the same period and did not have it. If it is there, this is one very frustrating bird. I have to wonder if the use of recordings may have

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Hi all, This afternoon, Mary Beth Billerman and I took a trip down to West End to see what shorebirds we could turn up. It was approaching high tide, and between the tide and the people on the island, there were no shorebirds evident on the small island by the Coast Guard Station. We then went

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County - unexpected bird!

Today I birded several of our current hot spots in the county. The Black-bellied Plover continues, now in it's fourth day. The two Pectoral Sandpipers continue as well, all at Morningside Park. Three Lesser Yellowlegs were a good find as well. Most of the birds, which seemed to peak

[nysbirds-l] FW: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-Bellied Whistling Duck - YES!

Ack! Looks like I missed it by 15 minutes! See below. Willie From: geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu [mailto:geneseebirds-l-boun...@geneseo.edu] On Behalf Of tanager57 Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2010 7:48 PM To: GenesseeBirds Subject: [GeneseeBirds-L] Black-Bellied Whistling Duck - YES!