[nysbirds-l] Common Ground-Dove Continues!

2010-11-03 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Joe Giunta and party have re-found the Common Ground-Dove at Captree SP, very near where Claude Bloch reported it yesterday. The bird is along the driveway that leads to the boat-launch area. My advice would be to park in the main parking lot (in front of the Captree Cove restaurant), and then

Re: [nysbirds-l] Newsday article about Common Ground-Dove

2010-11-03 Thread Donna Schulman
Newsday Online is only available to subscribers, but the article went out on the AP newswire and is available elsewhere, such as this page on the CBS New York web site: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/03/common-ground-dove-sighted-in-new-york/ It is a very brief article. Still, nice to see

Re: [nysbirds-l] Newsday article about Common Ground-Dove

2010-11-03 Thread Nadine Scarpa
I was able to find the link for Newsday - no subscription necessary. http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/rare-ny-sighting-of-common-ground-dove-1.2423037 On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Donna Schulman queensgir...@gmail.comwrote: Newsday Online is only available to subscribers, but the

Re:[nysbirds-l] Com. Gr.-Dove Continues! (In Suffolk Co,)

2010-11-03 Thread Tom Fiore
and that is in western Suffolk County NY is it not? the Robert Moses Causeway is one approach if not coming in from Jones Beach Parkway strip, and continuing east. Easy to find then, go east... easy to find the park, hopefully a ground-dove! Good Luck, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - - - On

[nysbirds-l] Captree SP and Jones Beach Nature Center--YES to all

2010-11-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) went to Captree SP this morning where a very cooperative group of birders shared sightings and assisted new arrivals to locate the three birds, namely, Dickcissel, Western Kingbird and Common Ground Dove. We were helped (thanks guys) and we helped

[nysbirds-l] Bashakill Sullivan County

2010-11-03 Thread vanhaas
The GREAT CORMORANT had returned to his usual spot today after not having been seen yesterday. The TUNDRA SWAN continued as well. Many Green-winged Teal, 18 American Coot, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Northern Pintail, 4 Mallard, 247 Canada Geese rounded out the waterfowl. One Barred Owl was

[nysbirds-l] Captree SP/Jones Beach SP birds incl. shrike and ground dove

2010-11-03 Thread Andrew Block
11/3/10 - Captree S.P./Jones Beach S.P., L.I., NY Time:  3:15pm to 6pm Observers:  Andrew Block many Double-crested Cormorants several Canada Geese many Brants several American Black Ducks hundreds of Black Scoters 4 Red-breasted Mergansers 4 Northern Harriers 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's

[nysbirds-l] Smith Point, Long Island - Harlequins plus

2010-11-03 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All.There was a dearth of land birds on the barrier island at Smith Point this morning. But the ocean was pretty lively with 30 or so Red throated Loons and a constant movement of Scoters and Northern Gannets. I had FOS Horned Grebe and the first sizeable raft of Bufflehead

[nysbirds-l] Common Ground-Dove Continues!

2010-11-03 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Joe Giunta and party have re-found the Common Ground-Dove at Captree SP, very near where Claude Bloch reported it yesterday. The bird is along the driveway that leads to the boat-launch area. My advice would be to park in the main parking lot (in front of the Captree Cove restaurant), and then

Re: [nysbirds-l] Newsday article about Common Ground-Dove

2010-11-03 Thread Donna Schulman
Newsday Online is only available to subscribers, but the article went out on the AP newswire and is available elsewhere, such as this page on the CBS New York web site: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/11/03/common-ground-dove-sighted-in-new-york/ It is a very brief article. Still, nice to see

Re: [nysbirds-l] Newsday article about Common Ground-Dove

2010-11-03 Thread Nadine Scarpa
I was able to find the link for Newsday - no subscription necessary. http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/rare-ny-sighting-of-common-ground-dove-1.2423037 On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:22 AM, Donna Schulman wrote: > Newsday Online is only available to subscribers, but the article went out > on the

Re:[nysbirds-l] Com. Gr.-Dove Continues! (In Suffolk Co,)

2010-11-03 Thread Tom Fiore
and that is in western Suffolk County NY is it not? the "Robert Moses Causeway" is one approach if not coming in from Jones Beach Parkway "strip", and continuing east. Easy to find then, go east... easy to find the park, & hopefully a ground-dove! Good Luck, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - - - >

[nysbirds-l] COGD on yahoo

2010-11-03 Thread Andrew Block
There's a blurb on the dove on the yahoo news under the local heading.  Who'dve thought it would make such a headline. Andrew   Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone:

[nysbirds-l] Captree SP and Jones Beach Nature Center--YES to all

2010-11-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Joe Giunta, Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) went to Captree SP this morning where a very cooperative group of birders shared sightings and assisted new arrivals to locate the three birds, namely, Dickcissel, Western Kingbird and Common Ground Dove. We were helped (thanks guys) and we helped

[nysbirds-l] Bashakill Sullivan County

2010-11-03 Thread vanhaas
The GREAT CORMORANT had returned to his usual spot today after not having been seen yesterday. The TUNDRA SWAN continued as well. Many Green-winged Teal, 18 American Coot, 1 Hooded Merganser, 1 Northern Pintail, 4 Mallard, 247 Canada Geese rounded out the waterfowl. One Barred Owl was

[nysbirds-l] Captree SP/Jones Beach SP birds incl. shrike and ground dove

2010-11-03 Thread Andrew Block
11/3/10 - Captree S.P./Jones Beach S.P., L.I., NY Time:  3:15pm to 6pm Observers:  Andrew Block many Double-crested Cormorants several Canada Geese many Brants several American Black Ducks hundreds of Black Scoters 4 Red-breasted Mergansers 4 Northern Harriers 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Cooper's

[nysbirds-l] Smith Point, Long Island - Harlequins plus

2010-11-03 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All.There was a dearth of land birds on the barrier island at Smith Point this morning. But the ocean was pretty lively with 30 or so Red throated Loons and a constant movement of Scoters and Northern Gannets. I had FOS Horned Grebe and the first sizeable raft of Bufflehead