Had a beautiful day at the JB Marsh Planting. Highly recommend volunteering:
http://plantjune2nd.eventbrite.com/
And got to do some bird watching the rest of the day. Plenty of horseshoe
crabs but unfortunately no Red Knots in the vicinity. However, did have
Black-bellied Plover and Ruddy
A Western Willet present on the flats around Moriches Inlet, Suffolk, LI
yesterday was my first of the season (apart from probable over-winterers noted
six weeks ago, described below). As is usually the case with these late spring
birds on LI, it was in a non-breeding (probably first-summer)
Date: June 1 2013
Location: Sterling Forest
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Birding class (BBG) just complete its spring
birding series with a very successful trip to Sterling Forest in Orange
County. We recorded some 30 species with excellent views of Cerulean Warbler,
Black-billed Cuckoo,
Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside June 2
This continues to be a prime location for breeding marsh birds. Today's list
included all the target birds.
Willet
Clapper Rail
Marsh Wren, heard not seen
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
In addition, visiting the marsh were both Egrets, Both
today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
invertebrates, i suddenly noticed an osprey in the water as i
approached from the shore...it did not dive in while i was there...
its head and neck were sticking out of the water, and its wings were
held along the surface. first i thought
It is possible it was cooling itself off?
Richard ZainEldeen
Brooklyn, New York
today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
invertebrates, i suddenly noticed an osprey in the water as i
approached from the shore...it did not dive in while i was there...
its head and neck were
yes that certainly could be it. direct sun, no breeze, about 90
degrees at 10am...
On 6/2/13, Richard Zaineldeen richjack...@aol.com wrote:
It is possible it was cooling itself off?
Richard ZainEldeen
Brooklyn, New York
today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
11 Youth Members of the New York State Young Birders Club, ranging in age from
10 to 18, took a 4-hour bird walk at Doodletown today. Many thanks to their
parents for supporting the kids’ unusual (but wonderful) hobby, and to Gerhard
Patsch of the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club for leading a
I've posted a picture of an ARCTIC TERN ( http://www.stevewalternature.com/
) from the Cupsogue flats Saturday, June 1, first spotted by Derek Rogers
and later re-found by Shai Mitra. A few Roseate and Forster's Terns were
also among the many Commons. A few SOOTY SHEARWATERS were seen on the ocean
Might have gotten hold of a fish too large to handle and was lucky enough to
let go of it, but not before soaking its wings There are always stories
about Osprey being fished out of the water after such incidents.
Larry Federman
Education Coordinator
Audubon New York
Rheinstrom Hill,
Had a beautiful day at the JB Marsh Planting. Highly recommend volunteering:
http://plantjune2nd.eventbrite.com/
And got to do some bird watching the rest of the day. Plenty of horseshoe
crabs but unfortunately no Red Knots in the vicinity. However, did have
Black-bellied Plover and Ruddy
A Western Willet present on the flats around Moriches Inlet, Suffolk, LI
yesterday was my first of the season (apart from probable over-winterers noted
six weeks ago, described below). As is usually the case with these late spring
birds on LI, it was in a non-breeding (probably first-summer)
Date: June 1 2013
Location: Sterling Forest
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Birding class (BBG) just complete its spring
birding series with a very successful trip to Sterling Forest in Orange
County. We recorded some 30 species with excellent views of Cerulean Warbler,
Black-billed Cuckoo,
Marine Nature Study Area, Oceanside June 2
This continues to be a prime location for breeding marsh birds. Today's list
included all the target birds.
Willet
Clapper Rail
Marsh Wren, heard not seen
Saltmarsh Sparrow
Seaside Sparrow
In addition, visiting the marsh were both Egrets, Both
today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
invertebrates, i suddenly noticed an osprey in the water as i
approached from the shore...it did not dive in while i was there...
its head and neck were sticking out of the water, and its wings were
held along the surface. first i thought
It is possible it was cooling itself off?
Richard ZainEldeen
Brooklyn, New York
today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
invertebrates, i suddenly noticed an osprey in the water as i
approached from the shore...it did not dive in while i was there...
its head and neck were
yes that certainly could be it. direct sun, no breeze, about 90
degrees at 10am...
On 6/2/13, Richard Zaineldeen wrote:
>
> It is possible it was cooling itself off?
>
> Richard ZainEldeen
> Brooklyn, New York
>
>
>
>
> today while walking the shore of Florida Bay looking for
> invertebrates, i
11 Youth Members of the New York State Young Birders Club, ranging in age from
10 to 18, took a 4-hour bird walk at Doodletown today. Many thanks to their
parents for supporting the kids’ unusual (but wonderful) hobby, and to Gerhard
Patsch of the Edgar A. Mearns Bird Club for leading a
I've posted a picture of an ARCTIC TERN ( http://www.stevewalternature.com/
) from the Cupsogue flats Saturday, June 1, first spotted by Derek Rogers
and later re-found by Shai Mitra. A few Roseate and Forster's Terns were
also among the many Commons. A few SOOTY SHEARWATERS were seen on the ocean
Might have gotten hold of a fish too large to handle and was lucky enough to
let go of it, but not before soaking its wings There are always stories
about Osprey being fished out of the water after such incidents.
Larry Federman
Education Coordinator
Audubon New York
Rheinstrom Hill,
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