[nysbirds-l] CRESLI 2017 Great South Channel whale and pelagic bird trips -
2017 Great South Channel trips - One in July and one in August 1. July 16-18, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:00 PM on Sunday 7/16/17 and return 4:00 AM on Tuesday 7/18/17) 2. August 13-15, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:30 PM on Sunday 8/13/17; arrive and depart Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard around 1:00AM on 8/14; arrive in whale grounds at sunrise 8/14 and return to Montauk 10:30 PM on Tuesday 8/15/17) Same price as last year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html. The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit research and education organization. Our mission is: "To promote and foster understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems through research and education." Part of our work is to observe and document the whale and sea bird populations of NY and New England and to take people to see these animals in the wild. Since 2002 we have been offering incredible and successful multi-day offshore pelagic bird and whale observation trips. Our trips have been 100% successful and we have encountered thousands of pelagic birds over the years. We've also encountered fin, minke, sei, and right whales; common, white-sided, dolphins, pilot whales. We have now had 1100 humpback encounters in our trips to the Great South Channel, Stellwagen Bank, and locally. With the assistance of the Gulf of Maine Humpback group, the Center for Coastal Studies, Allied Whale, and the FlukeMatcher groups on Flickr and Facebook we have, photo-identified 420 different whales during these trips. We at CRESLI hope that you will join us on our trips. Remember that members do get discounted fares. Go to http://www.cresli.org/cresli/GSC_offshore.html for info and reservation links. Reservations can be made at http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html Expectations: * Cetaceans: Humpback, Fin, Minke, Right; Sei, and Pilot whales; Common, Bottlenose, Atlantic White Sided and Risso's Dolphins; Leatherback, Green and Loggerhead Turtles; Basking, Great White, Hammerhead, and Blue Sharks; Ocean Sunfish; Portuguese Man-of-War; and other marine life. * Birds: Cory's, Greater, Sooty, Manx, and Audubon's Shearwaters; Wilson's and Leach's Storm-Petrels; Northern Fulmar; Northern Gannet; Red-necked and Red Phalaropes; Pomarine, and Parasitic Jaegers; Greater Black-backed, Herring, and Bonaparte's Gulls. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Belated report from Orange and Ulster Counties
A dawn visit to the Shawangunk Grasslands in Ulster county yesterday (6/5) was rewarded with great looks at the continuing Henslow's Sparrow and Dickcissel, as well as numerous Bobolink and Grasshopper Sparrows. Upland Sandpipers were heard calling from the town park side of the grasslands. What was surprising to me was a Wilson's Snipe in flight over a wet area in the center of the grasslands. It is the only June record for the site in Ebird and only one of a small handful of "downstate" records for the month. A Purple Martin inspecting the nest house near the parking area was encouraging as well. A quick stop in Sterling Forest, Orange County turned up Golden-winged Warbler and Alder Flycatcher, both of which were very vocal. Ebird checklists with documentation photos and some audio are at these links: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37397628 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37403565 Good birding! Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork Birds (Suffolk Co.)
After a brief sea watch at Robert Moses State Park (2 Sooty Shearwaters), I proceeded out east through bands of rain to Mecox Cut. The first bird seen at the Cut was a lone Caspian Tern, likely the same bird seen this past weekend by Mike McBrian. As I scanned the flocks of shorebirds (fair numbers) a Black-necked Stilt appeared in my scope actively feeding among the shorebirds -a surprise since I assumed the bird had left. It took two minutes to get back to my car and get my camera for some record photos (it was still raining). When I came back the Tern was gone and the Stilt had moved to the northwest portion of the flat, too far away for photos, disappearing altogether shortly thereafter. A birder arriving at the Cut five minutes after my observations may not have seen either of these species - a fairly typical Mecox birding experience. Sagg Pond had some open flats but few shorebirds, so I headed west down Dune Road to Cupsogue Co. Park. Shorebird numbers were not noteworthy, and the strong northeast winds across the open flats made it seem like a typical April birding trip. The terns gathering on the distant sandbar seemed bothered by the wind, frequently flying up and scattering before setting down. Terns observed were Common, Least, Forster’s, Roseate (1), and Royal (2, on sandbar in the inlet). Cheers, Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Red Crossbill/Sandhill Crane baby!/Bay-breasted Warbler/Nesting Marsh Wrens in Long Lake(!) & more
On a June 4, 2017 tour with 2 birders from South Carolina, we found 76 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn, Bloomingdale areas, several areas in Tupper Lake including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, and nocturnal birding in Long Lake and Tupper Lake. Here is our list (including 19 warbler species): Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Wilson's Snipe - several winnowing! Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 (one at a nest site) and some vocalizing during the night Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Goshawk Barred Owl - several Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - at a nest site Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (2 birds, and a family of 3) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet - nice views! Bicknell's Thrush - nice views of singing birds! Many more heard! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views of a singing bird; several found Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak - several Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also observed a Red Fox and Snowshoe Hares! On a June 3, 2017 tour with 3 birders (2 from California and 1 from Syracuse, NY) we found 71 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn (37 degrees with the summit in a cloud - as on 6/2/17!), Bloomingdale locations, Tupper Lake locations including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Sabattis Circle Road, and nocturnal birding in Long Lake and Tupper Lake. Here is our list: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wilson's Snipe Common Loon - on nest Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - nice view Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5! (2 birds, and a family group with 1 juvenile at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! Many heard Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing - suddenly everywhere (arrival date!) Purple Finch Red Crossbill - 1 flew over us on Oregon Plains Road (calling)! (A good sign of things to come this summer/winter with a fantastic cone crop developing!) Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - many! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle On a June 2, 2017 tour with 2 birders from downstate NY we found 63 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn (37 degrees with the summit in a cloud!), Bloomingdale locations, Tupper Lake locations including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, and Sabattis Circle Road. Here is our list: Canada Goose Mallard Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse - in display along Sabattis Circle Road! Wild Turkey Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Sandhill Crane - 3!!! (2 adults with a small, yellow, fluffy baby!) in Tupper Lake Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 (one on a nest with its mate in the water nearby) Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle - 2 different adults Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - family of 5 at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve! Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - Nickerson Beach
There was a pair of Sandwich Terns resting amongst the Black Skimmers at Eastern Nickerson Beach today. Also, I heard there were Royal Terns at Nickerson as well (cannot confirm). Rob Longiaru Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation & Waterways -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Imm. Little Gull
After much deliberation I am posting this with 100% certainty. After hearing of a report of Sandwich Terns at Nickerson Beach. I made my way down and found a Royal Tern whuch then turned into 3. While scanning the terns on the beach and flying over the colony a small immature gull appeared. I noticed the black edge on the tail, a dark cap and a prominent M to the wing pattern. As the bird flew over the colony it was smaller then the Common Terns and rounder winged. The bird then continued flying east and disappeared. There was also a report of an immature Bonaparte's Gull later. This was at Nickerson Beach in Nassau county. Robert Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Terns - Nickerson Beach 6/6 (Nassau Co)
Hi all, I am passing along a report of 2 Sandwich Terns seen at Nickerson around 11am. 2 Royal Terns were also seen. It is now beach season and anyone without a special sticker will be subject to a ~$35 entrance fee from about 10am through 6pm. Best,Brendan Fogarty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Belated report from Orange and Ulster Counties
A dawn visit to the Shawangunk Grasslands in Ulster county yesterday (6/5) was rewarded with great looks at the continuing Henslow's Sparrow and Dickcissel, as well as numerous Bobolink and Grasshopper Sparrows. Upland Sandpipers were heard calling from the town park side of the grasslands. What was surprising to me was a Wilson's Snipe in flight over a wet area in the center of the grasslands. It is the only June record for the site in Ebird and only one of a small handful of "downstate" records for the month. A Purple Martin inspecting the nest house near the parking area was encouraging as well. A quick stop in Sterling Forest, Orange County turned up Golden-winged Warbler and Alder Flycatcher, both of which were very vocal. Ebird checklists with documentation photos and some audio are at these links: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37397628 http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S37403565 Good birding! Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Terns - Nickerson Beach 6/6 (Nassau Co)
Hi all, I am passing along a report of 2 Sandwich Terns seen at Nickerson around 11am. 2 Royal Terns were also seen. It is now beach season and anyone without a special sticker will be subject to a ~$35 entrance fee from about 10am through 6pm. Best,Brendan Fogarty -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] South Fork Birds (Suffolk Co.)
After a brief sea watch at Robert Moses State Park (2 Sooty Shearwaters), I proceeded out east through bands of rain to Mecox Cut. The first bird seen at the Cut was a lone Caspian Tern, likely the same bird seen this past weekend by Mike McBrian. As I scanned the flocks of shorebirds (fair numbers) a Black-necked Stilt appeared in my scope actively feeding among the shorebirds -a surprise since I assumed the bird had left. It took two minutes to get back to my car and get my camera for some record photos (it was still raining). When I came back the Tern was gone and the Stilt had moved to the northwest portion of the flat, too far away for photos, disappearing altogether shortly thereafter. A birder arriving at the Cut five minutes after my observations may not have seen either of these species - a fairly typical Mecox birding experience. Sagg Pond had some open flats but few shorebirds, so I headed west down Dune Road to Cupsogue Co. Park. Shorebird numbers were not noteworthy, and the strong northeast winds across the open flats made it seem like a typical April birding trip. The terns gathering on the distant sandbar seemed bothered by the wind, frequently flying up and scattering before setting down. Terns observed were Common, Least, Forster’s, Roseate (1), and Royal (2, on sandbar in the inlet). Cheers, Ken Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Red Crossbill/Sandhill Crane baby!/Bay-breasted Warbler/Nesting Marsh Wrens in Long Lake(!) & more
On a June 4, 2017 tour with 2 birders from South Carolina, we found 76 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn, Bloomingdale areas, several areas in Tupper Lake including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Sabattis Circle Road in Long Lake, and nocturnal birding in Long Lake and Tupper Lake. Here is our list (including 19 warbler species): Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Common Merganser Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Rock Pigeon Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Wilson's Snipe - several winnowing! Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 (one at a nest site) and some vocalizing during the night Turkey Vulture Osprey Northern Goshawk Barred Owl - several Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - at a nest site Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Eastern Phoebe Eastern Kingbird Blue-headed Vireo Philadelphia Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5 (2 birds, and a family of 3) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet - nice views! Bicknell's Thrush - nice views of singing birds! Many more heard! Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing Purple Finch Ovenbird Northern Waterthrush Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - nice views of a singing bird; several found Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Chipping Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak - several Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle We also observed a Red Fox and Snowshoe Hares! On a June 3, 2017 tour with 3 birders (2 from California and 1 from Syracuse, NY) we found 71 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn (37 degrees with the summit in a cloud - as on 6/2/17!), Bloomingdale locations, Tupper Lake locations including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, Sabattis Circle Road, and nocturnal birding in Long Lake and Tupper Lake. Here is our list: Canada Goose Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse Wild Turkey Chimney Swift Ruby-throated Hummingbird Wilson's Snipe Common Loon - on nest Turkey Vulture Osprey Bald Eagle Northern Goshawk Broad-winged Hawk Barred Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher - nice view Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - 5! (2 birds, and a family group with 1 juvenile at Sabattis Bog) Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Tree Swallow Cliff Swallow Barn Swallow Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet Ruby-crowned Kinglet Eastern Bluebird Bicknell's Thrush - nice view! Many heard Swainson's Thrush Hermit Thrush American Robin European Starling Cedar Waxwing - suddenly everywhere (arrival date!) Purple Finch Red Crossbill - 1 flew over us on Oregon Plains Road (calling)! (A good sign of things to come this summer/winter with a fantastic cone crop developing!) Ovenbird Black-and-white Warbler Nashville Warbler Mourning Warbler - many! Common Yellowthroat American Redstart Northern Parula Magnolia Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Yellow Warbler Chestnut-sided Warbler Blackpoll Warbler Black-throated Blue Warbler Palm Warbler Pine Warbler Yellow-rumped Warbler Black-throated Green Warbler Canada Warbler Song Sparrow Lincoln's Sparrow Swamp Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Dark-eyed Junco Scarlet Tanager Rose-breasted Grosbeak Red-winged Blackbird Common Grackle On a June 2, 2017 tour with 2 birders from downstate NY we found 63 species by visiting Whiteface Mountain at dawn (37 degrees with the summit in a cloud!), Bloomingdale locations, Tupper Lake locations including the Spring Pond Bog Preserve, and Sabattis Circle Road. Here is our list: Canada Goose Mallard Ring-necked Duck Ruffed Grouse - in display along Sabattis Circle Road! Wild Turkey Mourning Dove Chimney Swift Sandhill Crane - 3!!! (2 adults with a small, yellow, fluffy baby!) in Tupper Lake Ring-billed Gull Common Loon - 2 (one on a nest with its mate in the water nearby) Turkey Vulture Bald Eagle - 2 different adults Broad-winged Hawk Belted Kingfisher Hairy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Alder Flycatcher Least Flycatcher Blue-headed Vireo Red-eyed Vireo Gray Jay - family of 5 at the Spring Pond Bog Preserve! Blue Jay American Crow Common Raven Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper Winter Wren Golden-crowned Kinglet
[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern - Nickerson Beach
There was a pair of Sandwich Terns resting amongst the Black Skimmers at Eastern Nickerson Beach today. Also, I heard there were Royal Terns at Nickerson as well (cannot confirm). Rob Longiaru Town of Hempstead Dept of Conservation & Waterways -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Imm. Little Gull
After much deliberation I am posting this with 100% certainty. After hearing of a report of Sandwich Terns at Nickerson Beach. I made my way down and found a Royal Tern whuch then turned into 3. While scanning the terns on the beach and flying over the colony a small immature gull appeared. I noticed the black edge on the tail, a dark cap and a prominent M to the wing pattern. As the bird flew over the colony it was smaller then the Common Terns and rounder winged. The bird then continued flying east and disappeared. There was also a report of an immature Bonaparte's Gull later. This was at Nickerson Beach in Nassau county. Robert Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] CRESLI 2017 Great South Channel whale and pelagic bird trips -
2017 Great South Channel trips - One in July and one in August 1. July 16-18, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:00 PM on Sunday 7/16/17 and return 4:00 AM on Tuesday 7/18/17) 2. August 13-15, 2017 (depart Montauk at 6:30 PM on Sunday 8/13/17; arrive and depart Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard around 1:00AM on 8/14; arrive in whale grounds at sunrise 8/14 and return to Montauk 10:30 PM on Tuesday 8/15/17) Same price as last year. Reservations are required and can be made as of at http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html. The Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island is a non-profit research and education organization. Our mission is: "To promote and foster understanding and stewardship of coastal ecosystems through research and education." Part of our work is to observe and document the whale and sea bird populations of NY and New England and to take people to see these animals in the wild. Since 2002 we have been offering incredible and successful multi-day offshore pelagic bird and whale observation trips. Our trips have been 100% successful and we have encountered thousands of pelagic birds over the years. We've also encountered fin, minke, sei, and right whales; common, white-sided, dolphins, pilot whales. We have now had 1100 humpback encounters in our trips to the Great South Channel, Stellwagen Bank, and locally. With the assistance of the Gulf of Maine Humpback group, the Center for Coastal Studies, Allied Whale, and the FlukeMatcher groups on Flickr and Facebook we have, photo-identified 420 different whales during these trips. We at CRESLI hope that you will join us on our trips. Remember that members do get discounted fares. Go to http://www.cresli.org/cresli/GSC_offshore.html for info and reservation links. Reservations can be made at http://www.cresli.org/cresli/reservations/offshore_res.html Expectations: * Cetaceans: Humpback, Fin, Minke, Right; Sei, and Pilot whales; Common, Bottlenose, Atlantic White Sided and Risso's Dolphins; Leatherback, Green and Loggerhead Turtles; Basking, Great White, Hammerhead, and Blue Sharks; Ocean Sunfish; Portuguese Man-of-War; and other marine life. * Birds: Cory's, Greater, Sooty, Manx, and Audubon's Shearwaters; Wilson's and Leach's Storm-Petrels; Northern Fulmar; Northern Gannet; Red-necked and Red Phalaropes; Pomarine, and Parasitic Jaegers; Greater Black-backed, Herring, and Bonaparte's Gulls. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
