[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit East Pond now

2017-08-18 Thread Doug Gochfeld
I am currently with Sean Sime and we are looking at a Hudsonian Godwit in mostly basic plumage at the north end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is with the Black-bellied Plover flock on the spit adjacent to the island on the west side of the pond (just north of the cove). Good

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted checklists

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 August 2017

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 18, 2017 * NYNY1708.18 - Birds mentioned FRANKLIN'S GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory's Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Wilson's Storm-Petrel American Bittern AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Broome County (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for Broome County based on total species seen. Numbers in parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites. If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know off list. Also, it would be appreciated if you could help

[nysbirds-l] Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek: Thu. 17-Aug-2017

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
*NY County Highlights** (Summer)*: Bald Eagle (1 juvenile), Killdeer (2), Least Sandpiper (25+) & Semipalmated Sandpiper (15+). Main focus was shorebirds. Watched the mudflats from near low tide at 12:45p to near high tide (~3.5 feet) at 4:30p when the last of the Semipalmated Sandpipers flew

[nysbirds-l] Long-billed Dowitcher, Baird's Sandpiper - Niagara County

2017-08-18 Thread Willie D'Anna
Two shorebird spots in northern Niagara County continue to attract good numbers of shorebirds lately. Highlights this morning were a continuing adult LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on Ellicott Road and a continuing juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on Lower Lake Rd X Burgess Rd. Both locations are eBird hotspots.

[nysbirds-l] Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek: Thu. 17-Aug-2017

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
*NY County Highlights** (Summer)*: Bald Eagle (1 juvenile), Killdeer (2), Least Sandpiper (25+) & Semipalmated Sandpiper (15+). Main focus was shorebirds. Watched the mudflats from near low tide at 12:45p to near high tide (~3.5 feet) at 4:30p when the last of the Semipalmated Sandpipers flew

[nysbirds-l] Long-billed Dowitcher, Baird's Sandpiper - Niagara County

2017-08-18 Thread Willie D'Anna
Two shorebird spots in northern Niagara County continue to attract good numbers of shorebirds lately. Highlights this morning were a continuing adult LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER on Ellicott Road and a continuing juvenile BAIRD'S SANDPIPER on Lower Lake Rd X Burgess Rd. Both locations are eBird hotspots.

[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit East Pond now

2017-08-18 Thread Doug Gochfeld
I am currently with Sean Sime and we are looking at a Hudsonian Godwit in mostly basic plumage at the north end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. It is with the Black-bellied Plover flock on the spit adjacent to the island on the west side of the pond (just north of the cove). Good

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted checklists

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 18 August 2017

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 18, 2017 * NYNY1708.18 - Birds mentioned FRANKLIN'S GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory's Shearwater Great Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Wilson's Storm-Petrel American Bittern AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL

[nysbirds-l] Top 10 Locations: Broome County (NYS eBird Hotspots)

2017-08-18 Thread Ben Cacace
Location pages have been created for the current top 10 sites for Broome County based on total species seen. Numbers in parentheses represents the # of sub-locations for these sites. If you spot any issues with the pages please let me know off list. Also, it would be appreciated if you could help