[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 30 March 2018

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 30, 2018
* NYNY1803.30

- Birds Mentioned

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
RED-NECKED GREBE
AMERICAN BITTERN
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
RAZORBILL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
SNOWY OWL
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Louisiana Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 30, 2018
at 8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK-HEADED, ICELAND and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON,
RED-NECKED GREBE, SNOWY OWL, RAZORBILL, AMERICAN BITTERN and a few more
spring arrivals.

This week’s highlight was perhaps no nor’easter to deal with, providing
opportunities for a few more spring migrants to arrive, but winter birds
still dominate locally.  A few sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL include an
adult coming into breeding plumage seen as recently as Thursday near Coney
Island Creek as viewed from Calvert Vaux Park.  A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
was also present there.

An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been visiting Gravesend Bay, seen at
the middle parking lot off the eastbound Belt Parkway up to Thursday, this
perhaps the same BLACK-HEADED spotted at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature
Center Saturday and Wednesday.

An ICELAND GULL has also been in the Gravesend Bay/Coney Island Creek area
up to today, and among other scattered LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were three
at Robert Moses State Park and two at Calvert Vaux Park today.

Among the lingering waterfowl, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still on
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport last Saturday, and a pair of Eurasian Wigeon
was noted at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 today, with a drake still at the
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center last weekend.

A number of RED-NECKED GREBES about have included one still at the
Restoration Pond at Alley Pond Park today, one at the Salt Marsh Nature
Center Wednesday and Thursday, one off Floyd Bennett Field Wednesday, and
two in Gravesend Bay today.

After a slow winter except at Montauk Point, RAZORBILLS made a move
Wednesday morning when 31 were counted off Robert Moses State Park, mostly
headed eastward.

With a few still around, lingering SNOWY OWLS this week were noted within
the New York City limits at Breezy Point, Floyd Bennett Field and the
Rockaways.

A nice find today was an AMERICAN BITTERN perched in a Tupelo at Tupelo
Field in Central Park, while rather odd for Central Park has been a
female-type BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE apparently lingering in the southeastern
section of the park with a COMMON GRACKLE flock.

Among the newer arrivals this week, these noted today, were some GLOSSY
IBIS along the south shore of Long Island, including 48 at Timber Point, a
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at Randalls Island, and single Brooklyn
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES in Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery.  Increases
this week were noted for GREAT EGRET, YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, OSPREY, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, WILSON’S
SNIPE, LAUGHING GULL, EASTERN PHOEBE, PINE and PALM WARBLERS, and CHIPPING
SPARROW.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734 4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a message.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

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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/

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[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 30 March 2018

[Gail Benson]

-RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Mar. 30, 2018
* NYNY1803.30

- Birds Mentioned

GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
EURASIAN WIGEON
RED-NECKED GREBE
AMERICAN BITTERN
Great Egret
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Glossy Ibis
Osprey
American Oystercatcher
Wilson’s Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs
RAZORBILL
BLACK-HEADED GULL
Laughing Gull
ICELAND GULL
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
SNOWY OWL
Eastern Phoebe
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Louisiana Waterthrush
Palm Warbler
Pine Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Common Grackle
Boat-tailed Grackle

If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report
electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at
http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm

You can also send reports and digital image files via email to
nysarc44nybirdsorg

If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or
sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to:

Gary Chapin - Secretary
NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC)
125 Pine Springs Drive
Ticonderoga, NY 12883

Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert
Number: (212) 979-3070

Compilers: Tom Burke and Tony Lauro
Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County

Transcriber:  Gail Benson

[~BEGIN RBA TAPE~]

Greetings! This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, March 30, 2018
at 8:00 pm.

The highlights of today’s tape are BLACK-HEADED, ICELAND and LESSER
BLACK-BACKED GULLS, GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON,
RED-NECKED GREBE, SNOWY OWL, RAZORBILL, AMERICAN BITTERN and a few more
spring arrivals.

This week’s highlight was perhaps no nor’easter to deal with, providing
opportunities for a few more spring migrants to arrive, but winter birds
still dominate locally.  A few sightings of BLACK-HEADED GULL include an
adult coming into breeding plumage seen as recently as Thursday near Coney
Island Creek as viewed from Calvert Vaux Park.  A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
was also present there.

An immature BLACK-HEADED GULL has also been visiting Gravesend Bay, seen at
the middle parking lot off the eastbound Belt Parkway up to Thursday, this
perhaps the same BLACK-HEADED spotted at the Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature
Center Saturday and Wednesday.

An ICELAND GULL has also been in the Gravesend Bay/Coney Island Creek area
up to today, and among other scattered LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS were three
at Robert Moses State Park and two at Calvert Vaux Park today.

Among the lingering waterfowl, a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was still on
Tung Ting Pond in Centerport last Saturday, and a pair of Eurasian Wigeon
was noted at Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 today, with a drake still at the
Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Center last weekend.

A number of RED-NECKED GREBES about have included one still at the
Restoration Pond at Alley Pond Park today, one at the Salt Marsh Nature
Center Wednesday and Thursday, one off Floyd Bennett Field Wednesday, and
two in Gravesend Bay today.

After a slow winter except at Montauk Point, RAZORBILLS made a move
Wednesday morning when 31 were counted off Robert Moses State Park, mostly
headed eastward.

With a few still around, lingering SNOWY OWLS this week were noted within
the New York City limits at Breezy Point, Floyd Bennett Field and the
Rockaways.

A nice find today was an AMERICAN BITTERN perched in a Tupelo at Tupelo
Field in Central Park, while rather odd for Central Park has been a
female-type BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE apparently lingering in the southeastern
section of the park with a COMMON GRACKLE flock.

Among the newer arrivals this week, these noted today, were some GLOSSY
IBIS along the south shore of Long Island, including 48 at Timber Point, a
NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED SWALLOW at Randalls Island, and single Brooklyn
LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES in Prospect Park and Greenwood Cemetery.  Increases
this week were noted for GREAT EGRET, YELLOW-CROWNED and BLACK-CROWNED
NIGHT-HERONS, OSPREY, AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER, GREATER YELLOWLEGS, WILSON’S
SNIPE, LAUGHING GULL, EASTERN PHOEBE, PINE and PALM WARBLERS, and CHIPPING
SPARROW.

To phone in reports, on Long Island call Tony Lauro at (631) 734 4126 or
call Tom Burke at (914) 967-4922 and leave a message.

This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the
National Audubon Society.  Thank you for calling.

- End transcript

--

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/

--

Re: [nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[David Barrett]

Sean and all,

Let me address your issues point-by-point.

No one is required to post on anything, and no one is required to "chase"
any of the alerts. You and all birders are free to post as you see fit or
not post, for whatever reasons you have -- ethical or otherwise. None of
the county alerts have ever posted on a species on the eBird Sensitive
Species List, and it is likely that they never will. Though if a Gyrfalcon
ever chances to visit Brooklyn again, I suspect you will want to see it. So
will a lot of other people.

I strongly encourage all users of my alerts to treat wildlife with
appropriate respect. Ultimately, what anyone does with the alert info is a
matter of personal choice.

The alerts rely on public information and on tweets contributed freely and
willingly by followed users. In particular, publicly-visible eBird reports
are *public* information: anyone can view these reports online.

That said, as a general rule and out of respect for people's privacy, I do
not attribute names to reports of eBird users who do not follow the county
alerts on which I post the info. I may rarely include the eBird list as a
link, a permitted use of eBird info. The report itself is a matter of
public record. My posting that there is a "Eurasian Wigeon at Marine Park"
does not infringe on anyone's privacy.

In further point of fact, I do not see any Direct Messages on my account of
people asking that I not use their tweets. Not that it would matter -- for
reasons I discuss below. I do have a lot of messages thanking me for
running a great site and helping them to see the birds they wanted to see.

As a Twitter user you are aware that tweets posted on Twitter enter the
public realm -- same with anything you post on the internet. Private
information is a different matter, and Twitter has a policy on that:

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/personal-information

But I am not posting people's credit card numbers (of course that is
against Twitter rules). Twitter allows posting people's names, but I do not
even do that -- nor do I even post their Twitter handles -- if they are NOT
followers.

I run sites that provide birding information, and I post such information
as I am made aware of it. That is most certainly a fair use of Twitter
info.

Often other users pass information along to me from what they read or see.
If someone I trust tells me, "There is an Eastern Phoebe at Lullwater" I
will tweet "Eastern Phoebe reported at Lullwater." Maybe you were the
initial finder of the bird. Maybe you even tweeted it -- I don't know. If
you want credit, ask to follow my alerts and use them. But, no, you do not
get to decide that I cannot tweet that a certain wild bird might be in a
certain public place just because you saw it there!

Major League Baseball, by comparison, legally sells the rights to broadcast
its games. Still, I can tweet, "Severino struck out the side in the 3rd" if
I want -- even if the hitters he struck out would prefer that information
be kept quiet, and even if a hundred other fans tweeted the same thing.

To be clear, I am just another Twitter user. You see how Twitter works --
people say stuff on Twitter, and then other people respond to it. Sometimes
people say embarrassing things they immediately wish they had not said, and
then that stuff gets retweeted or quote-tweeted a million times and jobs
are lost and lives ruined. The excuse, "Sorry, I wanted that tweet to be
kept private" carries no weight. That is just not how Twitter works.

So no, there is no Facebook analogy here. I do not own any of your data. I
do not even make any money from the alerts -- in fact, I pay for the cloud
computing time that allows my software to run so the alert accounts can
gather and relay data quickly. You and I have no contract between each
other, implied or otherwise. If you want your bird reports to be completely
private, don't post them to Twitter or eBird or anywhere else on the net.
Then we'll all be the worse off for it.

I created Brooklyn Bird Alert because I wanted to help grow the birding
community in Brooklyn and provide it with a top-notch, free service that
organizes real-time reports and makes it simple for everyone to gain access
to them. Instead of everyone having to laboriously follow 100+ other
birding accounts and then get those 100+ to follow them back, I offer a
simple solution: follow the @BirdBrklyn account and it will provide all
relevant reports and handle following all other users. It also gives credit
to those followed users tweeting reports with it. We have a lot of happy
Brooklyn followers.

This is all I have to say on the matter. I am happy to discuss further with
you (or anyone) by email, but I will not say anything more here. I think we
all would like to focus on enjoying the start of the season and on reading
bird reports here.

David Barrett
Manhattan




















On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Sean Sime  wrote:

> There has been much 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[David Barrett]

Sean and all,

Let me address your issues point-by-point.

No one is required to post on anything, and no one is required to "chase"
any of the alerts. You and all birders are free to post as you see fit or
not post, for whatever reasons you have -- ethical or otherwise. None of
the county alerts have ever posted on a species on the eBird Sensitive
Species List, and it is likely that they never will. Though if a Gyrfalcon
ever chances to visit Brooklyn again, I suspect you will want to see it. So
will a lot of other people.

I strongly encourage all users of my alerts to treat wildlife with
appropriate respect. Ultimately, what anyone does with the alert info is a
matter of personal choice.

The alerts rely on public information and on tweets contributed freely and
willingly by followed users. In particular, publicly-visible eBird reports
are *public* information: anyone can view these reports online.

That said, as a general rule and out of respect for people's privacy, I do
not attribute names to reports of eBird users who do not follow the county
alerts on which I post the info. I may rarely include the eBird list as a
link, a permitted use of eBird info. The report itself is a matter of
public record. My posting that there is a "Eurasian Wigeon at Marine Park"
does not infringe on anyone's privacy.

In further point of fact, I do not see any Direct Messages on my account of
people asking that I not use their tweets. Not that it would matter -- for
reasons I discuss below. I do have a lot of messages thanking me for
running a great site and helping them to see the birds they wanted to see.

As a Twitter user you are aware that tweets posted on Twitter enter the
public realm -- same with anything you post on the internet. Private
information is a different matter, and Twitter has a policy on that:

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/personal-information

But I am not posting people's credit card numbers (of course that is
against Twitter rules). Twitter allows posting people's names, but I do not
even do that -- nor do I even post their Twitter handles -- if they are NOT
followers.

I run sites that provide birding information, and I post such information
as I am made aware of it. That is most certainly a fair use of Twitter
info.

Often other users pass information along to me from what they read or see.
If someone I trust tells me, "There is an Eastern Phoebe at Lullwater" I
will tweet "Eastern Phoebe reported at Lullwater." Maybe you were the
initial finder of the bird. Maybe you even tweeted it -- I don't know. If
you want credit, ask to follow my alerts and use them. But, no, you do not
get to decide that I cannot tweet that a certain wild bird might be in a
certain public place just because you saw it there!

Major League Baseball, by comparison, legally sells the rights to broadcast
its games. Still, I can tweet, "Severino struck out the side in the 3rd" if
I want -- even if the hitters he struck out would prefer that information
be kept quiet, and even if a hundred other fans tweeted the same thing.

To be clear, I am just another Twitter user. You see how Twitter works --
people say stuff on Twitter, and then other people respond to it. Sometimes
people say embarrassing things they immediately wish they had not said, and
then that stuff gets retweeted or quote-tweeted a million times and jobs
are lost and lives ruined. The excuse, "Sorry, I wanted that tweet to be
kept private" carries no weight. That is just not how Twitter works.

So no, there is no Facebook analogy here. I do not own any of your data. I
do not even make any money from the alerts -- in fact, I pay for the cloud
computing time that allows my software to run so the alert accounts can
gather and relay data quickly. You and I have no contract between each
other, implied or otherwise. If you want your bird reports to be completely
private, don't post them to Twitter or eBird or anywhere else on the net.
Then we'll all be the worse off for it.

I created Brooklyn Bird Alert because I wanted to help grow the birding
community in Brooklyn and provide it with a top-notch, free service that
organizes real-time reports and makes it simple for everyone to gain access
to them. Instead of everyone having to laboriously follow 100+ other
birding accounts and then get those 100+ to follow them back, I offer a
simple solution: follow the @BirdBrklyn account and it will provide all
relevant reports and handle following all other users. It also gives credit
to those followed users tweeting reports with it. We have a lot of happy
Brooklyn followers.

This is all I have to say on the matter. I am happy to discuss further with
you (or anyone) by email, but I will not say anything more here. I think we
all would like to focus on enjoying the start of the season and on reading
bird reports here.

David Barrett
Manhattan




















On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 8:36 PM, Sean Sime  wrote:

> There has been much discussion off-list 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[Sean Sime]

There has been much discussion off-list regarding the Twitter alert systems
you have set up and the many unknowns I'm hoping you may be able to shed
some light on to the list and therefore I'm replying here.
We all agree there can be great benefit to information sharing via social
media. Yet there are many who are concerned regarding your practice of
posting sensitive species locations, currently daytime roosting owls, but
given line #4 in your post, "There are no restricted species" it would
imply nesting species as we move into season as well.

While many people in Kings County were eager to give the birdbk hashtag a
try it quickly seemed to push the limits of our local birding community's
ethics in this regard. This post is in no way an attempt to have a
discussion regarding what level of intrusion on bird life is appropriate.
While most of us follow the ABA Code of Ethics or follow similar guidelines
via local organizations or eBird it is easy to understand different people
have different opinions on the matter.

What I am wondering and I'm hoping you will shed some light on is the
apparent harvesting of data outside of the purview of people who are using
the hashtag, whether from eBird, local text alerts or what have you. What
seems particularly troubling is that multiple people have specifically DM'd
you and asked that you do not use their tweets and you continue to retweet
them anyway, although apparently stripping their names from your posting.

Given the current events, it seems appropriate people should have a full
understanding of how their data is being gathered, stored and used.

While reasonable people may disagree on what is ethical birding or not I
see less room for different interpretations when it comes to ignoring a
member of the birding community's direct request to have you not use their
data. As one human being to another this seems to be completely lacking in
civility. I hope you will take the time to respond to these concerns to the
list as they are shared by many people in the NYC birding community.

Kind regards,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY









On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM, David Barrett  wrote:

> Birds are back! There have been 38 Manhattan alerts already today,
> including American Bittern. It's been a big day in the other boroughs, too.
> And the season is just getting started.
>
> These alerts cover both rarities AND non-rarities of interest, such as the
> first few arrivals of expected migrants, like the Palm and Louisiana
> Warblers we had today. Posts of birding news or general birding conditions
> are fine, too.
>
> To receive these alerts, follow the accounts on Twitter that are of
> interest to you. The alerts are always publicly-viewable and searchable,
> both on Twitter and on the web. Click on the links to see the stream of
> recent alerts:
>
> Manhattan: @BirdCentralPark, https://twitter.com/BirdCentralPark, #birdcp
>
> Bronx: @BirdBronx, https://twitter.com/BirdBronx, #birdbx
>
> Brooklyn: @BirdBrklyn, https://twitter.com/BirdBrklyn, #birdbk
>
> Queens: @BirdQueens, https://twitter.com/BirdQueens, #birdqu
>
> You can set your phone to notify you with sound or vibration as alerts
> arrive.
>
> To issue alerts yourself, first become a followed user by sending a direct
> message on Twitter to one of the above accounts. Or email me and I will get
> you set up.
>
> Then to send an alert you just "tweet" using the appropriate hashtag as
> above. For example, to send an alert for Queens:
>
> Piping Plover at Rockaway Beach Edgemere #birdqu
>
> I have written software that will see your tweet and immediately and
> automatically relay it from the main account to all followers.
>
> If you have never used Twitter before, it's easy. You can make a free
> account for yourself in a few minutes on the web or by downloading the
> Twitter app on your device. See my site for complete directions on getting
> started with Twitter and on using these alerts:
>
> https://bigmanhattanyear.com/
>
> I hope these alerts will make your birding more productive and enjoyable.
> Email me with any questions.
>
>
> These alerts are a great adjunct to eBird -- you can post quickly to them
> without having to halt your eBird list and go through all the steps of
> finalizing and sending your list.
>
>
> Twitter also has some advantages over listservs:
>
> 1) It allows you to attach map screenshots, photos, and videos *directly*
> – no photo site needed.
>
> 2) It allows followers to immediately view these multimedia files without
> opening a browser.
>
> 3) It's faster to use in the field -- no need to write a topic heading or
> provide name/city signature.
>
> 4) There are no restricted species.
>
> 5) You'll get "likes!" And you can carry on discussions publicly or
> privately with other birders.
>
> 6) You do not need a smartphone -- just a regular phone that can send text
> messages.
>
> 7) Twitter has millions of users, offering the potential for wider
> exposure and more 

Re: [nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[Sean Sime]

There has been much discussion off-list regarding the Twitter alert systems
you have set up and the many unknowns I'm hoping you may be able to shed
some light on to the list and therefore I'm replying here.
We all agree there can be great benefit to information sharing via social
media. Yet there are many who are concerned regarding your practice of
posting sensitive species locations, currently daytime roosting owls, but
given line #4 in your post, "There are no restricted species" it would
imply nesting species as we move into season as well.

While many people in Kings County were eager to give the birdbk hashtag a
try it quickly seemed to push the limits of our local birding community's
ethics in this regard. This post is in no way an attempt to have a
discussion regarding what level of intrusion on bird life is appropriate.
While most of us follow the ABA Code of Ethics or follow similar guidelines
via local organizations or eBird it is easy to understand different people
have different opinions on the matter.

What I am wondering and I'm hoping you will shed some light on is the
apparent harvesting of data outside of the purview of people who are using
the hashtag, whether from eBird, local text alerts or what have you. What
seems particularly troubling is that multiple people have specifically DM'd
you and asked that you do not use their tweets and you continue to retweet
them anyway, although apparently stripping their names from your posting.

Given the current events, it seems appropriate people should have a full
understanding of how their data is being gathered, stored and used.

While reasonable people may disagree on what is ethical birding or not I
see less room for different interpretations when it comes to ignoring a
member of the birding community's direct request to have you not use their
data. As one human being to another this seems to be completely lacking in
civility. I hope you will take the time to respond to these concerns to the
list as they are shared by many people in the NYC birding community.

Kind regards,

Sean Sime
Brooklyn, NY









On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 7:52 PM, David Barrett  wrote:

> Birds are back! There have been 38 Manhattan alerts already today,
> including American Bittern. It's been a big day in the other boroughs, too.
> And the season is just getting started.
>
> These alerts cover both rarities AND non-rarities of interest, such as the
> first few arrivals of expected migrants, like the Palm and Louisiana
> Warblers we had today. Posts of birding news or general birding conditions
> are fine, too.
>
> To receive these alerts, follow the accounts on Twitter that are of
> interest to you. The alerts are always publicly-viewable and searchable,
> both on Twitter and on the web. Click on the links to see the stream of
> recent alerts:
>
> Manhattan: @BirdCentralPark, https://twitter.com/BirdCentralPark, #birdcp
>
> Bronx: @BirdBronx, https://twitter.com/BirdBronx, #birdbx
>
> Brooklyn: @BirdBrklyn, https://twitter.com/BirdBrklyn, #birdbk
>
> Queens: @BirdQueens, https://twitter.com/BirdQueens, #birdqu
>
> You can set your phone to notify you with sound or vibration as alerts
> arrive.
>
> To issue alerts yourself, first become a followed user by sending a direct
> message on Twitter to one of the above accounts. Or email me and I will get
> you set up.
>
> Then to send an alert you just "tweet" using the appropriate hashtag as
> above. For example, to send an alert for Queens:
>
> Piping Plover at Rockaway Beach Edgemere #birdqu
>
> I have written software that will see your tweet and immediately and
> automatically relay it from the main account to all followers.
>
> If you have never used Twitter before, it's easy. You can make a free
> account for yourself in a few minutes on the web or by downloading the
> Twitter app on your device. See my site for complete directions on getting
> started with Twitter and on using these alerts:
>
> https://bigmanhattanyear.com/
>
> I hope these alerts will make your birding more productive and enjoyable.
> Email me with any questions.
>
>
> These alerts are a great adjunct to eBird -- you can post quickly to them
> without having to halt your eBird list and go through all the steps of
> finalizing and sending your list.
>
>
> Twitter also has some advantages over listservs:
>
> 1) It allows you to attach map screenshots, photos, and videos *directly*
> – no photo site needed.
>
> 2) It allows followers to immediately view these multimedia files without
> opening a browser.
>
> 3) It's faster to use in the field -- no need to write a topic heading or
> provide name/city signature.
>
> 4) There are no restricted species.
>
> 5) You'll get "likes!" And you can carry on discussions publicly or
> privately with other birders.
>
> 6) You do not need a smartphone -- just a regular phone that can send text
> messages.
>
> 7) Twitter has millions of users, offering the potential for wider
> exposure and more participation.
>
>

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 3/28-29-30 (American Bittern, lots more arrivals)

[Thomas Fiore]

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 28-29-30 March, 2018
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A decent day on Wednesday (3/28) - for Ardeidae anyhow, in Central Park - where 
a modest flight of Great Blue Herons took place between first-light & around 8 
a.m. - totaling 12 birds of that species, all moving across & over the north 
end of the park, & exiting to the N/NE. It’s a fairly good count, for just 2 
hrs. or so, & for the location.  Much later in the day it seemed, the Great 
Egrets followed, albeit in far lower number - these were found in up to 4 
locations, but it was not certain that all 4 sightings were separate 
individuals - locations were from The Pond, in the SE part of the park (where 
none were noted by me in mid-morn’), Turtle Pond, the Lake, & the Meer (later). 
 Finally and not too unexpectedly given the preceding, at near-dusk on Wed. 
evening, at least 6 Black-crowned Night-Herons snuck in to locations that can 
be typical for them, at the Lake, Pond, & the last-seen at nearly 8 p.m., at 
the Meer.In other Wed. birding, it seemed that [Red] Fox Sparrows may have 
been on the move, with a few in scattered small parks-greenspaces where I am 
not usually aware of any (midtown & Upper E. Side in Manhattan) as well as a 
very limited number in Central, some of those singing right thru mid-day.
--
Thursday (3/29) saw fog & drizzles, but there was a good amount of migration in 
the early hours of Wed. night, however, a lot went straight through, & it 
seemed from Thursday’s park-wander (a typical walk taking in the north, middle, 
& southern parts of Central Park, with a stop at the reservoir) that a number 
of birds had also lifted off & moved on from the park, northbound now… numbers 
of Robins, White-throated Sparrows, and some other species all down.  The E. 
Phoebes (in sparse no’s.) that were present on Mon., 3/26 (tip ‘o’ the hat to 
Alan Messer) around the Ramble & Lake seemed to have already mainly moved on by 
Tuesday.  Even a find of one Phoebe had been cause for more excitement; it’s 
been slim-pickings, in a lot of hyperlocal migrant-watch in Manhattan, but 
birds are & have been moving, esp. on any nights without fierce northerly 
winds, as was so in the prior weeks.   At least 40 Cedar Waxwings (probably a 
few more than) were still visiting the area both in & outside the Conservatory 
Garden’s west fence, adjacent with the English (south) garden. I did not come 
up with any Hermit Thrush on Thurs., although easily could have missed a few if 
there were some; [Red[ Fox Sparrows were in a few more-concentrated patches, in 
the Ramble (esp.) and also in a few spots in the N. end.  Not tough to notice 
were the at least 250 N. Shovelers, mostly on the east half of the reservoir 
(which is now sharply delineated by the highly-exposed dividing dike that runs 
between the old pumping stations). Also at the reservoir were lingering Am. 
Coots (and 1 at the Pond was lingering too), over a dozen Bufflehead, and only 
about 40 Ruddy Duck. The gulls were not in great numbers Thurs. morning, & 
included the 3 typical “winter” species of the region: Ring-billed, [American] 
Herring, & Great Black-backed.  N.B. - many of the Shovelers appeared to be 
taking flight, possibly moving on, as the morning progressed on Thurs.  - a lot 
of other waterfowl may have already moved on, yet additional movement will 
likely be detected in coming days here.

 -  -  -
Good Friday, 30 March - A much stronger pulse of migrants made it thru ahead of 
the showers that moved in late Thursday night (rain came past N.Y. City from 
the west Fri. early a.m.) - and while a lot again managed to make it past 
N.Y.C., a good many birds set down too - as a light band of showers moved 
across the region in the pre-dawn hour - the “magic” hour, sometimes.

A number of likely first-of-year sightings for Central, & a fresh reinforcement 
of some species that had already shown up in lesser numbers before this day.  
Freshly-arrived migrants were being seen in almost any & all green-spaces 
around Manhattan (& of course, beyond), with nice migrant sightings in 
Manhattan from one end of the island to the other & points east & west.

One big (& well-seen) bird of the day for Central Park was an AMERICAN BITTERN, 
which was found by Michael Waldron in the Ramble; while not entirely 
unexpected, these birds are not at all common as 'drop-ins' to Central.  Thanks 
for that discovery!  And thanks to a flow of air from the S/SW thru much of the 
day, a small number of diurnal migrants were also passing, such as Osprey, Tree 
Swallows, and small numbers of icterids still moving into mid-day (as seen 
going north out of the north end of the park by nearly noon).

Friday, 30 March - all in or over Central Park - (I was out from first-light to 
around 3, w/ very short time-out; all areas in park looked in, less-so at the 
Ramble, which however plenty of other birders covered, & good chance more was 
seen as the day progressed! I made 

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 3/28-29-30 (American Bittern, lots more arrivals)

[Thomas Fiore]

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 28-29-30 March, 2018
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City

A decent day on Wednesday (3/28) - for Ardeidae anyhow, in Central Park - where 
a modest flight of Great Blue Herons took place between first-light & around 8 
a.m. - totaling 12 birds of that species, all moving across & over the north 
end of the park, & exiting to the N/NE. It’s a fairly good count, for just 2 
hrs. or so, & for the location.  Much later in the day it seemed, the Great 
Egrets followed, albeit in far lower number - these were found in up to 4 
locations, but it was not certain that all 4 sightings were separate 
individuals - locations were from The Pond, in the SE part of the park (where 
none were noted by me in mid-morn’), Turtle Pond, the Lake, & the Meer (later). 
 Finally and not too unexpectedly given the preceding, at near-dusk on Wed. 
evening, at least 6 Black-crowned Night-Herons snuck in to locations that can 
be typical for them, at the Lake, Pond, & the last-seen at nearly 8 p.m., at 
the Meer.In other Wed. birding, it seemed that [Red] Fox Sparrows may have 
been on the move, with a few in scattered small parks-greenspaces where I am 
not usually aware of any (midtown & Upper E. Side in Manhattan) as well as a 
very limited number in Central, some of those singing right thru mid-day.
--
Thursday (3/29) saw fog & drizzles, but there was a good amount of migration in 
the early hours of Wed. night, however, a lot went straight through, & it 
seemed from Thursday’s park-wander (a typical walk taking in the north, middle, 
& southern parts of Central Park, with a stop at the reservoir) that a number 
of birds had also lifted off & moved on from the park, northbound now… numbers 
of Robins, White-throated Sparrows, and some other species all down.  The E. 
Phoebes (in sparse no’s.) that were present on Mon., 3/26 (tip ‘o’ the hat to 
Alan Messer) around the Ramble & Lake seemed to have already mainly moved on by 
Tuesday.  Even a find of one Phoebe had been cause for more excitement; it’s 
been slim-pickings, in a lot of hyperlocal migrant-watch in Manhattan, but 
birds are & have been moving, esp. on any nights without fierce northerly 
winds, as was so in the prior weeks.   At least 40 Cedar Waxwings (probably a 
few more than) were still visiting the area both in & outside the Conservatory 
Garden’s west fence, adjacent with the English (south) garden. I did not come 
up with any Hermit Thrush on Thurs., although easily could have missed a few if 
there were some; [Red[ Fox Sparrows were in a few more-concentrated patches, in 
the Ramble (esp.) and also in a few spots in the N. end.  Not tough to notice 
were the at least 250 N. Shovelers, mostly on the east half of the reservoir 
(which is now sharply delineated by the highly-exposed dividing dike that runs 
between the old pumping stations). Also at the reservoir were lingering Am. 
Coots (and 1 at the Pond was lingering too), over a dozen Bufflehead, and only 
about 40 Ruddy Duck. The gulls were not in great numbers Thurs. morning, & 
included the 3 typical “winter” species of the region: Ring-billed, [American] 
Herring, & Great Black-backed.  N.B. - many of the Shovelers appeared to be 
taking flight, possibly moving on, as the morning progressed on Thurs.  - a lot 
of other waterfowl may have already moved on, yet additional movement will 
likely be detected in coming days here.

 -  -  -
Good Friday, 30 March - A much stronger pulse of migrants made it thru ahead of 
the showers that moved in late Thursday night (rain came past N.Y. City from 
the west Fri. early a.m.) - and while a lot again managed to make it past 
N.Y.C., a good many birds set down too - as a light band of showers moved 
across the region in the pre-dawn hour - the “magic” hour, sometimes.

A number of likely first-of-year sightings for Central, & a fresh reinforcement 
of some species that had already shown up in lesser numbers before this day.  
Freshly-arrived migrants were being seen in almost any & all green-spaces 
around Manhattan (& of course, beyond), with nice migrant sightings in 
Manhattan from one end of the island to the other & points east & west.

One big (& well-seen) bird of the day for Central Park was an AMERICAN BITTERN, 
which was found by Michael Waldron in the Ramble; while not entirely 
unexpected, these birds are not at all common as 'drop-ins' to Central.  Thanks 
for that discovery!  And thanks to a flow of air from the S/SW thru much of the 
day, a small number of diurnal migrants were also passing, such as Osprey, Tree 
Swallows, and small numbers of icterids still moving into mid-day (as seen 
going north out of the north end of the park by nearly noon).

Friday, 30 March - all in or over Central Park - (I was out from first-light to 
around 3, w/ very short time-out; all areas in park looked in, less-so at the 
Ramble, which however plenty of other birders covered, & good chance more was 
seen as the day progressed! I made 

[nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[David Barrett]

 Birds are back! There have been 38 Manhattan alerts already today,
including American Bittern. It's been a big day in the other boroughs, too.
And the season is just getting started.

These alerts cover both rarities AND non-rarities of interest, such as the
first few arrivals of expected migrants, like the Palm and Louisiana
Warblers we had today. Posts of birding news or general birding conditions
are fine, too.

To receive these alerts, follow the accounts on Twitter that are of
interest to you. The alerts are always publicly-viewable and searchable,
both on Twitter and on the web. Click on the links to see the stream of
recent alerts:

Manhattan: @BirdCentralPark, https://twitter.com/BirdCentralPark, #birdcp

Bronx: @BirdBronx, https://twitter.com/BirdBronx, #birdbx

Brooklyn: @BirdBrklyn, https://twitter.com/BirdBrklyn, #birdbk

Queens: @BirdQueens, https://twitter.com/BirdQueens, #birdqu

You can set your phone to notify you with sound or vibration as alerts
arrive.

To issue alerts yourself, first become a followed user by sending a direct
message on Twitter to one of the above accounts. Or email me and I will get
you set up.

Then to send an alert you just "tweet" using the appropriate hashtag as
above. For example, to send an alert for Queens:

Piping Plover at Rockaway Beach Edgemere #birdqu

I have written software that will see your tweet and immediately and
automatically relay it from the main account to all followers.

If you have never used Twitter before, it's easy. You can make a free
account for yourself in a few minutes on the web or by downloading the
Twitter app on your device. See my site for complete directions on getting
started with Twitter and on using these alerts:

https://bigmanhattanyear.com/

I hope these alerts will make your birding more productive and enjoyable.
Email me with any questions.


These alerts are a great adjunct to eBird -- you can post quickly to them
without having to halt your eBird list and go through all the steps of
finalizing and sending your list.


Twitter also has some advantages over listservs:

1) It allows you to attach map screenshots, photos, and videos *directly* –
no photo site needed.

2) It allows followers to immediately view these multimedia files without
opening a browser.

3) It's faster to use in the field -- no need to write a topic heading or
provide name/city signature.

4) There are no restricted species.

5) You'll get "likes!" And you can carry on discussions publicly or
privately with other birders.

6) You do not need a smartphone -- just a regular phone that can send text
messages.

7) Twitter has millions of users, offering the potential for wider exposure
and more participation.


Good birding,

David Barrett
Manhattan

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ARCHIVES:
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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/

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[nysbirds-l] Real-time bird alerts for Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

[David Barrett]

 Birds are back! There have been 38 Manhattan alerts already today,
including American Bittern. It's been a big day in the other boroughs, too.
And the season is just getting started.

These alerts cover both rarities AND non-rarities of interest, such as the
first few arrivals of expected migrants, like the Palm and Louisiana
Warblers we had today. Posts of birding news or general birding conditions
are fine, too.

To receive these alerts, follow the accounts on Twitter that are of
interest to you. The alerts are always publicly-viewable and searchable,
both on Twitter and on the web. Click on the links to see the stream of
recent alerts:

Manhattan: @BirdCentralPark, https://twitter.com/BirdCentralPark, #birdcp

Bronx: @BirdBronx, https://twitter.com/BirdBronx, #birdbx

Brooklyn: @BirdBrklyn, https://twitter.com/BirdBrklyn, #birdbk

Queens: @BirdQueens, https://twitter.com/BirdQueens, #birdqu

You can set your phone to notify you with sound or vibration as alerts
arrive.

To issue alerts yourself, first become a followed user by sending a direct
message on Twitter to one of the above accounts. Or email me and I will get
you set up.

Then to send an alert you just "tweet" using the appropriate hashtag as
above. For example, to send an alert for Queens:

Piping Plover at Rockaway Beach Edgemere #birdqu

I have written software that will see your tweet and immediately and
automatically relay it from the main account to all followers.

If you have never used Twitter before, it's easy. You can make a free
account for yourself in a few minutes on the web or by downloading the
Twitter app on your device. See my site for complete directions on getting
started with Twitter and on using these alerts:

https://bigmanhattanyear.com/

I hope these alerts will make your birding more productive and enjoyable.
Email me with any questions.


These alerts are a great adjunct to eBird -- you can post quickly to them
without having to halt your eBird list and go through all the steps of
finalizing and sending your list.


Twitter also has some advantages over listservs:

1) It allows you to attach map screenshots, photos, and videos *directly* –
no photo site needed.

2) It allows followers to immediately view these multimedia files without
opening a browser.

3) It's faster to use in the field -- no need to write a topic heading or
provide name/city signature.

4) There are no restricted species.

5) You'll get "likes!" And you can carry on discussions publicly or
privately with other birders.

6) You do not need a smartphone -- just a regular phone that can send text
messages.

7) Twitter has millions of users, offering the potential for wider exposure
and more participation.


Good birding,

David Barrett
Manhattan

--

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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Good Friday Kings county highlights...

[Andrew Baksh]

Following my early encounter with a drake and hen Eurasian Wigeons at Brooklyn 
Army Terminal Pier 4.

I continued working a few more spots all in Brooklyn. The following are 
highlights.

7 Purple Sandpipers - Gravesend Bay (Middle Parking Lot). Not many Gulls around 
due to increased foot traffic in the area. The Purple Sandpipers are always a 
treat to observe.

Taking a break from enjoying those birds, I scoped out 2 RED-NECKED GREBES. 
Also of note in the same area was an Osprey which came in off the water.

At Dreier Offerman Park, the highlights were 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 
LAUGHING GULL, 1 Merlin, 4 Eastern Phoebes, 1 Great Egret, 15 Golden-crowned 
Kinglets, 2 Palm Warblers and 13 Killdeers.

At Coney Island Creek, the highlights were several breeding plumage Horned 
Grebes, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1 ICELAND GULL (looked a bit bleached 
out)

Lots of Northern Flicker on the move in several of the spots I covered.

Cheers,

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--

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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] Good Friday Kings county highlights...

[Andrew Baksh]

Following my early encounter with a drake and hen Eurasian Wigeons at Brooklyn 
Army Terminal Pier 4.

I continued working a few more spots all in Brooklyn. The following are 
highlights.

7 Purple Sandpipers - Gravesend Bay (Middle Parking Lot). Not many Gulls around 
due to increased foot traffic in the area. The Purple Sandpipers are always a 
treat to observe.

Taking a break from enjoying those birds, I scoped out 2 RED-NECKED GREBES. 
Also of note in the same area was an Osprey which came in off the water.

At Dreier Offerman Park, the highlights were 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, 1 
LAUGHING GULL, 1 Merlin, 4 Eastern Phoebes, 1 Great Egret, 15 Golden-crowned 
Kinglets, 2 Palm Warblers and 13 Killdeers.

At Coney Island Creek, the highlights were several breeding plumage Horned 
Grebes, 1 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL and 1 ICELAND GULL (looked a bit bleached 
out)

Lots of Northern Flicker on the move in several of the spots I covered.

Cheers,

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--

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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:
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[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis Heckscher SP Suffolk

[Patricia Lindsay]

Two Glossy Ibis flew over the boat basin at Heckscher SP this morning 
around 8:20, heading east, on the early side for Suffolk Co.


I was hoping they would put down in the marsh but they appeared to keep 
going. I did not have time to check Timber Point but it may be worth a 
look.


Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Glossy Ibis Heckscher SP Suffolk

[Patricia Lindsay]

Two Glossy Ibis flew over the boat basin at Heckscher SP this morning 
around 8:20, heading east, on the early side for Suffolk Co.


I was hoping they would put down in the marsh but they appeared to keep 
going. I did not have time to check Timber Point but it may be worth a 
look.


Patricia Lindsay
Bay Shore

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http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
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ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01

Please submit your observations to eBird:
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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeons @ Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4

[Andrew Baksh]

A decent start on this Good Friday.

Single drake and hen Eurasian Wigeons were seen in the area. Over at Bush 
Terminal Park,  quite a few Northern Flickers, Great Egret and Killdeer signal 
the arrival of some migrants.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--

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/

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[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeons @ Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4

[Andrew Baksh]

A decent start on this Good Friday.

Single drake and hen Eurasian Wigeons were seen in the area. Over at Bush 
Terminal Park,  quite a few Northern Flickers, Great Egret and Killdeer signal 
the arrival of some migrants.

Cheers,


"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of 
others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence." ~ Frederick 
Douglass

風　Swift as the wind
林　Quiet as the forest
火　Conquer like the fire
山　Steady as the mountain
Sun Tzu  The Art of War

> (\__/)
> (= '.'=)
> (") _ (") 
> Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! 

Andrew Baksh
www.birdingdude.blogspot.com
--

NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

ARCHIVES:
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2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect park arrivals

[Rob Bate]

In the Ravine now, tons of GCKinglets and a Louisiana Waterthrush!  Also new 
Pine Warblers along Lullwater. 

Rob Bate
Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] Prospect park arrivals

[Rob Bate]

In the Ravine now, tons of GCKinglets and a Louisiana Waterthrush!  Also new 
Pine Warblers along Lullwater. 

Rob Bate
Brooklyn
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[nysbirds-l] finch phenoms

[Purbita Saha]

Hello NY nerds,

You know what's better than seeing dozens of crossbills? Seeing them with
Joan Collins. I wrote a little story about why the birds and the birder are
the coolest.
https://www.audubon.org/news/crossbills-are-grail-birds-adirondacks

Shout out to Doug Futuyma and Mark (last name ?) for joining us on this
freezing crusade. Even though our blood stopped running 20 minutes in,
there was plenty of knowledge flowing.

Happy weekend,
Purbita

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[nysbirds-l] finch phenoms

[Purbita Saha]

Hello NY nerds,

You know what's better than seeing dozens of crossbills? Seeing them with
Joan Collins. I wrote a little story about why the birds and the birder are
the coolest.
https://www.audubon.org/news/crossbills-are-grail-birds-adirondacks

Shout out to Doug Futuyma and Mark (last name ?) for joining us on this
freezing crusade. Even though our blood stopped running 20 minutes in,
there was plenty of knowledge flowing.

Happy weekend,
Purbita

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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter

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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter



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[nysbirds-l] radar

[Peter Reisfeld]

The storm on radar last night headed north and never quite reached the metro 
area, and landing densities this AM were on the weak side.  There still may be 
a few new birds, though more in western sites over NJ than here. 

Good early spring birding,

Peter



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