[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - major migration again Thurs., 10/8 - also Wilson's Snipe at Central Park, etc.

2020-10-09 Thread Thomas Fiore
Manhattan (in N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Thursday, Oct. 8 - A cold front passed early on the prior night, with a few showers locally, while a stronger rain came thru parts of New England also Wed. night; this front was pushed through all of the region on very gusty NW winds which continued all

[nysbirds-l] 10/13: Join LSNY for "The Salmon Eating Owls of Russia”

2020-10-09 Thread Kathleen Matthews
FREE and open to all! Join the Linnaean Society of New York for its 7pm, 10/13 Zoom presentation, “The Salmon Eating Owls of Russia,” by Jonathan C. Slaght, a widely published American researcher and conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Twenty years ago - Slaght

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri. Oct9, 2020: Barred Owl, 11 Species of Wood Warblers, Pine Siskin, & a Nice Variety of Sparrows

2020-10-09 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park North End, NYC Friday October 9, 2020 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Barred Owl, Eleven Species of Wood Warblers, Pine Siskin, and a nice variety of Sparrows. Canada Goose - 45 Mallard - around 50 Northern Shoveler - 13 Ruddy Duck - 7 Mourning Dove -

[nysbirds-l] Siskins/redpolls and brant

2020-10-09 Thread Andrew Block
Had a large flock of siskins or redpolls fly off from a tree in my yard this am in Yonkers.  they called a little but not the typical siskin call so not 100% sure which they were.  Looking to be a big finch winter.  Also, while fishing in Verplanck I had five flocks of brant going south low

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Deborah Allen
Hi All, It's important to point out that news of the American Golden-Plover initially went out via the Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark maintained by David Barrett on twitter in a tweet from the finder, Gloria Hong @Lucent508. -- Just to confirm the i.d. on this bird: this plover is

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Ethan Goodman
The American Golden Plover flew back into the NE fields of Randall’s Island just before 6pm today.  When I left it at about 6:30pm it was in the vicinity of field 34.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, October 9, 2020, 5:40 PM, Deborah Allen wrote: Hi All, It's important to

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Adrian Burke
American Golden-Plover continues on Randall’s Island, now on mudflats NW corner of island in Bronx Kill (40.8023489, -73.9239275) Thanks, Gloria! Adrian Burke NYC El El vie, oct. 9, 2020 a la(s) 9:17 a. m., Ryan Zucker escribió: > Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the

[nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Ryan Zucker
Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the northeast corner of Randalls Island, on the East River. Bird is associating with a flock of Killdeer near Ballfields 33 and 34. Appears to be the first New York County record. Good birding, Ryan Zucker New York, NY -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC - major migration again Thurs., 10/8 - also Wilson's Snipe at Central Park, etc.

2020-10-09 Thread Thomas Fiore
Manhattan (in N.Y. County), N.Y. City - Thursday, Oct. 8 - A cold front passed early on the prior night, with a few showers locally, while a stronger rain came thru parts of New England also Wed. night; this front was pushed through all of the region on very gusty NW winds which continued all

[nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Ryan Zucker
Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the northeast corner of Randalls Island, on the East River. Bird is associating with a flock of Killdeer near Ballfields 33 and 34. Appears to be the first New York County record. Good birding, Ryan Zucker New York, NY -- NYSbirds-L List

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Adrian Burke
American Golden-Plover continues on Randall’s Island, now on mudflats NW corner of island in Bronx Kill (40.8023489, -73.9239275) Thanks, Gloria! Adrian Burke NYC El El vie, oct. 9, 2020 a la(s) 9:17 a. m., Ryan Zucker escribió: > Gloria Hong just found an American Golden-Plover on the

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Deborah Allen
Hi All, It's important to point out that news of the American Golden-Plover initially went out via the Manhattan Bird Alert @BirdCentralPark maintained by David Barrett on twitter in a tweet from the finder, Gloria Hong @Lucent508. -- Just to confirm the i.d. on this bird: this plover is

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri. Oct9, 2020: Barred Owl, 11 Species of Wood Warblers, Pine Siskin, & a Nice Variety of Sparrows

2020-10-09 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park North End, NYC Friday October 9, 2020 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Barred Owl, Eleven Species of Wood Warblers, Pine Siskin, and a nice variety of Sparrows. Canada Goose - 45 Mallard - around 50 Northern Shoveler - 13 Ruddy Duck - 7 Mourning Dove -

[nysbirds-l] Siskins/redpolls and brant

2020-10-09 Thread Andrew Block
Had a large flock of siskins or redpolls fly off from a tree in my yard this am in Yonkers.  they called a little but not the typical siskin call so not 100% sure which they were.  Looking to be a big finch winter.  Also, while fishing in Verplanck I had five flocks of brant going south low

[nysbirds-l] 10/13: Join LSNY for "The Salmon Eating Owls of Russia”

2020-10-09 Thread Kathleen Matthews
FREE and open to all! Join the Linnaean Society of New York for its 7pm, 10/13 Zoom presentation, “The Salmon Eating Owls of Russia,” by Jonathan C. Slaght, a widely published American researcher and conservationist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Twenty years ago - Slaght

Re: [nysbirds-l] American Golden-Plover, Randalls Island NYC

2020-10-09 Thread Ethan Goodman
The American Golden Plover flew back into the NE fields of Randall’s Island just before 6pm today.  When I left it at about 6:30pm it was in the vicinity of field 34.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, October 9, 2020, 5:40 PM, Deborah Allen wrote: Hi All, It's important to