[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Saturday, May 14th - BICKNELL'S Thrush; 25+ Warbler spp., + Manhattan-viewed Surf Scoter, Bank Swallows, Pileated WP, & etc.

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, May 14th (Global Migratory Bird “Big Day”) - There are some rare-for-the county and VERY-rare sightings that were made by/with the ‘TeamSapsucker' group of expert observers in Manhattan on Saturday, and some of those may be commented on at a later

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Sat. May 14, 2022: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flycatcher, 12 Species of Wood Warblers

Central Park, NYC Saturday May 14, 2022 OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.   Today was an improvement over yesterday in terms of both the weather and numbers of birds, but still slow for mid-May. The best spot for us today was the Point.    Highlights in taxonomic order:

[nysbirds-l] RFI: Mottled Duck

Has anyone been by Ketchum’s Creek, Suffolk County, to check up on the previously reported Mottled Duck lately? Any info, positive or negative results? Rich Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Osprey Nest needs protection

WOW! The nest has been there since April 8th? This is a great news. Thanks for sharing this, Andrew. I guess great minds think alike. LOL. And sorry I forgot totally about the off-leash dogs. I wish the birding community will do more about this problem, not only in Bush Terminal but all over

Re: [nysbirds-l] Osprey Nest needs protection

Thank you very much, Ronnie. Also, that we now know that Osprey can nest there if we stop people from getting closer to the nest, there must be something can be done to prevent people from going over the rocks during low tides, like blocking the last 200 feet of the pier during the nesting

[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC Tern INLAND-invasion, for the larger region (and seen in N.Y. County) - Friday, 5/13

Note, for SATURDAY May 14th, ’22 - Welcome to the World-Migratory-Bird Day… AND, there was-is a good migration on and ongoing for the day! - - - - - Friday May 13th - for Manhattan and New York County (and the much-broader region of multiple states, including at least eastern NY state and, in

[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager - Randalls Island

I so often went in the fall and winter - decided to better my numbers with a spring visit. Perhaps missed many of the warblers, but one of the last birds I got for this morning was a Summer Tanager, singing away among the tree-lined path behind Icahn Stadium towards the northern end by the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Osprey Nest needs protection

Thank you very much, Ronnie. Also, that we now know that Osprey can nest there if we stop people from getting closer to the nest, there must be something can be done to prevent people from going over the rocks during low tides, like blocking the last 200 feet of the pier during the nesting

[nysbirds-l] ARCTIC Tern INLAND-invasion, for the larger region (and seen in N.Y. County) - Friday, 5/13

Note, for SATURDAY May 14th, ’22 - Welcome to the World-Migratory-Bird Day… AND, there was-is a good migration on and ongoing for the day! - - - - - Friday May 13th - for Manhattan and New York County (and the much-broader region of multiple states, including at least eastern NY state and, in

Re: [nysbirds-l] Osprey Nest needs protection

WOW! The nest has been there since April 8th? This is a great news. Thanks for sharing this, Andrew. I guess great minds think alike. LOL. And sorry I forgot totally about the off-leash dogs. I wish the birding community will do more about this problem, not only in Bush Terminal but all over

[nysbirds-l] Summer Tanager - Randalls Island

I so often went in the fall and winter - decided to better my numbers with a spring visit. Perhaps missed many of the warblers, but one of the last birds I got for this morning was a Summer Tanager, singing away among the tree-lined path behind Icahn Stadium towards the northern end by the

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC, Sat. May 14, 2022: Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Great Crested Flycatcher, 12 Species of Wood Warblers

Central Park, NYC Saturday May 14, 2022 OBS:Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob.   Today was an improvement over yesterday in terms of both the weather and numbers of birds, but still slow for mid-May. The best spot for us today was the Point.    Highlights in taxonomic order:

[nysbirds-l] RFI: Mottled Duck

Has anyone been by Ketchum’s Creek, Suffolk County, to check up on the previously reported Mottled Duck lately? Any info, positive or negative results? Rich Guthrie -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC - Saturday, May 14th - BICKNELL'S Thrush; 25+ Warbler spp., + Manhattan-viewed Surf Scoter, Bank Swallows, Pileated WP, & etc.

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Saturday, May 14th (Global Migratory Bird “Big Day”) - There are some rare-for-the county and VERY-rare sightings that were made by/with the ‘TeamSapsucker' group of expert observers in Manhattan on Saturday, and some of those may be commented on at a later