Re: [nysbirds-l] (out-of-state: VA) Sand-Plover species, thru 9/7

2009-09-08 Thread Jerry Lazarczyk
Tom: Thank you for the heads-up. I left about 2 AM on 9/8/09 and saw the Sand Plover spcies from about 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM along with about 7 others. Per the directions in the postings to the Days Inn in Stauton VA it was an easy find. In the beginning the birds flushed then settled and there

Re: [nysbirds-l] (out-of-state: VA) Sand-Plover species, thru 9/7

2009-09-08 Thread Jerry Lazarczyk
Tom: Thank you for the heads-up. I left about 2 AM on 9/8/09 and saw the Sand Plover spcies from about 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM along with about 7 others. Per the directions in the postings to the Days Inn in Stauton VA it was an easy find. In the beginning the birds flushed then settled and there

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue, Pikes Beaches

2009-09-08 Thread Sy Schiff
Dune Road Beaches and Heckscher SP 8 Sep Joe Giunta Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the bay side mud flats off Dune Road this afternoon at dead low tide. The Summer crowds were gone and there were no tolls to park. We birded looking north at the bay islands and sand bars as seen from

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue, Pikes Beaches

2009-09-08 Thread Sy Schiff
Dune Road Beaches and Heckscher SP 8 Sep Joe Giunta Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the bay side mud flats off Dune Road this afternoon at dead low tide. The Summer crowds were gone and there were no tolls to park. We birded looking north at the bay islands and sand bars as seen from

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, East Northport, Long Island

2009-09-08 Thread Vinny Pellegrino
This evening around 5:30pm, two Common Nighthawks were hunting in the open field on the border of East Northport and Commack on Clay Pitts Road.  The birds caught my attention when I was driving home and looked into the field with two birds that had the distinct nighthawk flight and behavior. 

[nysbirds-l] Common Nighthawks, East Northport, Long Island

2009-09-08 Thread Vinny Pellegrino
This evening around 5:30pm, two Common Nighthawks were hunting in the open field on the border of East Northport and Commack on Clay Pitts Road.  The birds caught my attention when I was driving home and looked into the field with two birds that had the distinct nighthawk flight and behavior. 

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - 9/8/09

2009-09-08 Thread akmirth
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY 9/8/09 Although there weren't many shorebirds, there was a nice variety, including the continuing avocets and Wilson's phalarope.?I observed?17 species?from 11 AM to 2 PM, most of these in the north end of the East Pond. Black-bellied Plover

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - 9/8/09

2009-09-08 Thread akmirth
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY 9/8/09 Although there weren't many shorebirds, there was a nice variety, including the continuing avocets and Wilson's phalarope.?I observed?17 species?from 11 AM to 2 PM, most of these in the north end of the East Pond. Black-bellied Plover

[nysbirds-l] Three-toed Woodpecker family @ Ferd's Bog

2009-09-08 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2 young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway

[nysbirds-l] Three-toed Woodpecker family @ Ferd's Bog

2009-09-08 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2 young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway

[nysbirds-l] (CT) N. Wheatear continues, with a cautionary note, 9/8

2009-09-08 Thread Tom Fiore
Fourth day in a row at the same Stratford, Connecticut location, a Northern Wheatear was again reported early Tuesday, 8 September - but also note the caution on local construction work resuming around there. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - -

[nysbirds-l] (CT) N. Wheatear continues, with a cautionary note, 9/8

2009-09-08 Thread Tom Fiore
Fourth day in a row at the same Stratford, Connecticut location, a Northern Wheatear was again reported early Tuesday, 8 September - but also note the caution on local construction work resuming around there. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - -

[nysbirds-l] (CT) N. Wheatear continues, with a cautionary note, 9/8

2009-09-08 Thread Tom Fiore
Fourth day in a row at the same Stratford, Connecticut location, a Northern Wheatear was again reported early Tuesday, 8 September - but also note the caution on local construction work resuming around there. Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - -

[nysbirds-l] Three-toed Woodpecker family @ Ferd's Bog

2009-09-08 Thread grosb...@clarityconnect.com
Hello all, Today JulIe and I started our 3-4 day vacation/excursion/cone crop survey of the Adirondacks. At Ferd's Bog, which has never been that productive for me, was a family group of 1 female and 2 young THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS!! It was awesome and a lifer for Julie. They were about halfway

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond - 9/8/09

2009-09-08 Thread akmirth
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens, NY 9/8/09 Although there weren't many shorebirds, there was a nice variety, including the continuing avocets and Wilson's phalarope.?I observed?17 species?from 11 AM to 2 PM, most of these in the north end of the East Pond. Black-bellied Plover

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue, Pikes Beaches

2009-09-08 Thread Sy Schiff
Dune Road Beaches and Heckscher SP 8 Sep Joe Giunta Debbie Martin and I (Sy Schiff) birded the bay side mud flats off Dune Road this afternoon at dead low tide. The Summer crowds were gone and there were no tolls to park. We birded looking north at the bay islands and sand bars as seen from

Re: [nysbirds-l] (out-of-state: VA) Sand-Plover species, thru 9/7

2009-09-08 Thread Jerry Lazarczyk
Tom: Thank you for the heads-up. I left about 2 AM on 9/8/09 and saw the Sand Plover spcies from about 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM along with about 7 others. Per the directions in the postings to the Days Inn in Stauton VA it was an easy find. In the beginning the birds flushed then settled and there