[nysbirds-l] Hook Mountain, Rockland Co. 9/15 (hawk migration)

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 - Firstly, a note from the New Jersey RBA rarity updates list - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBC.html#1253068146 is it the very same Northern Wheatear that just left Stratford, Connecticut? Also, on Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts), a Say's Phoebe was

[nysbirds-l] Am. Golden Plovers/Olive-sided Flycatcher/20 species of Warbler

Caught up on some birding the last 2 days. Sunday I spent 2.5 hours at Plumb Beach (6:45 -9:15). Only real highlights were an imm. American Golden Plover and an early Horned Grebe. With the NW winds overnight Sunday into Monday I was anticipating a good passerine flight and I was not

[nysbirds-l] Clay-colored Sparrow at Robert Moses State Park (Suffolk Co.)

A Clay-colored Sparrow was discovered on the west side of the RMSP Field 2 picnic area this morning, where it was observed feeding on the panic grass with a White-throated Sparrow (FOS for us) and Song Sparrows. Other birds observed included Warbling, Red-eyed, and White- eyed Vireo's, as

[nysbirds-l] Red-shouldered Hawk, Shoreham

Late yesterday afternoon an adult Red-shouldered Hawk was seen soaring low over the Shoreham/Wading R. area (near the Cooper Av sod fields), slowly drifting eastward in light NW winds. Otherwise, signs of migration were light, with a few warbler species locally and a small movement of flickers

[nysbirds-l] N. Wheatear continued in CT, 9/14 (TEN days...)

If the Northern Wheatear that's been in Stratford, Connecticut's Sikorsky Airport since at least 5 September (& a bit belatedly reported there for Monday, 14 Sept.) stays on thru this coming weekend, it will be extremely unusual, in that by then a much more obvious cold front is due to

[nysbirds-l] Red-shouldered Hawk, Shoreham

Late yesterday afternoon an adult Red-shouldered Hawk was seen soaring low over the Shoreham/Wading R. area (near the Cooper Av sod fields), slowly drifting eastward in light NW winds. Otherwise, signs of migration were light, with a few warbler species locally and a small movement of flickers

[nysbirds-l] Am. Golden Plovers/Olive-sided Flycatcher/20 species of Warbler

Caught up on some birding the last 2 days. Sunday I spent 2.5 hours at Plumb Beach (6:45 -9:15). Only real highlights were an imm. American Golden Plover and an early Horned Grebe. With the NW winds overnight Sunday into Monday I was anticipating a good passerine flight and I was not

[nysbirds-l] Hook Mountain, Rockland Co. 9/15 (hawk migration)

Tuesday, 15 September 2009 - Firstly, a note from the New Jersey RBA rarity updates list - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBC.html#1253068146 is it the very same Northern Wheatear that just left Stratford, Connecticut? Also, on Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts), a Say's Phoebe was