[nysbirds-l] White Ibis - Tonawanda WMA

It back. or maybe it never left. The White Ibis was well observed near the tree top at the egret roost from 6:10 to 6:15, then it dropped down into the thickets. Unfortunately an idiot hunter walked in to set up his tree stand about 30 yards west of the egret roost. Bill Watson --

[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, N.Y. City 10/21 Rufous Hummingbird, Cackling Goose, expected migrants (& elsewhere rarities redux)

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 - Staten Island, N.Y. City A couple of the rarities recently reported were still present today, including a male Rufous (judging by prior photos showing tail spreads) Hummingbird in the same location (at around 7:15 a.m.), and a Cackling Goose also at a location

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Lark Sparrow

Vicki Bustamante called to tell me that the LARK SPARROW found last Saturday just north of the new bathrooms in the lower parking lot at Montauk Point (Suffolk Co.) is still present this afternoon Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937

[nysbirds-l] Oceanside Preserve

Marine Nature Study Area, 21 Oct, Bright sunny morning. A walk around the site produced SONG, SAVANNAH, SWAMP and WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS on the path. In the marsh, three white herons fed together in a small tidal pool. They presented three sizes, a GREAT EGRET, a crouched SNOWY EGRET and an

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nelson's Sparrow

Hi All, I observed the previously reported Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow this morning from 9:45-10:30 am. Curt McDermott > CC: nYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu > From: p...@netstep.net > Subject: [nysbirds-l] Nelson's Sparrow > Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:38:48 -0400 > To: