- RBA
* New York
* New York City, Long Island, Westchester County
* Feb. 5, 2010
* NYNY1002.05
- Birds mentioned
MEW GULL+ (European subspecies "Common Gull")
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD+
Snow Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Tundra Swan
EURASIAN WIGEON
Canvasback
Redhead
Ring-necked Duck
HARLEQUIN DUCK
Changing the subject to something more in line with the post.
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From: Ben Cacace
Date: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn LBBG and thoughts on the Common Gull
To: NYSBIRDS-L
Here's a note sent to the people monitoring gulls
Here's a note sent to the people monitoring gulls tagged at the
Massachusetts reservoirs along with their response.
This is a Ring-billed Gull with *A345* on an orange tag:
/- details to state.ma.us -\
*from:* Ben Cacace
*to:* ken.macken...@state.ma.us, dan.cl...@state.ma.us
*date:* Sat,
Three of the aforementioned Ring billed gulls on Prospect Lake-- all with
reddish pink round wing tags-- was reported to Patuxent Bird lab.I only
received a reply on two of the three birds. It appears that perhaps all were
from the region west of Boston.
Here's what I had
Two of the
Let me thank Doug for a fascinating post. Evidently these wing-tagged
Ring-billed Gulls can tell us a lot about the local movements of wintering
gulls within our area, and I'd encourage everyone to share their sightings
publicly, so that we can piece things together. Of course details should
also
I meant to post about this earlier in the week, but Rob's find today presents
as fitting an opportunity as any, so here goes.
On Tuesday while sorting through the 2400 Ring-billed Gulls (accompanied by
~100 Herring and only 2-3 GBBG) I came across 3 wing-tagged Ring-billed Gulls.
They
At 2:15pm today I spotted a Lesser Black-backed Gull on Prospect Lake
in Prospect Park. Nearly the entire lake is frozen with only a small
opening along the western edge of the lake by West Lake Drive and
Wellhouse Drive. When I first observed the bird it was on the ice at
the edge of the
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
Barbara Saunders and I went to the Croton railroad station, Croton Pt.
Park and the Peekskill area.
Seen from the train station parking lot ca. 8 am were 2 immature Bald
Eagles trying to steal a fish from a Great Black Backed Gull
(unsuccessfully), and two adults and
No Longspur, but a good collection of sparrow like birds from 8-10:30
I (Dave Klauber), saw the following this morning, with Joe V for the 1st hour.
3 Field Sparrows - next to the CG Station fence behind the hedgerow
4 White-crowned Sparrows - all immature, at the entrance on the bay Parkway
I saw this on a local news website and thought you might be interested:
http://yojimbot.blogspot.com/2010/02/harlem-eagle.html
Christina
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Glenn Proudfoot and I ventured to the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR and
were treated to the sight of dozens of N Harriers, an Eastern
Meadowlark, a few Red-tailed Hawks, (a glimpse of a dark phase Rough-
legged Hawk) and 6 Short-eared Owls. The Owls became active at about
5:00 and many times
Glenn Proudfoot and I ventured to the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR and
were treated to the sight of dozens of N Harriers, an Eastern
Meadowlark, a few Red-tailed Hawks, (a glimpse of a dark phase Rough-
legged Hawk) and 6 Short-eared Owls. The Owls became active at about
5:00 and many times
I saw this on a local news website and thought you might be interested:
http://yojimbot.blogspot.com/2010/02/harlem-eagle.html
Christina
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
ARCHIVES:
1)
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010
Barbara Saunders and I went to the Croton railroad station, Croton Pt.
Park and the Peekskill area.
Seen from the train station parking lot ca. 8 am were 2 immature Bald
Eagles trying to steal a fish from a Great Black Backed Gull
(unsuccessfully), and two adults and
I meant to post about this earlier in the week, but Rob's find today presents
as fitting an opportunity as any, so here goes.
On Tuesday while sorting through the 2400 Ring-billed Gulls (accompanied by
~100 Herring and only 2-3 GBBG) I came across 3 wing-tagged Ring-billed Gulls.
They
Let me thank Doug for a fascinating post. Evidently these wing-tagged
Ring-billed Gulls can tell us a lot about the local movements of wintering
gulls within our area, and I'd encourage everyone to share their sightings
publicly, so that we can piece things together. Of course details should
also
Three of the aforementioned Ring billed gulls on Prospect Lake-- all with
reddish pink round wing tags-- was reported to Patuxent Bird lab.I only
received a reply on two of the three birds. It appears that perhaps all were
from the region west of Boston.
Here's what I had
Two of the
Here's a note sent to the people monitoring gulls tagged at the
Massachusetts reservoirs along with their response.
This is a Ring-billed Gull with *A345* on an orange tag:
/- details to state.ma.us -\
*from:* Ben Cacace
*to:* ken.macken...@state.ma.us, dan.cl...@state.ma.us
*date:* Sat,
Changing the subject to something more in line with the post.
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From: Ben Cacace bcac...@gmail.com
Date: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 7:42 PM
Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] Brooklyn LBBG and thoughts on the Common Gull
To: NYSBIRDS-L NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu
Here's a note
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