[nysbirds-l] Croton Pt continuing RH Woodpecker and OC Warbler

Hello all, A visit to Croton Point Park early this afternoon with Luke Tiller, Mike Warner, Ken Mirman and Catherine Hamilton yielded the previously reported RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the parking lot adjacent to the model airplane field and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER by the campground parking lot.

[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe, Glaucous Gull, Killdeer - Chautauqua Co.

The EARED GREBE and the "Blonde Gull" (1st-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL) originally found mid-week by Dave Neveu were both present today at Dunkirk Harbor in Chautauqua Co. with the Grebe frequenting the area in close just off the Main Pier between the docked Margaret Ann (boat) and the east inner

[nysbirds-l] Seals, harriers, harlequins, birders & lunch...not neccessarily in that order.

This afternoon's trip to Shinnicock Inlet was different-birds were not the goal...seals were! While I'm usually alone, enroute to this location, today my wife, Ruth Ann, was riding "shotgun". With the temperature and sunlight pulling her outdoors, along with her rememberence of my description

[MidHudsonBirds] SGNWR 2/21/10

Many observers were treated to excellent looks at 11 Short-eared Owls this evening at the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR. The previously reported Rough-legged Hawk was not seen but many Northern Harriers we actively hunting. Christine Guarino New Paltz, NY

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Montauk area gulls

With a brisk WNW wind and brilliant sunshine I ended up doing a lot of beach walking today. There were at least 450 Bonaparte's Gulls working along the ocean between Montauk Village (Suffolk Co.) and Ditch Plains. Among them, I found an adult *BLACK-HEADED GULL*, likely the same bird I saw out

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending February 17, 2010 Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Only thirty species were reported this week. The most interesting were: ICELAND GULL: Crescent 2/13; Coxsackie Boat Launch 2/14 (2),

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending February 17, 2010 Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Only thirty species were reported this week. The most interesting were: ICELAND GULL: Crescent 2/13; Coxsackie Boat Launch 2/14 (2),

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Montauk area gulls

With a brisk WNW wind and brilliant sunshine I ended up doing a lot of beach walking today. There were at least 450 Bonaparte's Gulls working along the ocean between Montauk Village (Suffolk Co.) and Ditch Plains. Among them, I found an adult *BLACK-HEADED GULL*, likely the same bird I saw out

[MidHudsonBirds] SGNWR 2/21/10

Many observers were treated to excellent looks at 11 Short-eared Owls this evening at the Shawangunk Grasslands NWR. The previously reported Rough-legged Hawk was not seen but many Northern Harriers we actively hunting. Christine Guarino New Paltz, NY

[nysbirds-l] Seals, harriers, harlequins, birders lunch...not neccessarily in that order.

This afternoon's trip to Shinnicock Inlet was different-birds were not the goal...seals were! While I'm usually alone, enroute to this location, today my wife, Ruth Ann, was riding shotgun. With the temperature and sunlight pulling her outdoors, along with her rememberence of my description

[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe, Glaucous Gull, Killdeer - Chautauqua Co.

The EARED GREBE and the Blonde Gull (1st-cycle GLAUCOUS GULL) originally found mid-week by Dave Neveu were both present today at Dunkirk Harbor in Chautauqua Co. with the Grebe frequenting the area in close just off the Main Pier between the docked Margaret Ann (boat) and the east inner

[nysbirds-l] Croton Pt continuing RH Woodpecker and OC Warbler

Hello all, A visit to Croton Point Park early this afternoon with Luke Tiller, Mike Warner, Ken Mirman and Catherine Hamilton yielded the previously reported RED-HEADED WOODPECKER near the parking lot adjacent to the model airplane field and ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER by the campground parking lot.