[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2011-03-04 Thread David Martin
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 2 March 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Fifty-five species were reported this week. The most-reported species was Red-winged Blackbird (8 reports). The best birds

[nysbirds-l] common raven over yaphank

2011-03-04 Thread DanoR4
stopped at upper yaphank lake today to check out the reported trumpeter swansdidnt have my scope so was unable to get good looks at the swans. While there a common raven circled calling rising up and flying north.towards warbler woods then turning and heading westDan Heglund --

[nysbirds-l] Common Redpolls at Jones Beach

2011-03-04 Thread Ardith Bondi
Barb Saunders and I (Ardith Bondi) found about a dozen Common Redpolls foraging in the median across from the entrance to the Coast Guard Station. They were accompanied by several Red-breasted Nuthatches. Otherwise, a scarcity of birds. Someone reported having seen American Pipit, but we did

[nysbirds-l] Orange County Goose update

2011-03-04 Thread vanhaas
This afternoon around three pm, well after I had left (I've got to stop leaving!) Rob Stone called to tell me the massive Snow Goose flock had resettled in the Turf Nursery. After an extensive search he found a ROSS' GOOSE! I zoomed down as fast as possible, but just before I got there

[nysbirds-l] Orange County Greater White-fronted Geese

2011-03-04 Thread vanhaas
The goose Bonanza continued this morning in the Black dirt region of Orange County. I went directly to the Camel Farm this morning where I immediately located eight (8) Greater White-fronted Geese! The birds were in my opinion two family groups of four. There were four adults and four

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe at Amagansett (Suffolk Co.)

2011-03-04 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Dear NY Birders, With regards to the EARED GREBES recently found on Eastern Long Island, I have little doubt that there are actually two different individuals: the one at Ditch Plains, Montauk and the other at Amagansett. The location where Carl Starace found the Amagansett bird was the same

[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe at Amagansett (Suffolk Co.)

2011-03-04 Thread ken feustel
An Eared Grebe was observed Thursday afternoon with three Horned Grebes from the end of Indian Wells Plain Highway in Amagansett. This individual is perhaps the same bird seen by birders further east off Atlantic Avenue the day before. This particular bird is not a well-marked individual,

[nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe at Amagansett (Suffolk Co.)

2011-03-04 Thread ken feustel
An Eared Grebe was observed Thursday afternoon with three Horned Grebes from the end of Indian Wells Plain Highway in Amagansett. This individual is perhaps the same bird seen by birders further east off Atlantic Avenue the day before. This particular bird is not a well-marked individual,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eared Grebe at Amagansett (Suffolk Co.)

2011-03-04 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Dear NY Birders, With regards to the EARED GREBES recently found on Eastern Long Island, I have little doubt that there are actually two different individuals: the one at Ditch Plains, Montauk and the other at Amagansett. The location where Carl Starace found the Amagansett bird was the same

[nysbirds-l] Orange County Greater White-fronted Geese

2011-03-04 Thread vanhaas
The goose Bonanza continued this morning in the Black dirt region of Orange County. I went directly to the Camel Farm this morning where I immediately located eight (8) Greater White-fronted Geese! The birds were in my opinion two family groups of four. There were four adults and four

[nysbirds-l] Orange County Goose update

2011-03-04 Thread vanhaas
This afternoon around three pm, well after I had left (I've got to stop leaving!) Rob Stone called to tell me the massive Snow Goose flock had resettled in the Turf Nursery. After an extensive search he found a ROSS' GOOSE! I zoomed down as fast as possible, but just before I got there

[nysbirds-l] Common Redpolls at Jones Beach

2011-03-04 Thread Ardith Bondi
Barb Saunders and I (Ardith Bondi) found about a dozen Common Redpolls foraging in the median across from the entrance to the Coast Guard Station. They were accompanied by several Red-breasted Nuthatches. Otherwise, a scarcity of birds. Someone reported having seen American Pipit, but we did

[nysbirds-l] common raven over yaphank

2011-03-04 Thread DanoR4
stopped at upper yaphank lake today to check out the reported trumpeter swansdidnt have my scope so was unable to get good looks at the swans. While there a common raven circled calling rising up and flying north.towards warbler woods then turning and heading westDan Heglund --

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2011-03-04 Thread David Martin
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 2 March 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Fifty-five species were reported this week. The most-reported species was Red-winged Blackbird (8 reports). The best birds