[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 15 April 2011

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Apr. 15, 2011 * NYNY1104.15 - Birds mentioned VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) KING EIDER Red-necked Grebe Northern Gannet Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Green Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Broad-winged

[nysbirds-l] 46 SNOWY EGRETS @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

I spent the afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, birding both East and West Ponds as well as the gardens. Land birds were scarce and nary a warbler was seen or heard. My highlights, were the following: *46* SNOWY EGRETS, *27* GREAT EGRETS, *9* LITTLE BLUE HERONS, **5 TRI-COLORED HERONS**,

[nysbirds-l] elsewhere in Manhattan, NYC 4/15

In my previous post I used the subject header of Manhattan - I had also visited some smaller parks - as well as Riverside, which did have a fair number of migrants on Friday mid-day. I'm about to head back there - and would post if anything of special note is found - many of the more-common

[nysbirds-l] Mitred Parakeets return to Hillcrest

As of yesterday, April 14, the Mitred Parakeets have returned to Hillcrest, Queens County to feed on cherry blossoms. Today I met Bob Adamo there. We observed 8 birds (there have been as many as 12 so far). Most significantly, we observed a pair copulating. Also of note is that there

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/14-15 incl. Varied Thrush

Thursday-Friday, 14-15 April, 2011 - Manhattan, N.Y. City The Central Park VARIED THRUSH looks to possibly hang in for a full 5 months - if it stays on into the last week of April... it's still present today (Friday) in the area on the north side of the East 79 St. transverse road and

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake State Park & Oceanside MNSA Birds (Nassau Co.)

It was a disappointing morning of birding at most locales we visited this morning. Robert Moses State Park was very quiet, as was WestEnd/Jones Beach. We stopped at Hempstead Lake State Park in mid-morning but no one we talked to had seen the previously reported Yellow-throated Warbler. We did

[nysbirds-l] Greenwood Cemetery, Kings County

DATE: April 15, 2011 SITE: Greenwood Cemetery LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY Canada Goose Double-crested Cormorant Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Rock Pigeon Monk Parakeet Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper

[nysbirds-l] Greenwood Cemetery, Kings County

DATE: April 15, 2011 SITE: Greenwood Cemetery LOCATION: Brooklyn, NY Canada Goose Double-crested Cormorant Red-tailed Hawk American Kestrel Rock Pigeon Monk Parakeet Red-bellied Woodpecker Northern Flicker Blue Jay Black-capped Chickadee Red-breasted Nuthatch White-breasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper

[nysbirds-l] Hempstead Lake State Park Oceanside MNSA Birds (Nassau Co.)

It was a disappointing morning of birding at most locales we visited this morning. Robert Moses State Park was very quiet, as was WestEnd/Jones Beach. We stopped at Hempstead Lake State Park in mid-morning but no one we talked to had seen the previously reported Yellow-throated Warbler. We did

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 4/14-15 incl. Varied Thrush

Thursday-Friday, 14-15 April, 2011 - Manhattan, N.Y. City The Central Park VARIED THRUSH looks to possibly hang in for a full 5 months - if it stays on into the last week of April... it's still present today (Friday) in the area on the north side of the East 79 St. transverse road and

[nysbirds-l] Mitred Parakeets return to Hillcrest

As of yesterday, April 14, the Mitred Parakeets have returned to Hillcrest, Queens County to feed on cherry blossoms. Today I met Bob Adamo there. We observed 8 birds (there have been as many as 12 so far). Most significantly, we observed a pair copulating. Also of note is that there

[nysbirds-l] elsewhere in Manhattan, NYC 4/15

In my previous post I used the subject header of Manhattan - I had also visited some smaller parks - as well as Riverside, which did have a fair number of migrants on Friday mid-day. I'm about to head back there - and would post if anything of special note is found - many of the more-common

[nysbirds-l] 46 SNOWY EGRETS @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge...

I spent the afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, birding both East and West Ponds as well as the gardens. Land birds were scarce and nary a warbler was seen or heard. My highlights, were the following: *46* SNOWY EGRETS, *27* GREAT EGRETS, *9* LITTLE BLUE HERONS, **5 TRI-COLORED HERONS**,

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 15 April 2011

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Apr. 15, 2011 * NYNY1104.15 - Birds mentioned VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) KING EIDER Red-necked Grebe Northern Gannet Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Green Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Broad-winged