[nysbirds-l] Kiskadee in NYC

[Paul Sweet]

The Bermuda population of Great Kiskadee is introduced so I suppose even
if the bird can be proven to be from there it's not "countable" no matter
how it arrived in NYC?

Paul Sweet


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Joseph DiCostanzo]

And, of course, there are various cruise ships that dock only a few blocks
from the Intrepid.

 

Joe DiCostanzo

 

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From: bounce-38007903-3714...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-38007903-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Block
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:10 PM
To: NYS Birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

 

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY
listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's
true then it would be an awesome bird.

 

Andrew

 

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- Forwarded Message -
From: JOHN VOTTA 
To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a
Wildlife Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about
this. I am a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and
someone from the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week
later but as you can see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding
you the link to the forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the
G. Kiskadee at all but he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it
is a great bird for NYC so I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader
on a cruise ship or an Irene displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

John



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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Ardith Bondi]

If you scroll down that page and open one of the other links 
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/img1862lowerres.jpg/

the image opens - Great Kiskadee at the Intrepid!

Ardith Bondi

On 9/6/11 5:09 PM, Andrew Block wrote:

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the
NY listserv. I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can. If
it's true then it would be an awesome bird.
Andrew
*Andrew v. F. Block*
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37 Tanglewylde Avenue
Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036


- Forwarded Message -
*From:* JOHN VOTTA 
*To:* ablock22...@yahoo.com
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
*Subject:* Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a
Wildlife Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know
about this. I am a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID
website and someone from the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I
know it is a week later but as you can see these pics were just posted
today. I am forwarding you the link to the forum. Again these are not my
PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee at all but he states it was right
near the Intrepid. I know it is a great bird for NYC so I needed to let
someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise ship or an Irene
displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

John


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear seen as of 12:50pm

[Benjamin Van Doren]

Hi all,

Wheatear was still there as of 6 PM. Frequenting the fence along the train
tracks but also flying all around the area, perching in trees, on a garbage
can, and often staying on the ground inside the train track fence. Luckily,
the many trains moving by would flush the bird onto the fence for great
looks when this occurred.

A picture: http://flic.kr/p/ajZkD7

Superb looks at a superbly cooperative bird!

Benjamin Van Doren
White Plains, NY

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Re: Re:[nysbirds-l] Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Mike]

Nothing conclusive, but the tail end looks kind of ratty in the 3rd photo and 
the bird almost seems to be begging for food in the first.  Maybe a shipboard 
pet?

Mike Cooper
Ridge, LI, NY

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[nysbirds-l] recent "tropical" land birds in the NE

[Tom Fiore]

It may be worth a mention that at least a couple of interesting  
reports are in New England birding lists recently:


Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Maine (on an offshore island banding station):
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/browse_thread/thread/6c4b03b4efd99a68#

Yellow-green Vireo, Massachusets (Plum Island, also banding station)
http://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/browse_thread/thread/b85079a8101e84cd?hl=en 
.


-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
Interesting season!

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Angus Wilson]

Andrew, Thanks for forwarding. This link worked for me.

http://profile.imageshack.us/user/randb42/

I'm a little stunned and hoping for more specifics.

Angus Wilson

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Andrew Block  wrote:

> Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY
> listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's
> true then it would be an awesome bird.
>
> Andrew
>
> *Andrew v. F. Block*
> *Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist*
> 37 Tanglewylde Avenue
> Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
> Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036
>
>
> - Forwarded Message -
> *From:* JOHN VOTTA 
> *To:* ablock22...@yahoo.com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
> *Subject:* Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a
> Wildlife Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about
> this. I am a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and
> someone from the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week
> later but as you can see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding
> you the link to the forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the
> G. Kiskadee at all but he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it
> is a great bird for NYC so I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader
> on a cruise ship or an Irene displacement???
>
> http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx
>
> John
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Shane Blodgett]

If you scroll down the page he gives another link that works and it is indeed a 
Great Kiskadee.

Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY

Sent from another Apple device 

On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Block  wrote:

> Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY 
> listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's true 
> then it would be an awesome bird.
>  
> Andrew
>  
> Andrew v. F. Block
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> 37 Tanglewylde Avenue
> Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
> Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036
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> 
> - Forwarded Message -
> From: JOHN VOTTA 
> To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
> Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a Wildlife 
> Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about this. I am 
> a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and someone from 
> the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week later but as 
> you can see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding you the link 
> to the forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee 
> at all but he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it is a great 
> bird for NYC so I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise 
> ship or an Irene displacement???
> 
> http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx
> 
> John
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[nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Andrew Block]

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY 
listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's true 
then it would be an awesome bird.
 
Andrew

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- Forwarded Message -
From: JOHN VOTTA 
To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a Wildlife 
Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about this. I am a 
member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and someone from the 
UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week later but as you can 
see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding you the link to the 
forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee at all but 
he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it is a great bird for NYC so 
I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise ship or an Irene 
displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

John
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear at Croton RR Station

[Robert Lewis]

Update:  easily visible from around 2:50 - 3:10pm when I left. killer looks.

When I left it was perched on top of a gravel pile, about 6 feet off the ground.

Plenty of easy parking here.  Just keep driving south.

41.184524, -73.879591 

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Sleepy Hollow NY

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear at croton train station

[Robert Lewis]

Update:  easily visible from around 2:50 = 3:10pm when I left. killer looks.
When I left it was perched on top of a gravel pile, about 6 feet off the ground.
Plenty of easy parking here.  Just keep driving south.
41.184524, -73.879591 
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[nysbirds-l] Wheatear seen as of 12:50pm

[Andrew Block]

The Northern Wheatear female/winter male was at the Croton train station boat 
ramp parking area as of 12:50pm when I left.  Nice bird.  Thanks Christine for 
the notice.
 
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From: Christine (Smith) McCluskey 
To: Tait Johansson ; orlando BRSS 

Cc: doug bloom ; neil powell ; Matty 
McCluskey ; joan eckels ; 
Peter Becker BAS ; Walt Fowler ; 
Benjamin Van Doren ; Michael Lolya ; lewis 
lolya SMRA ; anne swaim ; justine 
davenport ; Donna Lee Ubertalli SMRA ; 
john grant ; Ponie Sheehan ; 
Valerie Lyle SMRA ; andrew block BRSS 
; bill wallace ; chris Drury 
; Dave SMRA Wyly ; Frenchy Delacour 
; Hank Weber ; jack rothman CIB 
; Joan Wyly SMRA ; mike 
bochnick HRAS ; Richard Saravay SMRA ;
 Rik kaufman smra ; Sue & Frank Orourke BRSS 
; trudy battaly 
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:40 AM
Subject: wheatear CONFIRMED!


at croton railroad boatramp as we speak...happy spotting!
  

 
Christine  
Note my new email address, 
I've gone back to my Maiden Name!


  
From: Tait Johansson 
To: christine_mc.clus...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: wheatear @ CPP!


 
Awesome thanks keep me posted if you hear anything

Tait


Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 08:07:23 -0700
From: christine_mc.clus...@yahoo.com
Subject: wheatear @ CPP!
To: taitjohans...@hotmail.com; trachtenb...@amsllp.com; nimajn...@gmail.com; 
mlo...@aol.com; llo...@aol.com; annesw...@gmail.com
CC: bluebird...@gmail.com; pabec...@optonline.net


charlie just called that he is going to check out a possible wheatear sighting 
in the parking lot of thr croton railiroad station.
  

 
Christine  
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[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio Archives of guest LTiller

[Mardi Dickinson]

Birders et al,

FYI, BirdCallsRadio Archives of guest Luke Tiller is now available for
listening if you missed the live show last Saturday. Enjoy

http://birdcallsradio.com/bird-calls-radio-archives/

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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Abundance of Black Terns and Brown Pelican

[Angus Wilson]

The number of BLACK TERNS has continued to climb from the already excellent
numbers around 'Irene Sunday' when I noted 173 between Mecox and Montauk (28
Aug 2011). On Sunday evening (4 Sep 2011) I counted six hundred and thirty
one (631) along a 7-mile stretch of Gardiner's Bay from Accabonac Harbor
Inlet to Napeague Harbor (East Hampton/Amagensett, Suffolk Co.). The
majority were juveniles but a few adults were mixed in. Although numbers
were down slightly the following morning there were still good sized flocks
around Napeague and Accabonac Harbors.

Speaking of terns, I picked up a dead ROYAL TERN in Sagaponack yesterday.
This was lying out in the middle of the field that hosted the White Ibis and
I figured it was worth checking to make sure it was not a tropicbird. On
Sunday, a freshly dead juvenile BRIDLED TERN was found floating in the
Montauk Harbor boat basin by a local Captain as is on its way to the AMNH.

The juvenile BROWN PELICAN continues at Montauk Inlet. Yesterday it was on
the western jetty. When I heard of Richard Kastan's three Brown Pelicans off
Sagaponack, I wondered if the 2 Montauk pelicans had teamed up with the
Great Gull pelican and were headed south. Evidently that is not the case.

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[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: Abundance of Black Terns and Brown Pelican

[Angus Wilson]

The number of BLACK TERNS has continued to climb from the already excellent
numbers around 'Irene Sunday' when I noted 173 between Mecox and Montauk (28
Aug 2011). On Sunday evening (4 Sep 2011) I counted six hundred and thirty
one (631) along a 7-mile stretch of Gardiner's Bay from Accabonac Harbor
Inlet to Napeague Harbor (East Hampton/Amagensett, Suffolk Co.). The
majority were juveniles but a few adults were mixed in. Although numbers
were down slightly the following morning there were still good sized flocks
around Napeague and Accabonac Harbors.

Speaking of terns, I picked up a dead ROYAL TERN in Sagaponack yesterday.
This was lying out in the middle of the field that hosted the White Ibis and
I figured it was worth checking to make sure it was not a tropicbird. On
Sunday, a freshly dead juvenile BRIDLED TERN was found floating in the
Montauk Harbor boat basin by a local Captain as is on its way to the AMNH.

The juvenile BROWN PELICAN continues at Montauk Inlet. Yesterday it was on
the western jetty. When I heard of Richard Kastan's three Brown Pelicans off
Sagaponack, I wondered if the 2 Montauk pelicans had teamed up with the
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[nysbirds-l] Wheatear seen as of 12:50pm

[Andrew Block]

The Northern Wheatear female/winter male was at the Croton train station boat 
ramp parking area as of 12:50pm when I left.  Nice bird.  Thanks Christine for 
the notice.
 
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From: Christine (Smith) McCluskey christine_mc.clus...@yahoo.com
To: Tait Johansson taitjohans...@hotmail.com; orlando BRSS 
bluebird...@gmail.com
Cc: doug bloom larch...@aol.com; neil powell nhpow...@gmail.com; Matty 
McCluskey mcclus...@telephonics.com; joan eckels joaneck...@optonline.net; 
Peter Becker BAS pabec...@optonline.net; Walt Fowler toy_ca...@verizon.net; 
Benjamin Van Doren nimajn...@gmail.com; Michael Lolya mlo...@aol.com; lewis 
lolya SMRA llo...@aol.com; anne swaim annesw...@gmail.com; justine 
davenport justm...@me.com; Donna Lee Ubertalli SMRA duberta...@gmail.com; 
john grant nat...@optonline.net; Ponie Sheehan wshee...@maryknoll.org; 
Valerie Lyle SMRA vega...@fastmail.us; andrew block BRSS 
ablock22...@yahoo.com; bill wallace billwb...@aol.com; chris Drury 
chrisdrur...@gmail.com; Dave SMRA Wyly da...@wyly.com; Frenchy Delacour 
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j...@cityislandbirds.com; Joan Wyly SMRA jw...@converseon.com; mike 
bochnick HRAS bochn...@cs.com; Richard Saravay SMRA richard.sara...@hok.com;
 Rik kaufman smra old...@optonline.net; Sue  Frank Orourke BRSS 
suzanneorou...@hotmail.com; trudy battaly mer...@pipeline.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:40 AM
Subject: wheatear CONFIRMED!


at croton railroad boatramp as we speak...happy spotting!
  

 
Christine  
Note my new email address, 
I've gone back to my Maiden Name!


  
From: Tait Johansson taitjohans...@hotmail.com
To: christine_mc.clus...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 11:12 AM
Subject: RE: wheatear @ CPP!


 
Awesome thanks keep me posted if you hear anything

Tait


Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 08:07:23 -0700
From: christine_mc.clus...@yahoo.com
Subject: wheatear @ CPP!
To: taitjohans...@hotmail.com; trachtenb...@amsllp.com; nimajn...@gmail.com; 
mlo...@aol.com; llo...@aol.com; annesw...@gmail.com
CC: bluebird...@gmail.com; pabec...@optonline.net


charlie just called that he is going to check out a possible wheatear sighting 
in the parking lot of thr croton railiroad station.
  

 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear at croton train station

[Robert Lewis]

Update:  easily visible from around 2:50 = 3:10pm when I left. killer looks.
When I left it was perched on top of a gravel pile, about 6 feet off the ground.
Plenty of easy parking here.  Just keep driving south.
41.184524, -73.879591 
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Re: [nysbirds-l] Wheatear at Croton RR Station

[Robert Lewis]

Update:  easily visible from around 2:50 - 3:10pm when I left. killer looks.

When I left it was perched on top of a gravel pile, about 6 feet off the ground.

Plenty of easy parking here.  Just keep driving south.

41.184524, -73.879591 

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[nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Andrew Block]

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY 
listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's true 
then it would be an awesome bird.
 
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- Forwarded Message -
From: JOHN VOTTA wadda...@verizon.net
To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a Wildlife 
Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about this. I am a 
member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and someone from the 
UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week later but as you can 
see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding you the link to the 
forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee at all but 
he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it is a great bird for NYC so 
I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise ship or an Irene 
displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Shane Blodgett]

If you scroll down the page he gives another link that works and it is indeed a 
Great Kiskadee.

Shane Blodgett
Brooklyn NY

Sent from another Apple device 

On Sep 6, 2011, at 5:09 PM, Andrew Block ablock22...@yahoo.com wrote:

 Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY 
 listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's true 
 then it would be an awesome bird.
  
 Andrew
  
 Andrew v. F. Block
 Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist
 37 Tanglewylde Avenue
 Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036
 
 
 - Forwarded Message -
 From: JOHN VOTTA wadda...@verizon.net
 To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
 Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
 Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31
 
 Hi Andrew,
 
 First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a Wildlife 
 Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about this. I am 
 a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and someone from 
 the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week later but as 
 you can see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding you the link 
 to the forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee 
 at all but he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it is a great 
 bird for NYC so I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise 
 ship or an Irene displacement???
 
 http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx
 
 John
 
 
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[nysbirds-l] recent tropical land birds in the NE

[Tom Fiore]

It may be worth a mention that at least a couple of interesting  
reports are in New England birding lists recently:


Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Maine (on an offshore island banding station):
http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds/browse_thread/thread/6c4b03b4efd99a68#

Yellow-green Vireo, Massachusets (Plum Island, also banding station)
http://groups.google.com/group/nhbirds/browse_thread/thread/b85079a8101e84cd?hl=en 
.


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Interesting season!

Good birding,

Tom Fiore,
Manhattan


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Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Ardith Bondi]

If you scroll down that page and open one of the other links 
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/801/img1862lowerres.jpg/

the image opens - Great Kiskadee at the Intrepid!

Ardith Bondi

On 9/6/11 5:09 PM, Andrew Block wrote:

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the
NY listserv. I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can. If
it's true then it would be an awesome bird.
Andrew
*Andrew v. F. Block*
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Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131
Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036


- Forwarded Message -
*From:* JOHN VOTTA wadda...@verizon.net
*To:* ablock22...@yahoo.com
*Sent:* Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
*Subject:* Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a
Wildlife Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know
about this. I am a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID
website and someone from the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I
know it is a week later but as you can see these pics were just posted
today. I am forwarding you the link to the forum. Again these are not my
PICs and I did not see the G. Kiskadee at all but he states it was right
near the Intrepid. I know it is a great bird for NYC so I needed to let
someone know. Maybe a freeloader on a cruise ship or an Irene
displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

John


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RE: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

[Joseph DiCostanzo]

And, of course, there are various cruise ships that dock only a few blocks
from the Intrepid.

 

Joe DiCostanzo

 

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From: bounce-38007903-3714...@list.cornell.edu
[mailto:bounce-38007903-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Block
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 5:10 PM
To: NYS Birds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

 

Just got this from John Votta in NJ who wanted to me to send it to the NY
listserv.  I couldn't see any photo but maybe someone else can.  If it's
true then it would be an awesome bird.

 

Andrew

 

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- Forwarded Message -
From: JOHN VOTTA wadda...@verizon.net
To: ablock22...@yahoo.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2011 4:23 PM
Subject: Bird by the USS Intrepid on 8/31

Hi Andrew,

First off I got your email from the NY Listserv and seeing you are a
Wildlife Biologist, I thought I would let someone on the NY serv know about
this. I am a member on the NJ Listserv and I frequent a bird ID website and
someone from the UK was asking about this ID from 8/31. I know it is a week
later but as you can see these pics were just posted today. I am forwarding
you the link to the forum. Again these are not my PICs and I did not see the
G. Kiskadee at all but he states it was right near the Intrepid. I know it
is a great bird for NYC so I needed to let someone know. Maybe a freeloader
on a cruise ship or an Irene displacement???

http://www.whatbird.com/forums/forums/thread/256501.aspx

John



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[nysbirds-l] Kiskadee in NYC

[Paul Sweet]

The Bermuda population of Great Kiskadee is introduced so I suppose even
if the bird can be proven to be from there it's not countable no matter
how it arrived in NYC?

Paul Sweet


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