Yesterday afternoon, during the snow showers, I found a 1st cycle
Glaucous Gull at the Bellport Bay Yacht Club. It was still present
today at mid-morning, resting on the south dock.
My dad and I decided to head east this afternoon to check for various
waterfowl. En route, we spotted an
Having somehow managed to fail at all my previous attempts to find Purple
Sandpipers this winter (twice around Montauk and once each at Point Lookout and
Jones Beach west end), I gave it one last go after consulting eBird data which
showed that the most recent sightings had been along the ocean
See link below for details. Last seen at 6:00 tonight.
http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=376451=MASS=Massachusetts
-Peter
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Despite the chilly weather, there was a nice assortment of early spring
migrants and winter resident species at Hempstead Lake State Park (HLSP) this
morning. Upon arriving at the HLSP parking lot, I heard a Common Raven calling,
and discovered a pair in the roadway east of the parking lot
The Varied Thrush was seen East of the Cemetery off of Center Drive from 12:52
through 1:40 when I left. Other notable birds seen were:
Pine Siskin -at feeders and a few individuals near the Varied Thrush
White-winged Crossbill- small moving flock above area where the Varied Thrush
was.
I went for the Fish Crows to the foot of Hertel Avenue in Buffalo this
morning. This was my second attempt, having dipped on the previous effort.
This time I did much better, spotting four or five smaller crows and hearing
about a half-dozen FISH CROW calls. Unfortunately, I never saw a Fish
East of Quaker Cemetary. Off Center Drive. Also present a few White-winged
Crossbills, Pine Siskins and a bright European Goldfinch. Gail Benson and
Tom Burke.
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The bird is on Upper Francis Pond, not Lower Francis Pond.
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Seth Ausubel
> Date: March 17, 2013, 11:55:20 AM EDT
> To: post NYSbirds
> Subject: Tufted Duck - Mill Neck
>
> A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck,
A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau County
for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd about .9
miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR station. The bird
is immaculate
with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the
Regarding Mathew's post below: A pair of Peregrines have nested since 2010 at
the location he mentions in Brooklyn. Here is a photo album of the last of 4
chicks squeezing out of the barred window to make its first flight over 6 lanes
of traffic in 2010! It's the third window from the top,
Due to a storage space issue, I will be disposing of what I believe is a
complete set of the New York State Ornithological Association's journal
The Kingbird dating back to 1975. If anyone is interested, they are free
for the taking. If you want them shipped, they should be able to ship at
Sorry, didn't mean to hit reply all. Please ignore. I contacted the Tom that I
intended to.
Matt
From: bounce-75501106-44102...@list.cornell.edu
[bounce-75501106-44102...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Matthew A. Young
[m...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Sunday,
Hi Tom,
Hey, the vertebrate museum wants to do a redpolls display for the Visitor
center.is it OK to use a few of your pics?
Matt
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On Saturday Bob Adamo and I missed the Long-Eared Owl (which was seen by Sy
Schiff at 8:30am) at the Marine Nature Center in Oceanside, the Harlequin
Ducks (which was seen by Seth Ausubel and Rich Kelly earlier) at Point
Lookout, the Gyrfalcon at Gilgo and the Red-necked Grebe at Cap Tree our
There was a smorgasbord of waterfowl in the open waters of the west end of
Oneida Lake on Saturday afternoon. I came up with 19 species of water birds
after viewing from 2 different locations. First I scanned from the fisherman’s
access point underneath the I-81 bridge (accessed from the
On Saturday Bob Adamo and I missed the Long-Eared Owl (which was seen by Sy
Schiff at 8:30am) at the Marine Nature Center in Oceanside, the Harlequin
Ducks (which was seen by Seth Ausubel and Rich Kelly earlier) at Point
Lookout, the Gyrfalcon at Gilgo and the Red-necked Grebe at Cap Tree our
Hi Tom,
Hey, the vertebrate museum wants to do a redpolls display for the Visitor
center.is it OK to use a few of your pics?
Matt
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Sorry, didn't mean to hit reply all. Please ignore. I contacted the Tom that I
intended to.
Matt
From: bounce-75501106-44102...@list.cornell.edu
[bounce-75501106-44102...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Matthew A. Young
[m...@cornell.edu]
Sent: Sunday,
Due to a storage space issue, I will be disposing of what I believe is a
complete set of the New York State Ornithological Association's journal
The Kingbird dating back to 1975. If anyone is interested, they are free
for the taking. If you want them shipped, they should be able to ship at
Regarding Mathew's post below: A pair of Peregrines have nested since 2010 at
the location he mentions in Brooklyn. Here is a photo album of the last of 4
chicks squeezing out of the barred window to make its first flight over 6 lanes
of traffic in 2010! It's the third window from the top,
A drake Tufted Duck has been on Lower Francis Pond in Mill Neck, Nassau County
for at least the past several days. The pond is along Frost Mill Rd about .9
miles south of the Shu Swamp Sanctuary and the Mill Neck LIRR station. The bird
is immaculate
with no streaking on the sides. Possibly the
The bird is on Upper Francis Pond, not Lower Francis Pond.
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: Seth Ausubel sausu...@nyc.rr.com
Date: March 17, 2013, 11:55:20 AM EDT
To: post NYSbirds nysbirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: Tufted Duck - Mill Neck
A drake Tufted Duck has been on
East of Quaker Cemetary. Off Center Drive. Also present a few White-winged
Crossbills, Pine Siskins and a bright European Goldfinch. Gail Benson and
Tom Burke.
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
I went for the Fish Crows to the foot of Hertel Avenue in Buffalo this
morning. This was my second attempt, having dipped on the previous effort.
This time I did much better, spotting four or five smaller crows and hearing
about a half-dozen FISH CROW calls. Unfortunately, I never saw a Fish
Despite the chilly weather, there was a nice assortment of early spring
migrants and winter resident species at Hempstead Lake State Park (HLSP) this
morning. Upon arriving at the HLSP parking lot, I heard a Common Raven calling,
and discovered a pair in the roadway east of the parking lot
See link below for details. Last seen at 6:00 tonight.
http://birding.aba.org/message.php?mesid=376451MLID=MASSMLNM=Massachusetts
-Peter
--
NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES
Having somehow managed to fail at all my previous attempts to find Purple
Sandpipers this winter (twice around Montauk and once each at Point Lookout and
Jones Beach west end), I gave it one last go after consulting eBird data which
showed that the most recent sightings had been along the ocean
Yesterday afternoon, during the snow showers, I found a 1st cycle
Glaucous Gull at the Bellport Bay Yacht Club. It was still present
today at mid-morning, resting on the south dock.
My dad and I decided to head east this afternoon to check for various
waterfowl. En route, we spotted an
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