[nysbirds-l] wood duck chicks

2013-06-06 Thread Luke Ormand
Myself and Anthony Graves observed a female wood duck and I believe 5 newly hatched chicks swimming in the east pond of Wading River Ponds (located on the border of Brookhaven Town and Riverhead Town (north country road - near the former Nuclear Power Plant). There is a wood duck box in the

[nysbirds-l] Age of Staten Island Mississippi Kite

2013-06-06 Thread John Gluth
Photos of the bird in flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sibirdswildlife/) show mottled/streaked underwing coverts and barred tail feathers, making it a subadult. A full adult would have unmarked gray coverts and solid black tail feathers. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 06 Jun 2013

2013-06-06 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/06/2013 * NYBU1306.06 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [The final BOS meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, June

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 6/3, 4, 5, 6

2013-06-06 Thread Tom Fiore
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Mon.-Tues.-Wed. - Thursday, 3rd to 6th of June, 2013 Stragglers and hangers-in continue (nothing out of the ordinary as every spring brings a modest flow of migrant land birds & others thru the city, even into early & mid-June, after the majority of

[nysbirds-l] Great Horned Owl at MNSA, Oceanside

2013-06-06 Thread Michael Farina
Great Horned Owl roosting in trees along golf course, being harassed by crows. Marine Nature Study Area 500 Slice Drive Oceanside, NY 11572 Michael Farina, CWB® Conservation Biologist Marine Nature Study Area Dept. Conservation & Waterways Town of Hempstead http://mnsa.info (

[nysbirds-l] Black Tern and Prairie Warbler

2013-06-06 Thread Mickey Scilingo
The highlights of a quick birding trip this morning before the rain were a single BLACK TERN still hanging around Oneida Lake near the Common Tern colony on the islands visible from Mill St in Constantia, and a singing PRAIRIE WARBLER at the power line cut on Churchill Rd in Happy Valley WMA in

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite - YES

2013-06-06 Thread Mike Shanley
The previously reported MISSISSIPPI KITE continues as of 8:20AM at the Cemetery of the Resurrection near the town of Pleasant Plains on the south shore or Staten Island (Richmond Co.). If you are coming via Brooklyn, take the S.I. Expressway to the West Shore Expressway South (440) and get off

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi kite

2013-06-06 Thread Isaac Grant
For those who don't know, this cemetery is on Staten Island. It is the place that had all the cave swallows last fall. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer Begin forwarded message: > From: "Lake, Thomas R" > Date: June 6, 2013, 8:11:01 AM EDT > To: Isaac Grant > Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] Fwd:

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [SINaturaList] Mississippi kite

2013-06-06 Thread Isaac Grant
The wonder kid strikes again. There is an adult Mississippi kite being seen and photographed right now at the cemetery of the resurrection. Drive through the entrance off of Sharrot Avenue, turn right, go left past the past the pond and walk towards the forest in front of you. There is a

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [SINaturaList] Mississippi kite

2013-06-06 Thread Isaac Grant
The wonder kid strikes again. There is an adult Mississippi kite being seen and photographed right now at the cemetery of the resurrection. Drive through the entrance off of Sharrot Avenue, turn right, go left past the past the pond and walk towards the forest in front of you. There is a

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi kite

2013-06-06 Thread Isaac Grant
For those who don't know, this cemetery is on Staten Island. It is the place that had all the cave swallows last fall. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer Begin forwarded message: From: Lake, Thomas R l...@sunydutchess.edu Date: June 6, 2013, 8:11:01 AM EDT To: Isaac Grant

[nysbirds-l] Mississippi Kite - YES

2013-06-06 Thread Mike Shanley
The previously reported MISSISSIPPI KITE continues as of 8:20AM at the Cemetery of the Resurrection near the town of Pleasant Plains on the south shore or Staten Island (Richmond Co.). If you are coming via Brooklyn, take the S.I. Expressway to the West Shore Expressway South (440) and get off

[nysbirds-l] Black Tern and Prairie Warbler

2013-06-06 Thread Mickey Scilingo
The highlights of a quick birding trip this morning before the rain were a single BLACK TERN still hanging around Oneida Lake near the Common Tern colony on the islands visible from Mill St in Constantia, and a singing PRAIRIE WARBLER at the power line cut on Churchill Rd in Happy Valley WMA in

[nysbirds-l] Great Horned Owl at MNSA, Oceanside

2013-06-06 Thread Michael Farina
Great Horned Owl roosting in trees along golf course, being harassed by crows. Marine Nature Study Area 500 Slice Drive Oceanside, NY 11572 Michael Farina, CWB® Conservation Biologist Marine Nature Study Area Dept. Conservation Waterways Town of Hempstead http://mnsa.info (

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 6/3, 4, 5, 6

2013-06-06 Thread Tom Fiore
Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Mon.-Tues.-Wed. - Thursday, 3rd to 6th of June, 2013 Stragglers and hangers-in continue (nothing out of the ordinary as every spring brings a modest flow of migrant land birds others thru the city, even into early mid-June, after the majority of migrants

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 06 Jun 2013

2013-06-06 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 06/06/2013 * NYBU1306.06 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- [The final BOS meeting of the year will be on Wednesday, June

[nysbirds-l] Age of Staten Island Mississippi Kite

2013-06-06 Thread John Gluth
Photos of the bird in flight (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sibirdswildlife/) show mottled/streaked underwing coverts and barred tail feathers, making it a subadult. A full adult would have unmarked gray coverts and solid black tail feathers. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] wood duck chicks

2013-06-06 Thread Luke Ormand
Myself and Anthony Graves observed a female wood duck and I believe 5 newly hatched chicks swimming in the east pond of Wading River Ponds (located on the border of Brookhaven Town and Riverhead Town (north country road - near the former Nuclear Power Plant). There is a wood duck box in the