sorry - that was a King Eider, not a Common Eider..
Bill
In a message dated 1/19/2014 6:11:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
williamwatso...@aol.com writes:
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice
Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup,
Here are some of the birds seen today in Suffolk County with Jared Cole
and Brian Whipple :
Shinnecock Inlet :
1 first winter male and 3 females King Eiders, West of the jetties in a
group of Common Eider and Scoters.
2 first winter Glaucous Gulls together in the harbour
1 first winter
This afternoon Bruce Nott and I joined together and did some roaming in the black dirt area near Pine Island and without any target area or birds we had a very pleasant variety. On Indiana Road we had 5 Rough-legged Hawks, 4 Red-tails and three Harriers. On Skinner Lane we ran into a few small
My wife Nobue and I and my friend Jon Hall went out to Long Island in search of
Snowy Owls and the remote hope of seeing a Harp Seal (Jon is #1 or 2 in
lifelist totals of world mammals and wanted to see a Harp Seal). Jon had never
seen a Snowy before so really wanted to see one and I figured
Hi Everyone,
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some
I observed a Snowy Owl today (1PM) at Orient State Park at the location
described by Patrick Haney in his post of Jan 17 copied below.
Snowy Owl - Observed late this afternoon on the north side of the road just
before you reach the ranger station.
The ranger told us two
Saw one today at Floyd Bennett near Raptor Point.
Best,
Bill
From: Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds)
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 6:53 PM
To: NYSBirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls
Can anyone tip me off to the best place to see a Snowy Owl? Also, are there any
at Floyd Bennett or Jones Beach? I
Can anyone tip me off to the best place to see a Snowy Owl? Also, are there
any at Floyd Bennett or Jones Beach? I am determined to find one this year!
--
*Yours, *
* Avery*
"The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our
treatment of them has no moral significance,
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice
Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1,824 Bufflehead,
1,166 Common Goldeneye, 8 Am. Black Duck, 3 Mallard, 10 Lesser Scaup, 4
White-winged Scoter, 20 Redhead, 3 Canvasback, 73 Long-tailed Duck, and
Highlights from my bird walk at the Bartow Pell Mansion located in Pelham Bay
Park include BARRED OWL and RED HEADED DUCK.
A red headed duck was observed feeding with American Widgeon along the
shoreline, in a cove, opposite the Orchard Beach Parking lot. Best observed by
taking the trail, in
We had snow, sleet, hail, rain, thunder and the following birds on the Saturday
morning bird walk:
Golden crowned kinglets-2
Fox sparrow-2
Eastern towhee-1
White throated sparrow-many
Song sparrow-2
Dark eyed Junco-many
American Robin-24
Cardinal -2
Blue jay-4
White breasted nuthatch-1
We had snow, sleet, hail, rain, thunder and the following birds on the Saturday
morning bird walk:
Golden crowned kinglets-2
Fox sparrow-2
Eastern towhee-1
White throated sparrow-many
Song sparrow-2
Dark eyed Junco-many
American Robin-24
Cardinal -2
Blue jay-4
White breasted nuthatch-1
Highlights from my bird walk at the Bartow Pell Mansion located in Pelham Bay
Park include BARRED OWL and RED HEADED DUCK.
A red headed duck was observed feeding with American Widgeon along the
shoreline, in a cove, opposite the Orchard Beach Parking lot. Best observed by
taking the trail, in
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice
Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup, 1,824 Bufflehead,
1,166 Common Goldeneye, 8 Am. Black Duck, 3 Mallard, 10 Lesser Scaup, 4
White-winged Scoter, 20 Redhead, 3 Canvasback, 73 Long-tailed Duck, and
Can anyone tip me off to the best place to see a Snowy Owl? Also, are there
any at Floyd Bennett or Jones Beach? I am determined to find one this year!
--
*Yours, *
* Avery*
The assumption that animals are without rights, and the illusion that our
treatment of them has no moral significance,
Saw one today at Floyd Bennett near Raptor Point.
Best,
Bill
From: Avery Scott (SkyOfBirds)
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 6:53 PM
To: NYSBirds
Subject: [nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls
Can anyone tip me off to the best place to see a Snowy Owl? Also, are there any
at Floyd Bennett or Jones Beach? I
I observed a Snowy Owl today (1PM) at Orient State Park at the location
described by Patrick Haney in his post of Jan 17 copied below.
Snowy Owl - Observed late this afternoon on the north side of the road just
before you reach the ranger station.
The ranger told us two
Hi Everyone,
After meeting a fellow birder checking out Massapequa Preserve - I decided
to check it out too - I live 2 blocks away but haven't been there in a
while. At the pond by Pittsburgh Ave, I saw a Hybrid Eurasian Wigeon, and
at the pond by New Hampshire, saw a Eurasian Wigeon with some
My wife Nobue and I and my friend Jon Hall went out to Long Island in search of
Snowy Owls and the remote hope of seeing a Harp Seal (Jon is #1 or 2 in
lifelist totals of world mammals and wanted to see a Harp Seal). Jon had never
seen a Snowy before so really wanted to see one and I figured
This afternoon Bruce Nott and I joined together and did some roaming in the black dirt area near Pine Islandand without any target area or birds we had a very pleasant variety. On Indiana Road we had 5 Rough-legged Hawks, 4 Red-tails and three Harriers. On Skinner Lane we ran into a few small
sorry - that was a King Eider, not a Common Eider..
Bill
In a message dated 1/19/2014 6:11:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
williamwatso...@aol.com writes:
January 19 - On the Niagara River between the Peace Bridge and the Ice
Boom (start of Lake Erie) there were 2,092 Greater Scaup,
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