[nysbirds-l] Doodletown

2014-06-08 Thread redknot
Spent a wonderful day at Doodletown. While I did not see or hear the Kentucky Warbler and missed seeing a timber rattlesnake by about 3 minutes,  I saw four separate Hooded Warblers with two of them providing wonderful, close-up views while singing, and several singing male and female Cerulean

[nysbirds-l] Tagged Great Egret

2014-06-08 Thread Michael Britt
To Whom It May Concern: I observed a Great Egret with a yellow tag - C12 - feeding in the saltmarsh by the admin bldg @ Liberty State Park this afternoon. Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

RE: [nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

2014-06-08 Thread Steve Williams
Some photos from phone. http://s143.photobucket.com/user/SeaView-Photo/media/tv1.jpg.html http://s143.photobucket.com/user/SeaView-Photo/media/tv2.jpg.html _ From:

[nysbirds-l] Shirley Marina Wilson's Pharalope: No

2014-06-08 Thread Robert Taylor
Was in the area about an hour ago but could not locate it in either "pond". Unrelated I was driving to Orient Point yesterday afternoon (reluctantly stopping at a few wineries for tastings) and saw 7 turkey vultures circling the fields by north fork preserve Good birding Rob in Massapequa --

[nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

2014-06-08 Thread Steve Williams
Just saw 2 Turkey Vultures on Prospect ave East Meadow, NY. One is on the ground in the drive way feeding the other is on the roof of the house. Not a very common site around here. Still there5 minutes ago . They are about 1/2 block east of the East Meadow Jewish Center. On the north side of

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay

2014-06-08 Thread Jack Rothman
Bronx Brendan and I checked out Jamaica Bay yesterday morning before noon. We walked over to the breach, then across the street to Big John’s Pond and peeked in at East Pond. It was nice to see lots of Glossy Ibis. House Wren Cedar waxwing Mute Swan Ruddy Duck (we counted 22 on east Pond near

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach 6:15am-7:30am

2014-06-08 Thread Diana Teta
Bustling activity with accompanying sound track: Skimmers, Oystercatchers and chicks, Common Terns, gulls, a Piping Plover, fishermen, photographers, staff in green shirts. Then like a rabbit pulled from a Magician's hat, suddenly among many preening and roosting terns in the wrack line a

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2014-06-08 Thread editcon...@aol.com
The Saturday morning bird walk, at NYBG, saw or heard the following birds: Cedar waxwings - everywhere - high in the trees Eastern wood -peewee -calling White breasted nuthatch Yellow warbler Northern Parula Wood duck w 15 ducklings Mockingbird Catbird Mourning dove Blue jay Cardinal American

[nysbirds-l] The New York Botanical Garden

2014-06-08 Thread editcon...@aol.com
The Saturday morning bird walk, at NYBG, saw or heard the following birds: Cedar waxwings - everywhere - high in the trees Eastern wood -peewee -calling White breasted nuthatch Yellow warbler Northern Parula Wood duck w 15 ducklings Mockingbird Catbird Mourning dove Blue jay Cardinal American

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach 6:15am-7:30am

2014-06-08 Thread Diana Teta
Bustling activity with accompanying sound track: Skimmers, Oystercatchers and chicks, Common Terns, gulls, a Piping Plover, fishermen, photographers, staff in green shirts. Then like a rabbit pulled from a Magician's hat, suddenly among many preening and roosting terns in the wrack line a

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay

2014-06-08 Thread Jack Rothman
Bronx Brendan and I checked out Jamaica Bay yesterday morning before noon. We walked over to the breach, then across the street to Big John’s Pond and peeked in at East Pond. It was nice to see lots of Glossy Ibis. House Wren Cedar waxwing Mute Swan Ruddy Duck (we counted 22 on east Pond near

[nysbirds-l] East Meadow - 2 Turkey Vultures -On House, Feeding in Driveway

2014-06-08 Thread Steve Williams
Just saw 2 Turkey Vultures on Prospect ave East Meadow, NY. One is on the ground in the drive way feeding the other is on the roof of the house. Not a very common site around here. Still there5 minutes ago . They are about 1/2 block east of the East Meadow Jewish Center. On the north side of

[nysbirds-l] Shirley Marina Wilson's Pharalope: No

2014-06-08 Thread Robert Taylor
Was in the area about an hour ago but could not locate it in either pond. Unrelated I was driving to Orient Point yesterday afternoon (reluctantly stopping at a few wineries for tastings) and saw 7 turkey vultures circling the fields by north fork preserve Good birding Rob in Massapequa --

[nysbirds-l] Tagged Great Egret

2014-06-08 Thread Michael Britt
To Whom It May Concern: I observed a Great Egret with a yellow tag - C12 - feeding in the saltmarsh by the admin bldg @ Liberty State Park this afternoon. Mike Britt Bayonne, NJ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown

2014-06-08 Thread redknot
Spent a wonderful day at Doodletown. While I did not see or hear the Kentucky Warbler and missed seeing a timber rattlesnake by about 3 minutes,  I saw four separate Hooded Warblers with two of them providing wonderful, close-up views while singing, and several singing male and female Cerulean