[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Red Phalarope

When saw that this bird was seen today at Jones Beach at the West End parking lot, area on the bay side,I decided to take the road trip from Westhampton this afternoon to see if I might find it. This was my second unsucessful trip. Unfortunately,when I got to the East End Ocean

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd Rd K New York Waterthrush

At about 2pm this afternoon, I spotted a Northern Waterthrush at the bay end of Road K along Dune Rd. It responded to phishing and was pumping its tail and posturing in an alert, aggressive manner in response. Tom Moran Shoreham -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond Update July 23rd

That's fabulous news. Andrew, thank you for your dedicated and tireless efforts, because without you riding heard on the NPS, and keeping us informed, I doubt anything would have happened. Just a suggestion, maybe we should all call NPS and thank them. It may help get work accomplished more

[nysbirds-l] Long Island sparrows

Went looking for sparrows today. There were good numbers of grasshopper sparrows at EPCAL in Calverton, perhaps due to a number of juveniles trying out their wings. I was also happy to see that the Lark sparrow was still present near the volleyball courts east of the Field 2 parking lot at

[nysbirds-l] East Pond Update July 23rd

Dear all, As I indicated a few days ago, there is currently work being done on the north end of the East Pond. Although, I had a fairly good idea of what was being attempted. Yesterday evening, I had a conversation with NPS management in an effort to clarify what exactly was being done. Here

[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Red Phalarope continues @ new location

The Jones Beach Red Phalarope continues but not at any of the now dry areas near the Teddy Roosevelt Nature Center. This according to Steve Schellenger who just called to report that the bird was seen at the eastern edge of the lagoon near the Coast Guard Station. Smart bird that. Cheers, 風　

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope at Jb west end

Currently swimming in Short Beach Cove near boat basin Bob Anderson Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™III, an AT 4G LTE smartphone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope continues

Milkkel Thorup, visiting from Denmark, reports the Red Phalarope in the usual location at Jones Beach this morning. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope still present this morning as of about 10 am

One more very interesting finding about the Eastern Hog-nosed snake - their specialty food is TOADS! The snakes, apparently, are adapted to be immune to the toxin in the toad's skin. In contrast, they are rarely kept as pets because they don't like feeder mice (unless the mice are first

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope continues

Milkkel Thorup, visiting from Denmark, reports the Red Phalarope in the usual location at Jones Beach this morning. Rob Bate Brooklyn -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Red Phalarope

When saw that this bird was seen today at Jones Beach at the West End parking lot, area on the bay side,I decided to take the road trip from Westhampton this afternoon to see if I might find it. This was my second unsucessful trip. Unfortunately,when I got to the East End Ocean

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd Rd K New York Waterthrush

At about 2pm this afternoon, I spotted a Northern Waterthrush at the bay end of Road K along Dune Rd. It responded to phishing and was pumping its tail and posturing in an alert, aggressive manner in response. Tom Moran Shoreham -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope at Jb west end

Currently swimming in Short Beach Cove near boat basin Bob Anderson Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S™III, an ATT 4G LTE smartphone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Nassau County Red Phalarope continues @ new location

The Jones Beach Red Phalarope continues but not at any of the now dry areas near the Teddy Roosevelt Nature Center. This according to Steve Schellenger who just called to report that the bird was seen at the eastern edge of the lagoon near the Coast Guard Station. Smart bird that. Cheers, 風　

[nysbirds-l] East Pond Update July 23rd

Dear all, As I indicated a few days ago, there is currently work being done on the north end of the East Pond. Although, I had a fairly good idea of what was being attempted. Yesterday evening, I had a conversation with NPS management in an effort to clarify what exactly was being done. Here

Re: [nysbirds-l] East Pond Update July 23rd

That's fabulous news. Andrew, thank you for your dedicated and tireless efforts, because without you riding heard on the NPS, and keeping us informed, I doubt anything would have happened. Just a suggestion, maybe we should all call NPS and thank them. It may help get work accomplished more

[nysbirds-l] Long Island sparrows

Went looking for sparrows today. There were good numbers of grasshopper sparrows at EPCAL in Calverton, perhaps due to a number of juveniles trying out their wings. I was also happy to see that the Lark sparrow was still present near the volleyball courts east of the Field 2 parking lot at

Re: [nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope still present this morning as of about 10 am

One more very interesting finding about the Eastern Hog-nosed snake - their specialty food is TOADS! The snakes, apparently, are adapted to be immune to the toxin in the toad's skin. In contrast, they are rarely kept as pets because they don't like feeder mice (unless the mice are first