[nysbirds-l] Having to head west...again !

2017-09-15 Thread robert adamo
At 0805 on 9/15, I received a distress call asking if I could deliver a much needed piece of clothing (youngest grandson Brady's church choir over-garment) to my daughter's home in Rockville Centre. After "doing my duty", I headed to Hempstead Lake State Park, only to find many Robins, and 1

[nysbirds-l] Having to head west...again !

2017-09-15 Thread robert adamo
At 0805 on 9/15, I received a distress call asking if I could deliver a much needed piece of clothing (youngest grandson Brady's church choir over-garment) to my daughter's home in Rockville Centre. After "doing my duty", I headed to Hempstead Lake State Park, only to find many Robins, and 1

[nysbirds-l] Hummingbirds galore

2017-09-15 Thread Andrew Block
For the last week or two I've been having at least 5 maybe more Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at my two feeders on my patio.  I've never had so many.  They are mostly females and imm. females but a few are imm. males.  I love seeing all the behavior they are doing like mock courting and the

[nysbirds-l] Hummingbirds galore

2017-09-15 Thread Andrew Block
For the last week or two I've been having at least 5 maybe more Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at my two feeders on my patio.  I've never had so many.  They are mostly females and imm. females but a few are imm. males.  I love seeing all the behavior they are doing like mock courting and the

[nysbirds-l] Brookville Nighthawks (today)

2017-09-15 Thread Tyler Goldstein
I saw 6 Nighthawks this evening over the Jane B. Francke Sanctuary in Brookville. Several female Redstarts were also present before it got dark. I highly recommend this preserve. I've been going there for years since it's near my house and in my opinion it doesn't get enough attention. have a

[nysbirds-l] Brookville Nighthawks (today)

2017-09-15 Thread Tyler Goldstein
I saw 6 Nighthawks this evening over the Jane B. Francke Sanctuary in Brookville. Several female Redstarts were also present before it got dark. I highly recommend this preserve. I've been going there for years since it's near my house and in my opinion it doesn't get enough attention. have a

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: Fri. 15-Sep-2017 (Western Kingbird)

2017-09-15 Thread Ben Cacace
*NY County Highlights (Fall season): * Laughing Gull (3), Belted Kingfisher, Western Kingbird & Bobolink. The Western Kingbird was spotted on the north side of Outlook Hill and was moving from Slide Hill to Grassy Hill. On the NYS eBird Hotspots page I've added a map in the 'Local Links'

[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch Frank Melville Park - Setauket

2017-09-15 Thread redknot
Tonight we had 107 nighthawks in 115 minutes of observation. Also had a number of blue jays flying back and forth over the pond caching acorns..it has been said this caching habit of blue jays and not squirrels is what restored the eastern deciduous forests after the last continental

[nysbirds-l] Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch Frank Melville Park - Setauket

2017-09-15 Thread redknot
Tonight we had 107 nighthawks in 115 minutes of observation. Also had a number of blue jays flying back and forth over the pond caching acorns..it has been said this caching habit of blue jays and not squirrels is what restored the eastern deciduous forests after the last continental

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Conference in Niagara Falls Nov. 10-12

2017-09-15 Thread Willie D'Anna
Hi folks, This is a heads up that the New York State Birders Conference/New York State Ornithological Association Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Buffalo Ornithological Society in Niagara Falls, New York on November 10, 11, and 12 this year. We have two outstanding speakers lined up, a

[nysbirds-l] NYSOA Conference in Niagara Falls Nov. 10-12

2017-09-15 Thread Willie D'Anna
Hi folks, This is a heads up that the New York State Birders Conference/New York State Ornithological Association Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Buffalo Ornithological Society in Niagara Falls, New York on November 10, 11, and 12 this year. We have two outstanding speakers lined up, a

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: Western Kingbird

2017-09-15 Thread Ben Cacace
Western Kingbird on Governors Island currently on Grassy Hill north of Outlook Hill. First ferry tomorrow @ 10a. Ben Cacace Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: Western Kingbird

2017-09-15 Thread Ben Cacace
Western Kingbird on Governors Island currently on Grassy Hill north of Outlook Hill. First ferry tomorrow @ 10a. Ben Cacace Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., Sep. 15, 2017 - 13 Species of Wood Warblers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo

2017-09-15 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - North End Friday, September 15, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Diversity was lower overall today with a total of 13 species of Wood Warblers for the morning, but numbers of some species, like Northern Parula (25), were higher. Also notable, an Olive-sided

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Fri., Sep. 15, 2017 - 13 Species of Wood Warblers, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Yellow-throated Vireo

2017-09-15 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC - North End Friday, September 15, 2017 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. Highlights: Diversity was lower overall today with a total of 13 species of Wood Warblers for the morning, but numbers of some species, like Northern Parula (25), were higher. Also notable, an Olive-sided

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/11-12-13-14 (Monday-Thursday) - migrants & notes

2017-09-15 Thread Thomas Fiore
Monday, Sept. 11 - a Hooded Warbler in male plumage at the small stream nearest to the W. 77 St. park entrance, reported by Gabriel Willow, & later by other observers. Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday to Thursday, 11th to 14th of September, 2017 A good variety of migrants, in

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 9/11-12-13-14 (Monday-Thursday) - migrants & notes

2017-09-15 Thread Thomas Fiore
Monday, Sept. 11 - a Hooded Warbler in male plumage at the small stream nearest to the W. 77 St. park entrance, reported by Gabriel Willow, & later by other observers. Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday to Thursday, 11th to 14th of September, 2017 A good variety of migrants, in

[nysbirds-l] "Stone Bridge Nighthawk Watch" - Setauket, NY

2017-09-15 Thread redknot
In 112 minutes of observation last night we had 83 nighthawks. It is the sixth highest total in the seventeen evenings we've been conducting the watch.   John Turner -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Apparent Connecticut Warbler, Brooklyn Bridge Park

2017-09-15 Thread Heather Wolf
Spotted what appears to be a Connecticut Warbler at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 meadow at 8:45am. It perched briefly in a catalpa on SW corner of the meadow. Photos on checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39189622 Heather Wolf Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Apparent Connecticut Warbler, Brooklyn Bridge Park

2017-09-15 Thread Heather Wolf
Spotted what appears to be a Connecticut Warbler at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6 meadow at 8:45am. It perched briefly in a catalpa on SW corner of the meadow. Photos on checklist here: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S39189622 Heather Wolf Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: