[nysbirds-l] woodcock on Park Ave. and 53rd. st., Manhattan

2023-03-17 Thread Andrew Block
Saw a dazed but alive Woodcock plop down in front of a building on the northeast corner of Park Ave. and 53rd. st. this early afternoon.  Poor thing was stunned after hitting the building I guess and then plopped down on the sidewalk across the street in front of us.   Before I could get to it

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock

2022-11-26 Thread Andrew Block
Driving home on I-684 south just at dusk and just past the Bedford rest area I had a woodcock flying east to west just above eye level.  Guess they're still around:-) Andrew -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock

2022-11-26 Thread Andrew Block
Driving home on I-684 south just at dusk and just past the Bedford rest area I had a woodcock flying east to west just above eye level.  Guess they're still around:-) Andrew -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] woodcock at Poxabogue Pond, Southampton

2022-03-19 Thread Bruce Horwith
It was wonderful to be rewarded with the sights and sounds of woodcock last night on my annual March trip to Poxabogue Pond. Although the birding was slow during the hour leading up to their display that started around 7:15, the other highlights were a bald eagle, and FOS osprey and great egret on

[nysbirds-l] woodcock at Poxabogue Pond, Southampton

2022-03-19 Thread Bruce Horwith
It was wonderful to be rewarded with the sights and sounds of woodcock last night on my annual March trip to Poxabogue Pond. Although the birding was slow during the hour leading up to their display that started around 7:15, the other highlights were a bald eagle, and FOS osprey and great egret on

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock etc.

2021-03-19 Thread Joseph Fell
Trying to make an effort to see some early migrants, I had at least 8 Woodcock at Red Jacket Riverfront Park in Buffalo on Wednesday. Birds bite scattered throughout the park, calling and making their twittering flight sounds. I don’t know that I have heard so many in one small spot since I was a

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock etc.

2021-03-19 Thread Joseph Fell
Trying to make an effort to see some early migrants, I had at least 8 Woodcock at Red Jacket Riverfront Park in Buffalo on Wednesday. Birds bite scattered throughout the park, calling and making their twittering flight sounds. I don’t know that I have heard so many in one small spot since I was a

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Hudson Yards

2019-11-13 Thread Alan Drogin
Having my office move from across Bryant Park to Hudson Yards in April has been a tough birding experience. Especially after one of my favorite vacant lots of wild trees and vegetation above 36th Street was bulldozed this summer. Nevertheless, I got 30 species in the spring and over the summer

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Hudson Yards

2019-11-13 Thread Alan Drogin
Having my office move from across Bryant Park to Hudson Yards in April has been a tough birding experience. Especially after one of my favorite vacant lots of wild trees and vegetation above 36th Street was bulldozed this summer. Nevertheless, I got 30 species in the spring and over the summer

Re:[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

2018-03-12 Thread Alan Drogin
Saw a Woodcock on the way home tonight in the usual spot - sleeping by the beehives in the northwest corner. Fairly out in the open. Because of the bright lighting - probably will be visible into the night. Alan > On Mar 11, 2018, at 12:07 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest >

Re:[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

2018-03-12 Thread Alan Drogin
Saw a Woodcock on the way home tonight in the usual spot - sleeping by the beehives in the northwest corner. Fairly out in the open. Because of the bright lighting - probably will be visible into the night. Alan > On Mar 11, 2018, at 12:07 AM, & [NYSBIRDS] digest > wrote: > > Subject:

[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

2018-03-10 Thread Patricia Pollock
anyone see any woodcocks @ Bryant Park today?  Please report if you do, and thanks.  Pat Pollock -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] woodcock @ Bryant Park

2018-03-10 Thread Patricia Pollock
anyone see any woodcocks @ Bryant Park today?  Please report if you do, and thanks.  Pat Pollock -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Walk at Croton Point

2017-04-08 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Anders Thank you for the interesting write up. Seems like those two days in March gave NY County the single day county high watermark for woodcock in the state. The number of snipe a few weeks back at Croton Point park reaching 15 one afternoon in two fairly confined areas in close proximity

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Walk at Croton Point

2017-04-08 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Anders Thank you for the interesting write up. Seems like those two days in March gave NY County the single day county high watermark for woodcock in the state. The number of snipe a few weeks back at Croton Point park reaching 15 one afternoon in two fairly confined areas in close proximity

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock-wonders, Central Park, NYC 3/15

2017-03-15 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday, the 15th of March, 2017 Central Park - in Manhattan, N.Y. City ''beware the ices of March'', the soothsayer -sort of- sayth, for which this day, in addition to weather-related perils to creatures of the genus Homo, brought dramatics of a Scolopax-ian sort to inner/uber Central

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock-wonders, Central Park, NYC 3/15

2017-03-15 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday, the 15th of March, 2017 Central Park - in Manhattan, N.Y. City ''beware the ices of March'', the soothsayer -sort of- sayth, for which this day, in addition to weather-related perils to creatures of the genus Homo, brought dramatics of a Scolopax-ian sort to inner/uber Central

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Bryant Park

2015-04-12 Thread Alan Drogin
Feeding out in the open now 5pm in flower bed southeast corner of lawn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Bryant Park

2015-04-12 Thread Alan Drogin
Feeding out in the open now 5pm in flower bed southeast corner of lawn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock & Meadowlark, FBF

2015-03-22 Thread Gabriel Willow
Yesterday (Saturday) evening I led a Spring Equinox woodcock walk for NYC Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field. We arrived around 6pm, so didn't have too much time to look for birds before sunset at 7. In that time, we found some nice early migrants: a pair of Killdeer, numerous singing Red-winged

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Meadowlark, FBF

2015-03-22 Thread Gabriel Willow
Yesterday (Saturday) evening I led a Spring Equinox woodcock walk for NYC Audubon to Floyd Bennett Field. We arrived around 6pm, so didn't have too much time to look for birds before sunset at 7. In that time, we found some nice early migrants: a pair of Killdeer, numerous singing Red-winged

[nysbirds-l] woodcock and wilson's snipe

2014-01-17 Thread Cesar Castillo
Hi all, There was a Wilson's snipe at big egg marsh in Queens this morning along with a small number of snow geese and two very nervous sparrows that flew and hid too fast for me to ID. Just 45 mins earlier at Jamaica Bay in the south garden paths I came across an American Woodcock that was

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock Brooklyn

2013-11-25 Thread Matthew Wills
All the posts about local American Woodcocks remind me that a friend photographed one in Brooklyn Heights last Thursday. Look up, look down. Matthew Backyard & Beyond http://matthewwills.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock near Wall Street

2013-11-19 Thread matt klein
Woodcock at 55 water street (manhattan). South side of building by 5th window (across from memorial). Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Harry Maas Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:49:00 To: Subject: [nysbirds-l] Northern Pintail The Northern Pintail seen

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock near Wall Street

2013-11-19 Thread matt klein
Woodcock at 55 water street (manhattan). South side of building by 5th window (across from memorial). Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Harry Maas hm...@nyc.rr.com Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:49:00 To: nysbirds-l@cornell.edu Subject: [nysbirds-l] Northern

[nysbirds-l] re: [nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights‏

2013-03-29 Thread Adam Zorn
Hi Thomas, Its possible that the woodcock could be taking up residence in or near your backyard, but they'll also fly in from surrounding areas to perform on the "dance floor" as well. If your backyard is the dance floor, then you could be seeing birds in either circumstance. We led a

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights

2013-03-29 Thread Thomas Rhindress
A new backyard bird sighting. Curious as to environmental conditions needed for woodcock. Our backyard is one acre, square shape, probably the only chemical-free lawn in the area and is surrounded by a perimeter of ~50 ft hardwood and underbrush before acres of suburban development sprawl. I

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights

2013-03-29 Thread Thomas Rhindress
A new backyard bird sighting. Curious as to environmental conditions needed for woodcock. Our backyard is one acre, square shape, probably the only chemical-free lawn in the area and is surrounded by a perimeter of ~50 ft hardwood and underbrush before acres of suburban development sprawl. I

[nysbirds-l] re: [nysbirds-l] Woodcock - Yorktown Heights‏

2013-03-29 Thread Adam Zorn
Hi Thomas, Its possible that the woodcock could be taking up residence in or near your backyard, but they'll also fly in from surrounding areas to perform on the dance floor as well. If your backyard is the dance floor, then you could be seeing birds in either circumstance. We led a

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock in Bryant Park

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Drogin
After a week on vigilant woodcock watch finally spotted 3 pm among daffodil shoots surrounding birdbath behind restrooms at 42nd Street. Happy birding, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock in Bryant Park

2013-03-20 Thread Alan Drogin
After a week on vigilant woodcock watch finally spotted 3 pm among daffodil shoots surrounding birdbath behind restrooms at 42nd Street. Happy birding, Alan Drogin -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock at Jefferson Valley mall

2011-11-22 Thread Andrew Block
Had an American Woodcock fly up from the median across from the main entrance at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights tonite at around 9:30pm.  It headed out towards the perimeter road and into a swampy area.   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37

[nysbirds-l] Woodcock at Jefferson Valley mall

2011-11-22 Thread Andrew Block
Had an American Woodcock fly up from the median across from the main entrance at the Jefferson Valley Mall in Yorktown Heights tonite at around 9:30pm.  It headed out towards the perimeter road and into a swampy area.   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37