Re: [nysbirds-l] Pipit at Nickerson Beach Long Island

2017-06-22 Thread Dawn Hannay
Thanks, Shaibal. I'm happy to try to get it documented, not a chore at all. I'm hoping someone out there yesterday got a photo, or that it can be refound. Unfortunately I and those I was with didn't realize its rarity at the time. Always happy to learn. Dawn Hannay Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: [nysbirds-l] Pipit at Nickerson Beach Long Island

2017-06-22 Thread Dawn Hannay
Thanks, Shaibal. I'm happy to try to get it documented, not a chore at all. I'm hoping someone out there yesterday got a photo, or that it can be refound. Unfortunately I and those I was with didn't realize its rarity at the time. Always happy to learn. Dawn Hannay Sent from my iPhone > On

RE: [nysbirds-l] Pipit at Nickerson Beach Long Island

2017-06-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Documenting birds like this isn't just a chore, it can be very useful to our understanding of bird occurrence. The days around the solstice are an under-appreciated window for landbird vagrancy. The only American Pipit I've ever seen on Long Island during June was found at Robert Moses SP by

RE: [nysbirds-l] Pipit at Nickerson Beach Long Island

2017-06-22 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Documenting birds like this isn't just a chore, it can be very useful to our understanding of bird occurrence. The days around the solstice are an under-appreciated window for landbird vagrancy. The only American Pipit I've ever seen on Long Island during June was found at Robert Moses SP by