RE: [nysbirds-l] Wilson's Plover--Not seen so far today

2016-05-12 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Several observers searched for but could not find the previously reported Wilson's Plover. Others are continuing to look. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-120476415-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-120476415-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Wednesday May 11, 2016 - 15 warblers, Bobolink

2016-05-12 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Wednesday May 11, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Turtle Pond at 9am Highlights: Broad-winged Hawk, Common Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, and Peregrine Falcon together over Tupelo Field. And, of course the male Bobolink at Oven & Captain's Bench

[nysbirds-l] Bobolinks croton point

2016-05-12 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
The bobolinks (M + F) are back on the landfill at croton point park, also had one singing up by airplane field this morning; do not think anyone has had grasshopper sparrow yet. The larger migrant songbirds were prevalent this am at the Point. RB Grosbeak, scarlet tanager (odd variant plumage),

[nysbirds-l] WHITE-WINGED DOVE - Jones Beach, Nassau Co.

2016-05-12 Thread Taylor Sturm
Posting on Brendan Fogarty's behalf: Brendan just had a White-winged Dove fly in to the same area in which he was viewing a Bay-breasted Warbler amongst other warblers; on the fisherman's road near the coast guard station at Jones Beach SP. From what I understand he is trying to relocate the

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Dove at Jones Beach

2016-05-12 Thread Tim Healy
Brendan Fogarty reports from the field finding a White-winged Dove along the fisherman's road near the Jones Beach coast guard station. He is attempting to relocate it now and got pictures in flight. Also seen were Bay-breasted, Black-throated Green Warblers and Parula. Cheers! -Tim H --

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bobolinks Stilwell Park (Nassau)

2016-05-12 Thread Michael Zito
Black-billed cuckoo heard vocalizing, caught a fleeting glimpse of it before a robin scared it away. Mike Z. Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2016, at 8:17 AM, d Futuyma wrote: > > Mike Zito and I found 2 males and 1 female along the northern edge of the > large field on

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Dove NO - Jones Beach (incl. photos from earlier)

2016-05-12 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Hi everyone, As of 11 AM, extensive searching had not produced the dove since the original flyby at 8:45. It seemed to land near the beginning of the fisherman's road, but shrubs blocked my view of its final descent. The spot I imagined was:  40.589385, -73.557984 Shorebirds and warblers around

[nysbirds-l] Bicknells Thrush at North Mt Loretto Woods on Staten Island.

2016-05-12 Thread Isaac Grant
Park at entrance off of Amboy Road. Walk up main path and soon there will be a path on left. Maybe 100 feet in is a wooden bridge. Bird was first heard singing a full song a couple times and then seen there. It flew towards main path and landed in brush bordering the main path just before a

[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve

2016-05-12 Thread Robert Taylor
Was by the sw corner of Massapequa Lake this morning and saw a Blackburnian Warbler. (9:30). Went back, this time by Pittsburgh Ave pond after a short trip to Jones Beach and saw the typical birds for this spot: Osprey, lots of Baltimore Orioles and Yellow Warblers, Black and White Warbler,

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Wed., 5/11

2016-05-12 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016 - Some acts witnessed by multiple birding observers regarding a Bobolink & a variety of other migrants in Central Park may have come as close as, or over the line (as understood by any & all reasonable birders & other persons) on what is an illegal activity, and if

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 12 May 2016

2016-05-12 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/12/2016 * NYBU1605.12 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- WESTERN TANAGER EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL Greater Yellowlegs

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road 5/12

2016-05-12 Thread Peter Reisfeld
I made my annual pilgrimage to Doodletown Road today in the pleasant company of Bob and Collen Veltri. We saw good numbers of ceruleans, including females on nest. Hoodeds were everywhere, often singing alternate songs, one of which was a spitting image of a yellow throated warbler. When we

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull at Great Kills Park on Staten Island

2016-05-12 Thread Isaac Grant
Worn young bird resting on mud flats at 7:40. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Bobolinks Stilwell Park (Nassau)

2016-05-12 Thread d Futuyma
Mike Zito and I found 2 males and 1 female along the northern edge of the large field on Stilwell Woods Park (Syosset), where a larger flock was seen yesterday. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Bobolinks Stilwell Park (Nassau)

2016-05-12 Thread d Futuyma
Mike Zito and I found 2 males and 1 female along the northern edge of the large field on Stilwell Woods Park (Syosset), where a larger flock was seen yesterday. Doug Futuyma Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Bobolinks croton point

2016-05-12 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
The bobolinks (M + F) are back on the landfill at croton point park, also had one singing up by airplane field this morning; do not think anyone has had grasshopper sparrow yet. The larger migrant songbirds were prevalent this am at the Point. RB Grosbeak, scarlet tanager (odd variant plumage),

RE: [nysbirds-l] Wilson's Plover--Not seen so far today

2016-05-12 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Several observers searched for but could not find the previously reported Wilson's Plover. Others are continuing to look. Shai Mitra Bay Shore From: bounce-120476415-11143...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-120476415-11143...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of

[nysbirds-l] WHITE-WINGED DOVE - Jones Beach, Nassau Co.

2016-05-12 Thread Taylor Sturm
Posting on Brendan Fogarty's behalf: Brendan just had a White-winged Dove fly in to the same area in which he was viewing a Bay-breasted Warbler amongst other warblers; on the fisherman's road near the coast guard station at Jones Beach SP. From what I understand he is trying to relocate the

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Dove at Jones Beach

2016-05-12 Thread Tim Healy
Brendan Fogarty reports from the field finding a White-winged Dove along the fisherman's road near the Jones Beach coast guard station. He is attempting to relocate it now and got pictures in flight. Also seen were Bay-breasted, Black-throated Green Warblers and Parula. Cheers! -Tim H --

Re: [nysbirds-l] Bobolinks Stilwell Park (Nassau)

2016-05-12 Thread Michael Zito
Black-billed cuckoo heard vocalizing, caught a fleeting glimpse of it before a robin scared it away. Mike Z. Sent from my iPhone > On May 12, 2016, at 8:17 AM, d Futuyma wrote: > > Mike Zito and I found 2 males and 1 female along the northern edge of the > large field on Stilwell Woods Park

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Wednesday May 11, 2016 - 15 warblers, Bobolink

2016-05-12 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Wednesday May 11, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Turtle Pond at 9am Highlights: Broad-winged Hawk, Common Raven, Red-tailed Hawk, and Peregrine Falcon together over Tupelo Field. And, of course the male Bobolink at Oven & Captain's Bench

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC Wed., 5/11

2016-05-12 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday, 11 May, 2016 - Some acts witnessed by multiple birding observers regarding a Bobolink & a variety of other migrants in Central Park may have come as close as, or over the line (as understood by any & all reasonable birders & other persons) on what is an illegal activity, and if

[nysbirds-l] Bicknells Thrush at North Mt Loretto Woods on Staten Island.

2016-05-12 Thread Isaac Grant
Park at entrance off of Amboy Road. Walk up main path and soon there will be a path on left. Maybe 100 feet in is a wooden bridge. Bird was first heard singing a full song a couple times and then seen there. It flew towards main path and landed in brush bordering the main path just before a

[nysbirds-l] White-winged Dove NO - Jones Beach (incl. photos from earlier)

2016-05-12 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Hi everyone, As of 11 AM, extensive searching had not produced the dove since the original flyby at 8:45. It seemed to land near the beginning of the fisherman's road, but shrubs blocked my view of its final descent. The spot I imagined was:  40.589385, -73.557984 Shorebirds and warblers around

[nysbirds-l] Massapequa Preserve

2016-05-12 Thread Robert Taylor
Was by the sw corner of Massapequa Lake this morning and saw a Blackburnian Warbler. (9:30). Went back, this time by Pittsburgh Ave pond after a short trip to Jones Beach and saw the typical birds for this spot: Osprey, lots of Baltimore Orioles and Yellow Warblers, Black and White Warbler,

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road 5/12

2016-05-12 Thread Peter Reisfeld
I made my annual pilgrimage to Doodletown Road today in the pleasant company of Bob and Collen Veltri. We saw good numbers of ceruleans, including females on nest. Hoodeds were everywhere, often singing alternate songs, one of which was a spitting image of a yellow throated warbler. When we

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 12 May 2016

2016-05-12 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/12/2016 * NYBU1605.12 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- WESTERN TANAGER EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILL Greater Yellowlegs

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull at Great Kills Park on Staten Island

2016-05-12 Thread Isaac Grant
Worn young bird resting on mud flats at 7:40. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)