[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

“Bronx” Brendan Keogh and I strolled through the park casually looking for birds and had a nice morning. We met up with Mike Russo and sat by the Orchard Beach Lagoon for 2O minutes before walking to Turtle Cove. Before I met Brendan he saw a Golden-winged Warbler, not far from the Rodman’s

[nysbirds-l] Ft. TIlden, Queens sea watch

Encouraged by reports from out east I made my way to the beach. Did a 3.5 hour watch. Zero seabirds seen, not even distant unidentifiable ones. However there were 2 highlights. In a flock of 4 Royal Terns was a single Sandwhich Tern. Total of 6 Royals seen. The biggest surprise was

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island

Checked out Governors Island to see if anything unusual was pushed into the bay from the tropical storm. Nothing special, just watched a couple of Common Terms dancing around the wide open bay now visible in a sweeping view from the newly opened south end of the island. The new man-made

[nysbirds-l] Mecox and Sagg Ponds, Suffolk Co.

Highlights so far: Mecox- 18 Cory's and at least one Manx Shearwaters, Caspian and Black Terns, 11 White-rumped Sandpipers. Sagg: Baird's Sandpiper and a good variety of other shorebirds. A few more distant shearwaters. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Seabirds are moving off shore Eastern Long Island

Hi all, Forwarding message from my friend Nadir Souirgi. "I'm at Flying Point Beach in South Hampton. I'm the only one here. Jaegers closer to shore, but still distant. Tubenoses much farther out. Conditions challenging. Photos not an option really." Nadir have seen Parasitic Jaeger's, Jaeger

Re:[nysbirds-l] Seabirds are moving off shore Eastern Long Island

Nadir just messaged me: BRBO just flew east That's BROWN BOBBY Anders Peltomaa Manhattan On Sep 5, 2016 9:39 AM, "Anders Peltomaa" wrote: > Hi all, > Forwarding message from my friend Nadir Souirgi. > > "I'm at Flying Point Beach in South Hampton. I'm the only one

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road, Bear Mtn State Park - 9.4.16

Date: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 Location: Doodletown Rd., Bear Mountain, NY Observers: Amy Simmons, Claire Borrelli and Kym Michaud Knowing that the beach was going to be a bit too windy for our taste, we decided to instead have a walk and picnic at Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State Park on

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

*  New York*  Syracuse - - September 05, 2016 *  NYSY  09. 05.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 29, 2016 - September 05, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands

[nysbirds-l] Sea-watching from Amagansett this morning

Put in 3+ hours this morning from the beach closest to my house (Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve in Amagansett) between roughly 9am and Noon. Same hunch as others I guess. Highlights: Black-capped Petrel (1) Cory's Shearwater (2) Sooty Shearwater (2) Manx Shearwater (1) Shearwater sp. (12-15)

[nysbirds-l] Queens Coastal Birding

Mei Yee and I spent 6+ hours birding first at Fort Tilden and then at Breezy Point in Queens. The swells were fierce this morning and at the Fort Tilden fisherman's parking lot area,we observed the beach being breached very high up. None of the resulting pools attracted anything of note, save

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Sept. 5, 2016 - Worm-eating & Hooded Warblers

Central Park NYC Monday Sept. 5, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am Highlights: 14 species of Wood Warblers including Hooded, Worm-eating and Prairie Warblers and a banner day for Red-breasted Nuthatches. But no Great Crested

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: 5-Sep-2016 Post TS Hermine

It's still early but this is currently the largest list for the 2016 Fall season at Governors Island. Here are a few highlights. Participants: Omar Morales & Ben Cacace - Adult and juvenile *Common Tern* continue around Lima Pier at the south end of the island - Female *American Kestrel* above

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 9/5 & prior days, + seawatch addendum

The account of 2 sea-watchers on Cape Cod MA for 9/5/16 is IikeIy to be of interest to NY readers of reports on the storm-at-sea-passage: http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=1221139 - - - - - - - - - Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday 5 September, 2016 - & previous days From

[nysbirds-l] Mecox and Sagg Ponds, Suffolk Co.

Highlights so far: Mecox- 18 Cory's and at least one Manx Shearwaters, Caspian and Black Terns, 11 White-rumped Sandpipers. Sagg: Baird's Sandpiper and a good variety of other shorebirds. A few more distant shearwaters. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Seabirds are moving off shore Eastern Long Island

Hi all, Forwarding message from my friend Nadir Souirgi. "I'm at Flying Point Beach in South Hampton. I'm the only one here. Jaegers closer to shore, but still distant. Tubenoses much farther out. Conditions challenging. Photos not an option really." Nadir have seen Parasitic Jaeger's, Jaeger

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island

Checked out Governors Island to see if anything unusual was pushed into the bay from the tropical storm. Nothing special, just watched a couple of Common Terms dancing around the wide open bay now visible in a sweeping view from the newly opened south end of the island. The new man-made

Re:[nysbirds-l] Seabirds are moving off shore Eastern Long Island

Nadir just messaged me: BRBO just flew east That's BROWN BOBBY Anders Peltomaa Manhattan On Sep 5, 2016 9:39 AM, "Anders Peltomaa" wrote: > Hi all, > Forwarding message from my friend Nadir Souirgi. > > "I'm at Flying Point Beach in South Hampton. I'm the only one here. > Jaegers closer to

[nysbirds-l] Ft. TIlden, Queens sea watch

Encouraged by reports from out east I made my way to the beach. Did a 3.5 hour watch. Zero seabirds seen, not even distant unidentifiable ones. However there were 2 highlights. In a flock of 4 Royal Terns was a single Sandwhich Tern. Total of 6 Royals seen. The biggest surprise was

[nysbirds-l] Pelham Bay Park, Bronx

“Bronx” Brendan Keogh and I strolled through the park casually looking for birds and had a nice morning. We met up with Mike Russo and sat by the Orchard Beach Lagoon for 2O minutes before walking to Turtle Cove. Before I met Brendan he saw a Golden-winged Warbler, not far from the Rodman’s

[nysbirds-l] Nassau's birds of the north

Many local birders were hoping for storm-tossed vagrants from the southern seas today, by my birding notes have a distinctly northern flair. A pair of Common Ravens jolted me out of bed with loud croaks this morning. I've heard and seen them around Lynbrook but this was my first encounter with

[nysbirds-l] Shinnecock seawatch (Suffolk Co)

Seawatching from Shinnecock Inlet with Pete Morris and Taylor Sturm has yielded a slow but steady series of interesting birds, topped by a Black-capped Petrel arcing east to west. Other storm birds included at least 5 Cory's and 4 Manx Shearwaters, a Parasitic Jaeger and 7 Black Terns. We have

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Sept. 5, 2016 - Worm-eating & Hooded Warblers

Central Park NYC Monday Sept. 5, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am Highlights: 14 species of Wood Warblers including Hooded, Worm-eating and Prairie Warblers and a banner day for Red-breasted Nuthatches. But no Great Crested

[nysbirds-l] Doodletown Road, Bear Mtn State Park - 9.4.16

Date: Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016 Location: Doodletown Rd., Bear Mountain, NY Observers: Amy Simmons, Claire Borrelli and Kym Michaud Knowing that the beach was going to be a bit too windy for our taste, we decided to instead have a walk and picnic at Doodletown Road in Bear Mountain State Park on

[nysbirds-l] Queens Coastal Birding

Mei Yee and I spent 6+ hours birding first at Fort Tilden and then at Breezy Point in Queens. The swells were fierce this morning and at the Fort Tilden fisherman's parking lot area,we observed the beach being breached very high up. None of the resulting pools attracted anything of note, save

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

*  New York*  Syracuse - - September 05, 2016 *  NYSY  09. 05.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):August 29, 2016 - September 05, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands

[nysbirds-l] Sea-watching from Amagansett this morning

Put in 3+ hours this morning from the beach closest to my house (Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve in Amagansett) between roughly 9am and Noon. Same hunch as others I guess. Highlights: Black-capped Petrel (1) Cory's Shearwater (2) Sooty Shearwater (2) Manx Shearwater (1) Shearwater sp. (12-15)

[nysbirds-l] Governors Island: 5-Sep-2016 Post TS Hermine

It's still early but this is currently the largest list for the 2016 Fall season at Governors Island. Here are a few highlights. Participants: Omar Morales & Ben Cacace - Adult and juvenile *Common Tern* continue around Lima Pier at the south end of the island - Female *American Kestrel* above

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 9/5 & prior days, + seawatch addendum

The account of 2 sea-watchers on Cape Cod MA for 9/5/16 is IikeIy to be of interest to NY readers of reports on the storm-at-sea-passage: http://digest.sialia.com/?rm=message;id=1221139 - - - - - - - - - Manhattan, N.Y. City - Monday 5 September, 2016 - & previous days From