[nysbirds-l] 9/11 Birding from Cupsogue...

Mei Yee and I birded the Cupsogue flats on Sunday during the falling and rising tides. The numbers of shorebirds were down as expected for this time of the year especially in the "peep" department. In all, we had a total of 17 species of shorebirds. The shorebird highlights included 158 RED

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday Sept. 11, 2016 Hooded Warbler, Bald Eagle & Osprey

Central Park NYC Sunday Sept. 11, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the Boathouse Cafe at 9am. Highlights: 15 species of Wood Warblers including a male Hooded Warbler; Bald Eagle & Osprey overhead. Mallard Mourning Dove - small flock various

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Sept. 12, 2016 -14 warblers, Bald Eagle, Osprey, etc.

Central Park NYC Monday Sept. 12, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am with some pre-walk birding in Strawberry Fields from 8-9am. Highlights: On Monday the group saw 14 Wood Warbler species, Bald Eagle, Osprey, American

[nysbirds-l] Black-crowned versus Yellow-crowned Nigh Heron juveniles

I really only wanted to post once to this group because it sends emails to over 1,000 birders. The link I sent out yesterday pointed to two pages containing errors. The first error was obvious - the Phalarope was a Red-Necked, not a Wilson's. Even I knew this but for some reason I wrote its

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bird Club Evening Presentation

*Tuesday, September 20th, 7:00 P.M.* *Great Gull Island* *Presenters: Helen Hays and Joe DiCostanzo* *Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza* Helen Hays and Joe DiCostanzo, researchers at the Museum of Natural

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach & Jamaica Bay

Thanks to the many people who helped me find the Jones Beach ponds last week. Here is a link to the Red-necked Phalarope seen in the ponds and other birds who allowed me to see them: http://www.wilsonswarblers.com/html_trips/2016_09_06.html Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com --

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park

This morning Charlie Roberto and I spent about an hour at CPP hoping to run into passerine movement. We didn't. Unless a single northern Parula counts as a movement. However it was great for raptors a kestrel chased off a perched broadwing (unusual for CPP, except flyovers) and an osprey chased

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach & Jamaica Bay

Thanks to the many people who helped me find the Jones Beach ponds last week. Here is a link to the Red-necked Phalarope seen in the ponds and other birds who allowed me to see them: http://www.wilsonswarblers.com/html_trips/2016_09_06.html Glenn Wilson Endicott, NY www.WilsonsWarbler.com --

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park

This morning Charlie Roberto and I spent about an hour at CPP hoping to run into passerine movement. We didn't. Unless a single northern Parula counts as a movement. However it was great for raptors a kestrel chased off a perched broadwing (unusual for CPP, except flyovers) and an osprey chased

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sunday Sept. 11, 2016 Hooded Warbler, Bald Eagle & Osprey

Central Park NYC Sunday Sept. 11, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from the Boathouse Cafe at 9am. Highlights: 15 species of Wood Warblers including a male Hooded Warbler; Bald Eagle & Osprey overhead. Mallard Mourning Dove - small flock various

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Sept. 12, 2016 -14 warblers, Bald Eagle, Osprey, etc.

Central Park NYC Monday Sept. 12, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am with some pre-walk birding in Strawberry Fields from 8-9am. Highlights: On Monday the group saw 14 Wood Warbler species, Bald Eagle, Osprey, American

[nysbirds-l] 9/11 Birding from Cupsogue...

Mei Yee and I birded the Cupsogue flats on Sunday during the falling and rising tides. The numbers of shorebirds were down as expected for this time of the year especially in the "peep" department. In all, we had a total of 17 species of shorebirds. The shorebird highlights included 158 RED

[nysbirds-l] Black-crowned versus Yellow-crowned Nigh Heron juveniles

I really only wanted to post once to this group because it sends emails to over 1,000 birders. The link I sent out yesterday pointed to two pages containing errors. The first error was obvious - the Phalarope was a Red-Necked, not a Wilson's. Even I knew this but for some reason I wrote its

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Bird Club Evening Presentation

*Tuesday, September 20th, 7:00 P.M.* *Great Gull Island* *Presenters: Helen Hays and Joe DiCostanzo* *Location: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch at Grand Army Plaza* Helen Hays and Joe DiCostanzo, researchers at the Museum of Natural