[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Cackling Goose, Golden-Plover, and Rusty Blackbird movement

2016-10-10 Thread Tim Healy
I've been at Jones Beach since 6:40 today. The strong northern winds definitely brought some movement. Early in the day, Brendan Fogarty and I spotted several batches of Rusty Blackbirds (totaling about 11) passing overhead. Calls and coloration were distinctive, and one was forced to perch in

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-10-10 Thread Joseph Brin
*  New York*  Syracuse - October 10, 2016 *  NYSY  10.10.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 03, 2016 - October 10, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 10, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

2016-10-10 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Monday Oct. 10, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am & some pre-walk birding there from 8-9. Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including Blackburnian, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, and Nashville. Some

[nysbirds-l] Trinity Church: Rusty Blackbird (Mo., 10-Oct)

2016-10-10 Thread Ben Cacace
This morning a Rusty Blackbird was on the north side of Trinity Church (Wall St., Manhattan). This is the 69th species for the location. Cropped photos are on the checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31974720 -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

[nysbirds-l] Being late, at times, can turn out great !

2016-10-10 Thread robert adamo
Extending my recent trend of getting a late start on the day's birding (Monday's destination being the Robert Moses Hawkwatch) I found myself heading south on the R. M. Parkway, just a hair north of the first bridge, when I saw a Rough-legged Hawk.This was a light morph * bird, and the earliest I

[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

2016-10-10 Thread gabriel willow
Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed! The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Cackling Goose, Golden-Plover, and Rusty Blackbird movement

2016-10-10 Thread Tim Healy
I've been at Jones Beach since 6:40 today. The strong northern winds definitely brought some movement. Early in the day, Brendan Fogarty and I spotted several batches of Rusty Blackbirds (totaling about 11) passing overhead. Calls and coloration were distinctive, and one was forced to perch in

[nysbirds-l] Birdy morning in Bryant Park, NYC

2016-10-10 Thread gabriel willow
Had a very productive morning on my twice-weekly Bryant Park Bird Walk in midtown Manhattan.  We spotted 21 species, and I'm sure there's some we missed! The park is a chaotic mess right now, as they build the skating rink and holiday market.  There is hammering and the beeping of backhoes

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2016-10-10 Thread Joseph Brin
*  New York*  Syracuse - October 10, 2016 *  NYSY  10.10.16 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):October 03, 2016 - October 10, 2016to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] Trinity Church: Rusty Blackbird (Mo., 10-Oct)

2016-10-10 Thread Ben Cacace
This morning a Rusty Blackbird was on the north side of Trinity Church (Wall St., Manhattan). This is the 69th species for the location. Cropped photos are on the checklist: http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S31974720 -- Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC Wiki for NYS eBird Hotspots

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Monday Oct. 10, 2016 - 16 species of Wood Warblers

2016-10-10 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Monday Oct. 10, 2016 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. on bird walk starting from Strawberry Fields at 9am & some pre-walk birding there from 8-9. Highlights: 16 species of Wood Warblers including Blackburnian, Cape May, Chestnut-sided, and Nashville. Some

[nysbirds-l] Being late, at times, can turn out great !

2016-10-10 Thread robert adamo
Extending my recent trend of getting a late start on the day's birding (Monday's destination being the Robert Moses Hawkwatch) I found myself heading south on the R. M. Parkway, just a hair north of the first bridge, when I saw a Rough-legged Hawk.This was a light morph * bird, and the earliest I