[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Vesper Sparrow

Spotted a vesper sparrow past the police station after the "thank you" sign. South side of the middle median. Hermit thrush was nearby the bird. Mike Z. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

Like Michael, I also read Tom's report with interest. Over several seasons, I have observed the W-E phenomenon taking place on Coastal Queens and reported as such. Last year in particular, this occurrence took place on several occasions with massive amounts of Scoters moving W-E and later on a

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

I find Tom's notes of flight direction to be pretty intriguing. It's always fascinating to take part in observing these morning flights, but it can be even more interesting to see how the flight direction varies over different sites. This reverse S-to-N flight is obviously most famous along

[nysbirds-l] Dickcissel - Chandler Estate in Mt Sinai

There is a Dickcissel at Chandler Estate in Mt Sinai. The bird is actually to the left (west) of the Mt Sinai Congressional Church (opposite side of cemetery) in a newly cleared area beyond the red barn / share garden. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123534288@N08/? -Aidan --

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Shared Locations (26-Oct-2016)

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. New and renamed shared locations (hotspots) have been updated for the 62 county wiki pages. You can find a summary of

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Tuesday, 25 October, 2016 - and it may be happening all over again this day (a good migration, that is)... A bit of a surprise -for the date- was a Spotted Sandpiper moving around the Meer, in the park's north end, early on Tuesday; seen mostIy at the

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City Tuesday, 25 October, 2016 - and it may be happening all over again this day (a good migration, that is)... A bit of a surprise -for the date- was a Spotted Sandpiper moving around the Meer, in the park's north end, early on Tuesday; seen mostIy at the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

I find Tom's notes of flight direction to be pretty intriguing. It's always fascinating to take part in observing these morning flights, but it can be even more interesting to see how the flight direction varies over different sites. This reverse S-to-N flight is obviously most famous along

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach - Vesper Sparrow

Spotted a vesper sparrow past the police station after the "thank you" sign. South side of the middle median. Hermit thrush was nearby the bird. Mike Z. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 10/25

Like Michael, I also read Tom's report with interest. Over several seasons, I have observed the W-E phenomenon taking place on Coastal Queens and reported as such. Last year in particular, this occurrence took place on several occasions with massive amounts of Scoters moving W-E and later on a

[nysbirds-l] Dickcissel - Chandler Estate in Mt Sinai

There is a Dickcissel at Chandler Estate in Mt Sinai. The bird is actually to the left (west) of the Mt Sinai Congressional Church (opposite side of cemetery) in a newly cleared area beyond the red barn / share garden. https://www.flickr.com/photos/123534288@N08/? -Aidan --

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: New/Renamed Shared Locations (26-Oct-2016)

Thanks to @Team_eBird for their dedication keeping eBird.org running smoothly and for the group of New York State hotspot moderators for working on shared location suggestions. New and renamed shared locations (hotspots) have been updated for the 62 county wiki pages. You can find a summary of