[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager 11:25am City Hall Park, NYC

2016-11-26 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Good morning all, FYI - I'm not sure if it's been posted, but the previously reported Western Tanager is being seen now in the same vicinity as previous reports on the NE side of city hall park. Good birding, Andrew -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] NYC- city hall park Western Tanager - yes

2016-11-26 Thread Eileen Mathers
NYC's Western Tanager is present in the North East side of City Hall Park. 11/26/16 12:13 pm between the City Hall and Tweed courthouse buildings. Eileen Mathers Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

2016-11-26 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 26 Nov Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to look for the Longspur reported. Upon arriving at the Coast Guard Station parking lot, we were alerted to a NORTHERN GOSHAWK. We walked down the road toward the turnaround, looking into the median where the bird was reported. We

[nysbirds-l] Staten Island (Richmond Co./NYC) W. Tanager update 11/26

2016-11-26 Thread Thomas Fiore
Saturday, November 26 - The bright male Western Tanager has been reported from Staten Island's south end - (that's Richmond County, a boro of New York City) in specific area where seen the past 2 days, near a [NY-DEP] bridge IN the eastern portion of Conference House Park, a NYC public

[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 11/26 (Saturday)

2016-11-26 Thread Thomas Fiore
Saturday, 26 November, 2016 - City Hall Park, lower Manhattan, New York City Western Tanager continues at above park this Saturday morning - as do at least some or all of other recent species seen there - the tanager seems fond of the trees (may be high in taller trees much of time!) in the

[nysbirds-l] Lido Ash-throated Flycatcher

2016-11-26 Thread John Kent
The Ash-throated Flycatcher at Lido West Town Park in Nassau County is currently being viewed near the west end of the park, near the pink condo building. It is on the north side of the gravel turnaround. John Kent Selkirk NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Greater white fronted goose

2016-11-26 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
In pond westchester country club, Harrison (now) with approx 125 Canada goose then up on to grass by pond off Park Drive (off Biltmore). Don't know accessibility but I drove onto CC property off Park Drive watched for a while got out scope and no one bothered me. Easy find. L. Trachtenberg

[nysbirds-l] City Hall WETA - yes

2016-11-26 Thread Pepaul
North east section of the park. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Hawk Watch

2016-11-26 Thread Steve Walter
Not in the conventional sense. But with all the talk of a Goshawk around the Jones Beach West End, that seems to be what broke out. A bunch of people ended up taking up a position overlooking the open area of the median area. There were certainly a few Accipiter sightings, with several sightings

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: Printable Checklists

2016-11-26 Thread Ben Cacace
There's a very useful feature on the 'Overview' page for hotspots that lets you produce a printable (.PDF) checklist for an individual hotspot. I have added links to each hotspot page (380) and for all hotspots on the wiki (860 of 5,274). This link appears on the 'eBird Links' line for individual

RE:[nysbirds-l] Bill Richards park juv. red headed woodpecker

2016-11-26 Thread tomster101
The immature Red-headed Woodpecker was seen on the south side of the pond about half way along the path near two partially uprooted trees. It occasionally made its rattle call. This was at the Bill Richards park next to Blydenburgh. Tom Moran Shoreham Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 mini ™,

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday Nov. 26, 2016 - Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawks

2016-11-26 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Saturday Nov. 26, 2016 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob, on bird walk starting from the Boathouse at 9:30 am Highlights: Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawks, Fox Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, & Brown Creepers. Many thanks to Alli Maxfield-Carmichael for the excellent bird spotting.

[nysbirds-l] "Bracing for a possible disappointment...."

2016-11-26 Thread robert adamo
In spite of my recent "under-whelming" birding fortunes, due to the hospitality of Margaret & Keith B. of Aquebogue, I was able to see and photograph the ?rufous/allen's selasphorus sp. hummingbird that, since the middle of this past October, has been fortifying itself at their sugar-feeder, as

[nysbirds-l] Greater white fronted goose

2016-11-26 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
In pond westchester country club, Harrison (now) with approx 125 Canada goose then up on to grass by pond off Park Drive (off Biltmore). Don't know accessibility but I drove onto CC property off Park Drive watched for a while got out scope and no one bothered me. Easy find. L. Trachtenberg

[nysbirds-l] City Hall WETA - yes

2016-11-26 Thread Pepaul
North east section of the park. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager, Manhattan, NYC 11/26 (Saturday)

2016-11-26 Thread Thomas Fiore
Saturday, 26 November, 2016 - City Hall Park, lower Manhattan, New York City Western Tanager continues at above park this Saturday morning - as do at least some or all of other recent species seen there - the tanager seems fond of the trees (may be high in taller trees much of time!) in the

[nysbirds-l] Lido Ash-throated Flycatcher

2016-11-26 Thread John Kent
The Ash-throated Flycatcher at Lido West Town Park in Nassau County is currently being viewed near the west end of the park, near the pink condo building. It is on the north side of the gravel turnaround. John Kent Selkirk NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Western Tanager 11:25am City Hall Park, NYC

2016-11-26 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
Good morning all, FYI - I'm not sure if it's been posted, but the previously reported Western Tanager is being seen now in the same vicinity as previous reports on the NE side of city hall park. Good birding, Andrew -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] NYC- city hall park Western Tanager - yes

2016-11-26 Thread Eileen Mathers
NYC's Western Tanager is present in the North East side of City Hall Park. 11/26/16 12:13 pm between the City Hall and Tweed courthouse buildings. Eileen Mathers Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Staten Island (Richmond Co./NYC) W. Tanager update 11/26

2016-11-26 Thread Thomas Fiore
Saturday, November 26 - The bright male Western Tanager has been reported from Staten Island's south end - (that's Richmond County, a boro of New York City) in specific area where seen the past 2 days, near a [NY-DEP] bridge IN the eastern portion of Conference House Park, a NYC public

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach West End

2016-11-26 Thread syschiff
Jones Beach West End 26 Nov Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) went to look for the Longspur reported. Upon arriving at the Coast Guard Station parking lot, we were alerted to a NORTHERN GOSHAWK. We walked down the road toward the turnaround, looking into the median where the bird was reported. We

RE:[nysbirds-l] Bill Richards park juv. red headed woodpecker

2016-11-26 Thread tomster101
The immature Red-headed Woodpecker was seen on the south side of the pond about half way along the path near two partially uprooted trees. It occasionally made its rattle call. This was at the Bill Richards park next to Blydenburgh. Tom Moran Shoreham Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 4 mini ™,

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Hawk Watch

2016-11-26 Thread Steve Walter
Not in the conventional sense. But with all the talk of a Goshawk around the Jones Beach West End, that seems to be what broke out. A bunch of people ended up taking up a position overlooking the open area of the median area. There were certainly a few Accipiter sightings, with several sightings

[nysbirds-l] NYS eBird Hotspots: Printable Checklists

2016-11-26 Thread Ben Cacace
There's a very useful feature on the 'Overview' page for hotspots that lets you produce a printable (.PDF) checklist for an individual hotspot. I have added links to each hotspot page (380) and for all hotspots on the wiki (860 of 5,274). This link appears on the 'eBird Links' line for individual

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Saturday Nov. 26, 2016 - Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawks

2016-11-26 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Saturday Nov. 26, 2016 OBS: Deborah Allen, m.ob, on bird walk starting from the Boathouse at 9:30 am Highlights: Sharp-shinned & Cooper's Hawks, Fox Sparrows, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, & Brown Creepers. Many thanks to Alli Maxfield-Carmichael for the excellent bird spotting.

[nysbirds-l] "Bracing for a possible disappointment...."

2016-11-26 Thread robert adamo
In spite of my recent "under-whelming" birding fortunes, due to the hospitality of Margaret & Keith B. of Aquebogue, I was able to see and photograph the ?rufous/allen's selasphorus sp. hummingbird that, since the middle of this past October, has been fortifying itself at their sugar-feeder, as