Isaac Grant, Seth Wollney, Dave Eib and I are currentlyon the bird-
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José Ramírez-Garofalo
Research Assistant
College of Staten Island
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NYSbirds-L List Info:
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm
http://www.NortheastBirding.c
Dr. Veit and I spent some time looking at plates and relevant literature at
the College of Staten Island- we were able to rule out Little Blue Heron
and Western Reef Heron, and are now leaning toward the ID being HY Little
Egret -
Here is the email Dick sent to SINaturalist:
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Just had a pair of Common Ravens sitting in the top of my neighbors white pines
calling away and they eventually went down out of site into a neighboring yard.
I'd love to know where this pair is nesting. So great to have them around.
I never thought I'd have all three large corvids as yard
Central Park NYC - Reservoir & Ramble
Sunday, July 9, 2017
OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, & many others
Highlights: Nests of Mourning Dove, Cedar Waxwing, & Barn Swallow
Canada Goose - 20 Reservoir including 3 large juveniles
Mallard - 38 including14 juveniles (16 Turtle Pond & 22 Re
A transitional male RUFF was spotted by Dave Nutter last night along the
Wildlife Drive of Montezuma NWR in Seneca County, just at dusk. Searches
throughout the morning today were unsuccessful, but the bird was finally
refound at the difficult-to-access Kipp Island Fields section of the refuge
Tripper Paul and I spent some time with the bird in question mid day today.
There's been a lot of off-line chatter as well as inquisitive texts from
further afield regarding the identification of this bird and some wondering
aloud of the lack of information being posted.
Isaac Grant posted a few ph