Check out Rochester Birding Association Facebook page and soon a very slick updated website. So far all the really rare birds up this way have been reported there as well as Geneseebirds-L. Etc. Lynn Bergmeyer President RBA On Aug 1, 2014 12:12 AM, "& [NYSBIRDS] digest" <nysbird...@list.cornell.edu> wrote:
> NYSBIRDS-L Digest for Thursday, July 31, 2014. > > 1. JBWR Queens NY Avocet (NO) > 2. Re: JBWR Queens NY Avocet (YES).. > 3. LA Waterthrush JAM. bay > 4. No Avocet at Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk Co.) > 5. Smith Point County Park Avocet continues (+ PIPL news) > 6. enough avocets? > 7. RBA Buffalo Bird Report 31 Jul 2014 > 8. Re: enough avocets? > 9. Re: enough avocets? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: JBWR Queens NY Avocet (NO) > From: Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 09:31:53 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 1 > > Just an update for anyone who might have considered twitching the *AMERICAN > AVOCET* at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond. > > It has not been seen thus far this morning. Should it show, I will post > another update. > > Cheers. > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: JBWR Queens NY Avocet (YES).. > From: Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 10:15:23 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 2 > > 1 *AMERICAN AVOCET *Just showed up near the same area that I reported the 2 > a few days ago. See "previous" posts. > > I promise it is the last post on Avocets for the day 😬 > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > On Jul 31, 2014, at 9:31 AM, Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just an update for anyone who might have considered twitching the *AMERICAN > AVOCET* at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond. > > It has not been seen thus far this morning. Should it show, I will post > another update. > > Cheers. > > 風 Swift as the wind > 林 Quiet as the forest > 火 Conquer like the fire > 山 Steady as the mountain > Sun Tzu <http://refspace.com/quotes/Sun_Tzu> *The Art of War* > <http://refspace.com/quotes/The_Art_of_War> > > (\__/) > (= '.'=) > > (") _ (") > > Sent from somewhere in the field using my mobile device! > > > Andrew Baksh > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: LA Waterthrush JAM. bay > From: Arie Gilbert <ariegilb...@optonline.net> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:40:06 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 3 > > There is a Louisiana Waterthrush at big johns pond. > > > 07/31/2014 @ 11 AM > > Arie Gilbert > No. Babylon NY > > > Sent from "Loretta IV" in the field > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: No Avocet at Sunken Meadow State Park (Suffolk Co.) > From: ken feustel <feus...@optonline.net> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:08:44 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 4 > > A search by a number of birders from 7:20AM to 11:30AM today for the > American Avocet seen yesterday at SMSP was unsuccessful. Shorebird numbers > were roughly similar to the day before. > > Ken Feustel > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Smith Point County Park Avocet continues (+ PIPL news) > From: Justin LeClaire <justin.leclair...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 15:45:21 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 5 > > Hey again all, > > Just want to report that the American Avocet in the impoundment at Smith > Point CP out of Shirley, NY, was again seen today by my fellow Piping > Plover crew members in the same spot around high tide (we hadn't been there > in the last two days). Feel free to email me off-list for precise > directions.The beach is still not quite opened up for driving, though it > should be any day now as all of our PIPL chicks have fledged. > > Speaking of those chicks- I'm extremely happy to report that 18 chicks > made it this year at Smith Point and Cupsogue, compared to just 3 last year > in the same 8 mile stretch, with about the same number of nesting attempts > (~20) . The extended driving ban at Smith Point and significantly increased > protected areas (behind symbolic fencing) at both sites has been an > invaluable change this year. > > Unfortunately, the big "improvements" ahead for the dunes at Smith Point > will likely drop our fledge rate back down again next year. > > Today was my last day working on fire island, and it was great to meet > many of you Long Island birders! > > -Justin LeClaire > Headed back to Vermont > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: enough avocets? > From: "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 20:48:44 +0000 > X-Message-Number: 6 > > Can the City folks calm down the avocet chatter? I don't think these posts > are of much interest to most people on this STATEWIDE listserv. > > Not trying to be mean, just tired of deleting NYC-only messages on my > phone. > > Keep birding, > > Kevin > > Kevin McGowan > Ithaca, NY > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: RBA Buffalo Bird Report 31 Jul 2014 > From: David Suggs <dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:10:20 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 7 > > - RBA > * New York > * Buffalo > * 07/31/2014 > * NYBU1407.31 > - Birds mentioned > > ------------------------------------------- > Please submit reports to > dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org > ------------------------------------------- > > REEVE > WHIMBREL > WILSON'S PHALAROPE > RED-NECKED PHALAROPE > SHORT-B. DOWITCHER > STILT SANDPIPER > > - Transcript > Hotline: Buffalo Bird Report at the Buffalo Museum of Science > Date: 07/31/2014 > Number: 716-896-1271 > To Report: Same > Compiler: David F. Suggs > Coverage: Western New York and adjacent Ontario > Website: www.BuffaloOrnithologicalSociety.org > > Thursday, July 31, 2014 > > The Buffalo Bird Report is a service provided by your > Buffalo Museum of Science and the Buffalo Ornithological > Society. To contact the Science Museum, call 896-5200. Press > the pound key to report sightings before the end of this > report. > > Highlights of reports received July 24 through July 31 from > the Niagara Frontier Region. > > In the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area, July 28, a REEVE, > the female of the RUFF species, at West Ruddy Marsh, south > of Route 77 and east of Griswold Road. > > Recent shorebird highlights at the Ruddy Marshes included > WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPE, SHORT-B. > DOWITCHERS and STILT SANDPIPERS. > > On the Lake Erie shore of Ontario, a single WHIMBREL on July > 29, in Port Colborne, Ontario, between Lorraine and Weaver > Roads. > > The Bird Report will be updated Thursday evening, August 7. > Please call in your sightings by noon Thursday. You may > report sightings after the tone. Thank you for calling and > reporting. > > - End Transcript > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: enough avocets? > From: Isaac Grant <hosesbroadb...@gmail.com> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:12:08 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 8 > > Many of us use these reports and appreciate the updates. I took time off > yesterday to chase the Avocet after getting one of these updates. > > And while were at it, I know I would love more info about what's going on > upstate. But since very few people actually report to the list from north > of Rockland County the state list has become more of a NYC/Long Island list > plus a report from the Adirondacks plus when something rare shows at Niagra > or near Buffalo. It's a big state and 99% of it is unreported on this list. > > Ebirdsnyc is no good and used more to report feeder birds. Seems most of > the upstate birders report to regional lists. > > What's the solution? maybe a region 10 list? But I doubt that will ever be > widely used. > > Isaac Grant > Senior Loan Officer > > > On Jul 31, 2014, at 4:48 PM, "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > wrote: > > > > Can the City folks calm down the avocet chatter? I don't think these > posts are of much interest to most people on this STATEWIDE listserv. > > > > Not trying to be mean, just tired of deleting NYC-only messages on my > phone. > > > > Keep birding, > > > > Kevin > > > > Kevin McGowan > > Ithaca, NY > > > > -- > > > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Subject: Re: enough avocets? > From: "Gerry Smith" <gosh...@gisco.net> > Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 19:29:31 -0400 > X-Message-Number: 9 > > Chill out Kevin many of us upstate types enjoy the downstate reports If > phone deletion in too onerous try a laptop Gerry Smith > > -----Original Message----- > From: Isaac Grant > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:12 PM > Cc: NYSBIRDS-L > Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] enough avocets? > > Many of us use these reports and appreciate the updates. I took time off > yesterday to chase the Avocet after getting one of these updates. > > And while were at it, I know I would love more info about what's going on > upstate. But since very few people actually report to the list from north > of > Rockland County the state list has become more of a NYC/Long Island list > plus a report from the Adirondacks plus when something rare shows at Niagra > or near Buffalo. It's a big state and 99% of it is unreported on this list. > > Ebirdsnyc is no good and used more to report feeder birds. Seems most of > the upstate birders report to regional lists. > > What's the solution? maybe a region 10 list? But I doubt that will ever be > widely used. > > Isaac Grant > Senior Loan Officer > > > On Jul 31, 2014, at 4:48 PM, "Kevin J. McGowan" <k...@cornell.edu> > wrote: > > > > Can the City folks calm down the avocet chatter? I don't think these > posts > > are of much interest to most people on this STATEWIDE listserv. > > > > Not trying to be mean, just tired of deleting NYC-only messages on my > > phone. > > > > Keep birding, > > > > Kevin > > > > Kevin McGowan > > Ithaca, NY > > > > -- > > > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > > > ARCHIVES: > > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > > > -- > > > > -- > > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > > ARCHIVES: > 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html > 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L > 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > > -- > > > > > --- > > END OF DIGEST > > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
