[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park & Jamaica Bay W.R. This Morning (Queens Co.)
I was starting to write this report when I heard the tragic news of Matt Bayer's passing. Long Island has lost not only an excellent birder but a first class naturalist - he will be missed. There was a good movement of bird's this morning at Alley. Unfortunately, they were much easier to hear than to see. We chased an infrequently singing Kentucky Warbler off and on for nearly an hour west of the ponds without seeing him, finally losing him in the woods west of the Mel Kaplan (look for sign dedication south of the paved path) Trail. Also present was a singing Mourning Warbler in the woods west of the Kaplan Trail. Other birds present in good number were Scarlet Tanagers, Baltimore Orioles, and Blackpoll Warblers. FOS birds for us were Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood Pewee, and Least Flycatcher. At JBWR there were about seven species of warblers in the Garden, and a singing Yellow-throated Vireo about midway between the North and South Gardens. The West Pond held about six species of waterfowl and not much else. Ken & Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Alley Pond Park Jamaica Bay W.R. This Morning (Queens Co.)
I was starting to write this report when I heard the tragic news of Matt Bayer's passing. Long Island has lost not only an excellent birder but a first class naturalist - he will be missed. There was a good movement of bird's this morning at Alley. Unfortunately, they were much easier to hear than to see. We chased an infrequently singing Kentucky Warbler off and on for nearly an hour west of the ponds without seeing him, finally losing him in the woods west of the Mel Kaplan (look for sign dedication south of the paved path) Trail. Also present was a singing Mourning Warbler in the woods west of the Kaplan Trail. Other birds present in good number were Scarlet Tanagers, Baltimore Orioles, and Blackpoll Warblers. FOS birds for us were Black-billed Cuckoo, Eastern Wood Pewee, and Least Flycatcher. At JBWR there were about seven species of warblers in the Garden, and a singing Yellow-throated Vireo about midway between the North and South Gardens. The West Pond held about six species of waterfowl and not much else. Ken Sue Feustel -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
