[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 15 January 2016

2016-01-15 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jan. 15, 2016 * NYNY1601.15 - Birds Mentioned ROSS’S GOOSE+ PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ WESTERN GREBE+ COMMON MURRE+ THICK-BILLED MURRE+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose Canada Goo

[nysbirds-l] A good birding day

2016-01-15 Thread gary straus
Jerry pond park Roslyn 1 pr. Wood ducksblydenburgh park red-headed woodpecker purple finchesepcal blue birds white-crowned sparrows GARY STRAUS --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://w

[nysbirds-l] Montauk

2016-01-15 Thread Seth Ausubel
I birded Montauk today with Rich Kelly and Doug Futuyma. At Montauk Point there were about 25 Razorbills. An immature male Harlequin Duck was off the lighthouse, and the continuing drake King Eider was in the Turtle Cove area but fairly far offshore, seen from the Camp Hero bluffs. An adult Ic

[nysbirds-l] No Barnacle Goose -Northport

2016-01-15 Thread Eileen Schwinn
We were unable to relocate the earlier reported Barnacle Goose on either pond near E. Main St. and Centershore Rd. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www

[nysbirds-l] NYC Audubon Lecture, Tues. Jan. 19, Red Knots!

2016-01-15 Thread Lynne Hertzog
*THE NARROW EDGE: A TINY BIRD, AN ANCIENT CRAB, AND AN EPIC JOURNEY* *A Free Lecture by Deborah Cramer* *Tuesday, January 19, 6:30pm * *The Central Park 4-D Theater; Enter at Fifth Avenue at 64th Street* *Please Note: Capacity at this theater is limited to the first 75 guests on a first-come, f

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Grebe at West Branch Reservoir

2016-01-15 Thread Steven Martin
RNGR present now at West Branch Reservoir in Carmel. Seen at 10:45 near the intersection of Belden Rd and 301 north of the causeway. Was approximately 100 ft from the shore at the time. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbir

[nysbirds-l] March 5, 2016 Westchester Warbler Events

2016-01-15 Thread Anne Swaim
Saturday, March 5, 2016, 12:00-1:30pm, at the White Plains Presbyterian Church, Tom Stephenson & Scott Whittle will be presenting a free, public warbler ID program followed by a three-hour workshop, 2:00-5:00pm, on "The Warbler Guide: A New System for Identifying and Learning Vocalizations." Worksh

RE:[nysbirds-l] snowy owl Floyd Bennett field now

2016-01-15 Thread Carole Griffiths
From: bounce-119925923-14379...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-119925923-14379...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Ardith Bondi [ard...@earthlink.net] Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 8:26 AM To: NYSBIRDS Subject: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: Re: [BIRDWG01] Western Flycatche

[nysbirds-l] Flushing Meadows-Corona Park - Sparrows and Warblers

2016-01-15 Thread Tim Healy
After a bit of searching this morning I located the ragtag junco flock at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park behind the Queens Museum. They were working the area at the base of some conifers, and their interspecies guests are still with them. The Lark Sparrow and Clay-colored Sparrow were located with

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle and Cackling Geese - Tung Ting Pond, Centerport (Suffolk County)

2016-01-15 Thread Brent Bomkamp
This morning, both a Barnacle Goose and a Richardson's Cackling Goose were present on Tung Ting Pond on the corner of 25A and Centershore Road. This is the pond that can be viewed from the Chalet Motor Inn, not the mill pond across the street. The Barnacle was the same individual as on Elda Lake

[nysbirds-l] No Joy- No Ross's at Elda Lake

2016-01-15 Thread Eileen Schwinn
No geese but Canada at the lake by North Babylon HS. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm

[nysbirds-l] Birding travelog 14 Jan time update

2016-01-15 Thread syschiff
Time is wrong at the shawangunks. We got there at 3:30 not 4:30 and the birds at 3:50 Sy -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Geese

2016-01-15 Thread Michael Higgiston
2 greater white fronted geese are present at Belmont Lake SP. no joy on Ross goose Mike Higgiston Eileen Schwinn Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSu