Re:[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 10-Apr-2010 incl. Pectoral Sandpipers
Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010 (8:40a-1:30p, 3:20p-6:45p) Location: Goethal's Bridge Pond, southern S.I., Lemon Creek & Wolfe's Pond Parks Reported by: Ben Cacace I forgot to double check the list against my field notes. Here are 2 birds that were missing from the category groupings: 'Accidental' seen only once or twice [1 spp]: - Pectoral Sandpiper - 3 on Goethal's Bridge Pond mud flats 'Occasional' seen a few times per season [new total = 3 spp]: - Carolina Wren - 2+ heard -- 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] Staten Island, Sat. 10-Apr-2010 incl. Pectoral Sandpipers
Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010 (8:40a-1:30p, 3:20p-6:45p) Location: Goethal's Bridge Pond, southern S.I., Lemon Creek & Wolfe's Pond Parks Reported by: Ben Cacace Highlights are mainly personal first of season birds. Walking for the day totaled 13.25 miles: *Goethal's Bridge Pond*: Today I finally found 2 good spots to observe the pond which was unexpectedly a low tide mud flat. I hadn't checked the tides. This map shows the locations & both are easily accessible on foot < http://tinyurl.com/yatr52d >. The mudflats were rather quiet but 15 individual shorebirds were seen including 3 *PECTORAL SANDPIPERS*, 10 *GREATER YELLOWLEGS* & 2 *KILLDEER*. There was also 2 pair of *GREEN-WINGED TEAL*. *TREE SWALLOWS* were already testing out nest boxes. *Lemon Creek Park*: 1 *RED-THROATED LOON* continues on the bay and 3 *BARN SWALLOWS* were also spotted here. *Wolfe's Pond Park*: 1 *OSPREY* was checking out Wolfe's Pond for a meal. After deciding not to take the plunge it headed south. Weather for 10-Apr for Newark, NJ (8:51a-6:51a) < http://tinyurl.com/ydmxvc8>: - Conditions: Mostly Cloudy > Scattered Clouds > Partly Cloudy > Clear - Temperature: 45.0 to 64.0 F (7.2 to 17.8 C) - Wind direction: WNW > WSW > W > WSW - Wind speed: 11 - 22 mph (gusts to 29 mph) Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last updated in 2000. Abundance categories below for 'Spring'. *Taxonomic order follows the categories*. ** Total species - 47 ** Not listed for 'Spring' season [1 spp]: - Great Cormorant - 1 on "52" buoy/structure off Conference House Park 'Occasional' seen a few times per season [2 spp]: - Northern Shoveler - At least 2 males on Wolfe's Pond - Boat-tailed Grackle - Several along Hylan Boulevard (2+) 'Uncommon' present but may not be seen [8 spp]: - Mute Swan - 1 on Wolfe's Pond - Red-throated Loon - At least 1 on the bay from Lemon Creek Park - Great Blue Heron - 1 adult on Wolfe's Pond - Turkey Vulture - 6+ incl. 3 over Goethal's Bridge Pond & 3 over Conference House Park - Osprey - 1 looking for a meal over Wolfe's Pond - Red-tailed Hawk - 3 incl. 1 adult & 1 juv. circling together around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 at Mariners Marsh Park - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 over Wolfe's Pond 'Common' certain in proper habitat [12 spp]: - Gadwall - Pair (m/f) on Wolfe's Pond - Green-winged Teal - 4+ (2m/2f) on the mudflats of Goethal's Bridge Pond - Red-breasted Merganser - 2 females on the bay from Conference House Park - Snowy Egret - 1 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Killdeer - 2 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Bonaparte's Gull - 1 on the bay from Wolfe's Pond Park - Downy Woodpecker - 1 heard at Lemon Creek Park - Eastern Phoebe - 1 heard at Conference House Park - Fish Crow - Several incl. Mariner's Marsh Park (3+) - Northern Mockingbird - 2+ - Brown-headed Cowbird - 2+ incl. 1 female around Goethal's Bridge Pond & 1 male at Mariner's Marsh Park - American Goldfinch - 6+ around Mariners' Marsh Park 'Abundant' sure to see [24 spp]: - Brant - 250+ mainly from Tottenville & the bay - Canada Goose - 30+ - American Black Duck - 2+ - Mallard - 24+ - Bufflehead - 8+ incl. Newark Bay, Tottenville & Wolfe's Pond - Double-crested Cormorant - 36+ - Greater Yellowlegs - 10 on & flocking over Goethal's Bridge Pond - Ring-billed Gull - 200+ - Herring Gull - 75+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 25+ - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Northern Flicker - 2+ - Blue Jay - 2+ - Tree Swallow - 2+ around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Barn Swallow - 4 incl. 1 over bay from Conference House Park & 3 at Lemon Creek Park - American Robin - 75+ - European Starling - 25+ - Song Sparrow - 5+ - White-throated Sparrow - A few heard (2+) - Northern Cardinal - 10+ - Red-winged Blackbird - 15+ - Common Grackle - 150+ - House Sparrow - 24+ Taxonomic order: - Brant - 250+ mainly from Tottenville & the bay - Canada Goose - 30+ - Mute Swan - 1 on Wolfe's Pond - Gadwall - Pair (m/f) on Wolfe's Pond - American Black Duck - 2+ - Mallard - 24+ - Northern Shoveler - At least 2 males on Wolfe's Pond - Green-winged Teal - 4+ (2m/2f) on the mudflats of Goethal's Bridge Pond - Bufflehead - 8+ incl. Newark Bay, Tottenville & Wolfe's Pond - Red-breasted Merganser - 2 females on the bay from Conference House Park - Red-throated Loon - At least 1 on the bay from Lemon Creek Park - Double-crested Cormorant - 36+ - Great Cormorant - 1 on "52" buoy/structure off Conference House Park - Great Blue Heron - 1 adult on Wolfe's Pond - Snowy Egret - 1 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Turkey Vulture - 6+ incl. 3 over Goethal's Bridge Pond & 3 over Conference House Park - Osprey - 1 looking for a meal over Wolfe's Pond - Red-tailed Hawk - 3 incl. 1 adult & 1 juv. circling together around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Killdeer - 2 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Greater Yellowlegs - 10 on & flocking over Goethal's Bridge Pond - Bonaparte's Gull - 1 on the bay from Wolfe's Pond Park -
[nysbirds-l] Region 10 Info Needed
Hi All, I am doing the Region 10 Winter report for The Kingbird and I need the following information. Please respond to me offline if you can help. 1. Christmas Bird Counts Lower Hudson--Manhattan Totals only Bronx-Westchester--Bronx Totals only Queens--entire count--as I can't find it at the CBC website 2. Pelham Bay Owls--I have no reports for the winter season Thanks, Hugh Hugh McGuinness The Ross School 18 Goodfriend Drive East Hampton, NY 11937 hmcguinn...@ross.org -- 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] Possible Eared Grebes
Today I went to Jamaica Wild Life (Queens, L.I.) and saw several Grebes in the bay south of the Terapin Trail. Several were Horned Grebes but also I saw a grebe with a longer thinner bill and more peaked crown. It was quite different from the Horned Grebes which I am familiar with out Eastern Long Island, I wonder if someone might check and verify what I believe are Eared Grebes. Thanks! Andy Murphy -- 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] Upland Sandpiper
Robert Moses SP; 10 Apr The UPLAND SANDPIPER made a very brief appearance on the edge of the North side of the road between the closed west exit of field 5 and the entrance to field 5. It came out and went back into the grassy edge at 2:55-3:00 PM. No luck from 1:30 PM on, so patience is required. Note: this is further east of previous sightings. -- 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] Upland sandpiper
The upland sandpiper still remains at RobertMoses State park between lots 4 and 5 as of 11 AM Saturday Greg Prelich -- 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] NYC Area RBA: 9 April 2010
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * April 9, 2010 * NYNY1004.09 - Birds Mentioned: SWALLOW-TAILED KITE+ Common Murre+ Atlantic Puffin+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Blue-winged Teal Harlequin Duck Red-necked Grebe Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Cattle Egret Green Heron Glossy Ibis Sandhill Crane (not reported this week) Piping Plover Greater Yellowlegs Lesser Yellowlegs UPLAND SANDPIPER Least Sandpiper RED PHALAROPE Laughing Gull Little Gull Bonaparte's Gull Iceland Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Forster's Tern Dovekie Razorbill Chimney Swift White-eyed Vireo Blue-headed Vireo Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Orange-crowned Warbler Northern Parula Pine Warbler Palm Warbler Black-and-white Warbler PROTHONOTARY WARBLER Louisiana Waterthrush Boat-tailed Grackle If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tom Burke (212) 372-1483 (during the day except Sunday) Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) Compilers: Tom Burke, Tony Lauro Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, April 9th, at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today's tape are SWALLOW-TAILED KITES, RED PHALAROPE, PROTHONOTARY WARBLER, UPLAND SANDPIPER, fishing trip results, and Spring migrants. It began on Tuesday with a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE passing a hawk watch at Sandy Hook, NJ, the observers following the bird as it headed towards Coney Island. Then on Wednesday a SWALLOW-TAILED KITE was observed soaring over Lake Montauk, eventually moving out of sight. This was followed by one late Thursday afternoon in Westchester County over Pines Bridge Road in the Yorktown/Millwood area. A free doughnut – to anyone who finds a New York Swallow-tailed Kite that stays put in the same area for a while! Other good seasonal finds this week have featured a winter-plumaged RED PHALAROPE that appeared at the south end of Sag Pond [aka Sagaponack Pond] at Bridgehampton this afternoon, where other shorebirds included seven GREATER YELLOWLEGS and five LESSER YELLOWLEGS; a PROTHONOTARY WARBLER seen briefly in Northport last Saturday; and an UPLAND SANDPIPER that stayed along the roadway between parking fields 4 and 5 at Robert Moses State Park from Monday to at least Thursday. Also quite notable was the collection of birds seen last Saturday from a fishing boat 28 miles south of Shinnecock Inlet. These included one or two LITTLE GULLS with some BONAPARTE'S GULLS, and a number of alcids including 100 RAZORBILLS, 3 COMMON MURRES, 5+ DOVEKIES, and 25+ ATLANTIC PUFFINS. The previously reported CATTLE EGRET stayed along Route 27 just west of Hither Hills State Park in Montauk to Tuesday, but the SANDHILL CRANES in Bridgehampton were not seen after the 2nd, perhaps being the same two showing up on Block Island in Rhode Island. Recent arrivals in the city parks, which effectively serve as our migration barometer, especially for passerines, have included in Central Park: BLUE-HEADED VIREO, WHITE-EYED VIREO, and BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHER Monday, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER Wednesday, and CHIMNEY SWIFT and an early NORTHERN PARULA Thursday. Prospect Park has had a similar mix, with a GNATCATCHER as of Sunday, three BLUE-WINGED TEAL on the Lake Tuesday, BLACK-AND-WHITE WARBLER at two locations Wednesday, and some flyover GLOSSY IBIS on Wednesday. The Prospect Park ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, still by the Lullwater last Saturday, had relocated to the Nethermead Arch Sunday, and has probably moved on. Both parks, like many other sites, have also featured numbers of PINE WARBLERS, PALM WARBLERS, and LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSHES. At Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, arriving waterbirds have included LITTLE BLUE HERON, TRICOLORED HERON, GREEN HERON, GLOSSY IBIS, LEAST SANDPIPER, LAUGHING GULL, as well as some FORSTER'S TERNS as of Monday. FORSTER'S were also noted at Jones Beach West End Tuesday. A LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL was also at Jones Beach West End Thursday, and among the many Northern Gannets, loons, and sea ducks moving along the south shore of Long Island lately were two RED-NECKED GREBES off Robert Moses State Park on Tuesday. Back out East, an ICELAND GULL joined six PIPING PLOVERS at Mecox Sunday, while Sag Pond that day produced both Yellowlegs, LEAST SANDPIPER, one ICELAND GULL, two LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS, and a
[nysbirds-l] Upland sandpiper
The upland sandpiper still remains at RobertMoses State park between lots 4 and 5 as of 11 AM Saturday Greg Prelich -- 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] Upland Sandpiper
Robert Moses SP; 10 Apr The UPLAND SANDPIPER made a very brief appearance on the edge of the North side of the road between the closed west exit of field 5 and the entrance to field 5. It came out and went back into the grassy edge at 2:55-3:00 PM. No luck from 1:30 PM on, so patience is required. Note: this is further east of previous sightings. -- 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] Possible Eared Grebes
Today I went to Jamaica Wild Life (Queens, L.I.) and saw several Grebes in the bay south of the Terapin Trail. Several were Horned Grebes but also I saw a grebe with a longer thinner bill and more peaked crown. It was quite different from the Horned Grebes which I am familiar with out Eastern Long Island, I wonder if someone might check and verify what I believe are Eared Grebes. Thanks! Andy Murphy -- 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] Staten Island, Sat. 10-Apr-2010 incl. Pectoral Sandpipers
Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010 (8:40a-1:30p, 3:20p-6:45p) Location: Goethal's Bridge Pond, southern S.I., Lemon Creek Wolfe's Pond Parks Reported by: Ben Cacace Highlights are mainly personal first of season birds. Walking for the day totaled 13.25 miles: *Goethal's Bridge Pond*: Today I finally found 2 good spots to observe the pond which was unexpectedly a low tide mud flat. I hadn't checked the tides. This map shows the locations both are easily accessible on foot http://tinyurl.com/yatr52d . The mudflats were rather quiet but 15 individual shorebirds were seen including 3 *PECTORAL SANDPIPERS*, 10 *GREATER YELLOWLEGS* 2 *KILLDEER*. There was also 2 pair of *GREEN-WINGED TEAL*. *TREE SWALLOWS* were already testing out nest boxes. *Lemon Creek Park*: 1 *RED-THROATED LOON* continues on the bay and 3 *BARN SWALLOWS* were also spotted here. *Wolfe's Pond Park*: 1 *OSPREY* was checking out Wolfe's Pond for a meal. After deciding not to take the plunge it headed south. Weather for 10-Apr for Newark, NJ (8:51a-6:51a) http://tinyurl.com/ydmxvc8: - Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Scattered Clouds Partly Cloudy Clear - Temperature: 45.0 to 64.0 F (7.2 to 17.8 C) - Wind direction: WNW WSW W WSW - Wind speed: 11 - 22 mph (gusts to 29 mph) Abundance categories below from 'The Birds of Staten Island' checklist last updated in 2000. Abundance categories below for 'Spring'. *Taxonomic order follows the categories*. ** Total species - 47 ** Not listed for 'Spring' season [1 spp]: - Great Cormorant - 1 on 52 buoy/structure off Conference House Park 'Occasional' seen a few times per season [2 spp]: - Northern Shoveler - At least 2 males on Wolfe's Pond - Boat-tailed Grackle - Several along Hylan Boulevard (2+) 'Uncommon' present but may not be seen [8 spp]: - Mute Swan - 1 on Wolfe's Pond - Red-throated Loon - At least 1 on the bay from Lemon Creek Park - Great Blue Heron - 1 adult on Wolfe's Pond - Turkey Vulture - 6+ incl. 3 over Goethal's Bridge Pond 3 over Conference House Park - Osprey - 1 looking for a meal over Wolfe's Pond - Red-tailed Hawk - 3 incl. 1 adult 1 juv. circling together around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - 1 at Mariners Marsh Park - Northern Rough-winged Swallow - 1 over Wolfe's Pond 'Common' certain in proper habitat [12 spp]: - Gadwall - Pair (m/f) on Wolfe's Pond - Green-winged Teal - 4+ (2m/2f) on the mudflats of Goethal's Bridge Pond - Red-breasted Merganser - 2 females on the bay from Conference House Park - Snowy Egret - 1 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Killdeer - 2 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Bonaparte's Gull - 1 on the bay from Wolfe's Pond Park - Downy Woodpecker - 1 heard at Lemon Creek Park - Eastern Phoebe - 1 heard at Conference House Park - Fish Crow - Several incl. Mariner's Marsh Park (3+) - Northern Mockingbird - 2+ - Brown-headed Cowbird - 2+ incl. 1 female around Goethal's Bridge Pond 1 male at Mariner's Marsh Park - American Goldfinch - 6+ around Mariners' Marsh Park 'Abundant' sure to see [24 spp]: - Brant - 250+ mainly from Tottenville the bay - Canada Goose - 30+ - American Black Duck - 2+ - Mallard - 24+ - Bufflehead - 8+ incl. Newark Bay, Tottenville Wolfe's Pond - Double-crested Cormorant - 36+ - Greater Yellowlegs - 10 on flocking over Goethal's Bridge Pond - Ring-billed Gull - 200+ - Herring Gull - 75+ - Great Black-backed Gull - 25+ - Rock Pigeon - 24+ - Mourning Dove - 15+ - Northern Flicker - 2+ - Blue Jay - 2+ - Tree Swallow - 2+ around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Barn Swallow - 4 incl. 1 over bay from Conference House Park 3 at Lemon Creek Park - American Robin - 75+ - European Starling - 25+ - Song Sparrow - 5+ - White-throated Sparrow - A few heard (2+) - Northern Cardinal - 10+ - Red-winged Blackbird - 15+ - Common Grackle - 150+ - House Sparrow - 24+ Taxonomic order: - Brant - 250+ mainly from Tottenville the bay - Canada Goose - 30+ - Mute Swan - 1 on Wolfe's Pond - Gadwall - Pair (m/f) on Wolfe's Pond - American Black Duck - 2+ - Mallard - 24+ - Northern Shoveler - At least 2 males on Wolfe's Pond - Green-winged Teal - 4+ (2m/2f) on the mudflats of Goethal's Bridge Pond - Bufflehead - 8+ incl. Newark Bay, Tottenville Wolfe's Pond - Red-breasted Merganser - 2 females on the bay from Conference House Park - Red-throated Loon - At least 1 on the bay from Lemon Creek Park - Double-crested Cormorant - 36+ - Great Cormorant - 1 on 52 buoy/structure off Conference House Park - Great Blue Heron - 1 adult on Wolfe's Pond - Snowy Egret - 1 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Turkey Vulture - 6+ incl. 3 over Goethal's Bridge Pond 3 over Conference House Park - Osprey - 1 looking for a meal over Wolfe's Pond - Red-tailed Hawk - 3 incl. 1 adult 1 juv. circling together around Goethal's Bridge Pond - Killdeer - 2 on the Goethal's Bridge Pond mudflats - Greater Yellowlegs - 10 on flocking over Goethal's Bridge Pond - Bonaparte's Gull - 1 on the bay from Wolfe's Pond Park - Ring-billed Gull - 200+ -
Re:[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 10-Apr-2010 incl. Pectoral Sandpipers
Date: Saturday, 10 April 2010 (8:40a-1:30p, 3:20p-6:45p) Location: Goethal's Bridge Pond, southern S.I., Lemon Creek Wolfe's Pond Parks Reported by: Ben Cacace I forgot to double check the list against my field notes. Here are 2 birds that were missing from the category groupings: 'Accidental' seen only once or twice [1 spp]: - Pectoral Sandpiper - 3 on Goethal's Bridge Pond mud flats 'Occasional' seen a few times per season [new total = 3 spp]: - Carolina Wren - 2+ heard -- 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/ --
