[nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve x 3
This morning before church, I spent from 0750 to 1000 at the N.F.P., for the 3rd time this season. Birds were still scarce, but I did manage to get a FOS House Wren, in the company of Tom Pfeifer, a nature photographer, whom I met, at about the half way point on my regular "loop". A short time afterward, we both were "shooting" an E. Starling, as it perched near it's nest hole, bathed in sunlight, causing the irradiance of it's alternate plumage to just "burst out" at us ! While on the way home, I got to thinking about this time on the "firing line", and began to chuckle at the thought of how we must have looked side by side, firing away...Tom with his "howitzer", and me with my "45" ! Cheers, Bob -- 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] North Fork Preserve x 3
This morning before church, I spent from 0750 to 1000 at the N.F.P., for the 3rd time this season. Birds were still scarce, but I did manage to get a FOS House Wren, in the company of Tom Pfeifer, a nature photographer, whom I met, at about the half way point on my regular loop. A short time afterward, we both were shooting an E. Starling, as it perched near it's nest hole, bathed in sunlight, causing the irradiance of it's alternate plumage to just burst out at us ! While on the way home, I got to thinking about this time on the firing line, and began to chuckle at the thought of how we must have looked side by side, firing away...Tom with his howitzer, and me with my 45 ! Cheers, Bob -- 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] North Fork Preserve
Today Bob Adamo and I met at the North Fork Preserve for some afternoon birding. We spotted: Glossy Ibis Northern Pintails Blue-Winged Teal Red-tailed Hawks Osprey Male Kestrel Red-bellied Woodpecker Downy Woodpecker Northern Flicker Rough-winged Swallow Barn Swallows Carolina Wren Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Ovenbird Eastern Towhee Good Spring Birding! Melissa Hahn -- 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] North Fork Preserve, Jamesport
This morning between ~ 0800 and 1015, I found the birding to be a bit slow here - however, I did pick up a FOY Willow Flycatcher, as well as a FOY Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Cheers, Bob -- 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] North Fork Preserve
I birded the North Fork Preserve with Arlene Rawls today from 6-8pm. I was surprised to see only Tree Swallows, but was very pleased with the warbler species seen. Black‑and‑white Warbler Black‑throated Blue Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Carolina Wren Common Yellowthroat Downy Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird Eastern Towhee Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Lesser Yellowlegs Magnolia Warbler Northern Parula Rose‑breasted Grosbeak Solitary Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Tree Swallow White‑breasted Nuthatch Wild Turkey Yellow Warbler Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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] North Fork Preserve
I birded the North Fork Preserve with Arlene Rawls today from 6-8pm. I was surprised to see only Tree Swallows, but was very pleased with the warbler species seen. Black‑and‑white Warbler Black‑throated Blue Warbler Blue-winged Warbler Carolina Wren Common Yellowthroat Downy Woodpecker Eastern Kingbird Eastern Towhee Great Crested Flycatcher House Wren Lesser Yellowlegs Magnolia Warbler Northern Parula Rose‑breasted Grosbeak Solitary Sandpiper Swainson's Thrush Tree Swallow White‑breasted Nuthatch Wild Turkey Yellow Warbler Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve
I went birding at the North Fork Preserve this afternoon after 2 PM I did not find any ducks or wading birds at the much less Snipes at any of the ponds.( There are at least 6 vernal ponds in this new park) There is a pond I call it the Snipes pond, close to where you enter since there were 5 Wilson's Snipes there a couple of weeks ago (when there was no rain, and the pond was very low,) as well as Greater, Lesser yellowlegs sandpipers and green winged teal and mallard and black ducks. Now there are none of these since the pond is full of water. ( And maybe because more people are looking there) However, I took the occasion to drive all around the area to check out what was there. There were Yellow Warblers and Yellow Rump, and several other warblers, but they were very hard to see and identify because of the leaves. (I have to get better on ID by songs.) The good news is that as I was going through the fields ( and there are a lot of fields as well as deep thickets of woods and vernal ponds), I noted that there were an extraordinary number of Red-wing Black-birds in the fields. These fields were apparently farms that have been let to grow over. Looking at them I saw a field bird that looked like a Bobolink, but it flew before I could take a picture. I have not seen any Bobolinks on Long Island before. Later I went to Snipe's pond, and looking across the fields,sitting on top of a large tree was a black bird,singing like I never heard a red winged, starling,or grackle sing. I took a look in my binocks, and yes, it was a Bobolink!! I took some pictures using my "point and shot "camera if any one wants to see an amatuer picture. (Apparently we now have bobolinks again on Long Island!!) Andy Murphy From: tomster...@optonline.net To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: 5/10/2012 8:27:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shore ham -- NYSbirds-L List Info: _Welcome and Basics_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME) _Rules and Information_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES) _Subscribe, Configuration and Leave_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm) Archives: _The Mail Archive_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html) _Surfbirds_ (http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L) _BirdingOnThe.Net_ (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/ --
Fwd: [nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve
I went birding at the North Fork Preserve this afternoon after 2 PM I did not find any ducks or wading birds at the much less Snipes at any of the ponds.( There are at least 6 vernal ponds in this new park) There is a pond I call it the Snipes pond, close to where you enter since there were 5 Wilson's Snipes there a couple of weeks ago (when there was no rain, and the pond was very low,) as well as Greater, Lesser yellowlegs sandpipers and green winged teal and mallard and black ducks. Now there are none of these since the pond is full of water. ( And maybe because more people are looking there) However, I took the occasion to drive all around the area to check out what was there. There were Yellow Warblers and Yellow Rump, and several other warblers, but they were very hard to see and identify because of the leaves. (I have to get better on ID by songs.) The good news is that as I was going through the fields ( and there are a lot of fields as well as deep thickets of woods and vernal ponds), I noted that there were an extraordinary number of Red-wing Black-birds in the fields. These fields were apparently farms that have been let to grow over. Looking at them I saw a field bird that looked like a Bobolink, but it flew before I could take a picture. I have not seen any Bobolinks on Long Island before. Later I went to Snipe's pond, and looking across the fields,sitting on top of a large tree was a black bird,singing like I never heard a red winged, starling,or grackle sing. I took a look in my binocks, and yes, it was a Bobolink!! I took some pictures using my point and shot camera if any one wants to see an amatuer picture. (Apparently we now have bobolinks again on Long Island!!) Andy Murphy From: tomster...@optonline.net To: NYSbirds-L@cornell.edu Sent: 5/10/2012 8:27:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: [nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shore ham -- NYSbirds-L List Info: _Welcome and Basics_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME) _Rules and Information_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES) _Subscribe, Configuration and Leave_ (http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm) Archives: _The Mail Archive_ (http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html) _Surfbirds_ (http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L) _BirdingOnThe.Net_ (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/ --
[nysbirds-l] North Fork Preserve
Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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] North Fork Preserve
Bob Adamo encouraged me to get out today, and although he could not be with me because he is traveling out of town, I had the following species at North Fork Preserve: Cooper's Hawk Downy Woodpecker Tree Swallow Bank Swallow Barn Swallow House Wren Gray Catbird Yellow Warbler Black-and-white Warbler Common Yellowthroat Eastern Towhee Swamp Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Tom Moran Shoreham -- 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] North Fork Preserve, Northville, Suffolk Co.
This afternoon, from ~ 1530 to 1750, after the rain stopped, but with the Sun being very fickle, I paid my 2nd visit to this fairly new, county park. I had a FOY Bank, along with Rough-winged, Tree and Barn Swallows, all hawking insects over it's fresh-water pond. When Tom Moran joined me at ~ 1630, all 4 species were still present, with the "brown ones" giving him a quick 2/3's of a "hat-trick" ! Other common species at the pond included a Green-winged Teal, at least 2 Greater Yellowlegs and possibly 2 lessers. During our fairly short outing we didn't come across any other birds to speak of, but we both enjoyed walking a small amount of it's trail system. Cheers, Bob -- 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] North Fork Preserve, Northville, Suffolk Co.
This afternoon, from ~ 1530 to 1750, after the rain stopped, but with the Sun being very fickle, I paid my 2nd visit to this fairly new, county park. I had a FOY Bank, along with Rough-winged, Tree and Barn Swallows, all hawking insects over it's fresh-water pond. When Tom Moran joined me at ~ 1630, all 4 species were still present, with the brown ones giving him a quick 2/3's of a hat-trick ! Other common species at the pond included a Green-winged Teal, at least 2 Greater Yellowlegs and possibly 2 lessers. During our fairly short outing we didn't come across any other birds to speak of, but we both enjoyed walking a small amount of it's trail system. Cheers, Bob -- 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/ --
