[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn birding
Brooklyn beaches 20 Dec Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) ventured into Brooklyn from Long Island to follow up on the Brooklyn CBC. Ft. Tilden: At Seagull Club, nothing of note except for large numbers of NORTHERN GANNET. (Glaucous Gull not there). Breezy Pt.: COOPER'S HAWK while returning to the car, PURPLE SANDPIPERS on the jetty, 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL in a flock of Red-breasted Mergansers and a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS near the jetty. No Snowy Owl. Floyd Bennett Field: AMERICAN KESTREL and RED-NECKED GREBE in the channel. No Shrike. -- 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] Lesser Black-backed Gull
Dec.20 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in field east of Locust Ave, Cutchogue -- 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] Greater White Fronted
At around 12:20 today there was a Greater White-fronted Goose (orange bill color) on the soccer/baseball field at Northport High School with a large flock of Canada geese. -- 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] Northern Nassau Christmas count summary
The Northern Nassau Christmas count, held on Saturday, December 17th, recorded 110 species and 39,124 individuals. This is about 10% and 14% higher, respectively, than the historical average for the count. The number of individuals does fluctuate widely depending on the size of the rafts of Greater Scaup that have re-colonized western Long Island Sound in recent years. This year's scaup total was 7,465, almost all of it in one massive raft at the mouth of Hempstead Harbor. The two years prior yielded rafts of over 20,000 birds. Unusual species for this year's count included: Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose (new to count) King Eider 5 Red-necked Grebes 5 Razorbills 18 Northern Gannets 7 Turkey Vultures Bald Eagle 2 Common Ravens 3 House Wrens Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Notable absences included Black-crowned Night Heron (recorded on 54 out of 59 counts), Lesser Scaup (49 out of 59), Common Merganser (36 out of 59), Greater Yellowlegs (37 out of 59), American Kestrel (53 out of 59). Very intriguing was a BROWN PELICAN that was photographed on Dec.12th sitting on Execution Rocks off Sands Point. It was not found on count day but we are hopeful that somebody managed to see it during the count week period, as it apparently has been hanging around western LI Sound for some time. The count week period includes Dec 14th THRU Dec 20th. Anybody observing this bird in the area during that time period is urged to contact the compiler. Glenn Quinn, compiler -- 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] Brooklyn birding
Brooklyn beaches 20 Dec Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) ventured into Brooklyn from Long Island to follow up on the Brooklyn CBC. Ft. Tilden: At "Seagull Club", nothing of note except for large numbers of NORTHERN GANNET. (Glaucous Gull not there). Breezy Pt.: COOPER'S HAWK while returning to the car, PURPLE SANDPIPERS on the jetty, 2nd winter GLAUCOUS GULL in a flock of Red-breasted Mergansers and a flock of SNOW BUNTINGS near the jetty. No Snowy Owl. Floyd Bennett Field: AMERICAN KESTREL and RED-NECKED GREBE in the channel. No Shrike. -- 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] Northern Shrike
After seeing Sy and Joe at the channel at Floyd Bennett Field, I took the road that leads north from the campground to the end, (northeastern portion of the area) where another birder whose name I did not get pointed out the Northern Shrike and I managed a brief but good look as it perched on a snag. Safe to say the bird is still around, but moving about this area quite a bit. Thanks, Tim Dunn Babylon, NY Sent from my iPhone -- 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] Lesser Black-backed Gull
Dec.20 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull in field east of Locust Ave, Cutchogue -- 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] Greater White Fronted
At around 12:20 today there was a Greater White-fronted Goose (orange bill color) on the soccer/baseball field at Northport High School with a large flock of Canada geese. -- 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] Northern Nassau Christmas count summary
The Northern Nassau Christmas count, held on Saturday, December 17th, recorded 110 species and 39,124 individuals. This is about 10% and 14% higher, respectively, than the historical average for the count. The number of individuals does fluctuate widely depending on the size of the rafts of Greater Scaup that have re-colonized western Long Island Sound in recent years. This year's scaup total was 7,465, almost all of it in one massive raft at the mouth of Hempstead Harbor. The two years prior yielded rafts of over 20,000 birds. Unusual species for this year's count included: Greater White-fronted Goose Cackling Goose (new to count) King Eider 5 Red-necked Grebes 5 Razorbills 18 Northern Gannets 7 Turkey Vultures Bald Eagle 2 Common Ravens 3 House Wrens Brown Thrasher Pine Warbler Orange-crowned Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow Notable absences included Black-crowned Night Heron (recorded on 54 out of 59 counts), Lesser Scaup (49 out of 59), Common Merganser (36 out of 59), Greater Yellowlegs (37 out of 59), & American Kestrel (53 out of 59). Very intriguing was a BROWN PELICAN that was photographed on Dec.12th sitting on Execution Rocks off Sands Point. It was not found on count day but we are hopeful that somebody managed to see it during the "count week" period, as it apparently has been hanging around western LI Sound for some time. The count week period includes Dec 14th THRU Dec 20th. Anybody observing this bird in the area during that time period is urged to contact the compiler. Glenn Quinn, compiler -- 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] Correction: Northern Nassau Christmas count
A Lesser Black-backed Gull, seen and photographed on count day, has been added to the Northern Nassau count, bringing the species total to 111. Glenn Quinn Hauppauge, 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/ --
