I had the pleasure of watching much commotion by American Robin this
morning just outside of Mount Kisco at the Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch.
Numerous flocks, many ranging in size from fifty to several hundred
birds apiece, passed within a mile of the watch platform from ~9:05 to
~11:20; by noon,
Dear NYSBirds-L,
Tuesday evening (11/3), Andy Mason, whose affiliation with NYSOA needs
no introduction, will be giving a talk about the Franklin Mountain
Hawkwatch in Oneonta, a site he founded and co-coordinates (with Tom
Salo) for the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. The talk will be given
in
On an afternoon walk at Tibbett's Brook Park (Yonkers, Westchester County) today, Barry and I came upon about 500 Common Grackles feeding on white oak acorns in the leaf litter and on the paths. A few bronze were mixed among the purples. Quite a sight. It was clearly the in place to be for
A Rough-legged Hawk was spotted just outside of Mount Kisco at the
Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch. This juvenile "light morph" bird was quite
high and heading WSW, streaming out almost directly over the watch
platform at 14:48. I thought it interesting that several Red-tailed
Hawk spotted around the
RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* November 02, 2009
* NYSY 0211.09
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
October 26, 2009 - November 02, 2009
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands
Hello, Birders.
I visited Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens County, this morning, Monday,
Nov. 2nd.
The first bird of the day was a nocturnal-migrant Hermit Thrush flying over the
parking lot at the refuge visitor center. Nice.
Another nice bird in the parking lot was a Clay-colored
The photo'd / presumed Rufous Selasphorus Hummingbird
remained at Staten Island (New York City) into Sun., Nov. 1:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SINaturaList/message/1372
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A number of reports from NY & other nearby states suggest
the possibility of Cave Swallow (indefinite
Hey NY Birders,
The 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS found by Angus Wilson yesterday along Peter's
Pond Lane in Sagaponack (Suffolk Co.) were still present this morning
at 8:30am. The birds have been hanging out from Peter's Pond Lane east
to the houses, between the dunes and the dying Privet in the
Hey NY Birders,
The 2 WESTERN KINGBIRDS found by Angus Wilson yesterday along Peter's
Pond Lane in Sagaponack (Suffolk Co.) were still present this morning
at 8:30am. The birds have been hanging out from Peter's Pond Lane east
to the houses, between the dunes and the dying Privet in the
