[nysbirds-l] Queens Birds

2009-12-06 Thread Steve Walter
The Cackling Goose continues at the basin in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, where reported by Seth Ausubel. Today, at least, it spent considerable time roosting on the "island", so that could be a good place to focus one's efforts. The Ash-throated Flycatcher was still present along Cohancy St.

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at Zach's Bay (Nassau Co.)

2009-12-06 Thread Ken Feustel
Today, at about 11:00AM, I discovered a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher at the picnic area at Zach's Bay/Jones Beach. After making a few phone calls I was joined by Seth Ausubel, Shai Mitra, and Pat Lindsay who concurred with the initial identification. The picnic area is on the north side of the

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose - Friday, Dec. 4

2009-12-06 Thread Shawn Matthew Billerman
Hi all, I received an email this morning from Chris Feeney who was birding New Jersey and Long Island this past week. He wanted me to post that he found the PINK-FOOTED GOOSE at Sunken Meadow State Park on Friday, December 4. Chris saw the bird about 2:30 pm in the field to the left of the main