Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk County Bald Eagle

Janice and I saw a different Bald Eagle on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at about 1:30 PM on the south side of Rt. 27 in the wooded area that surrounds the field about 1 mile east of Sag Harbor Rd. I pulled over to identify it as a 3rd year bird while being corralled by several Crows. - also a few Snow

[nysbirds-l] Sebonac Inlet Black Guillemot - YES

Speaking of the Guillemot, it was still present today just outside the inlet to Bullhead Bay (north end of Sebonac Inlet Road, Southampton). When I arrived just before 3:00 it was feeding amid a small raft of Long-tailed Ducks and 2 Surf Scoter along the edge of the slush ice extending out of the

[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC

The Queens count has been postponed from the 20th until January 3rd. Anyone interested in participating, please get in touch with me. We have lots of ground to cover and can always use more eyes and ears! Thanks! Ian Resnick Queens County Bird Club -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet, Suffolk Co.

For those who know a lot more about this than I do, or who just want some light reading, the URL for the paper on divergence within guillemots, "Sequence Variation on the Guillemot (Alcidae: Cepphus) Mitochondrial Control Region and its Nuclear Homolog" by Kidd and Friesen is

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

For more information on the degree of separation of races of Black, Pigeon and Spectacled Guillemot, there is a paper by Kidd and Friesen titled "Sequence Variation on the Guillemot (Alcidae: Cepphus) Mitochondrial Control Region and its Nuclear Homolog". Most of it is beyond me, but I think

[nysbirds-l] Setauket, LI - Co. Eider, 2 Eur. Wigeon

This morning there was an adult male COMMON EIDER at Old Field Pt. and two EURASIAN WIGEON in Scott's Cove, Setauket Harbor, seen from Shore Rd. Cheers, Peter -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Edward

December 22. Several small flocks of snow buntings, one Lapland Longspur, several red tailed hawks and rough-legged hawks. No owls. Peter Feinberg, PWS Ecology and Environment, Inc. International Specialists in the Environment 125 Wolf Road Albany, New York 12205 T: 518.459.1980 x. 5104

[nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet, Suffolk Co.

The Black Guillemot was present again this morning at Sebonac Inlet, Suffolk Co. In life, the bird's white plumage and dainty bill were very distinctive-looking compared to New England birds. As noted before, the paucity of dark markings on the head, neck, and back are particularly striking in

RE: [nysbirds-l] 2009 Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count preliminary results

That’s true, however, they must have known it was coming, and that tends to affect bird behavior. In past years I recall that results of the CBCs were used to predict whether we’d be having a harsh or mild winter. Although this is pre-CBC era, I thought this article from 1890 was kind

RE: [nysbirds-l] 2009 Brooklyn Christmas Bird Count preliminary results

That’s true, however, they must have known it was coming, and that tends to affect bird behavior. In past years I recall that results of the CBCs were used to predict whether we’d be having a harsh or mild winter. Although this is pre-CBC era, I thought this article from 1890 was kind

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Edward

December 22. Several small flocks of snow buntings, one Lapland Longspur, several red tailed hawks and rough-legged hawks. No owls. Peter Feinberg, PWS Ecology and Environment, Inc. International Specialists in the Environment 125 Wolf Road Albany, New York 12205 T: 518.459.1980 x. 5104

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fw: Southampton Black Guillemot Photo

For more information on the degree of separation of races of Black, Pigeon and Spectacled Guillemot, there is a paper by Kidd and Friesen titled Sequence Variation on the Guillemot (Alcidae: Cepphus) Mitochondrial Control Region and its Nuclear Homolog. Most of it is beyond me, but I think the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Black Guillemot at Sebonac Inlet, Suffolk Co.

For those who know a lot more about this than I do, or who just want some light reading, the URL for the paper on divergence within guillemots, Sequence Variation on the Guillemot (Alcidae: Cepphus) Mitochondrial Control Region and its Nuclear Homolog by Kidd and Friesen is

[nysbirds-l] Queens County CBC

The Queens count has been postponed from the 20th until January 3rd. Anyone interested in participating, please get in touch with me. We have lots of ground to cover and can always use more eyes and ears! Thanks! Ian Resnick Queens County Bird Club -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Sebonac Inlet Black Guillemot - YES

Speaking of the Guillemot, it was still present today just outside the inlet to Bullhead Bay (north end of Sebonac Inlet Road, Southampton). When I arrived just before 3:00 it was feeding amid a small raft of Long-tailed Ducks and 2 Surf Scoter along the edge of the slush ice extending out of the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk County Bald Eagle

Janice and I saw a different Bald Eagle on Tuesday, Dec. 22 at about 1:30 PM on the south side of Rt. 27 in the wooded area that surrounds the field about 1 mile east of Sag Harbor Rd. I pulled over to identify it as a 3rd year bird while being corralled by several Crows. - also a few Snow