Date: Sunday, 14 February 2010 (12:50p-5:00p)
Location: Bronx Botanical Garden
Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace
Reported by: Ben Cacace
Snow is pretty much cleared from all the paved paths. The trails still have
a thick layer of snow. The ponds towards the north end are almost entirely
frozen
We went today (early afternoon) to Jones Bech and we saw the Longspur (about
1-2PM) with the group of Horned Larks in the area next to the parking to the
right before the main entrance to the Cost Guard Station. There were several
birders and a bird photographer.
I took some pictures too:
The combination of a brisk and chilly wind and bright sunshine made for less
than idea ocean viewing off Montauk Point (Suffolk Co.) this morning.
Shortly after 8 am, I scoped from the restaurant overlook for a half hour
but only managed 8 *RAZORBILLS* and a couple of *BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES*.
> I'm curious how many Western grebes are actually in the area. Aside from the
> one off Coney Island on the 18th of January, there have been reports in each
> of the last 3 weeks from Deal, Elberon, and Long Branch NJ and before that
> one was present from late November through most of
With apologies for the belated report, I observed a WESTERN GREBE from about
10:15 to 10:45 this morning ~400 yards off of Riis Park in Queens, NY. The bird
was amongst a large flock of RB Mergansers and Long-tailed Duck.
With the wind and choppy water I had a hard time staying on the bird and
Feb. 13, 2010
Our group of 32 birders from NYC Audubon visited Croton Pt. County Park.
The Eagle show was fantastic. We saw at least 7 Bald Eagles from the Croton
RR station parking lot. They were in the trees, they flying over us, they on
Croton Bay, and they seemed to be displaying to
My Brother and I decided to head out to JB.
Stopped at the CG station where we saw 20-30 Horned larks on the
"Longspur" field adjacent to the parking lot. Didn't see any Longspurs
this time though. The group of BH cowbirds was still there also.
WE field 2 was closed so we headed to the TR
There's nothing to wonder about; EPCAL has made a forward step. The
gate at the north end of the middle taxiway is now kept open, so now
traffic from Route 25 can go directly to the center of the cluster of
businesses by going straight through the grassland. Soon enough,
they'll be able
Feb. 13, 2010
Our group of 32 birders from NYC Audubon visited Croton Pt. County Park.
The Eagle show was fantastic. We saw at least 7 Bald Eagles from the Croton
RR station parking lot. They were in the trees, they flying over us, they on
Croton Bay, and they seemed to be displaying to
With apologies for the belated report, I observed a WESTERN GREBE from about
10:15 to 10:45 this morning ~400 yards off of Riis Park in Queens, NY. The bird
was amongst a large flock of RB Mergansers and Long-tailed Duck.
With the wind and choppy water I had a hard time staying on the bird and
I'm curious how many Western grebes are actually in the area. Aside from the
one off Coney Island on the 18th of January, there have been reports in each
of the last 3 weeks from Deal, Elberon, and Long Branch NJ and before that
one was present from late November through most of December
The combination of a brisk and chilly wind and bright sunshine made for less
than idea ocean viewing off Montauk Point (Suffolk Co.) this morning.
Shortly after 8 am, I scoped from the restaurant overlook for a half hour
but only managed 8 *RAZORBILLS* and a couple of *BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES*.
We went today (early afternoon) to Jones Bech and we saw the Longspur (about
1-2PM) with the group of Horned Larks in the area next to the parking to the
right before the main entrance to the Cost Guard Station. There were several
birders and a bird photographer.
I took some pictures too:
Date: Sunday, 14 February 2010 (12:50p-5:00p)
Location: Bronx Botanical Garden
Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace
Reported by: Ben Cacace
Snow is pretty much cleared from all the paved paths. The trails still have
a thick layer of snow. The ponds towards the north end are almost entirely
frozen
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