[nysbirds-l] HUNTERS GARDEN ,EASTPORT,L.I. BIRDS including ALDER FLYCATCHER, APRIL 6 TH

Hello All, I spent a couple of hours this morning walking trails at Hunters Garden.The most surprising thing was the degree of tree damage around the mid-level pond.Right at the Cul de Sac were 2 Rufous sided Towhees and an Eastern Phoebe.There were a good number of Pine Warblers present,

[nysbirds-l] Uppie-date+

The Upland Sandpiper continued at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk Co., LI through the day today and was seen by many observers. Apparently it was difficult to find at times, but it was still there at 18:35 when I swung through on my way home. I looked at the ocean briefly just before this and was

[nysbirds-l] Blue-winged Teal in SE NY, & early-ish other migrants

Some Blue-winged Teal have been well observed in recent days at Staten Island New York City & just this Tuesday (April 6, 2010) morning at Prospect Park Brooklyn... just to name 2 southeasterly sites in NY state. On a separate FRIENDLY note I'd offer that anyone reporting a Northern

[nysbirds-l] Swallows Return to Dutchess Co.

Rough-winged Swallows have returned to Upton Lake Christian School off of Salt Point Turnpike in Clinton Corners and Clinton Hallow Rd. Park. I also had a Broad-winged hawk in Kingston at Rt 32 and 209. Jim Clinton Jr. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] East Hampton Report

Today while going to observe the stranded, apparently moribund, immature Humpback Whale at East Hampton Main Beach (Suffolk Co.), I found 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Hook Pond. I haven't heard many (or perhaps any) reports of this increasingly uncommon duck yet this spring. Three WHITE-CROWNED

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay WR

Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge; 6 Apr An expanded crew met at Hempstead Lake SP and journeyed to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Only a single Pine and a couple of Yellow-rumped Warblers were among the few land migrants. There were several BROWN THRASHERS singing. >From bench 1, we saw a LITTLE

[nysbirds-l] Upland Sandpiper still at RMSP

This morning, between 9 & 9:30 AM, I saw the bird (at the same location) found by Shai Mitra yesterday. Shortly afterward Gerta Fritz, and then Andrew Baksh, arrived to get to see it also. Ken Fuestel however, had to work at little harder to achieve the same success. A little before Ken

[nysbirds-l] FW: (Metro Birding Briefs) upland sandpiper

From: btb...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:btb...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Lloyd Spitalnik Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 9:55 AM To: btb...@yahoogroups.com Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) upland sandpiper Hi all, Bob Adamo just called to let everybody know that the Upland Sandpiper

[nysbirds-l] East Hampton Report

Today while going to observe the stranded, apparently moribund, immature Humpback Whale at East Hampton Main Beach (Suffolk Co.), I found 4 BLUE-WINGED TEAL at Hook Pond. I haven't heard many (or perhaps any) reports of this increasingly uncommon duck yet this spring. Three WHITE-CROWNED

[nysbirds-l] Blue-winged Teal in SE NY, early-ish other migrants

Some Blue-winged Teal have been well observed in recent days at Staten Island New York City just this Tuesday (April 6, 2010) morning at Prospect Park Brooklyn... just to name 2 southeasterly sites in NY state. On a separate FRIENDLY note I'd offer that anyone reporting a Northern

[nysbirds-l] Uppie-date+

The Upland Sandpiper continued at Robert Moses SP, Suffolk Co., LI through the day today and was seen by many observers. Apparently it was difficult to find at times, but it was still there at 18:35 when I swung through on my way home. I looked at the ocean briefly just before this and was