[nysbirds-l] Massawepie Mire - Palm Warblers

4/12/10 Massawepie Mire (Southeastern St. Lawrence Co.); mostly cloudy, 32 degrees in a.m., mostly sunny 47 degrees midday. David Buckley and I hiked 5.5 miles round trip at Massawepie Mire this morning and then hiked 2 miles round trip on the Mountaineer Trail near Massawepie Lake. Normally

[nysbirds-l] Hudsonian Godwit Orange County, Sat-Sun

A breeding-plumaged Hudsonian Godwit was found at the Wallkill River NWR, Orange Co. on Saturday evening by members of the Mearns Bird Club, including Dennis Murphy. It was found again on Sunday morning by Tom Burke, Gail Benson, and Andy Guthrie. The bird fed along a muddy berm trending north

RE: [cayugabirds-l] Montezuma area

Just to add a few things to Mickey's post from my trip to Montezuma on 4/10. Van Dyne Spoor Rd.: Golden plovers (3) G. yellowlegs Pectoral Dunlin (1) Least Sandpiper A variety of ducks including a pair of wood ducks Harrier Raven being harassed by crows Bald Eagle Kestrel Sapsuck

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach

Jones Beach West End 12 Apr A quiet day with only breeders visible and singing. Opposite the Coast Guard Station entrance, there was a Merlin perched in a dead tree. Then, as I left West End #2 via the east exit, I surprised 3 Eastern Meadowlarks on the side of the road. They flew off into the

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * April 12, 2010 * NYSY 1204.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): April 05, 2009 - April 12, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC) (j

[nysbirds-l] FOS oriole

Just had my first oriole of the season at my hummer feeder.  It was a female Baltimore Oriole.  Awesome.  Gotta love it! Andrew   Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Field Biologist & Eco-tour Leader 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: (914) 337-1229; Cell:

[nysbirds-l] Field Guide Book Review-ABA Birding mag March 2010

The review of recent birding guides by Shai Mitra (pages 74-79) was the best book(s) review that I have ever read. It was comprehensive, factual, and honest. It included the pluses AND minuses of each book and compared each to the others. Super job. Thank you Shai. Jerry Lazarczyk Grand Island

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River State Park and Jones Beach/West End (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)

CRSP was host to a good number, but poor variety, of recent spring migrants Sunday morning. Present in good numbers were Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (10), Pine Warbler (24), and Chipping Sparrow (8). One, possibly two, American Kestrels were observed, with one individual chasing a Red-tailed Hawk, pro