[nysbirds-l] 110 Great Egrets at Tonawanda WMA

July 18- This evening with Dave Wheeler I counted 110 Great Egrets at the same roosting location as last year (where last years White Ibis was observed behind Hunters Marsh). Although I was at the swamps by 7:40 no flying egrets were observed. Many were obscured by foliage. To get an ac

Re: [nysbirds-l] JBWR 7/18 - Add Royal Tern to JBWR seen on (7/17)

Would a report of a Royal Tern on the East Pond increase Jamaica Bay's tern excitement status? There was one seen yesterday by several birders including John Gluth, Doug Futuyma and I. In addition, I found a Bonaparte Gull (non breeding), also on the East Pond. Doug and I had birded Cupsoge earl

[nysbirds-l] JBWR 7/18

Of note other than the pelican, there were a bunch of Bank Swallows joining Tree Swallows in landing in a leafless tree along the section of the bay where the pelican is. I can't ever remember seeing perched Bank Swallows at Jamaica Bay. While Jamaica Bay isn't going to match Cupsogue for tern e

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-nosed Albatross reappears on Wolfe Island, Ontario

On 4 July 2010, Paul Martin reported an unidentified albatross (but suspected as Yellow-nosed) flying over the beach in Kingston, Ontario before promptly disappearing. Observers elsewhere on Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River were urged to be on the lookout but no subsequent sightings have been

[nysbirds-l] 7/18- Cupsogue: SANDWICH & Gull-billed Terns, Western Sandpiper etc.

I joined the NYSOA Young Birders Club at Cupsogue County Park (in Westhampton, Suffolk County) this morning, first for a fruitless seawatch, and then birding the flats. While we were unable to locate the Hudsonian Godwit (or the apparently one-day wonder Wilson's Phalarope for that matter), w

[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 17-Jul-2010 incl. fledgling Least Tern

Date: Saturday, 17 July 2010 (6:30a-5:00p) Location: NW section of S.I., Clove Lakes Park & Great Kills Park Observers: Catherine Barron (NW section), Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace A fledgling LEAST TERN was seen close to the shoreline off the salt flats at Great Kills Park. This was one of t

[nysbirds-l] American White Pelican continues @ JBWR (Queens County)...

The American White Pelican continues at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Several birders were out at the North Channel Bridge observing the bird. Please refer to previous postings for directions. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com (\__/) (= '.'=) sent

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 17 July 2010

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Jul. 17, 2010 * NYNY1007.17 - Birds mentioned AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+ ARCTIC TERN+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory's Shearwater Greater Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Manx Shearwater Wilson's Storm-Petrel Northern Gannet Least