[nysbirds-l] Rockaways & Jamaica Bay, etc., Queens County 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August, 2010 - Rockaway peninsula and Jamaica Bay area, Queens County, N.Y. City There were a couple of big highlights for me today - 2 pelican species - A Brown Pelican flew SW from near the Rockaway inlet, seen from the beach by Beach 25th. The access is a little odd out that way

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

2010-08-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 3 Aug Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the refuge this morning starting by walking to Bench 7 on the West Pond. No Whistling Duck!!. But this was a birding trip. By the time we got back to the car and changed into waders, we had seen 40 species. The East Pond

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck/NO

2010-08-03 Thread Shane Blodgett
As of 9:00 this morning the BBWD has not reappeared on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay. I believe that on both Saturday and Monday it was seen initially 2-3 hours after high tide. That would be ~ 5-6 p.m. today and Imight suggest trying again then. I know a lot of people were looking for

[nysbirds-l] (CT) White-tailed Kite - moving about in Stratford CT area, 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 - the CONNECTICUT White-tailed Kite at Stratford CT has been mobile: http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20100802/020590.html The best source for CT W.-t. Kite updates will continue via:

[nysbirds-l] (CT) White-tailed Kite still there, Stratford, CT 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August - the Stratford CONNECTICUT White-tailed Kite continues, in very early a.m. - http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20100802/020584.html (CAS office refers to Connecticut Audubon Society building at the main location of past two days)

[nysbirds-l] (CT) White-tailed Kite still there, Stratford, CT 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August - the Stratford CONNECTICUT White-tailed Kite continues, in very early a.m. - http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20100802/020584.html (CAS office refers to Connecticut Audubon Society building at the main location of past two days)

[nysbirds-l] (CT) White-tailed Kite - moving about in Stratford CT area, 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 - the CONNECTICUT White-tailed Kite at Stratford CT has been mobile: http://lists.ctbirding.org/pipermail/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org/Week-of-Mon-20100802/020590.html The best source for CT W.-t. Kite updates will continue via:

[nysbirds-l] Black-bellied Whistling Duck/NO

2010-08-03 Thread Shane Blodgett
As of 9:00 this morning the BBWD has not reappeared on the West Pond of Jamaica Bay. I believe that on both Saturday and Monday it was seen initially 2-3 hours after high tide. That would be ~ 5-6 p.m. today and Imight suggest trying again then. I know a lot of people were looking for

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

2010-08-03 Thread Sy Schiff
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 3 Aug Joe Giunta and I (Sy Schiff) birded the refuge this morning starting by walking to Bench 7 on the West Pond. No Whistling Duck!!. But this was a birding trip. By the time we got back to the car and changed into waders, we had seen 40 species. The East Pond

[nysbirds-l] Rockaways Jamaica Bay, etc., Queens County 8/3

2010-08-03 Thread Tom Fiore
Tuesday, 3 August, 2010 - Rockaway peninsula and Jamaica Bay area, Queens County, N.Y. City There were a couple of big highlights for me today - 2 pelican species - A Brown Pelican flew SW from near the Rockaway inlet, seen from the beach by Beach 25th. The access is a little odd out that way