[nysbirds-l] Canada Goose Hunting season begins Sept 1st

Here's a head's up: The early Canada Goose hunting season for most of New York State begins Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 1ST and runs through September 25th. This includes all of New York State, except for Long Island and Lake Champlain. The early season opens there on September 7th.going to

[nysbirds-l] Baird's Birds at Jones Beach

This morning at Jones Beach, I observed 6 (possibly as many as 9) Baird's Sandpipers. These were not in the "swale", where Baird's are often found, but, continuing past the swale toward the beach and turning left, at a rain pool. A group of 6 was present briefly around 10:30. I got off one long

[nysbirds-l] Kingston Great Egrets

At about 7:50PM last night, fourteen Great Egrets were observed roosting in a tree at the mouth of the Rondout Creek where it meets the Hudson River in Kingston, Ulster County. A Green Heron, two Bald Eagles, and an Osprey were observed shortly before that as we made our way south from

[nysbirds-l] Kingston Great Egrets

At about 7:50PM last night, fourteen Great Egrets were observed roosting in a tree at the mouth of the Rondout Creek where it meets the Hudson River in Kingston, Ulster County. A Green Heron, two Bald Eagles, and an Osprey were observed as we made our way south from Malden-on-Hudson between 7:00

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 30, 2010 * NYSY 3008.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 23, 2009 - August 30, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Montezuma Glossy Ibis - Yes

The GLOSSY IBIS reported yesterday at Mays Pt at Montezuma NWR was back again this afternoon around 1 PM. It was feeding along the opposite edge of the marsh looking right from the birding corral. Looking down the channel, the IBIS was feeding on the left side, but at the mouth of the

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirding-Floyd Bennett and Jamaica Bay

30 August Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, Pat Jones and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at Floyd Bennett Field adjacent to the cricket field about 9:10 and found the previously reported shorebirds on the field, but no Baird's Sandpiper. The latter was in a rain puddle at the end of the runway on the other

[nysbirds-l] Color banded American Oystercatchers

Dear NY birders, I am writing to you in regards to an American Oystercatcher study that extends along the Atlantic Coast.  The American Oystercatcher Working Group (link found below) is a collaborative group  to understand the biology and conservation of oystercatchers.  The group has

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Shorthand Messages

Greetings Birders, This message is in response to a recent posting containing significant shorthand, but is not specific to that one posting. With the onset of texting-capabilities and "tweeting" via Twitter, there may be an occasional posting to email lists, such as NYSbirds-L, with very

[nysbirds-l] Baird's Sandpiper-YES

The Baird's Sandpiper was still present at Floyd Bennett Field at 7am today. It was feeding at the (shrinking) puddles on the runway just east of the cricket field. At the cricket field there were 20 Semipalmated Plovers and 34 Black-bellied Plovers. Good birding, Rob The City Birder

[nysbirds-l] Baird's Sandpiper-YES

The Baird's Sandpiper was still present at Floyd Bennett Field at 7am today. It was feeding at the (shrinking) puddles on the runway just east of the cricket field. At the cricket field there were 20 Semipalmated Plovers and 34 Black-bellied Plovers. Good birding, Rob The City Birder

[nysbirds-l] Color banded American Oystercatchers

Dear NY birders, I am writing to you in regards to an American Oystercatcher study that extends along the Atlantic Coast.  The American Oystercatcher Working Group (link found below) is a collaborative group  to understand the biology and conservation of oystercatchers.  The group has

[nysbirds-l] Shorebirding-Floyd Bennett and Jamaica Bay

30 August Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo, Pat Jones and I (Sy Schiff) arrived at Floyd Bennett Field adjacent to the cricket field about 9:10 and found the previously reported shorebirds on the field, but no Baird's Sandpiper. The latter was in a rain puddle at the end of the runway on the other

[nysbirds-l] Montezuma Glossy Ibis - Yes

The GLOSSY IBIS reported yesterday at Mays Pt at Montezuma NWR was back again this afternoon around 1 PM. It was feeding along the opposite edge of the marsh looking right from the birding corral. Looking down the channel, the IBIS was feeding on the left side, but at the mouth of the

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

RBA * New York * Syracuse * August 30, 2010 * NYSY 3008.10 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): August 23, 2009 - August 30, 2010 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Kingston Great Egrets

At about 7:50PM last night, fourteen Great Egrets were observed roosting in a tree at the mouth of the Rondout Creek where it meets the Hudson River in Kingston, Ulster County. A Green Heron, two Bald Eagles, and an Osprey were observed as we made our way south from Malden-on-Hudson between 7:00