Re: [nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler food

2010-12-05 Thread Mardi Dickinson
My husband Townsend and I spent from 1:15pm-4:10pm observing & photographing the Hermit Warbler. We have clear photos of the bird eating several types bugs, worms including catapillars. Another gorgous Warbler to see and add to my life list! Thank you Vinny P for such a stunning find! Photos

Re: [nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler food

2010-12-05 Thread Hugh McGuinness
For what it's worth: that looks like a Collembola, which are common winter Hexapods. Hugh On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:20 PM, david speiser wrote: > > As mentioned earlier, the Hermit Warbler was quite obliging today. I did > overhear many people asking what is the bird eating? > I couldn't tell

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow Hermit Warbler: photos and HD video

2010-12-05 Thread John Gluth
I arrived at Sunken Meadow Park at 7:45 this morning hoping the HERMIT WARBLER would still be present. I was not disappointed. It was still putting on a show when I left at 10:00. Six images and a 1 minute video can be viewed here...

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler food

2010-12-05 Thread david speiser
As mentioned earlier, the Hermit Warbler was quite obliging today. I did overhear many people asking what is the bird eating? I couldn't tell you what type of insect the Hermit was eating but it definitely was finding food. Please follow the link for a image:

[nysbirds-l] Varied Thrush

2010-12-05 Thread David Mouzon
I, my wife and a few other birders saw the Varied Thrush today between 2:30-2:45pm in the usual spots. It perched in a tree behind the restrooms for a bit after making a loop around the maintenance field. - David Mouzon -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Long Island to Sullivan County

2010-12-05 Thread vanhaas
Today, Renee Davis and I did something we hadn't done in a long time. We chased birds on Long Island and we weren't disappointed. We first headed to Jones Beach, where we were immediately greeted by the LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, perched right on the boardwalk just in from the entrance. It fed

[nysbirds-l] Black Vulture @ Montauk

2010-12-05 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Vicki Bustamante called to say there is currently a BLACK VULTURE sitting on one of the poles in the large group of telephone poles in the grasslands of Teddy Roosevelt County Park in Montauk (Suffolk Co.). These poles can be most easily viewed by looking north from the overlook parking lot on

Re: [nysbirds-l] likely Yellow-headed Blackbird, Jones Beach (West End)

2010-12-05 Thread Luke Ormand
The coordinates should be: 40.5877140958, -73.559679097 On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Glenn Quinn wrote: > After easily finding the Hermit Warbler at Sunken Meadow State Park and > the Loggerhead Shrike at Jones Beach, my son and I headed to Jones Beach > West End to search the pine groves

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler on L.I yes

2010-12-05 Thread Andrew Block
Went to look at the Hermit Warbler (probable first fall female) at Sunken Meadow SP this am at 9:20.  It gave great close views for the ten minutes I was there and was still there when I left.  Pretty nice.  It's amazing that this bird showed up almost exactly 8 years to the date at the bird I

[nysbirds-l] FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - NO

2010-12-05 Thread Mardi Dickinson
12/5/10 - From Mardi Dickinson: FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - NO I just s/w with Dvid Winston and the FTFLY has NOT been seen this morning from 7:30am - 10:30am. I will post asap if anything changes. Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD Blog:

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler, Trumpeter Swans

2010-12-05 Thread Luke Ormand
I was at Sunken Meadow SP this morning and observed the Hermit Thrush for about an hour and captured some photos as well, though the sun only came out to shine when I left. It should be easy to find... just look for the big group of birders near the traffic circle. I headed to Upper Lake in

[nysbirds-l] Hermit warbler

2010-12-05 Thread Shane Blodgett
Hermit warbler is in same place as yesterday as of 7:45 am; seen by Shane Blodgett, Rob Jett & Heydi Lopes. See you afield, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] Hermit warbler continues at Sunken Meadow State Park (7:30 AM Sunday)

2010-12-05 Thread David Klauber
-- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3)

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park chat - behavior

2010-12-05 Thread Monica Berger
I would second these comments--I saw the chat Friday and it seemed unusually unafraid of being exposed--it provided longish looks as it perched on low branches. On Saturday, December 4, 2010, wrote: > We went to Central Park this morning and found both the Varied Thrush and the > chat. While

Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park chat - behavior

2010-12-05 Thread Monica Berger
I would second these comments--I saw the chat Friday and it seemed unusually unafraid of being exposed--it provided longish looks as it perched on low branches. On Saturday, December 4, 2010, tsm...@optonline.net wrote: We went to Central Park this morning and found both the Varied Thrush and

[nysbirds-l] Hermit warbler continues at Sunken Meadow State Park (7:30 AM Sunday)

2010-12-05 Thread David Klauber
-- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3)

[nysbirds-l] Hermit warbler

2010-12-05 Thread Shane Blodgett
Hermit warbler is in same place as yesterday as of 7:45 am; seen by Shane Blodgett, Rob Jett Heydi Lopes. See you afield, Shane Blodgett Brooklyn, NY -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1)

[nysbirds-l] FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - NO

2010-12-05 Thread Mardi Dickinson
12/5/10 - From Mardi Dickinson: FORK-TAILED FLYCATCHER - NO I just s/w with Dvid Winston and the FTFLY has NOT been seen this morning from 7:30am - 10:30am. I will post asap if anything changes. Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT Twitter: http://twitter.com/MardiWD Blog:

Re: [nysbirds-l] likely Yellow-headed Blackbird, Jones Beach (West End)

2010-12-05 Thread Luke Ormand
The coordinates should be: 40.5877140958, -73.559679097 On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Glenn Quinn gle...@verizon.net wrote: After easily finding the Hermit Warbler at Sunken Meadow State Park and the Loggerhead Shrike at Jones Beach, my son and I headed to Jones Beach West End to search

[nysbirds-l] Black Vulture @ Montauk

2010-12-05 Thread Hugh McGuinness
Vicki Bustamante called to say there is currently a BLACK VULTURE sitting on one of the poles in the large group of telephone poles in the grasslands of Teddy Roosevelt County Park in Montauk (Suffolk Co.). These poles can be most easily viewed by looking north from the overlook parking lot on

[nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler food

2010-12-05 Thread david speiser
As mentioned earlier, the Hermit Warbler was quite obliging today. I did overhear many people asking what is the bird eating? I couldn't tell you what type of insect the Hermit was eating but it definitely was finding food. Please follow the link for a image:

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow Hermit Warbler: photos and HD video

2010-12-05 Thread John Gluth
I arrived at Sunken Meadow Park at 7:45 this morning hoping the HERMIT WARBLER would still be present. I was not disappointed. It was still putting on a show when I left at 10:00. Six images and a 1 minute video can be viewed here...

Re: [nysbirds-l] Hermit Warbler food

2010-12-05 Thread Hugh McGuinness
For what it's worth: that looks like a Collembola, which are common winter Hexapods. Hugh On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 6:20 PM, david speiser david_spei...@hotmail.comwrote: As mentioned earlier, the Hermit Warbler was quite obliging today. I did overhear many people asking what is the bird