This afternoon, I couldn't resist returning to Morningside to see if any new
shorebirds came in during the heavy rains. I didn't find any new shorebirds,
but a basic plumage BLACK TERN and a Double-crested Cormorant were nice adds
to the mix. John Haas
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Birders et al,
BirdCallsRadio Archive with guest Don Reipe is now available to listen to at
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Cheers,
Mardi Dickinson
Norwalk CT
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RBA
* New York
* Syracuse
* August 15, 2011
* NYSY 15:08.11
Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert
Dates(s):
August 08, 2010 - August 15, 2011
to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com
covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
and Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC
Shorebird numbers are finally starting to pick up in the county. Here are the
high counts over the weekend and this morning from Sullivan County Community
College and Morningside Park.
Semi-palmated Plover - 3
Killdeer - 17
Spotted Sandpiper - 5
Solitary Sandpiper - 3
Lesser Yellowlegs - 2
Sem
Shane Blodgett just called to report a Red-necked Phalarope at Floyd Bennett
Field in Brooklyn. The bird is feeding in a large puddle formed in the grass
adjacent the small runway just opposite the NYPD training area (where the
helicopters take off and land).
Good birding,
Rob
The City Birder