[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park

Since my office moved back across Bryant Park in December I've been keeping an eye on this winter's impressive list of birds at this small midtown oasis. Others may have had better luck, but since the holiday gift shops left and the first snow of 2012 I've seen no signs of Chats, Lincoln Sparro

[nysbirds-l] falcon/kingston-rhinecliff bridge

a nicely marked adult peregrine is frequenting the kingston-rhinecliff bridge span this winter. john askildsen millbrook,ny -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConf

[nysbirds-l] Hudson_Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending 15 February 2012. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Thirty-seven species were reported this week. The best birds were: GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE:Fort Miller 2/9. BLACK

Re: [nysbirds-l] one more comment on the Breezy Point owl

Cindy, one's own personal sentiments about the natural world aside, it's illegal to intentionally harass wildlife. Snowy Owls are tundra ambush predators, who usually hunt from a slightly elevated static perch in open areas. This hunting strategy permits Snowy Owls to conserve energy in the ofte

[nysbirds-l] Sullivan County 2-16-12

Highlights of a trip to Sullivan and Ulster county with Gary Strauss and Bob Hayes are as follows. The Northern Shrike continues at Zylstra Road area in Fosterdale, seen from Short Cut road. The feeders at the corner of Cooley Mtn & Smith roads hosted 3 Pur

[nysbirds-l] dark Gyr type falcon on Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge 02-17-12

A very aware birder, raptorphile "Larry" :) Just informed me "Peregrines" have been seen of the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge recently. OK, thanks, Larry! This Grin' was quite large and dark. an interesting morph. Thanx. Good to hear :) Dan Furbish peterbilt.bir...@yahoo.com -- NYSbirds

[nysbirds-l] one more comment on the Breezy Point owl

Hi all, First off, thanks to everyone for all the supportive comments and kind words following my last post. I had not opened my email again since posting till last night and it was a pleasant surprise! (still not finished reading them all). What an interesting discussion this has been... so ma

[nysbirds-l] Large, dark morph GYR type .... raptor

A large, dark morph raptor, Gyrfalcon size/look, (I know what you're thinking), I was traveling in a big-rig at 50 mph... I saw it for 5 seconds... It looked to have a wide mustache , dark from top of it's head to its vent. a "large robust" raptor. Anyone in the area, please check it out :) I

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: Breezy Point / Jamaica Bay - Owl Harassment

I have been asked to provide this information, in the event that a Snowy Owl is sighted or reported from the Breezy Point / Jamaica Bay site on Long Island. Should visible harassment or flushing of a Snowy Owl or other wildlife be witnessed (and documented) at Breezy Point or nearby, please imme

Re: [nysbirds-l] Virginia's Warbler in Maryland

This pertains to a bird being seen recently in Maryland, as well as comments on a bird not seen since early January (the NY Grace's), &: An excerpt from Doug Gochfeld's note to me, on my Lucy's Warbler (which is not being seen recently in any eastern state) comments... and the "time-frame"