[nysbirds-l] Fire Island

2012-09-30 Thread Alan Drogin
Spent weekend in Fire Island birding from The Pines to Watch Hill. Counted over 40 species. 9 Warbler species, the Black-throated Blue being the most abundant. Large flocks of Red-breasted Nuthatches and Yellow-shafted Flickers. No unusual gulls but lots of Royal Terns. Because of the

[nysbirds-l] Last Hummingbird Sept 29?

2012-09-30 Thread Colleen / spider99
Since we didn't have a Hummingbird today, I suspect our last yard date for this year was yesterday September 29, 2012. It was nectaring on Zinnias and appeared to be a female, but the angle of observation could not confirm that. Colleen Wolpert Apalachin, NY Just when the caterpillar thought

[nysbirds-l] Early gannet

2012-09-30 Thread Charles A. Witek III
Had my first gannet of the season today about 15 miles east of Fire Island Inlet, perhaps 4 1/2 miles offshore. Really nice adult bird with bright white plumage and contrasting black wing tips, that was a marked contrast to the gulls in the area. Not a lot of bait on the surface, so I'm not

[nysbirds-l] Woodlawn Cemetary birds

2012-09-30 Thread Andrew Block
9/30/12 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY   Time: 12:45pm to 3:30pm Observers:  Andrew Block   2 Palm Warblers 3+ Yellow-rumped Warblers 4+ Northern Parulas 1 Blue-winged Warbler 3+ Blackpoll Warblers 1 Nashville Warbler 2 Brown Thrashers 3 Eastern Wood-Pewees 1 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2 Northern

[nysbirds-l] Tifft Nature Preserve, Buffalo NY 9/30/12

2012-09-30 Thread Joetf1973
Tifft Nature Preserve, Erie, US-NY Sep 30, 2012 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM Protocol: Traveling 2.5 mile(s) Comments: 58 F Initially raining. Cleared up with sun and clouds. Birding with Alec Humann until 12:30 pm, then continued alone for a couple hours. Possible Connecticut Warbler on Old Tifft St

[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis, Pine Siskins

2012-09-30 Thread Seth Ausubel
White-faced Ibis still in same spot as Andrew described. Identified by pink eyes and lores. American White Pelican still here too. Five Pine Siskins were at Kissena Corridor Park this morning. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Andrew Baksh > Date: September 30, 2012

[nysbirds-l] Connecticut warbler

2012-09-30 Thread Isaac Grant
A young Connecticut warbler was seen briefly but well at the Floyd Bennett Field community garden at about 11:30 this morning. Also there were two Tennessee Warblers and a Northern Waterthrush. The bit was about 2/3 if the way down towards the cricket field. Isaac Grant Senior Loan Officer --

[nysbirds-l] BirdCallsRadio next guest | Julie Brown HMANA

2012-09-30 Thread Mardi Dickinson
Birders et al, BirdCallsRadio next guest is Julie Brown, Today Sunday (Sept 30) at 1 p.m. EST on 1490AM WGCH & WORLDWIDE internet Streaming. http://birdcallsradio.com/2012/09/27/julie-brown-next-guest-on-birdcallsradio/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk, CT http://kymrygroup.com/

[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis @ JBWR Queens County...

2012-09-30 Thread Andrew Baksh
Currently looking at a White-faced Ibis on the South End of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Preening in an area where the Greater Yellowlegs tend to gather in the south west corner. This would be looking north and in the corner as you enter the east pond from the south end.

[nysbirds-l] Etna, NY: Bicknell's Thrush!

2012-09-30 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Early this morning, while awake and listening to the sounds of the occasional but regular waves of migrants passing overhead (through the audio feed coming in through my Bill Evans-style rooftop-mounted microphone) I bolted alert after hearing this much higher frequency and longer in duration

[nysbirds-l] Last Hummingbird Sept 29?

2012-09-30 Thread Colleen / spider99
Since we didn't have a Hummingbird today, I suspect our last yard date for this year was yesterday September 29, 2012. It was nectaring on Zinnias and appeared to be a female, but the angle of observation could not confirm that. Colleen Wolpert Apalachin, NY Just when the caterpillar thought