[nysbirds-l] Black Crowned Night Herons

Merrick, NY Lindenmere Drive just south of Merrick Road (40.653845, -73.550378) had 38 black crowned night herons perched in the trees in over the water west of the road. Same day I was on Everit Ave just east of Meadowview Ave in Hewlett Harbor (40.638442, -73.691971) and saw 22 night herons

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Pt Lookout

Jones Beach West End; Pt. Lookout. 5 December Joe Giunta's 200 Challenge Club looked for early winter birds along the South Shore of LI.Starting at Jones Beach, we looked into the inlet and birded the exposed bar at the marina. The number of shorebirds increased as high tide approached, so

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose still at Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

On our way home from running errands, Ann Shaw and I tried for the previously reported Barnacle Goose at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. We found the parade grounds along Broadway empty of geese, but at around 3:30 pm we found the Barnacle Goose on the north end of the Van Cortlandt Park Lake

[nysbirds-l] American Tree Sparrows at Kissena Park, Dec 5th 2012

This afternoon at Kissena Park, east of the Velodrome in the wet meadow where few people go; I observed two American Tree Sparrows bathing at a puddle.  In this field there is an unbroken trail that leads directly to the bridle path east of the velodrome.  This is the path I took when I found

RE:[nysbirds-l] Audubon's Warbler Continues at Sunken Meadow SP, LI

The Audubon's Warbler was present this morning at Sunken Meadow SP, Suffolk County, Long Island, feeding and calling in the junipers north of the foot-bridge and south of the southwestern corner of the eastern-most parking lot. It appears to be the same individual as was present last

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owln Shelter Island

The Snowy Owl in Shell beach was not relocated this morning; as the area is small and difficult to miss the owl, it must have left the area. I would appreciate if anyone with extensive experience with Snowy Owls would help me age and identify the gender. Although it has dark bars, overall it is

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owln Shelter Island

The Snowy Owl in Shell beach was not relocated this morning; as the area is small and difficult to miss the owl, it must have left the area. I would appreciate if anyone with extensive experience with Snowy Owls would help me age and identify the gender. Although it has dark bars, overall it is

RE:[nysbirds-l] Audubon's Warbler Continues at Sunken Meadow SP, LI

The Audubon's Warbler was present this morning at Sunken Meadow SP, Suffolk County, Long Island, feeding and calling in the junipers north of the foot-bridge and south of the southwestern corner of the eastern-most parking lot. It appears to be the same individual as was present last

[nysbirds-l] American Tree Sparrows at Kissena Park, Dec 5th 2012

This afternoon at Kissena Park, east of the Velodrome in the wet meadow where few people go; I observed two American Tree Sparrows bathing at a puddle.  In this field there is an unbroken trail that leads directly to the bridle path east of the velodrome.  This is the path I took when I found

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose still at Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx

On our way home from running errands, Ann Shaw and I tried for the previously reported Barnacle Goose at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. We found the parade grounds along Broadway empty of geese, but at around 3:30 pm we found the Barnacle Goose on the north end of the Van Cortlandt Park Lake

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Pt Lookout

Jones Beach West End; Pt. Lookout. 5 December Joe Giunta's 200 Challenge Club looked for early winter birds along the South Shore of LI.Starting at Jones Beach, we looked into the inlet and birded the exposed bar at the marina. The number of shorebirds increased as high tide approached, so

[nysbirds-l] Black Crowned Night Herons

Merrick, NY Lindenmere Drive just south of Merrick Road (40.653845, -73.550378) had 38 black crowned night herons perched in the trees in over the water west of the road. Same day I was on Everit Ave just east of Meadowview Ave in Hewlett Harbor (40.638442, -73.691971) and saw 22 night herons