[nysbirds-l] "Saving the best for last" !

This afternoon, I spent ~ 2 hours riding Town of Riverhead roads in search of a Lapland Longspur. Missed it, as well as most of the species that have (because of our recent heavy snow storm) been found feeding along roadsides. It was a quiet day, except for the raptors encountered along the

[nysbirds-l] Newburgh Gulls

Hi All, Today from 3:45-5:40PM on the Hudson River at Newburgh Waterfront along Front Street: 2-Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull 1- first year Iceland Gull Gull numbers near 4,000. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull & etc., NYC 2/13

Wednesday, 13 February, 2013 At Central Park, in Manhattan (N.Y. City) an Iceland Gull was again at the Lake, and after taking bread from passersby (tourists, not birders, at about 1 p.m.), the smutty / winter plumage gull moved out to the still-iced-over portion, nearer to W. 77 Street. A

[nysbirds-l] NYC Birds

On 23rd Street and the FDR -in the cove-there were 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Bufflehead, 3 Cormorants, 2 Black Ducks, 4 Mallards and 6 Ruddy Ducks (2 in breeding blue). Two Peregrine falcons were performing aerial displays on 34th and Second Ave by the Midtown Tunnel. Stuyvesant Square

[nysbirds-l] Pt. Lookout- Yes-Harlequin Ducks

Six Harlequin Ducks were seen on the east side of the eastern most jetty. They were there when we left at 12:30. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Pt. Lookout- Yes-Harlequin Ducks

Six Harlequin Ducks were seen on the east side of the eastern most jetty. They were there when we left at 12:30. Eileen Schwinn Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] NYC Birds

On 23rd Street and the FDR -in the cove-there were 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Bufflehead, 3 Cormorants, 2 Black Ducks, 4 Mallards and 6 Ruddy Ducks (2 in breeding blue). Two Peregrine falcons were performing aerial displays on 34th and Second Ave by the Midtown Tunnel. Stuyvesant Square

[nysbirds-l] Iceland Gull etc., NYC 2/13

Wednesday, 13 February, 2013 At Central Park, in Manhattan (N.Y. City) an Iceland Gull was again at the Lake, and after taking bread from passersby (tourists, not birders, at about 1 p.m.), the smutty / winter plumage gull moved out to the still-iced-over portion, nearer to W. 77 Street. A

[nysbirds-l] Newburgh Gulls

Hi All, Today from 3:45-5:40PM on the Hudson River at Newburgh Waterfront along Front Street: 2-Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull 1- first year Iceland Gull Gull numbers near 4,000. Good Birding, Curt McDermott -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Saving the best for last !

This afternoon, I spent ~ 2 hours riding Town of Riverhead roads in search of a Lapland Longspur. Missed it, as well as most of the species that have (because of our recent heavy snow storm) been found feeding along roadsides. It was a quiet day, except for the raptors encountered along the