[nysbirds-l] Montauk (Suffolk) Parasitic Jaeger, etc.

2013-09-22 Thread Douglas Futuyma
>From Montauk Point restaurant, 7:30 - 8:45: 1 Parasitic Jaeger and ca 8 Northern Gannets; from Camp Hero bluffs, (:00 to ca. 10:00, about 20 Cory's Shearwaters, 60+ Common Terns, and 1 White-winged Scoter. (Other birders saw more Parasitic Jaegers and Cory's Shearwaters.) Afterward, based on

[nysbirds-l] winter finch forecast (2013-14)

2013-09-22 Thread Thomas Fiore
The annual Winter Finch Forecast - from Ron Pittaway, of Ontario, Canada, via Jean Irons. (contributions and assistance to the winter finch-forecasting from many, as acknowledged in the pages of the forecast, including New York's Joan Collins (from the Adirondack and northern NY region)

[nysbirds-l] Caspian Tern Tobay Nassau County

2013-09-22 Thread David Klauber
A very slow day at the beach, but there is a Caspian Tern in the western part of the Tobay Beach parking lot roosting with gulls as of 2:45. There was a Wilson's warbler at Overlook Beach briefly around 11:30 Dave Klauber, Bobby Rosetti -- NYSbirds-L

Re: [nysbirds-l] Smith's Point Saturday- Caspian, Royal Terns, B-t Grackles

2013-09-22 Thread Mike
Tried to post this yesterday but got bounced back- Saturday morning I watched 4 Caspian Terns in the parking lot at Smith's Point Park in Mastic, Suffolk Co.- one juv and three adults. Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/9875963734/ At this location Caspians tend to drop in

Re: [nysbirds-l] Smith's Point Saturday- Caspian, Royal Terns, B-t Grackles

2013-09-22 Thread Mike
Tried to post this yesterday but got bounced back- Saturday morning I watched 4 Caspian Terns in the parking lot at Smith's Point Park in Mastic, Suffolk Co.- one juv and three adults. Photo at http://www.flickr.com/photos/35575873@N02/9875963734/ At this location Caspians tend to drop in

[nysbirds-l] Caspian Tern Tobay Nassau County

2013-09-22 Thread David Klauber
A very slow day at the beach, but there is a Caspian Tern in the western part of the Tobay Beach parking lot roosting with gulls as of 2:45. There was a Wilson's warbler at Overlook Beach briefly around 11:30 Dave Klauber, Bobby Rosetti -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] winter finch forecast (2013-14)

2013-09-22 Thread Thomas Fiore
The annual Winter Finch Forecast - from Ron Pittaway, of Ontario, Canada, via Jean Irons. (contributions and assistance to the winter finch-forecasting from many, as acknowledged in the pages of the forecast, including New York's Joan Collins (from the Adirondack and northern NY region)

[nysbirds-l] Montauk (Suffolk) Parasitic Jaeger, etc.

2013-09-22 Thread Douglas Futuyma
From Montauk Point restaurant, 7:30 - 8:45: 1 Parasitic Jaeger and ca 8 Northern Gannets; from Camp Hero bluffs, (:00 to ca. 10:00, about 20 Cory's Shearwaters, 60+ Common Terns, and 1 White-winged Scoter. (Other birders saw more Parasitic Jaegers and Cory's Shearwaters.) Afterward, based on