[nysbirds-l] Monday/ Tuesday: North and South Forks: King Eider, Great Comorants, ducks

Hi Everyone, I took a trip out to Montauk and Orient Point before the snow started. I didn't let the snowstorm stop me - I managed 21 species Monday - nothing unusual except a lot of robins - they were the most abundant songbird during the 2 days. (~120) Of course Tuesday was the better day - I

[nysbirds-l] "On the road again"

This afternoon between Calverton & Riverhead I had (6) Red-tailed Hawks, (1) male N. Harrier, aka The Gray Ghost, 21 Horned Larks, and a Vesper Sparrow, on Doctor's Path, as it fed along the side of the road. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls in the Netherlands

As has been previously reported through this listserv and a Canadian blog - some snowy owls made it onto a freighter that left NY and hugged the coast near Canada before heading to Europe. At least two of these birds are in the Netherlands and are being regularly photographed - here is a link to

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan to Jamaica Bay

See the following link http://tripplanner.mta.info/_widgetSelector.aspx Peter BBC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Re: [nysbirds-l] OT: Manhattan to Jamaica Bay via A-train

Where are you starting from in Manhattan? Manhattan is 12 miles long! -Original Message- From: Matthew A. Young To: NYSBIRDS-L Sent: Tue, Feb 4, 2014 4:02 pm Subject: [nysbirds-l] OT: Manhattan to Jamaica Bay via A-train Hello all, How long does it take to take the A-train

[nysbirds-l] OT: Manhattan to Jamaica Bay via A-train

Hello all, How long does it take to take the A-train from Manhattan to Jamaica Bay? Please respond off-list directly to email above. thanks in advance, Matt ? -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk, Northern Shrike

A few hours birding the Jones Beach strip today produced a dark-morph Rough-legged Hawk on the marsh viewed from Gilgo, Town of Babylon, and the Jones Beach Northern Shrike. The shrike was in the dunes south of the ramp between the eastbound Bay Parkway and the eastbound Ocean Parkway, about

RE: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday - NO Tuesday

Hi all, I looked for Anya's Kumlien/Thayer's gull today around noon, but it was not to be found. The snow we received yesterday has received the loafing area for gulls and numbers were down. All the birds present on the reservoir were hanging around a small patch of open water around the fountain.

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River SPP Main Pond

Beautiful morning and nice birds on the Main Pond. Canada geese 25+ Mute swan 6 Ring-necked duck 25+ Gadwall 50+ Great Blue Heron 1 Black duck 17 Mallard7 American Wigeon 3 Bufflehead 2 Northern Pintail 1 Hooded Merganser 24 Common Merganser 50+ Canvasback 6 Red-necked Grebe 1 !

[nysbirds-l] Greater white-fronted - Sunken Meadow SP, L.I.

This morning a single Greater white-fronted goose was on the mud flats west of the road bridge as you enter the park. The only other thing of note is a single male common merganser, a species that used to be more common there. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

RE: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

I just did a quick, but pertinent update to my current running feature on adult Iceland Gull variation, to add a link to a page I posted a year ago. The first three pictures on that page are of an unusually dark immature Iceland type gull at Jones Beach - possibly what the Central Park bird would

[nysbirds-l] Greater White-fronted - Sunken Meadow, L.I.

There is a single Greater white-fronted goose on the mud flats west of the road bridge as you enter the park. The only other thing of note is a single male common merganser, a species that used to be more common there. Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owls

Dear NY Birders, I thought some people might enjoy Bryan Pfeiffer's essay on the significance of this winter's Snowy Owl irruption: http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-cosmos/the-snowy-owl-is-a-messenger-from-the-arctic/ Hugh -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

Hello, As there seems to be some questions on this birds id I posted it to a website I belong to called whatbird.com. While I am not qualified to make any kind of call on this Gull the members there enjoy these kinds of discussions and maybe it will help with the id. The discussion thread

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

One of the problems I have had with this bird is the uniform instead of two tone contrast look with the outer primaries expected on a Thayer's. On the sleeping photo, although it looks like a bleached looking individual, I would have a hard time not calling this bird a Thayer's type In flight

Re: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

Anya, I agree that this is a good candidate for Thayer's b/c of the strong crescents on the primary tips, the strong tail band and the overall color. I would love to be able to see the bill, head shape and size in comparison to Herring Gull to be sure. Hugh On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 10:38 PM, AA

Re: [ebirdsnyc] Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Kumlien's/Thayer's Gull on CP Resevoir Sunday

One of the problems I have had with this bird is the uniform instead of two tone contrast look with the outer primaries expected on a Thayer's. On the sleeping photo, although it looks like a bleached looking individual, I would have a hard time not calling this bird a Thayer's type In flight