[nysbirds-l] West Pond (Jamaica Bay) sightings then and now

2014-05-29 Thread Douglas Futuyma
On Sunday afternoon, May 25, I spent about two hours walking the dike at the West "Pond", from both directions. It was low tide, and the former pond was a large mudflat, with some higher bars on which some Forster's Terns loafed. Other than those and some foraging sandpipers, it was nearly devoid

[nysbirds-l] Plum Reeve

2014-05-29 Thread Dennis Hrehowsik
This evening a few of the more fanatical Brooklyn birders and I made an attempt to relocate the Reeve spotted and photographed by Roberta Manian today at plum beach. We could not relocate bird as of 8pm. If you go for itgood luck and let us know. Congratulations to Bobbi on a fantastic

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Ruff/Reeve NO

2014-05-29 Thread keir randall
Heydi Lopes, Dennis Hrehowsik and I scoured Plum(b) Beach until dusk this evening but couldn't find the Ruff found earlier today by Bobbi Manian. The light wasn't great and there were many places for the bird to hide so there's still a good chance it may turn up again. There were many hundreds

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Co. Park & Pike's Beach (Suffolk Co.)

2014-05-29 Thread ken feustel
At Pike's Beach this morning there were good numbers of shorebirds (over a thousand) but poor variety. A single Sooty Shearwater was the best we could muster on the ocean off Pike's. At Cupsogue County Park we had approx. one hundred twenty terns on the flats about an hour before dead low tide,

Re: [nysbirds-l] Reeve at Plum Beach, Brooklyn today

2014-05-29 Thread Sean Sime
Please note that the long closed parking lot at Plumb Beach is now open during the day for those who thought they may have to walk all the way from Knapp Street. Good luck to those trying early and please get the word out (positive or negative). Great find! Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY On Thu, May

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 22 May 2014

2014-05-29 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/29/2014 * NYBU1405.29 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- TRICOLORED HERON Greater Scaup Sandhill Crane

[nysbirds-l] Reeve at Plum Beach, Brooklyn today

2014-05-29 Thread Roberta Manian
i had a Reeve (or young Ruff) at Plum today, in the marsh.  A million thanks to Dennis H, Rob J, Keir R, Mike Y for all the remote help.  We couldn't ID it definitely till i got home and sent everyone a link to quality pics.   bird first seen inside marsh at falling high tide (10:30ish) ,

RE:[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 28, 2014

2014-05-29 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
>>Subject: Ptarmigan notes >>From: David Klauber >>Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 07:41:20 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 >>It did seem very small, so possibly it starved or died of a disease. Wendy >>said it had been frequenting the beach , which I thought odd for a ptarmigan, >>especially with good

Re:[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens County NY - White-faced Ibis (Yes)...

2014-05-29 Thread Andrew Baksh
In my haste to get the word out this morning, I neglected to include the location of the White-faced Ibis and thought afterwards that I might get away with it since the location was posted yesterday. In response to a few queries, I have updated the subject line of my post from today. The bird was

[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis (Yes)...

2014-05-29 Thread Andrew Baksh
The adult White-faced Ibis continues this morning in the same area it was found yesterday. Re-found with Ann Lazarus, Kathy Drake, Louise Fraza, Isabel Conte and Edith Goren. The bird, is currently feeding with Glossy Ibis in the bayside marsh just after bench 1 before the Osprey platform. 風

Re: [nysbirds-l] SongbirdSOS Documentary

2014-05-29 Thread Bill Ewald
I get a message from Trend Micro that the page can transmit malicious software. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes < c...@cornell.edu> wrote: > We are approaching unnerving times in regard to bird population decline. > To learn more, please read the newsletter

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Philadelphia Vireo/Cape May Warbler & more northern NY sightings

2014-05-29 Thread Joan Collins
5/28/14 Hamilton & Franklin Counties A migrant Blackpoll Warbler vocalized outside our house yesterday. I added a photo of a singing Philadelphia Vireo to my Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian . (My hands and other exposed areas are covered in mosquito and black fly

[nysbirds-l] Bicknell's Thrush/Philadelphia Vireo/Cape May Warbler more northern NY sightings

2014-05-29 Thread Joan Collins
5/28/14 Hamilton Franklin Counties A migrant Blackpoll Warbler vocalized outside our house yesterday. I added a photo of a singing Philadelphia Vireo to my Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/AdirondackAvian . (My hands and other exposed areas are covered in mosquito and black fly

Re: [nysbirds-l] SongbirdSOS Documentary

2014-05-29 Thread Bill Ewald
I get a message from Trend Micro that the page can transmit malicious software. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:36 PM, Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes c...@cornell.edu wrote: We are approaching unnerving times in regard to bird population decline. To learn more, please read the newsletter below

[nysbirds-l] White-faced Ibis (Yes)...

2014-05-29 Thread Andrew Baksh
The adult White-faced Ibis continues this morning in the same area it was found yesterday. Re-found with Ann Lazarus, Kathy Drake, Louise Fraza, Isabel Conte and Edith Goren. The bird, is currently feeding with Glossy Ibis in the bayside marsh just after bench 1 before the Osprey platform. 風

Re:[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens County NY - White-faced Ibis (Yes)...

2014-05-29 Thread Andrew Baksh
In my haste to get the word out this morning, I neglected to include the location of the White-faced Ibis and thought afterwards that I might get away with it since the location was posted yesterday. In response to a few queries, I have updated the subject line of my post from today. The bird was

RE:[nysbirds-l] nysbirds-l digest: May 28, 2014

2014-05-29 Thread Meena Madhav Haribal
Subject: Ptarmigan notes From: David Klauber davehawk...@msn.com Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 07:41:20 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1 It did seem very small, so possibly it starved or died of a disease. Wendy said it had been frequenting the beach , which I thought odd for a ptarmigan, especially with

[nysbirds-l] Reeve at Plum Beach, Brooklyn today

2014-05-29 Thread Roberta Manian
i had a Reeve (or young Ruff) at Plum today, in the marsh.  A million thanks to Dennis H, Rob J, Keir R, Mike Y for all the remote help.  We couldn't ID it definitely till i got home and sent everyone a link to quality pics.   bird first seen inside marsh at falling high tide (10:30ish) ,

[nysbirds-l] RBA Buffalo Bird Report 22 May 2014

2014-05-29 Thread David Suggs
- RBA * New York * Buffalo * 05/29/2014 * NYBU1405.29 - Birds mentioned --- Please submit reports to dsu...@buffaloornithologicalsociety.org --- TRICOLORED HERON Greater Scaup Sandhill Crane

Re: [nysbirds-l] Reeve at Plum Beach, Brooklyn today

2014-05-29 Thread Sean Sime
Please note that the long closed parking lot at Plumb Beach is now open during the day for those who thought they may have to walk all the way from Knapp Street. Good luck to those trying early and please get the word out (positive or negative). Great find! Sean Sime Brooklyn, NY On Thu, May

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Co. Park Pike's Beach (Suffolk Co.)

2014-05-29 Thread ken feustel
At Pike's Beach this morning there were good numbers of shorebirds (over a thousand) but poor variety. A single Sooty Shearwater was the best we could muster on the ocean off Pike's. At Cupsogue County Park we had approx. one hundred twenty terns on the flats about an hour before dead low tide,

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Ruff/Reeve NO

2014-05-29 Thread keir randall
Heydi Lopes, Dennis Hrehowsik and I scoured Plum(b) Beach until dusk this evening but couldn't find the Ruff found earlier today by Bobbi Manian. The light wasn't great and there were many places for the bird to hide so there's still a good chance it may turn up again. There were many hundreds

[nysbirds-l] Plum Reeve

2014-05-29 Thread Dennis Hrehowsik
This evening a few of the more fanatical Brooklyn birders and I made an attempt to relocate the Reeve spotted and photographed by Roberta Manian today at plum beach. We could not relocate bird as of 8pm. If you go for itgood luck and let us know. Congratulations to Bobbi on a fantastic

[nysbirds-l] West Pond (Jamaica Bay) sightings then and now

2014-05-29 Thread Douglas Futuyma
On Sunday afternoon, May 25, I spent about two hours walking the dike at the West Pond, from both directions. It was low tide, and the former pond was a large mudflat, with some higher bars on which some Forster's Terns loafed. Other than those and some foraging sandpipers, it was nearly devoid of