[nysbirds-l] Orange County Week Highlights

2015-02-01 Thread Curt McDermott
Today I birded the Newburgh Waterfront, from approx. 3:45 to 5PM. Gull number were good with the highlights being a first winter Glaucous Gull and 2 first winter Iceland Gulls. Two other county highlight from early in the week were found by Matt Zeitler. On Tuesday, 1/27, Matt had 6 Lapland

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn ICGUs

2015-02-01 Thread Rob Jett
This morning there was a 1st cycle ICELAND GULL at Bush Terminal Park, as well as, the previously reported GLAUCOUS GULL. Later in the morning Heydi Lopes and I spotted a 2nd cycle Iceland Gull roosting on one of the derelict wooden barges in Coney Island Creek on the south side of Calvert Vaux

[nysbirds-l] Mew Gull -Brooklyn -YES

2015-02-01 Thread Shane Blodgett
MEGU associating with the RBGU taking handouts near the tennis courts building at Caesar's Bay -sitting on top of the building a couple of times-this is the same area as all sightings have been. Shane Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

Re: [nysbirds-l] Jones Beach Birds

2015-02-01 Thread Andrew Baksh
A few additions to Gail's list all seen at West End II Jones Beach. Palm Warbler (Western), seen in the median and Field Sparrow near the West End II turn around. Both observed in the earlier part of the day. 風 Swift as the wind 林 Quiet as the forest 火 Conquer like the fire 山 Steady as the mounta