[nysbirds-l] MEGU Brooklyn NO

2015-03-20 Thread Shane Blodgett
Just as an FYI for anyone still hoping to see the MEGU in Brooklyn, I have looked at photos from the report from today and it was not the Mew Gull. I have put in many hours looking for the bird over the last 2-3 weeks and as of now the last definite sighting was on March 13 by Daniel Frazer.

[nysbirds-l] Wilson-Olcott area, Niagara County

2015-03-20 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
We watched the hawk migration from Krull County Park in Olcott today with only modest success with the raptors : 93 Turkey Vultures 1 Cooper's Hawk 7 Red-shouldered hawks 12 Red-tailed Hawks 1 American Kestrel Other birds of note: 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Snow Goose (blue morph) 2

[nysbirds-l] Funeral Arrangements for Bill Watson

2015-03-20 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Bill Watson will be shown at the Roth Funeral Home, which is at the corner of Morgan and William Streets in Tonawanda. Hours are 2-4 and 6-8 pm, this Sunday only. He will be taken to the chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo on Monday morning at 10 a.m. with a funeral to be conducted at 11

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 20 March 2015

2015-03-20 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 20, 2015 * NYNY1503.20 - Birds Mentioned MEW GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Eurasian Wigeon KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Double-crested

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings/Northern Goshawk/Barred Owl/Evening Grosbeaks/Red Crossbill/& more boreal birds

2015-03-20 Thread Joan Collins
3/20/15 Sabattis Bog (Hamilton Co.) It was a beautiful first day of spring early this morning at Sabattis Bog. Brown Creepers and Golden-crowned Kinglets were singing! A first-of-the-season Red-winged Blackbird flew over the snowy bog. I found 3 Black-backed Woodpeckers (nice views of a male

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [Jamaica Bay] Fort Tilden Shore Road Scoping deadline

2015-03-20 Thread Andrew Baksh
FYI...if you have not yet submitted your comments. Please do so before tonight's deadline. -- Forwarded message -- From: Parkslands via Jamaica Bay Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 3:29 PM Subject: [Jamaica Bay] Fort Tilden Shore Road Scoping deadline To: jamaica-...@googlegroups.com

[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Forest Park Waterhole Cleanup April 2015

2015-03-20 Thread Andrew Baksh
Dear Subscribers, Jean Loscalzo and I have been working for some time at getting NYC Parks to support a cleanup and trail maintenance project at the famous Waterhole in Forest Park Queens. This morning, I finally received word on a date from Parks. The cleanup effort will occur on April 25th (no

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Bird Report

2015-03-20 Thread Patricia Pollock
3/20/15, FridayPat Pollock checked north end of Reservoir:  (f) Wood Duck, 2 American Coots, pr. Buffleheads, American Kestral atop tree 100th/CPSouth end of Reservoir:  7 Buffleheads, Mallards, Can. Geese, many gulls (Gr. Blk-backed, Ring-billed, etcRamble:  1/.2 doz. Fox Sparrows in field

[nysbirds-l] Croton point wilson's snipe

2015-03-20 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
7:15 this morning there were 3 snipe on grass left side of "traffic" circle just before main parking lot. Also one N. Harrier and still several Eagles around L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Croton point wilson's snipe

2015-03-20 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
7:15 this morning there were 3 snipe on grass left side of traffic circle just before main parking lot. Also one N. Harrier and still several Eagles around L. Trachtenberg Ossining Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Funeral Arrangements for Bill Watson

2015-03-20 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Bill Watson will be shown at the Roth Funeral Home, which is at the corner of Morgan and William Streets in Tonawanda. Hours are 2-4 and 6-8 pm, this Sunday only. He will be taken to the chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo on Monday morning at 10 a.m. with a funeral to be conducted at 11

[nysbirds-l] Wilson-Olcott area, Niagara County

2015-03-20 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
We watched the hawk migration from Krull County Park in Olcott today with only modest success with the raptors : 93 Turkey Vultures 1 Cooper's Hawk 7 Red-shouldered hawks 12 Red-tailed Hawks 1 American Kestrel Other birds of note: 1 Pileated Woodpecker 2 Snow Goose (blue morph) 2

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 20 March 2015

2015-03-20 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Mar. 20, 2015 * NYNY1503.20 - Birds Mentioned MEW GULL+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE Cackling Goose Canada Goose Wood Duck Eurasian Wigeon KING EIDER HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Double-crested

[nysbirds-l] MEGU Brooklyn NO

2015-03-20 Thread Shane Blodgett
Just as an FYI for anyone still hoping to see the MEGU in Brooklyn, I have looked at photos from the report from today and it was not the Mew Gull. I have put in many hours looking for the bird over the last 2-3 weeks and as of now the last definite sighting was on March 13 by Daniel Frazer.

[nysbirds-l] Bohemian Waxwings/Northern Goshawk/Barred Owl/Evening Grosbeaks/Red Crossbill/ more boreal birds

2015-03-20 Thread Joan Collins
3/20/15 Sabattis Bog (Hamilton Co.) It was a beautiful first day of spring early this morning at Sabattis Bog. Brown Creepers and Golden-crowned Kinglets were singing! A first-of-the-season Red-winged Blackbird flew over the snowy bog. I found 3 Black-backed Woodpeckers (nice views of a male

[nysbirds-l] Queens co. Forest Park Waterhole Cleanup April 2015

2015-03-20 Thread Andrew Baksh
Dear Subscribers, Jean Loscalzo and I have been working for some time at getting NYC Parks to support a cleanup and trail maintenance project at the famous Waterhole in Forest Park Queens. This morning, I finally received word on a date from Parks. The cleanup effort will occur on April 25th (no

[nysbirds-l] Central Park Bird Report

2015-03-20 Thread Patricia Pollock
3/20/15, FridayPat Pollock checked north end of Reservoir:  (f) Wood Duck, 2 American Coots, pr. Buffleheads, American Kestral atop tree 100th/CPSouth end of Reservoir:  7 Buffleheads, Mallards, Can. Geese, many gulls (Gr. Blk-backed, Ring-billed, etcRamble:  1/.2 doz. Fox Sparrows in field

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [Jamaica Bay] Fort Tilden Shore Road Scoping deadline

2015-03-20 Thread Andrew Baksh
FYI...if you have not yet submitted your comments. Please do so before tonight's deadline. -- Forwarded message -- From: Parkslands via Jamaica Bay jamaica-...@googlegroups.com Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 3:29 PM Subject: [Jamaica Bay] Fort Tilden Shore Road Scoping deadline To: