[nysbirds-l] Twitter-based alert system for Manhattan birders

2015-05-01 Thread David Barrett
This post is a reminder to those birding Central Park or anywhere else in Manhattan that there is a system in place, designed by Jeff Bowen and me, that allows you to send and receive birding alerts via text messages (SMS). There is no cost to use it and it works on all phones, not just

[nysbirds-l] Correction: Bryant Park; Louisiana Waterthrush

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Taylor
SW corner, sorry On Friday, May 1, 2015, Robert Taylor wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > Louisiana Waterthrush present in am and pm NW corner of park. Also saw > Ovenbird, 2 Hermit Thrushes and a Swamp Sparrow. Looking forward to what > the next few weeks brings. > > Good spring birding, > Rob in

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park; Louisiana Waterthrush

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, Louisiana Waterthrush present in am and pm NW corner of park. Also saw Ovenbird, 2 Hermit Thrushes and a Swamp Sparrow. Looking forward to what the next few weeks brings. Good spring birding, Rob in Massapequa www.longislandbirding.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated warbler, Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2015-05-01 Thread kathy k
  Heard and then seen foraging in the spruce trees just north of the main house, then heard again in the white pines just north of the entrance booth. A lone common merganser remains on the main pond. Kathryn Klecan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] 5/1 Worm-eating Warbler at Hempstead Lake

2015-05-01 Thread Timothy Healy
I refound yesterday's Worm-eating Warbler today in the tangled woods alongside the dog walk area at Hempstead Lake SP a bit after 2 pm. Actively feeding at eye level and close range, in loose association with some chickadees and gnatcatchers. Very cooperative, led to great views, and the bird even

[nysbirds-l] Barrier Beaches

2015-05-01 Thread syschiff
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) stopped at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station to view the GULL-BILLED TERN and then traveled out to Robert Moses SP and found the two BLUE GROSBEAKS. We then went over to Captree Island and parked at the entrance to the community overlooking the

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Wilson, Niagara County

2015-05-01 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
We were at the Wilson piers this morning when Betsy heard what sounded like a distant EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE. I was out on the pier so she came and got me, then we headed in the direction where she heard the sound come from. Shortly, I saw a largish pale dove flying a couple hundred yards from us

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Hooded W., 5/1

2015-05-01 Thread Thomas Fiore
Friday, 1st of May, 2015 - Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) A male Hooded Warbler was found in the park's north end, on the eastern edge of the Great Hill, not too far west of the West Drive (park road); if this bird moves about, as the species very often does when seen in Central, it

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/29-30

2015-05-01 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday & Thursday, 29 & 30 April, 2015 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A Prothonotary Warbler had not been sighted again as of Wed., although it could well be lurking in the park, perhaps in a less-watched area. If it has moved on, we all hope it stays out of the way of walls or

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses Blues Grosbeaks--YES

2015-05-01 Thread John Gluth
The two male BLUE GROSBEAKS were still present at Robert Moses State Park this morning. The bluer of the birds was in the same location as reported yesterday, less than 100 yards west of the traffic circle on the north road shoulder. The other was feeding along the entrance road to the park

[nysbirds-l] Gull-billed Tern

2015-05-01 Thread Robert A. Proniewych
A Gull-billed Tern was found by Bob Anderson and viewed a while later by me at the spit by the Coast Guard Station. West End 2 Jones Beach State Park. Robert A. Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park; Louisiana Waterthrush

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Taylor
Hi Everyone, Louisiana Waterthrush present in am and pm NW corner of park. Also saw Ovenbird, 2 Hermit Thrushes and a Swamp Sparrow. Looking forward to what the next few weeks brings. Good spring birding, Rob in Massapequa www.longislandbirding.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Correction: Bryant Park; Louisiana Waterthrush

2015-05-01 Thread Robert Taylor
SW corner, sorry On Friday, May 1, 2015, Robert Taylor rmtaylo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, Louisiana Waterthrush present in am and pm NW corner of park. Also saw Ovenbird, 2 Hermit Thrushes and a Swamp Sparrow. Looking forward to what the next few weeks brings. Good spring birding,

[nysbirds-l] Twitter-based alert system for Manhattan birders

2015-05-01 Thread David Barrett
This post is a reminder to those birding Central Park or anywhere else in Manhattan that there is a system in place, designed by Jeff Bowen and me, that allows you to send and receive birding alerts via text messages (SMS). There is no cost to use it and it works on all phones, not just

[nysbirds-l] Barrier Beaches

2015-05-01 Thread syschiff
Joe Giunta, Sam Jannazzo and I (Sy Schiff) stopped at the Jones Beach Coast Guard Station to view the GULL-BILLED TERN and then traveled out to Robert Moses SP and found the two BLUE GROSBEAKS. We then went over to Captree Island and parked at the entrance to the community overlooking the

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Collared-Dove - Wilson, Niagara County

2015-05-01 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
We were at the Wilson piers this morning when Betsy heard what sounded like a distant EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE. I was out on the pier so she came and got me, then we headed in the direction where she heard the sound come from. Shortly, I saw a largish pale dove flying a couple hundred yards from us

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC Hooded W., 5/1

2015-05-01 Thread Thomas Fiore
Friday, 1st of May, 2015 - Central Park (Manhattan, N.Y. City) A male Hooded Warbler was found in the park's north end, on the eastern edge of the Great Hill, not too far west of the West Drive (park road); if this bird moves about, as the species very often does when seen in Central, it

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses Blues Grosbeaks--YES

2015-05-01 Thread John Gluth
The two male BLUE GROSBEAKS were still present at Robert Moses State Park this morning. The bluer of the birds was in the same location as reported yesterday, less than 100 yards west of the traffic circle on the north road shoulder. The other was feeding along the entrance road to the park

[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 4/29-30

2015-05-01 Thread Thomas Fiore
Wednesday Thursday, 29 30 April, 2015 Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City A Prothonotary Warbler had not been sighted again as of Wed., although it could well be lurking in the park, perhaps in a less-watched area. If it has moved on, we all hope it stays out of the way of walls or

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated warbler, Connetquot State Park, Suffolk County

2015-05-01 Thread kathy k
  Heard and then seen foraging in the spruce trees just north of the main house, then heard again in the white pines just north of the entrance booth. A lone common merganser remains on the main pond. Kathryn Klecan -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] 5/1 Worm-eating Warbler at Hempstead Lake

2015-05-01 Thread Timothy Healy
I refound yesterday's Worm-eating Warbler today in the tangled woods alongside the dog walk area at Hempstead Lake SP a bit after 2 pm. Actively feeding at eye level and close range, in loose association with some chickadees and gnatcatchers. Very cooperative, led to great views, and the bird even

[nysbirds-l] Gull-billed Tern

2015-05-01 Thread Robert A. Proniewych
A Gull-billed Tern was found by Bob Anderson and viewed a while later by me at the spit by the Coast Guard Station. West End 2 Jones Beach State Park. Robert A. Proniewych -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES