[nysbirds-l] Barbequing & Birds

Yesterday, at ~ 6 PM, I was taking chicken off the grill, when I heard what sounded more like a Raven's call than that of an A. Crow. Looking around I saw neither species, but did see a Peregrine Falcon flying directly overhead ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update and Shorebird report 7-25

This afternoon just before high tide, I ventured forth onto the East Pond, first checking the north end. There are no flats on that end and water, is still above the ankles--in some areas much higher. It was tricky navigating but I made it up to Dead Man's Cove where I had 6 shorebirds. Over

[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Smith Pt. County Park (Suffolk)

A hike this afternoon (12:30-3:30), from Smith Point County Park west to the new inlet opened up by Hurricane Sandy, produced 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1-3 yrs. old) and 6 Piping Plovers (2 adult females, 4 juveniles-all banded). I mistimed the tide (used low at Smith Point bridge) and found

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Jones Beach NO

I, together with several other hapless souls encountered along the way, spent the first half of the day covering the area around the duck blind with no results. Checking the bay by the coast guard station was similarly fruitless. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Barbequing Birds

Yesterday, at ~ 6 PM, I was taking chicken off the grill, when I heard what sounded more like a Raven's call than that of an A. Crow. Looking around I saw neither species, but did see a Peregrine Falcon flying directly overhead ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Lesser Black-backed Gulls, Smith Pt. County Park (Suffolk)

A hike this afternoon (12:30-3:30), from Smith Point County Park west to the new inlet opened up by Hurricane Sandy, produced 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (1-3 yrs. old) and 6 Piping Plovers (2 adult females, 4 juveniles-all banded). I mistimed the tide (used low at Smith Point bridge) and found

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay East Pond update and Shorebird report 7-25

This afternoon just before high tide, I ventured forth onto the East Pond, first checking the north end. There are no flats on that end and water, is still above the ankles--in some areas much higher. It was tricky navigating but I made it up to Dead Man's Cove where I had 6 shorebirds. Over

[nysbirds-l] Red Phalarope Jones Beach NO

I, together with several other hapless souls encountered along the way, spent the first half of the day covering the area around the duck blind with no results. Checking the bay by the coast guard station was similarly fruitless. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: