[nysbirds-l] Update on Ross's Gull from Jack Delehanty

2017-01-30 Thread Joan Collins
Hi Everyone, Jack Delehanty called to let me know that the Ross’s Gull was back in front of his house for ½ hour mid-morning. It also continues to occasionally bathe in the water near the culvert under the road just down the hill past his house. Today, I ran into someone that used to work

[nysbirds-l] Update on Ross's Gull from Jack Delehanty

2017-01-30 Thread Joan Collins
Hi Everyone, Jack Delehanty called to let me know that the Ross’s Gull was back in front of his house for ½ hour mid-morning. It also continues to occasionally bathe in the water near the culvert under the road just down the hill past his house. Today, I ran into someone that used to work

[nysbirds-l] Lost scope eyepiece

2017-01-30 Thread Barry Blust
Apparently the eyepiece to my Leica scope came loose and fell off without me noticing it. I believe this happened on 01/28 after I observed the Ross's Gull in Tupper Lake. The eyepiece is a Leica 20x-60x zoom lens. If anyone found it please let me know. Thanks. -- Barry Blust (from Win 10

[nysbirds-l] Lost scope eyepiece

2017-01-30 Thread Barry Blust
Apparently the eyepiece to my Leica scope came loose and fell off without me noticing it. I believe this happened on 01/28 after I observed the Ross's Gull in Tupper Lake. The eyepiece is a Leica 20x-60x zoom lens. If anyone found it please let me know. Thanks. -- Barry Blust (from Win 10

[nysbirds-l] Tufted duck

2017-01-30 Thread ebe6580017
Ken Feustal just called..there is a m/f type Tufted duck in Swan Lake Patchogue in mixed flock of scaupthis is in Suffolk Co. Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Tufted duck

2017-01-30 Thread ebe6580017
Ken Feustal just called..there is a m/f type Tufted duck in Swan Lake Patchogue in mixed flock of scaupthis is in Suffolk Co. Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2017-01-30 Thread Joseph Brin
*  New York*  Syracuse - January 30 2017 *  NYSY  01.30.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 23, 2017 - January 30 2017to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2017-01-30 Thread Joseph Brin
*  New York*  Syracuse - January 30 2017 *  NYSY  01.30.17 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird AlertDates(s):January 23, 2017 - January 30 2017to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.comcovering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refugeand Montezuma Wetlands Complex (MWC)

[nysbirds-l] Blackbirds

2017-01-30 Thread Michael Higgiston
Largest flock of blackbirds I've ever seen, about 2000-3000 grackles, red wing blackbirds, cowbirds and starlings on Town Line Road, south of Montauk Highway where Sagaponick & East Hampton meet. Flock has moved east as I write this Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Blackbirds

2017-01-30 Thread Michael Higgiston
Largest flock of blackbirds I've ever seen, about 2000-3000 grackles, red wing blackbirds, cowbirds and starlings on Town Line Road, south of Montauk Highway where Sagaponick & East Hampton meet. Flock has moved east as I write this Mike Higgiston Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck at Swan Lake, Patchogue (Suffolk Co.)

2017-01-30 Thread Ken Feustel
A female or immature male ( a relatively long tuft if seen from a good angle) Tufted Duck was sleeping with a large (900+) mixed scaup flock on Swan Lake in Patchogue around 12:00PM. Also present were a pair of Wood Duck. This flock was by far the largest flock of scaup we have seen on any

[nysbirds-l] Tufted Duck at Swan Lake, Patchogue (Suffolk Co.)

2017-01-30 Thread Ken Feustel
A female or immature male ( a relatively long tuft if seen from a good angle) Tufted Duck was sleeping with a large (900+) mixed scaup flock on Swan Lake in Patchogue around 12:00PM. Also present were a pair of Wood Duck. This flock was by far the largest flock of scaup we have seen on any

Re: [nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30

2017-01-30 Thread Ryan MacLean
Justin Lawson just posted to the Facebook ABA Rare Bird Alert Page that the bird has returned and is "sitting way out in the causeway on some open water" -Original Message- From: Joan Collins To: NYSBIRDS-L Sent: Mon, Jan 30, 2017

Re: [nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30

2017-01-30 Thread Ryan MacLean
Justin Lawson just posted to the Facebook ABA Rare Bird Alert Page that the bird has returned and is "sitting way out in the causeway on some open water" -Original Message- From: Joan Collins To: NYSBIRDS-L Sent: Mon, Jan 30, 2017 11:36 am Subject: [nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ross's

[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30

2017-01-30 Thread Joan Collins
From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 10:56 AM To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30 At 10:15a.m. Ross's Gull present, resting on ice east of Rt. 30 causeway from

[nysbirds-l] FW: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30

2017-01-30 Thread Joan Collins
From: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com [mailto:northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 10:56 AM To: northern_ny_bi...@yahoogroups.com Subject: NNYBirds: Ross's Gull, YES- 1/30 At 10:15a.m. Ross's Gull present, resting on ice east of Rt. 30 causeway from

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull benefits the Tupper Lake area (no sighting)

2017-01-30 Thread gabriel willow
I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom's excellent point, and along those lines, to heartily recommend Larkin's Deli in Tupper Lake.  It looks like an unprepossessing gas station/general store, but they have incredible food (breakfast sandwiches and such) and make everything from scratch

Re: [nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull benefits the Tupper Lake area (no sighting)

2017-01-30 Thread gabriel willow
I just wanted to chime in to agree with Tom's excellent point, and along those lines, to heartily recommend Larkin's Deli in Tupper Lake.  It looks like an unprepossessing gas station/general store, but they have incredible food (breakfast sandwiches and such) and make everything from scratch

[nysbirds-l] Kings County white-winged gulls

2017-01-30 Thread Sean Sime
This morning at roughly 7:50am I watched a probable immature Glaucous Gull fly NE over Kensington towards Prospect Park. I contacted a few local birders I thought may be out near the park in the hopes it put down on the lake. It was reported shortly thereafter sitting on Prospect Lake by Dennis

[nysbirds-l] Kings County white-winged gulls

2017-01-30 Thread Sean Sime
This morning at roughly 7:50am I watched a probable immature Glaucous Gull fly NE over Kensington towards Prospect Park. I contacted a few local birders I thought may be out near the park in the hopes it put down on the lake. It was reported shortly thereafter sitting on Prospect Lake by Dennis

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull YES (Via Kevin McGrath)

2017-01-30 Thread Ryan MacLean
Kevin McGrath just called to tell me that the Ross's is currently sitting on ice near 1850 NY-30, Tupper Lake. He also provided a dropped pin of the location: https://goo.gl/maps/iAKWE7W237k According to him its sitting on ice at the edge of open water, several other observers. Now if it can

[nysbirds-l] Ross's Gull YES (Via Kevin McGrath)

2017-01-30 Thread Ryan MacLean
Kevin McGrath just called to tell me that the Ross's is currently sitting on ice near 1850 NY-30, Tupper Lake. He also provided a dropped pin of the location: https://goo.gl/maps/iAKWE7W237k According to him its sitting on ice at the edge of open water, several other observers. Now if it can