[nysbirds-l] CBC Results - Smithtown, L.I., Suffolk County

2017-12-28 Thread richard gostic
Sorry for the previous post.  That's what I get for trying to type this on my laptop while sitting in my recliner.  In any event, the Smithtown Count was held on Wednesday, December 27 under clear, cold conditions with light winds. We recorded a total of 109 species. The highlights are listed

[nysbirds-l] eBird.org: Recent Additions to County Checklists

2017-12-28 Thread Ben Cacace
When working on the NYS eBird Hotspots wiki I'll compare the previous bar chart list of species with the current one picking up any additions or deletions. By going to each county's 'Overview' page you can determine the date the species was added by county. Some are from newly submitted checklists

[nysbirds-l] CBC Results, Smithtown, L.I - Suffolk County

2017-12-28 Thread richard gostic
The Smithtown Count was held on Wednesday, December 27 under clear cold conditions with light winds.  We recorded a total of 109 species.  The highlights are listed below: 3Common Merganser -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirdin

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Rough-legged Hawk, etc

2017-12-28 Thread Anne Swaim
A light morph Rough-legged Hawk was seen hunting Croton Point Park landfill grasslands this afternoon, viewed from entrance road by the park office. A Snowy Owl made a brief stopover at Croton Point on Christmas Day, seen by birders on Saw Mill River Audubon's Monday walk. First spotted by Karalyn

[nysbirds-l] Townsend’s Solitaire -Yes (Nassau Co.)

2017-12-28 Thread Ken Feustel
Sent from my iPhone -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.ht

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Geese - Lake Ronkonkoma and surrounds, Suffolk County, LI

2017-12-28 Thread David La Magna
Hi all, Mike Rath and I discovered a number of Cackling Geese yesterday during the Smithtown CBC. With birds moving around during the day we figured there to be at least 4 individuals, three of which were well photographed. The most interesting one displayed a nice white neck collar and with a re