RE: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Report.

Things took a turn for the better today! On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 07:20 PM, Long Island Birding wrote: Hello all, To summarize there were 7 tern species seen at Nickerson Beach Today. Sandwich Tern (found by Doug Futuyma) Arctic Tern (found by Adelia Honeywood) Gull-Billed Tern Forster's Tern 

RE: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Report.

Things took a turn for the better today! On Tue, Jun 19, 2018 at 07:20 PM, Long Island Birding wrote: Hello all, To summarize there were 7 tern species seen at Nickerson Beach Today. Sandwich Tern (found by Doug Futuyma) Arctic Tern (found by Adelia Honeywood) Gull-Billed Tern Forster's Tern 

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Report.

Hello all, To summarize there were 7 tern species seen at Nickerson Beach Today. Sandwich Tern (found by Doug Futuyma) Arctic Tern (found by Adelia Honeywood) Gull-Billed Tern Forster's Tern Roseate Terns Least Terns Common Terns Mike Z. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Report.

Hello all, To summarize there were 7 tern species seen at Nickerson Beach Today. Sandwich Tern (found by Doug Futuyma) Arctic Tern (found by Adelia Honeywood) Gull-Billed Tern Forster's Tern Roseate Terns Least Terns Common Terns Mike Z. -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallows (Presumably Nesting) in Queens

So once again I wasn't at the right place at the right time for a Sandwich Tern. That's always the way it is - except after Hurricane Irene. What I did do was turn to some local things. I remembered that someone (I think I know who) had reported Cliff Swallows nesting in the Alley Creek area in

[nysbirds-l] Cliff Swallows (Presumably Nesting) in Queens

So once again I wasn't at the right place at the right time for a Sandwich Tern. That's always the way it is - except after Hurricane Irene. What I did do was turn to some local things. I remembered that someone (I think I know who) had reported Cliff Swallows nesting in the Alley Creek area in

RE: [nysbirds-l] Is this an Arctic Tern? Nickerson today

Yes! Delayed second-summer type, very similar to and possibly the same as a bird from 16 Jun: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46594261 From: bounce-122648744-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-122648744-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Adelia

RE: [nysbirds-l] Is this an Arctic Tern? Nickerson today

Yes! Delayed second-summer type, very similar to and possibly the same as a bird from 16 Jun: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46594261 From: bounce-122648744-3714...@list.cornell.edu [bounce-122648744-3714...@list.cornell.edu] on behalf of Adelia

[nysbirds-l] about birds

Birders et al, Thought many of you would be interested on my next conversation on http://birdcallsradio.com/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] about birds

Birders et al, Thought many of you would be interested on my next conversation on http://birdcallsradio.com/ Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern, Nickerson Beach

By the eastern Tern colony, currently near the water. Found by Doug Futuyma.-- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Sandwich Tern, Nickerson Beach

By the eastern Tern colony, currently near the water. Found by Doug Futuyma.-- Zach Schwartz-Weinstein 203 500 7774 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

To add another layer to the aging confusion, while also tying into the ROST banding conversation - here are two banded Roseate Terns I have recently encountered at Nickerson. I have now received reports from both of them. They were both banded as chicks, one on Great Gull Island, one in

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

To add another layer to the aging confusion, while also tying into the ROST banding conversation - here are two banded Roseate Terns I have recently encountered at Nickerson. I have now received reports from both of them. They were both banded as chicks, one on Great Gull Island, one in

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

Shai does an excellent job summarizing the complications of the terms. And he makes a very important point about using the term “type” since there is so much individual variation you cannot always reliably join plumage to chronological age. I would disagree with one point however. On Great Gull

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

Shai does an excellent job summarizing the complications of the terms. And he makes a very important point about using the term “type” since there is so much individual variation you cannot always reliably join plumage to chronological age. I would disagree with one point however. On Great Gull

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

Steve, These color bands with the large letters have been used at Roseate Tern colonies for the last few years. They are known as PFRs (Plastic Field Readable bands). They are the latest incarnation of attempts to devise a band that is easily identifiable in the field. An important point to

Re: [nysbirds-l] Nickerson Beach Arctic Tern and others

Steve, These color bands with the large letters have been used at Roseate Tern colonies for the last few years. They are known as PFRs (Plastic Field Readable bands). They are the latest incarnation of attempts to devise a band that is easily identifiable in the field. An important point to