Re: [nysbirds-l] great shearwaters: Gardiners Bay/Block Island area

2018-07-08 Thread Joseph DiCostanzo
We have had seals staying around Great Gull Island all summer for probably the last five years or so. Joe DiCostanzo Sent from my iPad > On Jul 8, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Bruce Horwith wrote: > > I fished yesterday behind Gardiners Island (south of the Gull islands) among > hundreds of terns

Re: [nysbirds-l] great shearwaters: Gardiners Bay/Block Island area

2018-07-08 Thread Joseph DiCostanzo
We have had seals staying around Great Gull Island all summer for probably the last five years or so. Joe DiCostanzo Sent from my iPad > On Jul 8, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Bruce Horwith wrote: > > I fished yesterday behind Gardiners Island (south of the Gull islands) among > hundreds of terns

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun. July 8, 2018 - Red-breasted Nuthatch (3), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Breeding Birds

2018-07-08 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Sunday July 8, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Red-breasted Nuthatch (3), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher & Breeding Birds. Canada Goose - 14 Mallard - 10 Mourning Dove - 5 Chimney Swift - 3 or 4 (flyovers & collecting twigs

[nysbirds-l] Central Park NYC - Sun. July 8, 2018 - Red-breasted Nuthatch (3), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Breeding Birds

2018-07-08 Thread Deborah Allen
Central Park NYC Sunday July 8, 2018 OBS: Robert DeCandido, PhD, Deborah Allen, m.ob. Highlights: Red-breasted Nuthatch (3), Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Great Crested Flycatcher & Breeding Birds. Canada Goose - 14 Mallard - 10 Mourning Dove - 5 Chimney Swift - 3 or 4 (flyovers & collecting twigs

Re: [nysbirds-l] Storm Barrier meetings. Impact on water quality for Hudson River and Jamaica Bay. July 9, 10, 11.

2018-07-08 Thread Joshua Malbin
Thank you for sharing, Nancy! I will certainly be at one of the meetings tomorrow and I strongly urge others to be at one of them too. Speaking only for myself, this seems like exactly the kind of massive, misguided, environmentally destructive project that the Army Corps of Engineers loves to

Re: [nysbirds-l] Storm Barrier meetings. Impact on water quality for Hudson River and Jamaica Bay. July 9, 10, 11.

2018-07-08 Thread Joshua Malbin
Thank you for sharing, Nancy! I will certainly be at one of the meetings tomorrow and I strongly urge others to be at one of them too. Speaking only for myself, this seems like exactly the kind of massive, misguided, environmentally destructive project that the Army Corps of Engineers loves to

[nysbirds-l] Storm Barrier meetings. Impact on water quality for Hudson River and Jamaica Bay. July 9, 10, 11.

2018-07-08 Thread Nancy Tognan
I am forwarding an email below from NYC H2O regarding scoping meetings for US Army Corps of Engineers proposals for storm barriers. These barriers may have a negative impact on water quality throughout New York harbor, Jamaica Bay, and the Hudson River. Please try to attend. The US Army Corps

[nysbirds-l] Storm Barrier meetings. Impact on water quality for Hudson River and Jamaica Bay. July 9, 10, 11.

2018-07-08 Thread Nancy Tognan
I am forwarding an email below from NYC H2O regarding scoping meetings for US Army Corps of Engineers proposals for storm barriers. These barriers may have a negative impact on water quality throughout New York harbor, Jamaica Bay, and the Hudson River. Please try to attend. The US Army Corps

[nysbirds-l] great shearwaters: Gardiners Bay/Block Island area

2018-07-08 Thread Bruce Horwith
I fished yesterday behind Gardiners Island (south of the Gull islands) among hundreds of terns (common, roseate and a few least) and gulls (mostly herring and great black backed), but there also were several great shearwater present. This is only the second time in the last 20 years (last year

[nysbirds-l] great shearwaters: Gardiners Bay/Block Island area

2018-07-08 Thread Bruce Horwith
I fished yesterday behind Gardiners Island (south of the Gull islands) among hundreds of terns (common, roseate and a few least) and gulls (mostly herring and great black backed), but there also were several great shearwater present. This is only the second time in the last 20 years (last year

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortland Park, Bronx

2018-07-08 Thread Jack Rothman
A beautiful and cool Saturday in the park, with a friendly bunch of birders, as always. This was the usual Saturday morning walk. Two more Saturdays and the walks will end for the summer. Looking forward to “Puddle Birding” at Orchard Beach, as soon as shorebirds start arriving. The broken

[nysbirds-l] Van Cortland Park, Bronx

2018-07-08 Thread Jack Rothman
A beautiful and cool Saturday in the park, with a friendly bunch of birders, as always. This was the usual Saturday morning walk. Two more Saturdays and the walks will end for the summer. Looking forward to “Puddle Birding” at Orchard Beach, as soon as shorebirds start arriving. The broken