[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 August 2019

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 23, 2019 * NYNY1908.23 - Birds Mentioned BLACK-CAPPED PETREL+ WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+ LEACH’S STORM-PETREL+ BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+ BROWN BOOBY+ BRIDLED TERN+| (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory’s Shearwater Great

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 23 August 2019

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson
-RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Aug. 23, 2019 * NYNY1908.23 - Birds Mentioned BLACK-CAPPED PETREL+ WHITE-FACED STORM-PETREL+ LEACH’S STORM-PETREL+ BAND-RUMPED STORM-PETREL+ BROWN BOOBY+ BRIDLED TERN+| (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Cory’s Shearwater Great

[nysbirds-l] Radar map

2019-08-23 Thread Gus Keri
My goodness! I just checked the radar map before I go to bed. The whole north east is on fire (radar activities-wise). No matter where, it is going to be a good birding day tomorrow. Check here: https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php or later:

[nysbirds-l] Radar map

2019-08-23 Thread Gus Keri
My goodness! I just checked the radar map before I go to bed. The whole north east is on fire (radar activities-wise). No matter where, it is going to be a good birding day tomorrow. Check here: https://radar.weather.gov/Conus/northeast_loop.php or later:

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Croton Point Park

2019-08-23 Thread Marc Passmann, L.Ac.
The kingbird is still present, moving around between the snags high on the hill across the road from the northeastern section of the landfill and the trees close to the road. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird, Croton Point Park

2019-08-23 Thread Marc Passmann, L.Ac.
The kingbird is still present, moving around between the snags high on the hill across the road from the northeastern section of the landfill and the trees close to the road. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm

[nysbirds-l] Dune Road (Westhampton Beach) Road K Avocet

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson
An Avocet is present now on Road K (West of Ponwuogue bridge on the Bayside) with a variety of other Shorebirds. One has been lingering in this area. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Dune Road (Westhampton Beach) Road K Avocet

2019-08-23 Thread Gail Benson
An Avocet is present now on Road K (West of Ponwuogue bridge on the Bayside) with a variety of other Shorebirds. One has been lingering in this area. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] Mecox Avocet (Suffolk)

2019-08-23 Thread Douglas Futuyma
The American Avocet was still present at 7:30 this morning, on the eastern side of the (sometime) cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. It had its head tucked while I was there, despite birders' relatively close presence. There were a very few other shorebirds (Piping Plover, Sanderling, Semipalmated

[nysbirds-l] Mecox Avocet (Suffolk)

2019-08-23 Thread Douglas Futuyma
The American Avocet was still present at 7:30 this morning, on the eastern side of the (sometime) cut from Mecox Bay to the ocean. It had its head tucked while I was there, despite birders' relatively close presence. There were a very few other shorebirds (Piping Plover, Sanderling, Semipalmated

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Croton Point Park seen again this morning (day 7 since first spotted)

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Between landfill and trees north side of road (past ball field before entrance kiosk) Lawrence B. Trachtenberg | trachtenb...@amsllp.com Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP 12 E. 49th Street, New York, New York 10017 | T: 212.521.3511 | F: 212.838.5505 NOTICE: This

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Croton Point Park seen again this morning (day 7 since first spotted)

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
Between landfill and trees north side of road (past ball field before entrance kiosk) Lawrence B. Trachtenberg | trachtenb...@amsllp.com Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP 12 E. 49th Street, New York, New York 10017 | T: 212.521.3511 | F: 212.838.5505 NOTICE: This

[nysbirds-l] My previous post

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo
With an apology to Arie Gilbert for my confusion re: the location he provided for the A. Avocet at Mecox yesterday - his coordinates were correct ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

[nysbirds-l] My previous post

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo
With an apology to Arie Gilbert for my confusion re: the location he provided for the A. Avocet at Mecox yesterday - his coordinates were correct ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm

Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
I can understand the avocet excitement. In July 2014 I ran into Chris Letts at Croton Point swimming beach. I was sitting on bench w morning coffee. He walked down to shoreline and waved me down — American Avocet. Fortunately another CPP regular was there Jim Bourdan who got photo — to date

Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread Larry Trachtenberg
I can understand the avocet excitement. In July 2014 I ran into Chris Letts at Croton Point swimming beach. I was sitting on bench w morning coffee. He walked down to shoreline and waved me down — American Avocet. Fortunately another CPP regular was there Jim Bourdan who got photo — to date

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Christopher Gangemi
And it was still there until at least 8, when I left as a small boat flushed all the gulls. Sent from my iPod > On Aug 23, 2019, at 7:08 AM, Jane Ross wrote: > > Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several > dogs ran along the beach > > Jane F. Ross, PhD

Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread TURNER
how far is a tad? > On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo wrote: > > After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" > this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side > Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just

Re: [nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread TURNER
how far is a tad? > On August 23, 2019 at 2:23 AM robert adamo wrote: > > After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" > this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side > Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just

[nysbirds-l] Belated but maybe continuing Brown Booby, Jones Inlet area (Nassau)

2019-08-23 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Hi all, As Steve Walter mentioned yesterday, a Brown Booby was reported to eBird last week from a fishing boat traveling through the bay islands north of Jones Beach. A photo at close range was provided. The observer reports that the bird landed on their boat near the “Point Lookout houses” while

[nysbirds-l] Belated but maybe continuing Brown Booby, Jones Inlet area (Nassau)

2019-08-23 Thread Brendan Fogarty
Hi all, As Steve Walter mentioned yesterday, a Brown Booby was reported to eBird last week from a fishing boat traveling through the bay islands north of Jones Beach. A photo at close range was provided. The observer reports that the bird landed on their boat near the “Point Lookout houses” while

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/19-22 (&, R.I.P. Ida Giriunas, Mass-birder extraordinaire)

2019-08-23 Thread Thomas Fiore
Ida Giriunas, well-known to generations of Massachusetts & regional birders and a mentor and inspiration to many, has left us to meet her maker. Long a stalwart of the Brookline Bird Club of Massachusetts, she was active and had been at the forefront of making serious pelagic birding a part of

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan, NYC 8/19-22 (&, R.I.P. Ida Giriunas, Mass-birder extraordinaire)

2019-08-23 Thread Thomas Fiore
Ida Giriunas, well-known to generations of Massachusetts & regional birders and a mentor and inspiration to many, has left us to meet her maker. Long a stalwart of the Brookline Bird Club of Massachusetts, she was active and had been at the forefront of making serious pelagic birding a part of

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Jane Ross
Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several dogs ran along the beach Jane F. Ross, PhD 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 mobile: 917-992-6708 On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Christopher Gangemi mailto:cjgang...@icloud.com>> wrote: The American Avocet found

Re: [nysbirds-l] Mecox American Avocet -yes

2019-08-23 Thread Jane Ross
Yes! First in the west side of the inlet then flew to east side after several dogs ran along the beach Jane F. Ross, PhD 1112 Park Ave. New York, NY 10128 mobile: 917-992-6708 On Aug 22, 2019, at 5:09 PM, Christopher Gangemi mailto:cjgang...@icloud.com>> wrote: The American Avocet found

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo
After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last

[nysbirds-l] Suffolk Sightings_8/22/19

2019-08-23 Thread robert adamo
After reading Arie Gilbert's post re: finding an A. Avocet at "Mecox" this AM (although his coordinates put the bird at the Tiana Beach Bay Side Marina, Dune Rd., E. Quogue) I found this Avocet at 4:30 PM, just a tad east of the marina, at the sandy beach built up by the breach caused by our last