[nysbirds-l] The latest on Riverhead's Turkey Vultures

This morning I received word that most of the mature pines, which the vultures roost in, were taken down. I don't know, as yet, why this occurred, although I did get to drive past the site ~ 6:45 tonight, and verified what had been reported. So, a minute later as I was passing Merritt's Pond, the

[nysbirds-l] A total of 5 Turkey Vultures to, and from, the Wading River Firehouse.

An old friend from Wading River passed away, and as a former W.R. Volunteer Fireman and Fire Commissioner, his wake was held at the Firehouse. Taking Sound Ave. from Riverhead, we encountered the first T.V. heading west over the Lewin Farm. On the way home, we found the remaining 4 working on a car

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow State Park

I got my morning fix of Turkey Vultures at 0735, albeit, today the pair (?) were not on the chimney of St. Isador's School, but on the smaller chimney of the Convent, which is on the same property. After a hearing test at the VA Hospital in Northport, I visited S.M.S.P., and had a small amount of

[nysbirds-l] 2 species of large, mostly black plumaged birds seen today, one twice !

At 8:40 this morning, there were 2 Turkey Vultures at the Newton Ave, Riverhead roost. At ~ 6:15 this evening there were 11 T.V's. circling in the same general area. At ~ 6:40 this evening there were 12 Wild Turkeys (all Toms) foraging in the woods on the e/s of Old Stump Rd,, in the Hamlet of Br

[nysbirds-l] Of Birds and Birders

Yesterday, after dropping my wife off at a relative's home in Bellport (for the 2nd leg of her trip into the city) I headed for Jones Beach, and the N. Shrike, which has eluded me on at least 5 earlier attempts. On the median between the T.R. Museum Nature Center and the Coast Guard Station, was a

[nysbirds-l] Chimney Vultures

This morning at 0730, 2 Turkey Vultures were back on top of the huge chimney of St. Isador's Elementary School, Marcy Ave, Riverhead. Like a Cormorant, or an Anhinga, one of them had it's wings wide open, with the heat being supplied by flue gases, rather than the Sun. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] Starting late, but finishing strong !

Today, like yesterday, I freed up in the afternoon and got some birding in, heading east, albeit on the North Fork, this time. All of today's sightings were from the car, except for the final (~ 100 yard walk).section of the Fishermen's Rd. that takes you to the actual "Point" in Orient (Plum Gut).

[nysbirds-l] No snow...but did it blow !

I got free about 4 P.M. and headed down to Shinnicock Inlet to see if I could find a wind-blown goodie or two, from way south of here. I found no such birds, but did find an over abundance of sand-blowing wind - the type that makes you stay in your car ! The inner half of the canal (which had the

[nysbirds-l] Turkey Vultures

After not seeing any T.V's at the Riverhead roost for about a week now, and thinking they had moved on, I was quite surprised to see 7 flying at low altitudes near the roost at ~ 0750 Saturday. Although I couldn't stop to see how many might have returned, I did manage to see 2 more ~ an hour later

[nysbirds-l] Great Egret

Today, I headed east on the South Fork, stopping at: Mecox Bay, Water Mill; Sagg Pond, Saggaponack; Hook Pond, East Hampton and at some smaller spots in between, with the only highlights being a Red Fox in Saggaponack, and my FOS Great Egret at Hook Pond. Yesterday, I forgot to mention the 4 Ring-

[nysbirds-l] 2, probably 3, Red-necked Grebes in Cold Spring Harbor !

Yesterday's email from photographer Tom Reichert re; easy accessibility for taking pictures of a Red-necked Grebe was both very timely and "right on" ! After having my hearing aids repaired at the VA Hospital in Northport, I headed for C.S.H., but didn't find the bird during my first pass of the p

Re:[nysbirds-l] Common Mergansers at Lower Lake, Yaphank

Hi Again, I'll get 'em, and good luck tomorrow ! But if you don't connect, I'll be sending you a copy of a post I'm working on, which might interest you ! Cheers, Bob On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:20 AM, robert adamo wrote: > Thanks to an email from Mel Cowgill

[nysbirds-l] Common Mergansers at Lower Lake, Yaphank

Thanks to an email from Mel Cowgill informing me of the above, I headed there in the hope of getting an adequate photo of this species. The good news was they were still there (21 strong}, with the bad news being they were too far away for my camera to get a decent shot. I then tried Patchogue Lak

[nysbirds-l] Birds & Basketball

We traveled to Rockville Center today for the annual St. Agnes Mass & Basketball Awards Night, due to our grandsons (# 2 Bobby and # 3 Brendan) participation in the Diocese's CYO League. Since this was scheduled to start at 5 P.M., I had ample time before, to get a little birding in, trying for the

[nysbirds-l] Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup La. Bridge, Westhampton

This afternoon, from ~ 2:00 - 4:00 P.M., there were many fewer birds here, than on my last visit, Feb.27 - one of the major reasons being, that the dredging has been completed. Highlights for me were: ~ 110 C.Eiders, a ways out in the bay; 2 immature Iceland Gulls, both flying at the same time, and

[nysbirds-l] The ice has left us, but the Iceland remains !

Got out for a short while this afternoon (3:20 - 4:30) and found the adult Iceland Gull still at Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport. I took Doctors Path on my return home and came upon an adult Red-tailed Hawk in the sod field, plucking away at, what looked like, a fresh kill. It's prey was a fairly larg

[nysbirds-l] Softening the blow of tax day

Today was the day to make my annual trip to Bohemia to have our income taxes prepared. Due to Derek Rogers' post re: the Red-necked Grebe he saw at Patchogue Lake yesterday, I took a slight detour en-route, and finally caught up with my 1st of the winter ! The bird is still seen well from 2nd St.

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed Goose at Merritt's Pond - Yes

Ben Cacace's posting of yesterday's NYC Area RBA Report was enough for me to not start painting our kitchen set, which I sanded yesterday, while ? found the above ! Once there, (~1015) it didn't take long to find the Pink-footed, which was on the far side (looking from between the 1st & 2nd houses

[nysbirds-l] A.M. Surprises

This morning between 0720 & 0745 I was able to do a quick check of the many geese on the north end of Merritt's Pond, Riverhead. The south end is still iced over, but the north section (the deeper of the two) is now ~ 90% open. The first surprise was a colorful one, a gorgeous drake Common Merganse

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose

This afternoon at ~ 2:15, I found Richard Haimes checking out the goose flock along the e/s Roanoke Ave, n/o Reeves Ave, Riverhead. The size of the flock was only about 1/4 of Sunday's, and we did not find anything but Canadas at this location. We then headed east on Sound Ave and found a slightly

[nysbirds-l] Addition to my last post,

I neglected to include the best time of day to find the vultures - they start arriving from 3 - 5 P.M. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfiguration

[nysbirds-l] "Goose Gawking" from Sound, Reeves & Roanoke Aves, Riverhead.

Today, between ~ 0845 & 1025, I was one of 10 gawkers (the # being fluid, due to comings and goings). Upon arrival, I found 4 N.J.birders, who had already found, what they referred to as "a white goose". They helped me get on it, but couldn't get me on the G. White-fronted Goose they found a short

Re: [nysbirds-l] Riverhead Pink-footed Geese (Suffolk Co.) - Update & Details

Hi Derek, Check my post of 2/ 22, and those of Mike Yuan & Bob Washburn earlier that day. Cheers, Bob On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Derek Rogers wrote: > I enjoyed an excellent day of birding around Long Island's North Shore and > Riverhead area with Chase Cammarota today. The undoubted hig

[nysbirds-l] To get, to give, to get back, all in a matter of hours: how sweet it is !

Derek Rogers' A.M. post re: the dredging/ gull interaction near Shinnicock Inlet got at least 2 birders (Bobby Rosetti & I) to spring into action and head for the south-shore...albeit, my "spring" being much later than Bobby's ! Although he was headed out when I finally arrived, he shared what he

[nysbirds-l] Brendan's 1st Snowy Owl !

Today, between Grandson # 2's (Robert Joseph Connors) basketball games, I took Grandson # 3 (Brendan James Connors) down to Jones Beach for a bit of birding, which hopefully would include his laying eyes on the Snowy Owl that has been reported regularly from the West End 2 Area, as late as yesterda

[nysbirds-l] Paraphrasing Captain Ahab...I seek the white whale of a bird !

Spurred on by yesterday's intriguing post to this listserve, and just before heading out to roam the Riverhead/Northville road & field complex while trying for "The Immaculate Connection", I decided to check the computer one last time for a possible update on the "white-bird !. No on that, but yes

[nysbirds-l] An eerie sighting

This very fogged-up afternoon at ~ 3:45, after picking up a prescription, I was headed home when a lone Turkey Vulture came drifting out of the mist...making me think of "The Flying Dutchman" ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.Northe

[nysbirds-l] "Cheaper by the dozen" !

Thursday afternoon, armed with my new camera, I headed east toward Orient, in the hope of "zooming in" on a Snowy Owl ! Although I couldn't find either of the 2 birds that have been seen there fairly regularly since the beginning of the season, I did get some nice "close-ups" of a very cooperative

[nysbirds-l] Hundreds of gulls and 1 Turkey Vulture

Today, most of my time in the field was spent taking pictures of common birds with my new camera, delighting in it's "zooming" properties ! This morning, the first 1/8 mile of shoreline w/o Shinnicock Inlet hosted a huge number of birds, as they fed on a huge mass of clams & "snails", that lay sca

[nysbirds-l] Raptors & Cackling Goose

Spent ~ 2 hours (12 - 2 PM) checking some spots between the Buffalo Farm, Riverhead, and Mattituck Inlet. Highlights were: 1) 3 Sharp-shinned Hawks 2) 3 Turkey Vultures 3) 1 Red-tailed Hawk *All of the above seen from Sound Ave, Jamesport 4) At least 1 Cackling Goose, in a flock of ~ 200 Cana

[nysbirds-l] Longspur - Yes: "I'll get by with a little help from my friends"

Yesterday (2/12) afternoon at 1300, I finally had the time to sit down and really try to learn how to operate both of my new toys (a smart phone and a camera)...unfortunately, I started with the phone ! At ~ 1340, John Sep called to let me know he was looking at the Lapland Longspur, which had be

[nysbirds-l] Quick local trip in A.M., plus quicker local trip in P.M.

This morning I spent 75 minutes birding from Riverhead to Jamesport, with the highlights being a lone Turkey Vulture in Northville, the adult Iceland Gull (with dark gray wingtips) at Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport, and my FOS E. Towhee in Jamesport, and my SOS in Northville, ~ 15 minutes later. This

[nysbirds-l] Longspur no - Goshawk yes !

I spent the first 3 hours of this afternoon in pursuit of my current nemeses, the Lapland Longspur. Although remaining "longspur-less" at day's end, I did have a rewarding outing. While traveling west as far as Hulse Landing Rd., Wading River, and then east, ending up at Mattituck Inlet, raptors we

[nysbirds-l] The Buffalo Farm, Roanoke Ave & Reeves Ave, Riverhead

This afternoon, first between 4:10 & 4:45 P.M., and then again between 5:35 & 5:45 P.M., I stopped at the above location, with the following, combined results: !00 + Horned Larks; 1 A. Pipit; at least 5 White-crowned Sparrows, and a single accipiter (sp ?) which came hurdling down the fence line in

[nysbirds-l] "On the road again"

This afternoon between Calverton & Riverhead I had (6) Red-tailed Hawks, (1) male N. Harrier, aka The Gray Ghost, 21 Horned Larks, and a Vesper Sparrow, on Doctor's Path, as it fed along the side of the road. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME ht

[nysbirds-l] "Losing it !

I wrote this post out last night, but forgot to send it. Yesterday, the adult Iceland Gull (w/dark wing tips) was again found at the Iron Pier Beach, Jamesport, along with "The Birding McBreins", Michael & his Super-Dad, Mike. The tide was up to the parking lot - except for major storms, this was t

[nysbirds-l] "Where have all the 'geese' gone......" with thoughts of Pete Seeger, who passed on the 27th, at age 94.

Today, for the 2nd day in a row, I couldn't find a single Canada Goose flock in the Roanoke area farm fields. Merritt's Pond however, as it did yesterday, held a sizeable flock of Canadas, and a small group of Snow Geese. Unlike yesterday (when I had 7) today I only counted 6, although, due to the

[nysbirds-l] Pink-footed - no, Snow - yes

I spent ~ 1 & 1/2 hours today covering the Riverhead farm fields between Roanoke Ave & Penny's La., from Sound Ave to Northville Tpke, without even finding a single Canada flock. To avoid being shutout, I stopped at Merritt's Pond on the way home and found a sizable flock of Canadas, along with 7 S

[nysbirds-l] Water Fowl and more: The saga of the Old Squaw.

Sorry for the very late post. Yesterday, I started on the late side in Riverhead, by covering Merritt Pond for John McNeil's section of the Water Fowl Census. The highlight being 7 Snow Geese, 3 of which were blue morphs, I adult & 2 juveniles. I then headed to the Buffalo Farm and missed again on

[nysbirds-l] 9 Snow Geese at Merritt's Pond, Riverhead

A quick stop (20 minutes) today found ~ 1/4 of the usual amount of Canadas, along with 4 adult Snow Geese (1 blue morph) and 5 juveniles, made up of at least 1 blue. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] Correction of my last post

I really would have been surprised if I had seen *Asio otus, *although seeing *Asio flammeus* still was a nice surprise for me ! I, once again, probably started to write that post too late...and that's the long & short of it ! With thanks to Tom Fiore for very gently making me aware of my mistake

[nysbirds-l] Surprised by Asio otus

With the weather forecast for today being grand, I thought "grand", and headed for Montauk, with it's "winter specials", many having been seen quite recently. I left with a realistic list of 11 target species, and returned with only 2 of these seen, plus one addition, that made me quickly forget a

Re: [nysbirds-l] Long Island Northern Shrike and Gyrfalcon sightings

Hi Richard, Yesterday, en-route to the Garden City/ Mineola area, I detoured down to the Ocean Parkway, looking for the gyr from ~ 1115 - 1145, between the Robert Moses Parkway and the Wantagh State Parkway, with a quick stop at the Gilgo Marina, without success. I did, however, get an adult Pereg

[nysbirds-l] Playing "catch-up" !

Today was the first opportunity I've had to spend more than an hour doing some birding, in quite awhile ! Thanks to all who preceded me, allowing me to "chase" down your reports, getting some good birds, along the way ! Starting at the Jamesport location (which turned out to be the eastern entranc

Re:[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl at Orient Point

Sorry x 2 - I just realized I didn't answer your question...goldfinch & house. Bob On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 12:59 AM, robert adamo wrote: > Yesterday {Sat. 12/21} at ~ 0735, I had the above, a large dark > individual. Also seen were ~ 25 C. Eider, ~ 12 N. Gannets,, ~12 C >

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl at Orient Point

Yesterday {Sat. 12/21} at ~ 0735, I had the above, a large dark individual. Also seen were ~ 25 C. Eider, ~ 12 N. Gannets,, ~12 C Goldeneyes and 6 Great Cormorant. I also tried briefly for the Pacific Loon seen previously by Guy Tudor at Orient Beach State Park, without connecting. What I did see h

[nysbirds-l] Owl and alcid...has a nice ring to it !

This afternoon I had both Snowy Owl and Black Guillemot at Shinnicock Inlet. I'm sorry for not getting them posted sooner, but I did try by making two calls, both with negative results. The first I had to leave a message, and the second individual could not get it posted. I , myself was out all day

[nysbirds-l] A.M. yea _ P.M. nay

This morning between doctor's appointments in Riverhead, I stopped at Merritt's Pond. The usual geese & ducks were present, plus a group of 15 Snow Geese, 3 of which, were blue morphs. Looking upon this as the A.M's. 2nd of 3 good signs (both check-ups OK) I headed down to gyrfalcon territory, and

[nysbirds-l] Snowy Owl at the Calverton Grasslands

Thanks to Mellissa Hahn's phone call late this afternoon, I was able to see the snowy she had found on a quick trip through the grasslands, after teaching school today, and before returning to school tonight, to assist her music students in presenting a holiday concert for the community. Hopefully

[nysbirds-l] Omission/ last post

I neglected to include the location of E. Meadowlark sighting: It is Hither Woods Preserve (Town Pk.) located at the western end of Navy Rd on Fort Pond Bay, (Rocky Point) Montauk. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding

[nysbirds-l] Birds seen in the Montauk area on Sat. 12/7/13

This late post was due to a team communication error. Jim Clinton Jr. and I experienced a fairly busy day out east, coming up with many of the species reported, although missing such goodies as, G W-f goose, K. Eider, Razorbill and Y-b Chat. Conversely, we did manage to see a specie that neither o

[nysbirds-l] Birds of 12/4 & 12/3

Today, between 3 & 3:30 PM, I took a quick trip through the Calverton Grasslands. Although being a bit early in the day for an active Short-eared Owl, it was overcast enough to give it a try. Results were negative on the owl, but positive with the hawks, tallying 3 N. Harriers, one being a "Gray Gh

[nysbirds-l] 1 Snowy, + 1 terrible photographer = 1 stressed bird + 1 call to the cops !

Although I saw the 1st Snowy Owl reported on the day it was found (11/25), after reading about Byron Young's 4 yesterday, plus all the good birds seen by Doug Futuyma's group, my interest was duly perked, arriving at Dune Rd., H. Bays ~ 2:45 PM today. I first checked all the locations mentioned w/

[nysbirds-l] Tiana Snowy Owl

Yesterday, a Snowy Owl (the 1st of 2, as of today) was seen by a local birder, who made some phone calls to try to get other folks on the bird, but thought it best for the owl, to not post it on the listserve. I was able to get down to see it, and respected the finder's wishes and also didn't repor

[nysbirds-l] Honoring a man, who was also a birder, at his Funeral Service, and then in the field !

Today I attended Bill Reeves' Funeral Service at The Presbyterian Church in Northport. Bill was a great guy, who had things in the right order...family, friends, church, community and country. I feel blessed that I got to know him fairly well, due to our shared passion for birds, and service as me

[nysbirds-l] Merritt's Pond, Riverhead

A short visit, between 3:30 & 3:45 PM today, to the above produced my FOS Snow Goose (1), ,as well as my FOS Hooded Mergansers (3). Also, a single T.V. passed overhead. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRU

[nysbirds-l] 17 Vultures...not 1 "Black" enough !

This afternoon, ~ 2:45 PM, 17 Turkey Vultures "kettled" over our condo property in Riverhead, Suffolk Co. A few as low as ~ 100', and others almost out of sight, without the aid of binoculars ! Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.Northe

[nysbirds-l] A "full house" - 2 "kings" & 3 "crowns" !

With thanks to Bob Gerdts, (who found the birds yesterday) today, from 9 to 9:25 AM, I observed the Western Kingbirds at the same spot Bob had first seen them - namely, n/s Oregon Rd., at the intersection of Cox La., Cutchogue. While both birds had olive on the back, one seemed to have more than t

[nysbirds-l] Work made easier...by a bit of birding !

Today, between 1000 and 1445, I was one of the volunteers at the combined ELIAS/ QWR Fall Seed Sale, held at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge in Quogue. While helping customers get their purchases (seed, bird feeders, etc.) out to their cars, I was rewarded with a very close, and unobstructed view of my

[nysbirds-l] An odd, but rewarding day...N.Shrike - no, Cave Swallow - yes !

After dropping my wife off in Commack at 1045, I headed down to RMSP, where the first animal I saw was half of the resident pair of Peregrine Falcons on their favorite haunt, the water tower. The next animal I saw was a large, dark, "buck" White-tailed Deer, who crossed the road ahead of me. It spo

[nysbirds-l] 1 eagle & ~ 2000 geese

Today, at ~ 1 pm, while returning home after a dentist appointment in Wading River, I observed an immature Bald Eagle flying over the 4 H property on Sound Ave, Riverhead. At 4:30 pm, while pulling out our fading "annuals", heard before they were seen, were a number of goose flocks flying, I suspe

[nysbirds-l] Marsh sparrows & egrets...all great !

Today, I had the pleasure of birding with fellow ELIAS members, Sally Newbert & Suzi Stewart. We covered Dune Rd., from Shinnicock Inlet, Hampton Bays to Jessup Lane, Westhampton Beach, finishing up in the middle of Eastport Village viewing waterfowl and eating piazza. It was a wonderful day to be

[nysbirds-l] Peregrines & Thrushes

The following should have been posted yesterday...sorry ! Upon arriving at Fire Island on Sat. (10/26), I was greeted by the resident pair of adult Peregrine Falcons atop the Water Tower. These birds were gone when I left F.I., and when I past the Jones Beach W.T. later in the day, seeing a pair

[nysbirds-l] 2000th raptor of the year: how sweet (and sour) it is !

Last night, after checking the weather, I made the fortuitous decision to visit the Fire Island Hawk-watch today. The wind was out of the n/w for most of the day (I was there from ~ 1000 to 1615) during which the temperature kept getting colder, causing me to keep "layering up", until I "maxed out"

[nysbirds-l] "Sparrow Central"...plus !

After dropping my wife off at LaGuardia Airport, for her flight to Chicago, I headed east to Suffolk's Smith Point County Park, in the hope of it living up to it's long ago given "nickname", referenced above ! Although not recording any special sparrows or allies, a nice variety of species were ob

[nysbirds-l] Birthday Party - Birding Blast

This past Monday, I headed up to Scarsdale to help my brother Larry celebrate his 73rd birthday. I routed myself through Pelham Bay Park to look for the nice birds Richard Aracil has been seeing lately. I initiated the emailing which brought about our 1st meeting, at ~ mid-afternoon at the Turtle C

[nysbirds-l] Suffering Succotash: Success in Southold

Yesterday AM I tried for the Rufous Hummingbird, that has graced Rich & Nancy Willot's feeders for ~ 2 weeks. Heading east on a gorgeous day, and buoyed by this particular bird's fidelity, as well as Norm Klein's Ilsa (sp?)experience of a few years past, I felt good about my chances for success. Wh

[nysbirds-l] Last post

Was sent to this list-serve by mistake - it was intended for only ~ 20 individuals - I have emailed the list-owner to remove it. Sorry, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSb

[nysbirds-l] ELIAS Monthly Meeting/ Nov. 4/ starting time, as you wish, from 7:15 to 8PM

Hi Guys, Can any one of you fill in as guest speaker for the above at this very late date ? Please let me know asap - deadline is probably tomorrow. Thanks, Bob /[?] -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www

[nysbirds-l] Fire Island Hawk Watch

Finally got out to do a bit of birding, thinking today might be a fine day for raptors along the barrier beach. As always, the company was delightful, but the birds were few, at least during the time I spent there ( ~ 0915 to ~ 1415). I did, however, see FOS Peregrine Falcon ( 2 adults on the F.I.

[nysbirds-l] Bathroom Bird and Boardwalk Birds

Encouraged by the wind direction Monday night/ Tuesday morning, and the Turkey Vulture seen through my bathroom skylight at 0730 Tuesday morning, I ventured down to the hawk-watch at Robert Moses State Park, on a brisk, but beautiful day ! Arriving late morning, while walking along the boardwalk to

[nysbirds-l] Buffalo "stampede" & Turkey Vulture "walk" in Riverhead today !

Yesterday afternoon I had a little free time before the Giant-Bronco game, so I decided to check-out some of the area's sod fields. While traveling west on Sound Ave, w/o Doctor's Path, I noticed 5 T.V's circling to the s/o me, in the vicinity of Reeves Ave. I continued on, checking the recently pr

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Daniel's Lane, Sagaponack

I'm sure many on this list remember making the obligatory fall trip out to the "dug" potato fields of Daniels, Hedges and Parsonage Lanes for the "pipers of the fields", as well as Whimbrel, or as it was known then, Hudsonian Curlew...this of course, was before the proliferation of sod fields. I f

[nysbirds-l] Buff-breasted Sandpiper - yes, but not on my first shot !

Responding to Dan Heglund's report of a "buffy" at the Shoreham sod field between Route 25A and Cooper St., I was there within an hour but the bird, as well as the Black-bellied Plover, weren't ! Shorebirds that were, included 3-4 Pectorals, a few Semipalmated Sandpipers, a few Semipalmated Plovers

[nysbirds-l] Hummers on both the north & south shores of L.I.

Yesterday, because of Tuesday night's n/w winds, I opted to pay my first visit of the season to the Fire Island Hawk-Watch. I arrived mid-morning, and left ~ 1215. The weather was great, the company was great, but the birding was slow. The wind stayed n/w, until coming around to s/e about 1130, but

[nysbirds-l] Goldens, Baird's, Bobolinks and more.

After a visit to the VA Clinic in the Suffolk Co. Court Complex in Riverhead, I decided to continue south on Route 51 to check out the Eastport Sod Farms, where I found Gary Straus looking at 16 Black-bellied Plovers. He also had a small group of black-bellies, in addition to 1 Golden Plover, take

[nysbirds-l] Addition to last post.

For all those thinking of trying for the Golden Plovers later today, I forgot to mention the Peregrine Falcon that caused the plovers to take flight, and us to move on. Sorry, Bob. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRU

[nysbirds-l] Like the taste of a good fifth of Tennessee "mash", a fifth try for the Baird's Sandpiper proved to be equally as satisfying !

Although I didn't quite make first light, I was on station (Osborne & Sound Aves, Riverhead - Osborne side) by 7:40 this morning, with only killdeer, 2 pectorals, and starlings in evidence. Diana Teta arrived minutes later, as well as The Birding McBriens, who pulled up a short time after that. No

[nysbirds-l] Thanks to all for the Baird-Aids...but I'm still bleeding !

On Sunday, after seeing Angus Wilson's posts, in addition to a phone call from John Sep, I again ventured out to the intersection of Sound & Osborne Aves, Riverhead, in pursuit of the elusive (for some people) Baird's Sandpiper. Upon arrival at mid-afternoon, I found Jody Levin & Hank Bohne scannin

[nysbirds-l] Baird's Sandpiper in PM - no

This afternoon I tried for the above and again came away empty. With the bird having been seen twice earlier today, I left home feeling confident, but upon arrival at the Osborne/Sound Aves sod field, found very little in the way of birds. This condition could have been because of the Peregrine Fal

[nysbirds-l] G. Plovers - yes, Baird's Sandpiper still no.

Returning to the Sound/Osborne Aves sod fields (from ~ 1:50 to 2:25 PM) I found that the plovers had increased to 17, the pectorals holding at 4, the leasts dropping to 4, and the baird's still a miss for me. The reason probably being as Mike Scheibel just told me, and I paraphrase: The baird's wa

[nysbirds-l] Possible "good" bad timing !

Could it be, that if I had posted my "no Baird's" report in a timely fashion, today's successes might not have been ? Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscri

[nysbirds-l] Baird's Sandpiper - No

Sorry for the late post. I tried for the bird yesterday(between 4:45 & 5:15 PM) reported earlier from the sod field at the c/o Sound Ave & Osborne Ave, Riverhead, without success. I did, however, see ~ 20 Killdeers, 4 Pectoral & 6 Least Sandpipers. Afterward, I also tried the "Riverhead Trapezium"

[nysbirds-l] 4 different sized, yellow-legged, shorebirds feeding within 50' of each other, and an additional surprise !

This afternoon, I checked the sod fields within and across from the Riverhead Trapezium, with Killdeer and Least Sandpiper being the only shorebirds seen. In comparison, results at a nearby farm pond in Northville were much better. Single Lesser Yellowlegs, Pectoral, Spotted and Least Sandpipers

[nysbirds-l] Jlm Ash is back in town...oh yeah !

With thanks to Jim for finding the Curlew Sandpiper yesterday ! With thanks to Michael McBrien for posting the bird for Diana Teta & I earlier this AM ! The plumage is exactly as Derek Rogers described. The one point I would make concerns the bill - it seemed to be less fully de-curved (from head

[nysbirds-l] Today, an all around good day !

The 2nd day, of my at least 40th lifetime diet, was ambitious in it's schedule: 1) Alarm clock, 0645 wake-up. 2) Breakfast, 0655 - 0715. 3) Work-out, "eliptical", Club House Gym, 0730-0753. 4) Weekly Condo Horseshoe Tournament, 0900 - 1050 (won by Pete C. & I) 5) Return home to do chores, 1055 - on

[nysbirds-l] Addition # 2

I'm such a "klutz" ! The following should have been included in my 1st post: Tonight's meeting is open to the public and is free. There will be a daily fee of $3.00, charged by the R/H/S, until Sep't.28, the last day of the Puleston Exhibit Sorry x 2, Bob -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.No

[nysbirds-l] Addition to last post.

I forgot to include: This is posted with the permission of the Listowner. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-a

[nysbirds-l] Dennis Puleston Exhibit at Riverhead Historical Society

On August 7, the Eastern Long Island Audubon Society has been honored by being asked to hold our monthly General Meeting at the R/H/S, during it's exhibition of Dennis Puleston's many faceted, long life (95 very, productive years), with the world continuing to benefit by his accomplishments. An exa

[nysbirds-l] Riverhead, Cutchogue & Calverton Sod Farms

Although a bit early, but encouraged by last night's n/w winds, this morning I decided to take my first trip up to the "Riverhead Trapezium", bordered by Sound Ave, Route 105, Northville Tpke and Doctor's Path. Avian activity was thin, with Kildeer being the only shorebird found - 6 in this area, a

[nysbirds-l] I've been "stiffed", but never "skiffed" !

Today between ~ 4:00 & 7:15 PM, I birded Westhampton Dunes Overlook & Cupsogue Co. Pk. Stopping at the overlook first, I found 16 Royal Terns, 10 adults & 4 juveniles. One of the young was being fed by a parent, while another looked like it was practicing its own feeding dive - as it gained abou

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Co. Pk. - not much doing today, between 0930 & 1230.

After reading Isaac Grant's positive post of 7/17 re: shorebirds at the East Pond of JBWR, I arrived at Cupsogue in high hopes...and left a bit disappointed. If anything, the # of shorebirds on the flats appeared to be less than the last time I was here, on 7/9. The only birds of note were 2 Black

[nysbirds-l] Possible California Gull not found this AM.

I spent ~ 3 hours trying to find the gull this morning+. Staring with the Locust Ave field, I checked, in the following order: New Suffolk marshes & beaches; fields on & off of Oregon Rd.; Goldsmith's Inlet; Kenny's Beach, McCabe's Beach, Southold Town Beach, adjacent to North R

[nysbirds-l] Possible California Gull-Farm Field-e/s Locust Ave, s/e/c/o Main Rd.-Mattituck/Cutchouge

Earlier today, North Fork birder Jody Levin, while chauffeuring her 105 "years young" father on business, sighted a gull, in a newly plowed farm field, that looked "different". The bird was in a flock of mostly Ring-billed Gulls, with a few Herring Gulls amongst them. Armed with only binoculars an

[nysbirds-l] Elegant Tern- no, "Lifer" - yes

Sorry for the late post - I'm hoping that someone, not seeing this negative post yesterday, decided to give it a shot, and got the bird today ! Yesterday,as planned, I met with Rich Guthrie & Jon Askildsen at Cupsogue Co. Pk. at 0800, to try for the Elegant Tern. Having arrived earlier, they had m

[nysbirds-l] C. Ravens

In my earlier post of 7/8, I forgot to include seeing/hearing at least 4 birds at the Hampton Bays Water District's property, located 1 block s/o of the H.Bays LIRR Station, w/o Ponquogue Ave. A pair of Ravens bred there last year, and probably, did so again this year. Cheers, Bob -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] Elegant Tern & Red-necked Stint - No

Today, between 1030 & 1400, I was on the flats at Cupsogue Co. Pk., being one of the 5 birders mentioned by Shane Blodgett. The only birds of note that I saw during those 3 & 1/2 hours were 6 Royal Terns, 2 Black Terns, and finally getting to see the hybrid calidris sandpiper (dunlin x white-rumped

[nysbirds-l] L.T's A.M. post

3 Quick points: 1) It should have ended after the 1st paragraph ! 2) Even if it meant my not opening the dictionary to learn the meaning of the words "phillppic" and "hagiography" - an exercise, which normally would make my day ! 3) You will never meet a more knowledgeable (in his field), accomm

[nysbirds-l] Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...who currently is known as Jayshaipat !

This morning I worked on the shrubs and plants around our condo and this afternoon I relaxed at our communal pool. During this whole span of time I continually checked the internet re: the Elegant Tern. After dinner, at ~ 7:15 PM, I nonchalantly checked again, saw Jay McGowan's positive post, and i

[nysbirds-l] Don't cry for me Argentina 3 : Thrice is nice !

I had a good feeling about today while still in the parking lot of Cupsouge Co. Pk., when I didn't run into anyone who had seen the Red-necked Stint earlier in the day (as in D/c/f/m/A 1&2). The 2 birders I did meet where, in my mind, about 180 degrees from each other. The 1st was Jim Clinton Jr.,

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