[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park. Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn, retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now numbers over 200 species. Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas. The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye. Good Birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Highlights: Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park Observation date: 9/5/09 Number of species: 57 Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek mouth.) Great Blue Heron 1 Snowy Egret 2 Green Heron 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of park.) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4 Kestrels.) American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.) Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.) Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin and out of sight at 1PM.) Least Sandpiper 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Veery 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Female.) Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.) American Redstart 15 Northern Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear views.) Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys and passovers.) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park. Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn, retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now numbers over 200 species. Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas. The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye. Good Birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Highlights: Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park Observation date: 9/5/09 Number of species: 57 Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek mouth.) Great Blue Heron 1 Snowy Egret 2 Green Heron 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of park.) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4 Kestrels.) American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.) Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.) Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin and out of sight at 1PM.) Least Sandpiper 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Veery 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Female.) Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.) American Redstart 15 Northern Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear views.) Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys and passovers.) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lake Champlain birding trail
The link below gives various birding sites on both shores of Lake Champlain - New York and Vermont _http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html_ (http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lake Champlain birding trail
The link below gives various birding sites on both shores of Lake Champlain - New York and Vermont _http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html_ (http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay
First of all, I would like to thank all the NY birders who responded to my email last week about the birds of Jamaica Bay. I would not have seen many birds without this advice. I was finally able to get up there today, the 5th. The birding was excellent. Birds sighted by: James Randall, Alex Burdo, and James Orrico. Also plenty of other birders there. Birds that I missed were Western Sandpipers and the American Golden-Plover. Highlights were: Northern Waterthrush---NE east pond About 20 Northern Shovelers---eastern east pond 2 Little Blue Herons, one adult, one juvenile,---center of east pond 2 Glossy Ibis---west pond 2 American Avocets, fantastic birdscenter of east pond 3 Red KnotsBlack bellied Plover Flock toward center of east pond About 15 White-rumped Sandpipers---everywhere on East Pond 1 Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope---NE east pond 2 Forster's Ternsnear Black bellied Plover flock 2 Northern Parulas---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Magnolia Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Praire Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond James Randall Fairfield, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay
First of all, I would like to thank all the NY birders who responded to my email last week about the birds of Jamaica Bay. I would not have seen many birds without this advice. I was finally able to get up there today, the 5th. The birding was excellent. Birds sighted by: James Randall, Alex Burdo, and James Orrico. Also plenty of other birders there. Birds that I missed were Western Sandpipers and the American Golden-Plover. Highlights were: Northern Waterthrush---NE east pond About 20 Northern Shovelers---eastern east pond 2 Little Blue Herons, one adult, one juvenile,---center of east pond 2 Glossy Ibis---west pond 2 American Avocets, fantastic birdscenter of east pond 3 Red KnotsBlack bellied Plover Flock toward center of east pond About 15 White-rumped Sandpipers---everywhere on East Pond 1 Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope---NE east pond 2 Forster's Ternsnear Black bellied Plover flock 2 Northern Parulas---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Magnolia Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Praire Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond James Randall Fairfield, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] the [CT.] N. Wheatear continues, 9/5
Folks, the Northern Wheatear in Connecticut continues at this hour, 6 p.m. at the Sikorsky airport in Stratford, CT. Other birders are now & have been seeing it all afternoon there. Tom Fiore, Manhattan _ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] the [CT.] N. Wheatear continues, 9/5
Folks, the Northern Wheatear in Connecticut continues at this hour, 6 p.m. at the Sikorsky airport in Stratford, CT. Other birders are now & have been seeing it all afternoon there. Tom Fiore, Manhattan _ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 2 Kittiwakes, Parasitic Jaeger - Fort Niagara SP
This morning David Wheeler found a juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE on Lake Ontario off of Firt Niagara. Shortly after I arrived to see it, he found another. We also had a juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER, which was chasing Ring-billed Gulls. A few small groups of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were flying by, heading west. With one group were two early SURF SCOTERS. A BLACK TERN was seen briefly with a distant flock of feeding Common Terns. Other fly-bys were Mallard, COMMON LOON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and two AMERICAN WIGEON. Few passerines of note in the park - SWAINSON'S THRUSH, Black-and-white Warbler, and Magnolia Warbler. DIRECTIONS: The Kittiwakes were still there when we stopped watching the lake after 11:00. They were consistently in the "rip" where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. Enter the park (fee possible after 9:00 a.m.) from the Robert Moses Parkway and stay to your right. Watch the lake from the top of the slope just off the northeast corner of the large parking lot. The rip is well to the left, identified by a rougher swath of water. The Kittiwakes were a quarter-mile or so away, identifiable with a scope. Good birding! Willie -- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 2 Kittiwakes, Parasitic Jaeger - Fort Niagara SP
This morning David Wheeler found a juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE on Lake Ontario off of Firt Niagara. Shortly after I arrived to see it, he found another. We also had a juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER, which was chasing Ring-billed Gulls. A few small groups of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were flying by, heading west. With one group were two early SURF SCOTERS. A BLACK TERN was seen briefly with a distant flock of feeding Common Terns. Other fly-bys were Mallard, COMMON LOON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and two AMERICAN WIGEON. Few passerines of note in the park - SWAINSON'S THRUSH, Black-and-white Warbler, and Magnolia Warbler. DIRECTIONS: The Kittiwakes were still there when we stopped watching the lake after 11:00. They were consistently in the "rip" where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. Enter the park (fee possible after 9:00 a.m.) from the Robert Moses Parkway and stay to your right. Watch the lake from the top of the slope just off the northeast corner of the large parking lot. The rip is well to the left, identified by a rougher swath of water. The Kittiwakes were a quarter-mile or so away, identifiable with a scope. Good birding! Willie -- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
Not clear as to the exact location of the sighting, but the airport is here; Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
Not clear as to the exact location of the sighting, but the airport is here; Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
Yesterday 9-4-09 there was a report of a Northern Wheatear 40 miles east at Hammonsett SP. Could be the same bird heading west along the coast. It might jump the sound and end up on Long Island. Steve Schellenger On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Tom Fiore wrote: > from the CT Birds list-serve this morning: > > good luck, any seekers headed out there! > > Tom Fiore, > Manhattan > - - - - - - > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252173165 >>> > Subject: Northern Wheatear, Stratford > From: Roy Harvey > Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:52:55 -0700 (PDT) > > I just had a call from Paul Desjardins. > > From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavalaro (sp?): > 09/05/09 - Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- a NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the fence > at 1:50 PM. The bird was being viewed from inside the airport. > > (Probably from the small parking spot where you can stop to view the runway, > possibly not.) > > Roy Harvey > Beacon Falls, CT > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > <<< > __ > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > Temporary archive: > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
Yesterday 9-4-09 there was a report of a Northern Wheatear 40 miles east at Hammonsett SP. Could be the same bird heading west along the coast. It might jump the sound and end up on Long Island. Steve Schellenger On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Tom Fiore wrote: > from the CT Birds list-serve this morning: > > good luck, any seekers headed out there! > > Tom Fiore, > Manhattan > - - - - - - > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252173165 >>> > Subject: Northern Wheatear, Stratford > From: Roy Harvey > Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:52:55 -0700 (PDT) > > I just had a call from Paul Desjardins. > > From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavalaro (sp?): > 09/05/09 - Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- a NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the fence > at 1:50 PM. The bird was being viewed from inside the airport. > > (Probably from the small parking spot where you can stop to view the runway, > possibly not.) > > Roy Harvey > Beacon Falls, CT > > This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) > for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. > > For subscription information visit > http://lists.ctbirding.org/mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org > <<< > __ > > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES > > Temporary archive: > http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html > > Please submit your observations to eBird: > http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ > -- > -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
from the CT Birds list-serve this morning: good luck, any seekers headed out there! Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252173165 >> Subject: Northern Wheatear, Stratford From: Roy Harvey Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:52:55 -0700 (PDT) I just had a call from Paul Desjardins. From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavalaro (sp?): 09/05/09 - Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- a NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the fence at 1:50 PM. The bird was being viewed from inside the airport. (Probably from the small parking spot where you can stop to view the runway, possibly not.) Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/ mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org <<< __ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
from the CT Birds list-serve this morning: good luck, any seekers headed out there! Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252173165 >> Subject: Northern Wheatear, Stratford From: Roy Harvey Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:52:55 -0700 (PDT) I just had a call from Paul Desjardins. From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavalaro (sp?): 09/05/09 - Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- a NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the fence at 1:50 PM. The bird was being viewed from inside the airport. (Probably from the small parking spot where you can stop to view the runway, possibly not.) Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/ mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org <<< __ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 4 September 2009
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * September 4, 2009 * NYNY0909.04 - Birds Mentioned: Wilson's Storm-Petrel SORA American Golden-Plover AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL White-rumped Sandpiper BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Pectoral Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON'S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Black-legged Kittiwake Black Tern Parasitic Jaeger OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Yellow-throated Vireo Philadelphia Vireo COMMON RAVEN WORM-EATING WARBLER MOURNING WARBLER BLUE GROSBEAK If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) (Tom Burke is away for the next week) Compilers: Tony Lauro, Tom Burke Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 4th, 2009, at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today's tape are seabirds seen from shore in the wake of Tropical Storm Danny; SORA, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, AMERICAN AVOCETS, WHIMBRELS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, COMMON RAVENS, WORM-EATING WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Last weekend's Tropical Storm Danny produced good numbers of BLACK TERNS and other seabirds. 261 BLACK TERNS were counted last Sunday at Napeague Bay, and also seen Sunday were 75 BLACK TERNS at the Shinnecock Inlet. Other notables reported were six PARASITIC JAEGERS from Main Beach, East Hampton last Saturday, and another PARASITIC JAEGER at the Shinnecock Inlet on Sunday; a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at Main Beach, East Hampton, on Sunday, and about 50-60 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS at various sites along the south shore of Long Island. An adult SORA and 14 species of shorebirds including two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen last Saturday at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The avocets were present through today (Friday). Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were present at the soccer field at Fort Tilden (Queens) on Sunday and Monday. A single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found along Oregon Road in Cutchogue on Tuesday. Another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen Monday at the sod fields west of Route 105 in Riverhead. Two WHIMBRELS were present at Dreier-Offerman Park in Brooklyn on Monday and Tuesday. [Transcriber's Note: They were also reported there today (Friday), with a link to a map at http://tinyurl.com/m8vt7q .] Two other WHIMBRELS were found along the jetty at Jones Beach West End on Thursday. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen Tuesday along Depot Lane in Cutchogue. Another BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen last Sunday at Jones Beach West End. Two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Tuesday. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE, along with 16 species of shorebirds, were noted today (Friday) at the East Pond. Two COMMON RAVENS were still present at the Frick Estate, which is the Nassau County Art Museum, in Roslyn on Tuesday. An excellent passerine migration took place in Central Park on Monday, highlighted by 20 warbler species featuring WORM-EATING WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and PHILADELPHIA VIREO were also noted. Eight species of warblers were counted at Alley Pond Park, Queens, on Monday. An adult BLUE GROSBEAK was found last Sunday at Fort Hero in Montauk. Four AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen last Monday off the Northville Turnpike between Doctors Path and Route 105 in Riverhead. Another AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Tuesday. Nine PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and six WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were at the horse ranch in Montauk last Sunday. Tom Burke will be away for the next week. Please call in reports to Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. [~END TAPE~] ~ End Transcript ~ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 4 September 2009
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * September 4, 2009 * NYNY0909.04 - Birds Mentioned: Wilson's Storm-Petrel SORA American Golden-Plover AMERICAN AVOCET WHIMBREL White-rumped Sandpiper BAIRD'S SANDPIPER Pectoral Sandpiper BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER WILSON'S PHALAROPE RED-NECKED PHALAROPE Black-legged Kittiwake Black Tern Parasitic Jaeger OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER Yellow-throated Vireo Philadelphia Vireo COMMON RAVEN WORM-EATING WARBLER MOURNING WARBLER BLUE GROSBEAK If followed by (+) please submit documentation of your report electronically and use the NYSARC online submission form found at http://www.nybirds.org/NYSARC/goodreport.htm You can also send reports and digital image files via email to nysa...@nybirds.org . If electronic submission is not possible, hardcopy reports and photos or sketches are welcome. Hardcopy documentation should be mailed to: Jeanne Skelly - Secretary NYS Avian Records Committee (NYSARC) 420 Chili-Scottsville Rd. Churchville, NY 14428 ~ Transcript ~ Hotline: New York City Area Rare Bird Alert Weekly Recording: (212) 979-3070 To report sightings call: Tony Lauro (631) 734-4126 (Long Island) (Tom Burke is away for the next week) Compilers: Tony Lauro, Tom Burke Coverage: New York City, Long Island, Westchester County Transcriber: Karen Fung [~BEGIN RBA TAPE~] Greetings. This is the New York Rare Bird Alert for Friday, September 4th, 2009, at 11:00 pm. The highlights of today's tape are seabirds seen from shore in the wake of Tropical Storm Danny; SORA, BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS, AMERICAN AVOCETS, WHIMBRELS, BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, WILSON'S PHALAROPE, RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, COMMON RAVENS, WORM-EATING WARBLER, MOURNING WARBLER, and BLUE GROSBEAK. Last weekend's Tropical Storm Danny produced good numbers of BLACK TERNS and other seabirds. 261 BLACK TERNS were counted last Sunday at Napeague Bay, and also seen Sunday were 75 BLACK TERNS at the Shinnecock Inlet. Other notables reported were six PARASITIC JAEGERS from Main Beach, East Hampton last Saturday, and another PARASITIC JAEGER at the Shinnecock Inlet on Sunday; a BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE at Main Beach, East Hampton, on Sunday, and about 50-60 WILSON'S STORM-PETRELS at various sites along the south shore of Long Island. An adult SORA and 14 species of shorebirds including two AMERICAN AVOCETS were seen last Saturday at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The avocets were present through today (Friday). Two BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPERS were present at the soccer field at Fort Tilden (Queens) on Sunday and Monday. A single BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was found along Oregon Road in Cutchogue on Tuesday. Another BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen Monday at the sod fields west of Route 105 in Riverhead. Two WHIMBRELS were present at Dreier-Offerman Park in Brooklyn on Monday and Tuesday. [Transcriber's Note: They were also reported there today (Friday), with a link to a map at http://tinyurl.com/m8vt7q .] Two other WHIMBRELS were found along the jetty at Jones Beach West End on Thursday. A BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen Tuesday along Depot Lane in Cutchogue. Another BAIRD'S SANDPIPER was seen last Sunday at Jones Beach West End. Two RED-NECKED PHALAROPES were seen on the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Tuesday. A WILSON'S PHALAROPE, along with 16 species of shorebirds, were noted today (Friday) at the East Pond. Two COMMON RAVENS were still present at the Frick Estate, which is the Nassau County Art Museum, in Roslyn on Tuesday. An excellent passerine migration took place in Central Park on Monday, highlighted by 20 warbler species featuring WORM-EATING WARBLER and MOURNING WARBLER. OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, YELLOW-THROATED VIREO and PHILADELPHIA VIREO were also noted. Eight species of warblers were counted at Alley Pond Park, Queens, on Monday. An adult BLUE GROSBEAK was found last Sunday at Fort Hero in Montauk. Four AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS were seen last Monday off the Northville Turnpike between Doctors Path and Route 105 in Riverhead. Another AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER was at the East Pond of Jamaica Bay on Tuesday. Nine PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and six WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were at the horse ranch in Montauk last Sunday. Tom Burke will be away for the next week. Please call in reports to Tony Lauro at (631) 734-4126. This service is sponsored by the Linnaean Society of New York and the National Audubon Society. Thank you for calling. [~END TAPE~] ~ End Transcript ~ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fw: clay-colored sparrow
- Original Message - From: Lloyd Spitalnik To: btb...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 9:19 AM Subject: clay-colored sparrow Hi all, A Clay-colored Sparrow was found by Pat Lindsay and Shai Mitra near the volleyball courts at Field 2 of Robert Moses State Park. Good luck if you go. Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik's Wildlife Galleries www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com www.blog.lloydspitalnikphotos.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Fw: clay-colored sparrow
- Original Message - From: Lloyd Spitalnik To: btb...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 9:19 AM Subject: clay-colored sparrow Hi all, A Clay-colored Sparrow was found by Pat Lindsay and Shai Mitra near the volleyball courts at Field 2 of Robert Moses State Park. Good luck if you go. Lloyd Lloyd Spitalnik's Wildlife Galleries www.lloydspitalnikphotos.com www.blog.lloydspitalnikphotos.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park birds...
Sam & all, nice report from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. City - since you write "this afternoon" we can assume the sightings are all from Friday, 4 September, 2009. Incidentally, the Common Yellowthroats observed at the "wildflower meadow" in the park's north end are migrants, although a few have attempted nesting over the years in Central, no warbler has been documented successfully nesting (with live young found) in Central Park in a very long time, at least not in the wild - and as far as I'm aware the CP Zoo has not kept breeding warblers, from any hemisphere. Also, about nighthawks: although many Common Nighthawks have been reported within their most typical fall flight period just about ended, there are additional reports, some well to the north & east of N.Y. City & thus they may be looked for in the coming days (& evenings, obviously). Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - >> On Sep 4, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Sam Stuart wrote: All - This afternoon was fairly productive Central Park. From the top of Belvedere Castle I saw 5 Kestrels, 1 Merlin an Osprey and a young Bald Eagle during a hour's watch. With the gusty north winds I expected a bit more than the numbers I actually saw. Many swifts were active, perhaps indicating some southward movement on their part. In the Ramble we were able to find several species of warbler fairly easily but the highlight was a basic plumaged Hooded Warbler in the west side of Tupelo Field found by Rhys Marsh. Redstarts dominated the warbler mix today and flocks of young Robins were omnipresent. In the North Woods, we found many more Redstarts along with good looks at a Wilson's Warbler and Chestnut-sided Warbler. The wildflower meadow was thick with Common Yellowthroats and I wonder how many breed there or if they are all just passing through? On the Reservoir we found a Laughing Gull in with the Ringers, Herring and Great Black-backs. Two Common Nighthawks also flew south across the Reservoir while we watched. There seems to be a great variety and number of Dragonflies currently in the park. I noticed at least 7+ species in passing and from the Castle while looking for hawks I got to see great numbers of them, one of which was eaten by a passing Merlin. Should be a good weekend for birding! Sam Stuart NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
Re: [nysbirds-l] Central Park birds...
Sam & all, nice report from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. City - since you write "this afternoon" we can assume the sightings are all from Friday, 4 September, 2009. Incidentally, the Common Yellowthroats observed at the "wildflower meadow" in the park's north end are migrants, although a few have attempted nesting over the years in Central, no warbler has been documented successfully nesting (with live young found) in Central Park in a very long time, at least not in the wild - and as far as I'm aware the CP Zoo has not kept breeding warblers, from any hemisphere. Also, about nighthawks: although many Common Nighthawks have been reported within their most typical fall flight period just about ended, there are additional reports, some well to the north & east of N.Y. City & thus they may be looked for in the coming days (& evenings, obviously). Good birding, Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - >> On Sep 4, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Sam Stuart wrote: All - This afternoon was fairly productive Central Park. From the top of Belvedere Castle I saw 5 Kestrels, 1 Merlin an Osprey and a young Bald Eagle during a hour's watch. With the gusty north winds I expected a bit more than the numbers I actually saw. Many swifts were active, perhaps indicating some southward movement on their part. In the Ramble we were able to find several species of warbler fairly easily but the highlight was a basic plumaged Hooded Warbler in the west side of Tupelo Field found by Rhys Marsh. Redstarts dominated the warbler mix today and flocks of young Robins were omnipresent. In the North Woods, we found many more Redstarts along with good looks at a Wilson's Warbler and Chestnut-sided Warbler. The wildflower meadow was thick with Common Yellowthroats and I wonder how many breed there or if they are all just passing through? On the Reservoir we found a Laughing Gull in with the Ringers, Herring and Great Black-backs. Two Common Nighthawks also flew south across the Reservoir while we watched. There seems to be a great variety and number of Dragonflies currently in the park. I noticed at least 7+ species in passing and from the Castle while looking for hawks I got to see great numbers of them, one of which was eaten by a passing Merlin. Should be a good weekend for birding! Sam Stuart NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Raptors for Rookies, Sept. 12
Dear NYSBirds-L, I'm pleased to announce on behalf of Saw Mill River Audubon of Chappaqua, NY that Anne Swaim will be holding her excellent Raptors for Rookies lecture next Saturday at Westmoreland Sanctuary. This presentation is a superb introduction for the neophyte hawkwatcher; no prior birdwatching experience required! The days following this workshop bring thousands of migrating hawks through our area each year, so please pass word of this lecture on to friends and family who've yet to discover this exciting dimension of autumn. The lecture will be held Saturday, September 12th, 2 p.m in the museum of Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Mount Kisco, NY. There is no fee, although registration is requested (but not required) to attend. Please email me or call Westmoreland Sanctuary at 914.666.8448 for more information. With Kind Regards, \\ Arthur -- Arthur W. Green Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch, Bedford, NY http://www.bedfordaudubon.org/hawkwatch.html http://www.hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=534 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Raptors for Rookies, Sept. 12
Dear NYSBirds-L, I'm pleased to announce on behalf of Saw Mill River Audubon of Chappaqua, NY that Anne Swaim will be holding her excellent Raptors for Rookies lecture next Saturday at Westmoreland Sanctuary. This presentation is a superb introduction for the neophyte hawkwatcher; no prior birdwatching experience required! The days following this workshop bring thousands of migrating hawks through our area each year, so please pass word of this lecture on to friends and family who've yet to discover this exciting dimension of autumn. The lecture will be held Saturday, September 12th, 2 p.m in the museum of Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Mount Kisco, NY. There is no fee, although registration is requested (but not required) to attend. Please email me or call Westmoreland Sanctuary at 914.666.8448 for more information. With Kind Regards, \\ Arthur -- Arthur W. Green Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch, Bedford, NY http://www.bedfordaudubon.org/hawkwatch.html http://www.hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=534 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Raptors for Rookies, Sept. 12
Dear NYSBirds-L, I'm pleased to announce on behalf of Saw Mill River Audubon of Chappaqua, NY that Anne Swaim will be holding her excellent Raptors for Rookies lecture next Saturday at Westmoreland Sanctuary. This presentation is a superb introduction for the neophyte hawkwatcher; no prior birdwatching experience required! The days following this workshop bring thousands of migrating hawks through our area each year, so please pass word of this lecture on to friends and family who've yet to discover this exciting dimension of autumn. The lecture will be held Saturday, September 12th, 2 p.m in the museum of Westmoreland Sanctuary, 260 Chestnut Ridge Rd, Mount Kisco, NY. There is no fee, although registration is requested (but not required) to attend. Please email me or call Westmoreland Sanctuary at 914.666.8448 for more information. With Kind Regards, \\ Arthur -- Arthur W. Green awgr...@bedfordaudubon.org Chestnut Ridge Hawkwatch, Bedford, NY http://www.bedfordaudubon.org/hawkwatch.html http://www.hawkcount.org/siteinfo.php?rsite=534 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] FWD: (CONNECTICUT) - N. Wheatear, 9/5
from the CT Birds list-serve this morning: good luck, any seekers headed out there! Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - - http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html#1252173165 Subject: Northern Wheatear, Stratford From: Roy Harvey rmharvey AT snet.net Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:52:55 -0700 (PDT) I just had a call from Paul Desjardins. From Paul Desjardins with Mona Cavalaro (sp?): 09/05/09 - Stratford, Sikorsky Airport -- a NORTHERN WHEATEAR on the fence at 1:50 PM. The bird was being viewed from inside the airport. (Probably from the small parking spot where you can stop to view the runway, possibly not.) Roy Harvey Beacon Falls, CT This list is provided by the Connecticut Ornithological Association (COA) for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For subscription information visit http://lists.ctbirding.org/ mailman/listinfo/ctbirds_lists.ctbirding.org __ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] 2 Kittiwakes, Parasitic Jaeger - Fort Niagara SP
This morning David Wheeler found a juvenile BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE on Lake Ontario off of Firt Niagara. Shortly after I arrived to see it, he found another. We also had a juvenile PARASITIC JAEGER, which was chasing Ring-billed Gulls. A few small groups of WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS were flying by, heading west. With one group were two early SURF SCOTERS. A BLACK TERN was seen briefly with a distant flock of feeding Common Terns. Other fly-bys were Mallard, COMMON LOON, GREEN-WINGED TEAL, and two AMERICAN WIGEON. Few passerines of note in the park - SWAINSON'S THRUSH, Black-and-white Warbler, and Magnolia Warbler. DIRECTIONS: The Kittiwakes were still there when we stopped watching the lake after 11:00. They were consistently in the rip where the Niagara River empties into Lake Ontario. Enter the park (fee possible after 9:00 a.m.) from the Robert Moses Parkway and stay to your right. Watch the lake from the top of the slope just off the northeast corner of the large parking lot. The rip is well to the left, identified by a rougher swath of water. The Kittiwakes were a quarter-mile or so away, identifiable with a scope. Good birding! Willie -- Willie D'Anna Betsy Potter Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunner.com http://www.betsypottersart.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay
First of all, I would like to thank all the NY birders who responded to my email last week about the birds of Jamaica Bay. I would not have seen many birds without this advice. I was finally able to get up there today, the 5th. The birding was excellent. Birds sighted by: James Randall, Alex Burdo, and James Orrico. Also plenty of other birders there. Birds that I missed were Western Sandpipers and the American Golden-Plover. Highlights were: Northern Waterthrush---NE east pond About 20 Northern Shovelers---eastern east pond 2 Little Blue Herons, one adult, one juvenile,---center of east pond 2 Glossy Ibis---west pond 2 American Avocets, fantastic birdscenter of east pond 3 Red KnotsBlack bellied Plover Flock toward center of east pond About 15 White-rumped Sandpipers---everywhere on East Pond 1 Juvenile Wilson's Phalarope---NE east pond 2 Forster's Ternsnear Black bellied Plover flock 2 Northern Parulas---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Magnolia Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond 1 Praire Warbler---trail to Big John's Pond James Randall Fairfield, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Lake Champlain birding trail
The link below gives various birding sites on both shores of Lake Champlain - New York and Vermont _http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html_ (http://www.lakechamplainbirding.org/sites.html) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
[nysbirds-l] Calvert Vaux Park, Brooklyn 9/5/09 Clay-colored; Whimbrels
A CLAY-COLORED SPARROW popped up from the scrub on the previously cleared-now overgrown edge of the boat basin at Calvert Vaux Park today around 1 PM. As I tried to track the bird I was distracted by the calls of two WHIMBRELS, flying east up the creek, and disappearing beyond the tree line on the far side of the park. Earlier in the morning they’d been feeding on the west lawn, retreating a couple of times to the water’s edge along the creek’s mouth. These have been around since at least 9/1 when first reported by Rob Jett and represent a new species for the park list, which now numbers over 200 species. Also notable was a good movement of BOBOLINKS, with numerous birds passing overhead as well as through the park's grassy areas. The park is also good for insects, today's butterflies including Viceroy, Variegated Fritillary and numbers of Common Buckeye. Good Birding, Alex Wilson Brooklyn Highlights: Location: Calvert Vaux Park, AKA Dreier-Offerman Park Observation date: 9/5/09 Number of species: 57 Red-breasted Merganser 1 (Female roosting along edge of creek mouth.) Great Blue Heron 1 Snowy Egret 2 Green Heron 3 Black-crowned Night-Heron 5 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 3 Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 (1 or 2, seen on east and west edges of park.) Red-shouldered Hawk 1 (Juvenile flyover, harassed by 4 Kestrels.) American Kestrel 5 (Mostly from local family.) Solitary Sandpiper 1 (Flew out from basin early AM.) Whimbrel 2 (Moving between west lawn and edge of creek mouth in the AM; flying east up the creek, across the mouth of the basin and out of sight at 1PM.) Least Sandpiper 1 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 Willow Flycatcher 1 Least Flycatcher 2 Eastern Kingbird 2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 Veery 3 Brown Thrasher 1 Yellow Warbler 6 Magnolia Warbler 1 Black-throated Blue Warbler 1 (Female.) Palm Warbler (Yellow) 1 (FoS, early.) American Redstart 15 Northern Waterthrush 2 Common Yellowthroat 4 Clay-colored Sparrow 1 (Flew up from scrub along edge of basin on main peninsula of park; perched briefly in tree giving clear views.) Bobolink 100 (Flocks of 30 and 20 on either side of main peninsula; one larger flyover flock with several other calling flybys and passovers.) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Temporary archive: http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
