[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow SP- C. Loon, 8 species of Sparrow

I roamed Sunken Meadow State Park from 8:30am-12:00pm today.  Overall, it was a good day with lots of activity throughout the park.  The most productive spot seemed to be the area surrounding Field 2 where loads of Song, Swamp, and White-throated sparrows as well as Yellow-rumped Warblers were

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Tilden, Riis Park, and Floyd Bennett Field

The highlights early this morning were a fly-over Cattle Egret and a Pine Siskin at Ft. Tilden. The land bird flight was modest, consisting mostly of Red-winged Blackbird and American Goldfinch. A Lincoln's Sparrow was north of the ball fields at Ft. Tilden. A cooperative Yellow-breasted Chat

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Lapland Longspur

Birded in my neighborhood for a couple of hours this morning (7-9). First highlight was an immature BROAD-WINGED HAWK sitting at the top of a dead tree in the northeast corner of the Dyker Beach Golf Course. Over the years I have only seen a couple of Broad-wings along the coast of Brooklyn.

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, 10/10/10

To add to Ken's Jones Beach Report: I had an Eastern Meadowlark at the Coast Guard Station fence (seen also feeding on the grass by 2 birders), plus Savannah, Field, and Chipping Sparrows in addition to the White-throated, White-crowned, and Song. There was one Snow Goose at the swale, and a

[nysbirds-l] Dwarf Pine Plains and David Sarnoff Preserve

On a Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society sponsored Young Naturalist Field Trip to the Dwarf Pine Plains and the NYSDEC's David Sarnoff Preserve, to see the autumnal mating flight of buck moths, co-led by Stella Miller and I,  we saw common yellowthroat and yellow-rumped warblers, dark-eyed

[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field

There was a Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field this morning. I saw if fly in and land in the Community Gardens; it soon flew off and was then moving around to several of the fields, feeding. Left Floyd Bennett at around 10:30am and the bird was still present. Heydi Lopes Brooklyn, NY --

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk Co.: from the hawkwatch to the west end turn around.

On Sunday, prior to picking up my wife at Islip's airport, I birded the above. During the time I was there, the wind direction did not cooperate, thereby keeping the official counter(s) not very busy. Without question, the best sighting of the day, was seeing Manny Levine and his wife, Mickey,

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow SP- C. Loon, 8 species of Sparrow

I roamed Sunken Meadow State Park from 8:30am-12:00pm today.  Overall, it was a good day with lots of activity throughout the park.  The most productive spot seemed to be the area surrounding Field 2 where loads of Song, Swamp, and White-throated sparrows as well as Yellow-rumped Warblers were

[nysbirds-l] South Shore Barrier Beach Birds (Suffolk/Nassau Counties)

We birded the barrier beach this morning , observing a fair movement of birds dominated by Yellow-rumped Warblers, Golden-crowned Kinglets, and White-throated and Song Sparrows. We had a Lincoln's Sparrow at the northwest corner of Robert Moses State Park Field 2, a flyby Pine Siskin, and a

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Tilden, Riis Park, and Floyd Bennett Field

The highlights early this morning were a fly-over Cattle Egret and a Pine Siskin at Ft. Tilden. The land bird flight was modest, consisting mostly of Red-winged Blackbird and American Goldfinch. A Lincoln's Sparrow was north of the ball fields at Ft. Tilden. A cooperative Yellow-breasted Chat

[nysbirds-l] Montauk Sunday

A quick trip to Montauk (Suffolk Co.) this morning produced the following: At the Point: all three Falcons, 13 Common Eider, an AMERICAN PIPIT, 75+ Golden-crowned Kinglets, 2 Pine Warblers, 11 White-crowned Sparrows, 70+ Song Sparrows, 2 PURPLE FINCH, 2 PINE SISKINS, & 2 Bobolinks. I

[nysbirds-l] Brooklyn Lapland Longspur

Birded in my neighborhood for a couple of hours this morning (7-9). First highlight was an immature BROAD-WINGED HAWK sitting at the top of a dead tree in the northeast corner of the Dyker Beach Golf Course. Over the years I have only seen a couple of Broad-wings along the coast of Brooklyn.

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach, 10/10/10

To add to Ken's Jones Beach Report: I had an Eastern Meadowlark at the Coast Guard Station fence (seen also feeding on the grass by 2 birders), plus Savannah, Field, and Chipping Sparrows in addition to the White-throated, White-crowned, and Song. There was one Snow Goose at the swale, and a

[nysbirds-l] Dwarf Pine Plains and David Sarnoff Preserve

On a Huntington-Oyster Bay Audubon Society sponsored Young Naturalist Field Trip to the Dwarf Pine Plains and the NYSDEC's David Sarnoff Preserve, to see the autumnal mating flight of buck moths, co-led by Stella Miller and I,  we saw common yellowthroat and yellow-rumped warblers, dark-eyed

[nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field

There was a Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett Field this morning. I saw if fly in and land in the Community Gardens; it soon flew off and was then moving around to several of the fields, feeding. Left Floyd Bennett at around 10:30am and the bird was still present. Heydi Lopes Brooklyn, NY --

[nysbirds-l] Robert Moses State Park, Suffolk Co.: from the hawkwatch to the west end turn around.

On Sunday, prior to picking up my wife at Islip's airport, I birded the above. During the time I was there, the wind direction did not cooperate, thereby keeping the official counter(s) not very busy. Without question, the best sighting of the day, was seeing Manny Levine and his wife, Mickey,