[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, NYC, 12/25

2011-12-26 Thread Tom Fiore
Sunday - Christmas Day, 25 December, 2011 - Manhattan, N.Y. City The lingering-birds scene remained similar to recent weeks at Bryant Park - I was able to photograph the 2 Yellow-breasted Chats, and see / or photograph the 2 Common Yellowthroats, at least 2 Ovenbirds, 3 Gray Catbirds, plus

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan Dutchess County - 24/25 December 2011

2011-12-26 Thread Michael Duffy
On 24 December at 10:30 there was an adult Bald Eagle circling over the West Side Hwy just north of the GWB. In the afternoon the following birds were seen at Buttercup Audubon Sanctuary near Stanfordville NY: Canada Goose Mallard Bald Eagle 1 juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Lloyd Spitalnik
Begin forwarded message: From: Lloyd Spitalnik ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com Date: December 26, 2011 2:59:52 PM EST To: btblue@yahoogroups. com btb...@yahoogroups.com Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird Lenore Swenson and Diane Teta found a Mountain Bluebird at the

[nysbirds-l] 12/26- Brooklyn: Glaucous Gull

2011-12-26 Thread fresha2411
During my first minute or so of birding in Brooklyn this morning I found a 2nd cycle/winter Glaucous Gull at the very end of Bay Parkway, where it hits Gravesend Bay next to Caeser's Bay Bazaar. It disappeared shortly afterwards, and I didn't find anything else nearly as noteworthy during the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Jim Osterlund
The intersection; 40.936024,-72.800635 - Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Derek Rogers
I happened to be in the area and tried to test my luck around 4:00 PM. A group of 3 birders informed me that the mountain bluebird flew toward the distant east up and over the large tree line toward the State managed grassland. They mentioned that the bird was a mere distant speck before it

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Swindler Cove Park, Mon. 26-Dec incl. Woodcock, Killdeer, OCWA

2011-12-26 Thread Ben Cacace
Date: Monday, 26 December 2011 (1:45p-4:15p) Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park Sherman Creek Reported by: Ben Cacace This upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at the end of Dyckman St. 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park. ** Total species - 25 ** A new

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-12-26 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  December 26, 2011 *  NYSY 12.26.11   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 19, 2010 - December 26, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

[nysbirds-l] Juvenile Brown Pelican at Point Lookout

2011-12-26 Thread AJIT ANTONY
Going to the end of Lido Boulevard, through the playground, to the pipes, then looking left about 25 yards away at a sand spit on the near shore exposed by low tide, a juvenile Brown Pelican landed on the spit and gave us excellent looks. This was around 3:30 PM this afternoon. Three Harlequin

[nysbirds-l] Rufous Hummer-Manhattan; Gr. W.-fr. Goose-Bronx, NYC 12/26

2011-12-26 Thread Tom Fiore
Monday, 26 December, 2011 - The Rufous Hummingbird in Manhattan (as reported by Susan Shultz via ebirdsnyc) was still around the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History's Rose center (aka planetarium) at West 81 Street, between Columbus Avenue Central Park West (inside the small

Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Barred Owl

2011-12-26 Thread Felipe Pimentel
This afternoon, the barred owl was seen perching on a tree for almost one hour in this location (40° 46' 28.189 N -73° 58' 10.621 W) about 200 yards south of the Boat House. It moved to a new location near by (40° 46' 27.874 N -73° 58' 6.276 W) across the East Drive and it was there around

[nysbirds-l] Bryant Park, NYC, 12/25

2011-12-26 Thread Tom Fiore
Sunday - Christmas Day, 25 December, 2011 - Manhattan, N.Y. City The lingering-birds scene remained similar to recent weeks at Bryant Park - I was able to photograph the 2 Yellow-breasted Chats, and see &/ or photograph the 2 Common Yellowthroats, at least 2 Ovenbirds, 3 Gray Catbirds, plus

[nysbirds-l] Manhattan & Dutchess County - 24/25 December 2011

2011-12-26 Thread Michael Duffy
On 24 December at 10:30 there was an adult Bald Eagle circling over the West Side Hwy just north of the GWB. In the afternoon the following birds were seen at Buttercup Audubon Sanctuary near Stanfordville NY: Canada Goose Mallard Bald Eagle 1 juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Red-bellied

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Lloyd Spitalnik
Begin forwarded message: > From: Lloyd Spitalnik > Date: December 26, 2011 2:59:52 PM EST > To: "btblue@yahoogroups. com" > Subject: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird > > Lenore Swenson and Diane Teta found a Mountain Bluebird at the intersection > of Hulse > Landing Road and

[nysbirds-l] 12/26- Brooklyn: Glaucous Gull

2011-12-26 Thread fresha2411
During my first minute or so of birding in Brooklyn this morning I found a 2nd cycle/winter Glaucous Gull at the very end of Bay Parkway, where it hits Gravesend Bay next to Caeser's Bay Bazaar. It disappeared shortly afterwards, and I didn't find anything else nearly as noteworthy during the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Jim Osterlund
The intersection; 40.936024,-72.800635 - Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1)

Fwd: [nysbirds-l] Fwd: (Metro Birding Briefs) Mountain Bluebird

2011-12-26 Thread Derek Rogers
I happened to be in the area and tried to test my luck around 4:00 PM. A group of 3 birders informed me that the mountain bluebird flew toward the distant east up and over the large tree line toward the State managed grassland. They mentioned that the bird was a mere distant "speck" before it

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Swindler Cove Park, Mon. 26-Dec incl. Woodcock, Killdeer, OCWA

2011-12-26 Thread Ben Cacace
Date: Monday, 26 December 2011 (1:45p-4:15p) Location: Manhattan - Swindler Cove Park & Sherman Creek Reported by: Ben Cacace This upper Manhattan park is situated along the Harlem River at the end of Dyckman St. & 10th Avenue across the island from Fort Tryon Park. ** Total species - 25 ** A

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2011-12-26 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  December 26, 2011 *  NYSY 12.26.11   Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): December 19, 2010 - December 26, 2011 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands

[nysbirds-l] Juvenile Brown Pelican at Point Lookout

2011-12-26 Thread AJIT ANTONY
Going to the end of Lido Boulevard, through the playground, to the pipes, then looking left about 25 yards away at a sand spit on the near shore exposed by low tide, a juvenile Brown Pelican landed on the spit and gave us excellent looks. This was around 3:30 PM this afternoon. Three Harlequin

[nysbirds-l] Rufous Hummer-Manhattan; Gr. W.-fr. Goose-Bronx, NYC 12/26

2011-12-26 Thread Tom Fiore
Monday, 26 December, 2011 - The Rufous Hummingbird in Manhattan (as reported by Susan Shultz via ebirdsnyc) was still around the entrance to the American Museum of Natural History's "Rose center" (aka planetarium) at West 81 Street, between Columbus Avenue & Central Park West (inside the

Re:[nysbirds-l] [ebirdsnyc] Barred Owl

2011-12-26 Thread Felipe Pimentel
This afternoon, the barred owl was seen perching on a tree for almost one hour in this location (40° 46' 28.189" N -73° 58' 10.621" W) about 200 yards south of the Boat House. It moved to a new location near by (40° 46' 27.874" N -73° 58' 6.276" W) across the East Drive and it was there around