[nysbirds-l] Gulls @ Shinnecock Inlet (Suffolk)

2013-12-19 Thread Derek Rogers
I spent about an hour scoping along the jetty and inlet this morning at Shinnecock West. The west wind was fierce making it extremely difficult to view birds that were sitting on the water. I did not see the Black Guillemot but as a consolation I was treated with great views of a stunning

Re: [nysbirds-l] Stuyvesant town Varied Thrush (Manhattan, NYC)

2013-12-19 Thread John Zucker
Has anyone seen the thrush today? On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Thomas Fiore tom...@earthlink.net wrote: Manhattan, east side east of First Ave., below 20th Street; Wed., 18 Dec., 2013 Of the adult male Varied Thrush seen today (esp. well before a Sharp-shinned Hawk put in an

[nysbirds-l] Eagles/Waterfowl on No. Westchester Reservoirs

2013-12-19 Thread Anne Swaim
A small group birding trip from Saw Mill River Audubon for the Chappaqua Neighbors group this morning offered some enjoyable winter waterfowl and eagle watching in northeastern Westchester County. Highlight: seven different bald eagles seen along a two-mile stretch of the north shore of the

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull @ Point Lookout LI...

2013-12-19 Thread Andrew Baksh
Ed Becher, just called to report a Glaucous Gull (possibly 1st winter bird) in the Point Lookout Parking Lot. Good luck if you try for it and many thanks to Ed for his report. Note, if you go and it is not in the lot, check the beach and jetty areas. Gulls go in and out of that parking lot

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/Pt Lookout Birds (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-19 Thread ken feustel
First off, let me apologize for sending out a confusing message meant for off-list consumption. I inadvertently latched on to another e-mail while sending (new computer + new mail format = problems). Sue and I spent the morning birding at Jones Beach State Park. Highlights included a single

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose - Manorville (Suffolk Co.)

2013-12-19 Thread Derek Rogers
This evening, I observed a single CACKLING GOOSE among a group of 600 Canada Geese on the sod field north of Head of the Neck Road in Manorville. I had previously visited Eastport Lake where, upon arrival, small groups of geese were headed northwest toward the above mentioned field. Both

[nysbirds-l] PINE GROSBEAK

2013-12-19 Thread Mickey Scilingo
Sorry for the late report, but there was a single female/immature PINE GROSBEAK at my feeders this morning around 10:30. Not sure where it came from, but the bird flew off not long after I spotted it. Had much running around to do today, so I am not sure if it ever came back later in the

[nysbirds-l] Gulls @ Shinnecock Inlet (Suffolk)

2013-12-19 Thread Derek Rogers
I spent about an hour scoping along the jetty and inlet this morning at Shinnecock West. The west wind was fierce making it extremely difficult to view birds that were sitting on the water. I did not see the Black Guillemot but as a consolation I was treated with great views of a stunning

Re: [nysbirds-l] Stuyvesant town Varied Thrush (Manhattan, NYC)

2013-12-19 Thread John Zucker
Has anyone seen the thrush today? > On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Thomas Fiore wrote: > > Manhattan, east side east of First Ave., & below 20th Street; Wed., 18 Dec., > 2013 > > Of the adult male Varied Thrush seen today (esp. well before a Sharp-shinned > Hawk put in an appearance directly

Re: [nysbirds-l] Stuyvesant town Varied Thrush (Manhattan, NYC)

2013-12-19 Thread Alice Deutsch
The Varied Thrush was seen in Stuyvesant Town NYC at the previously described location (see below) today Dec 19, 2013. Alice Deutsch On Dec 19, 2013, at 11:11 AM, John Zucker wrote: Has anyone seen the thrush today? > On Dec 18, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Thomas Fiore wrote: > > Manhattan, east side

[nysbirds-l] Eagles/Waterfowl on No. Westchester Reservoirs

2013-12-19 Thread Anne Swaim
A small group birding trip from Saw Mill River Audubon for the Chappaqua Neighbors group this morning offered some enjoyable winter waterfowl and eagle watching in northeastern Westchester County. Highlight: seven different bald eagles seen along a two-mile stretch of the north shore of the

[nysbirds-l] Glaucous Gull @ Point Lookout LI...

2013-12-19 Thread Andrew Baksh
Ed Becher, just called to report a Glaucous Gull (possibly 1st winter bird) in the Point Lookout Parking Lot. Good luck if you try for it and many thanks to Ed for his report. Note, if you go and it is not in the lot, check the beach and jetty areas. Gulls go in and out of that parking lot

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/Pt Lookout Birds (Nassau Co.)

2013-12-19 Thread ken feustel
First off, let me apologize for sending out a confusing message meant for off-list consumption. I inadvertently latched on to another e-mail while sending (new computer + new mail format = problems). Sue and I spent the morning birding at Jones Beach State Park. Highlights included a single

[nysbirds-l] Cackling Goose - Manorville (Suffolk Co.)

2013-12-19 Thread Derek Rogers
This evening, I observed a single CACKLING GOOSE among a group of 600 Canada Geese on the sod field north of Head of the Neck Road in Manorville. I had previously visited Eastport Lake where, upon arrival, small groups of geese were headed northwest toward the above mentioned field. Both

[nysbirds-l] PINE GROSBEAK

2013-12-19 Thread Mickey Scilingo
Sorry for the late report, but there was a single female/immature PINE GROSBEAK at my feeders this morning around 10:30. Not sure where it came from, but the bird flew off not long after I spotted it. Had much running around to do today, so I am not sure if it ever came back later in the