[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 20 November 2009

2009-11-20 Thread Karen Fung
- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * Nov 20, 2009 * NYNY0911.20 - Birds Mentioned: PINK-FOOTED GOOSE+ BARNACLE GOOSE+ RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD+ CACKLING GOOSE Common Eider HARLEQUIN DUCK Red-necked Grebe Western Grebe+ (not reported this week) Northern Gannet Cattl

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2009-11-20 Thread David Martin
This is a summary of the Birdline reports for the week ending November 18, 2009. Report your sightings in the Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net. Fifty one species were reported this week. The most interesting were: BARROW'S GOLDENEYE: Tomhannock 11/12. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER: Coxsacki

Re: [nysbirds-l] Cattle Egret at Floyd Bennett

2009-11-20 Thread Shaibal Mitra
Hi Rob and all, That's a really neat find, and in my mind, it's a good indication that other oddities are likely lurking in the weeds around here. As Cattle Egrets have vanished as breeding birds in NYS and New England, November has become a relatively good time for seeing them here. The species