[nysbirds-l] late warbler, NYC, 11/29 - & elsewhere birds

Sunday, 29 November, 2009 - Has anyone seen, or tried to see, the Staten Island NYC Rufous Hummingbird (lingered over 6 weeks) this weekend? "Negative" as well as positive reports have value, especially with any bird that may not stay on. - - - - - - A very late Black-throated Blue

[nysbirds-l] Jamaica Bay mystery swan - possibly Tundra Swan

Hi everyone. I spent the afternoon at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The usual assortment of waterfowl was present. But there was also this swan, which looked to me like a Tundra Swan. Other birders that saw it with me thought the same, but another birder I showed photos to found them to be

[nysbirds-l] Chautauqua Co. - 11/29

Decided to check out Chautauqua Lake in the SW corner of the state today given the nice weather. Lots of waterfowl still on the lake with the highlights being a hybrid ad. ROSS'S x "LESSER" SNOW GOOSE (photo here: http://picasaweb.google.com/jmpawli88/2009#) amongst Canadas in Sherman's Bay

[nysbirds-l] FW: eBird Report - Niagara--Whirlpool (NY) , 11/27/09

Here is my complete list from all over Buffalo. Ali Iyoob Location: Buffalo (NY) Observation date: 11/26-28/09 Number of species: 71 Canada Goose - Branta canadensis 5 Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus 1 Gadwall - Anas strepera 1 American Wigeon - Anas americana 1 Am

[nysbirds-l] NY Birds

Hi all, With the helpful responses I got before my trip from Jim Pawlicki and Chris Tessaglia-Hymes, I had an amazing time in Buffalo. At the Niagara River and Falls on Friday, I had 11 species of gulls, including the previously reported California at Whirlpool-Jim later had it at Goat Island. Ice

[nysbirds-l] More Ash-throated Flycatcher pix

I was one of those "7 other birders" Karen Fung mentioned in her post. I've also put images (digiscoped) of the Ash-throated Flycatcher online, viewable here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/ The previously reported Orange-crowned Warbler also put in an appearance, actually sharing a bran

[nysbirds-l] 29 Nov. (Queens): Ash-throated Flycatcher - "Yes"; link to pics

Sunday, November 29th, ~8:50-9:15am: Liz Karp and I, along with seven other birders, were treated to great views of the Ash-throated Flycatcher as it perched and fed on both sides of Cohancy Street, just north of N.Conduit Avenue. For those interested, a few pics of the flycatcher are on my websi

[nysbirds-l] Croton Point Park, Sun. 29-Nov-2009 incl. Bald Eagles

Date: Sunday, 29 November 2009 (10:30a-5:00p) Location: Westchester County - Croton Point State Park Observers: Eve Levine, Ben Cacace Reported by: Ben Cacace Abundance categories below from 'A Guide to the Birds of Westchester County' Compiled & authored by Michael Bochnik: http://www.hras.org/b

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: N.Rough-winged Swallow, Little Gull and Kittiwakes at Montauk

The largest number of 'small, non-Laughing' gulls that I've seen out here in a while were off Montauk Point (Suffolk Co.) this morning.There were more than 300 Bonaparte's Gulls with at least *45 BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKES* (max count for single sweep, 50:50 ads:1st winters) and a striking 1st-winter

Re: [nysbirds-l] Sandhill Crane - Dune Rd, East Quogue

Dockers; Google Maps -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your obser

[nysbirds-l] Banded Ring-billed Gull Coeymans Landing

This morning, I was able to read the numbers on an adult Ring-billed Gull at the Coeymans Landing Park on the Hudson River in Albany Co., NY. The number 714-18420. The automatic instant report from USFWS says that the band data has not yet been submitted (or that the band number as submitte

[nysbirds-l] Yellow Warbler in Elmira

Saturday morning, Nov. 28, on the Chemung Valley Audubon Society field trip along the Chemung River in downtown Elmira, we caught three glimpses of a warbler which, after considering other possibilities and pooling what we had seen on our very brief sightings, concluded was a Yellow Warbler. I fou

[nysbirds-l] Sandhill Crane - Dune Rd, East Quogue

While birding along Dune Road today (Sunday) at 4:20PM, I saw and photographed a Sandhill Crane. The bird was seen standing just east of the "Berm", which is east of Dockers Restaurant. It took off, after a Great Blue Heron swooped past, and was last seen flying north- east over the marshe

FW: [nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Jones Beach LI

The Western Kingbird moved west shortly after being found, and was last seen out in the furthest (southernmost) dune line from the se corner of the west end 2 parking lot, past the phragmites. It was being searched for unsuccessfully when I left around noon > To: NYSBIRDS-L@cornell.edu > CC:

[nysbirds-l] Western Kingbird Jones Beach LI

Sam Jannazzo just called with news of a Western Kingbird at the Nature Center, Jones Beach West End, Nassau County, Long Island. Shai Mitra Bay Shore (posting from Clinton, NJ) -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES

[nysbirds-l] New Jersey: Ivory Gull continues, Spotted Towhee (Palmyra) continues, etc., 11/29

N.J. IVORY Gull Sunday 29 Nov., the report from Doug Gochfeld: http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html#1259503715 Also in the Cape May area as of Saturday, among other birds (!): http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NJBD.html#1259466709 Also in New Jersey, female Spotted Towhee ag

[nysbirds-l] EXTRALIMITAL NJ Ivory Gull Update

Like a lot of birders here in Cape May, I spent most of the day watching and photographing the continuing Ivory Gull at Breezy Lee Marina. At around 5pm the bird moved towards the mouth of the harbor, following a few other gulls towards the drawbridge that leads to 2 Mile Landing. I went to t