[nysbirds-l] Rough-legged Hawk and Short-eared Owl @ Shawangunk Grasslands, 3/2

I spotted five Rough-legged Hawks (3 dark morphs, 2 light) and five Short-eared Owls during my mid/late afternoon visit to the Shawangunk Grasslands today. At least twice as many owls were reported just recently, but with NE winds and the wet snow covering the landscape, I was still blessed with t

[nysbirds-l] Spring 2010 Kingbird Region 10 Compilation: Your Reports Wanted

Hello NYSBirders, I will be compiling the bird highlights for "Kingbird Region 10" for the Spring 2010 season. The results of the regional compilations are published in NYSOA's quarterly journal, The Kingbird. Kingbird Region 10 covers the five boroughs of New York City, Nassau and Suffolk

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: two of Clinton County's rarities, March 2nd, 2010

from Northern New York Birds today. Tom Fiore, Manhattan - - - - - http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NNYB.html#1267568084 Subject: NNYBirds: Ivory Gull and Northern Hawk Owl From: "TomG" Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:41:48 We observed the Ivory Gull and the Northern Hawk Owl today.The

[nysbirds-l] Smith's Point,L.I. March 2nd - REDNECKED GREBE

Hello All,What really made this sunny morning so special was that the wind was but a whisper.A seemingly rare occurrence this winter.Dick Belanger and I walked east from the parking lot and found a Rednecked Grebe in the surf just past the end of the trailer park where there's a break in the

[nysbirds-l] Barnacle Goose & possible thick-billed murre

The barnacle goose is back at Sunken Meadow SP. It was with a flock of about 50 canadas just west of the traffic circle in the grassy area. Also while scoping the sound off the easternmost end of the boardwalk for sea ducks, I spotted what was possibly a thick-billed murre. This was about 300

[nysbirds-l] FW: Barnacle Goose at Sunken Meadow

From: Lloyd Spitalnik [mailto:ll...@lloydspitalnikphotos.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:19 PM To: btb...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Barnacle Goose at Sunken Meadow Hi, Just received news from Dave Klauber that Norm Klein has found a Barnacle Goose at Sunken Meadow State Park. It is ne

[nysbirds-l] Rouses Pt.; Ausable Pt.;Saranac Lake; Westport Boat Launch (Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties)

We travelled upstate on Saturday, February 27th from Long Island and headed for Rouses Point to search for the Ivory Gull. Fortunately, the Ivory Gull was on the ice south of the Stoney Point Road breakwater at about 1:00PM. A nasty snow squall came up the lake and sent us to Prospect Street in