[nysbirds-l] Staten Island, Sat. 24-Apr-2010 incl. Wilson's Snipe

2010-04-25 Thread Ben Cacace
Date: Saturday, 24 April 2010 (7:25a-6:15p) Location: Goethal's Bridge Pond & Mariner's Marsh / Clove Lakes & Wolfe's Pond Parks Reported by: Ben Cacace It was a long day on Staten Island. I was hoping for 50+ species. I felt the key would be hitting at least 3 locations: NW Staten Island, Clove L

[nysbirds-l] No Brooklyn fallout

2010-04-25 Thread Rob Jett
I was optimistic that predicted overnight south winds would bring a spring fallout to Brooklyn, so spent from 6:30am to around 9am in Prospect Park. The fallout never materialized. Plus, yesterday's birds either departed, expired or had more sense than me and stayed out of the rain. There w

[nysbirds-l] Sunken Meadow SP- Yellow warbler, Common Yellowthroat, etc ~4-24-10

2010-04-25 Thread Vinny Pellegrino
A pleasant hike at Sunken Meadow State Park yesterday(4-24-10) from 7:45am-11:00am got me my FOS Yellow warbler and Common Yellowthroat; the former was singing at the edge of the forest and marsh along the Inner Marsh trail at the western end of the park.  Calling from the phragmites in the mars