[nysbirds-l] Winter Wren

2010-10-26 Thread Mardi Dickinson
From Mardi Dickinson: 10/26 -- Bedford, NY yard -- 1 WiNTER WREN, 12 Pine Siskins and assortment of of the usual feeder birds. New Post on my blog. Fall Colors in Connecticut: http://wp.me/p12Bxj-dz Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk,CT http://twitter.com/mardiwd http://kymry.wordpress.com

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler Tues., 10/26 mid-town Manhattan NYC

2010-10-26 Thread Tom Fiore
The Prothonotary Warbler in mid-town Manhattan (New York City) continued, as it did the day before - & going on all good informational evidence, for the past several weeks or more - at the front of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 41 Street, the bird often appearing in the

[nysbirds-l] Sod Farm, Northville section of Riverhead, Suffolk Co.

2010-10-26 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Today, sometime between 3:45 & 4:30 PM, on the w/s of Route 105, closer to Northville Tpke than Sound Ave, I had a mixed shorebird flock. consisting of 48 large plovers ( made up of at least 11 black-bellies, at least 28 goldens, and 9 undetermined), 2 Buff-breasted & 3 Least Sandpipers.

[nysbirds-l] MNSA, Oceanside -2nd yr Magnificent Frigatebird

2010-10-26 Thread Michael Farina
While on the Marine Nature Study Area's Hawkwatch during the 4-5hr a 2nd year (Sibley) Magnificent Frigatebird was seen at 4:15p flying west to east towards Jones Inlet. The winds at our location were SW to S all day. The bird flew over our location with its characteristic black narrow wings, and

[nysbirds-l] Rufous Hummingbird - Yes

2010-10-26 Thread Will Raup
The Rufous Hummingbird was present again this morning at its location in Ballston Lake, NY (Saratoga County) My wife Danika and I were present from about 10:45 - 11:20am this morning. It spent a good deal of time perches on a nearby birch tree, but it also made several feeding trips to the

Re: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler-my experience

2010-10-26 Thread Ardith Bondi
Suet is a good idea, but also, meal worms are what the rehabbers give the warblers, and they like them. They can usually be purchased at pet stores as pet food. Ardith Bondi On 10/26/10 7:44 AM, Phil Jeffrey wrote: I think most of us here know that this Prothonotary will probably die of

Re: [nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler-my experience

2010-10-26 Thread Phil Jeffrey
I think most of us here know that this Prothonotary will probably die of exposure and malnutrition. This is a fate that is the destiny of most of the very late fall vagrants - those Ash-throated Flycatchers aren't going to turn around and make it back to the desert southwest - and in some rare

[nysbirds-l] Fwd: [Mearnsbirdclub] feeder surprise

2010-10-26 Thread Chrissy G
See below - from a classroom feeder in Carmel, NY run by Jodi Brodski. -- Forwarded message -- My classroom feeder is up and running. Last week we had 6+ purple finches and 2 pine siskins. Today we had 3 purple finches, 3 pine siskins and 1 EVENING GROSBEAK __._,_.___

[nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon continues at Rockland Lake

2010-10-26 Thread B Inskeep
Greetings to all, Tom Fiore and I visited Rockland Lake, Rockland County 10/22 - 10/24 and observed the Eurasian Wigeon on Saturday 10/23. It was in a small pond across from the lake near the north parking lot, providing relatively close views. Coordinates were mentioned in a previous report

[nysbirds-l] Sod Farm, Northville section of Riverhead, Suffolk Co.

2010-10-26 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
Today, sometime between 3:45 4:30 PM, on the w/s of Route 105, closer to Northville Tpke than Sound Ave, I had a mixed shorebird flock. consisting of 48 large plovers ( made up of at least 11 black-bellies, at least 28 goldens, and 9 undetermined), 2 Buff-breasted 3 Least Sandpipers.

[nysbirds-l] Prothonotary Warbler Tues., 10/26 mid-town Manhattan NYC

2010-10-26 Thread Tom Fiore
The Prothonotary Warbler in mid-town Manhattan (New York City) continued, as it did the day before - going on all good informational evidence, for the past several weeks or more - at the front of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 41 Street, the bird often appearing in the

[nysbirds-l] Winter Wren

2010-10-26 Thread Mardi Dickinson
From Mardi Dickinson: 10/26 -- Bedford, NY yard -- 1 WiNTER WREN, 12 Pine Siskins and assortment of of the usual feeder birds. New Post on my blog. Fall Colors in Connecticut: http://wp.me/p12Bxj-dz Cheers, Mardi Dickinson Norwalk,CT http://twitter.com/mardiwd http://kymry.wordpress.com