Re:[nysbirds-l] Re: Fork-tailed Flycatcher

2010-11-20 Thread John Gluth
No mention on the Connecticut Birds list (http://www.birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CTBD.html) about "constraints" or "blockades". Interesting if true though, and perhaps for the best. Someone in charge at the park must have caught wind of some improper behavior, or maybe the crowds have just gotte

[nysbirds-l] Recent Updates: NYC Area eBird.org Table (Nassau Co. +2)

2010-11-20 Thread Ben Cacace
*Nassau County:* • 19-Nov-2010: RED CROSSBILL added to 2010 list. Seen at Jones Beach and Point Lookout. • 19-Nov-2010: EURASIAN WIGEON added to 2010 list. Seen at Oyster Bay's Mill Pond. http://novahunter.blogspot.com/2010/10/ebirdorg-nyc-area-reports.html#TableTop http://novahunter.blogspot.com/

Re: [nysbirds-l] Fork-tailed Flycatcher

2010-11-20 Thread Felipe Pimentel
Great Picture! You were lucky of being there yesterday to take decent pictures of this bird since this morning it was extremely difficult to do so and the light was not the best either. Nobody was allowed to approach (less than 125 feet from) the bird. Access to the area was constrained and the

[nysbirds-l] Lark Sparrow, now Prairie Warbler - Our Yard!

2010-11-20 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
It's the Patagonia picnic table effect where birders looking for one rarity discover another. After seeing the LARK SPARROW once, Dave Wheeler looked out the other window and found a PRAIRIE WARBLER! We were unable to identify the bird so we went outside for a closer look. Even then we were unce

[nysbirds-l] Fork-Tailed Flycatcher YES 11/20

2010-11-20 Thread Mardi Dickinson
12:42pm - Fork-Tailed Flycatcher has been seen all day long sporting great looks some fair & near. Directions can be found on http://kymry.wordpress.com Cheers, Mardi W. Dickinson Norwalk, CT -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.c

[nysbirds-l] Fork-tailed Flycatcher

2010-11-20 Thread John Cairns
The Fork-tailed Flycatcher was being seen by fifty to seventy birders at Cove Island Park, Stamford, Ct, this morning at 8:30-9:00. Good luck if you go. John & Laurie Cairns -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULE

[nysbirds-l] Captree Common Ground Dove continues

2010-11-20 Thread Jim Schlickenrieder
Hi, The Dove was seen today in the areas previously described. Those being the median strip and also near the green buoy. Good Birding, Jim Schlickenrieder Butler, NJ jerseybirder.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding

[nysbirds-l] 236 Dune Rd, Quogue

2010-11-20 Thread Orhan Birol
There is a Nashville Warbler in the yard feeding on whatever is left of the Goldenrod. Yesterday there was a Razorbill under the feeding Bonapart flock west of the Schinnecock Inlet in about 40 ft. of water, diving frequently. Orhan Birol -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/N

[nysbirds-l] unusual cowbird help

2010-11-20 Thread Andrew Block
I had a female type cowbird at my feeder yesterday that wasn't the typical female brown-headed.  I watched it for about 15 minutes at my window feeder and just automatically said brown-headed female and didn't take a photo.  Now I wish I had.  It occurred to me last night while parusing my bird