[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Lake Orowoc (Islip)

Around sunrise the Common Ground Dove was spotted near the green buoy feeding. Further west at Jones Beach I did not see the Northern Shrike around 8 AM. In the median were American Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, Red-breasted Nuthatches and at least 1 Sharp-shinned hawk. At the Coast Guard Station

[nysbirds-l] FT Flycatcher

Everyones favorite Fork-tail Flycatcher still being well seen Sunday. (in Stamford CT) Beautiful! Here's some shots I got. Good birding, Peter Schoenberger http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterschoenberger/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Northern Goshawk +, Shinnecock Inlet/ Dune Road, Nov. 21st

An immature Northern Goshawk was seen this morning by Dick Belanger, Al Scherzer and I. It flew right at and by us from a perch by the Ponquogue Beach parking lot. Down at the inlet we also had great views of 4 Purple Sandpipers that were feeding along the western side of the near jetty. Dozens of

[nysbirds-l] Marshlands Conservancy--late Osprey, Blue-headed Vireo and House Wren

After spending over 2 hours at Cove Island Park enjoying the Fork-tailed Flycatcher (photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgluth_brb/) I birded nearby Marshlands Conservancy in Rye for nearly 3 hours. I failed to find hoped for Nelson's Sparrows in the marshes, but there was an immature OSPREY

[nysbirds-l] LI Birds: Cackling & GWF Geese, King Eiders, Western Kingbird+

Patricia and I birded Montauk and East Hampton, LI today. The Gannet and seaduck show was spectacular, both during the windy morning and the calmer afternoon. Highlights at the Point included 21 Black-legged Kittiwakes, two Red-necked Grebes, and two male King Eiders (one nearly adult, the

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Tilden Walk 11/21

Led a nice NYC Audubon member's walk this morning along with Glenn Phillips, NYCAS Executive Director. We spent a couple of hours working the ballfields, shrubs, and beaches of Ft. Tilden Park.It was chilly and windy but warm in the sun. We had large flocks of Brant, HUGE mixed flocks (several

[nysbirds-l] West End/Jones Beach This Morning (Nassau Co.)

I visited the WE boat basin this morning, and was pleased to observe numerous Bonaparte's Gulls feeding up and down the inlet. On a hunch I decided to walk the east side of the inlet with the express purpose of looking for Little Gull in the flocks of Bonaparte's. On my route there was a

[nysbirds-l] Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Stamford, CT continues

It is out of state, but the previously reported Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT continued to thrill many birders today with excellent views. The minimal restrictions placed on where birders could view from actually provided an undisturbed, easily viewable area for the

[nysbirds-l] Captree Common Ground Dove - YES

Hi all, This morning and afternoon the COMMON GROUND DOVE was present at Captree State Park in its typical locations. We saw it several times close to the entrance of the park on the grass near the green buoy. It was also seen on occasion along the north edge of the southern parking lot. Good

[nysbirds-l] cowbird variant help

Just had 6 Brown-headed Cowbirds at my feeders, 5 males, 1 female.  The bird i described the other day was not there though.  I am thinking, though it matches descriptions of Bronzed Cowbird, it was probably a very rare dark female Brown-headed.  It would be nice to see it again. Andrew  

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon in Oyster Bay

BTW - - 3 birds that technically don't belong on LI - if you count the mute swan's butt as a bird in the pict. Nice shots - I'll have to go check it out. On Nov 19, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Jason Pietrzak wrote: > I found a male Eurasian Wigeon on the Mill Pond in Oyster Bay at > noon today. Looks

Re: [nysbirds-l] Eurasian Wigeon in Oyster Bay

BTW - - 3 birds that technically don't belong on LI - if you count the mute swan's butt as a bird in the pict. Nice shots - I'll have to go check it out. On Nov 19, 2010, at 2:48 PM, Jason Pietrzak wrote: I found a male Eurasian Wigeon on the Mill Pond in Oyster Bay at noon today. Looks

[nysbirds-l] Captree Common Ground Dove - YES

Hi all, This morning and afternoon the COMMON GROUND DOVE was present at Captree State Park in its typical locations. We saw it several times close to the entrance of the park on the grass near the green buoy. It was also seen on occasion along the north edge of the southern parking lot. Good

[nysbirds-l] Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Stamford, CT continues

It is out of state, but the previously reported Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT continued to thrill many birders today with excellent views. The minimal restrictions placed on where birders could view from actually provided an undisturbed, easily viewable area for the

[nysbirds-l] Ft. Tilden Walk 11/21

Led a nice NYC Audubon member's walk this morning along with Glenn Phillips, NYCAS Executive Director. We spent a couple of hours working the ballfields, shrubs, and beaches of Ft. Tilden Park.It was chilly and windy but warm in the sun. We had large flocks of Brant, HUGE mixed flocks (several

[nysbirds-l] FT Flycatcher

Everyones favorite Fork-tail Flycatcher still being well seen Sunday. (in Stamford CT) Beautiful! Here's some shots I got. Good birding, Peter Schoenberger http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterschoenberger/ -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach and Lake Orowoc (Islip)

Around sunrise the Common Ground Dove was spotted near the green buoy feeding. Further west at Jones Beach I did not see the Northern Shrike around 8 AM. In the median were American Goldfinches, Pine Siskins, Red-breasted Nuthatches and at least 1 Sharp-shinned hawk. At the Coast Guard Station