[nysbirds-l] Central Park, NYC 1/1/11

Saturday, 1st of January, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City VARIED THRUSH, RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, CHIPPING SPARROW were among the species I found on this first day of the new calendar year, in birding Central Park from the south end thru to the north, in the hours between 7 a.m. and

Re: [nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swan- Yes

Anyone coming east to look for this bird would do well to check first whether the Shirley gas leak has been taken care of. Travel through the area today was quite difficult, what with the closure of Sunrise Highway between exits 57 and 59 and many of the surrounding routes. -- NYSbirds-L

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 31 December 2010

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * December 31, 2010 * NYNY1012.31 - Birds Mentioned: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+ VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck Red-necked Grebe Northern Gannet American Bittern Great Egret Black

[nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swan- Yes

First, health, happiness and good birding in 2011 ! Second, I saw the above at the same spot it was last reported from (the w/s of the s/end of Agawam Lake, Southampton, Suffolk, Co.) from about 3-3:30 PM, on Fri. 12/31/10. It's interaction with a family of 6 Mute Swans (2 adults

[nysbirds-l] NO Varied; YES-RHWP

Randy Schutz of Manhatten and I birded Central Park New Year's Eve from about 8AM-1PM. Parking was a piece of cake with a large vehicle with 4WD, just smash down a snow bank and you are in. When we left no one had taken the spaces before or behind us perhaps because they did not bring a shovel.

[nysbirds-l] NO Varied; YES-RHWP

Randy Schutz of Manhatten and I birded Central Park New Year's Eve from about 8AM-1PM. Parking was a piece of cake with a large vehicle with 4WD, just smash down a snow bank and you are in. When we left no one had taken the spaces before or behind us perhaps because they did not bring a shovel.

[nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swan- Yes

First, health, happiness and good birding in 2011 ! Second, I saw the above at the same spot it was last reported from (the w/s of the s/end of Agawam Lake, Southampton, Suffolk, Co.) from about 3-3:30 PM, on Fri. 12/31/10. It's interaction with a family of 6 Mute Swans (2 adults

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 31 December 2010

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * December 31, 2010 * NYNY1012.31 - Birds Mentioned: AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN+ VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Eurasian Wigeon Harlequin Duck Red-necked Grebe Northern Gannet American Bittern Great Egret Black

Re: [nysbirds-l] Trumpeter Swan- Yes

Anyone coming east to look for this bird would do well to check first whether the Shirley gas leak has been taken care of. Travel through the area today was quite difficult, what with the closure of Sunrise Highway between exits 57 and 59 and many of the surrounding routes. -- NYSbirds-L