[nysbirds-l] Black Headed Gull at EastHampton, L.I. , Feb. 19th

2011-02-19 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, There was a Black Headed Gull among a flock of 10 Bonaparte Gulls near shore at Main Beach, Easthampton this afternoon. Hook Pond had 31 Common Merganser and a pair of Northern Pintail. Good February Birding, Carl Starace -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/

[nysbirds-l] New York Botanical Garden

2011-02-19 Thread editconsul
It certainly was a great day for owls at NYBG!! Long Eared Owls- 2 Great Horned Owl -1 Saw Whet Owl - 1 Red-tailed hawk -3 Rough Legged hawk - 1 Cooper's Hawk -1 Turkey Vultures- 2 Sharp shinned hawk- 1 Chickadees Tufted titmouse White breasted nuthatch Brown Creeper Downy woodpecker Red b

[nysbirds-l] EPCAL today

2011-02-19 Thread Luke Ormand
I visited EPCAL this morning and despite the wind there was a Northern Harrier and a Rough-legged Hawk hunting the Northern portions of the Western Runway. A horned lark was also spotted along the runway in addition to 2 Red-Tailed Hawks at the northern entrance circling above. Dune Rd. was parti

[nysbirds-l] GBBC at Floyd Bennett 2/18 Kings County

2011-02-19 Thread ProsBird
Looking to get out somewhere on my off day, Mary E and I went to Floyd Bennett Field on an casual winter walk and for some Great Backyard Count fun in its first day, we noted among our observations : 3 early KILLDEER along with a flock of 46 HORNED LARKS on the Cricket Field adjacent to Avi

[nysbirds-l] Potential future detrimental impacts to Jamaica Bay watershed

2011-02-19 Thread ProsBird
Dear birders and activists: As president and primary conservationist watcher of the Brooklyn Bird Club , two pressing issues have come forth regarding the habitats and the watershed network of Jamaica Bay ( which 4 Sparrow's Mill Basin inlet is part of and which the JB watershed encompasse

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

2011-02-19 Thread David Martin
This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending February 16, 2011. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hmbc.net Fifty-one species were reported this week. The best birds were: MERLIN: Coxsackie 2/10. LAPLAND LONGSPUR: Ancramdale