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
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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
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
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
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
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