[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 22 April 2011

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * April 22, 2011 * NYNY1104.22 - Birds Mentioned: VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Common Eider SOOTY SHEARWATER Northern Gannet Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Broad-winged Hawk Willet

[nysbirds-l] Raven, Black-headed Gulls - Niagara River in Buffalo/Tonawanda, Erie Co.

Thanks to Willie D'Anna's call in the afternoon, myself, Dave Gordon and eventually Bill Watson collectively got to see the 2 adult breeding pluamged Black-headed Gulls and 3 Little Gulls at the Harry's Harbor Place docks along the Niagara River in Buffalo. Not long after the first Black-headed

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed and Little Gulls - Buffalo

After work today I checked out the Buffalo waterfront on the Niagara River where I found an adult BLACK-HEADED GULL. I phoned Jim Pawlicki, who happened to be nearby, and together we found at least three LITTLE GULLS (2 adults with black hoods, one first-cycle). After I left, Jim grabbed a bite

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River SPP

I spent a pleasant day hiking around the southern half of Conntquot River State Park Preserve.  It was fairly quiet birdwise. Birds seen and heard included several towhees tweeting from the scrub oak along the LI Greenbelt Trail, chipping sparrows trilling near the main parking lot, a pair of

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement

THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speakers: Guy Tudor, John Gwynne and Terence Clarke, Wildlife Conservation Society Title: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: Behind the

Re:[nysbirds-l] Female King Eider - Wilson, Niagara County

I arrived at the Wilson East Pier about 6PM Thursday and no Eiders but two fishermen on the East Pier. I scoped the channel then the lake to no avail. I saw the big sign that said "NO RUNNING ON THE PIER" (just joking) so I walked then scoped the lake and finally saw the hen King Eider in the

[nysbirds-l] Surf Scoter-Batavia WWTP

Following Dick Rosche's report yesterday of a Surf Scoter at the Batavia Waste Water Treatment Plant (his first ever in Genesee county), I was there before 8AM and the gates were open. The hen Surf Scoter was in the 3rd pond next to the RR tracks as you come out of the tunnel. I had just scoped

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler, Staten Island NYC 4/22

Friday, 22 April, 2011 - Via the Staten Island NaturaList, as reported by George Bouquio - a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER has again been seen at Clove l;akes Park in northern Staten Island, N.Y. City - with the location inside the park as noted in G.B.'s report: "Yellow-throated courtesy of Ed

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending April 20, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hbmc.net. Ninety-five species were reported this week. Most-reported species include Northern Flicker (11 reports), Wood Duck (8),

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park - Gray-cheeked Thrush 20-Apr-2011

Turns out this Gray-cheeked type Thrush I spotted in Bryant Park on 20-Apr is more of a rarity than I thought. I received an email letting me know that this bird is not seen in our area in April and after looking online for April records I couldn't find many. For this reason I've packed my Lumix

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park - Gray-cheeked Thrush 20-Apr-2011

Turns out this Gray-cheeked type Thrush I spotted in Bryant Park on 20-Apr is more of a rarity than I thought. I received an email letting me know that this bird is not seen in our area in April and after looking online for April records I couldn't find many. For this reason I've packed my Lumix

[nysbirds-l] Hudson-Mohawk Birdline

This is a summary of the Hudson-Mohawk Birdline reports for the week ending April 20, 2010. Report your sightings in New York's Hudson-Mohawk Region to birdl...@hbmc.net. Ninety-five species were reported this week. Most-reported species include Northern Flicker (11 reports), Wood Duck (8),

[nysbirds-l] Yellow-throated Warbler, Staten Island NYC 4/22

Friday, 22 April, 2011 - Via the Staten Island NaturaList, as reported by George Bouquio - a YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER has again been seen at Clove l;akes Park in northern Staten Island, N.Y. City - with the location inside the park as noted in G.B.'s report: Yellow-throated courtesy of Ed

[nysbirds-l] Surf Scoter-Batavia WWTP

Following Dick Rosche's report yesterday of a Surf Scoter at the Batavia Waste Water Treatment Plant (his first ever in Genesee county), I was there before 8AM and the gates were open. The hen Surf Scoter was in the 3rd pond next to the RR tracks as you come out of the tunnel. I had just scoped

Re:[nysbirds-l] Female King Eider - Wilson, Niagara County

I arrived at the Wilson East Pier about 6PM Thursday and no Eiders but two fishermen on the East Pier. I scoped the channel then the lake to no avail. I saw the big sign that said NO RUNNING ON THE PIER (just joking) so I walked then scoped the lake and finally saw the hen King Eider in the

[nysbirds-l] Linnaean Society Meeting Announcement

THE LINNAEAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK SPEAKERS PROGRAM Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 7:30 p.m. The American Museum of Natural History, Linder Theater Speakers: Guy Tudor, John Gwynne and Terence Clarke, Wildlife Conservation Society Title: Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil: Behind the

[nysbirds-l] Connetquot River SPP

I spent a pleasant day hiking around the southern half of Conntquot River State Park Preserve.  It was fairly quiet birdwise. Birds seen and heard included several towhees tweeting from the scrub oak along the LI Greenbelt Trail, chipping sparrows trilling near the main parking lot, a pair of

[nysbirds-l] Black-headed and Little Gulls - Buffalo

After work today I checked out the Buffalo waterfront on the Niagara River where I found an adult BLACK-HEADED GULL. I phoned Jim Pawlicki, who happened to be nearby, and together we found at least three LITTLE GULLS (2 adults with black hoods, one first-cycle). After I left, Jim grabbed a bite

[nysbirds-l] Raven, Black-headed Gulls - Niagara River in Buffalo/Tonawanda, Erie Co.

Thanks to Willie D'Anna's call in the afternoon, myself, Dave Gordon and eventually Bill Watson collectively got to see the 2 adult breeding pluamged Black-headed Gulls and 3 Little Gulls at the Harry's Harbor Place docks along the Niagara River in Buffalo. Not long after the first Black-headed

[nysbirds-l] NYC Area RBA: 22 April 2011

- RBA * New York * New York City, Long Island, Westchester County * April 22, 2011 * NYNY1104.22 - Birds Mentioned: VARIED THRUSH+ (+ Details requested by NYSARC) Common Eider SOOTY SHEARWATER Northern Gannet Little Blue Heron Tricolored Heron Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Broad-winged Hawk Willet