[nysbirds-l] When a Prairie Warbler is not a Prairie

2011-05-22 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
It was a great day for us up by Lake Ontario in western Niagara County today. This evening we added our 24th and last species of warbler for the day, a NASHVILLE WARBLER, bathing in our pond. Earlier in the day, we thought we had chalked up our 24th warbler. Driving slowly with windows open into

[nysbirds-l] South Fork LI: offshore seabirds and other pelagics

2011-05-22 Thread Angus Wilson
Yesterday (21 May 2011), John Shemilt, Keegan Corcoran and I went fishing/birding off eastern Long Island, traveling out to the shelf edge and from there to the outer portion of Block Canyon. It was extremely foggy inshore, and at times equally foggy well offshore, but we found some open patches an

[nysbirds-l] Orange, Ulster, Sullivan Counties great day of birding.

2011-05-22 Thread vanhaas
After a day of no birds yesterday, who would believe what would happen today. I decided to leave the county for the day (really?) and bird Ulster and Orange counties. The Bashakill has been flooded for days and access has been very limited. I first went to Blue Chip Farms to spruce up my Ulst

[nysbirds-l] Red-necked Phalarope (Yes)

2011-05-22 Thread Andrew Baksh
The Red-necked Phalarope is still here @ Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge West Pond. It keeps moving around so please be patient when looking. Near bench 12. Please previous reports for more details. Good and responsible birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com (\__/) (= '.'=)

[nysbirds-l] Kentucky Warbler Rockefeller

2011-05-22 Thread eyeflight16
The male Kentucky Warbler was present and singing his heart out this morning at Rockefeller State Preserve from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. It was located in the same area as previously reported, on Ash Tree Loop by the connector to Sleepy Hollow Road Trail. It was a beautiful bird, but very sluggish and

[nysbirds-l] A.Golden Plover, Westchester

2011-05-22 Thread John Askildsen
 this past friday morning (7:15am) , an american golden plover flew overhead, calling, as i entered my workplace in downtown port chester, westchester county, ny. the bird was headed up the coast as i watched it fly over the byram river into greenwich,ct.  JPA   John Askildsen Millbrook, New York