[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Flats

2011-09-11 Thread Luke Ormand
This afternoon I wandered around the Cupsogue Flats and found the following: 5 Marbled Godwits, 10 Black Skimmers (juveniles and adults) 2 Eastern Willets, 2 Royal Terns and big flocks of DC cormorants, sanderlings, black bellied plovers and snowy/great egrets. For some photos, please visit this

[nysbirds-l] Any other passerines sound like Common Nighthawk?

2011-09-11 Thread Ruth Hyman
Yesterday I heard the call of a Common Nighthawk, but what I saw didn't seem to match. The bird was quite high in an Oak, but what I saw was white belly and gray back. The call left with the bird I saw. Any ideas? Ruth Hyman Nassau County -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Table of Abundance by Location (Month & Season - eBird.org)

2011-09-11 Thread Ben Cacace
The complete table was just updated. Current month, season and full year #s *updated daily*. The URL below brings up a table of species abundance by month and season. Each clickable link on the table displays a list of species from eBird.org for that period with abundance bar charts for each

[nysbirds-l] Table Updates - eBird-a-thon 2011 & Recent Additions

2011-09-11 Thread Ben Cacace
*List of Top 3 and Contenders (eBird-a-thon 2011) - weekly update / table updated daily * New regional species for 2011 [6] & overall (2011-present) [4] have been added to the notes since last week. Each region/county section has links to: - Top "100" observers for the year - Bar charts for each

[nysbirds-l] Dickcissel, Central Park, NYC 9/11; +9/10 migration

2011-09-11 Thread Tom Fiore
Sunday, 11 September, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At the compost area in the park's north end (just west and uphill from the Conservatory Garden, near (uphill from) a park entrance at E. 106 St., a drab young (likely female) Dickcissel was watched for several minutes at the

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Sod Fields Update for Sunday, Sept. 11th

2011-09-11 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, This morning at around 9am Dick Belanger had close up views of 3 Buff Breasted Sandpipers in the smaller field off Eastport Manorville Road,[west of County Road 51]. Good September Birding, Carl Starace -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Eastport Sod Fields Update for Sunday, Sept. 11th

2011-09-11 Thread Carl Starace
Hello All, This morning at around 9am Dick Belanger had close up views of 3 Buff Breasted Sandpipers in the smaller field off Eastport Manorville Road,[west of County Road 51]. Good September Birding, Carl Starace -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Dickcissel, Central Park, NYC 9/11; +9/10 migration

2011-09-11 Thread Tom Fiore
Sunday, 11 September, 2011 - Central Park, Manhattan, N.Y. City At the compost area in the park's north end (just west and uphill from the Conservatory Garden, near (uphill from) a park entrance at E. 106 St., a drab young (likely female) Dickcissel was watched for several minutes at the

[nysbirds-l] Table Updates - eBird-a-thon 2011 Recent Additions

2011-09-11 Thread Ben Cacace
*List of Top 3 and Contenders (eBird-a-thon 2011) - weekly update / table updated daily * New regional species for 2011 [6] overall (2011-present) [4] have been added to the notes since last week. Each region/county section has links to: - Top 100 observers for the year - Bar charts for each

[nysbirds-l] Table of Abundance by Location (Month Season - eBird.org)

2011-09-11 Thread Ben Cacace
The complete table was just updated. Current month, season and full year #s *updated daily*. The URL below brings up a table of species abundance by month and season. Each clickable link on the table displays a list of species from eBird.org for that period with abundance bar charts for each

[nysbirds-l] Any other passerines sound like Common Nighthawk?

2011-09-11 Thread Ruth Hyman
Yesterday I heard the call of a Common Nighthawk, but what I saw didn't seem to match. The bird was quite high in an Oak, but what I saw was white belly and gray back. The call left with the bird I saw. Any ideas? Ruth Hyman Nassau County -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Cupsogue Flats

2011-09-11 Thread Luke Ormand
This afternoon I wandered around the Cupsogue Flats and found the following: 5 Marbled Godwits, 10 Black Skimmers (juveniles and adults) 2 Eastern Willets, 2 Royal Terns and big flocks of DC cormorants, sanderlings, black bellied plovers and snowy/great egrets. For some photos, please visit this