[nysbirds-l] A miss, a "little" hit, a "big" surprise, another miss, and a "bigger" surprise!

2011-12-07 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
I'll be brief with this very late post. On Sunday, 12/4, Tom Moran and I headed west, first, for the Troupial (last seen days before in Roslyn) which we missed. We than looked for the bird at the Nassau Co. Museum of Art (the old Mackay Estate) a mere 1/4 mile (as the "Raven"

[nysbirds-l] NYC: Bryant Park, Wed. 7-Dec Lincoln's Sparrow

2011-12-07 Thread Ben Cacace
Lincoln's Sparrow continues in the area surrounded by low shrubs south of the restrooms in the NE corner of the park. This was from 1:40p-1:45p while I was eating lunch. Ben Cacace Manhattan, NYC -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME

[nysbirds-l] NY Times question on fishing lines /hooks upon birds

2011-12-07 Thread ProsBird
The Brooklyn Bird Club was contacted online by reporter Lisa Foderaro of the NY Times on actual witnesses RE fishing lines and hooks entangling and injuring birds/waterfowl. If you witnessed such an incidents , please contact Lisa offline ( not me ) . Thanks . Her contact info is below

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull - Niagara River - Tuesday

2011-12-07 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Sorry for the late post but Rich Fried and Rob Bate saw the adult SLATY-BACKED GULL late on Tuesday afternoon. It was on the large flat rock island that is in the middle of the river below the control gates. They were viewing from Goat Island, just upstream from Three Sisters Islands. They were

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull - Niagara River - Tuesday

2011-12-07 Thread Willie D'Anna and Betsy Potter
Sorry for the late post but Rich Fried and Rob Bate saw the adult SLATY-BACKED GULL late on Tuesday afternoon. It was on the large flat rock island that is in the middle of the river below the control gates. They were viewing from Goat Island, just upstream from Three Sisters Islands. They were

[nysbirds-l] A miss, a little hit, a big surprise, another miss, and a bigger surprise!

2011-12-07 Thread ROBERT ADAMO
I'll be brief with this very late post. On Sunday, 12/4, Tom Moran and I headed west, first, for the Troupial (last seen days before in Roslyn) which we missed. We than looked for the bird at the Nassau Co. Museum of Art (the old Mackay Estate) a mere 1/4 mile (as the Raven