[nysbirds-l] AMNH Hummer--YES

2012-01-23 Thread Jacob Drucker
Hi All, Lila Fried had the Rufous Hummingbird continuing outside the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan today at around 11 am, preening in the bushes on the eastern side of the planetarium entrance. Good birding, Jacob Drucker -- NYSbirds-L List Info:

[nysbirds-l] Possible alternate roost location for the Beacon Slaty-backed Gull

2012-01-23 Thread fresha2411
There is a large winter gull roost on Croton Falls Reservoir in Putnam County. The roost seems to predominantly consist of Ring-billed Gulls, although there are still dozens of Herrings. I have seen anywhere from 700 to over 2,000 total individual gulls going in there to roost for the night in

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull (No)

2012-01-23 Thread Anthony Collerton
Just to add to Andrew's message. Spent a fair amount of time looking for the gull today before calling at quits at 4pm. Searched extensively along the Newburgh waterfront and checked the Beacon Gull flock several times during the day (the flock ebbed and flowed several times during the day). I

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull no, Lesser Black-backed & Iceland Gulls yes

2012-01-23 Thread Andrew Block
The previously reported Slaty-backed Gull in Beacon of course wasn't there while I was there from 2:30 to 4:30pm, but did see a nice adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and juvenile Iceland Gull.  Also missed the three eagles that were there before I got there.   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-23 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 23, 2012 *  NYSY 01.23.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 16, 2012 - January 23, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Belated 1/13 report Dovekie in Brooklyn (Kings)

2012-01-23 Thread prosbird
Last Friday the 13th, an injured Dovekie washed ashore at an developing under construction new park called Bush Terminal Pier Park. The bird was rescued by construction crew and bought to the foreman who unable to reach me for animal rescue services info , did find an animal rescue

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/West End This Morning (Nassau Co.)

2012-01-23 Thread ken feustel
We spent two hours at West End this morning, scoping Jones Inlet and the sandbar at the West End Marina. Among a flock of some eight hundred Dunlin were two basic plumaged Western Sandpipers. On the lawn between the bathrooms and the gazebo an American Pipit put in a brief appearance. Birds in

[nysbirds-l] Roslyn Goose? No

2012-01-23 Thread holy...@juno.com
The greater white-fronted goose was not at Gerry Park this morning in Roslyn. Lots of mallards, gadwalls, and hooded mergansers though. It was high tide in Cold Spring Harbor when I made a brief stop. Lots of stuff close to shore, notably a horned grebe maybe ten feet from the boat launch.

[nysbirds-l] Herring Gull "AAF" at the Beacon Waterfront

2012-01-23 Thread nymare
> Potter, Angus Wilson and again John Haas, all of whom quickly > evaluated photos I sent them giving me the thumbs up so that > word could be spread quickly. Thank you all, especially Curt, for getting the word out so quickly. Although the Slaty-backed did not make an observable appearance

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: ABA: Principles of Birding Ethics

2012-01-23 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Below is a direct copy from the American Birding Association's Principles of Birding Ethics web page (http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html): Everyone who enjoys birds and birding must always respect wildlife, its environment, and the rights of others. In any conflict of interest between birds

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: OWLS and Ethical Birding

2012-01-23 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
I am sending out this message in light of the recent influx of Snowy Owls throughout New York State and especially in and near New York City. For the purpose of this message, I will focus on the Snowy Owls; however, the content of this message can apply to any unusual species. In the past,

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: OWLS and Ethical Birding

2012-01-23 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
I am sending out this message in light of the recent influx of Snowy Owls throughout New York State and especially in and near New York City. For the purpose of this message, I will focus on the Snowy Owls; however, the content of this message can apply to any unusual species. In the past,

[nysbirds-l] ADMIN: ABA: Principles of Birding Ethics

2012-01-23 Thread Christopher T. Tessaglia-Hymes
Below is a direct copy from the American Birding Association's Principles of Birding Ethics web page (http://www.aba.org/about/ethics.html): Everyone who enjoys birds and birding must always respect wildlife, its environment, and the rights of others. In any conflict of interest between birds

[nysbirds-l] Herring Gull AAF at the Beacon Waterfront

2012-01-23 Thread nymare
Potter, Angus Wilson and again John Haas, all of whom quickly evaluated photos I sent them giving me the thumbs up so that word could be spread quickly. Thank you all, especially Curt, for getting the word out so quickly. Although the Slaty-backed did not make an observable appearance we

[nysbirds-l] Roslyn Goose? No

2012-01-23 Thread holy...@juno.com
The greater white-fronted goose was not at Gerry Park this morning in Roslyn. Lots of mallards, gadwalls, and hooded mergansers though. It was high tide in Cold Spring Harbor when I made a brief stop. Lots of stuff close to shore, notably a horned grebe maybe ten feet from the boat launch.

[nysbirds-l] Jones Beach/West End This Morning (Nassau Co.)

2012-01-23 Thread ken feustel
We spent two hours at West End this morning, scoping Jones Inlet and the sandbar at the West End Marina. Among a flock of some eight hundred Dunlin were two basic plumaged Western Sandpipers. On the lawn between the bathrooms and the gazebo an American Pipit put in a brief appearance. Birds in

[nysbirds-l] Syracuse RBA

2012-01-23 Thread Joseph Brin
RBA   *  New York *  Syracuse *  January 23, 2012 *  NYSY 01.23.12 Hotline: Syracuse Rare bird Alert Dates(s): January 16, 2012 - January 23, 2012 to report by e-mail: brinjoseph AT yahoo.com covering upstate NY counties: Cayuga, Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge and Montezuma Wetlands Complex

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull no, Lesser Black-backed Iceland Gulls yes

2012-01-23 Thread Andrew Block
The previously reported Slaty-backed Gull in Beacon of course wasn't there while I was there from 2:30 to 4:30pm, but did see a nice adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and juvenile Iceland Gull.  Also missed the three eagles that were there before I got there.   Andrew Andrew v. F. Block

[nysbirds-l] Slaty-backed Gull (No)

2012-01-23 Thread Anthony Collerton
Just to add to Andrew's message. Spent a fair amount of time looking for the gull today before calling at quits at 4pm. Searched extensively along the Newburgh waterfront and checked the Beacon Gull flock several times during the day (the flock ebbed and flowed several times during the day). I

[nysbirds-l] Possible alternate roost location for the Beacon Slaty-backed Gull

2012-01-23 Thread fresha2411
There is a large winter gull roost on Croton Falls Reservoir in Putnam County. The roost seems to predominantly consist of Ring-billed Gulls, although there are still dozens of Herrings. I have seen anywhere from 700 to over 2,000 total individual gulls going in there to roost for the night in

[nysbirds-l] AMNH Hummer--YES

2012-01-23 Thread Jacob Drucker
Hi All, Lila Fried had the Rufous Hummingbird continuing outside the Museum of Natural History in Manhattan today at around 11 am, preening in the bushes on the eastern side of the planetarium entrance. Good birding, Jacob Drucker -- NYSbirds-L List Info: